Tears Sentence Examples
Tears burned her eyes and her lower lip trembled.
Tears stung her eyes.
Tears were in his eyes; but he tried to look brave.
The stored tears continued to flow and the sobs wracked her body, robbing it of the ability to speak – barely allowing a breath to be drawn.
Her eyes were filling with tears and she didn't want him to see.
She rocked back and fourth, tears coursing down her cheeks unchecked.
My heart was full of tears, for I love the beautiful truth with my whole heart and mind.
Her eyes were probably bloodshot and tears were beginning to blur her vision.
Her tears felt good.
She coughed, and tears stung her eyes.
AdvertisementCarmen's throat constricted and unshed tears stung her eyes.
The tears continued to seep down Julie's cheeks but she didn't sob.
She dashed the tears from her eyes with her shirtsleeve.
She rolled over and wiped the tears from her cheeks.
The sincerity in his voice brought tears to her eyes.
AdvertisementShe stroked his hair and kissed his forehead, while tears coursed down her cheeks as well.
The tears came without warning.
Watching the two of them, it was all she could do to control her own tears... especially knowing that this was at least partly her fault.
As usual, that thought brought the sting of tears to her eyes.
Wiping tears from her eyes with her hand, she failed to suppress a sob.
AdvertisementMrs. Marsh burst into a fresh bout of tears, and Brandon put an arm around her, his own eyes growing misty.
Tears spilled down her cheeks as she slipped away from the couch.
She turned her head so that he would not see the tears burning her eyes.
Little Lucy Martin saw him through her tears, but said nothing.
Opening it, she removed a tissue and wiped the tears from her face.
AdvertisementTears come to my eyes these months later as I pen these words, sitting in the comfort of our Surry, New Hampshire home with Betsy by my side.
There were tears on her face, and her breathing was shallow and ragged.
Her step faltered, and more tears spilled.
There were tears in her eyes and in her voice.
She smiled through her tears.
The tears spilling over her lids when she faced him confirmed she knew what that 'something' was.
Wiping away angry tears, Lana trotted to the entrance to her community then slowed to a walk when she became breathless too fast.
I was relieved beyond belief and nearly in tears.
The tears spilled fast and hot, but they weren't tears of anger or sorrow.
Then the tears came.
He wiped her tears with his thumbs and kissed her forehead.
When no more tears came, she roused herself.
Near tears again, Lana retreated to the guest bedroom, sat on the bed, and withdrew the micro.
Tears of frustration blurred his vision.
Her chest heaved, and her eyes stung with gathering tears.
It is a sad story, but if you will try to restrain your tears I will tell you about it.
Princess Mary had turned toward her brother, and through her tears the loving, warm, gentle look of her large luminous eyes, very beautiful at that moment, rested on Prince Andrew's face.
His face suddenly softened and tears came into his eyes.
As soon as he had left the room all the officers burst into loud laughter and Mary Hendrikhovna blushed till her eyes filled with tears and thereby became still more attractive to them.
He now remembered the connection that existed between himself and this man who was dimly gazing at him through tears that filled his swollen eyes.
Helene was touched, and more than once tears rose to her eyes and to those of Monsieur de Jobert and their voices trembled.
The beekeeper closes the hive, chalks a mark on it, and when he has time tears out its contents and burns it clean.
And there was so much kindliness and simplicity in his singsong voice that Pierre tried to reply, but his jaw trembled and he felt tears rising to his eyes.
Tears of vexation showed themselves in Princess Mary's eyes.
On seeing his face and meeting his eyes Princess Mary's pace suddenly slackened, she felt her tears dry up and her sobs ceased.
And Napoleon, shedding tears before his Old Guards, renounced the throne and went into exile.
For the most part, the facial expressions of those sitting around the table were sympathetic, but Dulce looked as if she was ready to break into tears.
Lisa clamped a hand over her mouth, her eyes burning with tears.
She spun around and headed for her car, tears welling up in her eyes.
Molly said as tears flowed.
Her thoughts went to Jonny, and she closed her eyes as tears formed.
Tears wetted her face as men in what looked like black tactical SWAT gear entered the garage.
He released her just as quickly and wiped tears from one eye.
Her swirling silver eyes were red with tears.
Tears filled her eyes again, and she paused, embarrassed.
She looked up at last, her eyes glimmering with tears.
His bite was sharp enough to make tears spring into her eyes.
There were tears on her cheeks.
She blinked away tears.
She was frustrated to feel more tears rise.
She brushed off the tears and said, "You like him."
Tears filled the corners of her eyelids.
Her eyes filled with tears.
Sarah watched him climb the stairs while tears ran down her face.
Tears were streaming down Sarah's face as she kissed Connor.
Tears were running freely down her face.
Elisabeth started to weep softly, and tears welled in Jackson's eyes.
Tears spilled over his lids as he started the car.
He met her eyes, then closed his and swallowed hard, fighting back tears.
Tears collected on her lashes.
She lifted her lips to his ear, and through tears, whispered, "Promise you'll play for me often."
Her face was wet with tears.
Tears collected on her lids.
Miriam could no longer hold her tears.
She slapped his chest and laughed through her tears.
She sang directly to Sarah and the tears started to flow quickly.
Elisabeth sat with Jackson's head in her lap, her tears dropping on his face.
It was her turn to stare, and tears burned her eyes.
If he was expecting tears, he was going to be surprised.
Tears welled up in her eyes.
Tears of anger and shame burned her eyes as she swung away from him.
She turned her face away from him so he wouldn't see the tears coursing down her cheeks.
What was it with the tears lately, anyway?
She wiped the tears from her cheek.
Tears blurred her vision as she slapped at his hand.
Her stomach was churning and her eyes burned with unshed tears.
She swallowed down a sob and wiped her eyes free of tears.
Every man here needs to check his gear for tears or other issues!
Her gaze went to the general, who held tears in his eyes.
She moved to the emerops computer, struggling to hold back tears.
Lana scrambled and fought, tears on her face as she realized what she'd done in leaving the Peak.
She shook like a leaf in a thunderstorm, her warm brown eyes wide and tears streaming down her cheeks.
Christ, she'll be in tears, Dan said with a shake of his head.
Tears of anger and hurt spilled down her cheeks.
Lana blinked back more tears.
Hot tears started down her face.
Tears filled her eyes, and she sobbed.
She recovered herself and wiped her tears, gazing around one last time.
Tears filled her eyes.
She wiped her eyes, embarrassed to feel the tears on her cheeks.
The news that no one had survived the strikes on her condo building made tears rise for a different reason.
She kissed his forehead and cheeks, tears in her eyes.
The last time was so bad that I had tears running down my face and was trembling.
A few tears fell down my cheeks.
Dean let her talk on, not interrupting her with questions for fear the tears would start.
Vinnie sounded close to tears as he coughed on another of Ethel's cigarette butts.
She accepted his report, not without obvious sadness but with business-like decorum and no sign of tears.
Just after seven Cora Abernathy called, in tears.
I guess it's because I'm afraid I'll ruin everything with tears.
Unshed tears of embarrassment were starting to burn her eyes.
But this was Alex and it stung bad enough to bring tears to her eyes.
She stopped, anger chasing away the tears.
Tears welled up in her eyes and spilled down her cheeks.
For a long time she sat awake in the dark, unable to staunch the flow of tears.
She shook her head, wiping the tears from her face with the back of her hand.
Sobs welled up in her throat, forcing streams of tears from her eyes.
Tears rolled down her face.
When the tears finally dried, she pushed away from him.
It wasn't pain that caused the tears.
Still, as welcome as his compassion was, it only served to increase her tears.
Tears stung her eyes as she moved into his waiting arms.
She headed for the kitchen, fighting back tears.
Of course, he couldn't know the true source of her tears...
Slowly the numbness wore off and shame brought tears to her eyes.
Her stomach twisted into a knot and her eyes burned with the threat of tears.
Carmen dropped into a chair, tears welling up in her eyes.
In the wake of its success, came more tears.
Tears blurred her eyes.
Tears burned her eyes.
Tears blurred her vision.
The tears arrived without warning.
She trudged to the bathroom and washed the tears from her face.
Tears filled her eyes and she climbed out of the recliner, stretching and feigning a yawn.
Carmen smiled through her tears.
Wiping the tears from her eyes, she stood.
She wiped the tears from her eyes with the back of her hand and went to the closet, selecting a sundress with no waistline.
Carmen stared after him, tears burning her eyes and her stomach twisting in knots.
He wiped the tears from his face with his shirtsleeve as he pressed the button.
Through her tears the old Oak tree stood tall, the flowers at its base waving softly in the breeze.
Not surprisingly, Lori alternated between tears and indifference.
She leaned back and looked up into his face, blinking tears from her eyes.
Jenn wiped the tears that formed.
Sofi fought back tears.
Sand was rough against her cheek, and she blinked back tears and darkness.
It kept her from freezing, just like the hot tears on her face.
If he felt her tears, he said nothing, though his fingers lingered on her cheek.
Jenn moved away from him and swiped at tears on her face.
He reached forward, half expecting her to punch him, and wiped the tears from her cheek with his thumb.
He held her until she cried herself free of tears, and her body relaxed in his arms.
Bianca watched Sofi being rolled away, unable to stop the tears that rose the moment Sofi was out of sight.
Sweat and tears ran down her face.
He withdrew, resting his forehead against Jenn's while he wiped away the newest tears on her face.
Her breathing was ragged, tears on her face.
He finished and reached forward to wipe the tears from beneath her eyes.
Tears welled, but he refused to cry, understanding he had one ally in the barbarians' lands.
She felt panic bubble and tears sting her eyes once again.
Tears rose, and she cursed again.
Jessi was embarrassed to feel she was near tears again, as she had been the night before.
Hopefully there were no tears, and he was able to walk out instead of tumbling into bed with her like he wanted to.
Yully wiped her tears and flung her arms around his neck, fluttering hundreds of kisses across his face.
Her vision blurred with tears, and she stood precariously.
Embarrassed by her words and the tears streaming down her face, she ran past him and up the stairs leading to the second floor, issuing a cry of frustration when she realized she didn't know which of the three wings led to her room.
Tears streamed down her face as screams echoed in her mind.
Tears trickled down her face, tickling her ears.
Sofia lay on the cold steel table, her tears still wet but her eyes open and staring blankly.
She lapped once with the tip of her tongue, tasting both the metallic, spicy blood and her tears.
Tears began to spill again, and she began to understand how Darian felt, utterly alone and abandoned in the corner of her mind.
Tears formed in her eyes at the heartbreaking sound of his pain.
Her throat tightened in unshed tears of sorrow and anger.
She wiped tears from her eyes.
Her face was streaked with tears, her eyes puffy even in sleep.
We better get Rainy in here before he tears down the hospital looking for her.
There were tears in her eyes, and she looked sincere.
Sofia saw the tears form in her gaze.
Her tears rose, blurring her vision.
Eventually, she ran out of tears and lay spent on the table, mind on Damian.
Panic and tears soon drained her of energy, and she stared listlessly at the bloodied ceiling until the man in the corner stirred.
Tears formed in her eyes.
He wiped the tears from her face and kissed her forehead.
Damian whispered the thought, unable to help the tears that rose with it.
Tears escaped one eye and trailed down his face.
She felt her own tears spill over at the depth of his pain.
Her eyes grew misty, and she rubbed them to keep tears from coming.
She swallowed hard to keep tears from forming.
Deidre closed the door, near tears once more.
More tears squeezed from her eyes.
Deidre felt the wetness of her tears.
His shifted, and his tongue flickered out to capture her tears.
Her eyes blurred with tears.
His tongue flicked out to taste her tears.
She rolled away from him, not wanting to cry in front of him but unable to prevent the tears that were starting to form.
Her eyes filled with tears, but she forced herself to do it.
Relief made the tears she'd been holding begin to fall.
Her eyes brimmed with tears, and she ducked her head to hide them from Darkyn.
She fought back tears, not wanting to cry in front of him.
Tears made her vision blur again.
Deidre blinked away her tears.
Her throat was tight, her eyes blurring from tears.
Deidre stopped trying to control her tears.
Tears raced from the corners of her eyes.
Isn't that what you do? she asked, wiping her tears.
Deidre felt tears on her cheeks once more.
She floundered to a sitting position, then her feet, cringing as she struggled upright, the sting in her wounded knees bringing tears to her eyes.
Tears ran in rivulets down her cheeks.
Only some unwritten rule forbade men from expressing their feelings with a flood of tears.
Martha said nothing but tears streaked her cheeks.
Cynthia released the tears she'd held in check.
Dean held his wife closely, expecting more tears, but they didn't come.
Cynthia hibernated to some serious tears while Dean sleepwalked through the daily chores, helped by Maria.
He could see tears streaking down her face in the glow of his light.
He heard a tinkle of broken glass far below him as tears coursed down his cheeks.
Cynthia looked about to cry, but her anger held her tears in check, at least until they were back in bed.
Cynthia, who'd followed the men to the door, was the first to smother the young girl in hugs and kisses, and an ample dose of tears with the others joining in with equal enthusiasm.
Deidre touched them, surprised to find they were tears.
There were too many emotions for her to identify them, but one of them – or all of them? – caused the tears.
Unable to look at him or control the tears starting to form, Deidre walked away.
There are little tears between the two worlds, and the souls are escaping.
Yeah. We found five tears.
Her tears rose again.
She closed her eyes as he brushed away her tears.
Gabriel trotted first to the lake, curious to see how last night had gone now that they knew about the tears.
Gabriel reached out to her, wiping away the tears on one cheek with his thumb.
He glanced at her and saw the tears in her eyes.
Her eyes were shimmering with tears that only heightened her seductive appeal.
Darkyn's mate blinked rapidly, as if near tears.
Deidre let the tears fall that she'd held back.
Your tears would never stop if you were faced with the creature you were.
Tears welled up in her eyes, blurring the shaking hands.
Tears flooded her eyes and coursed down her cheeks unchecked.
She wiped the tears from her face and nodded.
Tears flooded her eyes and she dug in her purse for a tissue.
Tears burned her eyes, but she refused to let emotion take over again.
It shouldn't have, but the emotion was so strong that it brought tears to her eyes.
In the privacy of their bedroom, she sat on the bed, allowing the tears to flow.
She wiped the tears from her cheeks with a shirtsleeve, feeling like a child caught with her hand in the cookie jar.
Long after the fire burned down, she stared at the ashes, tears coursing down her cheeks.
You've …done so … She couldn't finish it through the sudden tears.
Deidre wiped away more tears and went to her messy desk, where a red-covered notebook sat on a pile of paper.
Eyes blurred with tears and bewildered, she couldn't make sense of anything around her anymore.
She passed the three quarters point, and tears filled her gaze.
Deidre rested her forehead against her knees, tears on her face.
Relief brought tears to her eyes.
She rolled her eyes and wiped away the tears.
Insides shaky again, Deidre waited breathlessly, tears on her face.
Tears blinded her, and her lungs burned.
Eyes blurred by tears, she nonetheless caught the flash of silver eyes.
She wiped away tears.
He didn't drink long, and she was too afraid of moving to wipe away the tears rolling down her face.
Swiping at tears, she registered Darkyn's words as her eyes identified the dark clothing laid out on the bed.
Deidre whirled, tears on her face again.
Blinking back tears, Katie looked toward the shadow.
There were sounds that should've alarmed her, the feel of hot tears on her face.
He dropped to his knees and wiped messily at the snot streaming from his nose and the tears frozen to his cheeks.
She wiped the tears from her face, feeling more torn up than she had the day before.
She rose unsteadily and brushed some of the glass away with her bare foot, near tears.
She fought him harder, tears in her eyes.
Why don't you walk away now before a certain Ancient tears you into pieces.
She felt angry tears welling and forced them back, soon distracted by the warmth in her blood.
She flung herself onto the bed, tears in her eyes.
His erection pressed hard against her backside, and tears slid down her face.
Embarrassed, she felt tears in her eyes.
She turned away, but he saw the tears gathering in her eyes.
He didn.t have to ask what Sasha did to her when her pretty blue eyes flared with white rage and then filled with tears.
Tears in her eyes, she whispered to him as she lifted him, tormented by the sound of his whimper.
Tears stung her cheeks.
Too tired to fight her tears anymore, she let them fall and stood shaking on the rooftop.
Embarrassed by her tears, she turned away.
She turned and all but fled the rooftop, cursing herself for her weakness and the tears in her eyes.
Tears began to spill down her face as she understood the depth of Gabriel.s pain.
Tears rose as she realized she was about to leave for good.
Her tears rose at the sight of both creatures, one who wanted to drag her to Hell and the other who wanted her dead.
Her soul felt empty, and tears rose.
She blinked a few times as tears lined her eyes.
Kiera's tears stopped sometime during the hours of explanation and history lessons Evelyn gave.
She felt faint and stepped back into the main house, near tears.
She blinked back tears, emotionally exhausted.
I'm not going to anything of the sort, and if you think you'll make me … She stopped, unable to help the tears welling in her eyes.
She felt tears in her eyes at the small reminder of her past life and hugged the gifts to her chest.
Her eyes welled with tears, and she ducked her head, turning white, then red.
He smoothed the remaining tears from her face.
He complied and kissed her deeply, enjoying the taste and feel of her despite the mix of salty tears.
She'd wanted to return home since she arrived, yet when presented with the enormity of her importance in her new world … when she realized how incredible it really would be to have a man like A'Ran in her bed every night … when she saw he was capable of passion … when she found out an entire planet full of people would die if she left … She couldn't help the tears at such a thought.
Tears rose, and her chest clenched.
Tears streamed down her face.
More tears rose, and she tugged at her hands, furious he'd even thought to cuff her!
She looked away and cleared her throat, embarrassed to feel tears in her eyes again.
Tears gathered in her eyes.
He cupped her cheek with one of his large hands, and she was embarrassed to feel tears gather.
She didn't, and the disappointment brought tears to her eyes once again.
Wiping her tears, she concentrated on sketching.
Tears rose, and she wiped them away, scared something would go wrong at the last minute.
She gazed at him in the moons' light, tears building again.
A laugh bubbled from within her, along with tears.
He wiped the tears from her cheeks with a large thumb.
She closed her eyes, as if to block the tears.
Edith closed her eyes as tears seeped down her cheeks but she wouldn't answer.
A slight burst of tears followed from Martha until Dean rendered a speech on survival of the fittest, the laws of the jungle, the food chain and supply and demand.
It is with tears in my eyes that I pen this note, my only solace that I will shortly be one in heaven with this woman I loved more than life itself.
She held the comb and brush in her hand and tears streamed down her cheeks.
She brushed away her tears and tried to smile.
There is a spring in my step and a note on my lips, until I realize the awful truth of my situation and am forced to hold back my tears.
When Dean rushed to the kitchen, he found Cynthia, her hands to her face, in tears, grease covering the floor.
She swiped an arm across her face in an attempt to brush away the tears.
In between, his sleep-movies starred Annie, huddled and pregnant as she walked the penstock trail in tears, and Shipton plunging down to the rocks and river below, amid scores of viewers clapping and cheering his bloody demise.
The words fell from my lips as softly as the tears from my eyes, I so wished the world could know of the love I hold for you.
But Gladys was delighted and after a night, ostensibly in adjoining rooms, the pair were off, with giggles and tears and a proud pronouncement that Arlen had agreed to present all seven volumes of Belfair and her galactic cohorts to the waiting world of letters—in paperback form.
Sarah chuckled through her tears.
Jackson was right; she could barely get through five or six measures before the tears started to flow.
Tears streamed down her face, as he knew they would.
She sat on the sofa with tears running down her face, a smile pulled as far as it would go.
Tears of fury threatened to spill, but she could not, would not let Sirian see her weakness!
She breathed deeply of the night air, embarrassed to feel the tears on her face.
She wiped tears from her face again.
As she struggled to focus and keep her tears away, another thought came to her.
Taran tied the band around his eyes, as much to protect them from the sun as hide the tears in his eyes.
Her eyes blurred but she forced tears away, tossing off the blankets.
She blinked away tears and forced herself to her feet.
Tears threatened and she tried to swallow a lump in her throat.
With no one looking on, she allowed the tears to flow freely.
Tears coursed down her cheeks.
The tears came suddenly without warning.
She blinked back tears and tried to swallow a lump in her throat.
Sam eyed her with a fair amount of discomfort, which wasn't surprising because Carmen was close to tears.
She wiped tears from her eyes and stepped into his waiting arms.
The tears came suddenly and unbidden.
Carmen shifted Natalie to one hip and gulped a sob as she tried to divert the flow of tears so that she could see.
Looking away so he wouldn't see her tears, she stood and headed for the door.
The tears started in earnest as she reached the laundry room.
She pulled Destiny's dress out and hung it while tears coursed down her cheeks.
He covered his mouth with a shaking hand, blinking back tears.
He paused again, clearing his throat and wiping tears from his cheeks.
When she welcomed them with a hug, she burst into tears.
Alondra lifted her head and looked at him, tears streaming down her face.
At one point, when he appeared to be close to tears, she slipped her hand in his.
The acrid smell of cigarette ashes burned her nose and brought tears to her eyes.
She blinked back tears and lashed out blindly.
You'll have us both in tears.
I'm going to be in tears when I get my bill this month if I don't get off this phone.
She blinked back tears.
Tears were spilling from her eyes as she pushed the door open and turned on the light.
He thought physical pain was the source of her tears.
Clarissa wiped the tears from her cheek.
Tears stung her eyes and clouded her thoughts.
She listened to the voicemails first and was soon laughing so hard, she was in tears.
Tears forming, Jessi sank into her couch, eyes on the photo of her and the two teens she was supposed to be taking care of.
More tears formed, but she pushed them away.
She wiped away a few stray tears, hands quivering.
Hopefully, she made it before the tears started.
Tears pricked her eyes, but she forced them back.
She felt tears rise at his soft words.
His thumbs pushed her tears away.
He smoothed away the tears and kissed her, drawing her far enough into his influence to calm her.
Jessi swiped away her tears and drew a deep breath.
The worried teen hugged her tight, more tears forming.
Tears made the rainbow double.
Her blue-gray eyes were filled with tears.
She held back tears.
Near tears, Jessi tugged the necklace free and held it out to him.
Her eyes were closed, the long eyelashes wet from tears.
Tears rose as she began to realize exactly what it meant to be where she was.
Jessi fluttered kisses across his face, ignoring the tears on hers.
The meteorites which appear annually on or about the 10th of August are popularly known as "the tears of St Lawrence."
This royal bride died of consumption, leaving no living child, and her husband took in 1513, as his second wife, Elizabeth Stafford, daughter of that duke of Buckingham upon whom the old duke of Norfolk, the tears upon his cheeks, was forced to pass sentence of death.
He was by nature soft-hearted, so that he often shed tears through warm sympathy....
As he was reading the Law at the feast of tabernacles he burst into tears at the words " Thou mayest not set a stranger over thee which is not thy brother "; and the people cried out, " Fear not, Agrippa; thou art our brother."
Therefore the tears and the blood that were shed were not unavailing; the heroism and the chivalry were not wasted.
He immediately recalled his forced confession, and besought all Christian men " to pray for him, so that his tears might secure the pity of the Almighty."
His mother, Eos, removed his body from the field of battle, and it was said that Zeus, moved by her tears, bestowed immortality upon him.
His mother wept for him every morning, and the early dew-drops were said to be her tears.
There was no hypocrisy in the tears of the empress.
They repudiated Peter, calling him a denier of Christ, and would not accept his repentance and tears.'
It is also repeatedly mentioned (Kpkos) by Homer, Hippocrates and other Greek writers; and the word "crocodile" was long supposed to have been derived from Kancos and whence we have such stories as that "the crocodile's tears are never true save when he is forced where saffron groweth" (Fuller's Worthies).
The beauty and tears of Inez disarmed his resolution, and he turned to leave her; but the gentlemen about him had gone too far to recede.
In a sermon on the Apocalypse he shook men's souls by his terrible threats of the wrath to come, and drew tears from their eyes by the tender pathos of his assurances of divine mercy.
Yes, though you may smile, the emotion would easily stir me to tears if I were not carefully on my guard."
The sober lists of names with which it opens; the account of the embassy, so business-like in its estimates of costs and terms, and suddenly breaking into a fervent description of how the six deputies, "prostrating themselves on the earth and weeping warm tears, begged the doge and people of Venice to have pity on Jerusalem"; the story immediately following, how the young count Thibault of Champagne, raising himself from a sickbed in his joy at the successful return of his ambassadors, "leva sus et chevaucha, et laz!
Seeking out Nonnus, she overcame his canonical scruples by her tears of genuine penitence, was baptized, and, disguising herself in the garb of a male penitent, retired to a grotto on the Mount of Olives, where she died after three years of strict penance.
It contains about 20% of cinnamic acid in addition to 18 or even more of benzoic. (3) Palembang benzoin, an inferior variety, said to be obtained from Styrax benzoin in Sumatra, consists of greyish translucent resinous masses, containing small white opaque tears.
At one of the recitations, it was said, the future historian Thucydides was present with his father, Olorus, and was so moved that he burst into tears, whereupon Herodotus remarked to the father- "Olorus, your son has a natural enthusiasm for letters."
Such was the hatred of the people to the old regime that two influential councillors of Charles the Bold, the Chancellor Hugonet and the Sire d'Humbercourt, having been discovered in correspondence with the French king, were executed at Ghent despite the tears and entreaties of the youthful duchess.
It is exceedingly quick in its movements, but seizes its prey by waiting in ambush or stealthily approaching to within springing distance, when it suddenly rushes upon it and tears it to ground with its The Leopard (Felis pardus).
In later life she confessed that her first feelings towards her husband could only be expressed by tears.
This and other of his religious tracts, A Short Rule of Good Life, Triumphs over Death, Mary Magdalen's Tears and a Humble Supplication to Queen Elizabeth, were widely circulated in manuscript.
That they found favour outside Catholic circles is proved by Thomas Nash's imitation of Mary Magdalen's Tears in Christ's Tears over Jerusalem.
Tears, dejection and passionate expressions of a despair "wishing only for death," bore fitful and variable witness to her first sense of a heavier yoke than yet had galled her spirit and her pride.
According to his own account, the expostulations as to her past conduct which preceded his admonitions for the future were received with tears, confessions and attempts at extenuation or excuse; but when they parted next day on good terms she had regained her usual spirits.
Thus, water, moisture, weep, tears, inundate, irrigate," &c. The word a can also mean " shining, glistening," an idea evidently developed from the shining rippling of water.
The last act of his public career was to bewail with tears the ruin which he declared the duke of Buckingham was bringing upon the country.
During some months Savage lived in the closest familiarity with Johnson; and then the friends parted, not without tears.
In the Preface the author truly declared that he owed nothing to the great, and described the difficulties with which he had been left to struggle so forcibly and pathetically that the ablest and most malevolent of all the enemies of his fame, Horne Tooke, never could read that passage without tears.
When the slope down which a river runs has become very slight, it is unable to carry the sediment brought from higher regions nearer its source, and consequently the lower portion of the river valley becomes filled with alluvial deposits; and since in times of flood the rush of water in the high regions tears off and carries down a greater quantity of sediment than usual, the river spreads this also over the lower valley where the plain is flooded, because the rush of water is checked, and the stream in consequence drops its extra load.
They poured balsam on the sepulchre of the saint, washed it with their tears, and covered it with their kisses, in the belief that they were thus assuring themselves of his intercession or testifying their gratitude for his assistance.
This, however, was not the lesson which was drawn from it by Goethe's contemporaries; they shed tears of sympathy over the lovelorn youth whose burden becomes too great for him to bear.
The Sorrows of Werther no longer moves us to tears, and even Wilhelm Meister and Die Wahlverwandtschaften require more understanding for the conditions under which they were written than do Faust or Egmont.
One, called turanjbin, appears to exude, in small round tears, from the camelthorn, and also from the dwarf tamarisk; the other, sir-kasht, in large grains and irregular masses or cakes with bits of twig imbedded, is obtained from a tree which the natives call si g h chob (black wood), thought by Bellew to be a Fraxinus or Ornus.
Subsequently the duchess, in a final interview which she had forced upon the queen, found her tears and reproaches Swift's Mem.
One of Beowulf's friends is killed; but Beowulf, unarmed, wrestles with the monster, and tears his arm from the shoulder.
It is certainly true that the same emotional temperament, dissolving in tears at the spectacle of the country's woes, and expressing itself to a great extent in the same or similar language, is noticeable in the author(s) of Lamentations i.-iv.
John De Witt had been Spinoza's friend, and had bestowed a small pension upon him; he had Spinoza's full sympathy in his political aims. On receiving the news of the brutal murder of the two brothers, Spinoza burst into tears, and his indignation was so roused that he was bent upon publicly denouncing the crime upon the spot where it had been committed.
Whereat the said Johnne, abashed, burst forth in most abundant tears and withdrew himself to his chamber," remaining there in "heaviness" for days, until he came forth resolved and prepared.
The queen sent for him for the last time and burst into passionate tears as she asked, "What have you to do with my marriage?
On the 16th of November the victorious Nadir entered Isfahan, and was soon followed by the young shah Tahmasp II., who burst into tears when he beheld the ruined palace of his ancestors.
Thus irritation of the eye causes winking and secretion of tears, by which the irritant is removed; irritation of the nose causes sneezing; of the air-passages, coughing; of the stomach, vomiting; and of the intestines, diarrhoea.
After the irritant has been removed either from the stomach or intestine, a feeling of irritation of the mucous membrane may remain, and sickness, diarrhoea or pain may continue in the stomach and intestine although the irritant is no longer present within them, just as the flow of tears and desire to rub may remain in the eye after the piece of grit which has occasioned it may have been removed.
There is also pain in the eyelid, redness of the eye, and flow of tears.
This phenomenon was first described and explained by James Thomson, who also explained a phenomenon, the converse of this, called the " tears of strong wine."
This manna occurs in the form of small, roundish, hard, dry tears, varying from the size of a mustard seed to that of a coriander, of a lightbrown colour, sweet taste, and senna-like odour.
This manna occurs in the state of agglutinated tears, and forms an object of some industry among the wandering tribes of Kurdistan.
He burst into tears, and exclaimed, " Ah!
His affection for the memory of his mother and dissatisfaction with his own innovation on ancient customs thus blended together; and we can sympathize with his tears.
The remarkable ovoid involucre of Coix, which becomes of stony hardness, white and polished (then known as " Job's tears," q.v.), is also a modified bract or leaf-sheath.
Hitherto they had been erratic, lukewarm and poorly attended (vagae, tepentes, infrequentesque); those which he instituted were characterized by fasting, prayers, psalms and tears."
The sight of the body of his first wife, at whom he also insisted on looking, provoked a passion of tears and despair.
I tell you again that the recollection of the manner in which I saw the queen of France in 1774, and the contrast between that brilliancy, splendour and beauty, with the prostrate homage of a nation to her, and the abominable scene of 1789 which I was describing, did draw tears from me and wetted my paper.
These tears came again into my eyes almost as often as I looked at the description, - they may again.
At length, his eyes streaming with tears, and in a broken voice, he deplored the breach of a twenty years' friendship on a political question.
The audience was moved to tears, the poet was fined for reminding the Athenians of their misfortunes, and it was decreed that no play on the subject should be produced again.
She fell in tears at the feet of the figure, and felt every worldly emotion die within her.
He was an accomplished Oxonian, who made a speech at Rome in such good Latin as to draw tears from the eyes of that great patron of letters Pope Pius II.
He burst into tears, not of grief, but of vexation at not having held out for better terms.
The king as a sphinx, in certain religious scenes, makes offerings to deities; and elsewhere he tears his enemies in pieces.
It is eliminated chiefly by the urine, and to a less extent by the alimentary canal, sweat, saliva, bile, milk, tears, hair, &c., but it is also stored up in the body mainly in the liver and kidneys.
Frankincense, or olibanum, occurs in commerce in semiopaque, round, ovate or oblong tears or irregular lumps, which are covered externally with a white dust, the result of their friction against one another.
Gibbon and other writers quote from John Cassian the tale of the poor monk, who, being convinced of his error, burst into tears, exclaiming, "You have taken away my God!
The stored tears continued to flow and the sobs wracked her body, robbing it of the ability to speak – barely allowing a breath to be drawn.
The tears spilled from her eyes and ran down her cheeks.
In fact, she was now comforting Brandon, whose face still held the trace of tears.
Betsy remained sullen through week until Thursday night when I came home to find her in tears.
He was in tears and could barely speak.
You and I dear lady have shared that interesting and informative letter you hold so closely and are staining with your tears.
Deidre's despair began to form a new, along with tears.
By the end of the chain of events that led to Past-Death's rebirth in Hell, Deidre was near tears, hating herself and the woman who destroyed the worlds of all three of them.
Her eyes were warm with tears and her heart racing from the unexpected confrontation with the distressed ex-deity who viewed her as expendable less than a week before.
The tears returned, from sheer frustration.
There were too many emotions for her to identify them, but one of them – or all of them? – caused the tears.
The tears stopped of their own accord after a while, and the calm of her mind brought back her focus.
She managed a smile despite the tears she tried not to shed.
That brought tears of joy to Lori's eyes.
You've …done so … She couldn't finish it through the sudden tears.
Deidre's tears burned through his shirt to his skin, and he couldn't dismiss the expression on her face from his thoughts.
Kiera was near tears and began to squirm when the six-legged creature came into sight again.
I'm not going to anything of the sort, and if you think you'll make me … She stopped, unable to help the tears welling in her eyes.
She'd wanted to return home since she arrived, yet when presented with the enormity of her importance in her new world … when she realized how incredible it really would be to have a man like A'Ran in her bed every night … when she saw he was capable of passion … when she found out an entire planet full of people would die if she left … She couldn't help the tears at such a thought.
My eyes, and those of my few friends, were red with tears when I packed my trifle belongings and walked the short, but oh so long distance to my new home.
But Gladys was delighted and after a night, ostensibly in adjoining rooms, the pair were off, with giggles and tears and a proud pronouncement that Arlen had agreed to present all seven volumes of Belfair and her galactic cohorts to the waiting world of letters—in paperback form.
She should feel something for the baby, something for Alex as he gazed down at her with tears coursing down his cheeks.
Her legs dangled helplessly in the air, and he saw the glint of tears on her face.
Her emotions soared even higher at his words, until her tears overflowed.
Her face flamed hotter and tears threatened to well up in her eyes.
He was admonishing each one of you with tears.
Annie's tears'll set me blinkin ' Through ma ain wi ' Annie.
Amazing, singing the national anthem brought tears to my dad's eyes.
Small tears are fixed using archival Document Repair Tape.
It spills over into helpless tears, which our lovemaking only partly assuages.
We've all cried enough tears to fill a bathtub already.
Through the tears that ran down his face he could see the man stoking a nearby brazier.
I kissed them, I watered them with my tears, I strove to breathe the holy breathe the holy breath they once contained.
See how he feels for misery, He feels for the tears of the distressed who have no comforter.
The assembled company then threw slippers at his spread-eagle form, until his tears revealed that he was suitably contrite.
The old man left the courtroom with tears in his eyes.
Selected reviews Tears of the Black Tiger A camp Thai Western mixes singing cowboys and forbidden love.
His wizened face creased with emotions and he did not stop the tears coursing down as he introduced me to his family.
Increased tearfulness crying serves a very useful purpose stress hormones are released through tears.
The ancient association of women with tears was often elided with this intensified Reformed concern over excessive or improper mourning (23 ).
The realization that words do not have the eloquence of tears or silent communion.
Susannah and Perpetua walked arms entwined, Susannah in silent tears.
By the time they returned, the ten were prepared, and indeed perpetrated an evil which we are still shedding tears over.
We took leave of each other with many tears; and I earnestly exhorted them to continue in the grace of God.
Tears ran down not only the cheeks of women, but those of men; but there was no faltering.
Immediately the Irishman tears into all 10 of the pint glasses, drinking them all back-to-back.
There were tears - and they were n't hers.
Funnily enough, the right wing ideologues have now shed all their crocodile tears for the peoples of the former Soviet empire.
The actor's reaction & tears are compared by Hamlet to his own inaction.
The temple which he has made a sacrilege utters bitter lamentations; he has made its eyes blurred with tears.
In silence, in tears looming (tears that hang from long, thick lashes ), there is beauty.
Tears, nasal secretions and tissue fluids contain lysozymes which destroy invading ' foreign ' material.
Tears streamed down some of these faces, striping cheeks with black mascara.
Although the theory behind bringing back matron might make interesting reading, in practice it will all probably end in tears.
Her tears mingled with the tea in her cup.
At last she leaned over the balustrade, and her eyes filled with tears as she watched the moonlight turning the flowers to silver.
As she recounts this story, Relebohile pauses to wipe tears away with the red and white striped necktie of her school uniform.
The patient may need to continue using artificial tears following occlusion.
The sequel TEARS OF THE GIRAFFE, was voted one of the Guardian top ten fiction paperbacks of the year 2000.
After first employing his wife not to " Kiss the book " he burst into tears and assumed a very penitent air.
This gland secretes porphyrins (red tears) in response to stress.
The self-same tears Will fall into your husband's bosom, lady, With a loud protestation that you love him Above the world.
A poor publican was drowned in tears, who constantly attends the word of grace, on which all his hopes depend.
I continued making her the most pointed remonstrances until, in spite of her efforts to control herself, she burst into tears.
Brandy tears a slit up the side of her denim skirt in a vain attempt to look more seductive.
Recommended Reading - ' Tears at Night ' The author, Andrew Robinson, is a young seminarian dying of cancer.
Then, to her everlasting shame, she burst into tears.
Her tears shed for her son watered the ground wherever she prayed.
But joy ended in tears as normal time and extra time passed goalless - and Portugal won the penalty shootout.
Her emblem is tears and her diction is characterized by simplicity, in sharp contrast to her father.
The salt water represents the tears shed during Egyptian slavery.