She provoked a renewed kissing of her hand; for magnammity in love is an overflowing danger; and when he said: 'The burden you have to bear outweighs mine out of all comparison.
Lady Dunstane's opposingly corresponding stillness provoked Miss Paynham to expatiate, for she had sprightliness and some mental reserves of the common order.
The more so as she provoked him by turning an imperturbable face to the attack.
It had a levity and charm that provoked and captured and never held you for a minute too long.
In the middle of the party came four litters borne by mules, and at the side of one of them rode a slender, graceful figure that provokedfrom Peppe a second oath.
He slipped upon some grease, and barely saved himself from measuring his length upon that filthy floor, a matter whichprovoked a malicious guffaw from a tattered giant who watched with interest his mincing advent.
Further solicitations and remonstrances of the astrologer only provoked a more peremptory reply from the monarch, and they parted in high displeasure.
But the very means adopted for Rome’s aggrandizement provoked the deadliest blow to her power and greatness.
The class that have provoked the displeasure of Heaven will charge all their troubles upon those whose obedience to God’s commandments is a perpetual reproof to transgressors.
She was determined never to allow herself to feel provoked or hurt, or ill-used, let the general be ever so rude; and to soften her heart by any such ideas she never allowed herself.
The allusion to Nancy's dwarfish plainness was what peculiarly provoked James Cheshire.
If the nose had provoked wonder the mouth was yet more amazing.
Nobody wanted to see the terrible secret society provoked into the commission of further outrages.
I couldn't lick off a letter after using it, for while that would have made success certain it also would have provoked too much curiosity.
It had provoked conflicts, encouraged ambitions, and had lured some nations to destruction--as we know.
His very attitude was an excuse, and the way in which he handled his hat might have provoked profanity in any saint at all addicted to nerves.
Also in Horeb ye provoked the LORD to wrath, so that the LORD was angry with you to have destroyed you.
They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger.
And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibrothhattaavah, ye provoked the LORD to wrath.
They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
Donald never provoked a quarrel, but, once engaged, he generally came out victorious.
By its suggestion of horror it provoked that hunger for details which, in its acute stage, becomes pruriency.
This considered, before I insert his bitter satire, it will be but fair to give a candid and dispassionate relation of that which provoked it.
The humour of her tranced eyes in the shaking head provoked him to defend the baroness for her goodness of heart, her energy of brain.
She reproached herself for not having the same devotion to the cold idea of duty as he had; and though it provoked inquiry, she would not stop to ask why he had left Miss Middleton a prey to the sparkling colonel.
Middleton impatient for bed, he provoked him to admire it, held it out and laid it out, and caused the courteous old gentleman some confusion in hitting on fresh terms of commendation.
A corresponding sentiment of patient compassion, akin to scorn, is provoked by persons having the opportunity for pathos, and declining to use it.
For she had wagered in her heart that the dialogue she provoked upon Crossjay would expose the Egoist.
My performances as Waddilove and Jacob Earwig hadprovoked some one to describe me as "a perfect little heap of talent!
And this, of course, provoked his daughter to a renewed attitude of parti pris, merely from contradiction, for really she knew no more about the matter than this story has shown, so far.
It provoked a species of sotto voce abstract of her Aunt's coming statement thus, "Oh yes--do get on!
The figure of the young knight, his curious steed, and the strange monster which is being killed, provoked the anger and ridicule of the Academic party.
It is hard for us to understand the horror and dislike which this picture provokedamong the leading spirits of the school of David.
Laughter resounded on all sides; and in the midst of the noise and confusion, the captain of the Horsley Hill hoisted his colours downwards, as if making signals of distress, a mistake which provoked renewed and long-continued mirth.
I am certain that most of my readers would have joined in her laugh had they known the object which provoked her mirth.
He spoke of the swindling and treachery which had undoubtedly provoked Falkner to obtain restitution of his property by an overt act of violence under the leadership of Lee.
For a moment he forgot his own rage in this glimpse of Clinch's implacable resentment; for a moment he felt a thrill of pity for the wretch who had provoked it.
Her obdurate silence provoked him to say what might else have stopped on his tongue's tip.
Something came to the Rector's mind which provoked a cheerful laugh.
Surmises about Challis's passionate outburst were not to be encouraged by reference to any of the surroundings that provoked them.
When, as the Rector's departure provoked dispersal, he looked their way again--behold!
