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Her ravening gaze devoured that immense slope of dusky verdure, unbroken as the surface of a meadow, that was formed by the treetops.
It was while Mathilde was still devoured by this great uncertainty that Julien was unable to understand the gaze which she kept fastened upon him.
Already she was devoured by remorse.
Julien, devoured by the keenest anxiety, was a thousand leagues from the feeling of triumph which alone had animated him on the first day.
"In some countries the body is exposed to be devoured by wild beasts; in others it is suspended in the air to exhale its substance in the manner of decomposition; in other regions it is consumed on the funeral pile, and, again, it is inhumed in the bowels of the earth; every people have their own particular fashion, and to which do you give the preference?""All are agreeable," said the trooper, following the group they had left with his eyes; "though the speediest interments give the cleanest fields.
When the last crisp slice of bacon was gone, and the last allowance of corn pone devoured, the boys stretched themselves out on the grass, filled with contentment.
At the bottom of their hearts, they were devoured by a feeling of impatience that stiffened and strained their nerves.
In despair, they sought to find within them a little of that passion which formerly had devoured them.
They must have been devoured by secret impatience all the evening.
And so saying he gave Rocinante the spur, and Sancho followed him on foot and loaded, and after having partly made the circuit of the mountain they found lying in a ravine, dead and half devoured by dogs and pecked by jackdaws, a mule saddled and bridled, all which still further strengthened their suspicion that he who had fled was the owner of the mule and the saddle-pad.
How could the poor ill-starred brute have answered, when, in the thickest part of the forest, they found him devoured by wolves?
And I say once more, if your ladyship does not like to give me the island because I'm a fool, like a wise man I will take care to give myself no trouble about it; I have heard say that 'behind the cross there's the devil,' and that 'all that glitters is not gold,' and that from among the oxen, and the ploughs, and the yokes, Wamba the husbandman was taken to be made King of Spain, and from among brocades, and pleasures, and riches, Roderick was taken to be devoured by adders, if the verses of the old ballads don't lie.""To be sure they don't lie!" exclaimed Dona Rodriguez, the duenna, who was one of the listeners.
I recollect having heard an old ballad sung that says,By bears be thou devoured, as erstWas famous Favila."
"That," said Don Quixote, "was a Gothic king, who, going a-hunting, was devoured by a bear."
He walked up to the sideboard, and tearing a piece from the loaf he devoured it voraciously, washing it down with a long draught of water.
Tarvin devoured all this eagerly.
The title attracted me; I took them home with me, with the permission of the guardian, and devoured them.
He took his army to the priest’s, where they devoured as much provision as would have lasted him for two months, and to the cornet’s, who performed wonders; but as Planchet said, "People do not eat at once for all time, even when they eat a good deal."
The king danced facing the queen, and every time he passed by her, he devoured with his eyes those studs of which he could not ascertain the number.
Aramis made a bound, seized the letter, read it, or rather devoured it, his countenance radiant.
The number of lights had been intentionally diminished, but the young woman could not conceal the traces of the fever which had devoured her for two days.
Let me look at you!" and while saying these words, she absolutely devoured her by her looks.
My opinion was, that nothing more serious would happen than an awful scene when my uncle should have discovered that his dinner was devoured.
Professor Liedenbrock devoured his portion voraciously, for his compulsory fast on board had converted his stomach into a vast unfathomable gulf.
BOLDLY DOWN THE CRATERSupper was rapidly devoured, and the little company housed themselves as best they could.
Whilst he went on talking, my uncle prepared a few provisions, which I devoured eagerly, notwithstanding his advice to the contrary.
"Well, if there is a chance of safety, if a moment for active exertion presents itself, where should we find the required strength if we allowed ourselves to be enfeebled by hunger?""Well, uncle, when this bit of meat has been devoured what shall we have left?"
As to Gideon Spilett, he devoured the shell-fish, then he laid himself down on the sand, at the foot of a rock.
The game constituted the only dish at supper; the meat was excellent, and Pencroft and Herbert, whose long excursion had rendered them very hungry, devoured it with infinite satisfaction.
Supper was quickly devoured, for they were very hungry, and then there was only sleeping to think of.
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