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Stretching with thy two massive arms the bow held by thee and whose large string is attached to thy grasp, thou lookest beautiful like a mass of congregated clouds as thou pourest over thy foes thick showers of impetuous shafts. I do not see anybody save myself that can be a match for thee in battle.
The three friends were sitting looking at each other in speechless amazement, when the door again burst open, and the impetuous Bacon, accompanied by Robert Stevens, entered. "Why sit you here?" cried the general. "Have you not heard the news?" "No; what is it?" "Berkeley hath been reinforced, they say, by troops from England, and is coming upon the town."
'Now this afternoon this minute, he said, which was just like Burr Claflin, who is an impetuous old chap. 'I want to give her a diamond brooch, and I want her to wear it out to dinner to-night, he said. 'Can't you send two or three corkers up to the house for me? That surprised Mr. Litterny and he hesitated, but finally said that he would do it.
He was as impetuous as a lion and as stubborn as a bullock, but he had a keen understanding and a deep sense of justice. Seeing that this investigation by officials gave no result whatever, he sailed on a certain day to Memphis and commanded to open the prison. The prison was built on an eminence surrounded by a lofty wall, and was composed of a great number of stone, brick, and wooden buildings.
Sir Hugh Gough directed the right wing, and Sir Henry Hardinge the left wing of the army. The infantry advanced under a terrific storm of shot and shell from upwards of 100 Sikh guns, 40 of them of battering calibre; but nothing stopped the impetuous onset the formidable intrenchments were carried the men threw themselves on the guns, and with matchless gallantry wrested them from the enemy.
She knew that her lover was impetuous, and feared the charge made against him, which she could not but perceive was a grave one, would cause him to commit some rash or unguarded act, the results of which, in the existing state of affairs, would be unfortunate.
She was aware that the Sultan was impetuous and self-willed, but she could hardly bring her mind to believe that he would actually put in practice such a piece of villany as should cost Aphiz his life. Knowing as much as she did of his imperious and stern habits, she did not believe him capable of such cold-blooded baseness.
Purcel was a warm and impetuous young fellow, who certainly detested everything in the shape of dishonesty or deceit and here he had too many instances of both to be able to keep his temper, especially when he felt that he and his family were the sufferers.
Her beauty was the burden of the song of bards. In their chorus to swell the praise of others, they said that they were "lovely as the fair daughter of Gormack." The tale of her charms was heard by Ethelfrith. It was heard by the fierce in war the impetuous in love the victor in battle yea, even by Ethelfrith, king of Bernicia.
Curtis thought Madge too old for such practical jokes. She also believed that Madge should have more dignity and self-control. She loved her very dearly, and she wished her to come to live with her as her daughter after her own, daughter, Madeleine, had married, but Mrs. Curtis was determined that the little captain should learn to be less impetuous and more conventional.
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