There was no hollow echo, such as ofttimes rends the heart of the mourner, but a heavy, dull sound of earth crushing earth. From Wordnik.com. [Inez A Tale of the Alamo] Reference
'No, I am not, though in dreams ofttimes the truth appears.'. From Wordnik.com. [Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus] Reference
French highways to the uttermost frontiers and ofttimes beyond. From Wordnik.com. [Royal Palaces and Parks of France] Reference
Such scenes have I ofttimes viewed in company with your father. From Wordnik.com. [After Long Years and Other Stories] Reference
Knowledge and wisdom far from being one, have ofttimes no connection. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature] Reference
The best laid plans of mice and mere motor-men ofttimes go awry, and we did. From Wordnik.com. [The Automobilist Abroad] Reference
Doth not our toil yield the barley harvest, yet are we not ofttimes hungry?. From Wordnik.com. [The Coming of the King] Reference
The memory of this fact may ofttimes serve as a stimulant to high endeavor. From Wordnik.com. [Sparkling Gems of Race Knowledge Worth Reading A compendium of valuable information and wise suggestions that will inspire noble effort at the hands of every race-loving man, woman, and child.] Reference
And when thou art far away, all things speak of thee, ofttimes with sadness. From Wordnik.com. [The Coming of the King] Reference
And the noble Arthur fell in a swoon to the earth, and there he swooned ofttimes. From Wordnik.com. [Stories of King Arthur and His Knights Retold from Malory's "Morte dArthur"] Reference
And this is important for artists, because ofttimes, they don't own these masters. From Wordnik.com. [Summer Tunes for Black Music Month, Part 1] Reference
I have wished myself ofttimes to have held my peace and not to have been among men. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6] Reference
I ofttimes go to take up a thing, but find I am not near to it, though it appears to me so. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
Regular bathing -- ofttimes sweating baths -- is very essential to the hygiene of pregnancy. From Wordnik.com. [The Mother and Her Child] Reference
Very often the whole picture is covered with various ornaments, ofttimes with precious stones. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919] Reference
She would do a thing, and then, after accomplishment, consider the action, and ofttimes repent. From Wordnik.com. [Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea] Reference
He would discover that the mysterious garments in question were ofttimes encircled by open-worked embroidery. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865] Reference
What man most sets his heart upon, and what his desires are most after, he ofttimes most fears he shall not obtain. From Wordnik.com. [The Riches of Bunyan] Reference
All the tresses in such condition that I have ever gazed upon have looked most slovenly and ofttimes positively waggish. From Wordnik.com. [The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture] Reference
The little folks ofttimes endeavor to apply the brakes, but they are minus the sand which keeps the wheels from slipping. From Wordnik.com. [The Mother and Her Child] Reference
Great events turn on small pivots ofttimes, and so it happened that there were some changes in that little house after this. From Wordnik.com. [The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives] Reference
And first we may seek enlightenment as to the meaning of “the sign” of our inn, for such signs are ofttimes significant. From Wordnik.com. [Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter] Reference
I ofttimes think that when the Lord do come down from heaven with a shout, He will choose Easter Sunday to wake the dead, for. From Wordnik.com. [Bulbs and Blossoms] Reference
One of these theories is to the effect that fasting rests the brain, which is ofttimes overworked as a result of heavy feeding. From Wordnik.com. [The No Breakfast Plan and the Fasting-Cure] Reference
The cup that Life hath given me to drink hath ofttimes been filled with the bitterness of want, with loneliness and heart hunger. From Wordnik.com. [The Coming of the King] Reference
Yea, although they now begin to see that they must either turn or turn, yet ofttimes they will study to waive a present conversion. From Wordnik.com. [The Riches of Bunyan] Reference
But, alas, it is ofttimes vainly and fruitlessly, for such outward comfort is a great hindering to inward and heavenly consolation. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6] Reference
The business of the man on the road is such that he is ofttimes cut off from his mail and even telegrams for several days at a time. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of the Road] Reference
I had not forgotten my early training, and you know that boys on the road are not such a bad tribe as we are ofttimes made out to be. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of the Road] Reference
She is out in all kinds of weather, she works hard, and ofttimes struggles through a daily routine that is harrowing beyond everything. From Wordnik.com. [The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture] Reference
"'The prisoned bird doth ofttimes sing, but never at the bidding of its jailer,'" was the low reply, with a faint smile, but tearful eyes. From Wordnik.com. [The Right Knock A Story] Reference
Owing to his tact and ability, the difficult and ofttimes very heavy work of embarkations and disembarkations has passed smoothly and well. From Wordnik.com. [With the Naval Brigade in Natal (1899-1900) Journal of Active Service] Reference
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