He had moved with incredible swiftness, which is often the way of heavy men under stress of feeling. From Wordnik.com. [The Forfeit] Reference
The name may be connected withgandharvva, “a horse,” associated with swiftness, which is also implied by her wings. From Wordnik.com. [Chausath Yogini Temple - Inventory of Goddesses and Gods | Angkor Wat Apsara & Devata: Khmer Women in Divine Context] Reference
‘My swiftness is what you really want in a King.’. From Wordnik.com. [superversive: Meritocracy: A fable] Reference
Editor's note: WRT "swiftness": NASA posted it at Jan 26, 2009 02: 34: 18 PM. From Wordnik.com. [Jeff Hanley's Latest Update From the Denial Zone - NASA Watch] Reference
There is no doubt about the "swiftness" of English Workmanship. From Wordnik.com. [Thrift] Reference
It is only 1146 miles in length, and is marked, as the native name indicates, by the 'swiftness' of its flow. From Wordnik.com. [The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria] Reference
Then disaster struck them with bewildering swiftness. From Wordnik.com. [Zehru of Xollar] Reference
Her electrified fingers moved with redoubled swiftness. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Our hero attempted no fancy flying nor spurts of swiftness. From Wordnik.com. [Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane] Reference
With equal swiftness, Brady brought his gunstock to his shoulder. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
LIGHTNING: My tardy twin Thunder, resent me not for my swiftness. From Wordnik.com. [NATURAE] Reference
But the swiftness with which the bombing was conducted troubles me still. From Wordnik.com. [Our Neighbors Called Us 'Japs'] Reference
Out of a dark glen a spark of light suddenly shot -- almost like a rocket in swiftness. From Wordnik.com. [On a Torn-Away World Or, the Captives of the Great Earthquake] Reference
The apes began to ply the oars, and the ship moved with unusual swiftness over the sea. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers] Reference
Mouse in the swiftness and grace with which he could speed to and fro upon the counter. From Wordnik.com. [Adventures in Toyland What the Marionette Told Molly] Reference
Then, with a swiftness that was really surprising, Si Peters clambered into the row-boat. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview] Reference
Abide by them and your woes will surely disappear with a swiftness that will make you laugh. From Wordnik.com. [The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture] Reference
In his feverish haste he longed for the swiftness of electricity to bring him near Micheline. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Whatever it was, the thundering vibration of infra-bass was coming nearer with startling swiftness. From Wordnik.com. [Zehru of Xollar] Reference
Democrats in Washington say Ford has written a new template for swiftness in campaign counterattack. From Wordnik.com. [The Path To Power] Reference
And I think people were surprised at the swiftness of that reaction and the kind of intensity of it. From Wordnik.com. [Is There A Sarah Palin Effect?] Reference
Note his strength and swiftness -- he can continue in a race until he catches almost any other animal. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study] Reference
I was rushing down into the depths head-foremost -- and with the swiftness, it seemed, of a reversed skyrocket!. From Wordnik.com. [Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers] Reference
We now rank in 18th place for the swiftness of our broadband coverage internationally, behind the likes of Romania. From Wordnik.com. [3 questions about Google's proposed high-speed Internet service] Reference
Dobrnja was so frightened that he jerked his horse about and with the swiftness of a cyclone galloped back to the castle. From Wordnik.com. [Famous Tales of Fact and Fancy Myths and Legends of the Nations of the World Retold for Boys and Girls] Reference
Flew they on with awful swiftness, till the air waves left behind them wound the earth in many circles, till the silent city. From Wordnik.com. [Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus] Reference
Andy found a tall tree at the bluffs edge, and began to descend through its branches with the swiftness and agility of a monkey. From Wordnik.com. [Judith of the Cumberlands] Reference
Engineers are of that deeply instinctive race of folk who perceive cause in effect with the lightning swiftness of a wild animal. From Wordnik.com. [Opportunities in Engineering] Reference
The story-teller must call up -- it comes with the swiftness of thought -- the essential emotion of the story as he felt it first. From Wordnik.com. [How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell] Reference
Federico traversed with extreme swiftness several streets and squares, until want of breath at last compelled him to a moment's pause. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847] Reference
On the west side of the island ran the main channel, wide and deep, gradually increasing in swiftness till it became a boiling torrent. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873] Reference
Before he could move, the man had sprung upon him with the swiftness of a tiger, and seizing him by the throat, dragged him to the light. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of Garside School] Reference
The man who had brought about "the sudden death" of his father, had ended his with tragic swiftness, and now stood before the Judge of all. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of Garside School] Reference
"However gratifying it is to watch a bloody tyrant fall, no amount of statue dancing or swiftness of victory proves that we were right or wise," said a reader. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
He will likely follow the strategy that has worked so well to date -- to go hard for an early score using the team's swiftness against the lead-footed Polish defenders. From Wordnik.com. [All The Right Moves] Reference
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