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Usage examples of tidings.

Perhaps our dear Sister Claude brings us something more valuable than the good tidings of Alexandrine de Forbin.

These tidings were quite important to Mr Wharton as to Sir Alured,--more important to Everett Wharton than to either of them, as he would inherit all after the death of those two old men.

Warden of Bagdad, governor of Irak, prince of el Jezira, Atabeg of Mosul--on up the glittering stairs of power rode Zenghi, while the Franks ignored the tidings from the East with the perverse blindness of their race--until Hell burst along their borders and the roar of the Lion shook their towers.

Hassan, has sent us tidings of your rescue from the power of the accursed lord of the Mountain, Sinan, and that you are now safe in our city of Emesa, guarded by many thousands of our soldiers, and with you a woman named Masouda, and your kinsmen, the two Frankish knights, by whose skill in arms and courage you were saved.

Out of embarrassment, he had not yet unburdened himself of the knowledge that Talbot had been killed, had not yet rushed to share the sensational tidings with Fields or Lowell.

Even now I am glad to hear tidings of my old friends and their doings, but the interest I take in such matters is not to be compared to my interest in some obscure story of ancient history.

His indelicate communication seemed to me the happiest compliment and the gladdest tidings that I could have expected from him.

Tidings, the brother-in-law, recalled the favor he had done Tidings, and Hedges sounded sincere.

I assure you, my lord, and he is the bearer of wonderful tidings: a letter of resignation from the only Jansenist still in your diocese.

Chapter 12 A discovery made by Partridge While Jones was exulting in the consciousness of his integrity, Partridge came capering into the room, as was his custom when he brought, or fancied he brought, any good tidings.

He and Colonel Roach, commanding officer of the Oudh Irregular Rifles, who had held similar views concerning his sepoys, had both been proved wrong when news of the outbreak in Meerut and the capture of Delhi had reached the garrison, borne by fakirs and itinerant sadhus, holy men who had entered the native lines in secret to spread the tidings among their men.

Allan Mowbray imparted his tidings in the language of the men who served him.

In this dilemma Orellana came to the daring decision to go on down the Amazon, visiting the populous nations which he was told dwelt on its banks, descending to its mouth, and sailing back to Spain with the tidings and the glory of a famous adventure and noble discovery.

Tidings of the mutiny were brought to General Paez in his quarters and threw him into a paroxysm of rage.

Bugs into Pesthouse space with tidings of what was going on at Warp Point Four.