Hushed

She hushed her baby to sleep.

She got into the room with hushed steps.

The room became slightly hushed.

Of the midnight storm which destroyed this gloomy mansion, the older inhabitants of the region sometimes speak in hushed and uneasy voices.

When the calm night came softly down over Green Gables the old house was hushed and tranquil.

With rows of flaring torches to light it up, and the colour and rude hilarity of an old-time banquet, the dining room might have softened; but now, when two black-clothed gentlemen sat in the little circle of light thrown by a shaded lamp, one’s voice became hushed and one’s spirit subdued.

Then if some statesman reverend and grave, / stand forth conspicuous, and the tumult brave / all, hushed, attend; his guiding words restrain / their angry wills.

Two towering crags, twin giants, guard the cove, / and threat the skies. The waters at their feet / sleep hushed, and, like a curtain, frowns above, / mixt with the glancing green, the darkness of the grove.

Now, hushed the banquet and the tables all / removed, huge wine-bowls for each guest apart / they wreathe with flowers.

All hushed intent, when from his lofty seat / Troy's sire began: