check'd

He saw that I did not relish this, and soon check'd himself, with these Words "However I have some thoughts of publishing my Thoughts on Religion, but I believe it will be best to postpone it, to the latter part of Life."

John Adams autobiography, part 1, "John Adams," through 1776 1961

Remembrance check'd him, and his utt'rance fail'd.

Poems (1828) Thomas Gent

And check'd his ranks, and fix'd [178-10] them where they stood.

Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6 Charles Herbert Sylvester

Have check'd Iberia's pride, and held her oft in awe:

Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts Rosalind Northcote

Already clutched their feet, and check'd their speed;

Ideala Sarah Grand

Remembrance check'd him, and his utt'rance fail'd.

Poetic Sketches Thomas Gent

And check'd his ranks, and fix'd them where they stood.

Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) for use in the Lower School O. J. Stevenson

And his love for you is often check'd and muzzled;

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, February 7, 1891 Various

Page 21 remembers her Father, and tho 'she is equally rejoiced at the hopes of being once more clasped to the bosom of a fond Parent, yet her satisfaction is check'd by various considerations.

Journal of a Lady of Quality; Being the Narrative of a Journey from Scotland to the West Indies, North Carolina, and Portugal, in the Years 1774 to 1776 1920

I check'd him while he spoke; yet, could he speak,

Maid's Lament 1919