| 单词 | tardily |
| 例句 | The longest day of my life began tardily. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Too tardily William bent to catch it and had to get heavily down on his knees to retrieve it from under the settle. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z There was a long silence and I said tardily, “Yes, sir.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The bulk of the novel, told in the first person, opens 25 years later when Josiah leaves his miserable life in California to return home — reluctantly, tardily — to care for his ailing father. Book review: ‘High as the Horses’ Bridles,’ by Scott Cheshire Carmen Herrera, by contrast, had been content with a flat canvas to work out her striking geometric configurations, and did so for decades in obscurity before fame tardily arrived when she was 89. Unlikely Parallels in a Year of Momentous Deaths 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z The weekly rankings of the 13-member selection committee, which began tardily Nov. 24 because of the coronavirus pandemic, reached their penultimate stage ahead of final rankings due Sunday at noon. College Football Playoff rankings: The top five stays the same heading into championship games 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z The leisure class is so sheltered from inevitable changes going on in the rest of society that it will adapt its views, if at all, “tardily.” The man who saw Trump coming a century ago 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z These fluttered tardily through the migratory funnel that is Cape May, New Jersey, their iconic orange-and-black patterns splashing against the muted green of pines frosted by the season’s first chill. Monarch butterfly migration was off this season. Researchers are worried. 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z These fluttered tardily through the migratory funnel that is Cape May, N.J., their iconic orange-and-black patterns splashing against the muted green of pines frosted by the season’s first chill. Monarch butterfly migration was off this year and researchers are worried 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z When Mike Smith and Drefong broke tardily, Miller’s optimism shot up. Breeders' Cup capsules: Roy H wins the Sprint 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z As he tardily charged on that blitz, that ball suddenly appeared above his head, and the former high school basketball player leaped to tip it. For former UCLA football hero Eric McNeal, it's always 8:47 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z The mandatory media appearance Saturday offered him his biggest stage yet, and, once he tardily shuffled under that spotlight, his eyebrows jumped and his smile danced. Lane Kiffin is thriving as Alabama offensive coordinator, while still tweaking USC and Pat Haden 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z Runhappy was dazzling, too, in the Phoenix Stakes at Keeneland, where he broke tardily and trailed several fast rivals after a sixteenth of a mile. Runhappy, and trainer Maria Borell, could crash the Breeders’ Cup party 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z So, appropriately and tardily, the flag has been taken down. By removing the Confderate battle flag, we hide the ugly truth 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z McDonald’s, deep in an identity crisis, is awakening tardily to Ira Gershwin’s truth: The Rockies may crumble, Gibraltar may tumble, they’re only made of clay. McDonald’s, the ‘progressive burger company’ 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z Now, Senate Democrats have joined the party, if tardily, by announcing they won’t vote on a Republican-led Iran sanctions bill – for now. Last Call: Searching for a Plan Edition 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z Styles 5 or more, tipped with capitate stigmas; the ripe fruit separating into as many 1-seeded carpels, which are closed, or commonly 2-valved at the top, and tardily separate from the axis. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z The transmission, moreover, requires time, and the consequence is, that a wound inflicted at a portion of the body distant from the brain is more tardily appreciated than one inflicted adjacent to the brain. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Spring comes tardily among the mountains, and this year especially she showed no smiling countenance. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z She was so employed when the meaning of her brother's last words came tardily home to her and roused her from her reverie. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z It is pleasant to see that Virginia finally recognized her debt to this valiant soul, even though it was tardily done, for he died in 1618. How Justice Grew: Virginia Counties, An Abstract of Their Formation 2012-03-16T02:00:20.963Z Corolla of 4 or 5 separate erect spatulate or wedge-shaped scale-like petals, which are gibbous or saccate at the base, and tardily deciduous. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z More English than the English, he only practised what he preached, though tardily in the matter of his British naturalisation. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z You may recall your little pleasantry about the "intrusion," my dear fellow, and proceed to express--rather tardily--your wishes for our happiness.' Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z "Well, I must confess, I do not," tardily—but perforce of conviction—Mr. Nicholas made answer. Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume II (of 2) 2012-03-12T03:00:23.003Z Have not some of our brightest lights been misunderstood while alive, to be tardily canonized afterwards? The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z Toinon's prayers had been answered tardily, but they had been answered. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z Often, as she stood explaining, the doctor himself would break into the conversation, having been in another room when the first call came, and getting there a little tardily for the second. The Story of a Doctor's Telephone?Told by His Wife 2012-02-05T03:00:11.420Z The whole was divided amongst the crews of the Lime and Pearl, the brave captors getting no more than their dividend, and that very tardily paid, as such things usually are by English governments. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z I went rather tardily to make my apologies to Mrs. Franklin Shane. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z "But why shouldn't I—" began Elizabeth tardily; then with a deep blush. And So They Were Married 2012-01-05T03:00:34.437Z It is said that, tardily wise, Reni left off gambling for nearly two years; at last he relapsed, and his relapse was followed not long afterwards by his death, caused by malignant fever. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z Miss Agatha’s prompt acceptance of this explanation for the brevity of his visit was not flattering; but Mr Graynor, awakening tardily to a sense of the lack of cordiality, protested against his leaving so hurriedly. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z That was a prescription which at any rate the prescriber's son did not seem at all disposed to follow, as Rodney quickly learnt when Tom appeared a little tardily. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z Very tardily—only now—it dawns upon men that they have propagated a monstrous error in their belief in language. Human, All Too Human A Book for Free Spirits 2011-11-28T03:00:26.030Z I have come rather tardily, madame," he said, "to thank you for your kindness in sending to inquire about the trifling burn on my hand. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z And even while we tardily forgive our friend, lo! the page is turned and we see that there was no injury, as now there is no compensation for our lack of trust. Diana Tempest, Volume II (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:31.283Z Now that I had come, tardily enough, out of my fool's paradise of the past weeks, I had other things than purposeless anger to think of. In Accordance with the Evidence 2011-11-06T02:00:12.393Z Then she said "Yes, indeed, perfectly," and Aunt Cecilia rather tardily became aware of her niece's metamorphosis into the modern Artemis. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z Then the Chinese reinforcements for which he had asked tardily arrived, and Sunkiang was an Imperial city again. Gentlemen Rovers 2011-10-22T02:00:27.907Z Some of that joy yet lingered in her lovely face when she tardily recognized the newcomer in the half light. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z Nay, madam," rejoined Alicia, tardily smitten with remorse, "I feel sure she means no harm. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z But this kind of knowledge comes tardily; it may be when an infringement of some organic law, of which we were left in ignorance, has fastened upon us painful, perhaps fatal, disease. Mind Amongst the Spindles 2011-09-20T02:00:13.677Z When scepticism as to the reality of the demoniacal powers of sorcery tardily began to arise, it was fiercely reprobated by the Church as infidelity. Supernatural Religion, Vol. I. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:33.183Z Is this, my friend, the reward of my confiding in thee, even if tardily? Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z Or tardily, after my ignorance has been exposed. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z The morning began to come tardily, and as if reluctantly. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z Strange to say, Cæsar’s Commentaries, also, faded from recollection, and it was not until they were driving home that the estimable Roman was tardily remembered along with previous good intentions. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z The British Army cross the Garonne—Advance on Toulouse—Prepare for the Attack—The Attack—Spaniards driven back—Battle very hot—French completely defeated—Soult evacuates Toulouse, and tardily adheres to the Bourbons. Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade 2011-07-21T02:00:19.027Z She felt as if she had been born to this, as if she were coming tardily into her birthright—something of which each least detail would in time become most intimate to her. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z “Your sahib is gone to Allahabad,” she managed to say before the thought came tardily that perhaps it was not wise to make known the Chief Commissioner’s behests in this manner. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z It was these and such like technical liberties with language which scandalized conservative critics, and caused even De Quincey, becoming tardily acquainted with Keats’s work, to dislike and utterly under-rate it. Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z Remembering tardily how much she owed Marjorie, she made a valiant effort to suppress her anger. Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z You must live on to the end, come it never so tardily. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z As she hurried, tardily, to keep an appointment with Matthias for lunch at Martin's, she told herself that she would never know greater happiness. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z Now the saints be praised! the foul fiend is fled; the Blessed Virgin hath sent me help, but too tardily, for I am surely done for. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z What that dogwood drifted tardily along in its trail, pure white, and sure of itself? The Pocahontas-John Smith Story 2011-04-15T02:00:20.537Z We all must allow that at last, however tardily and surprisingly, George Eliot had discovered her true vocation. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z Fortunate it was, that our sentries had been so tardily relieved. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z Upon the boat, when at length it turned up tardily to receive them, conditions were little better, save that the open air was an indescribable relief after the reeking atmosphere of the pier. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z But when the skies would begin to darken and the night come tardily on, the scanty incidents of the day lost their ephemeral interest. The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains 2011-03-22T02:00:18.637Z Leaving the house of the worthy woodsman, the god met a man tardily wending his way home with a small, poorly-made bundle of sticks. Laos Folk-Lore of Farther India 2011-03-14T03:01:03.290Z By and by came the chief tardily, having been delayed by the search for a soldier's scarlet coat, such as he wore on great occasions. Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z He told her how much he had longed to be with her; how tardily the weeks had flown; how happy it made him to see her face again. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z Guy laughs, and produces an unopened handkerchief in which he carefully, and, it must be confessed, very tardily dries her fingers, one by one. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z So that just as I was beginning to congratulate myself on the bucking up of Harry, I tardily perceived that between us we were wounding the wife. The Secret Battle 2011-02-06T03:00:59.983Z The hereditary weaver of business combinations had emerged tardily from beneath the logic-weaver and the cloth-weaver, but of late he had been finding himself. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z After many days of fair promises tardily fulfilled, spring had come. A Hero of Ticonderoga 2011-01-27T03:00:45.450Z Written at a time when Bach's greatness was realised in hardly any quarter, the book claimed for him pre-eminence which a tardily enlightened world since has conceded him. Johann Sebastian Bach 2011-01-26T03:00:27.060Z I admit it—I recoiled before the declaration that, however tardily, I now feel forced to make, at last. The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code A Tale of the Grand Monarch 2011-01-18T03:00:14.120Z About this time, the Kearsarge sent one, and then, tardily, another boat. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z The first resource of menaced orthodoxy is always to deny the alleged facts; the second is to patch up tardily the feeble and hollow modus vivendi of an artificial pact. Charles Darwin 2010-12-24T03:00:33.847Z It moved very tardily, however, and it was noticed that its progress down stream was continually growing less and less. The Frontier Angel A Romance of Kentucky Rangers' Life 2010-12-20T17:12:29.603Z "She married my brother—she is Lady Waring—my name," tardily introduced the stranger, "is Cecil Waring." The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode I wish to believe, I do believe that your scruples, so tardily expressed, are sincere. The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code A Tale of the Grand Monarch 2011-01-18T03:00:14.120Z It occurred to me somewhat tardily, that I knew nothing of Delia but her given name. The Window at the White Cat England followed tardily, and it was not until 1894 that an investigation of the methods used and results obtained was made by a special committee sent to Paris for the purpose. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" It readily dissolves in nitric acid, aqua regia and hot sulphuric acid, but tardily in hot hydrochloric acid. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" That there is infinite grace, through which a certain equity shines, in the things which God has provided for all who have wrought, even though feebly and tardily, at His work. Misread Passage of Scriptures In the dining-room the curtains had been drawn back and the candles extinguished; but the daylight seemed to fall tardily and unnaturally upon the room after its three days' exclusion. The Gambler A Novel Therefore they must not blaspheme Him, either directly or through His agents, nor tardily yield Him what He claims. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus Some jocular allusion to the slow march of the procession had set them a-laughing; and O'Kelly said,— "Talk as men will about the ills of life, see how tardily they move out of it." Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience General Lee, disobeying orders, marched so tardily that he was captured at Basking Ridge, N.J., by a company of British horse. The Greater Republic A History of the United States Morgan and his riflemen had been tardily detached, he having met them on the march near New Windsor on the morning of November 2d. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools And the usual "Come in!" followed somewhat tardily. The Gambler A Novel The girl was self-possession personified, while Leon never before found words so tardily arriving to meet the demands of conversation. A Modern Wizard "And so you rather incline to suppose—" She drew out the words tardily, and fixed on Herr Klann a look of ineffable softness and intelligence together. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience Thus was justice tardily meted out to us. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 It is said that the Government has resolved tardily to have a Department of Agriculture; it is equally needful to have a Department for all matters connected with the "harvests of the sea." Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888 In the three days of his illness his natural exuberance of mind had been directed towards one point—the tardily aroused knowledge of the future that awaited his children. The Gambler A Novel Tardily, very tardily, the country has been following the city in this ability to cooperate for common ends and the community welfare, but improvement is very evident. The Challenge of the Country A Study of Country Life Opportunity It is true that in 1654 she was summoned, somewhat tardily, before the Consistory of her church, severely admonished, and forbidden to communicate. Great Masters in Painting: Rembrandt van Rijn While Philip was thus tardily coming to concessions which even then were not sincere, an important crisis had arrived in the affairs of the Netherlands. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 Captain Blake received an anonymous parcel containing his lost dispatch-case, and, judging probably that some chance passer-by had picked it up and tardily restored it, made no further stir in the matter. The Head Girl at the Gables A crack behind him was the first one speaking tardily, and the roan leaped forward, touched into fury by the slug's creasing its withers. The Buttoned Sky Moral conditions in too many villages, tardily perceived but often staggering when discovered, belie this false optimism. The Challenge of the Country A Study of Country Life Opportunity She loved remembering his face once at a card party of the older crowd where she had been tardily summoned by a disappointed hostess. Fidelity A Novel He surmised shrewdly that the others, tardily observing his gain, had met it with an equalizing demand upon their motor—that both boats were now running at the extreme of their power. The Destroying Angel The majority of the finest intellects develop tardily, and their superiority is in fact greatly dependent upon the staying powers conferred by physical strength and wisely considered conditions. Maids Wives and Bachelors His services to the poetic literature of his age and country have been tardily, and often very inadequately, appreciated. Border Raids and Reivers The fury of the Wolf was, in his own interest, tardily suppressed. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war The peculiar sense for the study of man's history develops itself but tardily, and rather through the silent influence of memory than by the more forcible impressions of the present. Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. At frequent intervals a "razor-back," already up and browsing about, would trot tardily out of the horses' way, grunting his dissatisfaction. Checkers A Hard-luck Story “You are teaching yourself lessons in dissimulation and maliciousness, that you will heartily rue some day, but your repentance will come too tardily to mend the mischief.” Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part The siren was near now—and tardily, he realized that the siren might herald the coming of the real monsters. Pursuit Somewhat tardily we were supplied with weapons of defence and instructed in their use and maintainance. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war No doubt he would have outgrown such work; but when? how soon? how tardily? how fatally late? John March, Southerner Through ceaseless dependence and uncertainty in both his purpose and his position in life, he tardily gained that dignity and validity that attends the realisation of man's estate. Oliver Goldsmith When the two arrived, only a little tardily, on the bridge, the captain addressed Ishie. Where I Wasn't Going "Don't, son," muttered the Judge tardily, unregarded, but Colonel Everard listened courteously, with a faint, amused smile growing rather stiff on his thin lips. The Wishing Moon No Western bishop was present, nor any Roman legate; from Egypt came only a few bishops, and these tardily. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 "Constantine Pavlovich" to "Convention" Fair's reply came tardily and was disguised as a playful guess. John March, Southerner The report of these atrocities, tardily reaching the Old World, called forth an almost universal cry of horror. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 The just concession that had been somewhat tardily yielded a short time before in Catholic emancipation had excited the people to make all sorts of demands, reasonable and unreasonable. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" At the end of a hard winter day, descending tardily into the early spring, they missed him at the farm. In the Heart of a Fool Even the father had assented that it should be so, though tardily and with sundry misgivings. The Landleaguers Then he saw what had so tardily emboldened the figure to come forward out of hiding. John March, Southerner Queer the letters had come through so tardily! The Camerons of Highboro In those days of slow communication the news of the disallowance reached him tardily. The Winning of Popular Government A Chronicle of the Union of 1841 And, if this recognition has been given tardily by English critics, the reason is to be found in want of acquaintance with his work. Raeburn Considerable blood will be lost and the wound will heal tardily, but the ox will be preserved. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle The tardily blossoming cycles, Flowering at last in this glorious age of our art, had not waited, 218 Folded calyxes still, for Pordenone or Titian. Poems They have apparently been whitewashed over many times, but remorse, if tardily, has evidently come lately, and such restoration or renovation as has been possible, has been undertaken. The Cathedrals of Northern France Russians complain somewhat tardily of the prevalence of the same system among themselves. England and Germany Down the harbor Gage did nothing, except to send, tardily, to repel American expeditions. The Siege of Boston He assumed the offensive tardily, and did not push forward rapidly to the point where the French army must concentrate, before its concentration could be accomplished. Pius IX. And His Time Pileus is firm, convex becoming centrally depressed or somewhat funnel-form, viscid, even on the thin margin, reddish-purple, often variegated with green, pea-green sometimes varied with purple, flesh white, taste acrid or tardily acrid. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth The orders which General Prentiss had issued were tardily acted upon. My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field The increasing demand for coffee caused the government tardily to seek to stimulate interest in the cultivation of the plant in British colonial possessions. All About Coffee A tribute to his memory was but tardily rendered by the nation. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Though upwards of one hundred years had elapsed since the death of Copernicus, yet the doctrines associated with the system of which he was the founder were but very tardily adopted up to this time. The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' He allowed the pony to step tardily forward, while he strove to locate the point whence peril threatened. The Young Ranchers or, Fighting the Sioux He endeavored to repair the fault so tardily acknowledged, but found it impossible to cancel it when remorse, embittered effort, and age left him powerless to redeem the rich inheritance squandered in his prime. Moods "The provision," says Mr. Sumner, "which showed itself thus tardily, and was so slightly noticed in the National Convention, was neglected in most of the contemporaneous discussions before the people." Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject The minutes linger more tardily than ever," he continued: "full fifteen to the time.—Would it were over! The Buccaneer A Tale Stung into a semblance of action by the sudden appearance of the boss, the men abruptly postponed their conversation and tardily plied their scrubbing brooms, meanwhile eying the newcomer with frank disapproval. El Diablo Caspar, ever sanguine, soon yielded to the views of his brother; and Ossaroo, though tardily convinced, acknowledged that they could do no better than try. The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains Men, indeed, whose pleasure it is perpetually to explore even their own country on foot, and to whom its every phase of climate is delightful, receive, somewhat tardily, the spirit of The Road. Hilaire Belloc The Man and His Work The planters, therefore, looked abroad to the existing markets, rather than to wait for tardily creating one at home. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject He remembered, tardily, her condition; it would be dangerous for her. Mountain Blood A Novel Connecticut and Maryland came on in May, and New Hampshire, somewhat tardily, in June. The Critical Period of American History Here again, however, the French navy led the way, and England follows somewhat tardily. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" Scarcely could she pray; unbelief tardily admitted threatened to revenge itself for the long siege by sacking the whole city. The Faith Doctor A Story of New York The digestive process was at once arrested, and did not begin again until after the absorption of the spirit, after which it was slowly renewed, and tardily finished. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say Mr. Hudson B. Riggs now enters the tale—somewhat tardily, and making a quick exit, all in a morning coat too tight about the shoulders, and a smile of festivity too tight about the lips. Free Air The powers that had given in their adhesion to the Pragmatic Sanction were tardily and but half acknowledging her succession, and from France she could get nothing but dissimulation and uncertainty. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History He asked that his accounts might be examined: ignorant or evil-minded commissioners were entrusted with their investigation, and the Government only took it in hand very tardily. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. II The system of credit for the extinction of the national debt, and to provide for the national expenditures, devised by the Congress, was tardily accepted by most of the states, and utterly neglected by others. Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. Of such S. Gregory speaks:—"What wonder if tardily our prayers are heard by the Lord, when we tardily or not at all hear the Lord when He commands?" The Form of Perfect Living and Other Prose Treatises His master worked feverishly, untying the trays and fitting them into the trunk from which he had tardily removed his dress coat, and the revolver. The Ghost Breaker A Novel Based Upon the Play Their example was tardily followed by the men and a general attack was delivered on a wide portion of the line. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. There are formations which yield their organisms slowly to the discoverer, and the proofs which establish their place in the geological scale more tardily still. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science One of our Maxims had been tardily brought into play! The Great White Queen A Tale of Treasure and Treason "My money's done, an' credit too, for that matter," tardily replied the tailor. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 After seven years of dire suffering, twelve of these unfortunates were found alive, an expedition having been tardily sent to seek them by the king. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) The nation was doing a great man justice, though tardily. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Her final declaration came tardily, if not indeed unwisely as a matter of practical policy, however abundantly justified by England's commercial restrictions and her seizure of American as well as British seamen on American ships. A History of Sea Power The vital nervous fluids no longer sprang forth to his muscles at the command of his brain: they came tardily, if at all. The Snowshoe Trail "Rather tardily remembered," answered the countess, with acerbity. Fairy Fingers A Novel For several years Champlain was constantly obliged to visit France for the purpose of urging on the tardily provided aids for the colony. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) He is over sixty, and his well deserved fame reaches him but tardily. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas Not Frank or Hun, nor Huguenot or Roundhead, or mountaineer, Hungarian, or Pole, exceeded their sacrifices made when tardily accepted. History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States The transmission, moreover, requires time, and the consequence is, that a wound inflicted on a portion of the body distant from the brain is more tardily appreciated than one inflicted adjacent to the brain. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 All was seemingly confusion and panic, and the skipper’s orders were being tardily obeyed. The Cryptogram A Story of Northwest Canada The clouds broke in masses, and rolled tardily down the sky. Summerfield or, Life on a Farm However, his good angel at last managed to pluck up some courage—it was high time—and, strengthened by this tardily given assistance, he betook himself in search of consolation within church walls. A Romance Of Tompkins Square 1891 No. At least I will go to my own place, if tardily. The Thing from the Lake The exchequer was only tardily replenished under a loose system of taxation. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 All these examples of modern times prove that man has but tardily discovered the extent of his own power, and that he is not even yet sufficiently aware of it. Evolution, Old & New Or, the Theories of Buffon, Dr. Erasmus Darwin and Lamarck, as compared with that of Charles Darwin Symptoms.—The symptoms vary according to whether the disease comes on suddenly or more tardily. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse His will sets forth emphatically that he came tardily to realise that posterity is the best thing a man can leave behind him. Sally of Missouri Now and again with the kelts you have a positive fight, but as a rule they hang on and move tardily, yet without risk of smashing something you cannot hasten the finale. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler The mobilisation of the burghers, which had been secretly on foot for some time, was forthwith carried on apace, and later—much too tardily—British patience gave way, and troops were despatched to South Africa. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 The missions in the interior have recognised, though perhaps somewhat tardily, the importance of the half-breeds, and have picked them up here and there along the rivers and become responsible for their decent rearing. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska That, by the present law, the wisest, virtuousest, discreetest, best of authors, is tardily rewarded, precisely as a vicious, seditious, or blasphemous writer is summarily punished—namely, by the forfeiture of his copyright. International Copyright Considered in some of its Relations to Ethics and Political Economy The purpose to make elementary education a public charge developed tardily. Union and Democracy When she went, rather tardily, to withdraw her promise, she said that the time was now growing so short she must give every moment to the Synthesis. The Coast of Bohemia These two forms are, firstly, the well-known work of the early translators and, secondly, the tardily recognized work of certain schools of minor art. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield With slow and lagging steps, with bent head and averted eyes, she creeps tardily near, resting with her hand upon the lock to summon courage to meet what must be before her. Molly Bawn Her loyalty to the woman who had been kind and good to her over so many years awakened, tardily. Good Old Anna The enemy pursued rather tardily to Salem, where Early concentrated his army. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 But as they appeared to him to do this too tardily, he ordered, as if in anger, the noblest Persians of his suite to assist in expediting the carriages. The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis There are few issues attended with greater uncertainty than the fate of a poet, and of the three represented herein it may be said that they survive but tardily in public interest. Pastoral Poems by Nicholas Breton, Selected Poetry by George Wither, and Pastoral Poetry by William Browne (of Tavistock) "Has Alec some place to sleep?" inquired Blue Bonnet, her hospitable instincts suddenly and rather tardily aroused. Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party I was all but beyond this world, cousin, so pardon me if I seem to come back to it somewhat tardily. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia It was old, but very tough, and yielded tardily to the blows of the instrument. The Sins of Séverac Bablon The inventor came indeed only tardily to discover in which direction his real talent lay. The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees And now Honor was thirteen and a half, and tardily ready for High School, and there were three little Lorimers, twins and a six months' old single. Play the Game! Thus tardily, reluctantly, and at first gently, the kindly philosopher began to admit to himself and others the truth as to his Majesty's disposition and character. Benjamin Franklin A distant roar At first recalls me from my reverie, Then bids me trace my steps less tardily. The Song of the Exile—A Canadian Epic Apt to vary in hue, it is durable both in water and oil, but, like all bituminous earths, dries tardily as a rule in the latter vehicle. Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists The order of gentlemanly parleying and brokery has, therefore, with many apprehensions of calamity, been reluctantly and tardily giving ground before something that is of a visibly underbred order. An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation As Bobertag has pointed out, the child first masters such distinctions as up and down, above and below, before and behind, etc., and arrives at a knowledge of right and left rather tardily. The Measurement of Intelligence An Explanation of and a Complete Guide for the Use of the Stanford Revision and Extension of the Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale But however tardily it may appear to some, ultimately, eternal justice will assert itself. The Hero of the Humber or the History of the Late Mr. John Ellerthorpe To the inmates of the house the hours had stretched their weary lengths along, and sleep came tardily to bring relief to their overwrought minds. Bucholz and the Detectives Marrying late in life, he seemed to have found his bent more tardily than did other men. The Best Short Stories of 1915 And the Yearbook of the American Short Story But though many of the Federalists thus tardily and reluctantly fell in with the popular sentiment, they were for the most part heartily incensed against Mr. Adams. John Quincy Adams American Statesmen Series But it was timidly and tardily done, and therefore ineffectively. A History of American Christianity Once by appointment I passed an hour in your office pleasantly and profitably and even so tardily do I acknowledge your courtesy and good-nature. Journeys to Bagdad The civic companies somewhat tardily gave their adhesion to the royal cause, and agreed to defend the city. London and the Kingdom - Volume I As Ferdinand, nervous as a child returning to school, tardily regained home, he recognised the approaching postman. Henrietta Temple A Love Story Above the valley of the mist-hung street a thin and yellow light showed where morning was coming on, tardily, thickly. Phantom Wires A Novel It was along still another line of argument, proceeding from the assumed "rectitude of human nature," that the Unitarians came, tardily and hesitatingly, to the Universalist position. A History of American Christianity In one man, perhaps, unconsciousness will immediately recognise what is taking place in his heart; in another, it will very tardily lend itself to the phenomena of reason. The Buried Temple Rankin's gun gaped at him across the table the while his own weapon lagged tardily half-way in its holster. Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers Besides, though the garments he wore were new and bright and stiff, those two brief glimpses of his rival's clothes now tardily showed him that there was a difference. The She Boss A Western Story The commander-in-chief had informed him—probably by means of Cavanagh—that on September 29 he had been gazetted major-general, and the somewhat tardily bestowed honour filled him with pleasure. The Red Book of Heroes We have seen the order of the Wesleyan preachers coming so tardily across the ocean, and propagated with constantly increasing momentum southward from the border of Maryland. A History of American Christianity If they get recognition in life, it is wrung tardily from an ungrateful and ungracious world. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers And little as I had a right to be remembered by Him whom I had forgotten in the hour of prosperity, and whom I so tardily invoked, I prayed earnestly and sincerely. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth The love of Andrea and Michael, tardily seen, only partially realised, had helped her at last. Prisoners Fast Bound In Misery And Iron It had always been out of the question, but he'd realized that tardily. Winner Take All And man, the highest of created beings, advances to maturity most tardily of all. Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story Now the day has lessened, and breaks tardily and without a dawn, and with a blend of shadow quickly fades into the night. The Hills of Hingham The majority of clergymen have at length come to realise, tardily and reluctantly, that the man or woman who rejects the creeds they offer may quite possibly not believe in them. The War and the Churches After a year in prison the news tardily reached Michael through his friend, the doctor, that the duke was dead. Prisoners Fast Bound In Misery And Iron Ships though they cannot feel their toils, yet move tardily when they are filled with cargo. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator Youth in him had awakened tardily but ardent, and, with a presentiment of his approaching end, he had sought to exhaust it in Francine's arms. Bohemians of the Latin Quarter It was even true that a Crittenden had already given his life for the very cause that was so tardily thrilling the nation now. Crittenden A Kentucky Story of Love and War They were all revolutionaries; and success came so tardily to them that flattery did not taint their native genius. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters Then part of the sense of his brother's last words tardily reached Michael's blurred faculties. Prisoners Fast Bound In Misery And Iron The sense of the broken whispers came tardily to Courthope's understanding through the smothering door. A Dozen Ways Of Love She bowed sedately to Rawson-Clew, and the young man, becoming tardily aware of it, took off his hat, rather late, and with a sweeping foreign flourish. The Good Comrade When, therefore, the retreat was tardily undertaken, the fact that the more precipitate retirement had begun in front of the city and not behind it was of considerable effect in what followed. A General Sketch of the European War The First Phase It seemed natural enough to your good father that 'a whimsical genius,' as he called me, should be allowed the caprice of even tardily looking up his boyhood's acquaintance. Told in a French Garden August, 1914 Something had already been done, but Doctor Morton fancied too tardily, and he had been urging upon his brother-in-law more vigorous measures. A Canadian Heroine, Volume 1 A Novel A sharp ring at the door-bell, tardily answered by a servant, and then footsteps approached the parlor door. Princess This law of order even prompted him to rebuke the Minister of Fine Arts severely when one day that functionary met an appointment tardily. Great Italian and French Composers It had come to this, then, that he must dine with fancies rather than alone, that this tardily developed streak of sentimentality must be ministered to or would drag him into the depths of dejection. Nobody's Man The prophet lay on the child's bed, so heavy with sleep tardily sought that he did not awake until four men had laid hold of him. The Mormon Prophet It cannot be doubted that this transition took place very tardily. Auguste Comte and Positivism To these must be added the power that comes through wealth; and thus, with the real advancement of condition and character will come, tardily and grudgingly perhaps, but nevertheless surely, improved social standing. The Colored Regulars in the United States Army I asked, tardily enough, though not through lack of thought of him. Carette of Sark Dave by then had found himself; that is, he made his way, thus tardily, to the horseman's side—and the two went at length to their dinner. The Furnace of Gold By Mr. Rose I received safely, though tardily, magnesia and tooth-powder, and * * * *. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals One of these brief heliograms reported that the defenders were "hard pressed," and in the afternoon, somewhat tardily as it seems, General Buller made a demonstration with all his available force towards the enemy's trenches. Four Months Besieged The Story of Ladysmith For if the natives were exasperated they would receive tardily the blessings that were intended for them. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55 1629-30 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. Dealing with an unforeseen calamity of such stupendous magnitude at long range from Downing Street entailed delay; and public relief, waiting until official investigation had tardily reported the hardships, suffered in the truly distressful country. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent Then she gently pushed the creature, and it sped, tardily, over the border. Jewel's Story Book Yet it was not until 1908 that the necessity of exceptional measures to cope with an exceptional situation was tardily and very reluctantly realized. Indian Unrest They represent the gods as irresistible, retributive, favoring the good and punishing the bad, though sometimes very tardily. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 Her acquiescence, now tardily given, was surly and ungracious. The Passenger from Calais The new President called his cabinet together, and Mr. Lincoln's instructions of March 3 to Grant were repeated to Sherman—somewhat tardily, it must be confessed—as his rule of action. A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's Abraham Lincoln: A History Thus tardily made to realise into what perils his fancy was leading him, he checked and weighed her question with his answer, gravely judgmatical. The Day of Days An Extravaganza Borax dissolves tin compounds in the flame of oxidation, and upon platinum wire, very tardily, and in small quantity, to a transparent colorless bead, which remains clear after cooling, and also when heated intermittingly. A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations For there is no redress here, and it comes but tardily from your Majesty, owing to the time necessary for it to reach this country. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 14 of 55 1606-1609 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century It was introduced tardily, at a late period of the Convention, and adopted with very little and most casual discussion. American Eloquence, Volume 2 Studies In American Political History (1896) "His heart was always breaking" at some act of parsimony on the part of the Government in so tardily giving that which he pleaded was an urgent necessity for them to have. Drake, Nelson and Napoleon As compensation he was, though somewhat tardily, canonized as the Spirit of the White Tiger Star. Myths and Legends of China Microcosmic Salt dissolves the oxides in the flame of reduction very tardily in a small quantity to a transparent colorless bead, which remains clear while cooling. A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations We very tardily adopted some of its laws long after his death, and we might go on copying to our advantage. The Tragedy of St. Helena The provision, showing itself thus tardily, and so slightly regarded in the National Convention, was neglected in much of the contemporaneous discussion before the people. American Eloquence, Volume 2 Studies In American Political History (1896) The knowledge had certainly come tardily, but not the less surely. If Only etc. Beethoven had indeed lost an infant brother twenty-three years before this event, but it is not likely that he was thus tardily commemorating him. Beethoven So, too, the Ethics of Aristotle has been tardily tried and has lately been read by Masters, though only here and there. Readings in the History of Education Mediaeval Universities "After all, you know he may take to flight, and shun an encounter which, it is evident, he has entered into but tardily." Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood Perhaps he had seen her for the last time on earth, for the possibility of being killed himself tardily came to his mind. Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue It was a matter of special license, and off went the tardily happy pair to Margate, before we had finished rubbing our eyes. Jaffery Thus the promised advance of Amherst into Canada would be not without its difficulties, even when his navy, too tardily begun, should be ready to act its part. Montcalm and Wolfe What you have granted—sometimes more than our request—has always been given so tardily as to prove the lack of good will. Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 Dawn came tardily after a long, cheerless night, during which the wind whined over the prairie and the stars showed dimly through a shifting veil of low-sweeping clouds. The Uphill Climb If interpreted at all, its sense must be taken to be that which is now, somewhat tardily, put upon it by our own Government. Letters to "The Times" upon War and Neutrality (1881-1920) The spines of these sea-urchins make slate-pencils in some of the islands, and are excellent for hastily writing on a nearby cliff a message to a friend who is following tardily. White Shadows in the South Seas That justice may be done, he, now, is officially, though tardily, created a member of Chinde's respectable society. The Congo and Coasts of Africa They potter tardily along, pass ten minutes in considering a putt, shout and swear if you hit into them, and are not pleased if you sit down and smoke while you wait. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, January 16, 1892 To these two considerations I must add a third, namely, that I had become tardily conscious that, if Andriaovsky had not lingered of himself, I should certainly have asked him to do so. Widdershins But when Pompeius began to raise recruits, some refused and a few came together tardily and without any readiness, but the greater part cried out that some terms should be come to. Plutarch's Lives Volume III. Fortunately, there is a clock-repairer who, so soon as he perceived how tardily the hands performed their task, with his finger twirled them around the entire dial, whereupon the clock struck the hour. The Nameless Castle The morning mail is late, and the Boston papers are tardily distributed. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 3, February 1896 And the reasons why a man, that served the ministry so effectually, was so tardily, and so difficultly, and so poorly rewarded, are explained in Sheridan's Life of Swift. The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2 "No—no—," I stammered, as I got up and tardily placed them chairs. Widdershins The new books, tardily printed, were tardily bound and tardily put to sea on the packet ship "Ontario," which left New York for London on the 1st of August. The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol. I Blow after blow fell, sometimes rapidly, sometimes tardily. Lady Connie Dunois and La Hire, more tardily advised of what was happening, but prompt and decisive in action, were galloping out of the Gate at the head of the picked soldiers under their command. A Heroine of France Spring comes tardily to the high mountain town, and a light powdering of snow still lay on the topmost slope of Monte Subasio. The Testing of Diana Mallory Of course, every gentleman is bound to accept the apology of another, however tardily it may be offered. Ester Ried I used to rise with the first rays of light, which always penetrated tardily into the dark alcove of the little ante-room where my friend gave me shelter like a mendicant of love. Raphael Pages of the Book of Life at Twenty In the house at Bycars, where he arrived tardily after circuitous wanderings, Louis first of all dropped the parcel from Faulkner's into the oak chest, raising and lowering the lid without any noise. The Price of Love "Yes—after all—yes, yes," the people about me murmur, timidly; they also blinking as though tardily enlightened by the spectacle of the poor benefactor. Light Henkel had been caught so suddenly, had realized it so tardily, that the grin of exultation had not quite faded from his face by the time that he stood exposed. Dave Darrin's First Year at Annapolis The delinquent wayfarers were both fortunate and unfortunate in thus tardily arriving upon the scene. The American Indian as Participant in the Civil War Very tardily, according to the feelings of the anxious women, was the dinner finished, and their companions ready to take them out again. A Reputed Changeling Or Three Seventh Years Two Centuries Ago The top-sail was then tardily filled, but before the latter ship had recovered her motion, the sails of her enemy overshadowed her deck. The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas If any one spoke to her, she answered tardily and not always to the purpose. Overland The less efficient laborers and others that have been out of work, begin to find employment, and then, more tardily, wages begin to rise. Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II Thanks, Aurelius, for your warning, Though 't is somewhat tardily offered. The Two Lovers of Heaven: Chrysanthus and Daria A Drama of Early Christian Rome To the majority of the officers from that army promotion was rapid, though a few cases occurred in which the services they rendered were tardily acknowledged. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation There is nothing which we estimate so fallaciously as the force of our own resolutions, nor any fallacy which we so unwillingly and tardily detect. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 04 The Adventurer; The Idler The awful hours passed tardily with me, in pangs for the soldier and his chiefs. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 570, October 13, 1832 The limitation of hours was first applied to children working in English factories early in the nineteenth century and thence has extended throughout the world, tardily following the spread of the factory system. Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II For that which you have done—however tardily—I thank you. Chivalry With great dignity her gaze was bent beyond him on the nearing host, and when Constance plucked her arm she tardily looked three wrong ways. Kincaid's Battery "His Eminence moves tardily to night," he said in reply to a remark of the Duke. The Life of Marie de Medicis — Volume 3 His smile was that of a brother who remembers tardily to be loving-kind. The Grafters It is not to the parents, but to the succeeding generation, that the debt is tardily paid. Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II She bombarded the Directors with petitions, till at last, two years after her arrival in England, they tardily awoke to the fact that they themselves had substantial claims against her. The Pirates of Malabar, and an Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago She turned and they tardily followed their friends, bound for the gangway. Kincaid's Battery Frequently the landlord made a long neck over the table, gauging the contents of our tardily emptied pint; and, as the watchman was calling 'Past eleven,' finally took it away, and bade us 'bundle off.' Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXII That Ann was to be judged by the Something Somewhere she had formed in her heart rather than by whatever it was life had tardily and ungenerously and unwisely brought her. The Visioning My house, in the meantime, was going forward, though rather tardily, with but one man. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers He tardily lighted his cigarette and sat smoking beside her, the tiny glow lighting his face briefly now and then. Good Indian We have, at last, to record some genuinely scientific ascents, which our country now, all too tardily, instituted. The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation You will find near this place, if you follow not too tardily, a dead hare; eat and be refreshed. Frankenstein The exemption comes more tardily the remoter the relation in which the servant stands to the person of the master. Theory of the Leisure Class Away we'll go, And merrily marry, Nor tardily tarry Till day is done! The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan To the whole-hearted efforts of Coastal pilots and crews is due, to a great extent, the recognition which somewhat tardily was granted to the Airship Service. British Airships, Past, Present, and Future The assimilative function in the child appropriates mineral water tardily and sometimes absorbs it altogether too slowly for the child's good. Arizona Sketches Thus runs Ctesias's account, tardily, with the slowness of a blunt weapon, effecting the victim's death. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans Any change in men's views as to what is good and right in human life make its way but tardily at the best. Theory of the Leisure Class Away we'll go, And merrily marry, Nor tardily tarry Till day is done! The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan I have alluded, perhaps tardily, to Mr. Browning's son, a sociable little being who must for some time have been playing a prominent part in his parents' lives. Life and Letters of Robert Browning Of protective action of this politic sort, promptly or tardily decided on, the dealings of the Roman ecclesiasticism with many individual saints and prophets yield examples enough for our instruction. Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature She remembered him how, tardily and with a pang of remorse. The Scarlet Pimpernel Something tardily the son of the house, liking neither Helene's face nor the deathly rumours that were rife about her, dismissed her. She Stands Accused Then Father Brown awoke tardily to a second truth. The Innocence of Father Brown The male virile desire in him tardily awakened, aroused itself, strong and brutal. McTeague It was a case of heterogeneous personality tardily and slowly finding its unity and level. Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature It was too late to talk of 'circumstances'; he heard the story from other sources; my confession came too tardily, it seems. The Scarlet Pimpernel Yet he tardily acquired the experience necessary to guard him against future imposition. Maria, or the Wrongs of Woman Under his escort she went tardily forward to the main front, whose shuttered windows, like sightless eyeballs, excluded the possibility of watchers. Tess of the d'Urbervilles But the goal was surely, if tardily, attained. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 He recovered the power of speech tardily, and would have put her from him; but she held tight to him. The Bronze Bell My fellow scientists faced one of the figures, which I recognized as that of William II, and I, a little tardily, saluted with them. City of Endless Night When I came home, tardily, that afternoon, the picnickers had not returned, though the oleanders and crape-myrtles on the grounds next ours cast shadows three times their length across our lawn. Strong Hearts Then Henson rang the bell, and after a time Williams appeared tardily. The Crimson Blind The committee of public safety turned its attention and efforts but tardily on this point, which was not the most dangerous for it. History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 Napoleon tardily determined to despatch Grouchy on the errand of following up the Prussians with a force consisting of about 33,000 men with ninety-six guns. Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places "Pardon!" he stammered, then laughed as one who tardily appreciates a joke. The Lone Wolf A Melodrama The girl had come to Mauleverer with the smallest number of garments compatible with decency; and her stock had been but tardily and scantily replenished during her residence in that manorial abode. The Golden Calf Mrs. Bates, with her hand on the door-knob, felt herself obliged to decline this theme so tardily introduced—though the old man's tart tone promised great possibilities. With the Procession Thoughts come tardily, when the arrow or the bullet hath already taken its flight! The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish "A friend!" tardily echoed the girl when the servant was gone. The Brass Bowl The orders to march were tardily obeyed, and many hours elapsed before our encampment was raised. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 The Government which had thus tardily followed Sir Charles Dilke's lead had lost the confidence of the country. The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 2 The promise was tardily and reluctantly fulfilled, after an interval of about four years, and not until induced by other circumstances; for Ovando contrived to propitiate the monarch, by forcing a revenue from the island. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) But about the syphilitics at La Ferté: they were, somewhat tardily to be sure, segregated in a very small and dirty room—for a matter of, perhaps, two weeks. The Enormous Room No Charlemagne with his Gallic armies forced it tardily to accept baptism. Europe and the Faith "Sine auctoritate nulla vita" This is greatly superior to the method adopted by many modern statesmen, who wait till their constituency weary of them and then reluctantly and tardily die. Remarks "Why is the house like a tomb?" she demanded sharply of the servant, who appeared tardily. Together The country had obviously gained more than it had conceded, and tardily saw the debt it owed Mr. Jay and to the administration, whose firmness and prudence had made his mission possible. Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him He felt that she was performing her most obvious duty; he could not but be pleased that the breach caused by him had been thus tardily healed. Literary Love-Letters and Other Stories The moment something threatens our common morals from within, we face it, however tardily. Europe and the Faith "Sine auctoritate nulla vita" When she and Mrs. Carnarvon appeared, he joined them tardily, after having made an arrangement with the Fortescues for the next day. The Great God Success The slowest of all laggard minutes, the minutes which are reckoned by suspense, followed each other tardily and more tardily, before there appeared the first sign of a change. Blind Love Fame came to him tardily, and with some unfortunate results. Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived He knew that he had misjudged his man; he saw the outlines of the plot as plainly as Samson had seen them, though more tardily. The Call of the Cumberlands Then, at the hotel, I consulted with a capable young office-lady, who tardily developed a knowledge of English, and we agreed that it would be well to send the chico to the post-office for it. Familiar Spanish Travels Exactly one month after the Alexandria riots reparation for those riots was tardily exacted at the same spot.' The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1 It was not till 1893 that he collected in one volume the scattered sonnets of his youth and middle age: the collection won him somewhat tardily his chair in the Academy. First and Last It also frequently happens that sentences of death, tardily pronounced by the Audiencia of Caracas, cannot be executed for want of a hangman. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 "True, Sir, and far too true! yet is it always best to do right, however tardily; always better to repent, than to grow callous in wrong." Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 2 Why was that man so tardily come to search for it, if he might do so without any body near him? Erema — My Father's Sin General Eblé opposed an attempt, the advantages of which were to be too tardily recognized. World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France Happily I yielded very tardily to this desire. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 While these events were occurring on the Virginia frontier, military affairs went on tardily and heavily at the north. Life of George Washington — Volume 01 "I thought thy question hasty!" exclaimed the wealthy peasant, swelling like one who gets justice, though tardily. The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons The time of separation had dragged tardily past, until one foggy December morning we awoke to the glad consciousness that that very evening the Boy would be with us again. A Versailles Christmas-Tide But never did morning dawn so tardily as this!—Neither is the chariot yet come. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 5 In 1869 their right of establishment was tardily conceded to them by law. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes Elephants, for instance, are reported to have taken premeditated revenge for insults long after they were suffered; lions, to have requited benefits on an opportunity tardily offered. The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; On Human Nature The negotiations, however, proceeded very tardily, and at last Mahomet sent Othman, his famous warrior and companion, to Mecca to conduct the final overtures. Mahomet Founder of Islam Prim, always in black bonnet and jet-trimmed cape of years gone by, both in summer and winter, she took no heed of the vagaries of fashion, even when they reached Woodnewton so tardily. The House of Whispers When we have a system which is clearly bad, and when we see our way to make it better, we generally make the change however tardily. Supply and Demand But to-night the latter, apparently tardily sobered by his terrible and heavy losses, allowed himself to be led away by his friend from the scene of his disasters. The Old Man in the Corner The child must be taught to take its food slowly, retain it in it's mouth long, and swallow it tardily. The Maternal Management of Children, in Health and Disease Wait also for the others that through the unconscious operations of memory will tardily straggle in. The Century Vocabulary Builder "Occasionally slides follow an explosion tardily, and the gases don't always dissipate quickly." The Mystery Frontenac complained to the minister that his services had been slightly and tardily requited. Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV As he tardily advanced his storming columns, the cheers from the fort announced its capture. Neville Trueman, the Pioneer Preacher : a tale of the war of 1812 The ash and oak are shaking out their leaves tardily; the orchards are white with the bridal bloom of May. The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland There, do you not observe that though this last flash seemed scarcely less vivid, the report followed more tardily, indicating that the storm centre is already well to the south and east of us? Nature's Serial Story The ban may fall tardily, but it is sure to fall. The Duel Between France and Germany "You mustn't think any more about it," he managed to say, and rather tardily. The Desired Woman Mysie explained that not being a regular meal, no one was obliged to come punctually to it, or to come at all, but these who came tardily might fare the worse. The Two Sides of the Shield "Coming rather tardily, I think," said her ladyship, not altogether playfully. Castle Richmond It is well if thus tardily she refund it, though not as your price, my poor child. Love and Life An Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume "What do you want?" was the angry question of an indignant old caretaker who answered the bell tardily. The Voice on the Wire It was his first sign of hesitation —the one instant in which nature rebelled against the conscience so tardily awakened. The Masquerader Such was the compelling power of that love which had come tardily to her. The Maid of the Whispering Hills A circumstance that eventually facilitated my long-desired return to Germany, which was now justified by my good prospects, was the tardily awakened interest taken in my position by the wealthy members of my family. My Life — Volume 1 The fruit that ripens tardily has ever the finest flavour. He Knew He Was Right Kennedy was about to reply when he was interrupted by the arrival of a couple of detectives from the city police, tardily summoned by Grady. The Treasure-Train The reservists obeyed the summons to the colours of their own free will and with gratifying promptness, instead of being tardily dragged from their homes in chains as in the days of Ismail. The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan For Mrs. Lethbury was undoubtedly happy for the first time in years; and the thought that he had tardily contributed to this end reconciled him to the irony of the means. The Descent of Man and Other Stories Having with him a quantity of vaccine virus, he was able to barter skill in vaccinating the populace for liberty, though it was tardily and grudgingly granted. The Romance of the Colorado River The Story of its Discovery in 1840, with an Account of the Later Explorations, and with Special Reference to the Voyages of Powell through the Line of the Great Canyons So be it; but the lopping hurts, The graft takes tardily! Victories of Love There have been times, sir, when I would have given half of my fortune simply to embrace that child of a wife too tardily appreciated. The Widow Lerouge Neither ought we to give after long delay, because in all good offices the will of the giver counts for much, and he who gives tardily must long have been unwilling to give at all. L. Annaeus Seneca on Benefits Acting on his first impulse, he ran to the place, calling to his guard to follow him, which they did so tardily that he entered it alone. Love Eternal The thirtieth of November dawned with the grave brightness of an autumn day, as the sun slowly mounted from the golden east, drinking up the mists that rose tardily, leaving the grass thickly bedewed. The Daisy chain, or Aspirations With all its sketchiness, however, it had immediate political results, and when the election was over, there came tardily a general public recognition that the Congressional Union had made a real contribution to these results. Jailed for Freedom The body was found there anon by those who so tardily rode after their leader, and his dismayed troopers bore those poor remains to Viana. The Life of Cesare Borgia The next post brought him the letter, which his wife had tardily forwarded. East Lynne Every word of it sank into the brain of Asad thus tardily to enlighten him. The Sea-Hawk He who decides tardily generally acts rashly, endeavoring to make up by hurry of action for slowness of deliberation. Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada Again I knocked; and tardily An inner step was heard, And I was shown her presence then With scarce an answering word. Poems of the Past and the Present "He appears to know everybody," was Mrs. Benson's comment to Irene, as she observed his greeting of one and another as the guests tardily came down to breakfast. Their Pilgrimage In the wake of the lumbermen settlers are tardily spreading northward from the more favored tracts in northern New England and southern Canada. The Red Man's Continent: a chronicle of aboriginal America "God has been merciful to me a sinner," he said, "since He accords me the means to make amends, tardily though it be." The Sea-Hawk This convention had been ratified somewhat tardily by the Senate and now waited on the pleasure of the Spanish Government. Jefferson and His Colleagues; a chronicle of the Virginia dynasty The Royal Society, tardily awakened, elected Franklin a member and in 1753 awarded him the Copley medal with a complimentary address.* The Age of Invention : a chronicle of mechanical conquest I waited for him in some wonder, it not being like him to come tardily to such pastime. To Have and to Hold Maltenby was one of those old-fashioned houses where the port is served as a lay sacrament and the call of the drawing-room is responded to tardily. The Devil's Paw Julius arrived with the cigars as tardily as if he had had to cross a Rubicon in the back room. The Red Acorn Perhaps it was some such instinct that caused the applause which hesitatingly and tardily followed her from the platform to appear polite and half restrained rather than spontaneous. A First Family of Tasajara So Hedwig prayed for many things: for the softening of hard hearts; for Nikky's love; and, perhaps a trifle tardily, for the welfare and recovery of her grandfather, the King. Long Live the King! Harcourt had seen the Revolution with disgust, had not chosen to sit in the Convention, had with difficulty reconciled his conscience to the oaths, and had tardily and unwillingly signed the Association. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 He was a man who proved himself in the end of his career to possess both sense and energy, though tardily developed. Jeanne D'Arc: her life and death It seemed probable that, as long as Rochester continued to submit himself, though tardily and with murmurs, to the royal pleasure, he would continue to be in name prime minister. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 My honour, so tardily aroused, demanded no less. Bardelys the Magnificent; being an account of the strange wooing pursued by the Sieur Marcel de Saint-Pol, marquis of Bardelys... The best evidence that he was right lies in the fact that President Wilson, tardily, reluctantly, adopted, one by one, Roosevelt's demands. Theodore Roosevelt; an Intimate Biography The rents were low, and it could but tardily widen its own borders, while of money he had little and no will to mortgage. Sir Gibbie As Trysdale grimly wrenched apart the seam of his last glove, the crowning instance of his fatuous and tardily mourned egoism came vividly back to him. Waifs and Strays Part 1 The orders to march were tardily obeyed, and many hours elapsed before our encampment was raised. Murad the Unlucky and Other Tales Thus not only would justice be done, but I should—though tardily—be even with the Count. Bardelys the Magnificent; being an account of the strange wooing pursued by the Sieur Marcel de Saint-Pol, marquis of Bardelys... The General says he is informd that the Levies are making very tardily. The Writings of Samuel Adams - Volume 3 The plastered ceiling, divided in two parts by a heavy beam which started from the fireplace, seemed a concession tardily made to luxury. The Brotherhood of Consolation Time passed; M. Bergson appeared 'and for his hour was lord of the ascendant;' I tardily tackled William James. And Even Now It arrived, somewhat tardily, only last night, or I should not have had it with me. The Diary of a Goose Girl In what certainly was a fantastic and roundabout manner Providence had tardily equipped him with a gift that could lead to great wealth. The Red Cross Girl From time to time, indeed, a question remained unanswered, or a reply came tardily; but nothing of the sensations and thoughts, which were concealed beneath the uttered commonplaces, appeared on the surface. The Mystery of Orcival He saw Bassett in the affair, and probably Clark himself, still living and tardily determined to clear his name. The Breaking Point I stood in the period between puberty and manhood,—the one prolonged by my excessive study, the other tardily developing its living shoots. The Lily of the Valley If the rulers of such a city received from the Hague an order which was unpleasing to them, they either neglected it altogether, or executed it languidly and tardily. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 She had, moreover, the additional grief of tardily recognizing her husband's peculiar form of incapacity; he was a man unfitted for any purpose that required continuity of ideas. Juana Mists more lone for the sheep-bell enwrap Nights that tardily let slip a morn Paler than moons, and on noontide's lap Flame dies cold, like the rose late born. Poems — Volume 2 So promotion had come to him tardily, and by virtue of the slowly-working laws of seniority. The Country Doctor The result was, that tardily,—just in time to prevent war between the two nations,—orders were given which prevented the passing out of more cruisers. Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1 Now, Bud," Cash called tardily when he had caught up with him, "you leave that girl alone! Cabin Fever Then Ella came to repent of his lavishness, and tardily set to reckoning the size of the hide, measuring the little skin more narrowly now that it was cut up than when it was whole. The Danish History, Books I-IX The Danes came down on the king as he was tardily making off, and killed him. The Danish History, Books I-IX |
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