| 单词 | temporise |
| 例句 | Well," said Hargrave, when they entered the town again, "we must temporise with our present difficulties. Mabel, Vol. III (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-04T02:00:58.490Z The time for temporising, it was said, was over. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Slyne, reading all the old man's thoughts, could see that he had decided to temporise. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z As usual, he temporised, striving to serve two masters, and, as usual, suffered for his weakness. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z And, as the loss of his expectations rendered it needless to temporise with him, he was contemptuously tossed aside. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z The daring of the poor harassed lady had been admirable--she had conspicuously shown the moral courage which in extreme peril goes with breeding; but it would have been more prudent to have temporised. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z He thought it best for the present to temporise. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z It was of no use temporising with the matter: I could only meet it boldly, and I sent that evening for Sir Edmund Clavering, and laid it before him. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 2 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:21.457Z Cecil didn't beat about the bush or temporise with him in any way. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z The Pope hesitated and temporised, although he had been the original instigator of the League. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z So he temporised: he hung back, and waited. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z It was certain that I must find some way of temporising. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z His sole aim was to temporise and make concessions, with the view of bringing matters to a rupture and of obtaining his own share in the division of our common patrimony. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z In short you think it would be more expedient for the missionary to run away or temporise, instead of buckling on his armour and standing up to the enemy. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z He always strongly supported Charles II.'s government, temporising during the Popish Plot, and being chiefly responsible for the execution of Colledge. State Trials Vol. 2 (of 2) Political and Social 2011-11-24T03:00:50.470Z In spite of some temporising with her enemies, he was selected, along with the Bishop of Ross, to defend her at York and Westminster, and he was probably involved in the Norfolk plot. Mary Queen of Scots 1542-1587 2011-11-20T03:00:16.107Z The lady mounted two or three steps; there was something so significant in her manner that Mr. Cottrell temporised. A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z The more far-sighted among the Conservatives felt the necessity of temporising. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z That's why the thing has always failed in the past—compromise, temporise, fusion. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z So James temporised—in his habitual way he temporized—so that he might, like the weak man he was, enjoy the sense of power which he felt as he slowly tightened the rope round Ralegh. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Principles are now arrayed against our institutions, and not by truckling nor by temporising, not by oppression nor corruption, but by principles they must be met. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z Now the best thing will be for you to go in and see him and temporise with him. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z These and some individual cases of contest had worked the red men up to a pitch of savage earnestness that took all Wacora’s temporising power to restrain. The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z It was the time of the Emperor to temporise; the time had not come to strike; Germany was not rich enough. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z I repudiate, therefore, entirely that temporising language which a large number of candidates calling themselves Conservatives hold, and which it has suited one of my opponents, who calls himself a Liberal, to adopt. Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography 2011-06-02T02:00:21.050Z And even as he temporised, his mind made up, and a competition pending between the masons of the neighbourhood, Sir Wilton Gleed arrived in Long Stow for the shooting. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z Do not temporise, but let me know the truth. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z Within the two days' delay which she had asked of him he would begin to realize that she had only meant to temporise, and never had any intention of helping him in his nefarious schemes. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z How I shall temporise with Lobenski so long I cannot tell. Mysterious Mr. Sabin 2011-03-24T02:00:10.087Z You are right—it is better to temporise, to postpone a decision. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z It was plain that we had the whole company against us, and at the best we could but hope to temporise. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z For these reasons it is a poor policy to temporise, and the only sound policy in extreme cases would be to give up ordinary air-drying in favour of some method of artificial drying. The Preparation of Plantation Rubber 2011-03-09T03:00:40.870Z Not yet thoroughly prepared for the struggle, the Emperor found it convenient for a time to temporise, and requested one further debate, which was to prove final between the disputants. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Severance still temporised, though he knew the answer. Vision House 2011-01-13T03:01:00.407Z Seen from a long-run perspective, however, these are at best temporising moves. The euro's future is reliant on states sharing resources 2010-12-03T12:00:00Z When politicians temporise – and especially when they liberalise and then temporise – private interests act. Muddled manifestos mean gambling will thrive 2010-04-29T06:00:00Z This needs to become this election campaign's number one issue – not one which either a compromised Labour party or a temporising Conservative party will relish. Now we know the truth. The financial meltdown wasn't a mistake ? it was a con 2010-04-17T23:08:00Z A very little experience of mankind will incline one to the belief that the censors of morals have on the whole done wisely in temporising with this strange humour. A Cursory History of Swearing Five years ago the editorship of a daily paper was a golden dream to him; a year ago, his brightest hope; to-day, a post involving much drudgery, more diplomacy and temporising; small satisfaction. The Call of the Town A Tale of Literary Life Despairing of penetrating his tough shell with kindly suggestions, I temporised with him, and succeeded in persuading him to desist from his evil intentions until I had talked it over with the lobster. Bill the Minder "I think it would be desirable to temporise," said Sage. John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall His ideal in life was to temporise and placate, and thus avoid anything in the nature of a dispute or altercation. Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle She knew that she was doing wrong to temporise. Shadows of Flames A Novel He replied to Chapuys’s entreaties that, although he could not in conscience abandon his aunt and cousin, yet the Ambassador must temporise. The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII This was really more than I could as yet provide an explanation for, but I was pressed; Brissenden would have reached his wife's room again, and I temporised. The Sacred Fount But in spite of it all, Clement would only palliate and temporise, and finally refused to give any fresh instructions to the Legates or help the King’s cause by any new act. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History She, for hers, was dangerously tempted to temporise, but by some merciful instinct rejected that refuge for the weak. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion As you know, he is always inclined to “temporise”; this is his line now, and he is perhaps right. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) Bindle, who had no idea of the rent of furnished flats, decided to temporise. Adventures of Bindle What had occurred was that, for my full demonstration, I needed Long, and that, by the same stroke, I became sure I should certainly get him by temporising a little. The Sacred Fount She had threatened to do so at all costs, if he neglected to keep in touch with her, and the fear of bringing about such an undesirable climax had obliged him to temporise. Banked Fires "It is rather an odd question, certainly," he said, with a temporising smile. Under False Pretences A Novel On his return from the Red Sea, Albuquerque was informed by Nogueira of the temporising policy of the Zamorin, and resolved to carry out the King's orders without more delay. Rulers of India: Albuquerque These temporising, retrograde reformers are doing a serious injury to the people of color. Thoughts on African Colonization Six weeks' familiarity between these same artillerymen on town leave and these same urchins had temporised the blind admiration that caused them first to greet our men solely with shouts of "Vive les Am�ricains." "And they thought we wouldn't fight" "I showed you some of his letters, darling," Honor temporised, faithful to her intention of bearing her own burdens alone, if possible. Banked Fires It was drawing towards night on the 10th, when this luckless pair and a chief of the name of Tuiatafu, set out for the German consulate, still minded to temporise. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) He who temporises with his conscience is already lost. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) Gondremark loves to temporise; his policy is below ground, and he fears all open courses; and now that I have seen you act with so much spirit, I will cheerfully risk myself on your protection. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) With what simplicity of eloquence he remonstrates on the temporising government of Elizabeth. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors She, a disappointed wife was like a being temporising with suicide. Banked Fires To dally with minor ailments was as much beneath him as to temporise with modern medicine. The Romance of a Plain Man Not quite illiterate, yet nowise thoughtful, these people are semi-orthodox and temporising. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) "We're doing, at the best, in trying to temporise in so special a way, a thing most people would call us fools for." The Wings of the Dove, Volume II But they desired to temporise;—and then how was the enquiry to be made? Is He Popenjoy? The Duke of Richmond and his department may do much to facilitate Mr. Smith’s crusade without temporising with the prejudices of red-tapeism.” Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement The professor liked to have his jokes remembered; but still he seemed inclined to temporise. A Bookful of Girls Not for freedom, not for Lucy, would the Perpetual Curate temporise and manage the matter; so the fact was that he stood at the present moment in a very perilous predicament. The Perpetual Curate The gracious lady, realising that Trudi formed the one link between herself and the rough, strange, suspicious, unfriendly male world outside, pocketed her pride to temporise. The Dop Doctor “All right, when the senior Colonel here temporises with the enemy!” Fix Bay'nets The Regiment in the Hills I cast a wild look over the bevy of forbidding females and temporised, backing a little until my shoulder felt the door-post behind me. Merry-Garden and Other Stories He must either temporise a little, or go away and hide, or go straight on doing His work until the night came and He could work no more. The New Theology In vain, according to his wont, did he again attempt to temporise. Political Women, Vol. 1 I meant to temporise with these intruders—to soften their rough spirits by sweetness and gentleness of demeanour. Fibble, D.D. He longed for moral courage to stand out boldly and refuse to leave town, but, as we have seen, it was beyond his powers, and he temporised. Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers So he first temporised, then vacillated, and being again pressed by the French king, he eventually yielded. The Huguenots in France Under these circumstances it was wisest to temporise. Grey Town An Australian Story His desire not to be harsh, coupled with his unreadiness, led Mr. Anderson to temporise. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls Statesmen of the greatest power, and with the purest intentions, are perpetually counteracted by prejudices, obstinacy, interest, and ignorance; and in order to be efficient they must turn, and tack, and temporise, sometimes dissemble. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I I temporised with him, but I was perfectly determined in my own mind that he should never have it while I lived. A Queen's Error But the case was one where they should not have temporised in any way. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan Austria was soon forced to abandon her temporising policy. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration He was temporising; he scarcely knew how far it was wise to resist. The Return of Blue Pete After a little while consumed in anxious and uneasy thoughts, he determined—as cowards of the mind determine ever—to temporise, to await events, to depend upon the tide of circumstance. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 The mate temporised and requested the Malay to come on board and explain matters, but he refused and returned to the shore. The Adventure Of Elizabeth Morey, of New York 1901 They alarmed both Howard and James just sufficiently to induce them to temporise. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography In summing up the discussion I confess with shame that I temporised. From a Cornish Window A New Edition Well, I was more than willing to make the exchange, but I did not care to appear too eager; so I temporised by enquiring as to the nature and extent of the white men’s hurts. Turned Adrift Hamley described it as "The anxiety of the temporising mind which prefers postponement of a crisis to vigorous enterprise." 1914 I felt, I knew, this to be false, but a moment’s reflection told me that it was better at present to temporise. Japhet in Search of a Father "Well—Doctor—I—I——" But Mrs. Batholommey, unlike her temporising husband, did not hesitate. The Return of Peter Grimm Novelised From the Play Our industries seem in a fair way to revive, and with that promise I recognise that even in despair my willingness to temporise was foolish. From a Cornish Window A New Edition However, it is better to temporise than to risk all and lose all. The Bishop's Secret She began to temporise, hoping to conquer his resistance later. The Princess And The Jewel Doctor 1905 From the spirit of cowardice and from all temporising, and from the unholy fear of man, deliver me, good Lord! My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year One single proof may be given of the ruinous policy of the Jackson administration in temporising with the credit of the country. Diary in America, Series One Well, well, Sir Duncan has paid for his temporising; he's in his place appointed. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn It was the downfall of Moray, and, as Knox points out, of the whole temporising Protestant policy since the Queen came to Scotland. John Knox The Author here admits no temporising with his subject. Maxim Gorki We must, therefore, as Madame de Fontanges did with the pirate captain, temporise, and I trust we shall be as successful.” Newton Forster The Merchant Service I have much to say to you, and I must be as brief as I can, for my mind is in too agitated a state to bear with much temporising. The King's Own Jean, who knew men, and read them without error, realised that this was not a moment to temporise. The Angel of Terror Some few of the passengers were for temporising measures; they proposed hoisting a flag of truce, and endeavouring to come to terms with the enemy. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War There was a disposition to resent this, but it was felt better to temporise, and word was sent to the sultan by a trusty messenger that something would be done. Middy and Ensign This was the sort of person who on an impulse would rush the guard and create a commotion in the garrison; he temporised. Doom Castle Even then I had to temporise, for he turned impatiently away. Charge! A Story of Briton and Boer Almost tongue-tied, therefore, now by his former silence on the subject, he temporised with the difficulty, determined not to be cornered if he could help it. On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story Jupp was at a nonplus again; however, he tried to temporise with the mite, the more especially from his noticing that his little legs were quite mottled and his tiny fingers blue with cold. Teddy The Story of a Little Pickle Would the king have the courage boldly to seize the hydra-headed menace and choke the life out of it, or would he resort to a policy of temporising and concession? The Adventures of Dick Maitland A Tale of Unknown Africa She replied in a temporising manner that when he had given proofs of his fidelity, she would decide as to what she ought to do. Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois He temporised and delayed; while Luther himself, probably at the elector's instigation, made overtures for peace to the Pope. Short Studies on Great Subjects Henry was forced, much against his will, to temporise. Henry VIII. "Yes—but don't you—don't you understand that—that," he stammered; then, temporising, "But I can wait." Merely Mary Ann Now I have no further excuse for temporising, for deluding myself. The Child of Pleasure "You will join me?" he asked, pointing to the decanter and temporising. The Mayor of Troy It draws men out of the entanglement into which they fall through temporising with their own needs, and constrains them to attend to God's need—His need of them. Thoughts on religion at the front In different ways and by different methods, either blindly impelled by the inexorable conditions which confront them, or clearly recognizing their revolutionary aims, they are abandoning their temporising programs of pre-war labor reform. The Red Conspiracy Under such conditions Governor Modyford found it necessary to temporise with the marauders, and perhaps he did so the more readily because he felt that they were still needed for the security of the colony. The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century A temporising policy being pursued, he entered Jamestown at the head of six hundred armed men, and obtained all he demanded, from an intimidated government. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 1 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States This was no time for temporising, for deception, for any species of polite shilly-shallying. Police!!! It mattered more that a majority of the Maryland Legislature was for the South, and that the Governor temporised and requested that no more troops should pass through Baltimore. Abraham Lincoln What he saw there was such a tissue of lies and deceit that he could find no clear decision; so, as usual, he temporised. The Adventures of Akbar For a long time he temporised and contented himself with strengthening and drilling his forces. Roumania Past and Present Russia encouraged him; Austria temporised; Spain trembled; England looked on. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution If the original of the caricature remonstrates, the happy wife sweetly temporises and insists that it remain, because "Tom is so fond of it," and says, "it looks just like her." The Spinster Book Joe had no doubt but that his mother would see the matter quite as he saw it, and be willing to temporise with Minty; but he had reckoned without his host. The Sport of the Gods His comments represent his real conduct, and they are such as he assumes would naturally be made on the "ideal" course by the very critics who have censured his actual temporising policy. An Introduction to the Study of Browning The Emperor of Russia is said to have signified, through a confidential channel, that, though for the present he found himself compelled to temporise, he approved and admired the procedure of the English government. The History of Napoleon Buonaparte He obtained several audiences of the two sovereigns, he inveighed with respect and energy against the temporising system of the emperor, and violently roused the Germanic sluggishness. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution All this is the temporising of men who at last realise that the case they have been putting forward will bear no further scrutiny. Essays in Liberalism Being the Lectures and Papers Which Were Delivered at the Liberal Summer School at Oxford, 1922 The Chinese Government, in its few despatches to some of the Legations, is clearly temporising and trying to save itself. Indiscreet Letters From Peking Being the Notes of an Eye-Witness, Which Set Forth in Some Detail, from Day to Day, the Real Story of the Siege and Sack of a Distressed Capital in 1900—The Year of Great Tribulation An attempt was this year made to put the estate under the management of Government officers; but he was too strong for the Government, which was obliged to temporise, and at last to yield. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II The general, therefore, temporised; content, in the meantime, with draining the exchequers of the governments, and cajoling from day to day the population. The History of Napoleon Buonaparte They at once showed the impatience of the emigrés, the resolution of the king of Prussia, the hesitation of the powers, the temporising policy of the emperor. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution At this crisis in his fate, therefore, he temporised: he sought peace, if not consolation, in solitude. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 426 Volume 17, New Series, February 28, 1852 No base fear Can shake his pen to temporise even with kings, The blacker are their crimes, he louder sings. The Noble Spanish Soldier Previous communications from me had always begun, "Sir, with reference to my overdraft"—you know the sort of thing one generally writes to banks; expostulating, tactful, temporising letters. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, August 25th, 1920 He desired no repetition of the scene which had passed, and he thought the best thing to be done was to temporise for a while. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster M. de Narbonne, thwarted by public demonstrations the secret negotiations of his colleague M. de Lessart, who strove to temporise, and to refer all the differences of France and Europe to a congress. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution "But why Canada?" asked Ishmael at last, temporising in his turn. Secret Bread The crusading fleet, equipped with the money of the Roman Church, threatened the English coast, and the curia was even more French in its sympathies than the temporising pontiff. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) That most favourite state measure, so marvellously efficacious in many and recent instances, temporising, would not be without its advantage in this. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 2 With His Letters and Journals He began to waver, and in a temporising way sent again to Froebel, proposing that he should first try a provisional establishment of twenty pupils as an experiment. Autobiography of Friedrich Froebel translated and annotated by Emilie Michaelis ... and H. Keatley Moore. "Yes—but don't you—don't you understand that—that," he stammered; then, temporising, "but I can wait." The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes It was this sensation, not any temporising or actual disbelief, that kept him still motionless, staring. Secret Bread Even after the dissolution of the alliances of the early years of the war, the temporising policy of Louis de Male at least neutralised the influence of Flanders. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) Trimmers, a body small and unpopular, as must always be the case with those, who in violent times declare for moderate and temporising measures, were headed by the ingenious and politic Halifax. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 "Who is Bert?" he enquired at length, reluctantly aware that in temporising he signed away his freedom of action. The Odds And Other Stories Her supplications were pitiful; but Lloyd, once more intent upon her work, every faculty and thought concentrated upon what must be done, did not temporise an instant. A Man's Woman I felt, I knew this to be false, but a moment's reflection told me that it was better at present to temporise. Japhet, in Search of a Father She tried to temporise, and on September 3 a great riot broke out in Edinburgh, the image of St Giles was broken, and the mob violently assaulted a procession of priests. A Short History of Scotland During the stormy session of his two last parliaments, Charles was much guided by his temporising and camelion-like policy.That is by fire. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 You see——" he temporised, "I'm so fearfully keen, I feel shy of gassing about it. Far to Seek A Romance of England and India But the object of the Royalist leaders was to temporise, and an armistice was offered to the rebels and accepted. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest "What, indeed?" echoed the Colonel, temporising till he should evolve an answer. Tell England A Study in a Generation No one, I mean, could think that he is either temporising for the sake of peace itself or that his policy of moderation masks a secret sympathy with a particular party. Painted Windows Studies in Religious Personality He forgot that it was only the temporising concessions of his brother which secured his way to the throne, when his exclusion, or a civil war, seemed the only alternatives. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 The British government was in no mood for temporising. History of Holland But the urgency of the times admitted of no temporising policy. The Felon's Track History Of The Attempted Outbreak In Ireland, Embracing The Leading Events In The Irish Struggle From The Year 1843 To The Close Of 1848 For to this extent I had temporised: I would wait till I heard from her before attempting to learn the work. Tell England A Study in a Generation There was nothing for them to do but temporise. Truxton King A Story of Graustark I request my countrymen not to be soothed into inactivity by that temporising, and, I will say, unmanly vacillation. Political Pamphlets These demonstrations of a conciliatory temper were however mere temporising. History of Holland How was it possible—from such personal temporising—such a frittering of the forces and sympathies—to win the single-mindedness and the power without which no great career is built? Marcella Dragut, furious at this temporising policy, urged an immediate assault, and, while the contention was waxing sharp between the two leaders, a letter was brought to Sinan which had been captured in a Sicilian galley. Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean He was whistling gaily as he entered the little shop, ready to give a cheery greeting to old Spantz and to make him a temporising offer for the broadsword. Truxton King A Story of Graustark I had to confess that I myself did not know very clearly what she had to fear, so I temporised. The Gloved Hand Isaacs rushed upon the temporising player and got the ball away from him in no time; eluded the other man, and with a neat stroke sent the ball right between the poles. Mr. Isaacs If some have grown lax and temporise a little, with more firmness on your part mingle a little sympathy for them. Principles of Freedom In consequence he temporised and hesitated, while Barbarossa pulled at his famous red beard and regarded him with scowling brows. Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean The greatness of the required sacrifice came over her and therewith the desire to temporise. The Collectors I pity him from my soul, for he can, at best, only temporise with truth.' The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) Her policy was to temporise and keep the foe waiting until the others returned with the horses. The Rising of the Red Man A Romance of the Louis Riel Rebellion We must not evade a difficulty because it is delicate and dangerous, and we must not temporise. Principles of Freedom She temporised with them in her calm Latin manner, neither encouraging nor discouraging their advances, and turning back to Mr. Prohack by her side at every surcease. Mr. Prohack He felt that he must in some way temporise, and hold his place until he had led his flock to a loftier height. A Spinner in the Sun I declare that's all quite true," said the more temporising Grizzy; "and certainly our girls are not in the least taken up about their dress, poor things! which is a great comfort. Marriage Half a year of temporising had prejudiced the position of affairs; it was more difficult to defy Napoleon now than when he broke off the war without fulfilling his promises. Cavour The men who temporised were always hypnotised by the conditions of the hour. Principles of Freedom Whenever they have come into power, they have previously been obliged to slight those matters, and to temporise with those duties, which they had not the courage either to follow or to renounce. What I Remember, Volume 2 "Any ankle will break," temporised Dr. Ralph, "if it is hurt at the right point." A Spinner in the Sun She temporised therefore; whistled to 'Dolph, and turned aside down the steps leading to the towpath. True Tilda But whether with intention of rejecting it, Or temporising with the sly temptation And making Proclamation Of views a trifle modified, and ardour A little cooled by thoughts of purse and larder. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, September 27, 1890 He is a good King that preserves his people; and if temporising answers that end, is it not justifiable? Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume II And you think to temporise, to make some scheme of compromise, that will enable you to live in your way while that—that machinery—lives in its. The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth "Where are you going?" he temporised with almost a shade of amusement. Where the Trail Divides But there came famine upon them again; in punishment, declared Joel Rae, for their ungodly temporising with the minions of the United States government. The Lions of the Lord A Tale of the Old West We have found the British university-trained class under the fiery tests of this war an evasive, temporising class of people, individualistic, ungenerous, and unable either to produce or obey vigorous leadership. What is Coming? A melancholy and monitory lesson this, to all timeserving and temporising statesmen! The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 4 of 4 We have been mealy-mouthed and weak-handed; we have trifled and temporised and the Food has grown and grown. The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth A melancholy and monitory lesson this, to all time-serving and temporising statesmen! The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 And you have failed in your work; you have been false to your trust; you have been lax and wicked, and you have temporised, nay, affiliated with Gentiles. The Lions of the Lord A Tale of the Old West To temporise now, cannot, in my opinion, avert war. Abraham Lincoln Compromise and temporise and choose the line of least resistance, as we habitually do, there still remains in most people a fibre that vibrates to that iron sincerity. Essays in Rebellion As a hang-fire, perhaps, while parties temporise and readjust themselves to a new balance. Angels & Ministers Montgolfier temporised, the king forbade it, or rather only gave his permission on the condition that two condemned criminals should be placed in the balloon! Wonderful Balloon Ascents They had temporised with the Gentile and had grown lax among themselves. The Lions of the Lord A Tale of the Old West Mrs Dombey is informed that it does not become me to temporise or treat upon any matter that is at issue between us, and that what I say is final.' Dombey and Son They desired to temporise until their leader came. The War in the Air I want to temporise—put off the inevitable. Angels & Ministers On the first day when his father formally gave him the hint that he was to place his affections at Miss Swartz's feet, George temporised with the old gentleman. Vanity Fair Now and again it may be made to temporise for a moment, cunningly adopting one expedient or another to hide its unreadiness—but never more than briefly. The Lions of the Lord A Tale of the Old West I felt, of course, at the time, that this temporising on my part would probably end in bringing Marian here in a state of virtuous indignation, banging doors. The Woman in White Great Britain, it seemed, in an access of meanness, temporised and wrangled with the imperial spirited Butteridge and his extraordinary invention. The War in the Air It was drawing towards night on the 10th, when this luckless pair and a chief of the name of Tuiatafu, set out for the German consulate, still minded to temporise. A Footnote to History Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa Lady Southdown, we say, for the sake of the invalid's health, or for the sake of her soul's ultimate welfare, or for the sake of her money, agreed to temporise. Vanity Fair In this spirit of temporising policy, he at length composed his mind to rest. The Bride of Lammermoor He hadn't in the least however the desire to irritate that Sarah imputed to him, and he could only at last temporise, for the moment, with her indignant view. The Ambassadors Gondremark loves to temporise; his policy is below ground, and he fears all open courses; and now that I have seen you act with so much spirit, I will cheerfully risk myself on your protection. Prince Otto, a Romance He seemed half inclined to temporise, and then, with a short laugh, he resumed his own seat again. The Mystery of the Four Fingers The Roman people was a better safeguard than his Numidian subjects, and it was necessary to temporise with Jugurtha until the senate could be moved by a strong appeal. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate They abhorred equally a temporising conservatism and a plundering democracy. Sir George Tressady — Volume I Well, the effect of it for Strether was an abrupt reaction, a final impatience of his own tendency to temporise. The Ambassadors Chin Jung refused, at the outset, to agree to this, but he ultimately could find no way out of it, as Chia Jui himself urged him to make some temporising apology. Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books Nevertheless, though his pride and independence prevented him from trying to temporise, there is no doubt that Balzac suffered keenly from the hostility he encountered on all sides. Honore de Balzac, His Life and Writings It shows the spirit of the times: he is obliged to temporise.' Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776 For the purpose of temporising therefore, he sent Lord Malmsbury to France, under the hollow pretence of making peace, when at the same time he had orders not to accept of any terms. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 1 Under these circumstances, they have fallen back upon their temporising and un-English policy, which leaves them a back-door to escape through, whatever turn things take. Cetywayo and his White Neighbours Remarks on Recent Events in Zululand, Natal, and the Transvaal But Li Kuei temporised by rebuking Ming Yen and others, four in all, and packing them off. Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books She knew then that she could not temporise nor modify. The Glory of the Conquered The Story of a Great Love But the mean, selfish, temporising conduct of the friends of Romilly, lost him the election. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 3 By such temporising means they have altogether compromised the rights of their fellow citizens. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 1 Sir Francis Burdett now took his seat, out of which he had been unjustly kept at the beginning of the Sessions by the temporising and partial conduct of the sheriffs of the county of Middlesex. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 2 So like all weak men in difficult positions he temporised, and trusted to accident to make the right thing easier for him. Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts Her face was one white tint, her short, strong arms hung tremblingly, and William saw that it would be better to temporise. Esther Waters Unwilling to admit a previous knowledge which would be difficult to explain, Miss Craven temporised. The Shadow of the East When he meets his wife and child, he tries to temporise but fails. Authors of Greece She had temporised with Mrs. Sowler, being afraid to set such a person openly at defiance; and had hurried away at once, to have an explanation with Jervy. The Fallen Leaves Many a young man, launched among fresh associations, has been ruined because of beginning with temporising timidity. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes It may mean temporising: I know him to be a holy man, one who would not_ temporise, or take the opportunity of your absence to defame you. Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies "Why ought he to know?" asked Imogene, doubtless with that impulse to temporise which is natural to the human soul in questions of right and interest. Indian Summer Innocent was not in a position to drive him to extremes, and was obliged to temporise for a time. The Church and the Empire, Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 1003 to A.D. 1304 "If you attempt to temporise," he said, "you will be beaten, for sure." Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigand's of Greece Should he confess?—give his savings to the woman to whom he was bound, and beg his release?—there was time yet—he temporised. The History of Pendennis By the end of September this was nearly complete, and quite suddenly the Ambassador informed the Foreign Office that Turkey appeared to be temporising. Crescent and Iron Cross They posted off to Florence, and whilst Filippo temporised with the Cardinal and with the party of reform on either hand, Clarice declared openly for the opponents of her own family. The Tragedies of the Medici You ready to stake your life on the throw, he temporising and bargaining as over the terms of a lease. The Book-Bills of Narcissus An Account Rendered by Richard Le Gallienne The best friend of the Baboo cannot acquit him of a tendency to temporise, a hankering after finesse, a too fatal facility to fall under pecuniary temptation. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter He is disposed to take a high tone, and thinks men will follow him better when he does than when he temporises. A Political Diary 1828-1830, Volume II It is a part of that temporising habit that afflicts most of us. Pebbles on the shore [by] Alpha of the plough In the end, I temporised with a moderate dose of bromide, deciding to call and see if more energetic measures were necessary. The Vanishing Man Abruptly she heard herself temporising, for the moment making common cause with Di. Miss Lulu Bett "There is much to be said," Lanyard temporised. Alias the Lone Wolf I would trust that future, temporise a bit and give such advice as would relieve us both from immediate fear without compromising Arthur's undoubted rights to justice. The House of the Whispering Pines Somewhat taken aback, Miss Payne temporised with, "He wouldn't find them in this country." The Child under Eight But in the years which immediately succeeded the Revolution, the Cameronians continued a sect strong in numbers and vehement in their political opinions, whom Government wished to discourage, while they prudently temporised with them. Old Mortality, Volume 2. The Government hesitated; and while they temporised, the Emperor by a sudden blow became master of the situation. England under the Tudors Must it hesitate and temporise while the blood of its citizens was being shed? The United States of America, Part 1 Swiftly I determined to temporise, which I did by asking Ayesha whether she would accompany me upon this eerie expedition. She and Allan "I can't make out the title," he temporised, shaking his head, and letting his eyeglass drop. The Cardinal's Snuff-Box There was something in Meschini's language that sounded like argument, and to argue was to temporise. Sant' Ilario He still continued to threaten war unless England gave way on the disputed points; but the Council answered only by temporising, and he was soon in no position to threaten. England under the Tudors And now, even in his moment of yielding, of temporising, the worst had happened, the child was gone, delivered over to what baseness of usage he could not bear to think. The Altar Fire Now was no time to hesitate, to temporise. The Pit Bank Governors are generally cautious men; they are taken from a most cautious class; in consequence they are very apt to temporise and delay. Lombard Street : a description of the money market He will temporise; he will try to give a seemly dress to unseemly matters: to do as much harm as will content the assembly, and yet not so much harm as will offend the nation. The English Constitution Norfolk temporised, and referred the proposals to London. England under the Tudors Charles, in terror of the Puritans, declared that it was a purely malicious invention, but none the less he continued to temporise, and the court to regulate its conscience according to his vacillating example. Studies from Court and Cloister: being essays, historical and literary dealing mainly with subjects relating to the XVIth and XVIIth centuries She waited three minutes, and the Cresslers still failing to appear, temporised yet further, for the twentieth time repeating: "I don't see—I can't understand." The Pit All she could do for the moment was to temporise with her ignobler master, and the humiliation of such a necessity seemed to poison her blood. The Whirlpool Once more she must temporise, and hope for courage on another day. The Paying Guest And as in secular affairs lesser men will always bow the knee to royalty, so the Archbishop felt the necessity of temporising with one who was spiritually royal. The Master-Christian Your lordship had no hand in the separation, and you will gain no honor by temporising politics. Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 1 (1774-1779): the American Crisis For a year she temporised, procrastinated, loth to leave the old home, loth to leave the grave in the cemetery back of the Methodist-Episcopal chapel. The Pit My answer, which was temporising and diplomatic, induced only a second and a more urgent application. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16 This was how I fenced with him, this was the manner in which I followed Mariani's sound advice that I should temporise! The Shame of Motley: being the memoir of certain transactions in the life of Lazzaro Biancomonte, of Biancomonte, sometime fool of the court of Pesaro No. The least grain of deceit—of temporising, you call it—spoils everything. April Hopes He temporised, he managed, and, adopting very nearly the sentiments of his adversaries, he opposed their inferences. Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke Meantime the committee were instructed to temporise with the enemy. To Him That Hath: a Tale of the West of Today He concluded to temporise with the Brush, and breed it out. Hard Cash Reason left me utterly, and the slight hope that might lie in temporising was disregarded. The Shame of Motley: being the memoir of certain transactions in the life of Lazzaro Biancomonte, of Biancomonte, sometime fool of the court of Pesaro Of course he has to temporise, to manage a little. April Hopes Some were for closing the gates and resisting; some for submitting; some for temporising. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 Penn, therefore, exhorted the Fellows not to rely on the goodness of their cause, but to submit, or at least to temporise. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 The only thing, I of course soon saw, was to temporise to drop the whole question for the present and yet so far as possible keep each of the pair in view. The Beldonald Holbein It was impossible, however, to temporise; a choice had necessarily to be made; and when Alexander entered Phoenicia, the cities, in almost every case, decided on submitting to him. History of Phoenicia If she had the sense to know it, she would know that he might delay and temporise and beat about the bush, but he would be true when it was necessary. April Hopes As it was, I temporised and raised obstacles, and quieted him from time to time as best I could. The Way of All Flesh His natural propensity for temporising asserted itself and his finger left the bell. Kingdom of the Blind As for King Louis, he will swallow his injuries; will temporise, keep silence; will at all costs have present peace. The French Revolution I do not wish to be theatrical about this, but we do not temporise here. The Adventures of Jimmie Dale And Dan Mavering, if he were twice as temporising and circuitous"—the word came to her from her talk with him—"would be twice too good for you. April Hopes I laughed louder even than she, I temporised, I failed her; I told her I must think over her case. The Coxon Fund Thus it is always with those in the high places, ever temporising with their natural desires, ever masking their ordinariness under a show of disinterest. Jerry of the Islands But they are habituated to trim themselves by the cloudy mirror of opinion, and will mince and temporise, as if for an invisible audience, even in their bedrooms. Style Well, he could at least temporise, he could always "queer" a game in some specious manner, if he were pushed too far. The Adventures of Jimmie Dale |
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