单词 | unconventionality |
例句 | She knew Sasha would be fine at school—if anything, the skirts gave them a little extra cachet at Maybeck, where unconventionality was an asset. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Another was that her eldest daughter married a severe young man with jet-black hair and an appetite for unconventionality. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Othello's doubts that she is chaste are usually made to seem absolutely monstrous in the theatre, because Desdemona's unconventionality is ignored. Lynne Truss: rereading Four Lectures on Shakespeare by Ellen Terry 2012-07-27T21:55:01Z At first, her mother was horrified to hear of the relationship — jealous, her teenage daughter thought — but she was worn down by Springora, and even began to take pride in the unconventionality of the arrangement. ‘Consent,’ a Memoir That Shook France, Recalls Living a ‘Perverse Nightmare’ 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z In an industry that prides itself on its unconventionality, he’s the real chaos agent. ‘The Consultant’ Review: Silicon Valley Goes to the Devil 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Her vulnerability is constantly telegraphed at the expense, it can seem, of her other characteristics — that vaunted intelligence we keep hearing about, her argumentativeness and unconventionality. Bringing ‘Normal People’ to Sexy, Soundtracked Life 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z Other details hinted at the city’s unconventionality: the Moulin Rouge, whose elegantly calligraphed sign now rested in this boneyard, had broken ground as the first integrated casino. Lost in Las Vegas 2011-02-04T19:55:00Z And yet at the same time, within the predictability of Ida and Philip finding each other, there are flashes of romantic unconventionality. Love is All You Need: A Rom-Com for Adults 2013-05-03T03:30:41Z A varied book collection, he said, speaks to a person’s unconventionality and openness to experiences. Hotels for Book Lovers 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z Somehow, she lived in scandal while escaping censure, even from those most vulnerable to the consequences of her unconventionality. The Playful Provocations (and Erotic Kaftans) of the Lebanese Artist Huguette Caland 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z I adored the unconventionality of this story, from the prose to the big revelations at the end. 6 Unforgettable Y.A. Thrillers to Add to Your Reading List 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z And its unconventionality in that sense makes it more interesting than if its take were standard leftish bien-pensant. A Comic Novel About the George W. Bush No One Knows 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z Instead, she says, she seeks unconventionality on the big screen, something surprising among the glut of “desexed, matronly” roles she is offered. Patricia Clarkson: ‘A white male actor should never complain about anything’ 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Rickman, however, was on top form as the rich business analyst who marries Reeves, embodying the unconventionality that enabled the powerful classes to maintain their wealth and position. Alan Rickman: 10 key performances 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z She walks an interesting line between unconventionality and orthodoxy. Perspective | A star violinist rebels against what she’s supposed to play — or wear. 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z They’re the kind of liberal, educated family in which unconventionality is prized, Christmas and Hanukkah are celebrated jointly, dinner-table talk waxes rowdy and smart and professional accomplishment is taken for granted. Home for the Holidays, for Better or Worse 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z With Hawkins’s alternately elfin and flinty performance at its center, “The Lost King” winds up being a paean to amateurism and unconventionality. Review | ‘The Lost King’: True story of the search for the grave of Richard III 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z The city, whose openness to unconventionality and hunger for information served as a muse for his holistic teachings, has kept him alive in so many ways, even six years after his death. Journey to the center of the sea moss universe. You'll see Dr. Sebi is alive in L.A. 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z One with an unexpected twist — the horror hound of unconventionality, obsessed with serial killers and the grotesque is probably the nicest person you’ll ever meet. Punk rock venue California Institute of Abnormal Arts shuts its doors after 30 years 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Frank, whom I studied in depth since the 1990s, has attracted me specifically because of the strangeness and unconventionality that surrounds him. Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk on ‘The Books of Jacob,’ her magnum opus, newly translated into English 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Mr. Adams, as he darts around Queens and Brooklyn with less than seven weeks to go before the June 22 primary, thinks that unconventionality is a political superpower. Eric Adams Says He Has Something to Prove. Becoming Mayor Might Help. 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z The unconventionality and determined unorthodoxy of Bielsa’s methods dictates the top flight should be braced for similarly idiosyncratic moments on its pitches this season. Here comes El Loco: is the Premier League ready for Marcelo Bielsa? 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z In a rare move, 49 federal prosecutors across Brazil called for the Funai rule to be annulled for its “unconstitutionality, unconventionality and illegality”. Brazil using coronavirus to cover up assaults on Amazon, warn activists 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z Surprise, unconventionality, mischief and defiance are all on the menu with works that aren’t afraid to test or even upend your sensibilities. The best theater to see in L.A. this fall 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Rather than plan a more conventional season for their prized arm that was salvaged by the miracle of science, they doubled down on unconventionality. Dodgers' unorthodox plan for young pitcher Julio Urias is risky 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z Instead of seeing Kahlo as a victim, people are now celebrating her unconventionality. Why we're still in love with Frida Kahlo 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Fifty years ago this month, Stax issued Hayes’ first solo album, Presenting Isaac Hayes, a work which presaged the looseness and unconventionality of his more successful work, if hardly the focus or sweep. 'I didn't give a damn if it didn't sell': how Isaac Hayes helped create psychedelic soul 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z By telling a recognizable genre story with spectacular craft and modern "the monster gets the girl" unconventionality, it established itself as the favorite. Kenneth Turan on the Oscar nominations: How the Academy threaded the needle between old and new 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z The producers first considered whether Heineken fits with Bond’s image of autonomy, which refers to its lack of conformity, unconventionality, rebellion, individuality and independence. Analysis | A marketing derring-do: James Bond fancies a Heineken 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z The school’s scrappy unconventionality attracted Ashley and Melissa; their friends were preparing for college, and the twins were restless to get on with their own educations. An Underground College for Undocumented Immigrants 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z In that film, a kamikaze candidate abandons the usual talking points and excoriates both the major political parties and the media; voters love his unconventionality, and he becomes improbably popular. The Reclusive Hedge-Fund Tycoon Behind the Trump Presidency 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z He considered him friendly and engaging, and thought students and faculty would appreciate his insights and his unconventionality. Michael Flynn, General Chaos 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z Decius says that he learned to accept what he calls Trump’s “unconventionality as a candidate,” and maintains that his support never wavered, even when Trump said things that he found indefensible. Intellectuals for Trump 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z “Did Donald Trump’s sheer unconventionality lead us and other news outlets to underestimate his support among American voters?” Trump v the media: did his tactics mortally wound the fourth estate? 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z The paper sent an e-mail noting, “After such an erratic and unpredictable election there are inevitable questions: Did Donald Trump’s sheer unconventionality lead us and other news outlets to underestimate his support among American voters?” Donald Trump’s First, Alarming Week as President-Elect 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z In the letter, The Times posed a series of what it called inevitable questions, including, “Did Donald Trump’s sheer unconventionality lead us and other news outlets to underestimate his support among American voters?” Donald Trump Appears to Soften Stance on Immigration, but Not on Abortion 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z After such an erratic and unpredictable election there are inevitable questions: Did Donald Trump’s sheer unconventionality lead us and other news outlets to underestimate his support among American voters? To Our Readers, From the Publisher and Executive Editor 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z They wrote: “Did Donald Trump’s sheer unconventionality lead us and other news outlets to underestimate his support among American voters?” Trump uses Twitter to bash New York Times coverage and letter to subscribers 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z Though Chang’s brand is built on unconventionality, he respected the convention of the fourth wall. Pete Wells Has His Knives Out 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z For all of Trump’s unconventionality, the gathering in Cleveland will be no different. For Donald Trump to become president, the difficult road begins at the Republican convention 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z Davis might not be someone who exists in the real world, but Gyllenhaal wears his unconventionalities well. Review: Grief gets weird in Vallee’s ‘Demolition’ 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z But they are all so uniform in their unconventionality that it’s hard to keep everyone straight. She took a year off from her marriage to sleep with strangers. What could go wrong? 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z But more fundamental, the unconventionality of the study made Langer self-conscious about showing it around. What if Age Is Nothing but a Mind-Set? 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z But his legacy of unconventionality demands we wait for him to continue tinkering, and assume that it's all for good reason. Off the Dribble: Spurs Mystery: Where Is Matt Bonner? 2012-12-14T19:52:28Z The new-comer was not more than twenty-two, perhaps less—too young, at any rate, to have escaped from the unconventionality of artistic attire that stifles all personality. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z But we were in the Fortunate Isles and the charm of their unconventionality influenced us. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Perhaps the unconventionality of the proceeding even added zest to it. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z I thought we were proud of our unconventionality. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Yet in spite of the freedom and unconventionality of her conduct, no one doubted the uprightness of her character. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z This excellent lady, had she but known it, was logically justified in making any statement whatever about her unconventionality. The philosophy of B*rtr*nd R*ss*ll 2011-12-30T03:00:24.883Z Too much has been made of his unconventionality, his slovenliness and slackness, his love of low or common company. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z There was unconventionality in the frankness with which she had made the appointment. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z She would never speak the truth, he knew, just as she would never over-step a convention, because truthfulness and unconventionality would have interfered equally with the success of her designs. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z What a model he was for teachers, this glorious bachelor, in his sympathy with the boys, and in his unconventionality! Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z She sat down again, aware of the startling unconventionality of this visit and of the conversation that had resulted from it, but oppressed with no sense of shame. The Ranchman 2011-08-27T02:00:21.017Z It is a world where the unconventionality of an opinion, or the existence of a possible majority against it somewhere, counts as prima facie evidence against its soundness. Inside the Bush-Obama administration 2011-08-18T14:40:00Z The first chapter typifies the book's consistently refreshing unconventionality. Andrew D. Arnold: 1 BR; Rats; Near Downtown -- $2,400 2004-08-25T14:05:00Z This woman's beauty, her frank unconventionality, were wholly charming. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z Dinner was more than half through, and still he had found no opportunity of utilising the pleasant unconventionality afforded by the table d’hôte system. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z They had scarcely passed half an hour, and yet he had left her breathless at his breakneck pace, the abrupt charge of his attack, his unconventionality, his stripping away of artifices. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z "Suppose she doesn't mind the unconventionality of it?" The Slayer Of souls 2011-06-01T02:00:26.487Z The frank unconventionality of the man was wholly pleasing, and the girl found herself obeying him without question. The Son of his Father 2011-06-01T02:00:21.287Z Yet, amid all her amazing unconventionality and her astonishing athletic feats, one found, if he met her on her own plane of impersonal jollity, neither vulgarity nor suggestiveness. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z Being an Irishman, he was a law unto himself, with a fine taste for unconventionality in other people. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z A professional man, who possesses much intellectual force and originality, takes pride in his unconventionality in the matter of dress. The Man Who Pleases and the Woman Who Charms 2011-04-05T02:00:10.347Z For the first few days she came in the window and went out, over and over again, gurgling with glee at the unconventionality of this means of entrance and exit. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z This suggestion, savoring of unconventionality, finds favor in Miss Chesney's eyes, and they start, going through the lawn, for the tiny rivulet that runs between it and the longed-for woods. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z She was transparently good, and he guessed that unconventionality was unusual with her. Here and Hereafter 2011-02-07T03:00:23.580Z That explained it, just as it explained to me all her other unconventionality. The Haunted Pajamas Eccentricity and unconventionality smack to him always of moral obliquity. The Vagabond in Literature With that odd social unconventionality that distinguished him, he endeavoured to make this young girl of eighteen sympathise with his admiration of the artistic beauties of Flaubert and Gautier. Lafcadio Hearn They will become more and more natural and unaffected, and they will acquire that most charming and eminently American quality in a woman—unconventionality. Her Royal Highness Woman Indeed, Nan, with that delightful spirit of unconventionality that became her so well, had made bold to rummage through Gabriel's books and papers. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction She prides herself on unconventionality, and is at heart the slave of conventionalism. Windyridge The persistent unconventionality of metre and rhythm becomes in time a mannerism as pronounced as the mannerism of Tennyson and Swinburne. The Vagabond in Literature In spite of the unconventionality of his garments, every one is unanimous as to Hearn's radiant physical cleanliness, constantly bathing winter and summer and changing his clothes two or three times a day. Lafcadio Hearn The contrast between the old lady’s dainty correctness of attire and speech, and the extraordinary unconventionality of her proposal, made Michael’s brain reel. Man and Maid He realised that Chumley was a little shocked by the unconventionality of the drawing-room, and still more by the unconventionality of the bride herself. Lady Cassandra The doctor was his friend; and Jim's friends are generally ready to—well, to overlook unconventionalities. The Brightener As representative democratic bard Whitman exhibits complete freedom from unconventionality, a very deep human love for all, faith in the rationality of the world, courage, energy, and the instincts of solidarity.” The Vagabond in Literature His art reflects the brilliant sunshine of the Mediterranean coast, the tonic quality of the fresh air, and the unconventionality of life by the sea. Artists Past and Present Random Studies A large license of unconventionality, and even of defiance of convention, may be claimed by, and should be allowed to, persons of genius such as Mr. Browning undoubtedly possessed. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) His unconventionality won the day, by convincing the House that the governor-general was in earnest. British Supremacy & Canadian Self-Government, 1839-1854 It was the freedom and unconventionality of the company that charmed him. Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland "I am not, this morning, in a mood for unconventionalities," Madame von Marwitz returned, meeting his gaze with her mingled severity and softness. Tante She had simply lost the scruples which had beset her, and there was no longer a desire in her mind to avoid a mere semblance of unconventionality for his sake. Name and Fame A Novel He had his facts well in hand, and he spoke with conviction and an unconventionality of expression that made her listen. The Wall Street Girl Scott's thought is never commonplace, and never merely conventional: it can only seem so to those who have given their own judgments in bondage to a conventional and temporary cant of unconventionality. Sir Walter Scott Famous Scots Series A little dash of unconventionality like that is wanted in Dulwich and in all Public Schools. War Letters of a Public-School Boy But he was irritated by her too insistent unconventionality; irritated and yet rawly elated by his ascendancy over her. The Education of Eric Lane I live in a world, Amabel," she said at last, "where people when they use the word 'sin,' in that connection, know that it's obsolete, a mere decorative symbol for unconventionality. Amabel Channice He loved her foolishness just as her Uncle Amzi did—just as every one did except her aunts, for whom the affected stiltedness of her speech was merely a part of her general deplorable unconventionality. Otherwise Phyllis Putting the unconventionality of its subject aside, there is absolutely no fault to be found with the story. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century Actors talk of art, and of unconventionality; they inveigh against commercialism and pose most picturesquely. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 And only yesterday he had laughed at inconvenience and had still found charm to thrill him in the happy unconventionality of that day and night. Athalie The aim is necessarily toward unconventionality and the form of the lead is left to the originality of the reporter. Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence A Manual for Reporters, Correspondents, and Students of Newspaper Writing I was bareheaded by this time, but still a trifle confused at the suddenness and unconventionality of my companion’s address; yet I quickly recovered my equanimity. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise I once asked him what he thought of the attempts now so frequently made to introduce unconventionality and naked realism on the stage. The Idler Magazine, Volume III., July 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Her uneasiness about the unconventionality of her being there vanished, so completely were the two men absorbed in technical discussion. Stubble Gertrude suppressed her astonishment; she felt somehow overawed by the unconventionalities of the West. The Daughter of a Magnate The stories on the pink sheet enjoy the greatest unconventionality of form to be seen anywhere in the paper except on the editorial page. Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence A Manual for Reporters, Correspondents, and Students of Newspaper Writing Hope you don't mind a little artistic unconventionality. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IX (of X) "That apology is entirely unnecessary, for we have been listening to something so new that its very newness and unconventionality is quite refreshing, and certainly interesting," said Mr. Hayden, warmly. The Right Knock A Story He refers to a contemporary American composer for authority and example of some successful unconventionality with the same respect with which he would quote a European's disregard of convention. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions She still preserved her charming unconsciousness of the unconventionality of her situation. The Squirrel-Cage I shouldn’t have urged you to come, but I was hoping you would like it—its picturesqueness, the unconventionality, and the dozen-and-one other things which appeal to me so strongly. The Fighting Shepherdess Hitherto, their friendliness to her could not be construed into approval of her unconventionality. Mary Wollstonecraft After the death of Richard Proctor, whose occasional illiberalities I'd not like to emphasize too much, all succeeding volumes of Knowledge have yielded scarcely an unconventionality. The Book of the Damned The secret was unconventionality and absolute naturalness with no "shibboleths." A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell She sat on the edge of the couch, her hands clasped in her lap, betraying no smallest consciousness of the unconventionality of her appearance. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain Perhaps he might have expressed Burns's esteem for the "class of men called black-guards," as far as their unconventionality is concerned. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) He chafed and groaned and found his pain sometimes almost more than he could bear under the audacious unconventionalities of Helena Langley. The Dictator Then all these speculations disconcertingly vanished, and Hilda presented herself to his mind as a girl intensely religious, who would shrink from no unconventionality in the pursuit of truth. Clayhanger The unconventionality of the action seemed to receive some justification from the fact that she was confiscating only her own share. The Independence of Claire There was Mrs Iver to be said good-by to—plump, peaceful, proper Mrs Iver, whom nothing had great power to stir save an unkindness and an unconventionality; before either of these she bristled surprisingly. Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House The thing is to be interesting: if we are interesting, in ourselves, by reason of our original charm or our unconventionality, almost anything we might say or do ought to interest others. The Spinner's Book of Fiction Yes—but for all this change of manners it was certain that he had himself heard comments made on the impulsive unconventionality of Miss Langley. The Dictator Possibly, the only way for a man in those days to gain credit as a genius was by affecting eccentricity and unconventionality: taking heed that all his proceedings were as unlike other people's as possible. Art in England Notes and Studies When Fritzi had seen that her Herr was not to take part, she began to behave toward him with a more bluff unconventionality. Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life She was becoming a little bored with them already, with their sloppy unconventionality and with ship life in general. One Woman's Life The mills were, in fact, the official "platform" on which she had married: Amherst's devoted rôle at Westmore had justified the unconventionality of the step. The Fruit of the Tree Several ladies remarked that night that really Helena Langley was going quite beyond all bounds, and was overdoing her unconventionality quite too shockingly. The Dictator Beneath a reserved and rather quiet manner there lurked a piquant unconventionality. The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers He looked up and perceived Miss Maggie Windsor skipping down the lawn with charming unconventionality. The King's Men A Tale of To-morrow Mentally, while he studied her, he decided that her chief charm, in his eyes, was her absolute naturalness and unconventionality. The Mark of the Beast She knew exactly the risk that lay in unconventionality. The Swindler and Other Stories The unconventionality of this correspondence, you see, is not all on one side. August First Owing to high spirits and a sense of unconventionality, they entered into the sports with abandon. The Place Beyond the Winds Still convulsive, he came headlong before her, and was the only person near who remained unaware that his dispersal of an intervening group had the appearance of extreme unconventionality. Gentle Julia Without one thought of unconventionality, I procured a room for Kathy at the place where she and her mother would have stopped. Contrary Mary I like to meet a French girl with a little unconventionality. Visionaries She disapproves of all English unconventionality, but she feels it her duty to encourage Mr. Carruthers. Red Hair Yet there are a surprising number of old commercial structures that lend themselves to remodeling into present day homes and by their very unconventionality take on added charm. If You're Going to Live in the Country It is a book with a serious purpose expressed with absolute unconventionality and passion ... The Land of the Black Mountain The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro Porter, following in her wake as she swept across the green, thought of the girl in leopard skins, whose unconventionality had shocked him. Contrary Mary We are all horribly afraid of being bourgeois, and unconventionality is the ideal of every respectable person. Certain Personal Matters For although truth is generally dull, and although probably most of the reforms and changes which have really benefited mankind partake largely of the commonplace, the attraction of unconventionality and sensationalism cannot be denied. Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913 I have not, for the sake of being unconventional, deliberately set myself to violate all the received canons of dramatic art, as practised by the "practical dramatist," thus making a convention of unconventionality. The Black Cat A Play in Three Acts Exactly," smiled Endicott; "I'm red-blooded, you know, and romantic—and when I go in for little things like unconventionality, and romance, I go the limit. The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country Art students are convivial souls; they love the unconventionality of the evenings in each other's company. Sally Bishop A Romance We have a right to rejoice in the Pre-Raffaelite movement as an instance of England's unquestioned supremacy in independence and unconventionality of thought. Art Wilde was a conventional man: his unconventionality was the very pedantry of convention: never was there a man less an outlaw than he. Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions Volume 2 He had no desire, of course, to enlarge upon the unconventionality of her attitude, but he felt that his feelings towards her, even if they were only friendly, justified him in giving her a warning. The Girl of the Golden West There was something very peculiar about the single-minded, simple-hearted genuineness of Mrs. Arkwright which gave an unusual charm of unconventionality and fervid earnestness to her manner and conversation. Records of a Girlhood Such a spot—an ideal corner of all unconventionality—is Soho. Sally Bishop A Romance He had also an unusual neighbour, in the person of a young woman whose unconventionality led her to perambulate the common at midnight, playing the first bars of Solveig's Song upon the flute. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-02-11 I was half disposed to introduce myself then: only I feared you would be shocked at such a piece of unconventionality; young ladies have such strict ideas of decorum.' Uncle Max She was vexed at the unconventionality of Salome's disappearance, fearful of what the world would say, and anxious to keep the matter as close as possible. The Lost Lady of Lone Popularly he is known as the English Opium-Eater and as the subject of numerous anecdotes which emphasize the oddities of his temperament and the unconventionality of his habits. De Quincey's Revolt of the Tartars Is not all inattention of mind to the courtesies of life, all roughness and slovenliness, all crude unconventionality which is proud of its self-assertion, a "falling from love" in seeking self? The Education of Catholic Girls This unconventionality rather confused him, and as he took the hand he almost kissed it. A Splendid Hazard It has little lyrical quality, but for unconventionality, charming turns of phrase, and the intimate knowledge of Nature it reveals, it is almost alone in American poetry. The Golden Treasury of American Songs and Lyrics His manner toward her had just the blend of deference and breezy unconventionality that pleased her. The Real Adventure To my idea unconventionality is the most charming thing a woman can have. If Only etc. He lashed himself into ecstasies of fury against our unconventionality; he rose to magnificent paroxysms of protest that passionately besought High Heaven and Farmer Banks to open the door and let him get at us. The Jervaise Comedy A woman can seldom take a queer social animal for what he is and suck the honey from his flowers of unconventionality. Jaffery But her chief fault, in his eyes, was her unconventionality. A Daughter of the Snows Freshness and unconventionality for the Age was what Mr. Rattray sought as they seek the jewel in the serpent's head in the far East. A Daughter of To-Day Mount Henneth is perhaps the liveliest of all: though its liveliness is partly achieved by less merely extravagant unconventionalities than this. The English Novel "Perfectly," she laughed, the uncanniness of his memory mitigating the unconventionality of his demeanor. Septimus Without the least affectation of unconventionality, and indeed under a formal appearance, he was profoundly unconventional. John Redmond's Last Years Though her books were not remarkable for any perfection of literary style, they had the charm of brightness, vivacity, and unconventionality. Reviews The younger lady had a shivering and frightened delight in occasionally wading ankle-deep in unconventionality, but she had-lively recollections, in connection with the Cardiffs, of having been very nearly taken off her feet. A Daughter of To-Day His words and manner evidently brought the curate to a sense of his own unconventionality. The Dweller on the Threshold Yet he remembered that it was by her unconventionality, her lack of all proper reticence, or, as many would have said, all delicate feeling, that she had made her first impression upon him. The Marriage of William Ashe Two officers of the royal household had caused him annoyance while he was Duke of Savoy by telling tales of his unconventionality to his easily-scandalised father. The Liberation of Italy Miss Alathea, on the day after the great race, sat waiting for the Colonel in the handsome old library of Woodlawn, worrying about her unconventionalities of the preceding day. In Old Kentucky Besides, it is possible to grow indifferent, even to the unconventionalities, and Kendal had been three years in the Quartier Latin. A Daughter of To-Day On the other hand, the best and most influential public opinion, while recognizing the unconventionality of Mr. Roosevelt's course, heartily approved of both the matter and the manner of the speech. African and European Addresses He brings his people on and off with an unconventionality which comes of knowing the resources of the theatre, and of being unfettered by the traditions of its technique. Plays, Acting and Music A Book Of Theory Certain French comedies have reduced unconventionality in morals to a kind of spurious conventionality; in some of them the idea of marriage as a preliminary to connubial relations is regarded as rather shocking. Our Stage and Its Critics By "E.F.S." of "The Westminster Gazette" He felt he had sailed the craft of his life too near the perilous shore of unconventionality, and now he saw the rocks ahead of him plainly, on which it would be torn in pieces. Six Women Strange, on his part, was aware of the unconventionality of his behavior, though he was incapable of moving on. The Wild Olive The genius of this man at this time did not depend on scholarship or surroundings, but on the companionship of his fellows and the unconventionality of his home life. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 With strong unconventionality and a somewhat abrupt manner, he was genial and kindly in his feelings, with warm affections and great companionability. A Backward Glance at Eighty Recollections & comment She affected art and lectures, and excursions to mountains, and campings-out, and unconventionalities, and no doubt had a good time in her way. Richard Vandermarck In spite of the innate conservatism of the police we are pleased to think that the seeds of a happy unconventionality, sown by this courageous lady of title, have already borne fruit. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, May 28, 1919 I knew Dicky's fastidious taste, and that underneath all his good-natured unconventionality he had rigid ideas of his own upon some topics. Revelations of a Wife The Story of a Honeymoon So great and so discriminating and so self-sacrificing was his charity, that it would almost plead atonement for a million such unconventionalities as his. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2 I expected to find you delighted with his unconventionality. The Irrational Knot Being the Second Novel of His Nonage Not that I minded their unconventionality; I liked it. The Price She Paid She was still in doubt as to how to treat this act of unconventionality. Soldiers of Fortune Impulsiveness, unconventionality, and girlish irresponsibility were all very delightful, of course—at times; but not now, certainly. Miss Billy — Married For a moment she found a certain amusement in the show, and in her own share of it: the situation had an ease and unconventionality distinctly refreshing after her experience of the irony of conventions. House of Mirth For it was against his breeding to show eagerness, and against his conventional unconventionality to give anything so obvious as flowers. The Wisdom of Father Brown It is not difficult to be unconventional in the eyes of the world when your unconventionality is but the convention of your set. Moon and Sixpence But I was a coward—as so many women are—and my theoretic unconventionality broke down. Jude the Obscure Niebeldingk was about to interfere with some reconciling remark when he observed, to his astonishment, that Alice who, as a rule, was bitterly hostile to all strident unconventionality, had taken no offence. The Indian Lily and Other Stories Mrs. Fisher's unconventionality was, after all, a merely superficial divergence from an inherited social creed, while the manners of the Gormer circle represented their first attempt to formulate such a creed for themselves. House of Mirth A similar unconventionality was manifested in the present betrothal. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate She was being thoroughly punished for her unconventionality now! His Hour At the Gianduja, as at all other Italian restaurants not much affected by Americans, you will find an atmosphere of unconventionality that is delightful to the Bohemian. Bohemian San Francisco Its restaurants and their most famous recipes—The elegant art of dining. She would understand, with her childlike truth, and with her unconventionality she would not find it strange that he should speak to her of such a thing for no apparent reason or no immediate cause. Questionable Shapes But for the unconventionality of the Raymounts he would have reached the point long before. Weighed and Wanting The strangeness, the unconventionality of the recitative, the wonderful, sad beauty of the poem, the dim light through which Helen's vibrating, passionate voice thrilled, all helped to impress the hearers. The Pagans Unconscious of observation she threw herself backward, in an attitude as remarkable for its beauty as for its unconventionality. An Algonquin Maiden A Romance of the Early Days of Upper Canada Barbary Coast was a part of San Francisco's Bohemianism because of its unconventionality, for, you know, there is conventionality even in Vice. Bohemian San Francisco Its restaurants and their most famous recipes—The elegant art of dining. "It has got to you, Lana—this coming home again, hasn't it?" he demanded, with an unconventionality of tone and phraseology that caused the metropolitan matron to express her startled emotions by a blink. All-Wool Morrison On the one hand she was thoroughly enjoying the water-fête as viewed from the security of the Englishman's motor-boat, and the unconventionality of the circumstances added a spice of adventure to the situation. The Vision of Desire "You like the unconventionality of South Hatboro'?" suggested the doctor, after a little silence. Annie Kilburn : a Novel It's this dreadful unconventionality of—not really liking—loving a person you are supposed to love that warps your judgment. Life at High Tide I thought you went in for all sorts of unconventionalities. Indian Summer The unconventionality and realism of his poetic art will be made manifest by merely reading through the titles of his numerous works. Halleck's New English Literature The friar was still regarding him with a gaze so penetrating, yet apparently so guiltless of intentional rudeness that it ceased to be an impertinence, and amused the young Venetian by its unconventionality. A Golden Book of Venice Gloria wondered what he meant: whether the man was suggesting an elopement or just a wild bit of downright unconventionality. The Everlasting Whisper Shrimping Net.—Pleasures and amusements, unconventionality, and good spirits. Telling Fortunes By Tea Leaves Besides, unconventionality is really the salt of our over-civilized life, and she has it in abundance. December Love And yet, simply because she had been forced by Frederick's cruelty into a temporary unconventionality, this dingy, grimy old man despised her! The Awakening of Helena Richie I imagine that it is her army life that has so blended unconventionality with perfect good breeding. His Sombre Rivals But to Gloria unconventionality was a condition fairly divided into two widely separated browsing-grounds; there was the thing which was just "daring"; there was that other which was ugly because it was "compromising." The Everlasting Whisper "It suggests the freedom and unconventionality of this home," I thought, yielding to my mood to idealize everything. A Day of Fate If she marries the right man he won't mind her unconventionality. December Love Your outward observance of the conventions under such trying circumstances has abolished any qualms the people felt because of your many past unconventionalities. The Unwilling Vestal Fran's unconventionality had given to Mrs. Gregory's laugh a girlish note, but almost at once her face resumed its wonted gravity. Fran How could one rebuke the unconventionality of an avenging angel? Sylvia's Marriage I think if she had the right training, she'd be a lovely girl, but Mrs. Homer and Marie spoil her with indulgence and then suddenly scold her for her unconventionality. Patty's Suitors She is of the genus American girl, middle class," he thought, "who, by her beauty and the unconventionality of her drawing-room, has become a quasi-belle. An Original Belle The most obvious reason is his complete unconventionality. Through the Magic Door Rafael had in his nature the unconventionality which delights in children's confidence, and he felt a desire to love and to be loved. Absalom's Hair Many folks make what they are pleased to call unconventionality a mere cloak for selfish disregard of the feelings and tastes of others. The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel Of course one does not desire that conventional people should strive after unconventionality. The Upton Letters The essence of greatness is unconventionality, and restlessness is now becoming conventional. At Large "If my mother-in-law and my husband had any psychological faculty they would never have mistaken my unconventionality, which I shall never give up, for common, and indeed very vulgar, sinfulness." In the Wilderness Impropriety could be overlooked—it could pass, where a millionaire was concerned, under the heading of unconventionality; but such glaring selfishness might end in being fatal to his reputation. South Wind The only unconventionality in his dress was the cravat, a great bow of black silk that overflowed the lapels of his coat. The Pit For the spirit of Christ is the spirit of freedom, of elasticity, of unconventionality. The Upton Letters He was too far gone in unconventionality to spend a night under a decent roof. Demos He remembered the almost stern strength in her husky voice when she had said "my unconventionality, which I shall never give up." In the Wilderness There is a convention of unconventionality: poor quarters, hard life, stinted pleasures—all that kind of thing. The Whirlpool The unconventionality of his manners was in keeping with the originality of his figure. Alfred Tennyson She wondered what he thought of her and became aware of her unconventionality. The Garden of Allah Perhaps she remembered that already one young man had been presented to her by no better sponsor than a white cat, and had no desire to carry her unconventionality farther than that. The Two Vanrevels "You run your unconventionalities always on the public race-course, in sight of the grand stand packed with the conventionalities." In the Wilderness But the partial Yonkers residence accounted for traits of unconventionality in Miss Anderson which he had not been able to reconcile with the notion of an exclusively New York breeding. April Hopes I come absolutely without her knowledge, and I hope unconventionality may be excused in me on the score of my anxiety for her.’ Two on a Tower And it was true that fashion for the moment elected to be pleased with unconventionality, finding a great zest in freedom, and making a joke of every inconvenience. Their Pilgrimage His pettiness would be dispersed, and as for his "unconventionality," which was so much gossiped about at Sawston, she began to see that it did not differ greatly from certain familiar notions of her own. Where Angels Fear to Tread "It has all come about through her unconventionality." In the Wilderness She dressed as skilfully as New York women do, but in growing older she began to show symptoms of dangerous unconventionality. Democracy, an American novel Their absolute frankness and vigorous unconventionality of thought and expression charmed me. Plunkitt of Tammany Hall: a series of very plain talks on very practical politics, delivered by ex-Senator George Washington Plunkitt, the Tammany philosopher, from his rostrum—the New York County court house bootblack stand; Recorded by William L. Riordon He has always gone in for unconventionality, and parents nowhere, and so forth. A Room with a View His rollicking frankness, his audacious unconventionality, are enough to account for the neglect. The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Old Time English She took the American girl in her arms and laughed and cried with her; for her imagination seized on the romance of the story and delighted in its fresh unconventionality. Bucky O'Connor All at once he had wanted to shield her, to protect her from even so slight an unconventionality as making his coffee for him. The Flying U's Last Stand He made one or two essays in the display of unconventionality, and was quite unaware that he impressed her as a narrow-minded person. The Wheels of Chance: a Bicycling Idyll |
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