| 单词 | unpractised |
| 例句 | "Chinese cities are apparently unpractised in facing disasters such as Saturday's torrential downpour," it said. Questions after Beijing floods 2012-07-23T10:02:15Z I would fain hear what a young and unpractised tongue would say. The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z In fact, Ruskin's teaching, like that of the Bible, is not unpractical, but unpractised. Letters to the Clergy On The Lord's Prayer and the Church 2012-03-29T02:00:12.080Z Having the reins and whip placed in your unpractised hands while coachee indulges in a glass and chat. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z The stage, here an emblem of the ideal life as it gleams before unpractised eyes, offers, he fancies, opportunity for a life of thought as distinguished from one of routine. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z Who shall care about the unpractised loved one?” Servian Popular Poetry 2012-03-03T03:00:19.423Z Among the minor obligations of social life, perhaps few things are regarded as more formidable by the unpractised, than ceremonious morning visits to ladies. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z The loads were very heavy for her unpractised back. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z Jack's epistolary style was of a highly polite but rather unpractised order. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z The eye, unpractised, sometimes lost the current, When some wild rapid of the tide did whirl, While yet a master hand beyond the torrent Freed my frail shallop from the perilous swirl. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z They give to me no more pleasure than a fine anatomical foreshortened drawing by Michael Angelo would to an unpractised eye. The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) 2012-01-18T03:00:13.193Z Thus happy they dwelt in a rural domain, Uninstructed in commerce, unpractised in gain, 'Till, taught by the loadstone to traverse the seas, Columbus came over, that bold Genoese. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z The unpractised vision of the visitor is hardly able to follow the celerity of motion of the workman's hands and fingers. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z It was the début of a barrister just called, and wholly unpractised in public speaking, before a court crowded with men of the greatest distinction, belonging to all parties of the State. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z He ordered several works on the subject from England, and began to think that this unpractised industry might be started with advantage in Sarrio. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z She was yet unpractised in suffering, and it is no wonder that, despite her high spirit, her misery was apparent to all. Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z Gozzi was unpractised in play-writing, a man in his fortieth year, and the dramatic card on which he staked his luck might well be considered hazardous. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z The most unpractised schoolboy knows That quiet kisses are the sweetest. Poems 2011-10-14T02:00:29.763Z Now, in the United States, a system prevails unknown to, or unpractised by, any other nation. Egerton Ryerson and Education in Upper Canada 2011-10-14T02:00:23.300Z But I pretend no claim at all to yours; Besides, you are more beautiful than I, And fitter to allure unpractised hearts: Therefore I once more beg you will not see her. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z There is no impasto work here as in the Crewe copy, but the colour is put on with no uncertain or unpractised hand, though in a manner unlike Blake. William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work 2011-09-13T02:00:35.943Z These two classes of instruments are very apt to deceive unpractised ears. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z It was obvious even to an unpractised eye that he spoke the truth. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z It is not easy to distinguish a hare when crouching in a ploughed field, his colour harmonises so well with the clods; so that an unpractised eye generally fails to note him. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z To the unpractised palate, the smoking of this composition has a strangely exhilarating and intoxicating effect. Nicotiana Or The Smoker's and Snuff-Taker's Companion 2011-07-29T02:00:29.353Z It is strongly marked by its characteristic style, so that an addition or alteration by another hand would strike even an unpractised ear, as not having the true ring. Pastor Pastorum 2011-07-25T02:00:14.597Z Juggins!" he wheezed in an agonised whisper, "I am a poor native Indian, totally unpractised in Derby riding. A Bayard From Bengal Being some account of the Magnificent and Spanking Career of Chunder Bindabun Bhosh,... 2011-07-13T02:00:17.950Z And Gretchen met her with ready sympathy,--she was in advance of her, indeed, and could point out to her many beauties that else might have escaped her unpractised eyes. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z The Latin is exquisitely written, the Greek uncials are neat, but evidently the work of an unpractised hand, which soon changes from weariness. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. 2011-06-30T02:00:27.850Z I often see a promise in the freedom of a stroke, or in the child's appreciation of his own drawing, which an unpractised eye could scarcely detect. Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. 2011-06-30T02:00:25.950Z With due allowance for this, however, the Frenchmen must have made very wretched practice; they were probably unpractised and undisciplined merchant crews; but it was a brilliant affair. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z But Idoine's tender limbs trembled at the unpractised part in which her truthful spirit must belie itself. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z "I fear, dearest Se�ora, that the feelings continue too much as formerly, and that the change is not in this young and unpractised heart, but in the fickle inclinations of man." Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z Wit, in our present sense, was yet unpractised, and the modern epigram was not yet discovered. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z This being my first appearance as an author, I am naturally unpractised in the artifices of style familiar to more experienced hands. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z The author is bold and large in thought, but the want of sharp outline in his characters indicates the poor or unpractised artist. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z All unpractised in their earliest accomplishment, the hard-worked hands had never been so deft before; nor ever stone softer or chisel sharper than the first of each that could be found. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z Touching the nature of Ozema's feelings, there can be no misconception, since the innocent and unpractised creature hath not art sufficient to conceal them. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z Wit, in our sense of the term, was long unpractised, and the modern epigram was not yet discovered. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z As a rule he thought them bad, rough in the means they employed to please, and unpractised in the more subtle dissembling of the natural and artless. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z And she stretched out her hand, which, although totally unpractised in the etiquette of courts, Otmar, by an instinctive impulse, knelt down to kiss. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z So soft that stone, so sharp that bit, so timorous and tentative the unpractised strokes of Robert Carlton! Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z Though no match for the American in reading the “sign”—either of the heavens or the earth—the ex-footpad was not altogether unpractised in the translating of tracks. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z The unpractised Dudley interpreted these appearances any thing but favourably to his own ardent hopes. The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion 2011-03-23T02:00:21.287Z But inventions unpractised might be in want of the inventor: and a situation, thus clipped of emoluments, while it was loaded with obligations, might be in want of candidates. A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis Containing a Detail of the Various Crimes and Misdemeanors by which Public and Private Property and Security are, at Present, Injured and Endangered: and Suggesting Remedies for their Prevention 2011-03-23T02:00:17.353Z Strange modulations sprang from beneath his stiff, unpractised fingers. Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z This time she slept about two hours, and when she woke, even my unpractised eye could see that she was decidedly better than before. A Search For A Secret (Vol 3 of 3) A Novel 2011-02-15T03:00:19.437Z He treats with suitable allowance those peculiarities of their race, which the unpractised northerner will construe into idleness, obstinacy, laziness, revenge, or hatred. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z It is remarkable that this piece, for all its technical skill, appeals to the most unpractised hearer, if it is performed at all tolerably. Johann Sebastian Bach 2011-01-26T03:00:27.060Z He rang the bell, and almost immediately there appeared in answer a butler, thin, pale, and of uncertain age, but even to Helmar’s unpractised eye superlatively autocratic, hopelessly correct. The Carleton Case 2011-01-24T03:00:17.240Z Today she looks like all elderly Spaniards, who to our unpractised northern eyes resemble each other almost as much as elderly negresses. Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z "I?" said Arthur, with a bitterness which happily escaped his unpractised hearer. Success and How He Won It 2011-01-23T03:00:12.077Z Such a bridge is called a chimba-chaca, and is very hazardous for an unpractised foot. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z Well," I said to myself, "this is being sufficiently managing; but I am not quite so unpractised as to be the dupe of an artifice so little concealed! The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z It should be remembered, the difficulty of ascertaining facts and fixing the dates of inventions must be considerable in a vast extent of country, where books are comparatively few, and the art of printing unpractised. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z Now, to some unpractised hands a difficulty would here have arisen—how to get those two slices together without letting the beef get out of place. The Mynns' Mystery 2010-12-20T17:12:18.180Z Evidently given to wind-gall, spavin, and splint, he—the horse, not the driver—was to an unpractised eye decidedly a jibber; while even a female ear would have detected that he was a roarer. Original Penny Readings A Series of Short Sketches 2010-12-20T17:11:48.837Z Thus we must say, "Wonderful is the milking of cows by an unpractised cowherd." The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha Review of the Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy As is usual in assemblages composed of the rude and unpractised, a long, awkward pause succeeded this introduction of Dus to our presence. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z The application of paint to the skin produces an effect so different from the bloom of youth, that it can only deceive an unpractised eye. Dress as a Fine Art With Suggestions on Children's Dress The Adventurer lifted him and felt his bones, himself half stunned and bleeding, for he had been flung heavily from unpractised balance, as suddenly the boat lurched and careened in the wallop of the sea. The Unknown Sea Messengers ran actively with secret papers, but it was difficult for the unpractised associates to deceive the spies of the enemy. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. Of course he couldn't know that I was so dashed inexperienced—unpractised, you know—in speaking to a girl's father and that I didn't even know the correct forms and usages. The Haunted Pajamas I wear but a thin disguise, when this unpractised country girl is able so soon to penetrate it. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency He is a Frank, unused to this hot clime, Young and unpractised in his order's rules, In fastings and in watchings quite untrained. The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise With slow unpractised fingers Helena began to search for reviews. Helena Brett's Career Montgomery had not proper battering cannon; his mortars were defective; his artillerists unpractised, and the engineer ignorant. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools When the notary presented the pen to her unpractised fingers she smiled and blushed a little at her ignorance and awkwardness. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) For victory, he relied chiefly upon a system of tactics hitherto unpractised in war, or at least upon any considerable or uniform scale. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 Hence no resource of art or skill is left unpractised to minister to a craving appetite that yields a reward so golden. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 These questions did not come very readily to such an unpractised tongue as hers, and she thought she could lead off into the discourse she had thought out over the Bible. Sowing and Sewing A Sexagesima Story To his unpractised eye there was no sign of silver on walls, floor or ceiling. Lord Stranleigh Abroad Our further acquaintance with this extraordinary people confirmed us in the opinion, that the ceremony of marriage is unpractised and unknown among them. A Narrative of the Shipwreck, Captivity and Sufferings of Horace Holden and Benj. H. Nute Who were cast away in the American ship Mentor, on the Pelew Islands, in the year 1832; and for two years afterwards were subjected to unheard of sufferings among the barbarous inhabitants of Lord North's island To analyse her in her minutest parts is instructive, however ridiculous it may appear to the unpractised. The Rebellion in the Cevennes, an Historical Novel Vol. I. To cause those unacquainted with a trade to be instructed in some industrial art, and to introduce trades hitherto unpractised by the blind. Elizabeth Gilbert and Her Work for the Blind To me, the unpractised, inexperienced player, fortune was propitious. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II While most of the merchantmen carried defensive armament, the unpractised, unskilled crew made the guns in their hands little more than ineffective. Pirates and Piracy Even his unpractised touch told him that the pulse was alarmingly high. Stories by American Authors, Volume 10 Before the stick could be ready, in her unpractised fingers, Jay cried out, 'Oh, Linda, he is dying! he has fainted!' Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement So the child is emboldened to send out its young, unpractised thoughts, by the confidence it has in the guidance and protection of its teacher. In the School-Room Chapters in the Philosophy of Education It is difficult to describe them so that an unpractised eye would know them from each other. Soil Culture If some rays of sunshine still glanced athwart the landscape, conveying to the unpractised eye the impression of quiet serenity, there were also black and portentous clouds already rising far above the horizon. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 The course followed by the government was “marked with all that timidity, that want of dexterity, which led to the failure of the unpractised shoplifter.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" It struck me that she was still unpractised in the use of a new and remarkable faculty, which required strict attention from her, like any other as yet unlearned art. The Gates Between Trust a daughter of Eve to read the light in a man's eyes, be she ever so unpractised by experience. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story If anything happened that obliged us to make our way home over the ice, I am afraid some of the company would be a terrible hinderance to us, unpractised as they are now. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I Elizabeth gave it to her, but between excitement and his usual odd penmanship Tom's epistle was quite a puzzle to unpractised eyes, and Elsie went into shrieks over it. A Noble Woman And there are times, too, when the unpractised Briton is simply baffled. Westward with the Prince of Wales This fact can be so easily established that it can hardly escape even an unpractised observer, and it was sufficiently familiar to Ehrlich, who first directed attention to these conditions. Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological Everything to my unpractised eye seemed in hopeless disorder; a frightful buzz filled the air, and a blond girl at the big piano was trying to disentangle a lot of music. Melomaniacs Even to her unpractised eye the facts were plain: the four wires had not been broken; they had been cleanly cut, and very recently, as shown by the absence of rust on the severed ends. The Heart of Thunder Mountain As a matter of fact, the unpractised eye cannot see any difference between the sliver or soft rope of cotton as it reaches, the drawing frame and as it leaves the frame. The Story of the Cotton Plant My young and unpractised mind required some minutes to realise the meaning of this precious agreement. The Belovéd Vagabond In the blood of children on the contrary larger forms are found even in health; and in lymphatic leukæmia particularly large forms occur, which are mistaken in various ways by unpractised observers. Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological The Lord of Hosts be praised that these iniquities are unpractised by the children of my people! The Buccaneer A Tale Then he knelt down stiffly, and made, with rusty, long unpractised fingers, the sacred sign upon his face and breast. The Dop Doctor It was a very superior instrument, and an excellent method of conveying to unpractised minds, many things, which otherwise must have remained mysteries to them. Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas Stephenson was at that time so diffident in manner and unpractised in speech, that he took with him his friend Nicholas Wood, to act as his interpreter and expositor on the occasion. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson From this unsatisfactory examination, however, he was soon called by a loud and piercing exclamation from Uncas, that sounded, even to the unpractised ears of Duncan, as the signal of some new and unexpected calamity. The Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757 Desmond's fingers were unpractised, but he gave every note its true value; and he played slowly, as though composing each chord as it came, or building it up from memory. Captain Desmond, V.C. Again and again the mice rushed through the straw, and I, heavily, helplessly, in my unpractised way, rushed after them. Pussy and Doggy Tales The horse moved uneasily, as horses have done since the beginning of time beneath the touch of unpractised riders. Children of the Desert "Sing me this," he said, suddenly, and, seating himself at the piano, played the opening bars of a vocal adaptation of Handel's Largo with a just, though unpractised, touch. Stingaree To this she was entirely unequal; her army, the bulk of it undisciplined, and even the disciplined part unpractised in the field, was no match for the veteran troops of Sweden, the terror of Germany. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Mrs. Hayes has inaugurated a method of instruction hitherto unpractised, and which must recommend itself to any one who sees the extraordinary progress which accompanies it. The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. Even Jack’s unpractised eye could see that the current had no depth of any moment. The Boy Scouts on the Yukon His unpractised hand in some way pulled down the goose, and the rebound of the sapling plucked the booty out of his grasp, and flung it high above his head. A Tar-Heel Baron It is indeed strange that Byron should have fancied that he could use so delicate an instrument with a rough unpractised hand. Studies in Literature and History He saw that it was true Imbrie was unpractised in their tongue, for he spoke with difficulty, hesitating for words, and they had to pay close attention to get his meaning. The Woman from Outside [on Swan River] Any horse, with any spirit, is apt to take advantage of a timid or unpractised rider, and the animal is very quick to learn when this is the case. Ben's Nugget A Boy's Search For Fortune It is however not merely on the ground of the absence of recorded prayers that it is maintained that there was a stage in the evolution of religion when prayer was unpractised and unknown. The Idea of God in Early Religions Being utterly unpractised in such movements, an almost entire dispersal followed; in fact, I dare say many of the transport captains asked nothing better than to be out of other people's way. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life It was evident to my unpractised eye that we had the Boers on the run at last. With the Naval Brigade in Natal (1899-1900) Journal of Active Service We have practically never done so yet; and I am really appalled at what might be the consequences of going into action with the men unpractised. Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie (commanding 1st Battn. Royal Irish Rifles) Dated November 4th, 1914-March 11th, 1915 And Christian truth unpractised by those who hold it, corrupts itself and corrupts them. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John He could not conceal his thankfulness at escaping the cross-examination which he had anticipated with the dread natural to one wholly unpractised in dissimulation. Fairy Fingers A Novel Alas! alas! they are things unpractised, unfelt, almost unknown to me. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada Nobody has a right to complain who has at his disposal a competent supply of good brown bread and butter; but to our unpractised palates, the rye-meal, and sour leaven, were not very inviting. Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II When first in Celia's ear I poured A yet unpractised pray'r, My trembling tongue sincere ignored The aids of "sweet" and "fair." Collected Poems In Two Volumes, Vol. II The unpractised eye may not detect any difference between a cake of genuine chocolate, and another two-thirds composed of red earth and roasted beans. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 461 Volume 18, New Series, October 30, 1852 His first works were characterized by a towering ambition in their conception, which his unpractised execution could not fitly illustrate; but they had disappointed no one so much as himself. Fairy Fingers A Novel Then he demanded of Gamelin what attitude he meant to take up in the matter of the Brissotins and of the widow Capet. �variste was timid and unpractised in public speaking. The Gods are Athirst The first glance which we obtained of this said stream sufficed to assure us that in the gentle craft, the good people of Gabel were altogether unpractised. Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II Amusement has been made of so small account in our philosophy of life, that we are raw and unpractised in being amused. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 In fact, they might have passed for the latter to an unpractised eye, particularly at that season when deer are ‘in the red.’ The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire Even an unpractised midwife would swear to the nose, lip, forehead, and eye of every one of them. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II For the word strength use difficulty, and we should say that, to the unpractised, the difficulties must always appear greatest. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. This had made him more uneasy than all the scouting of the dragoons with their unpractised leaders. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico His full muscles and sleek skin, to my unpractised eye, denoted the height of robust health. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver The Erasmus whom you know is almost a good hunter already, not too bad a horseman, a not unpractised courtier. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation We were moored inside several other ships; and the dock being quite full of craft, to the unpractised eye there appeared no possibility of winning a passage without doing or sustaining damage. Impressions of America During the years 1833, 1834 and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume I. I have known of its being successfully returned without the aid of the veterinary surgeon, but this should never be attempted by an unpractised hand if you can command the surgeon's attendance. Cattle and Cattle-breeders That richly modulated warble proceeding from the top of yonder birch, and which unpractised ears would mistake for the voice of the Scarlet Tanager, comes from that rare visitant, the Rose-breasted Grosbeak. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 Nothing is at first more surprising to one who crosses a country inhabited by savages than the few marks of their presence which strike the eye, or at least an unpractised eye. Impressions of South Africa "Do I ken you?" said the General with an unpractised smile. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure I advise no hitherto unpractised person to seek excellence as a ground and lofty tumbler after five-and-forty. The Making Of A Novelist An Experiment In Autobiography Now, however, his gills were, for all practical purposes, useless; his lungs, ready but unpractised. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character But are you satisfied With this unpractised virtue—secret wrath? Athaliah A Tragedy, Intended For Reading Only, Translated Into English Blank Verse, From Racine (A. Gombert's Edition, 1825) Rose could cook two dishes very well for my solitary self, but how were her unpractised powers equal to sending up a dinner for five persons, two of them men! Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 449 Volume 18, New Series, August 7, 1852 The boy was evidently growing worse each minute, as even the unpractised eye of the miner could see. Derrick Sterling A Story of the Mines Alas! too like in confidence are each, For man to trust to mortal look or speech; From deeds, and deeds alone, may he discern Truths which it wrings the unpractised heart to learn. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 3 The poet, though keenly alive to the subtle charm of a woman’s personality, was unpractised in the arts of daily companionship. Obiter Dicta Second Series The result, even to the unpractised eyes of the seamen, did not seem satisfactory, but their leader made no comment. The Hot Swamp To an unpractised eye destruction among the rocks was their doom. The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers I had often seen my father sew up wounds, and had assisted at many an operation of the kind, so that, although altogether unpractised, I was not ignorant of the proper mode of procedure. The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands Here again the Indians paused, and gazed earnestly at the foaming torrent ahead, which, to an unpractised eye, might have seemed a raging flood, to enter which would ensure destruction. The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of Ice There was nothing showing above water except the flat hatch cover, and that to an unpractised eye looked much like a drifting plank. A Little Traitor to the South A War Time Comedy With a Tragic Interlude That hair of Matty's, that mass of beautiful, shining hair, which even his boyish, unpractised eye could see was something uncommon,—worth five dollars; it was impossible! Uncle Rutherford's Nieces A Story for Girls Now exactness was the very thing which languages, mostly young in actual age, and in all cases what we may call uneducated, unpractised in literary exercises, wanted most of all. The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) The rebels, as is generally the case with unpractised troops, had fired high, so that most of their shot had gone over our heads. Hurricane Hurry You will find there provisions for several days, and a couch on which to rest your yet unpractised limbs. Fred Markham in Russia The Boy Travellers in the Land of the Czar As he spoke, I observed a dark spot in the wall of foam which an unpractised eye would not have discovered. The Cruise of the Mary Rose Here and There in the Pacific The Reading, which was the "Christmas Carol," extended over more than three hours altogether, showing how very little of the original story the then unpractised hand of the Reader had as yet eliminated. Charles Dickens as a Reader It would have required an experienced hand to guide the heavy punt through the sweeping current, and under Darsie’s unpractised strokes it twisted, and turned, and revolved in aimless and disconcerting circles... A College Girl These, the veteran wooer attempts to carry by storm at once, seeing through their utter transparency:—to the unpractised Damon, however, they assume the proportions of an organised defence. She and I, Volume 2 A Love Story. A Life History. These varieties would be easily distinguishable one from the other by any one accustomed to use astral vision, but an unpractised person would be quite likely to call them all vaguely "ghosts". The Astral Plane Its Scenery, Inhabitants and Phenomena But the pain and the fever returned twofold as the day wore on, and even to Reginald’s unpractised eye it was evident the boy’s release was not far distant. Reginald Cruden A Tale of City Life It was not by unpractised persons that they were purchased at the national expense. The Clyde Mystery a Study in Forgeries and Folklore I could not even pick out my street; the unobtrusive street signs were lost to my unpractised sight, in the glaring confusion of store signs and advertisements. The Promised Land Come—come, Bluewater," interrupted Sir Gervaise, with a gravity that almost amounted to reproof; "I cannot permit such innuendoes before one so young and unpractised. The Two Admirals Then with fumbling, unpractised hands Cynthia gathered her two long shining braids and bound them around her head—somewhere she had seen the fashion, and a feminine instinct appropriated it. A Son of the Hills Now, I hold it is harder for the unpractised man to play the spy with everything in his favor, than for the adept to act that rôle against the impossible. Lords of the North Between her canvas and her unpractised needle, between the companionship of Michael, and of the Desmonds—while they were 'up'—her days had gone softly, yet pleasantly and profitably in more respects than one. The Great Amulet The skirts of his coat were too wide, there was a multitude of wrinkles in his trousers, his necktie bore visible evidence of an unpractised hand. The Child of Pleasure A new and nearer route to Netley had been discovered during my absence, and our unpractised Americans had done little else than admire ruins for the past week. Recollections of Europe They scarcely indeed awaited his onslaught, so unpractised in warfare had they become of recent years, but turned their backs and sped away towards London, followed in hot pursuit by Edward. London and the Kingdom - Volume I He can determine with absolute certainty whether the mischief has been done by skilled or unskilled hands, and he can gather up and link together evidences which entirely escape the unpractised eye. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City It was a science in the middle ages, and even to this day is neither forgotten nor unpractised. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Their writings are curious but very defective, since the authors were too unpractised in literary work to perfect a master-piece. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology There is an elaborate scheme behind it all, a scheme of such transcendent ingenuity as only simple-hearted, sweet-natured, unpractised, purblind visionaries like Cooper are capable of. The Patient Observer And His Friends Now to the unpractised eye any one brae, or glen, or burn of bonnie Scotland is exactly like any other brae, or glen, or burn of that picturesque land. The Admirable Tinker Child of the World But it had to be borne in inaction, for to move about in this furious pitching and swaying was utterly impossible to the unpractised. All Aboard A Story for Girls The first is a kind of ode 'to the Daisy,'—very flat, feeble, and affected; and in a diction as artificial, and as much encumbered with heavy expletives, as the theme of an unpractised schoolboy. Early Reviews of English Poets The uncertain chords which her unpractised fingers sketched out would have struck the least experienced ear as wanting in harmony and musical accuracy, while to her excited imagination they brought a whole train of memories. In the Yule-Log Glow, Book I Christmas Tales from 'Round the World I shall omit to describe the shock which a spectacle like this communicated to my unpractised senses. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 The seamen, unpractised in ceremonial distinctions other than naval, saw with wonder that the midshipman kept on his hat, while the rest uncovered. Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy Her assiduous attentions were labours of love, and so was the needlework at which she stitched away with diligent though unpractised hands. Lucy Raymond Or, The Children's Watchword An unpractised author has attempted, in this poem, the difficult task of relating a romantic story in blank-verse. Early Reviews of English Poets Everybody sprang up, the ground was chosen, bows and arrows distributed, and shouts of laughter began to follow each shot of the unpractised archers. A Canadian Heroine, Volume 1 A Novel In this art, as in most others, I was an unpractised simpleton. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 Neither was he so unpractised a hunter as to conclude that any move that must be made, is a bad move. Wych Hazel His master was propped up by pillows, and evidently suffering painfully from his breathing, and over his pinched features had crept that grey shadow which even the unpractised eye can discern and comprehend. The Guinea Stamp A Tale of Modern Glasgow The timber rots, the useless axe does rust, The unpractised saw lies buried in the dust, The busy hammer sleeps, the ropes untwine.” Andrew Marvell He tried to imagine what his wife would have done or counselled for their child's good, but his imagination was unpractised and would not help him much. A Canadian Heroine, Volume 1 A Novel Collected then round a cheerful hearth, exempt from all likelihood of interruption from without, and our babe's unpractised senses shut up in the sweetest and profoundest sleep, Mervyn, after a pause of recollection, began. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 I am unpractised—wild, maybe—but am I so unwomanly, Mr. Falkirk? Wych Hazel The world was new to her, and no wonder if her unpractised eye was dazzled by the splendor of its pageantry. The Rivals of Acadia An Old Story of the New World To begin to speak without having first recognized some presiding officer and the audience stamps one immediately as thoughtless, unpractised, or worse still—discourteous. Public Speaking The boy was an unpractised hand, and the strokes were irregular, sometimes too slow and sometimes too rapid. Westerfelt Unfortunately, I was quite unpractised in the art of maintaining a tête-à-tête with dark and languorous ladies. The Ghost A Modern Fantasy But I think she only remembered that the one near her was very unpractised. Wych Hazel He cursed the deceptive clearness of the hill air which made it impossible for his unpractised eye to judge distances. The Half-Hearted In the next instant, the great bulk of these materials were jerked back again to their original situation, by that peculiar movement, so trying to unpractised nerves, called a lurch to windward. The Lieutenant and Commander Being Autobigraphical Sketches of His Own Career, from Fragments of Voyages and Travels The heights and distances, without being alpine in reality, were sufficiently so to an eye unpractised in measuring scenery of the highest class; but in all the softer enchantments nature had revelled in prodigality. Servia, Youngest Member of the European Family or, A Residence in Belgrade and Travels in the Highlands and Woodlands of the Interior, during the years 1843 and 1844. The dramatist's chief difficulty in the exposition is obvious, and it is illustrated clearly enough in the plays of unpractised writers; for example, in Remorse, and even in The Cenci. Shakespearean Tragedy Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth In the small pictures, however, the difference of angle is so slight, that to the unpractised observer they appear precisely alike; it is, nevertheless, essential to the effect that the variation, though minute, should exist. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 426 Volume 17, New Series, February 28, 1852 This short time daily for scale-practice is sufficient, provided, always, that I have no stiff fingers, or unpractised or ruined structure of the hand to educate. Piano and Song How to Teach, How to Learn, and How to Form a Judgment of Musical Performances A clever and experienced person filling this important situation will soon teach the men to distinguish between the various notes of his call, though to unpractised ears the sounds might appear unvaried. The Lieutenant and Commander Being Autobigraphical Sketches of His Own Career, from Fragments of Voyages and Travels Untaught, unpractised, in a barbarous age, I found not, but created first the stage. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 Aftenposten was doubtless right when it criticised the director for entrusting so great a play to unpractised hands, assuming that Shakespeare should be played at all. An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway If detected with any thing that he ought not to have had, it was his custom to drop the forbidden toy and toddle off as fast as his unpractised feet would carry him. Tales from Many Sources Vol. V Poor droning truants of unpractised cells, Bred in the fellowship of bearded boys, What wonder is it if you know not men? The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 Some, indeed! and the most pleasing; but not all truly, for dissimulation and hypocrisy were arts unpractised by this courtier. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 It was true policy to avoid a street-fight, in which the Italian, an unpractised soldier, but full of feeling and sustained from the houses, would have been a match even for their disciplined troops. At Home And Abroad Or, Things And Thoughts In America and Europe Whenever the strangers were withdrawn, as they were very easily, the province was left in the hands of men wholly unpractised in war. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) To trace them even at a snail's pace, for an unpractised eye, is like the child putting pen and ink to paper through his first copy-book of penmanship. The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself Her lover with his unpractised hand, had opened a new chapter in her life, too precipitately. Adèle Dubois A Story of the Lovely Miramichi Valley in New Brunswick The truth is, however, that it was then easier to write up to a folio, than in our days to write down to an octavo; for correction, selection, and rejection were arts as yet unpractised. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 All is again silence and quietude; and an unpractised European would ride within a few yards of the group and not perceive a living thing. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 Thus ignorant in sciences and arts, and unpractised in trade or manufacture, military exercises, war, and the preparation for war, was their employment, hunting their pleasure. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) The operation, rudely performed, with rude instruments, by unpractised hands, excited to action only by the spur of absolute necessity, proved, nevertheless, entirely successful. The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself The forest rang with the report, and as Quecheco, unpractised in the use of fire-arms, having discharged the piece but a few times, recovered himself, he beheld Towanquattick fitting an arrow to his bow. The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance An unpractised midwife that would not swear to the nose, lip, forehead, and eye of every one of them! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 Even to the unpractised ear of his grandson the cough did not ring true. Bunker Bean She was nervous and unpractised, and he constantly found her feet where they had no business to be. Far to Seek A Romance of England and India After the slight resistance which was made by the Indians had ceased, captain Logan's men were both annoyed and endangered by some arrows, shot among them by an invisible but not unpractised hand. Life of Tecumseh, and of His Brother the Prophet With a Historical Sketch of the Shawanoe Indians Though the evening certainly looked wild and stormy to an unpractised eye, still to those who "gauge the weather" it was unaccompanied with those unerring symptoms which usually usher in a gale. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 579, December 8, 1832 Nevertheless, some boldly stood out, and showed a spirit—or shall it be said an obstinacy?—which cowed unpractised assailants. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 He would have liked to snort as the old gentleman did, but refrained from an unpractised effort! Bunker Bean The American doctors pointed out to me the pulpy flesh of the children and the distended stomachs which, to the unpractised eye, seemed a sign of over-nourishment. Out To Win The Story of America in France But to Napoleon's unpractised eye it was impossible to see what it was he had to deal with. Some Principles of Maritime Strategy The exact adjustments may not be hit upon, by an unpractised person, for some time; but, when they are once ascertained, the thongs need never be shifted. The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries Amanda, doubtful, but unpractised in such a situation, permitted herself, in spite of having as she well knew the whole of free and equal America behind her, to be cowed. Christopher and Columbus According to our ideas, everybody but the unpractised speakers—the expert farmers who were called from time to time to the platform—spoke too long. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People In merciful defiance of those hidden perils that lurk where sanitation and hygiene are unpractised sciences, Joe's numerous family throve and multiplied. The Just and the Unjust Almost the whole of those who constitute the crews of these vessels—with the exception of the foreign seamen, are not only totally unpractised in naval profession, but are too old to learn. Narrative of Services in the Liberation of Chili, Peru and Brazil, from Spanish and Portuguese Domination, Volume 2 A plan more practicable to an unpractised hand is that in use among some of the North American Indians. The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries If this distinction is once known and attended to the difference between the two birds may be immediately detected by even the unpractised eye. Birds of Guernsey (1879) And the Neighbouring Islands: Alderney, Sark, Jethou, Herm; Being a Small Contribution to the Ornitholony of the Channel Islands The superstructure, however, was completely shattered; the masts and rigging hung like sweeps over the sides; and, to the unpractised eye, the ship was a complete wreck. Willis the Pilot Ashe bantered her a little on the meaning of her words, till he presently found that she was too young and unpractised to be able to take his thrusts and return them, with equanimity. The Marriage of William Ashe Nothing that is noblest that the Greeks taught is unpractised by the simplest men out here to-day. Carry On Letters in War-Time The woodsman answered by kneeling, bending his face close to the ground, and drawing his brown finger successively round three prints on a soft patch of earth, which the unpractised eyes could scarcely discern. Camp and Trail A Story of the Maine Woods His weapons and instruments wanted precision; they were powerful up to a certain point, but they had the clumsiness of an unpractised time. Bacon But he was a soft liver, unpractised in all manly pastimes, and the bow was like iron in his white, womanish hands. Stories from the Odyssey Dry work, this speechifying, especially to an unpractised orator. Twice Told Tales Yes, sir; but suppose an active, adroit, strong man, had insulted an awkward, or a feeble, or an unpractised swordsman. The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899 Inez, too, unpractised in the science of the heart, was gradually becoming fascinated by the silent attentions of her lover. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists As to the effort before him, he felt toward it as a man of weak unpractised muscle who endeavors with straining to raise a physical weight. The Testing of Diana Mallory In deference to the reader's possible prejudice against the artless method of an unpractised historian the author ventures to substitute his own version for hers. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians The jam crew were at work, but even Bob's unpractised eye saw that their task was stupendous. The Rules of the Game These are to be found at every step from Dublin to Kerry, and the most unpractised eye can see the waste and neglect and unnecessary squalor of both land and people. About Ireland All these were couched, in occult language, almost unintelligible to the unpractised ear of the disciple. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists The phrenologist is admitted into the hierarchy of science as an honest, though hitherto an unpractised, and not very successful labourer; the metaphysician, with his class of internal observations, is entirely scouted. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 329, March, 1843 By the way, persons unpractised in the art of painting on glass, or in transparent enamel, have but a slender idea of its difficulties. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 541, April 7, 1832 Unfortunately for me my speech was yet to come and, unpractised as I was, I was uncomfortably nervous as to what I should say. The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe The cavalry was feeble, and it was evident, even to an unpractised eye, as the columns marched through the streets, that the horses were unequal to their riders. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 06, April, 1858 I therefore suggest that in an advanced polytheism, such as that of Polynesia, the evil sacrificial rites unpractised by low savages come to be attached to the worship even of the Supreme Being. The Making of Religion In other words, the keys and pedals were nearly worn out, and could not be much further damaged by unpractised hands and feet. Round the Block "No," said Lewisham bluntly, saying all he was sure of, and forthwith racking his unpractised mind for an excuse. Love and Mr. Lewisham I have seen curious instances of this: one was that of a person by no means unpractised in physical research, who had been himself tested in matching colours. Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development To unpractised eyes his saints and angels, with their stiff draperies and angular attitudes, though they exhibit stateliness and majesty, belong to the same tribe as the grim mosaics and gaunt frescoes of his predecessors. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts Those mighty ones of old, half men half gods, Wrought deeds that shine in many a subtle strain; I, no unpractised minstrel, sing but him; Divinest ears disdain not minstrelsy. Theocritus, translated into English Verse There he discovered Mr. Rickarts, the shoemaker, taking down the few books which graced the shelves of the library, and evidently pricing them with an unpractised eye. Round the Block Smoked Solan geese are well known as contributing to the abundance of a Scottish breakfast, though too rank and fishy-flavoured for unpractised palates. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 392, October 3, 1829 The communion left, on the simple and unpractised offspring of the Puritans, its impression both of good and evil. The Red Rover I am unpractised in its wiles, and have even no acquaintance with its injustice. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are The first is a kind of ode "to the Daisy,—" very flat, feeble, and affected; and in diction as artificial, and as much encumbered with heavy expletives as the theme of an unpractised schoolboy…. Famous Reviews An unpractised eye can no more appreciate the difficulty of a gymnastic exercise by seeing it executed, than an inexperienced ear, of the perplexities of a piece of music by hearing it played. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861 He compares his method to a compass or a ruler, with which the unpractised man is able to draw circles and straight lines better than an expert without these instruments. History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time In the wild forests of the mind they could rarely capture a mature idea, and they were as yet unpractised artists. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 The general situation, to my unpractised apprehension, appeared desperate, and I by contagion became alike desperate. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are There was a leap, swifter than his unpractised sight, and the lean, yellow body disappeared for a moment out of the field of his vision. White Fang The measures of policy, and the operations of war, must submit to the various accidents of circumstance and character, and the unpractised student will often be perplexed in the application of the most perfect theory. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2 He was always the saddest of the group, and even to my unpractised senses, he appeared to have suffered more deeply than his friends. Frankenstein The wreck, even to my unpractised eye, was breaking up. David Copperfield Even unpractised and inexpert eyes can see great room for improvement in the management of these businesses. America, through the spectacles of an Oriental diplomat To unpractised eyes they would seem to possess no properties in common, and it is only after subjecting the stone to severe processes of manufacture that usable metal can be obtained from it. Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers Unpromising as is the matter, said I, let me see whether he can conceal his secret from even such unpractised eyes as mine. Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home The interest which the unpractised ones of this town expressed so grotesquely was genuine of its kind, and equal in intrinsic worth to the more polished smiles of larger communities. A Pair of Blue Eyes At this time, no unpractised eyes would have detected any change in him. The Moonstone Pictures and prints which even my unpractised eyes could recognize as being of great price and rarity hung thick upon the walls. The Lost World Fancy might have regarded the act as the recrudescence of a trick in which her armed progenitors were not unpractised. Tess of the d'Urbervilles As a bit of drift-wood warns the most unpractised eye of the direction which a current takes, so the light, ephemeral brochures of any epoch give a plain hint of the tendency of its thought. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 58, August, 1862 Her unpractised mind was completely occupied in fathoming its recent acquisition. A Pair of Blue Eyes You talk to me of your experience; and do you think that my sentiments are the crude opinions of an unpractised man? Vivian Grey But George's honourable ambitions, the esteem in which he was held, the place he was to make for himself in the world of men—in thinking of these her mind was all stiff and unpractised. Sir George Tressady — Volume I It is easy to detect a bad mushroom if all are quite fresh; but after being gathered a few hours the colours change, so that unpractised persons frequently mistake them. Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches From the beginning to the end of "Hester," there is one unerring indication of an uncultivated mind and an unpractised pen. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860 He is a man of wit and gallantry—I am unpractised in the ways of the world. Tales and Novels — Volume 03 To do our heroine justice, considering that she was unpractised in manoeuvring with court ladies, she conducted her scheme with a degree of address worthy of her object. Tales and Novels — Volume 05 The old steward, and the grey-headed lacqueys endeavoured to assume a look of complacency, but their recent grief appeared through their unpractised hypocrisy. Italian Letters, Vols. I and II The History of the Count de St. Julian These things amuse their unpractised eyes, but appeal to nothing within their hearts. The New Adam and Eve (From "Mosses from an Old Manse") Dry work, this speechifying; especially to an unpractised orator. A Rill from the Town Pump It is somewhat difficult for the unpractised eye to read inscriptions on brasses, owing to the contractions and omissions of letters. English Villages For the unpractised negroes the danger would necessarily be very great. Dick Sands, the Boy Captain After having admired some of Murillo's pictures, we came to one which I, unpractised as I was in judging of painting, immediately perceived to be inferior. Tales and Novels — Volume 09 The unpractised British sailors fired at random; the trained Americans took aim. The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans There had been an attempt to make it decent, although the setting of the patches showed an unpractised hand, and they were of a strikingly different color from the coat itself. Ester Ried Yet Speaking Here he made such a disposition of his forces as to give the place that peaceful and innocent appearance which deceived Cleon's unpractised eye. Stories from Thucydides He left full instructions, and particularly impressed upon the two nurses the fact that the recovery would necessarily be so slow that their unpractised eyes could hardly expect to trace its progress. With Edged Tools He grew more reserved, the more complimentary Marcus became, especially as in all his compliments there was a mixture of persiflage, which Marcus supposed, erroneously, that Ormond's untutored, unpractised ear would not perceive. Tales and Novels — Volume 09 The faults common to unpractised actors occurred: one of Osman's arms never moved, and the other sawed the air perpetually, as if in pure despite of Hamlet's prohibition. Tales and Novels — Volume 07 To an unpractised eye, the arches of the trees, the leaf-covered path, and the mouldering logs, would have seemed everywhere the same. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish The cold obstruction of two centuries' thaws, and the stream of speech, once more let loose, seeks out its old windings, or overflows musically in unpractised channels. Among My Books Second Series The unpractised orator was opposed at the trial by his kinsman Aurelius Cotta and the most celebrated pleaders in Rome. Caesar: a Sketch Even to the unpractised eye it was evident that something had happened, and Mr. Terwilliger felt a cold chill mounting his spine three sections at a time. The Water Ghost and Others It was this person, then, an out-and-out man of the world, against whom he, uncouth and unpractised boy, had presumed to pit himself! Under the Skylights She was not clever at this unpractised art, and she told herself that if her own affection could not tell her what she wished to know, the information would be useless. The Misses Mallett The Bridge Dividing The unpractised reader will be able to comprehend the case better by accompanying the understanding eye of Griffith, as it glanced from point to point, following the whole horizon. The Pilot Then K. noticed a small piece of paper next to them, went across to it and read, in a childish and unpractised hand, "Entrance to the Court Offices". The Trial It is difficult for the unpractised eye to-day to form any idea of its original beauty. Leonardo Da Vinci Tell him that his virtue is too heavy for the digestive organs of your unpractised stomach. The Three Clerks I caused her some amusement by my efforts to understand and pronounce her language—these folk speak Albanian and Italian with equal facility—which seemed to my unpractised ears as hopeless as Finnish. Old Calabria No bootmaker would allow an unpractised beginner to hack his leather about in a jejune attempt to construct a pair of shoes. Alone Not the hardness of her heart but the hardness of her life had made her unpractised in moments of tenderness. Lifted Masks; stories For music there was only the Te Deum again, sung by raw, unpractised voices, such as one might hear among the boatmen of the Seine. The French in the Heart of America But it takes training to spend money, and Kedzie was now unpractised. We Can't Have Everything Imlac was content with their stay, because he did not think it safe to expose them, unpractised in the world, to the hazards of a foreign country. Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes But posterity is wrong; no unpractised artist could have conceived so bold an idea as that of a noon-day murder in the heart of a great city. Miscellaneous Essays Hid away in the leaves was a tiny paper, on which were written some graceful verses, evidently by a not unpractised hand. Mercy Philbrick's Choice An ascent, which, to the unpractised cliff climber, might seem the work of an hour, will consume an entire day. The Real America in Romance, Volume 6; a Century Too Soon (A Story The unpractised and single-hearted girl heard him in breathless attention, the color of her cheek and the changeful eye betraying the force of her sympathies at each turn in their hazardous adventure. The Bravo Prophets freely predicted that the unpractical and unpractised Republic could not last. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) It looked well enough, to unpractised eyes; but Ham Morris shook his head, and went to consult his fishermen friends. Dab Kinzer A Story of a Growing Boy As it was, Grace had been gradually winding herself around his affections, and he now poured out his love, in a language that her unpractised and already favourably disposed feelings had no means of withstanding. Home as Found Malaria and miasms offer to the unpractised eye of the military officer no perceptible signs of their presence. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 60, October, 1862 During the revelations of her pupil, the feminine instinct of Donna Florinda had enabled her to discover the secret springs which moved the unpractised feelings of their auditor. The Bravo Even her unpractised eyes showed her that her niece was very ill. A Beautiful Possibility To the unpractised eye of a foreigner, as far as style is concerned, the whole work might well seem the production of the same period. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 2 "This is certainly the first declaration of the sort I ever heard, and with the simplicity of an unpractised young woman, I here avow that the attachment is reciprocal," said the smiling Eve. Home as Found Barefoot, lest their shoes should injure the frail vessel, each crouched in his canoe, toiling with unpractised hands to propel it. The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century The Carmelite had been an attentive and an indulgent observer of the emotion which sensations so novel had awakened in the ardent but unpractised breast of the fair Venetian. The Bravo The same will be the case with the ignorant pilot who is entrusted with a ship, or with the unpractised rider on horseback. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 You are unpractised in the world, sir knight; What we appear, is subject to the judgment Of all mankind, and what we are, of no man. Mary Stuart Untaught, unpractised in the arts of flattery, I am pitted against professionals. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 02 Cecilia, with that horror natural to all unpractised minds at the first idea of contracting a voluntary debt, started at this suggestion, and seemed very ill disposed to listen to it. Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 1 To the unpractised eye the writing resembles the prim, angular hand of an elderly spinster. Literary Lapses I was an unpractised writer and had no idea the names could matter so much. The Note-Books of Samuel Butler He whom the fortune of the field shall cast From forth his chariot, mount the next in haste; Nor seek unpractised to direct the car, Content with javelins to provoke the war. The Iliad Inside was an ordinary sheet of paper written over in a bold, firm, yet slightly unpractised writing that she knew well enough, and the sight of which filled her with a presentiment of evil. Jess It is said, of unpractised topers at any rate, that, after an extra indulgence, they either see nothing or see double. Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria "I don't know," said the boy, scanning the tangled waters with his unpractised young eyes. The Shagganappi All the people flocked out to enjoy the sight, and my unpractised eye could not distinguish them from Bákele. Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1 Under his directions, therefore, I etched, after Thiele and others, various landscapes, which, although executed by an unpractised hand, produced some effect, and were well received. Autobiography: Truth and Fiction Relating to My Life For the student as yet unpractised in philosophical reflection, Bergson's skill and clarity of statement, his fertility in illustration, his frequent and picturesque use of analogy may be a pitfall. Bergson and His Philosophy It was clear moonlight when the girls went to bed; clear, that is, to Hildegarde's unpractised eyes. Hildegarde's Neighbors The peculiar noise was not to be mistaken even by an unpractised ear. Hardscrabble; or, the fall of Chicago. a tale of Indian warfare This particular cow was shy, apprehensive, peevish; Branch's unpractised fumbling irritated her. Rainbow's End It hurt every body at old Lovat's trial, all guilty as he was, to see an old wretch worried by the first lawyers in England, without any assistance but his own unpractised defence. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 Perhaps those who have been thus advanced to posts of honour, are themselves cognizant of how they got there—to an unpractised observer it is rather difficult to discern their particular merits. On Conducting (Üeber Das Dirigiren) : a Treatise on Style in the Execution of Classical Music, It might be expected that this principle would have occurred even to the first rude, unpractised enquirers concerning morals, and been received from its own evidence, without any argument or disputation. An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals We are often struck by the force and precision of style to which hard-working men, unpractised in writing, easily attain when required to make the effort. A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers The latter were faint, and almost inaudible to an unpractised ear, while those of his father were firm and distinct. Mr. Hogarth's Will Persons unpractised in the use of such instruments are very apt to underrate the importance of those accessories which merely enable us to point the telescope. Side-Lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science You smile to think that I should be so unpractised in the art of diplomacy, as to expect a direct answer to such an inquiry. Prince Eugene and His Times Noel was the only one to listen attentively to the reading, which to unpractised ears was unintelligible. The Widow Lerouge Nearly all were lands-men; but while their unpractised hands were struggling with the oars, they were joined among the islands by the fugitive pilot and his boat's crew. Pioneers of France in the New World To unpractised ears the sound that so entranced her would have been scarcely audible. Antonina If the person who selects the telescope is quite unpractised, it is possible that he can make the best test by ascertaining at what distance he can read ordinary print. Side-Lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science An unpractised writer is generally anxious to bespeak public attention, and to solicit public indulgence. A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany-Bay The infidels of Beejanuggur, who for many years had been wishing for such an event, left no cruelty unpractised. A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): a contribution to the history of India The absence of any remains of the dog, so indispensable an animal in the keeping of flocks, is yet another proof that domestication was still unpractised. Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples The chief disappeared behind the covers of the forest, and one unpractised in such scenes might have believed the prisoner left to the dictates of his own judgment. The Deerslayer ‘Do come out of it,’ she coaxed, with a softness in her voice which any man but unpractised Swithin would have felt to be exquisite. Two on a Tower Untravelled, socially unpractised, if you will,’ she said, smiling. A Changed Man; and other tales The refinements not only of execution but of truth and nature are inaccessible to unpractised eyes. Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners Hence we must conclude that the bulbs of the hyacinth and the branches and leaves of the camellia, though appearing to an unpractised eye absolutely undistinguishable, yet really differ. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 Those who have employed it with distinction appear to me to have played the drama of life to its end, and not to have broken down in the last act like unpractised players. Treatises on Friendship and Old Age His unpractised mind never once guessed that her stipulations against his coming might have existed along with a perverse hope that he would come. Two on a Tower There, in front, a hundred yards away, though to the unpractised eye they looked much closer, because of the dazzling clearness of the atmosphere, was a great herd of springbok trekking along in single file. Allan's Wife Yet the most unpractised eye at once perceived that they were taller and better made men than their successors, whose wild and squalid appearance disgusted the beholders. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 At one time he applied to Lord Waldegrave, an honest and sensible man, but unpractised in affairs. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 The most precious and useful of the metals lie, in many places, so near the earth's surface that, in the earliest times, mining is unneeded and therefore unpractised. History of Phoenicia Even to her unpractised eye it was less serious than at first appeared. Snow-Bound at Eagle's Very lean and shallow, if very clear and convenient; leaving much in poor Fritz unuttered, unthought, unpractised, which might otherwise have come into activity in the course of his life. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 04 It made the Spartans a body of professional soldiers, all trained and well disciplined, at a time when military training and discipline were little known, and almost unpractised in the other states of Greece. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest Differences so minute that they escape the unpractised eye, denote editions of most various value. The Library Aimery was weary and unpractised, but the clash of steel gave life to him. The Path of the King On the rifts it even dashed forward with a velocity that was appalling to the unpractised eye. Pathfinder; or, the inland sea In the second speech Socrates is exhibited as beating the rhetoricians at their own weapons; he 'an unpractised man and they masters of the art.' Phaedrus I was interrupted by a laugh from my purchase—a laugh so rusty and unpractised that I was sure it had been his first for many a day. Options The art of calendering or polishing papers until they were of a smooth, glossy surface, which was then practised by the Persians, was unknown to, or at least unpractised by, the early European makers. Forty Centuries of Ink or, a chronological narrative concerning ink and its backgrounds, introducing incidental observations and deductions, parallels of time and color phenomena, bibliography, chemistry, poetical effusions, citations, anecdotes and curiosa together with some evidence respecting the evanescent character of most inks of to-day and an epitome of chemico-legal ink. In fact, they are a simple, timid, inoffensive race, unpractised in warfare, and scarce provided with any weapons, excepting for the chase. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West The Pathfinder was too unpractised, however, to enter into distinctions of this kind, and his humble nature was encouraged by the directness and strength of the words he had just heard. Pathfinder; or, the inland sea How can you imagine that my unpractised memory can do justice to an elaborate work, which the greatest rhetorician of the age spent a long time in composing. Phaedrus Now who can say in such a case whether the sensory glance or the intellectual apprehension was unskilful or unpractised? Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students Here is where an unpractised binder will probably injure a book for life. The Enemies of Books We were both equally unpractised, and our first endeavours showed that we could not be confident of the twentieth part of a second. Reflections on the Decline of Science in England Twice or thrice several of the men, observing something not evident to Newmark's unpractised eye, ran forward, used their peavies vigorously for a moment or so, and stood back to watch the result. The Riverman An unpractised writer will sometimes send a beautiful and powerful phrase jostling along in the midst of a clumsy sentence—like a crowned king escorted by a mob. Style |
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