| 单词 | acme |
| 例句 | We tend to think of today as the acme of the sports company/player synergy, but the 1970s heralded the entry of the branded player in more ways than one. At the U.S. Open, It’s What You Wear 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z As splendid an event as it is, the very acme of the floral monde, I was glad not to have been a collateral part of it. Favorite Place: Wintry Wanderings Among Chelsea’s Ghosts 2013-12-26T22:18:07Z But within the film’s logic, its 1999 is the Matrix, the delusion, the acme of all ideology. "The Matrix" is basically a sci-fi "Office Space" 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z “I devote myself to the acme of emptiness,” says another. Where Every Coupling Depends on Lies, and Men Are Aliens 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z Everybody else behaves as if flying musicians around a former chemical works is the acme of normality, which I suppose for them it now is. The last unperformed Stockhausen opera lifts off 2012-08-08T18:00:01Z The stonechat is “the very acme of alertness.” Review: ‘The Moth Snowstorm,’ and Other Natural Bliss-Outs 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z At , Mr. Lagerfeld used black lace as the acme of elegance, while the new design duo at Valentino played innocently with mesh surfaces. Amazing Lace 2010-12-06T12:20:00Z The conceit is a good match for the script’s bourbon-and-pooltable lyricism, which reaches its acme in some of China’s remarks. A winningly intense ‘El Paso Blue’ at GALA Hispanic Theatre 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z To them, he is “Vincent” — the patron saint of psychic anguish, the acme of tortured genius. Review | Vincent van Gogh’s early work was mediocre. This exhibition shows how he became great. 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z The absolute acme of 1980s British auteurist cinema, Distant Voices, Still Lives and A Zed & Two Noughts couldn't be more different to the current breed of blockbuster: both intensely personal, inward-looking, and defiantly unconventional. Distant Voices, Still Lives and A Zed and Two Noughts: watch the double bill 2012-11-16T10:00:00Z This coyness may be no crime, but a genuine wish not to appear bigheaded for their association with an institution that is shorthand for the acme of academe. The ‘H-Bomb’ Fizzles: The Harvard Brand Takes a Hit 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z “There is no blinking the obvious,” he wrote, “the Warners have pulled all the stops in making this picture the acme of the gangster-prison film.” What’s on TV This Week: ‘The Last of Us’ and the Golden Globes 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z Vincent Van Gogh is, after all, the acme of tortured genius, a man born ahead of his time, and we're primed to weep at his story from childhood. Doctor Who made me cry 2010-06-10T08:05:00Z Six months after prerelease speculation about “Avatar” reached its breathless acme, that movie has quieted skeptics by earning around three-quarters of a billion dollars in the United States alone. Film: 3-D Abounds, but What?s the Frenzy Really About? 2010-05-08T02:49:00Z There, conversation among thinkers fizzing with originality had its acme in a club founded in 1764 by the dictionary-maker Samuel Johnson and the portrait painter Joshua Reynolds. The Friday Night Gab Sessions That Fueled 18th-Century British Culture 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z “These reflect the infamous Sun Tzu quote, ‘the acme of skill is to win a war without firing a shot,’” Mr. McCreight wrote. Neuro-strike weapons expand domains of warfare as new strategic threat, expert warns 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z “Even though Donald Trump is no longer president, I believe the latest round” of attacks are the acme of Trump’s rhetoric, she says. Atlanta shootings: House holds hearing as representative warns of 'crisis point' for Asian Americans – latest updates 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z It still looks like a kind of summit point, an acme of Klopp-era Liverpool, with every working part in sync. Brendan Rogers’ Anfield past brings power of ignition to latest reunion | Barney Ronay 2020-11-22T05:00:00Z It suddenly feels like the acme of the Netherlands in the 1990s, ultimate expression of a certain kind of high-end brittleness. World Cup questions: Why didn’t the great Dutch teams of the 1990s win it? 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z Both prizes mark an important moment for women in architecture, but also a professional acme for the architects, a decidedly low-key duo in a field known for its gassy bombast. The male-centric Pritzkers honor a female architectural team for 2020 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z He also gives rather short shrift to van Vogt, one of Campbell’s most prominent discoveries and a fan favourite during Astounding’s acme, whose work has never since received the attention it deserves. Beyond pulp: trailblazers of science fiction’s golden age 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z Seventy years ago, Vespa was the acme of modern metropolitan living. 'Don't touch my Vespa!' Why Genoa is threatening to ban its icon of cool 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z Keith’s Theatre, on 15th Street NW between F and G streets, which called its summer vaudeville shows “the acme of hot-weather entertainment.” Perspective | Things have been exploding over D.C. for decades — but not always on the 4th 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z While it would be hard to argue that Sterling’s tattoo is the acme of role-modelling body art, the Sun’s “exclusive” is not really about the tattoo, and what it represents. Raheem Sterling is a victim of vicious tabloid snobbery 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z “The racial violence that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 12 is a typical example of the acme of the current administration’s policy of racism,” it said. North Korea hits back at U.S., calls Trump administration 'racist' 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Compared to them motorists are the acme of responsibility. Giving Pedestrians a Head Start Crossing Streets 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z However this tension helped cement his status as the acme, epitome, apex and apotheosis of what Brazilians call “malandro”, a zesty trickster and provocateur revered for speaking truth to power. Golden Goal: Ronaldinho for Barcelona v Chelsea (2005) | Daniel Harris 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z It is the acme of apples, the most apple-y apple you ever saw, and you’d never mistake it for something else. Here’s hoping CNN’s ‘Facts First’ ad is effective 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z And then there is Germany, a country often epitomised as the acme of trouble-free planning and efficiency. Airport expansion: How the cost of delays stacks up - BBC News 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z “The racial violence that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 12 is a typical example of the acme of the current administration’s policy of racism,” it said. North Korea hits back at U.S., calls Trump administration 'racist' 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z The acme of free trade is indeed the absolute, unconditional and unilateral free trade pursued by Singapore and Hong Kong. Viewpoint: Brexit puts UK on new economic path - BBC News 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z The diagnosis produced what Hirschmann laughingly calls the two “acmes” of his career: a spot in the grocery store tabloid the Star and a mention in Jay Leno’s “Tonight Show” monologue. Sleuthing doctors meet for a long-overdue postmortem 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z Almost every explanation for his behavior is the acme of pundit divination, hoping the predictions they just fired off don’t blow back on them. Donald Trump controls his own hype cycle, and Fox News can't stop him | Jeb Lund 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z The diagnosis produced what Hirschmann laughingly calls the two "acmes" of his career: a spot in the grocery store tabloid the Star and a mention in Jay Leno's "Tonight Show" monologue. What killed Cromwell? Or Mozart? Sleuthing doctors take on the 'ultimate whodunit' 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z At the root of this is the idea that to desire and to be desirable is the acme of fulfilment. The ‘female Viagra’ is a turn-off. Here’s why | Anne Perkins 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z ITS prospectus declares that One57 will redefine luxury New York living; its bland interiors are, apparently, the acme of Danish modernism. Towering silliness 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z But it also seems to chime with the sense of Balotelli as a kind of anti-Ronaldo, the acme of the modern day Haircut Player. Cristiano Ronaldo’s performance even won over the Liverpool boo boys 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z To defend your "dignity" and forget the very real danger you expose other people to, the danger of disease and death and the decimation of their families, is the very acme of blindness and selfishness. Sierra Leone’s Soccer Team Struggles With Stigma Over Ebola Outbreak 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z Vietnam “was the acme of the fourth estate,” Mr. Page said mournfully. War’s Lingering Requiem in Vietnam 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z Kassia Nowak took this photograph, it's called Morning in Bushy Park and it acme second in the category called Breathing Spaces. Pictures: Stunning pics of great outdoors 2014-02-14T12:36:18Z Neither is it the acme of excellence if you fight and conquer and the whole empire says, “Well done!” Sun Tzu's The Art of War, Illustrated (Chapter 4: Tactical Dispositions) 2013-10-10T13:00:00Z Even more telling, perhaps, this ratio sits just 2 percentage points shy of a 52-week acme. Sour Sentiment Makes Netflix A Nifty Options Play For Bulls 2013-02-09T13:25:49Z Someone like Buttler is the acme of this approach, a guy who is essentially a batsman with a second string to his bow. Sarah Taylor, Michael Bates and the future of wicketkeeping 2013-02-06T10:00:01Z The acme of female beauty around this time was golden hair, dark eyes, lily-white skin and rose or pomegranate lips. The strange allure of teeth 2012-09-28T16:32:32Z He worked as an assistant at the Gap store in Dubai Mall, the acme of the city’s bling culture, next to Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building. From the Gap to the Firing Squad 2012-08-16T13:30:00Z Today, we’ve reached the acme of technical sophistication — and have come nearly full circle. Digital Domain: Movie Screens, Small to Big to Small Again - Digital Domain 2012-07-07T17:14:12Z The Broad Prize is taken as the acme of academic excellence in urban education because it focuses on data, data, data. Ravitch: What is NCTQ? (and why you should know) 2012-05-24T08:00:00Z All this, with the ladies within reach if by chance he wanted them or their society, why, it was the acme of luxury! The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z It was mere stage-playing; and their delivery was the very acme of the droll and the absurd. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z Morpheus held a vase in one hand, and poppies in the other, which he gently shook to induce a state of drowsiness,—according to him, the acme of bliss. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z And for a lazy feeling day, or for hot weather, anywhere, it is the acme of comfort. Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle 2012-03-26T02:00:39.977Z The wide nave of Catalan churches is a national feature that here reaches its acme. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z The very acme and pitch of life for epic poetry. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z The disease generally reaches its acme on the third or fourth day, when the fever commences to subside, and an amelioration of the other symptoms takes place, so that the patient feels greatly relieved. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z In 1832, he reached the acme of his ambition, by being returned to the first reformed Parliament for the borough of Oldham. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z What then do they think of others, but precisely what they say—that all men are insane, fools, unholy, impious, transgressors, that they reach the very acme of misery and of all wretchedness? The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z Then we descended to that acme of dreariness and morbid misanthropy, the sunken chamber where are buried the royal family of Spain since Charles V; one somber coffin rose above another in the dark place. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z The moment when a certain power reaches the acme of its supremacy. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z By the sixth to the fifteenth day the acme has been reached. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Nations have been compared to Man: having once reached the acme of prosperity and strength, their vigour like his gradually declines. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z A painter of the highest power may think 'The Sweet By-and-By' on the cornet the acme of musical expression. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z Mr. Swan’s arrangements for conducting the various parts of his process are very extensive and complete; and his mode of “developing and transferring” seems to be the very acme of perfection. The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z Poor lady! at this very moment her trials were at their acme. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z If the acme begins in the evening, the remission on the next morning is either absent or very slight. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z This is the acme of the fit—the ecstasy is now perfect. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z He had reached at this time the acme of his power. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z It was towards the end of the fourteenth century that the grandeur of the Hojo family rose to its acme, then fell with awful crash. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Like most men of genius, Colonel lngersoll is a passionate lover of music, and the harmonies of Wagner seem to him to be the very acme of musical expression.... The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z But in some cases of a moderately mild form the body heat does not reach its acme of intensity until the second day, occasionally not until the third or fourth day. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z The acme of horror in this direction is perhaps provided by submarines. The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 2012-02-11T03:03:45.230Z During the Twelfth and Thirteenth centuries it reached an acme of evolution which has never been surpassed during all the succeeding generations. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z And on the part of the mother, a sexual connection with the great Potentate of heaven would evince for her offspring the very acme of superiority with respect to his origin, moral perfection and authority. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z Here is at once a portrait of true humility, and the acme of high nobility. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z The urine is scanty and high colored; there is sometimes scalding in urination and vesical tenesmus, and at the acme of the fever traces of albumen may be detected. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z We were all taught that Addison was one of the mighty of earth, and that his style was the acme of lucidity and charm—“Spend your days and nights with Addison.” The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 2012-01-09T03:00:24.167Z Like nearly everything else that was done in this marvelous century he represents the acme of successful endeavor in his special line down even to our own time. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z He is the one noble speaker who has happened in our time, "who may be named and stand as the mark and acme" of modern literature. The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z Two little shavers discovered to be feeding each other, each watching the smack develop on the other’s lips as the acme of his own bliss, are “cousins”; that is why. Out of Mulberry Street Stories of Tenement life in New York City 2011-12-28T03:00:42.950Z According to the researches of Thomas, Squire, and Wunderlich, as abstracted by Seguin, the fever of the eruptive period is divided into a moderately febrile stage and the fastigium or acme. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z This is either the usage now, or was so in former times, and seems to be the acme of priestcraft. Religion In The Heavens Or, Mythology Unveiled in a Series of Lectures 2011-12-24T03:08:03.360Z It was at Rheims, however, that sculpture reached its acme of accomplishment, and architects have been always unstinted in their praise of this feature of what may be called the Capitol church of France. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z When Dr. Smith's letter was made public, the Christians of Springfield generally smiled, but said nothing, while unbelievers laughed outright and pronounced it the acme of absurdity. Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? 2011-12-24T03:07:56.830Z Now, boys all, I call this the acme of comfort.” Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z The homes were barren, and the acme of hope was wages to pay rent, buy food and clothes; the last rarely realized. The Leaven in a Great City 2011-12-05T03:00:48.150Z I soon found, however, we were not to change, so we re-entered another part of the same train, and here we were civilly and carefully dealt with; the very acme of politeness was shown. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z Rise, acme and duration of reaction vary. b Symptoms: May begin with rigor or chilliness, followed by feeling of warmth. Nurses' Papers on Tuberculosis : read before the Nurses' Study Circle of the Dispensary Department, Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium 2011-11-25T03:00:11.053Z The acme reached by the cosmic process in the vegetation of the downs is seen in the turf, with its weed and gorse. Aphorisms and Reflections from the Works of T. H. Huxley 2011-11-24T03:00:46.350Z The very acme of Art is so close to nature that it sometimes is mistaken for no art at all, like the acting of Garrick or the style of Jane Austen. Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z At the acme of his career he stood full 6 ft. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z The manager, M. C. Husson, is the very acme of kindness and attention, our wants seemed to be anticipated and met most expeditiously. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z Reaction: Onset in a few hours, well developed in 24 hours, acme in 48 hours. Nurses' Papers on Tuberculosis : read before the Nurses' Study Circle of the Dispensary Department, Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium 2011-11-25T03:00:11.053Z But his sense of humor and his originality were too vigorous to allow him to continue in the polished and monotonous manners of the school that reached its acme in Reinmar. Studies in Medi?val Life and Literature 2011-10-29T02:00:13.050Z He was a master egotist—a superindividualist—the very acme of selfishness. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z "Another soul saved, you see!" said Ralph Devenish, as he tapped his Turk affectionately; it was the acme of sly callousness, even if intended so to appear. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z On entering the room, he bowed very low with a peculiar jerk of the head, and his whole appearance and manner denoted the very acme of humility. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z More than one master of oarsmanship has declared that good pair-oar rowing is the acme of oarsmanship. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z His wife's snort was the acme of refinement. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z This statement he was able to make, even at that acme of his dithyrambics, when, as usual, he got upon the head of the table to make his speech of the evening. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 2011-09-09T02:01:06.280Z “A chamber with a chimney” was the acme of medieval comfort. Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z All this scribbling was to him the very acme of misery, the very winter of discontent—meaningless, insufferable. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z To do this is the acme of homogeneous rowing. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z The acme of the miseries of the prison at Fort Malden I cannot even hint at with propriety. Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier 2011-08-06T02:00:04.917Z The knight, in his idea, reached the acme of wisdom with his three crops of nearly a thousand years each. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z The white silk velour sports hat, the heavy white silk stockings and fine, stitched buckskin ties that completed her costume were the acme of distinctive 102 expense. Marjorie Dean College Freshman 2011-07-27T02:00:32.033Z A theometer—an instrument of instruments—he gathers in himself all forces, partakes in his plenitude of omniscience, being the Spirit's acme, and culmination in nature. Tablets 2011-07-25T02:00:17.487Z The whole universe, however, was incomplete, and did not receive its finishing stroke till man was formed, who is the acme of the creation and the microcosm. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z The acme of imbecility seems to be reached when the lady asks if Mr. L. plays any instrument? John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z It is not often that the acme of one's ambition is reached so young. A House Party with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:20.543Z To Emmeline the idea of dancing was quite enough to be the acme of enjoyment. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z “Yes, come along, Claverton,” he chimed in, mechanically, in the plenitude of his self-abnegation fondly imagining that his doleful tones were the acme of cordiality. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Why, Li-Chi, if ever we had our time over again, do you think that transmutation into a pair of turtle-doves,—bird-beatitudes, my Chang, are so limited!—would form the acme of our mutual aspirations? Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93., October 1, 1887 2011-06-29T02:00:26.507Z Dr. Coleridge "considered it to be a contagious nervous disease, the acme or intensest form of which is catalepsy." Second Edition of A Discovery Concerning Ghosts With a Rap at the "Spirit-Rappers" 2011-06-26T02:00:08.797Z There is nothing like their fatalism for enabling one to take all things as they come; is not that the acme of human wisdom? Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Its production is supposed to represent the acme of skill in the hypnotist. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z A fellow who would close the eyes of his twin brother and then sit down to a jolly good breakfast, and crack a joke about it,”—the speaker’s idea of the acme of callousness. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Andy felt that he had about reached the acme of his mechanical ambition. Airship Andy or The Luck of a Brave Boy 2011-06-13T02:00:31.130Z Mrs. Dean became the acme of maternal solicitude. Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z He was once again the acme of courtesy. Dawson Black: Retail Merchant 2011-06-04T02:00:16.620Z The word catarrh is now at its acme of abuse. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z Her cake-walk was the embodiment of languorous grace and the acme of sensuous charm. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z The haughty duchess To a woman of the temperament that distinguished the Duchess of Dorset the acme of human bliss was the impersonation of royalty. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z With a patronizing smile, which she blindly believed to be the acme of graciousness, Mignon followed Marjorie into the living room and seated herself on one of the two vacant chairs in the front row. Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z Here the guests are supposed to reach the acme of ease and comfort. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z The acme of suggestion is reached in the preparation for operation with its constant encouragement and then the congratulations after the operation. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z He has a phrase in readiness for everything and—the acme of ingenuity on his part—the most fashionable phrase. White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X 2011-05-07T02:00:35.433Z I’m cooking,” cried Marie-Jeanne, in the tone of one who had surmounted all obstacles and arrived at the very acme of her ambitions. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z The acme of this affectation was reached in the Hypnerotomachia, where the vice of Latinism sought perpetuation through the printing press. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z In this moment of Gwen Wynn's supreme misery—acme of jealous spite—were George Shenstone to renew his proposal, she might pluck the betrothal ring from her finger, and give answer, "I will!" Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z They forget that the social world is a great compact, and they are always striving for individual successes by personal distinction: this is the very acme of vulgarity. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z The method by charcoal appears to have reached its acme of prosperity, at the close of the reign of the First James, when the furnaces of the kingdom yielded 180,000 tons of pig iron. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z Oh! it was the very acme of bitterness—the fellest shape that jealousy could have assumed! The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z But it was a jealousy neither new, nor born of that hour; only in that hour reaching the climax and acme of its keenness. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z Our agony had reached the acme of endurance, and we longed for death to relieve us. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z It is the acme of life to understand life. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z This system of living represents, no doubt, the acme of brotherly love and human efficiency. A Rational Theology As Taught by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2011-03-14T03:01:04.693Z There are very few cases in which this acme of inventive effort has lasted more than ten years. Makers of Modern Medicine 2011-03-05T03:00:29.580Z Poor Philpot’s rage had now reached its acme, and he again appealed to the chairman by name. Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 2011-03-04T03:00:58.347Z We now suffered the very acme of misery. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z His boots, too, were the acme of perfection, and his nails were as long and pointed as those of a Mandarin. Forty Years of 'Spy' 2011-03-04T03:00:57.237Z Rock v. snow mountains It is on the rock mountains of Switzerland that the acme of enjoyment is to be found. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z Bologna was at this time at the very acme of its reputation as the greatest of existent medical schools. Makers of Modern Medicine 2011-03-05T03:00:29.580Z They are the acme of human perfection—the ideal of individual attainment. The Super Race: An American Problem 2011-03-01T03:00:46.193Z It seemed the acme of luxury to them. The Strength of the Pines 2011-02-25T03:01:03.770Z He was a consummate adept in all the details of a household; and his dinners were perfection, his wine good, and his servants drilled to the very acme of discipline. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z Her cries were of themselves sufficient to fill my heart with the acme of extreme bitterness. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z In this moment of Gwen Wynn’s supreme misery—acme of jealous spite—were George Shenstone to renew his proposal, she might pluck the betrothal ring from her finger, and give answer, “I will!” Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z That is a brief nineteenth-century chronicle of a charitable organization that was at an acme of its usefulness in Columbus' Century. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z There was a time when big state projects were the acme of bipartisan patriotism. Way of the World: Frenemies Face the New Global Reality 2011-01-27T13:57:08Z To become the second Mrs. Fallaray was naturally the acme of her ambition, even although she succeeded to a man who must place himself on the shelf in order to indulge in an amorous adventure. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z The sunshine was bright, the air balmy, the sea refreshingly blue and cool looking, and both boys enjoyed the acme of comfort and satisfaction. The Boys of the Wireless 2011-01-24T03:00:17.997Z It is here manifestly impossible to select the more sterile individuals, which have already ceased to yield seeds; so that the acme of sterility, when the germen alone is affected, cannot be gained through selection. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I 2011-01-17T03:00:49.523Z The life of the French peasant is not the acme either of civilization or of happiness, even though we may make some abatement from the picture presented by Zola in “La Terre.” Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z Just when this epoch reaches an acme of power of expression there come a self-consciousness and a refinement, welcomed at first as new progress, but that seem to hamper originality. Education: How Old The New 2011-01-14T03:00:54.370Z Had a little ham been added to the repast, such as she had gotten for supper every evening at the hospital, the acme of earthly enjoyments in her opinion would have been attained. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z But the main industry of the Roseland towns and villages is connected with mines and quarries, the acme of arid desolation and dreariness being reached at Gwennap. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z This acme, and no doubt the other grades of sterility, are the incidental results of certain unknown differences in the constitution of the reproductive system of the species which are crossed. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I 2011-01-17T03:00:49.523Z Political fanaticism was, during my residence in Philadelphia, at its acme.... Dorothy Payne, Quakeress A Side-Light upon the Career of 'Dolly' Madison 2010-12-20T17:12:10.847Z The Washington rules were forged at a moment when American influence and power were approaching their acme. The unmaking of a company man 2010-08-26T16:45:00Z I am master of the modest art and have been proud to exercise my skill ever since I was at high school, where it was considered the acme of human accomplishments. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z On the website, acme reckoned that "the programme is dull, pompous, pedestrian, without grace or style and not as clever or attractive as it thinks it is". The readers' room: what you thought of G2 this week 2010-05-27T23:04:00Z The museum occupies a pavilion erected for the Colonial Exhibition in 1931, which marked the acme of French imperialism. Ties that bind 2010-05-21T08:08:00Z The acme had not even then been reached. A Cursory History of Swearing He takes a tumbler or two; and then he is, in his own estimation, the very acme of genius! Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 It contained red plush furniture, which embodied the acme of good taste at the time of the Franco-Prussian War. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z We grew daily more impatient to move into our new house, which now appeared to us the acme of comfort. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Really, it is the very acme of the ridiculous. A Poached Peerage One can readily imagine the many festive occasions, elaborate and pompous ceremonials, military, civic, and religious, which have taken place within these walls while the Knights were at the acme of their power. The Story of Malta Scholasticism is often said to have been the very acme of absurdity in teaching, and its real import is entirely missed. The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time In the long hours of this particular night he reached, perhaps, the acme of his pain; imagination, whipped by jealousy, stoked the furnace to a heat he had not known as yet. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath During the latter part of the sixteenth, and early part of the seventeenth century, this national infirmity reached its acme. An Architect's Note-Book in Spain principally illustrating the domestic architecture of that country. I am the acme of things accomplished, and I an encloser of things to be. Cinderella Jane He who does not hold his vocation as the acme of all attraction is indeed a perfect man. The Progressionists, and Angela. She drifted in that singular psychological region where the greatest possible pain is not suffering and where the acme of possible pleasure is not joy. A Bed of Roses This is considered to be the acme of praise. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology "There's nothing of the popinjay about him, nothing of the modern military fop of Berlin or Dresden, men who are, in my estimation, the very acme of bad breeding and degenerate idiocy." Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England It is, therefore, the quintessence of all knowledge; places its possessor upon the very acme of enjoyment and perfection; and bestows the highest powers and richest treasures mortals can possess. The Illustrated Self-Instructor in Phrenology and Physiology Progress is the acme of human culture--about this there can be no question. The Progressionists, and Angela. The drama soon comes to its acme, and during the succeeding time usually maintains itself at a fairly high level until the death of Voltaire. A Short History of French Literature Assurbanipal, living when the Assyrian empire had attained to the acme of its greatness, had leisure to become a greater patron of learning than any preceding king. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science Each being has its definite term of life, and on attaining its acme of perfection, it begins to decay, and at length ceases to exist. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. His face was set, but his pose was the acme of careless ease. An Unknown Lover Perhaps, however, the acme of jubilation was attained when the Burgher law was put in force in the district. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance The acme of it was reached the night we slept at the Umgwane drift. In the Whirl of the Rising He stands now upon the very acme of the visible creation, and with straining eye, and listening ear, and anxious heart, whispers to himself that terrific and tremendous word—Whitherward! Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. When with a gang-plow and five horses, it became possible for a man to plow five acres a day, it was supposed the acme of progress was attained. The Challenge of the Country A Study of Country Life Opportunity After the fall, how degenerate kept growing on our father tongue, till it reached its acme in the barbarous lingo of Shakspeare! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845 Though of course it is the acme of statecraft to defeat the first with the help of the second, and then, in token of gratitude, overthrow the second. The Scarlet Banner The wretched wanderer uttered an exclamation that was half groan, half curse, but was expressive of the very acme of human despair. In the Whirl of the Rising In the first phase of this the Minoan civilization attains its acme, and the succeeding style already shows much that may be described as rococo. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" In literature, two Japanese women have gained the distinction of having written the two greatest native works--works admittedly at the very acme of Japanese classics. Oriental Women More than this, Tullia represented for the Romans the very acme of wickedness. Roman Women As a truly thinking animal, man considers he has reached some acme of perfection because his brain is so superior to the lower animals. The Mind Digger The expression "Corinthian maiden" denoted the acme of voluptuousness, and to "Corinthianize" became synonymous with leading the most dissolute life. Greek Women In the Byzantine imperial dignity Valerius beheld the acme of all tyranny, and, at any cost, would gladly have saved his Latium from the avarice, religious intolerance, and Oriental despotism of the Byzantine Emperors. A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 This admeasurement raised my merriment to its acme, and I laughed aloud. Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2 The acme of female turpitude was attained by Messalina, whose name has ever since served as a byword for unparalleled incontinence. Roman Women HO=acme, taken to mean the best, highest, most showy part of anything. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations We will come at once to a proposition which he regards as the acme of the unquestionable—as the quintessence of axiomatic undeniability. Eureka: A Prose Poem It is also shamefully obvious in many European centres, where civilization is supposed to have reached its acme. The Pearl of India The very acme of impudence seems to have been reached when this raider, after having unlawfully sunk American vessels, sought refuge in the American port of Newport News, Virginia. The Story of General Pershing Dynamite would not appall her, but to me it would be the acme of satisfaction, ineffably supreme, to startle such clods of inanition by a cry of mouse, and electrify them into momentary emotion. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 HO=the land's acme, or a plain surrounded by mountains. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations They were the very acme of grandeur in a warfare as splendid as it was barbaric. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas Leone had thought these parties the acme of grandeur and perfection; now she sat in that brilliant circle and wondered into what world she had fallen. A Mad Love Christian Science is not only the acme of Science but the crown of Christianity. Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 An approximate date when this civilization was at the acme of its glory would be about ten thousand years ago. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West They stand unrivaled as the very acme of musical art. Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century Along the old Pilgrim trails you may step from modern culture and its acme of civilization through the pasture lands of the Pilgrims into glimpses of the forest primeval. Old Plymouth Trails This calamity—for a national calamity it undoubtedly was—did not fall upon him, be it remembered, when he was old, but in the very acme and pride of artistic success. English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. But this is not the acme of colonization insanity. Thoughts on African Colonization Betimes in the forenoon, when the principal street of the neighboring town was just at its acme of life and bustle, a stranger of very distinguished figure was seen on the side-walk. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 It has proved the acme of a healthful, fattening stock-food; especially beneficial in counteracting the evil effects of heavy grain-feeding; or in cases of emergency, to take the place of forage or cut-straw food. Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century ‘My Dear Sir’ accompanies a rather better acquaintance; ‘Dear Mr. Brown’ marks an approach to intimacy; while ‘Dear Brown’ signifies the acme of friendship and of camaraderie. By-ways in Book-land Short Essays on Literary Subjects There is no probability that any of our fruits have reached the acme of perfection. Soil Culture He looked dolefully toward the river, as though disliking very much to give up when the acme of the sport had just been reached. Jack Winters' Campmates Adelle passed through the marble banking-room of the trust company, which once had been for her the acme of splendor, out upon the narrow city street in considerable puzzlement. Clark's Field The very acme of pleasure is reached, in riding over such a delightful road! Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century Similarly with regard to her severely censured passion for dress and desire to please, which reach their frightful acme in the insanities of fashion, and often throw fathers and husbands into great straits and embarrassments. Woman under socialism Let wise philosophers, scrupulous heathen, keen jurists, receive the acme of praise and honor—it is yet but shame. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent A born stylist, he nevertheless did not avoid incessant labor to secure the acme of finish. Music: An Art and a Language The acme of this sinuosity of movement is reached with those long-drawn-out fishes the eels. A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science Now, now at any rate, she assured herself, the moment had come when the acme of horrordom would be bounced upon her and she would either die or go mad. Byways of Ghost-Land Nevertheless, the solution is reached the moment these antagonisms have reached their acme,—a point towards which they are rushing. Woman under socialism My Pharaoh will be gratified to drink a decent glass; aha! and I shall see if he possesses that acme of organisation—a palate. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) Could we be forever content with "abstract music"—that which justifies itself by a fulfilment of its own inherent laws—Mozart's music would remain the acme of the art. Music: An Art and a Language I am an acme of things accomplished, and I an endorser of things to be. Whitman A Study This sovereign contempt of all speculation—simply as speculation—reaches its acme in the Essay on Bacon. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) The sexual contrast not having reached realization in the plan of Nature, each human being remained one-sided, never reached its supplement, never touched the acme of its existence. Woman under socialism Religious and sexual hyper�sthesia at the acme of development show the same volume of intensity and the same quality of excitement, and may, therefore, under given circumstances interchange. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development This evening I was standing in the hold at work on my new bamboo kayak, which will be the very acme of lightness. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I The beginning of this residence has, therefore, been selected as marking the acme of his power. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 The churches of Havana look very old and shabby compared with those of peninsular Spain, where the splendor of church ornamentation reaches its acme. Due South or Cuba Past and Present "Of course, if you can annoy somebody," answered Mellen; "that is the very acme of female happiness." A Noble Woman Nor may we pass without noticing the acme which Napoleon, according to the judgment of many, now reached on that memorable field. The Arena Volume 18, No. 92, July, 1897 Not only do the deep stupors betray no evidence of mentation during the acme of the psychosis, but retrospectively they usually speak of their minds being a blank. Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type It is only at a time of extreme crisis that the unusual event occurs; and Russia is now at the very acme of such a crisis. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 The acme of originality, however, was certainly reached in the case of a remarkable Creole beggar whose regular post is on the west corner of the Central Market. Due South or Cuba Past and Present In his snowy suit, sombrero in hand, he was the acme of cool politeness and courtesy. Up the Forked River Or, Adventures in South America It was warm enough then for a more southern summer, and both insect and vegetable life seemed at their acme. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 It is the acme of reality and this world which we mistakenly regard as the only verity, is but an evanescent replica of that Region. The Rosicrucian Mysteries An Elementary Exposition of Their Secret Teachings As the acme approached, Amy leaned over and kissed Herbert—their tongues sought each other's mouths and they imitated the sexual act. The Life and Amours of the Beautiful, Gay and Dashing Kate Percival The Belle of the Delaware Though I certainty cannot call myself an inexperienced sailor, it appears to me to be the acme of discomfort. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' To entrust them with large powers is the very acme of wild insanity. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Rita believes her mother the acme of intelligent, protecting kindness, and looks upon her cruelty as the result of parental love, meant entirely for the daughter's own good. A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties Thought, World of, Region of Concrete Thought, acme of reality, 97; mind built in, 185; physical world replica of, 97; Second Heaven, 116. The Rosicrucian Mysteries An Elementary Exposition of Their Secret Teachings The acme was reached and she fainted away. The Life and Amours of the Beautiful, Gay and Dashing Kate Percival The Belle of the Delaware As he spoke he sucked in his breath with that snakelike hissing sound which is the acme of politeness, in Japan—"that my humble breath may not blow upon you"—and spread wide his hands. Lords of the Stratosphere Of that civilization which reached its acme during the reign of the late King Edward, we have seen the last, little though most of us realize its passing. England and Germany That condition must be the acme of a woman's suffering. A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties But that's no matter, for the acme of my military ambitions is now attained. War Letters of a Public-School Boy To tell the truth, I was as anxious as he to experience the acme of love. The Life and Amours of the Beautiful, Gay and Dashing Kate Percival The Belle of the Delaware The disease having thus reached its acme, a gentle sweat commenced behind the ears, then extended over the whole tumour, and remained as long as the swelling lasted. North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 The Germans had the further advantage of having brought all their means of transportation to the very acme of perfection, while the Russians were lacking in equipment as well as in organization. The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources Such men regard themselves as the acme of the process: whatever modifications may supervene after their day will be deteriorations. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland Nature has in this insect achieved the very acme and culmination of repulsive villainy. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand The girl’s upper lip lifted from her teeth in a sneer that was the acme of insult. Tharon of Lost Valley It reaches its acme generally on the 9th day; after which sometimes all, and always a part of the affected glands return to their natural condition, by resolution of the inflammation. North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 For beauty's acme hath a —— as brief As the wave's poise before it break in pearl. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions The bad taste and systematical corruption of Rome had reached its acme when this theatre was opened and these games displayed by Pompey. The Life of Cicero Volume II. Why, it was almost as bad as that acme of horrors, a chimney-pot hat! Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand This masterpiece, made twenty years before, had carried Master Zacharius's fame to its acme; but even then there had been accusations of sorcery against him. A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories It is itself the very acme of completeness, and it tends to all symmetry and finish. The History of Dartmouth College Though that be saying much, for at this hers reached their acme. Say and Seal, Volume II All her life she had been taught to consider this the most important event of her life, the acme of happiness, the end and aim of her womanhood. A California Girl Whatever was done "in Baltimore" seemed to these young provincials as the acme of correctness; little knowing that to a wider world even "Baltimore" was also provincial. The Brass Bound Box The whole world regards the priest's office—his service and his dignity—as representing the acme of nobility and exaltation; and so it truly does. Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost It is a common affection in civilised and especially in urban communities, and reaches its acme of development in adult women. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. In other respects, however, the voluptuous sensation and the voluptuous acme exhibit in the child an important difference from the same phenomena in the adult, to which we shall have to return later. The Sexual Life of the Child We had a very favorable voyage, and sailing in the trade winds in the Southern hemisphere was to me the very acme of bliss. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century Her beauty is bewildering; her gowns the acme of elegance and feminine grace; her wit, her eyes, her lips, the toast of the town. Nancy Stair A Novel Give us an andante maestoso movement, or a diminuendo rallentando that reaches the very climax and acme of slowness itself just before the applause comes! Somehow Good Through the rather narrow carpeted hall I passed into the study which lay behind the dining-room, a small, cosy apartment—the acme of comfort. Hushed Up! A Mystery of London In the latter case, the voluptuous acme and the subjective sense of satisfaction ensue only when the sexual act or the sexual idea is adequate. The Sexual Life of the Child In her not turbulent or passionate nature, the acme of its capacity for emotional suffering had been reached. A Christmas Accident and Other Stories I asked, utterly at a loss to account for proceedings which seemed to me the acme of folly. The Maids of Paradise The Mogul Emperor resolved to erect the most superb monument ever reared to commemorate a woman's name, and he certainly succeeded, for in his effort Mohammedan architecture reached its acme. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months Is not this the acme of maternal feeling? My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) But we must always remember that in the child more often than in the adult the voluptuous acme and the sense of satisfaction occur independently of the processes of contrectation. The Sexual Life of the Child Material equipment, even though it may represent the acme of perfection in design and construction, will not surely function unless skillfully operated and maintained. Sound Military Decision When a person says “I hain’t got none,” he has reached about the acme of vulgarisms, the language of the illiterate. English: Composition and Literature But at our next Centennial, men and women will stand together, acknowledged peers, at the acme of human achievement. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II The Renton team had now risen to the acme of their fame, and no player helped them more to attain that position than Mr. J. M'Call. Scottish Football Reminiscences and Sketches In woman, as in man, the curve of voluptuousness exhibits four phases: an ascending limb, the equable voluptuous sensation, the acme, and the rapid decline. The Sexual Life of the Child Such blasphemous, sacrilegious and parricidal doings against the kingdom and name of God, manifest as such beyond possibility of denial, they defend as the acme of justice. Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood Maimonides cannot be said to have been very much ahead of his own age; but it is altogether certain that he attained the acme of the possibilities of the middle ages. Jewish Literature and Other Essays Ex-Governor Bullock, of Massachusetts, has well said that "Historically, woman, in America, is now at the acme of her power." History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II This harmless diversion accentuated itself in details, for which, till the acme, the reader must be referred to the original. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century In general, however, in children, just as in adults, the voluptuous acme is associated with a sense of satisfaction, and with the subsidence of the previously existing sexual excitement. The Sexual Life of the Child On this eleventh day suspense reached its acme, and time seemed to have locked its wheels to lengthen her torture. Macaria With the exception of this painful incident, his ingress had been effected with the acme of ease. Anthony Lyveden And Dolly was in an acme of delight. The End of a Coil This reached its acme in a celebrated bronze Buddha which was set up at Kamakura, in 1252, and which remains to this day "one of the most majestic creations of art in any country." A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era On the other hand, of course, certain peripheral conditions must also be fulfilled if the voluptuous acme is to ensue. The Sexual Life of the Child We thought we had seen the acme of perfection in rice cultivation and irrigation in China and Japan. Across the Equator A Holiday Trip in Java That he was the acme of shrewdness, that his powers of deduction were extraordinary, and that his patience in unravelling a secret was almost beyond comprehension I knew well. The Seven Secrets This old lady, used only to the very acme of comfort, had welcomed the idea of visiting Rosebud’s home in the wilds. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies At the commencement of 1670, the splendour and corruption of the French Court had reached their acme. Political Women, Vol. 2 He believes, that is, that the voluptuous acme may occur in the absence of any discharge of actual secretion. The Sexual Life of the Child Heavens! the dark mass began to move—to heave—and then he thought the very acme of horror was reached. The Sign of the Spider The man who, according to our way of thinking, is the acme of hustle and bustle and business, and schemes to trap the unwary. In Her Own Right And this is the acme of Hindu religion! A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions With them conservatism is the acme of piety and propriety. India's Problem, Krishna or Christ Even when the sexual impulse is perfectly normal, the entire voluptuous curve with its acme may be wanting. The Sexual Life of the Child Because it would have been the very acme of insanity to attempt such a thing. The Sign of the Spider The chair borne by four bearers provides the acme of transportation in fine weather. East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan It was a room possessing the acme of cosiness and comfort. The Stretton Street Affair Many of them, at the same time, both regard themselves and are regarded by their co-religionists as the acme of piety. India's Problem, Krishna or Christ But the same homosexual man, embracing a man with whom he is in full sympathy, will experience alike the voluptuous acme and the sense of satisfaction. The Sexual Life of the Child We have seen, in the second book, how the Carthaginians were involved in wars with Syracuse, when that city had reached the acme of its power under Dionysius. Ancient States and Empires There he would be able to turn with the acme of ease. Jonah and Co. Miss Burkham was the acme of all that was cultured and elegant. Hester's Counterpart A Story of Boarding School Life But the acme of the contrast is reached in these words of the prose, which answer to some forty lines of the poet's watering-out. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 Let us ask, in the first place, by what means the voluptuous sensation, the voluptuous acme, and the sense of satisfaction, are produced. The Sexual Life of the Child There is no doubt whatever that this scheme was formed and impressed on Li Hung Chang as the acme of wisdom. The Life of Gordon, Volume II The rôle of analogy and of association through "constellation."—The evolution of myths: ascension, acme, decline.—The explanatory myths undergo a radical transformation: the work of depersonification of the myth. Essay on the Creative Imagination The acme of ugliness is reached in the freight ferry-boats, floating fragments of railroad, whose cars look like the joints of a monstrous creeping worm. Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885 There is at least one passage which the absence of all "naughty niceness" and the presence of the indescribably nasty make a good "try" for the acme of the disgusting. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 In any case, let us hold fast to the fact that in the adult, for the occurrence of the voluptuous acme and of the sense of full satisfaction, certain central processes are, in general, indispensable. The Sexual Life of the Child These borders are the very acme of perfection in decoration, full of strength, of grace, and of purity. The Tapestry Book To be a Frohman star was the acme of stage ambition, for it not only meant professional distinction, but equitable and honorable treatment. Charles Frohman: Manager and Man "She grows so much older away from Willy," says the fond mamma, to whom proximity to that vivacious youth is the acme of earthly bliss. Starlight Ranch and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier His insane desire at length reaches its acme, and he throws aside every mental restraint and kills the first individual he may chance to meet. Religion and Lust or, The Psychical Correlation of Religious Emotion and Sexual Desire It was the acme of his desire to live and die like a gentleman. Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage The motion was dizzy and maddening—a combined pitch and heavy roll which was the very acme of discomfort. Stand By! Naval Sketches and Stories The acme of Colonial architecture was reached with the development of the large square houses with exquisitely designed entrances and porticos. American Cookery November, 1921 I once thought the acme of desolation had been reached at Verkhoyansk, but to drive into this place was like entering a cemetery. From Paris to New York by Land These devotees claim that, when they have reached the acme of religious enthusiasm, the spirit of God directs them, hence their licentious and lustful acts cannot be immoral. Religion and Lust or, The Psychical Correlation of Religious Emotion and Sexual Desire Seasoned by his keen hunger, the venison was the very acme of deliciousness, and he ate until he craved no more. Camp-fire and Wigwam The bliss of Eden reached its daily acme when the footfall of God was heard amid its bowers. Autobiography of Frank G. Allen, Minister of the Gospel and Selections from his Writings Scenes of Judgment,—battle,—martyrdom,—massacre; anything that is in the acme of instantaneous interest and violent gesture. Aratra Pentelici, Seven Lectures on the Elements of Sculpture Given before the University of Oxford in Michaelmas Term, 1870 This was the acme of Guinevere's change, the pinnacle of her development. Edge of the Jungle Dodo tossed her head confidently, and remarked: “I have nothing more to learn—if your knowledge is the acme of the understanding of your trade.” Polly's Business Venture The Alpinist was dumfounded, silent—in him the acme of stupefaction. Tartarin On The Alps It is the same throughout: the depraved of mankind are dogs, and the very acme of possible reproach and contempt is apparently to be found in the use of this one term. 'Murphy' A Message to Dog Lovers She wished to see the acme of beauty, the acme of evil, and every act magnified to titanic proportions. The Comedienne The word, when used sarcastically, suggested that one was a dirty old man, that acme of all depravity. An Apostate: Nawin of Thais That he should ask the question, was the acme of his offense. The Diamond Coterie "Pointed hats," replied Phil, gravely, "have always seemed to me the acme of sweetness; that is why they call them sugar-loaf hats, I suppose." The Merryweathers So it is that in any situation, the acme in leadership consists, not in screaming one's head off about shortages, but in using a little imagination about what can be done. The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 His figure towers far above all his contemporaries; he constitutes the acme of the purely Saxon mind. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 This was, no doubt, the acme of perfection that the garment in question was capable of; and it is to be lamented that the mode has not kept its position in society more universally. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845 One is no sooner gone, than we are beset by another, with something altogether different, and of course the acme of perfection. Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained His attitude was the expression of the acme of childish satisfaction. The Uncalled A Novel To give men working as a group the feeling of great accomplishment together is the acme of inspired leadership. The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 Garth pictured to himself the effect likely to be created in the wilderness by this adorable acme of the feminine, with something between a smile and a groan. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest That people should have combated pessimism as if it had been a philosophy, was the very acme of learned stupidity. The Case Of Wagner, Nietzsche Contra Wagner, and Selected Aphorisms. When two conscientious people resolve; to deceive one another, on grounds of duty, the acme of duplicity is in a fair way to be reached. Comedies of Courtship I was too near the acme of curiosity to longer delay. Mizora: A Prophecy A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch To listen to them is the acme of musical delight. The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players In social and political life this acme is inter-dependence; in moral life it is independence; in intellectual life it is genius. Hints towards the formation of a more comprehensive theory of life. The selection of predominant wares reached its acme in the selection of one, not necessarily the commodity most desired, but, after the function of money is perceived, the one which performs it best. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals That is the acme of perfection in our art. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 There’s no quarantine regulation to cover the case, and Lattimore seems doomed to the acme of prosperity. Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic But to let mere lads speak extempore is to give rise to the acme of foolish talk. Plutarch's Morals Their construction marks the acme of engineering skill; the scenery along them surpasses that of all other regions in its wild ruggedness, grandeur, and sublimity. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania The misery of the slave population seems to have reached its acme at Enna where two roads across the island cross each other. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals The acme of extravagance was not arrived at, however, until the poor miner came to purchase auxiliaries to his rocker. Handbook to the new Gold-fields The bureau had been new then and, to her inexperienced eyes, had looked the acme of luxurious magnificence. The Fighting Shepherdess And by an acme of villainy flatterers 170do not always spare even themselves. Plutarch's Morals Without question Justin's business methods were the acme of up-to-date effectiveness. Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale Mine was bitterly wrung; but I knew that the heart of my companion was enduring the very acme of anguish. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Ball had been to school before, and of this school he often bragged as the acme of desirability and wickedness. Eric, or Little by Little The apprehension that the sky will fall—that acme of absurdity among the fears of our Gallic forefathers—has entered our own hearts. The Simple Life It is the acme of discourtesy to keep any one waiting in this manner. The Book of Business Etiquette The journey to Rome, the acme of things desirable to every divine or student, did not come off. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation To be Dr. Bevan's partner would be the acme of his ambition, but in that case a good house would be absolutely necessary. Doctor Luttrell's First Patient Those last three words were not lost upon him, for Grichka was nothing if not the very acme of shrewdness. The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia Many eccentric fancies have been exemplified in book-binding, but the acme of gruesome oddity has been reached by binding books in human skin, of which many examples are on record. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries The generous consideration of others reaches its acme when one is constantly entertaining little circles of friends, with no thought but to give happiness. The Etiquette of To-day But the point, the acme of my distresses, consisted in the awful uncertainty of our final fate. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs This generous disposition of yours I now regard as acme of human dower. Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 I have met with but four men in my experience who have been distinguished by that splendid urbanity of manner which was once thought to express the acme of high breeding. Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile Murphy made the word the acme of disgust. Spring Street A Story of Los Angeles Every one who comes to the Rectory is happy, and you can hear by the shouts of the village children that they are in the very acme of bliss. A Modern Tomboy A Story for Girls Another curious thing is that a stoutish tree will give its response in a slow and lordly fashion, whereas a thin one attains the acme of its excitement in an incredibly short time! Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose His Life and Speeches Sir Donald follows the sense of compassion, which often is the acme of intrinsic craft. Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 Lerton always dressed in the acme of fashion, running considerably to fads in clothes, appearing almost effeminate at times. The Brand of Silence A Detective Story "You must have come very slowly," replied the younger man with a calmness that struck the other as the acme of effrontery. The Tyranny of Weakness Among the great lines of railway over which I have traveled are the Union Pacific, whose overland limited, the Atlantic Express and the Portland-Chicago Special, are the acme of quick, safe and comfortable travel. The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better Known in the Cattle Country as "Deadwood Dick" In Agra, India, stands the Taj Mahal, the acme of Oriental architecture, said to be the most beautiful building in the world. Architects of Fate or, Steps to Success and Power Two little shavers discovered to be feeding each other, each watching the smack develop on the other's lips as the acme of his own bliss, are "cousins"; that is why. Children of the Tenements To my palate the dill pickle appeals as almost the acme of disagreeableness. Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation Harvesting Curing and Uses The man who cannot blush, and who has no feelings of fear, has reached the acme of impudence. Book of Wise Sayings Selected Largely from Eastern Sources Then board the Pennsylvania Limited, whose trains are the acme of modern railroading and go to Washington, the nation's capital city. The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better Known in the Cattle Country as "Deadwood Dick" Sylvia felt a pang of apprehension lest her new friend was about to turn out “proper,” that acme of undesirable qualities to the girlish mind. More about Pixie When we read about impossible heroes in books we called them ‘Gerard’; when we wanted to express the acme of perfection, we called a thing ‘Gerardy.’ Betty Trevor You know what Arthur Newcome is—the acme of all that is sober and stolid. Sisters Three The acme of scorn was in her voice. Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House But the effect of this procedure was at last recognized to be the very acme of throbbing, breathing life itself. A Survey of Russian Literature, with Selections This was Logally at the acme of his strength, when he was most to be feared, as he had continued to exist over the years in the depths of a boy-child's memory. Storm Over Warlock This is best accomplished by shallow-going implements of which the spike-tooth harrow, the acme harrow, or a light wheel cultivator are best. Apple Growing The acme of all constructions, in which strength, beauty, and capacity for ornamentation are blended, is the Hammer Beam Truss. Carpentry for Boys In a Simple Language, Including Chapters on Drawing, Laying Out Work, Designing and Architecture With 250 Original Illustrations But the acme of his exhibition was reached when he mounted the table and simulated the rocking motion of the wagon crossing the stream. The Wonder Island Boys: The Tribesmen The walls grew straighter, and they grew higher till the gorge assumed pro portions that seemed to me the acme of the stupendous and magnificent. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 Selfishness may indeed pollute this mainspring of personal power, and selfishness sometimes reaches its acme in motherhood's partiality for its own. The Family and it's Members Following this is the further rite of Almo-Samarpana or offering of oneself, in which the disciple is required to give his wife to the Guru or preceptor as the acme of self-sacrifice. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) It is the acme of good common sense. Sermons on Biblical Characters The newspaper caption writer who headed an account of a hanging "Jerked to Jesus!" attained the acme of attractiveness, but he also committed an unpardonable sin against good taste. Short Story Writing A Practical Treatise on the Art of The Short Story For myself I can say that the place appeared the acme of the romantic and picturesque. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 The acme of attention and applause was reached at Milan, where he was commissioned to write an opera for the Christmas festivities. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians "Well, looking at it in its worst aspect," I replied, "insolvency is not dishonorable—" "It is the very acme of dishonor in a priest," he said. My New Curate For its purpose the position chosen was ideal, but it could hardly be called the acme of comfort. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 Consequently, it is not to be wondered at that in the "good old days of the old-fashioned woman," the acme of hospitality was the giving of wife or daughter to a visitor for the night. The Necessity of Atheism At this time Verrio was in the acme of his prosperity. Art in England Notes and Studies Maturity is not the acme of beauty, because in maturity there is nothing more to hope for—only the uncompleted fills the heart, for from it we construct the Ideal. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians Certainly it would be the acme of art thus to put the barrier of the taboo upon all intellectual avenues which might lead to the discovery of my imposture. Sophisms of the Protectionists His celebrated biographical work, called the 'Wafiat-ul-Aiyan,' or Deaths of Eminent Men, is the acme of perfection. Arabic Authors A Manual of Arabian History and Literature Especially, essentially, in love: love, which has its origin in Dream, its acme in Ecstasy, and its catastrophe in Disillusion: love, which is life's core and kernel and epitome, the focus and quintessence of existence. Bubbles of the Foam To me the boat was the acme of comfort, and coolness, and cleanliness. Twenty Years Of Balkan Tangle Her snow white face, transparent with pink, was the acme of loveliness, with an expression of gentleness, purity and modesty plainly stamped upon every feature. Born Again Sometimes the Summer Solstice was preferred; because then day attained its maximum of duration, and the acme of its glory and perfection. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry It had reached the acme of its prosperity at the beginning of the century, yet the former work was not written until 1813, and the latter not until 1817. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology Weakness is imperfection, and power is perfection; consequently, we say that the sanctified Essence of God is the acme of power. Some Answered Questions The battlefield is the acme of human degradation, the cause of the wrath of God, the destruction of the divine foundation of man. The Promulgation of Universal Peace Being held momentarily spellbound by her loving glance, I fully recognized the fact that she was the acme of purity--the guiding star of my life. Born Again Why worry for an overdress, The acme of luxuriousness, Beyond all envy to possess, Renewed as oft as lambkin fleeces! Poems Vol. IV But if you want to see the acme of all cigarette-bazaars, just ride out of Boylston Street, Boston, any day at noon, and watch the boys coming out of the Institute of Technology. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers In Queen Elizabeth's time the acme of this style was reached by Spanish women as we see in Velasquez's portraits. Woman as Decoration From extremes of animosity they attained the acme of love and brotherhood. The Promulgation of Universal Peace This was what I considered the height, climax, and acme of hospitality. At Home with the Jardines It was the acme of German luxury—parsley soup, a ham omelette with sorrel trimmings, an oyster of veal stewed with prunes, delicious fruit, and sparkling Moselle. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth The famous Three Brothers' Saloon occupies a position about midway the alley, and at its doors, the acme, the culminating point, the superlative degree of unquietude and discontent is reached. Violets and Other Tales This, coming from one of those English wives, so popularly portrayed as representing the acme of submission, was delightful. Gilbert Keith Chesterton Truly, this is the acme of material happiness, to which even a human creature cannot attain. The Promulgation of Universal Peace He had passed that period of youth when a stolen kiss seems the acme of love's adventure. The Mayor of Warwick While congress was deliberating on the reforms proposed, the distresses of the army approached their acme, and its dissolution was threatened. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States Clearly Georgia was the acme of happiness and content for him. Quiet Talks on Following the Christ But he did not doubt that it was the present acme of alien construction, and he was eager to see it perform. Star Born The acme of the art was reached when these mural decorations were planned and executed, and the churches of Ravenna may be considered the central museum of the world for a study of mosaic. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance If in hearts there dwells a shade of pity, an acme of sympathy, you cannot return a verdict of guilty. The Trials of the Soldier's Wife A Tale of the Second American Revolution The result in his expression was an absolute ferocity instead of severity of gloom, a fury of resentment against his fate, instead of that bitter leaning towards it which is the acme of defiance. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel As the play approached its close and the preparation for the marriage, even the details of the settlement were narrated, suspense reached its acme. Infelice Notwithstanding so much has been said concerning the 'Genus irritabile vatum,' we shall never quarrel on the subject—poetic fame is by no means the 'acme' of my wishes. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals Also a blue sky is the acme of serenity and this color acquired certain appropriate attributes. Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization The style of Mr. Sludge is the very acme of colloquialism. An Introduction to the Study of Browning By dint of application, they will soon become familiar with these principles, if possessed of a talent for song, and may soon pass the acme with ease, accuracy, and rapidity. Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar. The one experiences the acme of pleasure in communing with historians, musicians, artists, scientists, and philologists; the other finds such associations the very acme of boredom. The Vitalized School War is the acme of the endeavor of man. The Navy as a Fighting Machine Our progress through the streets afforded the acme of gratification to the populace, most of whom accompanied us with every circumstance of enthusiasm and delight. Berry And Co. One dictionary defines climax: "the highest point of intensity, development, etc.; the culmination; acme; as, he was then at the climax of his fortunes." Public Speaking Such a temper must be widespread virulent among the many when, even in its worst acme, it can take such form in the few.”—Carlyle. The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 with a Preface written in 1892 We then proceed to apply the Procrustean bed principle with the very acme of sang froid. The Vitalized School It is the acme of detachment, of indifference. French Art Classic and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture Lord Strathern, a social and jovial man, had always been a favorite with his subalterns, but now his popularity attained its acme. The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters Now the point of this experience is simply this: I secured an education that seemed to me to promise the acme of utility. Craftsmanship in Teaching This confession of helplessness which mature contemplation must eventually impel every mind to make is in itself the acme of human understanding, and marketh the culmination of man’s development. Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh The acme reached by the cosmic process in the vegetation of the Downs is seen in the turf with its weeds and gorse. Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work His impulse is as genuine and spontaneous as if the substance upon which it is exercised were not the acme of the exotic, and already arranged with the most elaborate conventionality. French Art Classic and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture But the point, the acme of my distress, consisted in the awful uncertainty of our final fate. Lives of the Three Mrs. Judsons By 1637 the country had been eight years without a parliament, and the persecution of Puritans had attained its acme. Life of John Milton He felt, too, that as Marzio and he worked together, he deserved acme part of the credit. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster "This is the 'English comfortable,'" she said, using the quaint phrase the French have invented to express the acme of domestic luxury. The Chink in the Armour Coming as he did at the acme of the French Renaissance, when France was borrowing with intelligent selection whatever it considered valuable from Italy, he pleased the dilettanti. French Art Classic and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture High and low, rich and poor, indulge themselves in bad language luxuriantly; but it is amongst the rising generation that it reaches its acme. Town Life in Australia Only faith and a feeble understanding make the earthly acme of human sense. Unity of Good The growing clamor about them had reached the acme of insistence. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt But, to be sure, that baptism in the desert, with the only drop of water they had to drink, seemed to me the very acme of religious fervor and sacred self-sacrifice. Records of a Girlhood In reality, of course, it is the acme of sensitive handling. French Art Classic and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture Bluebell, a few weeks ago, would have looked upon this ball as the acme of delight. Bluebell A Novel For many of these places are no more than villas enlarged, and might be set down with advantage to themselves in the Regent's Park in London, the very acme of the commonplace. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science October, 1877. Vol XX - No. 118 But for the unfriendliness of Mr. Conkling, Mr. Blaine no doubt would have attained the acme of his ambition in reaching the Presidency of the United States. The Facts of Reconstruction Bless me! if this isn't the acme of good luck! Miss Caprice But the epithets became viler, for the acme of elegance, even for the more refined among these young fellows, was to rival one's friends in beastly language. His Masterpiece At this time the antipathy was at its acme between the two races or populations. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest That is but one case of the wider truth that an ungodly life is the acme of stupidity, a tragic mistake, as well as a great sin. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII It looked as if the time had at last come when the brilliant statesman from Maine would have the acme of his ambition completely realized. The Facts of Reconstruction Just as a voyage round the world was a dream until Drake accomplished it, so a flight round the world was the acme of every airman's ambition. Round the World in Seven Days To many boys and girls, especially to those from the poorest families, an "office job" is the acme of desire. How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers It was during this last contest that the violence and virulence of party reached its acme, and pervaded every family, creating animosities which neither time nor reflection ever healed. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest Dr. Price is of opinion that the growth of population in France was by no means at its acme in that year. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 03 (of 12) It is therefore sad, but true, that by his own act this able and brilliant statesman, like Henry Clay, died without having reached the acme of his ambition,—the Presidency of the United States. The Facts of Reconstruction My mother had wanted me to be a school-teacher, in her eyes the acme of respectability. A Woman Named Smith It seemed to me that she was in her element; as though in this adventure, the most unusual she had perhaps ever attempted, she had found the very acme, the climax of her experience. Paradise Garden The Satirical Narrative of a Great Experiment Until this instant the day's adventure had been merely the acme of unpleasantness. The Desert Valley Bernard was now at the very acme of fame. Imperium in Imperio: A Study of the Negro Race Problem A Novel Why was it that the able and brilliant statesman from Maine, James G. Blaine, died, as did Henry Clay, without having reached the acme of his ambition,—the Presidency of the United States? The Facts of Reconstruction Rod Norton's was that type of man which finds caution less to his liking than headlong action; furthermore, in the present crisis, caution had seemed the acme of foolhardiness. The Bells of San Juan Whereupon, unpausing, he ran back to me, only just in time to rescue me from the nearer thunder yet of those who had seized the very acme of their opportunity to beat out my brains. Henry Brocken His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange, Scarce-Imaginable Regions of Romance This Piece of knavery was received as the acme of cuteness; and I well recollect the language in which the brute wound up his self-laudations: "If any chap can steal faster than me, let him." The Great Lone Land A Narrative of Travel and Adventure in the North-West of America It stood as usual, large and prim and precise, the very acme of solid, sober wealth and assertive moral rectitude. Pearl of Pearl Island After nine years in this retreat Miao Shan had reached the acme of perfection. Myths and Legends of China This was the acme of the great Jew's fame. Looking Seaward Again Meanwhile daylight progresses from glowing beauty to high noon, and there the acme of brilliance seems to pause, as freed humanity stares half-blinded at God's midday rest. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls Samuel Henderson led the way, proud of his new position, and looked upon by the soldiers of his boat as the very acme of an Indian. The Great Lone Land A Narrative of Travel and Adventure in the North-West of America He felt in all probability the acme of joy in serving this amiable female, but soon there came one of those accidents that break the current of human affairs. Windjammers and Sea Tramps The power of Rome had also reached its acme; and as the spirit of Christianity was diverse from that of the world, the learning and power of the Empire soon combined against it. Sermons on Various Important Subjects To be born obscure and to die famous has been described as the acme of human felicity. The Life of Froude From a physiologico-chemical standpoint, it has been thus described: Tonogen is the acme of chemical perfection, both as a tonic and as a beverage. Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration On the one hand, it is said to be the acme of comfort; on the other, the essence of unrest. The Great Lone Land A Narrative of Travel and Adventure in the North-West of America It was new to him, but he recognized it as the acme of fashion by those two sure signs; railings with most of their spikes in place, and cards scored with, the word "Apartments." Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood They appear to consider yellow ochre and peacocks’ feathers the climax of barbarism—marabouts and kalydor the acme of refinement. Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 1, July 31, 1841 This was, Charles thought, the very height and acme of impudence, and yet what could he do? Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood Indeed, almonds were used in the composition of many dishes; to use as many and as various ingredients as possible seeming to be the acme of gastronomy. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 It is disagreeable enough to lie on a perfectly level surface, like that of a floor, but the acme of discomfort is to lie upon a convexity. The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries Such festivals constituted the acme of Greek life. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology He had at last reached the acme of his ambition—that is, of his later ambition. Santa Claus's Partner Who, during the acme of the French revolution, could have believed that the people of Paris would so soon and so readily accept even despotism as the panacea of turmoil? The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862 It is the very acme of unwisdom to expect our pupils to accomplish things and then take from them the tools of their craft. The Reconstructed School The apartment was very bare, mannish, and scarcely the acme of neatness. The Story of the Foss River Ranch A Tale of the Northwest To a superficial reader, this may, perhaps, appear as the acme of selfishness. Five Years of Theosophy There stood the House of God, like acme gigantic lantern, light streaming out through all Its windows. The Emperor of Portugalia In the age of the great religions the idea reaches its acme, an acme often represented by extravagances of the most painful kind and sacrifices which strike modern imagination as ferocious and terrible. Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn This is the very acme of created things; this is God’s masterpiece. The Reconstructed School The piracy of that age reached its acme in the notorious "Society of Equal Sharers" or "Brotherhood of Victuallers." The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) |
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