| 单词 | vertu |
| 例句 | Despite the allusions to narcotics, the flowers, which nestle on sculptural bases reminiscent of Fabergé objets de vertu, are to be taken not as portrayals of drugs but as prompts for overheated narratives. | Fashion Diary: Drug-Fueled Fantasies (Without the Drugs) 2011-03-07T22:08:44Z Its collection runs to paintings, furniture, statuary, manuscripts, sundry objets de vertu and an authoritative collection of photography. Getty, Bradbury, Marmont, Lummis: The people behind the famous L.A. buildings 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Verily kings have a slender chance, between the worms and the lovers of vertu. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z He liked the society of politicians and literary men, and he was also a collector of pictures and articles of vertu. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z The best and really most beautiful results are seen in the delicate vertu of the eighteenth century. Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers 2011-12-10T03:00:15.097Z The professor of vertu was expatiating one day, to a group of bystanders, on the merits of some little gem of a drawing he had just purchased. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z He found, especially, books, a few paintings, engravings, and various small objects of vertu; moreover, the residence was spacious, well-ventilated, and not over-crowded with unnecessary articles. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z It took his fancy immensely, and he put it on his mantel-piece as an article of vertu; so it was rather a failure after all. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z "I saw few things when I was abroad, before my marriage, that interested me more than the illuminated missals and breviaries preserved in convents, museums, and private collections of vertu," she said to Mr. Wyllys. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z Around him were costly decorations—objects of vertu and luxe—duplicated in plate-glass mirrors over the mantel, and along the sides of the room, extending from floor to ceiling. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z Whenever the Wolnitzkys were in any financial straits the Bernini was packed off to some dealer in objects of vertu, from which excursions it invariably returned unsold. Our Own Set A Novel 2011-03-26T02:00:12.923Z "The old boy is gourmand for articles of vertu." The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z I am sorry to say that every object of vertu that I ever possessed upon which we might at a pinch have raised a seven-shilling piece has already been called upon to perform that office. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z He is called the “Father of vertu in England,” and was admired by a contemporary as the person to whom “this angle of the world oweth the first sight of Greek and Roman statues.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" When he has got a good house he wants to fill it with furniture, books, pictures, musical instruments, articles of vertu, and so forth. Political economy The Russian fashion, then uncommon, now more prevalent, was adopted—fruits and flowers in old Sèvres dishes of priceless vertu, and in sparkling glass of Bohemian fabric. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. He would make another trip for the lacquer god, and for such other articles of value or vertu which the junk might contain. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life The Russian fashion, then uncommon, now more prevalent, was adopted—fruits and flowers in old Sevre dishes of priceless vertu, and in sparkling glass, of Bohemian fabric. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 The Society takes its name from Thomas Howard Earl of Arundel, in the reigns of James I. and Charles I., who has been styled the "Father of vertu in England." How to Form a Library, 2nd ed "Come, now, let us go and explore Monsieur de Beauchamp's articles of vertu." Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life The very next day she went into the street, without any consultation with Bell, and made purchases of not less than a hundred dollars worth of pictures and articles of vertu, to ornament it. Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 Considered merely as an article of vertu it was about on a par with the pincushions, but Celia accepted it in the spirit with which it had been offered. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol 150, February 9, 1916 It is fulfilled of precious spice, Whereof I give the recipe;–– Take common dripping, stew in vice, And serve with vertu; taste and see! The Battle of the Bays I deal in tinware, ironware, pottery, lead pipes, enameled ware, kitchen utensils, American toilet articles, French perfumery, cutlery, linen, sewing machines, saddles, bridles, seeds, fancy poultry, fighting bantams and objects de vertu.... Rosinante to the Road Again The vertu and use of coffee with regard to the plague and other infectious distempers. All About Coffee There were some articles of vertu, a very small statue of Washington among them, lying on the bureau and not yet arranged. Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 She had many articles of vertu around her, and I especially recall a superb marble bust by Canova of her mother-in-law, Queen Caroline. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century In short, they create nothing but a few articles of vertu; and even in those arts in which alone their genius is allowed to exert itself, foreigners excel them. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge One not very pleasant aspect of American and other plutocratic competition has been to convert most of the capital old English books from literature into vertu. The Book-Collector A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time His acquisitions included pictures, and the various commodities which, for want of a distinctive name, auctioneers call "miscellaneous articles of vertu." The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author Proceeding next to the drawing-room floor, he began to examine and appropriate the articles of vertu that appeared to him most valuable. My Doggie and I Mrs Gaff furthermore displayed her taste for articles of vertu in her selection of chimney-piece ornaments. Shifting Winds A Tough Yarn The taste for articles of vertu—for antiquities—for fossils of all descriptions that characterized them then, has lived to the present day. April's Lady A Novel It is not a literary object, but an article of vertu. The Book-Collector A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time Decembris—followed by directions to Atticus as to articles of vertu for his villa, has much exercised the minds of admirers, who do not like to think Cicero capable of such a cold-hearted sentence. The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order Here he used to amuse the society by telling stories about Garrick, Foote, Bonnel Thornton, and Lord Kelly, and delivering his opinions in matters of taste and vertu. St. Ronan's Well Footnote 22: Near Twickenham, formerly the residence of Horace Walpole, and filled with his collection of pictures and objets de vertu. The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 1, 1837-1843 He looked upon "gloire" and "vertu" as the two great motive forces of a sane and beneficent life. Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of France The whole house is filled with statuettes, paintings, rare bronzes, ornamental and valuable clocks, candelabras, silver globes and articles of vertu, chosen with unexceptionable taste. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City They desisted from their occupation of examining the articles of vertu upon the chimney-piece, while their fiendish countenances relaxed into a hideous grin. Successful Recitations Loosely speaking, the mere article de vertu becomes a true work of art. French Art Classic and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture But the ladies were too busy with the water to bestow much thought on the jar, and L'Isle's lesson in vertu was pretty much lost on them. The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters Then from their pockets and tunics these men began producing their little articles de vertu. Indiscreet Letters From Peking Being the Notes of an Eye-Witness, Which Set Forth in Some Detail, from Day to Day, the Real Story of the Siege and Sack of a Distressed Capital in 1900—The Year of Great Tribulation But of unfitting anagrams, none were ever more curiously unfit than those which were discovered in Marguerite de Valois, the profligate Queen of Navarre—"Salve, Virgo Mater Dei; ou, de vertu royal image." Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 Rich and distinguished, his house became a place of resort to men of distinction and taste in art: it was filled with articles of vertu; and Rogers the poet lived long as Rogers the virtuoso. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction "Paris," narrates Monsieur Davillier, "was gorged after the sale at the chateau of Versailles with priceless furniture and objects of _vertu_." The Story of Versailles He was an insatiable collector of drawings, armour, and articles of vertu, and thus became involved in such difficulties that he was declared a bankrupt. Thrift The objects de vertu which littered the small tables, and the scrolls which hung from the walls, did little to relieve the sombre effect of those high ceilings and carved wood frescoes. Indiscreet Letters From Peking Being the Notes of an Eye-Witness, Which Set Forth in Some Detail, from Day to Day, the Real Story of the Siege and Sack of a Distressed Capital in 1900—The Year of Great Tribulation "Most fair and gracious lady, do not forget that my crest is a fox's head and the motto thereupon, 'Sans vertu!'" Charles Rex Everything," replied our visitor, flinging his hands apart with a comprehensive gesture—"everything that is precious and beautiful—pictures, ivories, jewels, watches, objects of art and vertu—everything. John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman To ferret out objects of vertu the Jacobean gentleman would take any journey. English Travellers of the Renaissance The old New England pie-plate was a dearer article of vertu to him than the most fragile vase, unless the latter was a rare specimen of a forgotten art. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 Happily, in their meteoric transit across Europe, they had invested in many articles of vertu and convertible souvenirs of the places they had visited. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 Among the superior black lacquered articles, especially with flat or raised gold ornaments, I observed some, which were worthy of a place in the most valuable collections of objects of vertu. A Woman's Journey Round the World In the middle room, full of all kinds of curious objects of "vertu", stood a handsome peasant girl, with her eyes fixed as though she were in a trance. Life and Letters of Robert Browning There should be a clock upon the mantelpiece, and a few other articles of vertu, such as a vase or so, a bronze statuette, etc., all harmonized by the common possession of artistic elegance. Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife Senators, judges, advocates, Consuls, and Prætors could be bribed with articles of vertu as well as with money. The Life of Cicero Volume One "It is an interesting object," said Middleton, after looking very closely and with great attention at it, being pressed thereto, indeed, by the owner's good natured satisfaction in possessing this rare article of vertu. The Ancestral Footstep (fragment) Outlines of an English Romance I have made several other little articles of vertu this spring, to the construction of which I have contributed a good deal of time and two finger nails. Remarks "It is an interesting object," said Middleton, after looking very closely and with great attention at it, being pressed thereto, indeed, by the owner's good-natured satisfaction in possessing this rare article of vertu. Sketches and Studies The Russian fashion, then uncommon, now more prevalent, was adopted, fruit and flowers in old Sevres dishes of priceless vertu, and in sparkling glass of Bohemian fabric. My Novel — Complete The Russian fashion, then uncommon, now more prevalent, was adopted, fruit and flowers in old Sevres dishes of priceless /vertu/, and in sparkling glass of Bohemian fabric. My Novel — Volume 09 A wooden bridge crossed a vile canal to another open space, where once congregated the merchants who sell antique furniture, old pictures, and objects of vertu. Venetian Life The noble owner, who has enjoyed the peculiar advantages of travel, and is a man of vertu and fine taste, has selected a design of beautiful simplicity and chastity of style. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 355, February 7, 1829 I have a number of little objects of vertu coming down shortly from the old homestead. Psmith in the City If you are a plodding tradesman, knowing and caring nothing about pictures, or books, or statuary, or objets de vertu; don't have them. The Potiphar Papers Indian cabinets were filled with antique shells, minerals, ossifications, and other curiosities, Marble stands supported vases, statuettes, and other articles of vertu. Self-Raised Or, From the Depths The first time that I tried it I was full of enthusiasm, and before long my collection numbered quite a few articles of vertu. Literary Lapses I decided on my future plans, and purchased various articles of vertu and splendid jewels, in order to get rid of some of my gold; but nothing seemed to diminish the inexhaustible heap. Stories by Foreign Authors: German — Volume 2 He insists that he has won it as you are taking out the vertus theologales. The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters It certainly isn't necessary to know what or molu is, nor to have any other objet de vertu but your wife. The Potiphar Papers I bought lands at ten times their value; purchased pictures and articles of vertu at ruinous prices. Barry Lyndon That ancient suit of armour was almost the only object Aurelius now possessed from all those much cherished articles of vertu collected by the Caesars, making the imperial residence like a magnificent museum. Marius the Epicurean — Volume 2 Paintings of value adorned the walls, and frescoes ornamented the ceilings; while every object of vertu that was known to the age, lay in elegant profusion about this luxurious abode. Prince Eugene and His Times Him he commissioned to bargain for certain articles of vertu which Lazard, the famous dealer in antiquities, quoted too dear—eight hundred francs for a mirror, and five hundred for a statuette. Balzac They were just the kind of hands which generally display rings, and which are most to be seen on persons who are both inclined to use them and fond of objets de vertu. Youth For many long days Lady Earle employed herself in showing the numerous treasures of art and vertu the house contained. Dora Thorne He had no sooner taken up his abode with his uncle than he was regarded as the most useful and ornamental piece of foreign vertu in the beautiful house. Other Things Being Equal |
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