| 单词 | virginal |
| 例句 | She saw the bulge of pregnancy under the virginal veil of the bride as she stepped into the hired carriage. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s appalling, but it’s in their nature: only pristine and virginal displays truly excite them. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s the simplest finesse, Dennis Hoagland lesson number one, and only effective with virginals like Wen, who would never imagine anything beyond a simple polarity to the world. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Those romances always featured a love affair between a virginal white schoolteacher or preacher’s wife and a half-breed Indian warrior. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Likewise the keyboard music of sixteenth-century English composers Thomas Tallis, William Byrd and John Redford, which was originally intended to be sung, was soon adapted, by them and others, into music tailor-made for the virginals. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I had some success with the strings of the lute, but my fingers fumbled on the keys of the virginal. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Thus is created a virginal society on which the author can wreak whatever literary havoc he chooses. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z In desperation I summoned up the last image I had of her, outlined against the satin pleats in her virginal coffin, with her bride’s blossoms in her hair and a rosary in her hands. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Once, the Durham White Supremacy Club sponsored a parade float with sixteen young women dressed in virginal white and sporting banners with the slogan “Protect us with your vote.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z There was a slight creepiness in watching this virginal child trying to look and act all Frank Sinatraish and I wouldn’t have been surprised if he’d pulled out a cigarette before the song was done. "American Idol" recap: Casey James is no Sinatra 2010-05-05T12:06:00Z Mr. Numrich achieves the transition from boyhood to manhood quite fetchingly, without violating Albert’s essential virginal nature. | 'War Horse': A Boy and His Steed, Far From Humane Society 2011-04-15T02:01:02Z Gradually lowered to the ground, Ms. Cox met the path of a virginal couple trying to back away from the weirdness. ‘Rocky Horror’ Remake: Is It Time to Go Back to Camp? 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z The hot, popular cheerleader — who casually indulges in drugs, alcohol and sex — is one of the first to go, while "the final girl," the last surviving character, is typically sexually unavailable or virginal. How "Saint Maud" turns a feminist lens on body horror and gives its "final girl" autonomy 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z And invariably they are daughters, they are young, attractive, and even virginal: Neeson's daughter in Taken, whose virginity is being auctioned off by Albanian traffickers even as he intervenes and kills them all. Stolen: Why all the father-daughter action films? 2013-03-21T19:31:01Z Ms. Johansson’s earlier character on Broadway was far more buttoned-up — the virginal teenager, Catherine, in Arthur Miller’s “View From the Bridge,” who was unaware of her sexuality and its effect on men. Scarlett Johansson in ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ 2012-12-19T19:23:30Z She also is chaste and virginal, the ideal victim in need of heroic intervention. To be a woman in “Westworld”: HBO’s brutality fetish still going strong in presumptive “Game of Thrones” successor 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z “Everything is lovely and wild, with a virginal sweetness,” he rhapsodizes. President Trump, Please Read ‘Desert Solitaire’ 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z As the documentary "Framing Britney Spears" shows, the pop star began her career forced to live up to a virginal "good girl" persona. Men wield the media against women. Why do we keep letting them? 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z Historians have long suspected that Cromwell harbored Protestant sympathies, even before Anne Boleyn’s “resistant, quick-breathing and virginal bosom” caught the king’s eye. Review: ‘Wolf Hall,’ by Hilary Mantel 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z The child's puppet dolls are miniatures of herself and Miss Jessel, dangled menacingly over the canopy of the big four-poster bed where the virginal new governess endures her fevered nightmares. The Turn of the Screw; Ariadne auf Naxos; Les p?cheurs de perles; Mitsuko Uchida 2010-10-09T23:07:00Z “She was an exceptional woman, a virginal intellectual who managed to impose herself as an important figure, a reference point in the philosophical and political life of Alexandria during a crucial epoch” Mr. Amenábar said. Film: Hypatia: Martyr to Christian Zealots 2010-05-22T07:01:00Z So Ellis could be right, the cardboard billionaire top and his virginal co-ed bottom from “Fifty Shades of Grey” may indeed be “potentially great cinematic characters.” Bad book, great movie 2012-06-19T21:13:00Z Adrian Pasdar’s newly bitten vampire cowboy in Near Dark regains his humanity with an infusion of blood from his virginal, pure-hearted little sister. Self/Less movie agrees with film history: immortality is a drag 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z Yet it also inspired a backlash among some feminist critics, who noted that the virginal Laurie survives while her promiscuous pals are slain. ‘Halloween’ at 40: Their ‘Horrible Idea’ Became a Horror Classic 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Like a fool, Mike has gone and fallen in love with a young Irish Catholic lass named Annie, a woman of “shocking virginal beauty.” Review | A corrupt, cynical world as only David Mamet could imagine it 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z An unsettling mish-mash of opposing desires and stereotypes, somehow both sexually deviant and virginal? Fight the power: how the female superhero is finally taking flight 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z The bride, dressed in virginal white, approached Bobby and whispered something in his ear that caused him to briefly abandon his station. Why is everyone so horny for kitchen slang? 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z The one who survives a horror film, often of the slasher variety, sometimes killing the killer herself, is virginal, tomboyish. Forget the final girl, “Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” We're ready for the final woman 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z Among the school’s mostly virginal boys, Brandon emerges as a heroic stud. | 'Easy A': Being Naughty to Be Nice, as the Rumor Mill Awaits 2010-09-16T23:39:00Z The shy, virginal Jake, an aspiring filmmaker who idolizes Werner Herzog, mostly hides behind a camcorder that he uses to tape interviews for a “movie” that we see at the end of the film. Movie Review: ‘Peace, Love & Misunderstanding,’ Starring Jane Fonda 2012-06-07T22:47:39Z And would we forgive Maria if she weren't a virginal wannabe nun — if, instead of looking embarrassed after she shares a romantic moment dancing with Captain Von Trapp, she actively courted him? What our love for widower rom-coms says about our flawed search for love 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z In between acts the screens showed virginal commercials about friendship and commitment to performance; during the sets they displayed fantastically colored graphics, sometimes childlike, sometimes Warholian, but never less than cheerful. Music Review: SHINee and South Korean K-Pop Groups at Madison Square Garden ? Review 2011-10-24T22:32:21Z But depicting Jud as a homicidal black brute, prone to quivering rages, who forces himself on a virginal white girl? Provocative 'Oklahoma!' hits 5th Avenue stage 2012-02-11T00:06:04Z A very clear example is the proportion of self-reported virginal status among pregnant women. Lying about your sex life? You’re making it hard to monitor STD outbreaks around the world 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z PG: I was a virginal 16 and convinced I would die of it. Tyne Daly and Jim Parsons Discuss Their Latest Projects 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z She dispensed entirely with the requirement that the girls be virginal while the guys are shadowed with dark experience. Nora Ephron’s romantic-comedy revolution 2012-06-27T16:35:00Z He almost tearfully recalled how the virginal lota experience remains one of his top 10 best memories. Secrets of the Muslim bathroom 2012-07-10T01:00:00Z Don’t be put off by the harsh title of “Pariah,” the stirring coming-out story of a virginal 17-year-old African-American lesbian living in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn. | 'Pariah': ?Pariah,? With Adepero Oduye as a Young Lesbian - Review 2011-12-27T23:41:52Z Plot In a squalid Texas trailer home, a drug dealer, his virginal sister and their father hire a contract killer to dispatch the siblings’ mother. My First Produced Play? Ah, I Remember It Well. 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z Today only a viewer of childlike naïveté would not recognize that the technical processes that bring a print to its finished state necessarily involve considerable shaping of the supposedly virginal reality captured by the camera. Art Review: ‘Faking It’ at the Met, a Photography Exhibition 2012-10-11T22:05:00Z In a the 1985 San Francisco “Ring” cycle, for example, Brünnhilde began her bridal night at the finale to “Siegfried” in a virginal white gown and emerged at the opening of Götterdämmerung in blazing red. Nikolaus Lehnhoff, German Opera Director, Dies at 76 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z So now it's 'empowering' for women to forego a veil saying it has bad associations with brides who are supposed to be 'virginal', and/or with bridges being considered 'objects'. When It Comes to a Veil, Brides Can Take It or Leave It 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Its perforation is no sign of sexual activity, and the accompanying assumption that comes alongside it – that a virginal woman will bleed the first time she has sex – is little more than folklore. 'Now I have to check your hymen': the shocking persistence of virginity tests 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z A feisty Italian, a battling Hungarian, a brazen American, a virginal bellhop and many other characters end up traipsing through that suite. Review: ‘The Dingdong’ Offers Frothy Lingerie and Frisky Behavior 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z There are almost no women, and the few who show up are virginally pure. “Battlefield Earth”: Romney vs the Psychlos 2012-05-24T20:42:00Z In the 1980s coming-of-age story Adventureland, he was irresistible as the virginal college grad forced to work at a theme park for the summer. Jesse Eisenberg: 'Acting forces me to be social' 2013-07-04T15:58:10Z "Underwood nails the look of a virginal almost-nun, but goes no deeper than that. Blank stares and placid smiles," wrote Marc Bernardin of trade magazine the Hollywood Reporter. NBC climbs ratings mountain with live 'Sound of Music' special 2013-12-06T20:38:52Z He’s a kindly, virginal dweeb, and the only thing he demonstrates any interest in, other than Alaska, is memorizing famous people’s last words. Review: ‘Looking For Alaska’ but Finding Talky Teens 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z With the Whistlerian title “Room Decoration in Purple and Gray,” it offers an Annunciation-like scene of a solitary virginal maid communing with a golden bird surrounded by irises on vines. ‘Agnes of the Desert’ Joins Modernism’s Pantheon 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Even so, the looks were far from sweet and virginal; they were almost gothic. Black Wedding Gowns From the Runway to the Aisle 2011-10-24T17:17:38Z But for all its virginal luxury, will it ever be as memorable, as unique, as a miserable flight on North Korea’s Air Koryo? My Misadventures Aboard the World's Worst Airlines 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z I never looked at the bride's white dress and thought of her as a virginal gift to her husband. How to have a feminist wedding 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z But while the prints, and a passage of spare ivory crepe dresses and suits, looked feminine, the collection’s virginal innocence seemed precious and eventually it just got on your nerves. On the Runway Blog: Valentino's Lawn Party 2012-01-26T05:54:10Z She should be young and beautiful like a goddess and "virginal like a country maiden". How to Create the Perfect Wife by Wendy Moore – review 2013-01-04T22:55:08Z However prim the women, none is strictly virginal. Don Giovanni; La bohème; English Music festival – review 2012-06-09T23:06:16Z Like “Twilight,” the series that inspired it, “Fifty Shades” mostly details, to a nearly microscopic degree, the extended, incremental back-and-forth of the relationship between virginal college student Anastasia Steele and 27-year-old tycoon Christian Grey. “50 Shades”: Not actually the end of civilization as we know it, guys 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z We saw the same engraving at the beginning, but in its initial virginal, almost happy state. Louise Bourgeois: Moi, Eug?nie Grandet - review 2011-01-04T14:00:55Z And hair, this show demonstrates, can be simultaneously virginal and sensuous. ArtsBeat: In Paris, an Exhibition Dedicated to Hair 2012-09-25T19:04:21Z Ballerinas are supposed to be beyond human: to evoke ethereal, otherworldly beings that toe the line between the sensual and the virginal. 'She’s good, but she’s big': my years as a 'fat' ballerina 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z The name signals Mr. Koons’s obsession with their virginal purity, and his interest in isolating an essential pleasure of consumerism: newness itself. ‘Jeff Koons: A Retrospective’ Opens at the Whitney 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z “Why would Pollione quit Norma? For the younger one, for the virginal one.” Cecilia Bartoli, Last Seen With a Beard, May Return to New York 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z The Rolls-Royces of harpsichords and virginals were made by the Ruckers dynasty from Antwerp, a family who made instruments from the 16th to the 18th century. Vermeer and Music: recreating the music of his time 2013-06-26T11:49:00Z Still, Hacheney seemed overly interested in certain female congregants — including the virginal daughter of the longtime pastor. 'A Twisted Faith': Gregg Olsen's story of betrayal and murder in a Bremerton church 2010-04-12T20:23:00Z While this was happening privately, as the documentary "Framing Britney Spears" depicted, the public was hellbent on making Spears live up to this impossible standard of the virginal Madonna "good girl." Cry me a river: Why Justin Timberlake always soared while Spears and Jackson suffered 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z “Well, Adam’s very happy,” she said, dressed in virginal white, stroking her baby bump. 'Girls' Recap: Adam, an Example of How Selfish Young Men Speak When They've Done Wrong 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z And the road gets very rugged en route to the nuptials of virginal young Hero and her falsely jealous intended, Claudio. Review: Much to like about outdoor 'Much Ado' 2010-07-16T19:53:00Z "That's why he's wearing all white. He's so pure and holy right now. ... he's virginal." Khloe Kardashian explains sex hiatus with new beau French Montana 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z This S-and-M story about a virginal college student and the handsome young billionaire who binds her sounds racier than it is. Critic?s Notebook: ?Fifty Shades of Grey?: S-and-M Cinderella 2012-04-02T21:58:46Z There was a positively virginal mood at Rick Owens, who unveiled a grave procession of white-on-white chasubles, wing-sleeved coats and pillar skirts. | Trendspotting: In Paris, Piety and Purity - Trendspotting 2011-10-05T22:05:25Z It should be issued as a crisp, virginally white stand-alone volume, available in the lobbies of better hotels worldwide. Books of The Times: Inducements to Filthiness and Other Paradoxes 2011-03-22T11:00:00Z She’s especially good when her character finds herself in awkward situations, which, for a virginal woman learning the ropes — so to speak — of the S&M world was often. ‘Fifty Shades Darker’ is still steamy, but takes itself way too seriously 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z The wonderful Rebecca Naomi Jones’s virginal, apprehensive Laurey is steeped in a combination of dreaminess, raw terror and independent-minded pragmatism that seems to say so much about where America was then — and is now. Review: There’s a Dark, Golden Haze in This Reclaimed ‘Oklahoma!’ 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z And my girlfriend, to her credit, had shown a strong virginal resolve. Modern Love: Appreciating a Difficult Mother 2010-03-12T18:40:00Z But tiring of endless sensual pleasure, he tries to return to his old life and his virginal sweetheart, Elisabeth. Wagner's 'Tannhaeuser' in time of war 2010-12-13T15:00:00Z A motley sisterhood of keyboard instruments — virginals, clavichords, harpsichords — squat on platforms and tables. Metropolitan Museum?s Western Instruments, in a Shinier Home 2010-03-11T23:20:00Z “Miss Saigon” started with an audacious idea — create a musical that explores the end of the Vietnam War through an ill-fated romance between a virginal Vietnamese bargirl and a hunky American G.I. The Battle of ‘Miss Saigon’: Yellowface, Art and Opportunity 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z You could readily accept her portrayal of a virginal, independent frontier woman functioning as a surrogate sister to the roughneck miners who jostle for her attention. Hints of tarnish on Lyric's 'Golden West' 2011-01-24T00:43:00Z She was physically strong and emotionally independent, vowing to stay virginal because she took her orders from God. | The Koan of Joan 2012-01-06T22:30:09Z Let me start with virginal Katie Stevens: Katie is young, beautiful and has the voice of a sultry, soulful jazz singer. "American Idol" recap: Sexual frustration edition 2010-03-10T16:01:00Z This figure, a virginal loser whose only female contact comes from tenderly sponge-bathing his elderly shut-in mother, feels like he’s been cheated by a world out of order. Forget Joker: here's the film you should see about an extremist loner 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z The teens we revered moved in militaristic phalanxes, and, though they were forced to dress and live as virginal sex kittens, they seemed like robots programmed to never act out. Billie Eilish and the Changing Face of Pop 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z Even when he started out 45 years ago in The Graduate, as virginal Benjamin Braddock about to be educated in the ways of love and lust, he had the voice. Dustin Hoffman: facing down my demons 2012-12-14T23:00:18Z In the film, they are wearing virginal white nightgowns and there is a gruesome close-up of their toenails, long and crusted on bloated purpling toes. Catherine Breillat: 'I love blood. It's in all my films' 2010-07-15T21:04:00Z As the new movie tells, Marian is not a virginal, young girl but a mature widow. Robin Hood's appeal tested again at Cannes 2010-05-12T01:41:00Z As for young Pippin, now played by the square-jawed Kyle Dean Massey, he’s looking a bit chiseled and mature to be so wide-eyed and, at least to start with, virginal. ‘Pippin,’ Almost a Year and a Half Old, and Cheerier 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z The film also plays the “wanton” Jennifer and “virginal” Needy against each other to farcical extremes. What Megan Fox Taught Me About the Power of Subversive Girls 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z And the supposedly virginal Salome taunts the prophet by pleasuring herself before him and inviting him to lick her finger. Salome 2010-06-24T23:24:00Z Ms. Finke, who plays the virginal Victorian dream girl Johanna, delivers the pastiche ballad “Green Finch and Linnet Bird” with a twittering skittishness that adroitly signals a nervous breakdown ahead. Review: A ‘Sweeney Todd’ That Gets Into Your Face 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z The movie, in which virginal teenagers do battle with fire-belching monsters, belongs to the same family-friendly genre as the “National Treasure” films. 2010-02-11T23:49:00Z Vermeer's the Music Lesson aka A lady at the virginals with a gentleman. Damien Hirst at Tate Modern 2012-07-09T14:15:00Z A modern cipher of a man is about to get his comeuppance from a mythical divinity: Diana, the virginal huntress, the sight of whom makes men fall prey to the hounds of their own lust. Art Review: Captured: A New York Minute, or One in Havana 2011-06-09T23:00:29Z And “The Unknowns” becomes a true coming-of-age novel when Eric, so virginal in so many ways, crosses a divide that he can cross only once. Books of The Times: ‘The Unknowns’ Is Gabriel Roth’s Debut Novel 2013-07-10T20:23:36Z That year, 2002, he appeared in an indie film called Roger Dodger, in which he impressed as a naive, virginal youth who was tutored in the ways of picking up women by an older lothario. Jesse Eisenberg: ‘Do you look at me and think, God! What an indulgent prick?’ 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z Let me make a proposition here and now: Death to the virginal nerd trope. Review: ‘In Love and Warcraft’ Serves Romance for Noobs 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z I get that the historic, one-sided virginal connotations are stupidly sexist. How to have a feminist wedding 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z Although she is, yes, virginal, she insists her lack of a social life is merely the result of being constantly busy and the fact that "guys think I'm too smart." The rise and fall (and rise?) of teen horror films 2010-05-03T15:01:00Z Caped, clad in virginal white, and looking as if she’d just stepped out of a religious fresco, Johnson lent her distinctive tone to the tune and finally gave the performance Levine had been waiting for. 'The Voice' recap: Teams Adam and Christina take their turn 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z We see him transformed, at once knocked low and brought to life, when the radiant Cendrillon, alone and virginal in a glittering white gown, appears. Cendrillon; Rinaldo ? review 2011-07-09T23:06:30Z Accordingly, the first adjective applied to her in that article’s summary is “virginal.” Doris Day: A Hip Sex Goddess Disguised as the Girl Next Door 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z The part of Shoshanna, Jessa’s virginal, quirky, “Sex and the City”-obsessed cousin, was supposed to be a secondary role that could well disappear after the pilot. Zosia Mamet Is Still Getting Used to Being Your New Best Friend 2013-01-06T15:24:17Z Concurrently, in these unpredictable sexual times, there are frequent throwbacks to the 1950s, when "nice" girls didn't, and innocence/ignorance was the prerequisite, either simulated or real, of the virginal bride. From private passions to sexting: how Britain's sex life has gone public 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z The photos, snapped before the first sip to capture the virginal shimmer of undisturbed, be-glittered whipped cream, came from all corners of my social network. Staring into the glittery heart of Starbucks darkness 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z That is a fair description: the books, by the British author E L James, tell the story of a virginal college student in Seattle who enters into an S&M relationship with a millionaire businessman. ArtsBeat: Florida Library Removes "Fifty Shades of Grey," Erotic Trilogy, From Shelves 2012-05-04T17:59:23Z The powerful, complex female lead was a rarity in traditional music theatre, where operatic tropes were easily assimilated, such as the virginal naif, the coquette, the old shrew. Here’s to the ladies who lunch: One of Sondheim’s greatest achievements was writing complex women 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z “The setting was virginal, but my thoughts were not,” she confides. Books of The Times: Vivid Years on the Arm of a Kennedy 2011-03-23T21:57:13Z The premise was that a woman at her sixth college reunion starts up a relationship with a virginal 18-year-old freshman, and awkwardness ensues. Sex and the theater: An actress bares all about onstage nudity The royalty checks helped Mr. Hogwood build up an already formidable musical library of historical instruments, including clavichords, spinets, virginals and fortepianos. Christopher Hogwood, conductor who gave new drive to classical warhorses, dies at 73 Outside the church, Byrd wrote florid music for the virginal, and pioneered the consort song, a precursor to the lute song. William Byrd: An Essential English Composer for Four Centuries 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z But that myth’s association, not only with death and hell but female perfection and virginal innocence, is unmistakable. The “Sharp Objects” finale and the dangers of white women’s tears 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Not terrified to have a hole punched through my virginal ear, but terrified about the hole that would be punched through my future, when my father found out. Here's What Ryan Reynolds Is Thankful For 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z On the day of her wedding, an older woman advises the virginal Eurídice — who, unlike Guida, had little interest in matters carnal — on male desire. ‘Invisible Life’ Review: Sisterhood Is Stronger Than Patriarchy 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z There was the show in which the model Shalom Harlow spun dazedly in a virginal white dress that turned yellow, black and green as robotic jets sprayed her with a paint fusillade. 2010-02-12T21:59:00Z Cromwell observes Henry's eyes lingering on Jane Seymour's heaving, virginal bosom. Digested read: Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel 2012-05-27T18:16:01Z Playing a virginal high-school valedictorian in “Crossroads” put Spears off acting. Britney Spears' highs and lows — a timeline from 'The Mickey Mouse Club' to her tell-all memoir 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Nick Fuentes of America First, who the shooter was a big fan of, also explicitly targets very young virginal men by appealing to their sexual insecurities. Texas mall mass shooter: Don't forget the misogyny 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Muir’s adventures in an almost virginal Yosemite will entrance park lovers, outdoor enthusiasts and California history buffs, the narrative swept along by Muir’s shimmering, deftly excerpted prose. The odd couple that saved Yosemite 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Joan of Arc has long enthralled novelists, who have portrayed her as a virginal warrior with holy visions. 12 noteworthy books for July and August 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z He could project onto her whatever he desired, depicting her in virginal white while eroticizing her status as a woman living outside the conventional patterns of bourgeois sexual propriety. Review | How Whistler immortalized and erased the woman he loved 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z "I think she's usually been portrayed as very black and white, virginal ingénue, and this is just not your Momma's Maria," said Zegler. Spielberg brings life-long fandom to reimagined 'West Side Story' 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Cars are virility and power and authority; bikes are emasculation, virginal, a reminder of your lesser means and lame-o social status. Why Are On-Screen Bikers a Bunch of Spandex-Wearing Losers? 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z The goal is to secure virginal brides rather than to seek new converts to Islam. Each year 1,000 Pakistani girls forcibly converted to Islam 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z “If you talked to my younger, more virginal soap-opera self, I never would have seen this coming out of me.” Adult film star Maitland Ward shares photo from 'Boy Meets World' days for series finale 20th anniversary 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z "If you talked to my younger, more virginal soap-opera self, I never would have seen this coming out of me." Maitland Ward says Steven Spielberg has some reason to 'be concerned' about daughter's new adult film career 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z It’s tempting to embrace the cliche of the virginal Silicon Valley nerd and say that none of Instagram’s programmers have ever experienced a serious breakup. From first love to unfollowing – culture that sums up romance in 2020 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z In the past several years, we’ve seen dramatic screen revisions of that virginal, saintly image. Perspective | We keep revising our idea of Emily Dickinson. We may never get her right. 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z “Basically, it’s a recurring theme throughout most science fiction. ‘Man from Atlantis’ was that and I loved the opportunity to examine things with virginal eyes. ‘Dallas’ star Patrick Duffy credits ‘Man from Atlantis’ for helping him nab role of Bobby Ewing 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Robin Larsen directs this curious-sounding tale about a captive elephant and a virginal Sunday school teacher who takes a chance on love. The best theater to see in L.A. this fall 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z A young man awakens from a four-year coma and discovers that his virginal high-school sweetheart is now a centerfold model in Playboy magazine. TV Listings: Here are the feature and TV Films airing the week of July 21 - 27, 2019 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z "The stereotype is you've either got to be this religious, virginal conservative, or the wronged woman burning the house down." Maren Morris on country music's problem with sexuality 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z Another episode focuses entirely on Dena and the pressure she faces to stay a virginal daughter. New Hulu show draws on NJ roots of comedian Ramy Youssef 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z Historically speaking, the story of Jesus’ virginal conception is independently attested by Matthew and Luke and is utterly unlike anything in pagan mythology or Judaism. Opinion | Professor, Was Jesus Really Born to a Virgin? 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z The woman’s apartment was modest, with a cloistered aspect, though she herself was not virginal in any way. The Imagined Story Behind Leonard Cohen’s ‘Suzanne’ 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z “How she was modelling this virginal kind of look, but being so much the opposite.” Batsheva Hay Rethinks the Traditions of Feminine Dress 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z By sticking our heads in the sand and saying Jefferson was this virginal God-like person who never did anything wrong, that’s just silly. ‘She Was Part of This Family’: Jefferson Descendants Reflect on Sally Hemings Exhibit 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z She was a virginal abbess who conjured a comely maiden for her disappointed suitor to marry. Opinion | Scarlet Letter in the Emerald Isle 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z “Here is bureaucracy in a state of virginal innocence before it has had time to spin itself into a cocoon of red tape,” wrote Koestler in his first article, titled “Israel: First Impressions”. 'Stubbornly fighting for life': how Arthur Koestler reported the birth of Israel 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Bryant got drafted, these OPS connoisseurs got the surprise of their virginal lives, and everyone went home happy...well, except Bryant's nutritionist. Kris Bryant went undercover as a pizza delivery man to crash some fantasy baseball drafts - Golf Digest 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z There have been two Maupins: the young, virginal, arch-conservative Vietnam volunteer who shook Nixon’s hand and kept his sexuality a secret, desperate to impress his white supremacist, homophobic father. Armistead Maupin: ‘I wrote the memoir to show I had made a journey from darkness’ 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z There’s a cheerfully shocking Jesus sex scene in which the virginal son of God undertakes a pornographic marathon with a married woman. Preacher and American Gods take similar fantasies in opposite directions 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z After that first, virginal twerk, the rest of the class became something like an elaborately choreographed dance routine. Yoga twerks to hip-hop’s gritty trap sound 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Needless to say, we had centuries of these calls to violence here in the United States with someone riling up the locals about young black males allegedly molesting virginal white women. Desperate Trump returns to his favorite themes: Torture, blood and violence 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z What may surprise today’s audience is the lack of virginal white. The Bizarre Ritual of the 19th Century Wedding Photo 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z As the Blue Ridge Mountains get ever nearer on the drive southwest from Washington, unassuming signs direct the tourist toward Madison’s home in what was once virginal American frontier land. TRAVEL: James Madison’s home at Montpelier gives look into Constitution writer’s life 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z Their one distinguishing mark was a pencil in the right hand and a notebook in the left—a notebook open—waiting, virginally yet ominously portentous. “I.O.U.” 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z Using the stolen plane and a succession of three stolen cars, they go cross country, falling in love along the way, also a first for the kid, a naive virginal innocent. ‘The Space Between Us’ review: Absurdities take off in teen romance 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z This may have been a response to being pigeonholed by her gender and spotless image, encapsulated by Melody Maker's 1974 description of her as "elusive, virginal… White Goddess of mythology". When Joni Mitchell wore blackface for Halloween - BBC News 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z The plot is familiar — virginal Sidney Prescott is stalked by a masked killer — and the characters do typical, dumb horror film stuff, but they’re very self-aware. 10 spine-tingling movies for Halloween 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z “I am a contradiction. Like Mary, virginal mother; like man, good and evil. I’m God,” Law intones. Take a First Look at Jude Law As a Devious 'Young Pope' 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z Ferdinand is worldly and sexually experienced; Simon is literary and virginal. Nine Tales of Crises in “All That Man Is” 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z Their daughter, Mara, was dressed in a wedding gown of virginal white, its fabric stretched by her pregnant belly. With a final toss of the hat, a famed Washington costume party calls it a day 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z "It's exciting - a virginal experience!" booms the unmistakable voice of Brian Blessed across the auditorium of the The Mill at Sonning. Brian Blessed: My heart specialist says I'm Terminator 4 - BBC News 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z Almost unrecognizable as the shy virginal heroine of "Fifty Shades of Grey," Johnson seems to carry the older characters' grudges and resentments in a dangerously concentrated form. Review: 'A Bigger Splash' has deceptive depth 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z The bed is dressed in virginal white cotton with no silly ankle scarf or thread counts that make no mathematical sense. D.C.’s first Pod hotel — seen through millennial and Gen X eyes 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z Boys at an academy linked to the "Trojan Horse" affair were not taught safe sex because "a good Muslim only has sex with his virginal wife", a misconduct panel has been told. 'Trojan Horse' boys 'not taught safe sex'. - BBC News 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z Max and her friends must disrupt the plot with their own virginal “final girl” — a slasher film trope — who can kill the killer. Family Filmgoer reviews ‘Pan’ and more 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z That chapter covers Christian’s infatuation with the virginal Ana through their first meeting - and his stalky encounter with her at the hardware store where she works to pick up some tape, rope and cable ties. New ‘Fifty Shades’ book isn’t Grey’s first time as narrator 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z That chapter covers Christian's infatuation with the virginal Ana through their first meeting — and his stalky encounter with her at the hardware store where she works to pick up some tape, rope and cable ties. New 'Fifty Shades' book isn't Grey's first time as narrator 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z As everyone on planet Earth knows, the “Fifty Shades of Grey” trilogy tells the story of a virginal young woman named Anastasia Steele who starts a steamy relationship with mysterious billionaire Christian Grey. New ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ from Christian’s point of view 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Why, then, are southern women so keen on a story that tortures both the English language and Anastasia Steele, its shy, virginal protagonist? All tied up in the Bible belt 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z “Fifty Shades of Grey,” which debuts Feb. 13, is based on the best-selling trilogy of novels about wealthy young businessman Christian Grey and his new sex partner — the virginal, college-age Anastasia Steele. ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ targeted by domestic abuse prevention campaign 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z The series, which began as online fan faction before racking up hundreds of thousands of e-book downloads, are about an S&M relationship between a billionaire and a virginal young college student. Fifty Shades of Frenzy 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z We no longer require a bruised and bloodied virginal innocent to make us believe that sexual assault and domestic violence occur at astounding rates in the United States. Looking beyond the hype to see domestic and sexual violence 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z Trials often included inquiries into a woman’s sexual history, because of the notion that a woman who wasn’t virginal must have been complicit in any sex that occurred. The Trouble with Teaching Rape Law 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z There was, too, the glory of battle, the inexplicable phenomenon of men emasculated by a virginal presence. Book review: ‘Joan of Arc,’ by Kathryn Harrison Her first show is on Dec. 27, at which time her transition from virginal schoolgirl to bald paparazzi target to Celine Dion will be complete. Britney Spears, One Direction Have New Albums for Older Fans 2013-11-27T21:09:29Z The girl, known as the "Llullaillaco maiden", was probably considered more highly valued than the younger children, because of her virginal status. Inca child sacrifice victims drugged 2013-07-29T23:46:24Z Kuhn, blessed with one of the clearest soprano voices on the Broadway stage, makes “In My Life” a declaration of virginal love. Top 10 Les Mizzes Better Than the New Les Miz 2012-12-30T05:05:23Z EL James's novel – centred around the corruption of a virginal student by her successful, helicopter-flying, sadomasochistic boyfriend – has already outsold all seven Harry Potter books on Amazon. Fifty Shades of Grey becomes bestselling book ever in Britain 2012-08-07T17:41:39Z About one in four of the deliveries were C-section births and the remainder were virginal deliveries. C-section 'link' to child obesity 2012-05-24T00:22:16Z The northerly light of the studio, severe and virginal, was less kind than the feverish exhalation of the Caf� Royal. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z Her face was flushed and tears had softened her large blue-grey eyes that could look so virginal and cold. Mrs. Balfame A Novel 2012-04-15T02:00:04.827Z Pristine, shiny white, never launched, Enterprise is virginal. Discovery?s last flight sends it to Smithsonian 2012-04-13T17:15:27Z The mother of the Saviour," says Passavant, "a figure of virginal sweetness, is walking in the country, in early spring, when the trees are still bare, and the distant mountains are covered with snow. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z Oh, I beg of you, don't put on that air of virginal sincerity and good faith. The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda 2012-03-15T02:00:28.817Z The man vanished quickly, and the spot took on again its virginal appearance. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z Disconcerting, too, is the psychology of the heroine's virginal soul, not, however, cynical; cynicism is the irony of vice, and De Gourmont is never cynical. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z "Goose!" said Mrs. Franklin, dismissing Billy's virginal dreams with the matron's disillusioned knowledge. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z After watching the brides-to-be, one thing is clear - they do not want to look virginal. How New York says Yes to the dress 2012-02-18T12:16:13Z And she was none of these things, but fair as a flower, slender as Psyche, sweet-eyed as a loving woman, dainty and virginal as the buds of May! Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z In appearance the great tragedienne was somewhat rounder in outline than might have been expected, and more matronly than virginal, perhaps because she was in her own words a mother to all her girls. Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z How wonderful in those days was that region, in its wild and virginal richness! A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z Where Mary, divine in her virginal loveliness, is not upborne among the golden clouds, the radiant-plumed angel kneels on her cottage floor and the wings of the descending dove beat whiteness through the air. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z The wax formed from the juice of the flowers by the bees, which antiquity always regarded as the type of virginity, signifies the virginal flesh of the Incarnate Word. Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) 2012-01-29T03:00:07.953Z She seemed more dainty, more graceful, more virginal than aught that he had ever conceived. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z The Colonel turned his broad scarlet back with the ghost of a bow, and went reluctantly to Lady Rich, a mature matron, dressed to kill, in virginal white. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z To restore physicians to their baseline state of virginal professional purity, the Act mandates a stultifying series of reporting requirements, impacting amounts as little as $10. Stossel is right for demonizing the demonization of physician-industry relationships 2012-01-23T01:15:47Z The fresh, virginal face of the girl smiling at him filled him with rage. Gargoyles 2012-01-05T03:00:27.063Z I debated whether she would be more attractive in the sleeve coat and jade pins of China or in her virginal white muslin.... San Crist?bal de la Habana 2012-01-01T03:00:08.773Z Then she slipped from his grasp, and stood at bay, with flaming checks and eyes that--that had certainly not ceased to be virginal. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z Beauty is silent,—through the summer day Sleeps in her gold,—O wondrous sunlit gold, Frosting the lilies, virginal array! The Melody of Earth An Anthology of Garden and Nature Poems From Present-Day Poets 2011-12-31T03:00:17.930Z Moreover, the poem is a splendidly illuminated Morality, unfolding scenes and figures that illustrate heroic virtues and human frailties, gallantry, chivalric enterprise, domestic perfidy, chaste virginal loves, and subtle amorous enchantments. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z Her virginal mind was unable to identify the excitement rising in her. Gargoyles 2012-01-05T03:00:27.063Z The Spain of Philip, primitive Africa, and a virginal island race constrained into one body and spirit must be richly dramatic. San Crist?bal de la Habana 2012-01-01T03:00:08.773Z And while he was down in his state-room reading it she was locked in her pink-and-white virginal chamber crying her blue eyes crimson on her bed. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z Not Spring's Thou art, but hers, Most cool, most virginal, Winter's, with thy faint breath, thy snows Rose-tinged. The Melody of Earth An Anthology of Garden and Nature Poems From Present-Day Poets 2011-12-31T03:00:17.930Z Turning my head, I saw before me the virginal figure of Isabelita. The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z The girl's bright face and virginal air had been inspiring him. Gargoyles 2012-01-05T03:00:27.063Z The Bollywood movie is ostensibly based on the life of “Silk” Smitha, a southern Indian femme fatale who gained notoriety in the late 1980s playing sexually charged roles in otherwise conservative films featuring virginal heroines. Bollywood’s ‘Dirty Picture’ Evokes Seductress Mae West: Review 2011-12-08T01:24:36Z To her virginal chamber, I shall presently take you in order to hear what Mistress Betty has to say about the ways of lovers. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z "Her loveliness, too, is of an unusual type,—the at once virginal and maternal beauty that gives Raphael's virgin mothers such a divine character." The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z For my soul Was virginal, and at the virgin shrine I knelt, athirst for knowledge. The Epic of Hades In Three Books 2011-11-16T03:00:28.060Z She looks very fresh and English in her muslin frock; there is something spring-like and virginal in her appearance, and her manner of dress is romantic rather than modish. Caesar's Wife A comedy in three acts 2011-11-11T03:00:37.427Z Give me the knife--my knife--that did the deed, with the virginal blood-stains thick upon it. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z It was as if some one had trespassed upon those virginal solitudes while she was away. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z There were at least three hundred of them, who wore their virginal costume in so virile a fashion that they might have been taken for boys dressed up as girls. The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville 2011-11-02T02:00:13.477Z High praise to thy Saviour No sin-stain had found you, That your virginal glory Shines brightly around you. A Book of Irish Verse Selected from modern writers with an introduction and notes by W. B. Yeats 2011-10-27T02:00:26.373Z Who that has had this window opened for him into the virginal chamber of awakening woman-life can look through it without tears? The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z At length she started disdainful, an' angrily withdrew Into a shady thicket: where her grief kindly Sych�us Sooth'd with other memories, first love and virginal embrace. The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z Well: our heroines now are never veiled virginal dolls; but sometimes our heroes are. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z We have also some specimens of his instrumental music, such as the six pieces for the virginals published in Parthenia, a collection of instrumental music produced by Gibbons in conjunction with Dr Bull and Byrd. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z Her virginal body was broken by the rude trials of war. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z Her understanding, her soul, her body, everything about her, is as virginal as the snow on our mountains. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z He sent forth then to Hainault for a wife A bishop and other lordës temporal, Where, in chamber privy and secret At discovered, dishevelled also in all, As seeming was to estate virginal. Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z Meredith railed against the 'veiled virginal doll' as heroine. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z She also resorted to a childish trick to show him how well she could play on the virginals. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z The heroine's beauty, her emotion, her sweet and vibrant voice, the immense stir made by her victories, the irresistible charm of the virginal and martial being, all combined to operate prodigies. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z Sympathy would only complicate matters, and spoil that strange, remote virginal quality. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z Kitty huddled carelessly by the fire, her hands over her face, unheeding by its red glow she looked not so virginal and bride-like; so I think she was too distracted even to plan. The Return of the Soldier 2011-08-26T02:00:23.937Z I suspect that there is a literary law of compensation, and that, Ibsen and Strindberg to the contrary notwithstanding, there has to be a veiled virginal doll somewhere in a really taking romance. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z The brows are wide and straight, like a man's; the glance fearless, but virginal and almost childlike. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z Moved by her virginal beauty, her celestial appearance, her touching tears, and above all, affected by the religious respect that her person inspired in all who approached her, they could not repress their indignation. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z And from sky and lake and forest came an air inimitably virginal, the cold and taintless air of unviolated Nature, infinitely pure and strong and vital. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z If I have given myself to you and you, And if these pale hands are not virginal, Nor these bright lips beneath your own lips true, What matters it? Poems 2011-08-16T02:00:47.467Z Mary could herself play upon the lute and virginals, and loved to hear concerted music upon all occasions. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z Neither of these virginal young’uns had any idea, it would appear, that a kiss would make their bodies react in such dangerous ways. ArtsBeat Blog: Theater Talkback: Unforgettable Summer Kisses 2011-08-11T14:00:37Z This lady in all her grace and virginal sweetness was only half of the woven story. The Girl From His Town 2011-08-05T02:00:50.677Z She moved easily, with a soft gliding motion; she was dressed wholly in white, and conveyed an impression of a creature inimitably virginal. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z They could touch the lute and virginal, sing "Like to the damask rose," and their breath was as sweet as their voices. Tablets 2011-07-25T02:00:17.487Z Accordingly, next day one of the Lords in waiting took him to a quiet gallery, where, as if by chance, he might hear the Queen play upon the virginals. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z The harp with which David stirred the dead soul of Saul was the prototype of the sweet clavichord, the romantic virginal, the tinkling harpsichord, and the grand piano. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z Frances may have been taught to play a musical instrument—the hand lyre, hautboy or virginal. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z She was a gracious looking woman, clad in simple country garb, evidently somewhat older than Freyer, but with a noble, virginal bearing and features of classic regularity. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z She is old enough to be a wife; but the light airy form and virginal grace proclaim her still inexperienced in marriage, as in the cares of maternity. The Yellow Chief 2011-07-05T02:00:27.013Z They wear purity rings to show the world just how virginal they are, like American Idol’s Jordin Sparks. Woman Power: 'State of Georgia' Is Socially Superior To 'The World According to Paris' 2011-06-30T14:23:05Z Furthermore, Joan brought to an entertainment of this character a point of view fresh, virginal, and innocent of the very meaning of ennui. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z Tall white candles, fresh, virginal, and unfired, filled all the candlesticks. A Butterfly on the Wheel 2011-06-21T02:00:24.683Z Surprise was in it, and protest, and a virginal dignity; also amusement, unpreparedness, and wonder.... The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z Alfred was tempted to demand a kiss in payment, but a glance at a virginal face restrained him. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z In his eyes was a new-born light, and his heart was the home of a virginal peace from whose gentle face the spirits of wrath had fled away—never to return. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z And he was sensitive to the virginal sweetness and fluent grace of her round and slender body. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z Dawn stole, virginal, from the sea and sought their transfigured faces. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z At length the seemingly interminable night ended: “the phantom of false morning,” which so often had mocked us, gave place to dawn—virginal and splendid. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z She looked upon him like a virgin,--her inner being had remained virginal and innocent,--as the peach turns its red and glowing side toward the sun, but keeps under the leaves the tender white. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z One of the most marked effects which their mutual, virginal passion had upon these two was, that they became one in a very real sense. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z But it was no magic odour,—merely the virginal scent of her hair and skin that even clung to her summer gown. The Slayer Of souls 2011-06-01T02:00:26.487Z The virginal groves of the hawthorns and cherry-trees stretch their roots timidly into the cool water; only now and then their leaves rustle unwillingly when that freebooter, the night-wind, steals up to kiss them. The Mantle and Other Stories 2011-05-29T02:00:07.233Z You seemed so virginal and so undreaming Of the burning hunger in my eyes, To peer more fever-deeply in your being Than the very death of passion lies. Colors of Life Poems and Songs and Sonnets 2011-05-09T02:00:03.610Z The first fragrant, virginal modesty had been so soon exposed and insulted, and the first and perhaps very real and �sthetic impression had been so outraged. White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X 2011-05-07T02:00:35.433Z There is at the heart of every woman, however virginal and innocent, a subtle delight in knowing that men find her beautiful, and there could be no question of what Stewart thought at this moment. The Girl from Alsace A Romance of the Great War, Originally Published under the Title of Little Comrade 2011-04-23T02:00:05.477Z Taller, a trifle paler, yet without even the subtlest hint of that charming maturity which the young and happily married woman invariably wears, her virginal allure now verged vaguely on the delicate edges of austerity. The Slayer Of souls 2011-06-01T02:00:26.487Z It was so wonderful, this exquisite timidity, this virginal shyness that only Robert should have seen. The Game and the Candle 2011-04-03T02:00:16.907Z Her large eyes, shaded by long, up-curled lashes, were unspeakably gentle: a virginal smile was constantly playing about her scarlet and slightly parted lips, revealing the pearly teeth. Artist and Model (The Divorced Princess) 2011-04-01T02:00:37.710Z The conservative women reformers think the solution is in hauling men up to the standard of virginal purity that has always been set for women. Anti-Suffrage Essays 2011-03-28T02:00:24.710Z Her virginal modesty was to him merely consummate hypocrisy. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z Slender, and so virginal, but why not somewhat languid?—her casque of golden hair is starred sometimes with mellow sparks, and mellow is her mauve silk dress soft in its folds. Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z The perfume of her daffodils was about him, faint, virginal, bitter-sweet as her presence in his house. The Game and the Candle 2011-04-03T02:00:16.907Z At the long, close touch of his lips on her forehead the sweet virginal eyes had closed, and she had nearly fainted. Artist and Model (The Divorced Princess) 2011-04-01T02:00:37.710Z The thirty-two Popes, that were virginal martyrs, would not have suffered on a row. The Condition of Catholics Under James I. 2011-03-09T03:00:42.087Z In vain did he look for the shimmer of tears in her eyes, for a trace of virginal shyness in her features, for aught that could arouse sympathy and tenderness. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z Dream of your virginal spirit's plight, When I opened your robe in our wedding night. Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z And withal, she had remained in her almost infantine unconsciousness of evil—her virginal, instinctive repulsion of all things forbidden and debarred—like a being of another planet. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z Thy sweet low bosom, thy close hair, Thy strait soft flanks and slenderer feet, Thy virginal strange air, Are these not over fair For Love to greet? Poems & Ballads (First Series) 2011-02-28T03:00:30.587Z For the face was essentially girlish, virginal—there was no shameful secret back of that clear, direct gaze. That Affair at Elizabeth 2011-02-14T03:00:36.587Z Happy might be the man who should be honoured by the first passionate throbbings of that young virginal bosom; but wretched he who should vainly aspire to that honour. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z The girl was so completely fresh and virginal, with a new beauty growing in her face and sweet grey eyes. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z It was that of one still single, whose fresh virginal charms had not given place to the staid demeanour produced by the solicitudes of wedded life. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z Scraps of used romance must be whipped up out of his respectable past to set against the virginal fervour of the young woman who has just begun to love him. Here and Hereafter 2011-02-07T03:00:23.580Z And in some natures, growing old, there is left somewhat of this same touch of virginal freshness and charm. Vestigia Vol. II. 2011-02-04T03:00:22.950Z Like a maiden whose virginal slumbers have been filled with peaceful dreams of her beloved, the earth was waking. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z She looked lovely standing there in the moonlight, in all her virginal youth and grace. Abington Abbey A Novel 2011-01-30T03:00:14.557Z She turned, and her virginal eyes met mine with abashing purity, and in that instant of anguished rapture I knew that my quest was vain. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z “I guess I’m kinda pretty,” Sally whispered to herself, as she thrust her face close to the small, wavery mirror that could not quite succeed in destroying her virginal loveliness. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z "You're too grown up now for such things, my girl," he said, and his eyes lighted up as they scanned her tall, virginal body, her hips and bosom, already beginning to show delicate curves. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z The virginal airs played on our faces; the birds called to one another from hedge to tree; the little lambs frisked among the white daisies in the meads, as hand-in-hand we took our way again. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z Her virginal indifference to the approaches of men had not prevented her from appreciating the signs of special devotion, and she had seen none in Lassigny. Abington Abbey A Novel 2011-01-30T03:00:14.557Z Pure with a maiden's modesty, chaste with a virginal shyness. Comrade Kropotkin 2010-12-26T03:00:20.093Z Many brutal wooers have come to me who would have taken my virginal heart by force, such a thing as was never heard of since the beginning of the world. Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z Beth Beverly, 32, who works at Diamond Tooth Taxidermy in Philadelphia, presented two entries: a rat terrier dressed as a princess and a dazzling Polish hen in pearls and high heels gripping a “virginal pillow.” City Room: Stuffed, to the Limits of the Imagination 2010-12-08T16:42:00Z Leo devoured with his eyes the slender virginal figure in its rough costume as it disappeared into the darkness. The Undying Past Another, even more beautiful, was a lofty peak of virginal snow. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open Ah, those summer nights, when hearts are virginal: they are old as Paradise, young as yester eve! The Great Mogul On the sensuous beauty of the world she spent the chaste ravishments of her virginal heart. Sister Dolorosa and Posthumous Fame The selection his sentimental reserve imposed therefore consisted of sweet-peas, girofl�s, and a big cluster of white roses, all very girlish and virginal. The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode There could be nothing that would touch the virginal remoteness of that little old lady. The Window at the White Cat By now perhaps that riotous crown was all unbound and falling redly about her shoulders, those shoulders no longer peeping from a weave of lilies, but draped in virginal white. The Valiants of Virginia As it sped rapidly by, heads turned around for a long look and for the sake of the virginal memory it left behind. Woman Speak, sweeting, since I love thee best of late, And have forsook my virginals for thee. One-Act Plays By Modern Authors Their claws were clutched under their gloves of leather; their grey eyes sparkled; the soul, pure, spotless, virginal of Kathleen—it was a priceless acquisition! Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry She lowered her lashes in virginal confusion and appeal. The Gay Adventure A Romance He waited, therefore, to see the dancers disappear group by group round various corners, until the High was desolate and he was the only human figure under this virginal sky. Sinister Street, vol. 2 An etching must be virginal, like an improvisation. A Treatise on Etching What is generally called maidenly modesty, womanly tenderness, and virginal feeling--is it not, in ninety cases out of a hundred, a craftily-planned artificial stratagem for making fools of these mighty lords of creation? In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. She was so passionless, so virginal, so far removed from all save the gentlest emotions, that he saw her only as one who stood apart. The Master's Violin Her gay svelte figure marched bravely along, virginal defiance in her shoulders and the swing of her tailor-made skirt. The Gay Adventure A Romance By heaven he seems more virginal than Diana and all her train! Our Admirable Betty A Romance She slowly raised her head, her modest countenance glowed in a virginal blush, and her eyes, which met Richard's anxious look, were filled with tears. The Progressionists, and Angela. His poetry shows how sincerely he felt the fascination of religion, but his religion had certainly no dogmatic outline, being but a desire for a condition of virginal ecstasy. The Trembling of the Veil The house in some way seemed alive, in pitiful contrast to its mistress, who lay upstairs, spending her last night in the virginal whiteness of her chamber. The Master's Violin All the years, an obscure and virginal shyness had withheld her from ever overstepping her first attitude. Stories That End Well An Adventure in Altruria——Through the Terrors of the Law——The Real Thing——The Old Partisan——Max—Or His Picture——The Stout Miss Hopkins' Bicycle——The Spellbinder——The Object of the Federation——The Little Lonely Girl——The Hero of Company G——A Miracle Play The last instinctive, virginal—yes, virginal—terror at the intrusion of man, of men, of many men, was hers now. The Broken Gate A Novel In spite of having parted with Reggie Beauchamp that morning Enid was in high spirits, and looked delightfully fresh in her dinner dress of virginal white. A Traitor's Wooing In our opinion, this appeal is uncalled for, as we can nowhere find productions of this class more distinguished for a virginal purity of expression, and grave dignity of thought. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. “If thou lift up a tool upon it thou hast polluted it:” it has lost its virginal simplicity; it no longer suits a spontaneous offering of the heart, it has become artificial, sophisticated, self-conscious, polluted. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus A virginal thing of simple gauze and flummery, with a frontage of puffings to make up for bust development. Love's Usuries If only she had been different herself ... a young virgin ready to receive this outpouring of virginal love.... Shadows of Flames A Novel He knew his sweetheart's pure faith in him, and he had been honestly anxious to spare her virginal soul the shock of discovering the loathsome thing from which her short-lived romance had sprung. A Traitor's Wooing Also, there were separate loose sheets of virginal paper to be separated from those bearing my written vagaries, for she had played havoc with them. A Top-Floor Idyl The gray-eyed virginal month, that is of no season and must as often bear the malice of Winter's retreat as the ruffianly onset of Spring, had now that very seriousness which suited Guy's troth. Plashers Mead A Novel He was sure, also, that he much preferred slenderness; even a certain virginal thinness and awkwardness he could accept, it might be part of the charm. East Angels She seemed to bloom under it into a sort of recrudescence of virginal charm. Shadows of Flames A Novel Her long auburn hair parts over her virginal forehead and the two long thick strands into which it is braided reach almost down to the ground. The Iron Pincers or Mylio and Karvel A Tale of the Albigensian Crusades The present volume, chastely bound in green appropriately virginal, recounts the growth of a young girl married to a more or less successful author. Helena Brett's Career If that nature be inexperienced, unworn—in a word, if it be virginal, its earliest effects are those of a malady. The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel The land in this vast area varies in virginal fertility, but the best soils are very rich in the constituents of plant food. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" Having read those impassioned early poems, he marvelled at a spirit that could be at once so fiery and so virginal. Shadows of Flames A Novel It had sickened her with virginal wrath and impressed her with a sense of man's malignity, and now here was she at the cross-roads of experience with sign-posts unmistakable to dominate her mental vision. Carnival The young man approved the virginal curves of neck and figure, the rebellious profusion of dark chestnut-tinted hair, the eyes that could hardly have learned their busy attentiveness in the meeting-house. The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington Fairfax never knew the poignant ache he caused in that heart, virginal only, cold only because of the prolonged winter of her maidenhood. Fairfax and His Pride Oh virginal soul of the fountain, Alive with the water of Youth, All these, on the golden high mountain, Thou dwellest, the image of Truth! The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar He noted the long thighs, the narrow loins and magnificent shoulders, the small virginal breasts. Black Amazon of Mars Those were jolly days in Glasgow, sweet secluded days of virginal pastimes and young enjoyment. Carnival Too many of the former gave scandalous proof that their ambition for virginal sanctity was unequalled by their steadfastness in the contest. Women of Early Christianity So, missing the miracle, she set to work to discover a miracle in what she had; to find exquisite meanings in the fire upon her wedded hearth while her wedded soul remained cold and virginal. The Torch Bearer He straightway commanded Heph�stus to mix earth and water, to endow the plastic form with human voice and powers, and to liken it to a heavenly goddess--virginal, winning, and fair. Greek Women Musical literature was scanty; the principal instruments were the lute, the mandolin, the clavichord, and the virginals. Women of England Many a volume has retained virginal the splendour of its original binding simply because the text has been tiresome and insipid. Book Repair and Restoration Eyes accustomed to the "dazzling vision" of a naked athlete were no less sensitive to the virginal veiled grace of the Athenian Canephoroi. A Problem in Greek Ethics Being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion Hers were the limbs of living light Most beautiful and virginal, God-graceful and as godly white, And wild as beautiful withal, And hyacinthine curls that broke In color when a wind awoke. Blooms of the Berry She was turned away from 86 him completely: a lovely back, straight and narrow, virginal—Domingo Escobar had said this—as a white rose bud, yet with an impalpable and seductive scent. The Bright Shawl Miss Otis, looking at her blond, virginal face, took for granted that she was under thirty, and owed her weight to a fondness for sweets and sauces. Ancestors A Novel Seeing herself young, still beautiful, and with a virginal freshness, she smiled, pleased with herself, content with life. Sónnica No one would have thought that this old garden—this rich, wild, fair, virginal place—was in the heart of Paris. Francezka Can it be said, then, that every boy and girl, with the exception noted by St. Paul, is advised and exhorted to preserve virginal chastity throughout life? What Shall I Be? A Chat With Young People But it isn't only your age that's against you--you have always been leading a simple, solitary, virginal existence. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II In the virginal innocence of the world, poetry was a term that meant discourse of the gods. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal The sisters of Alorcus, with lowered eyes, their flowery tunics floating about their strong, virginal forms, passed before the warriors, offering drinking horns filled with metheglin and beer. Sónnica The children were in a row, all shivering and trembling, except Francezka Capello, who stood with the pale beauty and virginal majesty of a Joan of Arc at the stake. Francezka Does He mean that the power of practicing virginal chastity is given only to the selected few or to the many? What Shall I Be? A Chat With Young People An obscure virginal instinct rather resented the excessive sureness of this impetuous suitor. Doubloons—and the Girl A passage incorrectly rendered by the Septuagint indicated a virginal birth. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal Yes, the marble statue could glow with sunrise tints, the saint's image could move, and the virginal snow-white adorned itself with roses. Timar's Two Worlds A Sister, a virginal creature whom I have seen holding the puny babies of the poor to a breast innocently maternal, has told me of the children who at Christmastide have no toys. An Isle in the Water There was something childlike about her, something as virginal as in Nan. Old Crow She was posed in a nun's dress, pensive gray, with virginal white bound primly across her brow. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880. From the emptiness of her virginal arms, that never were filled, proceeds all civilization. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal Then there was the mystery of the seven young virginal girls of Huascan. Where the World is Quiet That when her more serious affairs permitted, she was taken up with reading of histories; that sometimes she recreated her self in playing upon the lute and virginals. The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare To save you from being knocked about, touched"—he was about to add "violated," the purity of her seemed so virginal, but he stopped and she went on: "It's just as I told you before. Old Crow The sweet, virginal face, the red-bronze aureole of her soft hair, the gray wool dress with touches of red warming it at throat and waist and wrist—all these were in the picture. The Wilderness Trail In the broad smile of no light, the frock of virginal black remains securely intact. The Land of Look Behind There is something about this type of womanhood—it is hard to say—almost as though they were the bottled souls of departed buccaneers grown somehow virginal. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman Even in the midst of this talk about buskins, love-books and virginals, it shone out. The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare Sweet, virginal A�a, who knew less of the world than a civilized child of twelve—what a sensation she would create in New York with her beauty, her culture, her natural fascination! Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 Among the bullies and drabs that frequented the place, Josephine had appeared to him seductive, charming, almost virginal, and the popular hooligan had promptly chosen her from her sisters of the underworld. The Exploits of Juve Being the Second of the Series of the "Fantômas" Detective Tales There was Wyoming before him, all white and virginal and fresh, a big place for a big deed. Claim Number One The two hundred miles which lay before Rosendo and his little band stretched their rugged, forbidding length through ragged cañons, rushing waters, and dank, virginal forest. Carmen Ariza She was walking toward it, she was walking into it, as she walked over this virginal carpet of snow. The Side Of The Angels A Novel Her love was manifested with virginal grace, and innocent in thought, she saw nothing to cause her to put on false blushes. Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' And she threw back hers with its thick, glossy curls and laughed, looking up at him out of her virginal brown eyes of a child. The Crimson Tide A Novel She looked about her swiftly as she stood a moment in the door, very trim and handsome in her close-fitting black dress, with a virginal touch of white collar and a coral pin. Claim Number One She had a virginal shape, and liked her clothes to cling about her knees. Love and Lucy She was in virginal white this evening, and her delicately modelled head was turned toward the door. Melomaniacs Of Smeton she said, "He was never in my chamber but at Winchester;" she had sent for him "to play on the virginals," for there her lodging was above the king's.... History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. About the girl, also, there seemed to be a new freshness like fragrance––a virginal sweetness––that indefinable perfume of something young and vigorous that is already in bud. The Crimson Tide A Novel He had gone to Sheldon, Senior, in the morning and in return for McGuire's check had been given cash in the shape of ten virginal five hundred dollar bills. The Vagrant Duke Would the birth of Jesus, the character of Jesus, have been possible unless there had been the virginal and expectant soul of such a woman as Mary, ready to welcome His coming with her song? Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit They looked hard into each other's eyes—his were glowing like restless red coals—and then he plunged down the path leaving her strained and shaken to the very centre of her virginal soul. Melomaniacs Items for repairs and for instruction in playing the virginal appear frequently in the royal expense book, showing conclusively that His Majesty was not unmindful of such accomplishments. How the Piano Came to Be But after a moment she turned and looked straight at him, the virginal curiosity clear in her eyes. The Crimson Tide A Novel It was an exquisite morning, too virginal for June, too richly warm for May. The Flying Mercury But it appears that Moore was not a seeker after wealth, thereby giving some real basis to the common belief that he possessed that rare thing—a virginal spirit of adventure. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China Eden had not much to do with it, except perhaps in the trembling heart of the white maiden roused out of her virginal dream by the jarring voices of the new life. The Marriage of Elinor Queen Elizabeth's virginal is still preserved at Worcestershire. How the Piano Came to Be And after a little while she turned her charming head and looked at him with that unintentional provocation born of virginal curiosity. The Crimson Tide A Novel Foolish as it was, he had dreamed that she might be virginal. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel Her Enid is a dream of cold, chaste girlhood—a lily with heart of fire—in whose tender, virginal eyes the lust and cruelty of the world arouse only pity and wonder. The Light of the Star A Novel Inventories and wills show that many homes contained virginals, hand lyres, violins, flutes and haut boys. Patrician and Plebeian Or The Origin and Development of the Social Classes of the Old Dominion The first spinets and virginals made on this side of the water were undoubtedly of Philadelphia manufacture. How the Piano Came to Be They talked and sang to him, they touched the mandolin, they woke the music of the virginals. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History However fruitful may be the imagination of the artist he would here always find fresh and superb inspiration from the enthralling sight of Nature's virginal beauties. My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) See how her simplicity and virginal charm are enhanced by the rugged, remorseless strength, and by the conscienceless greed of the men surrounding her, and yet she sees in them something admirable. The Light of the Star A Novel Baker turned the pages slowly, showing Fenwick a bleak record of black boundary lines cutting through nearly virginal territory on the charts. The Great Gray Plague The virginal, spinet, and harpsichord followed the clavichord in rapid succession, considering that the last named instrument had been in favor for such a long time, with seemingly no attempt at improvement. How the Piano Came to Be The English queen Elizabeth was quite fond of music, and was somewhat accomplished in the art, performing upon the lute, virginals, and viol. Music and Some Highly Musical People “But ’twere meeter for a maiden to embroider, or to play the virginals than to shoot the bow or run with the hounds as thou dost.” In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls In the female form, especially in that of goddesses and virgins, the form of the breasts is virginal in the extreme, since their beauty was generally made to consist in the moderateness of their size. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life She looked at him, and for an instant the virginal veil fell from her, and there was strange and terrible knowledge in her eyes. The Dop Doctor In Shakespeare's time it was customary to have a virginal in a barber shop for the entertainment of customers, probably to beguile the weary moments while they waited for the barber to say "next." How the Piano Came to Be Once more the girl was smiling as he drew the clothes over her, all dressed as she was, and kissing shut her drowsy eyes, he left her in her virginal couch. The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton It is the queen’s habit to repair to her closet to 185 play each day upon the virginals. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls My white, virginal simplicity and all that sort of rot; my shabby little yellow, or the scarlet? Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 The slender virginal body increased in stature and proportions as he gazed, and what obscure emotions seemed striving in her face! The Dop Doctor And if Louise was lovely in her gown of virginal white, the King was a no less pleasing object to gaze upon. In Château Land It is with them long enough to brand upon memory the image which, though never renewed before their bodily eyes, by its very severance from perception puts on an immortality of virginal grace. Apologia Diffidentis But how in the name of all that was meant by the word Love she could ever have contemplated—as she had contemplated, with an obstinate, virginal loyalty—marriage with Doggie, she could not understand. The Rough Road Her soft youth was creamy, distilling an essence, a fragrance, like a flower; it was one with the immaculate flood of light bathing the world in virginal beauty. Mountain Blood A Novel "Because we are so happy," she told David, who had found her kneeling, white and exquisitely virginal in her lace and cambric draperies by the bedside. The Dop Doctor The glossy darkness of the clove plantations enhances the paler tints of the prevailing foliage, and the virginal tints of the sylvan scenery indicate a climate of perpetual spring. Through the Malay Archipelago He recalled the fountain arcade of rose-colored columns and delicate lights, the sweetly demure girl who waited there for her brother, and her last brief glance of virginal candor and innocently unconscious confession. From the Car Behind With one kiss on her lips I could banish the nun And wake in her virginal bosom the one Mighty love of her life. Three Women Bright blue glass beads hung over the soft contours of her virginal breasts, the bracelets that had been her mother’s—enamelled in black on old, reddish gold—encircled her smooth wrists. Mountain Blood A Novel Was there no baser conquest within reach that this white, virginal, slender saint should become his prey? The Dop Doctor Therefore, if anything is to be conceived, rightly, and chiefly, in the form of the Cumaean Sibyl, it must be of fading virginal beauty, of enduring patience, of far-looking into futurity. Ariadne Florentina Six Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving Figure 5.—Interior of polygonal virginal. a, lining; b, wrest plank; c, rib; d, jack guide; e, knee; f, rack. Italian Harpsichord-Building in the 16th and 17th Centuries The tadpoles and young frogs so produced are examples of what is called "parthenogenesis"—that is to say, virginal reproduction—reproduction without fertilisation by material derived from a male parent! More Science From an Easy Chair In the famous argument between the Lady and her Tempter, in Comus, we have an exquisite example of the sweet, grave refinement of virginal taste which shuns grossness as "a false note." Visions and Revisions A Book of Literary Devotions And he saw, too, his veiled nymph, his virginal white goddess, his chaste, veiled maiden Artemis, toppled from her pedestal and lying in the gutter. The Dop Doctor Her features had the same dear purity of line, and though she had borne a child she had still a virginal aspect. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands Since the added tension of the second set of strings demands a somewhat more substantial framework than that employed in the virginal, a series of braces are attached to the floor. Italian Harpsichord-Building in the 16th and 17th Centuries For of old the Sun, our sire, Came wooing the mother of men, Earth, that was virginal then, Vestal fire to his fire. Modern British Poetry Nature, in all her virginal freshness and grandeur, opens to his astonished eyes, and he feels a sensation of delight he never before experienced. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests She was Beatrice again, as she turned her face full on Saxham, and once more the virginal veil fell, and he was conscious of strange abysses of knowledge opening in those eyes. The Dop Doctor One hand off the steering wheel, he took her hand—a fresh, cool, virginal hand, snuggling into his, suddenly stirring him. Free Air By using the term polygonal virginal we can distinguish, when necessary, the five-sided Italian model from the rectangular instruments usually produced in northern Europe. Italian Harpsichord-Building in the 16th and 17th Centuries As was inevitable, from the first they loved—he with the flaming passion of a hell-rake, she with the sweet, appealing purity of one whose whole life had been peculiarly virginal. Terribly Intimate Portraits Her spiritual eyes and virginal face were often before him in his dreams and waking thoughts. Casa Braccio, Volumes 1 and 2 She was one of those women whose beauty, being essentially virginal, belongs, like the blush of the rose, to a particular season. Virginia V—l, whom Margarita detested, practically refused to sing Siegfried to her Brünhilde, because, he said, she made him ridiculous with her virginal strugglings and got him out of breath besides! Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty Of course it is understood that both types of virginals as well as the spinet and the harpsichord were keyed chordophones employing the plucking action of jacks and plectra. Italian Harpsichord-Building in the 16th and 17th Centuries The unicorns ... what did the French monk tell me ... strength they meant ... virginal strength, a rushing, lasting, tireless strength. The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays He caught the pure, the virginal tremor, and knew it for the vibration of her soul. The Creators A Comedy All her virginal dreams clustered there like doves quivering for flight. Virginia His impression had fallen on an extraordinarily virginal mind that the thought of love-making had never disturbed. The Tragic Bride Throughout this paper the different octaves are indicated according to the following system: Figure 3.—Polygonal virginal removed from outer case. Italian Harpsichord-Building in the 16th and 17th Centuries Now here stood the “gel,” the mysterious secret goal of desire, a splendid creature, virginal, savage, as certainly designed for man as Eve. The Branding Iron It hated her white face and virginal body and the pathos that had drawn Owen to her. The Creators A Comedy With this thought the memory of her virginal shyness stung his senses as if it were the challenge of sex. Virginia Of course she was a great tom-boy, tall for her years, very frank in her speech and totally unconscious of her sex, as free and virginal as the young Artemis. The Tragic Bride To give a clear idea of the construction of the Italian polygonal virginal, a detailed description of one particular example is presented here. Italian Harpsichord-Building in the 16th and 17th Centuries He hesitated between the Finsteraarhorn, as being the highest, and the Jungfrau, whose pretty name of virginal whiteness made him think more than once of the little Russian. Tartarin On The Alps He saw a mere slender slip of a body, a virginal body, straight-clad; the body and the face of a white child. The Creators A Comedy Her soul blossomed in the twilight, as a flower blossoms, and shed its virginal sweetness. Virginia She was almost virginal—as though she had never been touched by their passion. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel This virginal is included in the Hugo Worch collection at the U.S. Italian Harpsichord-Building in the 16th and 17th Centuries I could as soon have looked to see Moses play the virginals. Joyce Morrell's Harvest The Annals of Selwick Hall Such virginal and transparent souls have much to be thankful for. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 She trusted in the village ideal of virginal vacuousness as the type of beauty which most captivated men, though every year she was more shrewdly doubtful of the divine superiority of these men. The Job An American Novel Ah! who will paint the Face that smiled When Art was virginal and vernal— The pure Madonna with her Child, Pure as the light, and as eternal! The Idler Magazine, Volume III., July 1893 An Illustrated Monthly As is true of the great majority of Italian virginals and harpsichords of the 16th and 17th centuries, the instrument proper is removable from its outer case. Italian Harpsichord-Building in the 16th and 17th Centuries The clavichord followed in due course, and by a rapid process of development regals, organs, and virginals evolved. Chats on Household Curios Saying which Gomez strides on towards the grotto, the other by his side, like two Tarquins about to invade the sleep of virginal innocence. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea He had addressed her with great volubility and earnestness upon his belief that now they were married, she must get rid of all her virginal book-learned notions about reticence between husband and wife. The Job An American Novel The season was perhaps a little late, for the apple trees were still in bloom, and the village looked fair and virginal as a bride on her wedding-day. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science The very thin sides of the virginal are held together at the corners by blocks, and the soundboard is supported by a lining. Italian Harpsichord-Building in the 16th and 17th Centuries The virginal, although distinct, was associated with the spinet, which with the later harpsichord may be found in houses which have been but little disturbed since the middle of the eighteenth century. Chats on Household Curios The Queen was playing on the virginals before him and another nobleman, while Ralegh was on duty near at hand. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography There was something in the pale virginal grace of look and form which kept his young passion in awe. Robert Elsmere When she dropped back beside him in the wider spaces, he could only have stolen glances at her profile, delicately, strongly cut, virginal in its soft curves, childlike in its purity. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 The jacks presently in this virginal, not being original, will not be described. Italian Harpsichord-Building in the 16th and 17th Centuries Nothing can be conceived more virginal than this form of exquisite purity rising from the dark fir forests to the serene sky. Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California The higher world of aristocratic refinement, the grace and natural delicacy of virginal souls, in general eluded Balzac's observation. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. Here and there a dappled rift of cloud floating slowly, a picture of virginal beauty, tinctured with the essence of a hundred summers. Floyd Grandon's Honor There was something so delicately virginal about her, in spite of her forty years, that they gave her the reverence they would have paid to a very young, pure girl. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 Figure 4.—Cross section of polygonal virginal. a, side; b, bottom; c, knee; d, liner; e, soundboard; f, rib; g, bridge; h string; i, jack rail. Italian Harpsichord-Building in the 16th and 17th Centuries I love that virginal fury—ah, the wild Thrill when a maiden body shrinks, defiled, Shuddering like arctic light, from lips that sear Its nakedness ... the flesh in secret fear! The Defeat of Youth and Other Poems Tanith has been identified with Artemis, and the later cults of Punic Africa give great prominence to the "celestial virgin," or "virginal numen." Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals There was infinite regret in the tone, which conveyed to Serviss, with singular vividness, a virginal charm, united to something very sweet, almost saintly. The Tyranny of the Dark The Virgins had faces almond-shaped, elongated like those ogives which the Gothic style contrived in order to distribute an ascetic light, a virginal dawn in the mysterious shrine of its naves. En Route Like the virginal described above, this harpsichord is separable from its outer case. Italian Harpsichord-Building in the 16th and 17th Centuries Yet one is intoxicated with the203 stillness and lifelessness of it all, and the air is pure and virginal, blowing from the world before the creation. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure It was scrupulously clean, and the white mosquito-curtain, which was suspended from the roof and dropped over the little iron bed like a bride's veil, gave the room a pleasant virginal atmosphere. There was a King in Egypt All her virginal and girlish loveliness was his for a mad moment; then—. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories He laid one hand on his son's shoulder, the other clasped the slim virginal figure, no longer a little girl, but whose girlhood and affectionate devotion would always fill both hearts. A Little Girl in Old Boston The sides and lining are supported by knees that do not extend clear across the bottom of the instrument as they do in the virginal. Italian Harpsichord-Building in the 16th and 17th Centuries The virginal lines had not wholly filled out, but there was a promise of affluence that neither my lady nor the Madame possessed. A Little Girl in Old Quebec As she stood thus in an unconscious pose of virginal dignity, the girl seemed to express a subtle majesty, in which, at the moment, the prince was manifestly deficient. The Flaw in the Sapphire She became something quite different: fresh, virginal, pristine, a magic creature flickering there. The Lost Girl No. cxxviii. is an overstrained compliment on a lady playing on the virginals. A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles The vibrating lengths of the strings of the polygonal virginal and of the Ridolfi harpsichord can be roughly determined from the drawings. Italian Harpsichord-Building in the 16th and 17th Centuries She had the determination of her virginal fanaticism, and of course she was better acquainted with Jannie. The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story There was consternation throughout the establishment, and the head of the concern went to the office of the publisher with the virginal proof-reader's protest. The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 She seemed so intangible, remote and virginal, that her cousin and Miss Pinnegar both failed to make anything of her. The Lost Girl She stopped at the new thing beside the door and poised her long white skinny fingers over the yellowed keys, and suddenly I remembered what it was called: a virginals. No Great Magic As the above comparison shows, the string lengths are approximately doubled at each descending octave down to c´ on the virginal and c on the harpsichord. Italian Harpsichord-Building in the 16th and 17th Centuries The strange howls of this unearthly instrument filtered through the sound of pianos, harpsichords, psalters, clavichords, virginals and three gigantic electric organs pumping at full strength. Pagan Passions Temple Bells looks and acts sweet and innocent and virginal. Masters of Space There are interesting old books on the virginals, harpsichord, and spinet. The Book-Hunter at Home One thing though: just don't scare me again pretending to work witchcraft—with a virginals or any other way. No Great Magic The shape of the case allows the harpsichord to have longer bass strings than the virginal; between c´ and c the string length is doubled in the harpsichord. Italian Harpsichord-Building in the 16th and 17th Centuries She had ado to crowd back the scalding tears, as she contrasted her present mood of resignation with the mingling of virginal timidity and the abandon of love in her heart that other day. At Pinney's Ranch 1898 The troubled virginal sweetness of the girl went to his soul. The Highgrader The all important fact to be remembered is that the Child promised by Gabriel to Mary, the virginal bride of Joseph, would be born in the royal line. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern She would always be virginal, even after they were married. Erik Dorn However, in the virginal the c string is considerably less than twice as long as the string an octave above. Italian Harpsichord-Building in the 16th and 17th Centuries He woke to find her thus engaged, and a virginal sweet sense of shame filled him. Despair's Last Journey Such a wonder of a bedroom compared with Molly's snug but modest sanctum at home,—a very marvel of white and blue, and cloudy virginal muslins, and filled with innumerable luxuries. Molly Bawn It was a virginal mountain, distant from human inquisitiveness as a marble goddess is from human loves. The Mountain that was 'God' Being a Little Book About the Great Peak Which the Indians Named 'Tacoma' but Which is Officially Called 'Rainier' Yes, she had been Rachel and he had lowered his dream to her lips, as if in the lust of a strange woman's kiss there lay the image of Rachel, the virginal mystery of Rachel. Erik Dorn We have no precise evidence concerning the original wire gauges of the strings of Italian harpsichords and virginals. Italian Harpsichord-Building in the 16th and 17th Centuries Paul's face was framed in a virginal fringe of brown beard, and he was dressed by a London theatrical tailor. Despair's Last Journey While longing for the virginal delights which awaited me, my tumultuous senses were plunged into certain apprehensions at once anxious and sweet. French and Oriental Love in a Harem Without losing anything of its virginal purity of outline there was a hint of weariness, of almost jaded fatigue, which startled Barry. The Making of a Soul He sat thinking of her now, contrasting the virginal figure of her with the coarseness of the thing in which he had been engaged. Erik Dorn Figure 12.—Typical decorative device, known as rose, that appeared in soundboards of virginals and harpsichords. Italian Harpsichord-Building in the 16th and 17th Centuries The clothes fitted excellently, and Berry saw to the neophyte's make-up, painting and powdering him dexterously, and dressing the virginal beard and moustache with a dark cosmetic. Despair's Last Journey He taught me to play on the virginals, as you know, when I was little, and thereby to please your Highness. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection In my virginal innocence I replied that one rhyme had amused me. Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography In his arms she would remain virginal, because there was something in her, something beyond flesh. Erik Dorn Information has been secured on two Italian virginals which were not included in the tabulation. Italian Harpsichord-Building in the 16th and 17th Centuries That when her more serious affairs permitted, she was taken up with reading of histories: that sometimes she recreated herself in playing upon the lute and virginals. Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth He sits and looks occasionally at the wonderful hills above him, so fresh, so virginal; but he does not, as an Englishman might do, pay quickly and go out and go up. Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 But as soon as she had made this great advance, virginal instinct suggested a proportionate retreat. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 She remained intact in her silence ... as he knew her ... an aloof, virginal being whose presence in the world was its own song. Erik Dorn Mrs Jane assented to this, and going to the virginals, called Jenny to come and sing. The Gold that Glitters The Mistakes of Jenny Lavender |
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