| 单词 | voracity |
| 例句 | He felt the tingling in his hands, the lightness in his head, the heaviness of his heart, and it consumed him, filled him to the brim with a bitterness and voracity that burned his throat. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The prestige of his outlandish voracity, of his immense capacity as a spendthrift, of his unprecedented hospitality went beyond the borders of the swamp and attracted the best-qualified gluttons from all along the coast. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Rebeca’s firm character, the voracity of her stomach, her tenacious ambition absorbed the tremendous energy of her husband, who had been changed from a lazy, woman-chasing man into an enormous work animal. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Ms. Gerwig is able to make her monstrously selfish character marginally sympathetic, but the role is a hostile caricature of female voracity dreamed up by men frightened of everything Pegeen supposedly represents. In ‘The Humbling,’ Al Pacino Plays an Aging Performer 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z They roam free in Anguilla in small groups rather than great herds, dotting the landscape by the thousands, grazing in the meadows, running through the bush, foraging the gardens with insatiable voracity. Goats Rule on the Island of Anguilla 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z It took me a decade to catch up with his 1964 memoir, which is titled after a racial epithet and swims with intellectual voracity and banked anger. Dick Gregory, a Humorist With Many Passions and a Singular Gift 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z A magician who later challenged spoon benders, mind readers and faith healers with such voracity that he became regarded as the country’s foremost skeptic. Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z Biggs told Cavuto another problem is for witnesses who testify is that the attorney gets to "determine your voracity and your credibility by seeing how you react." Democrats' impeachment inquiry is colored by lack of transparency, says Rep. Andy Biggs 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z “Consumer,” with its air of piggish, Pac-Man voracity, is the slightly dehumanizing moniker most of us grew up with, but that was some time ago, before the rise of the brand as a cultic family. What Good Is ‘Community’ When Someone Else Makes All the Rules? 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z In another piece of dating advice, Alexa spikes the idea of coffee dates with the voracity of an all-star volleyball player. Would you take dating advice from your Amazon Echo? 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z I did not find him theatrical; he seemed to me quite unselfconscious, and intent on his work with a gusto that amounted almost to voracity. The Scrolls from the Dead Sea 1955-05-06T04:00:00Z "The sheer voracity with which it's been devoured is just incredible," humblebragged Sheeran's record label boss, Ben Cook, in an interview with Music Week. Four ways the singles chart can be fixed - BBC News 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z She said: "The CPS special prosecution team, as it was then, dealt exclusively with these prosecutions and in my view did not seek to test the weight or the voracity of the evidence. " Concerns about 'Fake Sheikh' methods 'ignored by CPS and Met Police' - BBC News 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z “Increase your camping voracity gradually,” Gaslin suggests, even if that means starting in your own backyard and progressing to a local park. 10 Classic Health and Safety Risks Among First-Time Campers 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z A: I thought that power and that voracity and that meanness and the shamelessness of it - there are female journalists to this day who display similar sort of spirit. A Minute With: Helen Mirren on Hedda Hopper, Hollywood, and women 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z “We’re not going to comment on specific intelligence allegations or the voracity of leaked documents,” he said. Germany renews concerns over U.S. spying after WikiLeaks allegations surface 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z The Brussels operation represents an attempt to bring that voracity, alacrity, and heedlessness to Europe. Can Politico make Brussels sexy? | Gideon Lewis-Kraus 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z “This pressure and movement toward proper conduct and properly comporting himself has been thrust on him immediately, quickly, vigorously, and with some serious voracity,” Rolle said of Winston, whom he calls a friend. An Uneven Response to Jameis Winston’s Wrongdoing 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z He looks forward to the days when he can cast a big topwater lure into a school of surfacing wipers and watch one of the gamefish hit with voracity. In Milford, there are plenty of wipers to catch 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z And Macbeth, because of its exploration of human psychology, fate, violence, guilt and destiny; its poetic voracity and dramatic tension; and because the female characters rock it. Back to school, Mr Gove: authors choose their GCSE set texts 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Brown — known for his intellectual voracity — also gambled on losing a copy of “California: A History,” by the historian Kevin Starr, who said he himself was torn about being part of the interstate action. On the Line in Governors’ Stanley Cup Bets: Rice Cakes vs. Cupcakes 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z This could be the year that viruses lose their reputation for flesh-gobbling voracity and acquire the glint of a halo. Two medical pioneers aim to trial a cancer-killing virus. I aim to help out 2013-01-04T21:30:01Z The mole appears unequalled in ferocity, activity, and voracity. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z The voracity with which these trout seize the Sandhoppers and Shrimps upon which they are fed is a perfect revelation. Old Flies in New Dresses How to Dress Dry Flies with the Wings in the Natural Position and Some New Wet Flies 2012-04-02T02:00:23.697Z They feed with great voracity; but their apparent greediness is not the criterion by which the possibility of satisfying them is to be judged. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z She eats with voracity, but is a perfect skeleton in appearance; the devils consume all, and leave her nothing. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z The final voracity of the larvæ was swift and terrible. Eye Spy Afield with Nature Among Flowers and Animate Things 2012-02-24T03:00:23.760Z This gamest and most delicious of salt-water fish is noted for its strength, voracity, and grit. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The generic name is supposed to come from the Latin lupinus, a wolf, and to have been given because of the voracity evinced by the species in exhausting the soil. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z Although naturally herbivorous animals, they have been known to devour carrion with all the voracity of beasts of prey, to eat and mangle infants, and even gorge their appetites with their own young. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z The greatest peculiarity among these black sailors is their extreme voracity — never were there greater eaters. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z Nevertheless, she regularly appeared at table; and, for three days, every meal was disquieted by the landlady's disgust at our voracity. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z This unexampled voracity makes them an easy prey, and they are taken as fast as the line can be thrown over. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z It has the slyness of the fox, it lies low like a hare, and to the rage of the tiger adds the voracity of a wolf. The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z They could not from a distance make out what it was, but on coming near they knew that it was the carcase of the terrible Rakshasi, who had by her voracity nearly depopulated the country. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z I felt him bury his eyes in his plate and eat with such voracity that no one should dare to speak to him. Notes of a Son and Brother 2011-12-29T03:00:14.087Z He devoured it with wolfish voracity, his entertainer watching him for a moment, then turning away in pained disgust. Elsie's Widowhood A Sequel to Elsie's Children 2011-12-22T03:00:21.710Z He had great craving for food, but yet with no viands could he satisfy his voracity, and fearfully rotted away, and dolefully fetched sighs, so that he could with difficulty breathe. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z There was a roar at my voracity, but their own appetites were too vigorous for them to disbelieve me. A Witch of the Hills, v. 2-2 2011-12-15T03:00:17.253Z “This appetite can't be healthy!” he murmured to himself sometimes, observing his own voracity. Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z From his starved appearance, and from the voracity with which he devoured the food set before him, it was evident that he had had nothing to eat for some days. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z The same child that sucked the milk with such voracity from its mother's breast is apt to show a strong antipathy for milk a few years later, which is often difficult to overcome. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis 2011-12-06T03:00:21.763Z For such agents an insatiable voracity is an indispensable qualification, and not less so unusual powers of multiplication. On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects 2011-12-05T03:00:46.667Z Batiste, contemplating the voracity of his children, scarcely ate. The Cabin [La barraca] 2011-12-01T03:00:23.247Z The Partridge and Quail often, too, fall victims to its voracity, so that the Marsh Harrier receives no quarter from gamekeepers. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Instead of condescending to take so much as a "sip" of that favorite beverage, she had the audacity to commit whole cargoes of it to the voracity of the "ocean wave." Nature and Culture 2011-11-17T03:00:34.107Z The voracity of the toad is attested by the following incident, furnished by Captain Brown. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z She longed for more with insatiable voracity, and cultivated the friendship. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume II (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:19.713Z And I say, "Brother Pig, Heaven grant that I keep my voracities better concealed than thou." Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z The Skuas, called also Skua Gulls, are sufficiently distinguished from the true Gulls by their strong hooked bills and talons, and by the habits of daring and voracity founded on these characters. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Only Rangoon vultures surpassed them in numbers and voracity. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z This essay, and new aliment, seemed to have awakened in him his innate and destructive voracity, which, till then, had given way to the gentleness he had acquired from his education. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z And Pat did "hump" himself, ate and drank with an assumed voracity, and had a slight attack of indigestion. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z Their voracity and vehemence made a prolonged stay impossible. Caught by the Turks 2011-09-09T02:01:01.073Z At the period of moulting, the caterpillars remain quiet for a short time, but they soon become active again and begin feeding with increased voracity. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z An occasional cormorant is caught sight of, with its distended pouch bearing witness to its proverbial voracity. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z Their voracity is very great, and they often disappoint the angler by taking his bait. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z I cannot tell what they ate at home, but the voracity of these people would make you suppose that at home they knew no food but potatoes and cold water. The Pl?biscite or, A Miller's Story of the War 2011-07-27T02:00:38.240Z "God reward ye," said she, grasping Cathleen's hand, convulsively, and retiring to a corner, she devoured the food with almost wolfish voracity. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. III (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:09.667Z I have found it in the Danube, the Volga, and the Dniepr, where its voracity and strength make it formidable to bathers. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Men don’t broadcast their participation with as much voracity. Social Cause Social Media: Silver Bullet or Spam? 2011-05-24T20:12:40Z Morales had, it was believed, the scent of a sleuth-hound and the jaguar’s voracity. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z They live on insects, and are remarkable for their voracity. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z "Perhaps the politeness may equal the voracity," said the fat lady, who was almost boiling over with wrath. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z The only thing that will put a check upon their voracity is the Texas Pacific. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z The stable mangers, too, were full of beans and barley, left uneaten by the horses of the Parliamentarians, to which their own animals fell with a hungry voracity equalling that of their masters. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z Atheism is a monster that would prey on mankind only to satisfy its voracity. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z In place of being distressed by their voracity, he appeared much delighted, encouraging them all that he could, and there was a perfectly good understanding between the parties. The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) 2011-03-05T03:00:28.153Z Supplies of every description were furnished in regal profusion; and the voracity of the Abyssinian followers, to whom the excursion had proved one continued feast, was most severely put to the test. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z The tender crops fell an easy prey to their fierce voracity. Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission 2011-02-21T03:00:08.060Z There were many of them,—too many,—since not a year passed without several people falling victims to the voracity of these reptiles. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z When I came back it was to see him with the skillet between his knees, devouring its contents with the voracity of a starved wolf. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z It is, therefore, no uncommon thing for the vee-boor to get up in the morning, and find several of his best sheep divested of their valuable tails, and all through the voracity of the aard-vark. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z Perhaps mathematics more than anything else has fed the voracity which we have seen veracity to exact. The Will to Doubt An essay in philosophy for the general thinker But the seal of voracity is on my lips. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager He knew their reckless voracity,—how they will suddenly spring at anything thrown into the water, and swallow without staying to examine it. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z L. lupus, the only British species, called also sea-dace, and from its voracity sea-wolf, resembles somewhat the salmon in shape, and is much esteemed for the table, weighing about 15 lb. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Its voracity is extreme, and it is said to lie concealed in the mud, and attract the smaller fishes within its reach by gently waving the filamentous appendages on its head. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli No veracity without unrestrained voracity is interesting as a formula, but how verify it? The Will to Doubt An essay in philosophy for the general thinker Oh, I assure you with the utmost voracity that Jones is an odd one.” Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager Its extraordinary voracity gives the impulse to all its exertions. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom To oppose this huge conception of mischief and despotism, the great potentate of the north from his gloomy recesses advances to defend himself against the voracity of ambition, amid the sterility of his empire. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 These matters gave a stronger impulse to my reading, and I devoured, with the greatest voracity, all books appertaining to my favorite subjects. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. His face, almost brutish in anatomy, denoted the glutton, and his first step was to the larder, from which he drew an enormous chunk of meat upon which he fell with great voracity. Little Oskaloo or, The White Whirlwind The voracity of certain insects, as the dragon-fly, for example, is confined to the water during one stage of their transformations, and in their perfect state to the air. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology He also sucked eggs with voracity, and often employed himself in seeking them. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom The little boy had never before witnessed such voracity. Harper's Round Table, September 17, 1895 They were cannibals, and it is to them that we owe that word, Columbus’s Caribal being transformed into Cannibal in apparent reference to the canine voracity of the Caribs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" A dab on each cheek and one behind each ear will repel the fly of average voracity, while a full coating will save you in the worst circumstances. Camp and Trail My young readers who have never experienced the pangs of hunger and thirst will have perhaps some difficulty in comprehending the fierceness of appetite and voracity which these children of nature exhibited. My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave A Story of Central Africa They would not have devoured all their heretics at a single meal, but would have exercised more m�nagement and less voracity. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. The voracity of these latter animals is indeed prodigious; and hardly less surprising is the variety of their diet. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) They dropped the heads of the birds into the cage; the foxes devoured them with a voracity that indicated that the trappers had fed them nothing. Northern Diamonds However lively it may seem to be, and however eager may be its hunger, let the quantity be proportioned to the requirements independent of the voracity. The Dog He made no comment, being then too busy eating; but at length, even his voracity was satisfied and he had leisure to examine his surroundings. A Daughter of the Forest His voracity attracted no attention, because everybody was used to it. A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day Rounders threw him a piece, which he seized with the voracity common to lions, and began to eat, growling between each bite. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 We rather encouraged this amusing voracity, analogous to that of monkeys, and Enjolras grew to a size and weight very uncommon among domestic cats. My Private Menagerie from The Works of Theophile Gautier Volume 19 The voracity is excessive, but it is a morbid prompting. The Dog Such was the fatality attending the book of a man whose literary voracity produced one of the most tremendous indigestions, in a malady of writing. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors He eats the rich, succulent, milky young corn with voracity. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 2 February, 1897 Two cups are a limit beyond which voracity itself could not go. The Benefactress The grief of this separation in no way changed the prisoner's almost disease of voracity. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 4 October 1848 In the last thirty hours he had had only one hasty meal, and he showed a voracity that offended her fastidious taste. The Greater Power "Evidently," said Altamont, "this voracity is peculiar to the inhabitants of cold countries!" The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras He fairly overwhelmed Little Teacher by his voracity for learning and a perseverance that vanquished all obstacles. David Dunne A Romance of the Middle West The Prince took the cake greedily from the man's hands, and ate it with such voracity that the doctors who were present did not fail to say that this haste was not a good sign. The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault He ate with a voracity which showed that he had been long fasting, and his appearance indicated that he had seen hardship and danger. The Cabin on the Prairie I do not regard this literary voracity as the mere outcome of curiosity, or as in any way symptomatic of mere mental unrest. The Empire of the East The wild and furious wolf, both prudent and cowardly, is, from its strength and voracity, the terror and the most formidable pest of the inhabitants of those districts of France in which it is found. Le Morvan, [A District of France,] Its Wild Sports, Vineyards and Forests; with Legends, Antiquities, Rural and Local Sketches It is true, the Athletæ did not always observe so severe a regimen, but at length substituted in its stead a voracity and indolence extremely remote from it. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) Seeing that Fenris daily increased in size, strength, voracity, and fierceness, the gods assembled in council to deliberate how they might best dispose of him. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas The voracity with which all classes stow away these vicious edibles in their stomachs is amazing, and suggests a melancholy train of reflections on the subject of cholera morbus. The Land of Thor She ate and drank with seemly self-restraint, however; it would have lowered her much in her own estimation if she had showed any sign of the voracity she felt. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius But no, the zygaena, notwithstanding its great voracity, like the rest of its tribe, is endowed with certain instincts of caution. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea In this respect they formed a striking contrast to the Prussians, whose abuses and voracity were uniformly spoken of in terms of severe reprobation. Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. I did not need a second invitation, but fell to at once, and devoured it with such voracity, that my Indian friend seemed both astonished and amused. Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches An Autobiography They then called for tea, vodka, and quass, together with a great dish of raw cucumbers, which they set to work devouring with amazing voracity. The Land of Thor He devoured them with the voracity of a wild beast. Crooked Trails and Straight The steward appeared with a pot of coffee, in time to cut off another slice of ham, which the waif attacked with the same voracity as before. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark On Mr. Bell's friend entering the room, the dog instantly jumped uponPage 22 him, laid the money at his feet, and began to devour her victuals with great voracity. Anecdotes of Dogs In ancient times a young wolf was put to school, to endeavour, by instruction, to correct his natural propensity to voracity. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers Well, then, since you saw through it from the beginning, there is no harm done, and you can readily afford to make an apology for impugning my voracity. The Land of Thor Man is the only animal which esteems itself rich in proportion to the number and voracity of its parasites. Maxims for Revolutionists Each cut himself an enormous slice, and, stepping back, began eating with the voracity of a wolf, while the others looked admiringly on. Camp-fire and Wigwam From the voracity with which he bolted down a loaf of bread which I bought for him, the vapour does not seem to injure the animal functions. Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men. One of them tore the carrion in pieces with his teeth, and handed the bits to his companions, who devoured them with the voracity of wild beasts. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century In their voracity, the squirrels frequently work on the cages and sometimes manage to break through. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 For Davy's sake Lovibond had sat at table with the guests, though their voracity had almost turned his stomach. Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon Finally he made a desperate resolve and quickly crammed his mouth with the oleaginous stuff, upon which he began chewing with savage voracity. Camp-fire and Wigwam A starving man is soon frozen to death; and everyone knows that the animals of prey in the Arctic regions far exceed in voracity those in the torrid zone. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science A shark may be driven off for a time by the efforts of a human enemy, but his natural voracity will soon impel him to return to the attack. The Tiger Hunter To make a pretty picture at the expense of drama is merely to pander to the voracity of the costumier and scene-painter. The Beggar's Opera to which is prefixed the Musick to each Song Against their voracity no ordinary bar is a bar at all. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science The above names have been given to it in consequence of its voracity, and its being found generally in muddy bottoms. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Then he ate, with difficulty at first, then with slow voracity, all she had put before him. The Lowest Rung Together with The Hand on the Latch, St. Luke's Summer and The Understudy The intensity of this latter power in the fishes, is shown both in their voracity and in the number of their eggs, which we are obliged to calculate by weight, not by tale. Hints towards the formation of a more comprehensive theory of life. Pope’s voracity of fame taught him the art of obtaining the accumulated honour, both of what he had published, and of what he had suppressed. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II In the Fields again — Scarlet Pimpernel — Goat's Beard — Caddis Worms and Flies — Forget-me-not — Goldfinches — Cruelty of country lads to young birds — Grasshoppers — Crickets — Pike, voracity and size of. Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children It is also more ferocious and daring for its size than even the huge grizzly, while for voracity it is unsurpassed. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America "Sharks!" exclaimed the boy, who had heard Ben tell awful stories about the voracity of these terrible creatures. Work and Win or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise Richard afterwards learnt that this voracity of appetite was nerve begotten. Men of Affairs They then set upon the juicy heart of the trees at the bases of the leaves, and devoured it with great voracity. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 However, when men of talent cease to be hungry they generally become snobs, and will take the fly of the season with as much voracity as any trout in May. Stradella An instance is mentioned of one of these savage birds being entrapped, and falling a victim to his voracity. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America As Sulpicius Severus remarked to the Greek monks, when they accused the Gaulish monks with voracity and gluttony, “That which you of Greece consider as superfluous, the climate of Gaul renders into a positive necessity.” History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance So soon as the meat was baked, and withdrawn from the fire, our Arabians, without allowing us time to clean it from the sand, devoured it with incredible voracity. Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770. It is connected with his vanity, his voracity for all kinds of praise, his restive experimentalism and even perhaps his envy. Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens Lord Macaulay says "the polite luxury of the Normans presented a striking contrast to the coarse voracity and drunkenness of their Saxon and Danish neighbours." Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries The importance of the bards increased their voracity; Mr. Nesfield describes them as “Rapacious and conceited mendicants, too proud to work but not too proud to beg.” The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II On my friend entering the room, she instantly jumped upon him, then laid a Louis d'or at his feet, and immediately began to devour her food with great voracity. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals Instantly it darted forward and began to devour it with great voracity. Jarwin and Cuffy “How good of you, Dom!” said Pauline, eating with as much relish, though not with such voracity, as her little brother, “Where did you get this?” The Island Queen About eight o’clock they halted for breakfast, which Larry O’Dowd prepared with his accustomed celerity, and assisted to consume with his wonted voracity. Silver Lake The voracity of the insects was proved by the way they attacked and destroyed several articles of clothing, which had carelessly been left on the grass. The Frontier Fort Stirring Times in the N-West Territory of British America In winter, when hard pressed by hunger, a flock of these are very dangerous, and numberless persons have fallen victims to their voracity. Fred Markham in Russia The Boy Travellers in the Land of the Czar It is found in the Mediterranean Sea, as well as in the Indian Ocean, and is noted for its fierceness and voracity. The Castaways He preys only on the smallest quadrupeds, and with all his voracity he is an arrant poltroon. The Bush Boys History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his Family The bird has kindly and homely qualities; but its principal "virtue" for us, is its being an incarnate voracity, and that it moves as a consuming and cleansing power. Love's Meinie Three Lectures on Greek and English Birds With all my failings and interjections, you’d never any cause to doubt my voracity.” Frank Oldfield Lost and Found Why, when one came to think of it, how many hundreds of lives might not already have fallen victims to the savage voracity of those creatures? Harry Escombe A Tale of Adventure in Peru The brute was still browsing, but with less apparent voracity. The Castaways I had not tasted food since early dawn, and was so outrageously hungry and eat with such a right good will, that he often stopped and laughed heartily at my voracity. The Monctons: A Novel, Volume I "Not a bit," answered the schoolmaster, "but I doubt the voracity of your hearers being sufficient for them to swallow all you are telling us." Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series They laughed over his voracity, and he promised it should be held in check as to the point which he had thought for a moment might be worked so effectively into the play. The Story of a Play A Novel The tales I had heard of the voracity and fierceness of the striped catamount were made much more terrible by the darkness. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's At the commencement of the practice, they almost invariably manifest great voracity for food, gorging themselves in the most gluttonous manner. Plain Facts for Old and Young And his appetite, like a fire, grew with the fuel that it fed upon, till it resembled voracity, and an intolerable thirst for more. Bubbles of the Foam The voracity with which it attacked some plantains showed that it had been for some time deprived of food, probably having been blown off shore by high winds. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon This meal was devoured by my worthy relative with avidity and voracity. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth The Republican party had never been in power before, and these patriotic people exceeded in number and voracity those that had assailed any American President before. Abraham Lincoln The cold drops of perspiration stood upon his forehead as he watched the evidences of her voracity. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales If I threw down half a rabbit and called him, he would dash across the lawn at a gait that would defy description, while his voracity was wonderful to behold. Jethou or Crusoe Life in the Channel Isles The voracity of this animal is its leading characteristic, and is so largely in excess of its cunning or sagacity that it will often run headlong into a naked trap. Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making He then fell to with the voracity of a hound after hunting. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour Like the inland Indians, they can bear hunger for an amazing length of time, and afterwards gorge themselves with more than brutal voracity without suffering inconvenience by it. Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume II. Some forms of insect life are so prolific that but for the voracity and industry of the birds the world would become almost uninhabitable. Dickey Downy The Autobiography of a Bird The Senkareh tablets show the boldness and voracity of the Chaldaean lion, which not only levied contributions on the settlers' cattle, but occasionally ventured to attack man himself. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. This trap is constructed after the idea of the old-fashioned box or rabbit trap, and has been the means of securing many a hungry bear, or even puma, whose voracity has exceeded its cunning. Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making According to the quantity of provisions which he had eaten and carried off, he must have possessed a human stomach of remarkable voracity. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia Topertoe was as great a glutton as the other, but without his desperate voracity in food, whilst in drink he equalled if he did not surpass him. The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One Besides, they were not difficult to please; they showed the voracity of youth, a furious appetite for all kinds of literature, good and bad alike. His Masterpiece He also discovered that his voracity had made enemies of the rest of the children, and he very adroitly passed a five cent piece around to each. Imperium in Imperio: A Study of the Negro Race Problem A Novel The "punkeys" and "midgets" can outstrip them for voracity and the painful character of the wound which they inflict. Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making He swilled and stuffed as never mere Adult voracity can own to; He was a "growing boy," I fear; I wonder much what he has grown to! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, October 1, 1892 Humboldt and Ehrenberg speak of their voracity, their power of discharging electricity at will, and their sporting about, exhibiting an intelligent enjoyment of the life God has given to them. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 28, July, 1873 They devoured it with a voracity which nothing but famine could produce. The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines Such is their voracity that cannibalism amongst them has been asserted as an outcome of the failure of other kinds of food. Argentina from a British Point of View It has won a world wide reputation for its fierceness and voracity, and on this account is popularly known as the Glutton. Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making A couple of rabbits furnished a luxurious breakfast, which was devoured with extraordinary voracity. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875 But whether we call him Cartwright or Carteret, it is equally hard to pardon his voracity. St George's Cross The remembrance of the fowls' voracity made her laugh. Abbe Mouret's Transgression They have no quiescent stage, and whilst they are naturally yet incapable of flight, their locomotive powers are very considerable, and they are very destructive, for their voracity is great. Argentina from a British Point of View It is a sword-fish, children; a monster of a dangerous species, and of extreme voracity. Willis the Pilot Personally incorruptible, Prina was looked upon as the general representative of French voracity; he met his death with the utmost calmness, only praying that he might be the last victim. The Liberation of Italy And esteem it to be a Championlike action if one can but make the t'other dead drunk by his voracity of sucking in most. The Ten Pleasures of Marriage and the Second Part, The Confession of the New Married Couple The New Zealanders make only two meals in the day, one in the morning and another at sunset; but their voracity when they do eat is often very great. John Rutherford, the White Chief When the Britons, Germans, Teutons, Cimmerians, and Scythians made their irruption into France, they brought a rare voracity, and stomachs of no ordinary capacity. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 In their unthinking situation, the first moment they have nothing ready at hand to satisfy the cravings of appetite, our fowls must fall the victims to their voracity. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14 Associated words: emetic, antemetic, qualmish, gag, retch, nausea, nauseate. voracious, a. rapacious, ravenous, insatiable, fierce, gluttonous, cormorant. voracity, n. rapacity, voraciousness, greediness. votary, n. devotee, votarist. vote, n. suffrage; ballot, ticket; referendum, plebiscite. Putnam's Word Book The venomous reptile attacked the kindly old gentleman with singular voracity, and but for the high-topped boots which Mr. Poole wore, serious injuries would have been inflicted upon our friend's person. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 We obeyed in silence and looked on while the pirates with wolfish voracity devoured the meal which had been meant for us. Spanish Doubloons I am given up to the voracity of travellers. The Man Who Laughs I have already hinted at those masterpieces of voracity for which the region is renowned; yet the undoubted facts related around our camp-fires, and otherwise, a few of which follow, almost beggar belief. Through the Mackenzie Basin A Narrative of the Athabasca and Peace River Treaty Expedition of 1899 The voracity with which they devoured any anecdotes of him was amusing. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 583, December 29, 1832 After having lacked appetite for such a long time, he remained amazed in the presence of these hearty eaters whose voracity whetted his hunger. Against the Grain "He ordered them," says Suger, "to be strung up to the gibbet, and left for food to the voracity of kites, and crows, and vultures." A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 2 The two slaves next fall a victim to his voracity, and then he says, "I am hungry." Primitive Love and Love-Stories And what he stole he ate with an inelegant voracity. The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth She was wearied of such a life, disgusted at the male voracity that dogged her every step. The Torrent Entre Naranjos Certainly, she lacked education and tact, had neither good sense nor wit, and displayed an animal voracity at table, but she possessed all the childish traits of a woman. Against the Grain I bribed the children to deliver up all their crusts to me, and commenced eating them with a voracity that excited the surprise of all the nursery inmates. A Grandmother's Recollections And the ice-cream was sold, thanks to the voracity of the children, for nineteen dollars. The Booming of Acre Hill And Other Reminiscences of Urban and Suburban Life But they are capricious, and, notwithstanding their voracity, there are times when they will not leave their holes upon any consideration. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine As the cormorant is generally regarded to be the dernier cri in voracity, the incident illustrates the old saying of the biter bit. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, March 26, 1919 "And so Miss Gibson wanted to know our private views on the case?" said Thorndyke, when his voracity had become somewhat appeased. The Red Thumb Mark Some scraps of bread and meat were scattered about, and on these he fell next; eating them with voracity, and pausing every now and then to listen for some fancied noise outside. Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty They were listening with gloomy voracity to the instruction of a third. Philosophy 4 He ate food with what might almost be termed voracity; and seemed to forget himself, Hepzibah, the young girl, and everything else around him, in the sensual enjoyment which the bountifully spread table afforded. House of the Seven Gables There is on record the account of a man living in Wurtemberg who with much voracity had eaten a suckling pig, and sometimes devoured an entire sheep. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine After folding and laying it down beside him, he bit the nails of all of his ten fingers with extreme voracity; and taking it up sharply, read it again. The Old Curiosity Shop These she produced likewise; and he ate and drank with the voracity of a famished hound. Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty They are used for food, and are noted for their voracity. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section P and Q The red-nosed man did as he was desired, and instantly commenced on the toast with fierce voracity. The Pickwick Papers He would eat anything thrown to him, but preferred meat, which he devoured with canine voracity. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine The various Powers cast upon us looks of tiger-like voracity, hustling each other in their endeavours to be the first to seize upon our innermost territories. Court Life in China A gnawing voracity, which devoured the devourer, seemed to be the indwelling and propelling power of the whole ghostly apparition. Phantastes, a Faerie Romance for Men and Women She turned to the custard pie and began to eat with a silent voracity distressing to watch. Bunner Sisters He ate with the voracity of a starving man. Les Misérables Mauburn was eating of these with a voracity that published his singleness of mind to all who might observe. The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation It seems that the first records were destroyed by Drake in 1583, and almost all the later ones succumbed to the negligence of man and the voracity of the tropical insects. Santo Domingo A Country with a Future He swallows formulae with the voracity of Mirabeau, and like Proteus escapes analysis. Thomas Carlyle “My good Bell, you mean to say to please yourself, but your voracity would never equal the Green-landers’, for they devour from ten to fifteen pounds of meat a day.” The Field of Ice Part II of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras He had developed a sort of controlled voracity for endearment, but he never asked for it. Southern Lights and Shadows He is speaking of the voracity of these poor beasts, in the midst of the snowy desert, with little or no food. The Dog Her example and a natural schoolboy voracity soon overcame my nervousness of her, even to the extent of allowing me to enjoy to the best of my bent so rare a "spread." The Best British Short Stories of 1922 While she was hastening to fetch the money, Casanova returned to his room, and began to eat with wolfish voracity. Casanova's Homecoming “This voracity must be peculiar to the inhabitants of cold countries,” said Altamont. The Field of Ice Part II of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras I have fed sheaves to a threshing machine and logs to a sawmill, but their voracity was nothing to that of a big lumberman just in from felling trees. In the Midst of Alarms These arms are a proof of its voracity. History of Louisisana Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing And would you have me cross my genius when it leads me sometimes to voracity and sometimes to abstinence?' Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765 I was told, however, that the offspring of the Nedjdyat produced in Syria partake of the voracity of the Dsahhaf, and like them prey upon the crops of grain. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land One of the students, observing this, approached, and apologising, in English, for their voracity, commenced conversing with the landlord, as to the best course to be pursued towards obtaining supper. A Love Story Over it, accordingly, was erected a large edifice; of which, however, the "voracity of time, aided by the Turks," has left nothing but a few foundations remaining. Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time I lose my self respect, but satisfy my voracity, which has the effect of improving the greediness out of my mind. The Heavenly Twins They were remarkable not only for size, but for voracity and numbers. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale Their numbers and their voracity showed that they, too, were compelled by the struggle for life to be active and enterprising. Two Summers in Guyenne No temple had been so sacred, no city so venerable, no houses so well protected, as to be secure from their voracity. Caesar: a Sketch They were soon procured, and devoured with a voracity that must have astonished the bystanders. What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile "But do you mean me to understand that the voracity of the growing animal will be satisfied with less than I can eat?" The Heavenly Twins They probably belonged to the species known as "the large black ant of Africa," remarkable for its boldness and voracity. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale But this sort of unwholesome and exciting gossip, which was formerly devoured by their readers with inappeasable voracity, is no longer supplied, simply because the taste for it has wholly passed away. Through the Eye of the Needle A Romance Kohn-Hamilton was horribly shocked by his voracity and his peasant manners. Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House She hated that lamb, she hoped he would kill it and all the rest, and she decided to eat mutton in future with voracity. The Misses Mallett The Bridge Dividing For the rest, after a first period of utter numbness and languor, David was once more able to read, and he read with voracity—science, philosophy, belles lettres. The History of David Grieve Fishing out a huge piece, and attacking it with the voracity of a hungry wolf, he was not long in determining what the doctor had supped heartily upon. The old Santa Fe trail The Story of a Great Highway Now and then came the long, slender gar-fish, and, with his sword-like beak, struck some unhappy fish which tempted his voracity. Journal of an African Cruiser "The street-cleaning is entrusted, in many towns, to the rains of heaven and, in their absence, to the voracity of the pigs." Old Calabria Mosquitos. plague of. various species. effects of the sting of. migration of. voracity of. sting of. scourge of. disappearance of. of Maypure. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 The voracity with which he fell on them, soon, with him also, stopped up the channels of speech. The History of David Grieve Such is their voracity that the body is a skeleton in an hour or so. Roving East and Roving West "How he buried his eyes in his plate and ate with such a voracity! that no one should dare to ask him a question." The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne Here was heard the voice of cooks and of scullions, and the ecstasies of helpless voracity in which we sometimes beheld this old lady were fearful to witness. Venetian Life For the incredible voracity of the young cuckoo—swallow, swallow, swallow, and gape, gape, gape—cannot be computed. Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies The voracity with which he worked at his Thucydides and Homer left the lame minister staring and sighing. The History of David Grieve Documents can be collected in archives without our having to complain of the voracity of the termites. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 A few were covered with an old sledge, or some pieces of wood, but far the greater number were exposed to the voracity of dogs and wild animals. The World of Waters A Peaceful Progress o'er the Unpathed Sea The man took his food with frightful voracity, and paid no attention to anyone till the meal was over. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction "He devoured every morsel of knowledge with unexampled voracity." Beacon Lights of History, Volume 08 Great Rulers We read in one of their old histories that a whole convent of Benedictines was terrified at the voracity of a German sculptor who was repairing their chapel. Holland The History of the Netherlands It is difficult to avoid smiling on hearing the missionaries dispute about the size and voracity of the mosquitos at different parts of the same river. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 In turn the officers had added to the menu a large piece of fat moose which was devoured with voracity. Man Size It was followed by a coarser expression, and he ate his food with fierce voracity and asked for "more--more!" The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction THE PIKE.—This fish is, on account of its voracity, termed the freshwater shark, and is abundant in most of the European lakes, especially those of the northern parts. The Book of Household Management The old man at the head of the board returned to his feeding, but with somewhat moderated voracity. The Power and the Glory In proportion as the rain ceased, the zancudos reappeared, with that voracity which tipulary insects always display immediately after a storm. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Other travelers narrate the most incredible stories of the voracity of the inhabitants of arctic regions. Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics When a loaf of bread and some slices of cold meat had been set before him, he had fallen to with the voracity of a jungle tiger. The Gerrard Street Mystery and Other Weird Tales Their voracity is very great, and they will bite at any small body they see moved by the water, even stones and pebbles, which are frequently found in their stomachs. The Book of Household Management Generations of goat-moths in their early days of voracity had made a nice hollow for her hat to rest in, and some of the powdering willow dusted her bright luxuriant locks with gold. Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale An old man, of monstrous obesity, seated on a wooden chair, devoured his pittance with animal voracity, casting on either side oblique angry glances. Mysteries of Paris, V3 This was owing to the voracity of the early organisms. Time and Change When the Britons, Germans, Teutons, Cimmerians, and Scythes, made an irruption into France, they came with extreme voracity and with stomachs of uncommon capacity. The Physiology of Taste A Sussex name fora shag, or cormorant, probably from its voracity. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue "Not exactly a vise," said the courier, eyeing me most suspiciously as he spoke, and then continuing to eat with his former voracity. The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 6 Mats, cloth, portmanteaus, clothes, in short, every article I possessed, seemed on the verge of destruction, and, as I witnessed their voracity, I felt anxious lest my tent should be devoured while I slept. How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley If offered anything he received it with becoming dignity, and partook of it without displaying that greedy voracity which the natives generally exhibit over their meals. Expedition into Central Australia It is described as a sort of confusion of gluttony and voracity. The Physiology of Taste We shot nearly one hundred of them, and ate boiled pigeon three times a day with the voracity of black-fellows. Spinifex and Sand It was the smaller, and probably the younger sharks, that betrayed the greatest hardihood and voracity. Jack Tier The animals of prey in the arctic regions, as every one knows, far exceed in voracity those of the torrid zone. Familiar Letters on Chemistry But that honest old principle of seamen which never refuses to share equally with an ancient mess-mate, got the better even of his voracity. The Monikins The marquis, who had always been temperate in his habits, now ate and drank with the most disgusting voracity, and he was becoming immensely corpulent. The Honor of the Name He knew that the shores of the lake were frequented by huge alligators, and was well aware of the voracity of those monsters. Five Weeks in a Balloon Others, too, of that hungry gorging company found themselves disturbed in their ordinary occupation by this vision of sweet and tender beauty that flitted about them, ministering to their voracity. The Foreigner A Tale of Saskatchewan In South America they are known as gallinazos, and their voracity is unparalleled. Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon His voracity is well known, and from the circumstance that the inner angles of his lips are curved upwards, he carries an everlasting Mephistophelean grin on his face. Moby Dick, or, the whale A candle of yellow wax illuminated this scene of voracity and revery. Notre-Dame De Paris Naturally, the god selected the fattest victims, but his voracity was so great that he likewise bolted down, and blindly, the lean ones, and in much greater number than the fattest. The French Revolution - Volume 3 But I read with unchecked voracity, and in several curious directions. Father and Son: a study of two temperaments But the fact remains that not a single dogfish let itself get caught in the Nautilus's nets, so I can't vouch for their voracity. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea I am quite dumbfounded by the unfailing voracity of my appetite. The Mutiny of the Elsinore I had not counted in vain upon their voracity. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 He ate and drank with the restraint of good-breeding, but with a voracity which gave point to his plea of starvation. The Zeppelin's Passenger All this time Captain Sanglier was looking after his own breakfast with the resignation of a philosopher, the coolness of a veteran, the ingenuity and science of a Frenchman, and the voracity of an ostrich. Pathfinder; or, the inland sea The noble bulb disappeared little by little before his voracity, and in contentment greater than virtue can give, he sank back upon his pillow and slept. The Shape of Fear They could not, how- ever, have gone far away, and it was not likely that any- thing in the shape of bait dropped near them would long escape their keen voracity. The Survivors of the Chancellor In their voracity the vermin frequently fastened their sharp fangs in my fingers. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 The Empress Dowager declared in her now famous edict:— ``The various Powers cast upon us looks of tiger-like voracity, hustling each other in their endeavours to be first to seize upon our innermost territories. New Forces in Old China An Inevitable Awakening The polite luxury of the Norman presented a striking contrast to the coarse voracity and drunkenness of his Saxon and Danish neighbours. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 While Dalgetty ran on in this way, his teeth kept time with his tongue, and he speedily finished the provisions which the benevolence or indifference of his companion in misfortune had abandoned to his voracity. A Legend of Montrose A very able, compact masterpiece of malignant voracity, good enough to do credit to Satan. A Straight Deal or The Ancient Grudge Here they passed the remainder of the day, cooking and eating with a voracity proportioned to previous starvation, forgetting in the hearty revel of the moment the certain dangers with which they were environed. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West I knew the debilitated state of my stomach, and I ate sparingly in the knowledge that my natural voracity would surely kill me did I yield myself to it. The Jacket (Star-Rover) But the clerical position had not been forthcoming, either for Letty or her, and day by day their little hoard dwindled, though the room rent remained normal and the stove consumed coal with undiminished voracity. Moon-Face |
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