| 单词 | well-meant |
| 例句 | Imagine my teenage wrath when, time after time, my homework was returned with this well-meant floating apostrophe struck out. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z No, decided McGarrity, such a woman wouldn’t throw him out on his ear if he came with well-meant intentions. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She might even be in a generous frame of mind, especially if she had just cast a well-meant, horrible spell. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He is quick to sense slight or insult in things others say, and frequently may misinterpret well-meant communications. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z But if you were on a screen, as most customers would be, it was hard not to think that what you were seeing were well-meant relics of a former world. In Milan, Fashion Tries to Go Back to Normal. What Does That Even Mean? 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z Dimly lit potatoes Much of the biennial is bland and well-meant, and as ineffectual as sun cream in a Merseyside September. Back in business at the Liverpool Biennial 2010-09-20T20:30:00Z Bruce Nussbaum, an influential American design commentator, recently posted a blog entitled: “Is humanitarian design the new imperialism?” in which he accused some humanitarian designers of imposing well-meant, but inappropriate solutions on developing countries. A Font of Ideas From a 'Nomadic' Humanitarian Architect 2010-08-01T20:00:00Z Little White Lies had a marathon running time that was justified, I think, by a well-meant effort to give room to a large group of central characters. Cannes 2013 round-up, week 2: Gosling for breakfast, skinflicks for lunch 2013-05-25T10:59:01Z The Independent called it "well-meant but clunky" and described its mix of fact and fiction as "self-defeating". Diana play 'clunky' and 'clueless' 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z The mistake Hotez dodged, and I made —no matter how well-meant—was to participate in an adversarial format that presents science and pseudoscience as equals, creating a false balance between truth and lies. Debating Antivaccine Cranks Debases Science and Harms the Public 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z There, the narrative goes, it was either assembled by genetic engineering, for nefarious purposes, or modified, in well-meant but reckless experiments, to be more infectious in humans. Opinion | Let’s leave the covid origin mystery to scientists 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z “To God, the right kind of human life looks well-meant but incompetent. Zeal is more important than technique.” Review | These ‘Christmas crackers’ offer surprises for lovers of language 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z No matter how well-meant, perhaps safety hints for women run the risk of offering one. Sabina Nessa killing: Does following the 'rules' keep women safe? 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z "The new police guidelines may be well-meant, but are requiring UK society to surrender willingly basic freedoms," Andrea Williams, chief executive of the Christian Legal Centre, told Fox News. UK street preacher issued police notice with new coronavirus laws: ‘It’s religious discrimination’ 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z Her naïvely well-meant “Open Casket,” which presented a semi-abstract image of the murdered Emmett Till, jostled a hornet’s nest of prevalent racial hurts and angers. Dana Schutz’s Paintings Wring Beauty from Worldwide Calamity 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z The well-meant plans of Gov. Jay Inslee’s orca task force fall short of doing anything about the most immediate threat: not enough food. Dine with orcas’ fate in mind 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z It was well-meant sympathy, but brutal war isn’t the first thing any kid wants other people to think about when they’re saying hello. Dua Lipa: ‘Pop has to be fun. You can’t get upset about every little thing’ 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z If it’s well-meant it’s often feeble and half-hearted. About the boys: Tim Winton on how toxic masculinity is shackling men to misogyny 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z The questions are all well-meant, but I’m afraid the questioners expect me to say, “Oh, I’ve become chairman of Such-and-Such,” or, “I’m founding a company.” When the answer to ‘How’s retirement?’ is ‘I’m scared’ 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z It’s an ugly sort of paternalism, well-meant but fundamentally chilling. Opinion | The overpopulation doomsayers are at it again. And they’re still wrong. 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, the well-meant plan falls short of doing anything about the most immediate threat: not enough food. Dine with orcas’ fate in mind 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z In the end, the call for government to curb markets is as wrong as it is well-meant. The Right Amount of Government 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z It was an odd night and it was well-meant but perhaps, overall, it could have been a bit tighter and a bit more to the point. The Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon: I can't resist an earworm - BBC News 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Even the "well-meant" news-gathering clause, the groups argue, unfairly draws distinctions among speakers. Louisiana booksellers sue to block law that could make them verify ages online 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z But Murray isn’t done zooming through the PGA Tour’s unspoken no-fly zone, breaking the customary silence with a well-meant but late “knock it in.” Keeping 'Em Laughing 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z Face the fear is well-meant advice, but when it's time to bite the bullet you can be filled with such terror that backing out seems like the only logical option. Living with anxiety is hard, but there are coping mechanisms 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z Some claimed this was a matter of well-meant racial beneficence. The Masters presents a phony, sanitized South 2013-04-11T17:06:00Z In more than 20 years of writing about business management, I've seen many well-meant strategies backfire. 4 Employee 'Motivators' That Can Backfire 2013-03-01T17:48:27Z That regulation, well-meant but imperfect, arguably maintained the club ethos, but entrenched an amateurish approach in professional football. Put the birthday cake away – the FA needs a sober stock-take 2013-01-17T13:35:28Z I think the guidelines around alcohol are well-meant but confusing, at least in part because no-one really understands units. Alcohol message 'is confused' 2013-01-04T00:49:23Z They're well-meant but what people say or tweet to me I just have to put to one side. Jessica Ennis talks to Donald McRae 2012-05-21T21:55:01Z Clement V. forbade the useless multiplication of officials and the abuse of the right to bear arms, but his well-meant efforts availed little. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z "I don't think that any well-meant explanations on my part could cure you of an impertinent nature, Walker." The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z After that comes a lapse of many years till we find him embittered, worn, and sad; a man who has seen his hopes destroyed and his well-meant efforts perish. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z You never wrote a single word, though I Sent prompt congratulations in a note, You gave my well-meant greetings the go-by— You never wrote. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, November 18, 1893 2012-04-12T02:00:26.587Z Raphael's friends, with that well-meant, but usually injudicious interference which is so common, were urging him to bring a wife into his home. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z On the contrary, he was solicited over and over again to receive assistance and to take care of himself; and many were even somewhat offended because he refused their well-meant offers. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Still, the panorama was deprived of none of its glories by these whispers of well-meant warning.” The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z It is to be feared that this well-meant law led to many a heartless murder. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z They grinned when he had gone by, and repeated his well-meant inquiries, plaiting all the time. Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel 2012-04-03T02:00:33.630Z A well-meant attempt to keep people clear of some common errors. . . . Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases With a Copious Index of Principal Words 2012-03-29T02:00:12.730Z Would that Mr. P. could have witnessed the effect of this well-meant lecture on the outrageous composer! Life of Beethoven 2012-03-12T03:00:21.693Z It was a little before this period that one of the officers of the ship, with the well-meant intention of ascertaining that all was fast below, descended with a lantern. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z A group of whispering villagers had gathered about the inn door, and they joined Carthew in his well-meant remonstrances. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z "You will learn," said the Weasel, kindly, and I was obliged to swallow their well-meant patronage and follow Mount to the street. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z In this well-meant attempt he was foiled by the recalcitration of both the parties concerned. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z When we were out, he appeared, contrary to his custom, rather disposed to taciturnity, but I remarked the glimmering of a latent wish to comply with the well-meant requests of his admirers. Life of Beethoven 2012-03-12T03:00:21.693Z When Madam Gillin had convinced her beau that she could take no more jelly without choking, he desisted from his well-meant efforts, and the two began to converse on a pleasantly easy-going basis. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z Eckart tried to soothe him and console him with reasonable words; but the sorrowful old man seemed not at all to heed these well-meant speeches, but to yield himself the more immoderately to his sorrows. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z She was entertaining him, where he had thought she would be a drag on his well-meant efforts to entertain her. The Eldest Son 2012-01-24T03:00:28.780Z Well, my little sister, who had just begun to go to school, and who didn't understand the teacher's well-meant methods, immediately rose from her seat and marched down the aisle to the door. Heimatlos Two stories for children, and for those who love children 2012-01-22T03:00:23.673Z Anyhow, I fear that the well-meant project resulted in a heavy loss to poor Hughes. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z The master looked as though he wished he had withheld his words of well-meant praise. Dick Randall The Young Athlete 2012-01-04T03:00:45.467Z We were mutually conscious of the well-meant deception, but thought it wiser and more generous on both sides to affect entire confidence in the gayety we assumed! Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z In consequence of this well-meant but mistaken resolution, the Library was bare of just those books which Burton's collection could afford, and which now form some of its rarest and most curious divisions. Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, A.D. 1598-A.D. 1867 With a Preliminary Notice of the earlier Library founded in the Fourteenth Century 2011-12-18T03:00:20.923Z It was that entirely well-meant toot-a-toot, which was intended to prod me, not a cow, into activity, that was primarily responsible for what followed. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z At least, I am willing to testify that Rancher Ormesby does not importune them, for I never met any man slower to accept either good advice or well-meant assistance. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z All rumours of an adjournment of the Council were partly well-meant wishes of several Bishops, partly produced by the fact of the Governments—the French in particular—earnestly desiring it. Letters From Rome on the Council 2011-11-25T03:00:11.447Z As chance, or fate, had it, the two men's well-meant efforts to keep the conversation in exhilarating channels were doomed to meet with complete fiasco. A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z The point is that the subject will always be a field for experts, and that never in the long history of suffering was very much accomplished by the well-meant exhortations of friends. Life's Minor Collisions 2011-11-03T02:00:17.547Z Nor did he find great comfort in the hotel proprietor’s really well-meant attempt at reassurance. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z This well-meant resolution brought on her misconception and some abuse, which she bore, as it was her custom to bear whatever was unpleasant, with mild steady patience. Charlotte Bront? A Monograph 2011-11-01T02:00:20.233Z It seemed to have been a voice of reproach from the grave for the ill return he had made to the perhaps injudicious but well-meant generosity and indulgence of the old man. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z It was already known that a well-meant application to the former principal to continue her work as before, without Herr Rendalen's help, had been fruitless. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume I (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:20.960Z There had been, then, a well-meant proposal on the part of the pastor to make an alteration in the form of administering the communion service. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z Josephine had come with the well-meant intention of warning her brother. In God's Way A Novel 2011-10-13T02:00:38.570Z They eagerly accept our well-meant efforts; but it is like returning their own sick breath back upon themselves, to be breathed over and over again, intensifying the inward mischief at every reception. Our Old Home, Vol. 2 Annotated with Passages from the Author's Notebook 2011-10-06T02:00:33.843Z He advanced airily, grinning in response to 169 the knowing winks and well-meant banter that followed him, and boldly approached the scowling personage at the desk. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z Sam junior would ask nothing, and the old man's reply to the minister's well-meant suggestion was, "Well, if the boy wants money now let him come and say so." Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z But though her whole nature was roused at the well-meant, though in this case unwelcome and premature proposition of her aunts, Tekakwitha was too wise and too self-poised to break at once into open rebellion. The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks 2011-09-16T02:00:21.817Z What do we want with their well-meant intentions and condescensions, their forbearances and tolerations, their humanitarian impulses! Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch Two Stories of Jewish Life 2011-09-15T02:00:12.970Z I had suggested that a six-ball match would be really more fun than a five-ball, and that I was willing to make the sixth; but the well-meant suggestion was not taken in good part. Fifty Years of Golf 2011-09-14T02:00:50.627Z But the pope, with offensive recklessness, rejected the well-meant proposal, and forbade the cardinal to accept the imperial appointment. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z She chose to put a sinister construction upon his well-meant words, and to interrupt them with the announcement that she intended, with Claude's permission, to judge the Duke for herself. My Lord Duke 2011-09-09T02:01:11.940Z And yet, and yet she was faintly resentful of his well-meant care. The Red Cross Barge 2011-09-05T02:00:20.603Z It was a bitter backward path that his mind was treading as he went further into this affair, tracing back to his well-meant efforts so many unexpected results. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z I was not in a condition to transact any business; I had disregarded Sir Paul's well-meant warning at dinner; I was not my own master. The Black Poodle And Other Tales 2011-08-30T02:00:37.963Z Those foolish, yet well-meant words, had opened a new world to Meg, and much disturbed the peace of the old one, in which, till now, she had lived as happily as a child. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z The sad-eyed mother listened to a few well-meant words of this character, but slowly shook her head and made no reply. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z Father Leo himself dissuaded him from his well-meant purpose. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z The more she reflected and spoke, the more did she see that she had chosen rightly, and Mrs. Arderne's well-meant regrets only made her own courage and gratitude the stronger. Niece Catherine 2011-07-30T02:00:13.927Z It was a well-meant, but unauthorized step, and was promptly disavowed by the administration of Mr. Van Buren. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z This well-meant pleasantry was received with such evident disfavour that I hastened to explain. The Further Adventures of O'Neill in Holland 2011-07-20T02:00:17.027Z But Ráby, incensed, was so indignant at Böske's well-meant candour, that he gave her notice then and there, and paying her a year's wages, refused to have her any longer in his service. The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z But that chicken-hearted population met his well-meant proposal with positive indignation. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z For a long ten minutes the air was heavy with well-meant suggestions. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z She saw plainly that her stories amused the sick man, and therefore regarded his discontented expressions merely as a peculiar mode of speaking, and a well-meant sign that he was listening. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z The “common” expressions of sympathy with our trouble are very “commonplace”— “Vacant chaff well-meant for grain.” A Key to Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam' 2011-07-07T02:00:25.637Z Poor Mariska, how the aim of her well-meant letter had failed! The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z The king thanked them with kindness for this well-meant homage, although the exaggerated praise and trite compliments did not suit his taste. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z But Yseulte herself was the last to second these well-meant efforts. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z Of course, they were not, as a rule, able to carry out the well-meant intentions of their friends and advisors. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z "You are not ready for it just yet, or you would not sneer at my well-meant, if ineffectual, attempt to set your mind at rest." Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z In addition to this, she further provoked him, in the confused twilight of her situation, by the well-meant offer to make good to him in some measure his paternal outlays upon Albano. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z “Merely a well-meant effort,” smiled the other, “to divert your mind from your own troubles—before they get any worse.” The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z She had no pride to subdue, and therefore never escaped from well-meant importunity at the expense of politeness and good humour. Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:26.023Z This was a well-meant but such a very unsuccessful attempt at resignation on Grandon's part, that it touched me to the quick. Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography 2011-06-02T02:00:21.050Z The Christian Socialists made a well-meant but not very wise attempt to raise the condition of the working classes. The Age of Tennyson 2011-05-31T02:00:36.607Z What there was in this harmless and well-meant speech to excite Eleanor's anger I could not imagine; but girls are queer creatures. Boston Neighbours In Town and Out 2011-05-24T02:00:13.567Z Before Herbert and Clare, Martine maintained her Spartan indifference, even when they talked of their own experiences in a well-meant effort to make her express a desire to go with them on their next expedition. Brenda's Ward A Sequel to 'Amy in Acadia' 2011-05-20T02:00:37.457Z And that is the substance of a speech I made to Job as a sequitur of a well-meant remark of his own, that 'it was a pity Edith Linsey was not there.' The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z A well-meant speech, no doubt, on Hatch's part; but Bridget would have liked to box his ears for it there and then. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z He posed, indeed, as deliberately scorning the masses, and laughed at his mother for her well-meant efforts at trying to entertain her neighbours. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z We must always be truthful, excuse, and speak well of our neighbor, as far as truth permits, and look upon all his acts as well-meant. Luther's Small Catechism Explained in Questions and Answers 2011-05-12T02:00:10.283Z It spoiled my last meal at home—that well-meant telegram. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z Still he would not so resolutely have shut his eyes to the possibility that this matter of falling in love might be mutual, but for Mrs. Dobbs's well-meant words of warning. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 2 2011-04-26T02:00:28.200Z The immediate reply to this well-meant suggestion was a fresh burst of tears. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3 2011-04-26T02:00:25.180Z No one but Dr. Heriot guessed how Mildred's strength was failing; but his well-meant inquiries were evidently so unpalatable that he forbore to press them. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z But it is not pride, it is nothing but the most pitiable cowardice, which is afraid of the reasonable and well-meant remonstrances of friends and relatives. Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z But "madam" had no reply for the girl's well-meant warning. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z “I’ll be just sticky when I’m through,” she sighed, complying humbly with all their well-meant suggestions. Peggy Parsons at Prep School 2011-04-01T02:00:43.170Z "Mamma's Russian relatives have a positive passion for blue S�vres vases, and green malachite table tops upon gilded tripods," said Oswald, "but one cannot throw a well-meant gift out of doors!" 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance 2011-03-26T02:00:13.597Z Mildred fancied his brother's well-meant attempt at consolation jarred on him; but he was of too easy a nature to contend against a stronger will; he hesitated a moment, however. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z Her lips curved into an involuntary smile as she recalled her well-meant attempt at a kindness he did not want. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z Certainly those who go between deserve to be punished; and in whatever else they may differ, married people should agree to defend themselves from the well-meant, perhaps, but irritating interference of friends. How to be Happy Though Married Being a Handbook to Marriage 2011-03-11T03:00:13.410Z The well-meant gabble of the servant touched me to the quick. The Three Impostors or The Transmutations 2011-03-09T03:00:45.227Z Some people, more excitable than others, were shouting at the jockeys, tendering them well-meant, though ill-advised, instructions as to what they ought to do. Settling Day 2011-03-08T03:00:36.623Z We hear that when some Macedonian at the court made a rude remark to Euripides the King straightway handed him over to the Athenian to be scourged, a well-meant but embarrassing intervention. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z And he had some difficulty in keeping his countenance, so vividly did he feel the ludicrous aspect of his lordship's well-meant effort at "impressing" him. A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:26.237Z How contemptuously, like a heroine of romance indeed, she had flouted the well-meant opposition of her relatives to her marriage! The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z If you love, do not trouble yourself either about her cooking powers or the gossip of your neighbours; that is my well-meant advice. Withered Leaves. Vol. II. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:17.540Z There was another sermon of yours too, I heard you preach, a well-meant one, but somehow you did not get hold of them. The Vicar's People 2011-02-25T03:01:16.160Z The well-meant warning of her aunt, who had seen and felt more in life than she yet had, went therefore for nothing. The Home Mission 2011-02-12T03:00:30.217Z But yet she was not satisfied with the result of her well-meant attempt to free Powell's mind from the anxiety concerning Rhoda, which she believed to have been preying on it. A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:26.237Z But the fetters of sin were riveted so strongly that the well-meant advice of his boyhood friend was unheeded, and a few hours found him in as fearful a plight as ever. The Nation Behind Prison Bars 2011-02-10T03:00:55.530Z It was a well-meant effort of the imagination. Here and Hereafter 2011-02-07T03:00:23.580Z Such words are doubtless well-meant; but they are ill-meaning, and if we understand them at all, they invert the facts of the case. The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn 2011-01-30T03:00:15.907Z Jean's well-meant efforts to make herself agreeable to Ralph's friend were entirely wasted; yet after dinner was announced the young Professor found himself more at ease. The Ranch Girls at Home Again 2011-01-13T03:01:04.363Z It was a well-meant effort, which had the effect of congealing the already subdued Joan into something resembling a marble effigy. Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z It is to be hoped they have not led me astray by their well-meant advice. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z Kind, well-meant words, but what medicine would ease my sorely-distressed mind. Christmas Penny Readings Original Sketches for the Season 2010-12-20T17:11:47.497Z A similar result may be anticipated as the ultimate issue of all attempts, however well-meant, to engraft alien civilization upon the really backward races of mankind. The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn 2011-01-30T03:00:15.907Z You may have it for your vocabulary, Hopkins, but if you will take a little well-meant advice you had better be very careful about your word collection. Toppleton's Client or, A Spirit in Exile How many men there were troubling themselves about his welfare, men who had the right to give him their well-meant tactless advice. The Undying Past I cannot deny that this is the case; I gave him many a well-meant kick, but fortunately he only shook himself a little and slept calmly on. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Obstruction met his well-meant efforts to promote the general good, and before twelve months of the presidential term had run public affairs were at a deadlock. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" Before he could fling the garment aside Locke was upon him, aiming a well-meant blow for the point of Mit’s jaw. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager These well-meant words seemed only to incense the captive. The Spy in Black She had always looked on the blackest side of things, and her well-meant warning might concern some question of estate management. The Undying Past But, alas! we are mistaken in our amiable and well-meant efforts. Miscellaneous Aphorisms; The Soul of Man She bit her lip in her disappointment, for she had planned to show him how much she appreciated his absurd but well-meant concern for her safety. Into the Primitive Only heed this well-meant advice--don't scorch your wings. The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History Of course, as long as she remained I was helpless, and my well-meant hints were disregarded. The Gay Adventure A Romance As it happened, Daisy's well-meant suggestion was very unlucky because Hungarian Dave, the cause of all the bother, was standing on the pavement close to the entrance. Sinister Street, vol. 2 After what you have written to my child, it would not be fitting that I should persuade you to go on accepting our well-meant though poor hospitality. Barbarossa and Other Tales Anyhow he met my well-meant attempt to explain Mrs. Harvey-Browne to him with suspicion, and murmuring something about the English being indeed very strangely mannered, he edged cautiously away. The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen Even my friend and present colleague gave me numerous well-meant hints--Heaven would rather provide for two than for one, and so would the fathers of the city. The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History For a moment Seraphin's hand lay in a callous, iron palm, which pressed his soft fingers in an uncomfortable but well-meant grasp. The Progressionists, and Angela. Their well-meant and kindly efforts to engage her in their pursuits and pleasures she received with apathetic negation. Patricia Brent, Spinster With passionate indignation he has thrust from him all the attempts at sympathy, all the hurtful, though well-meant, offers of assistance held out to him by kindly neighbors. Faith and Unfaith I believe all these things are done nowadays by machinery, are they not?' she asked, turning to me in a well-meant effort to get away from the subject. The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen Phyllis's unprovoked attack had unnerved her considerably, and she shrank away from the head girl's well-meant advances. Just Gerry I hoped to be delivered from this well-meant tyranny. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second Defenseless in his undignified position, Emilius suffered our well-meant attentions in bitter silence. Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road Many a well-meant bequest to a noble charity has been smitten down because there was no legal donee then existing to receive the gift. Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman A cry from Mary Wells disturbed her well-meant efforts. The Youngest Girl in the School My pride was wounded by the good man's well-meant efforts. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 Perhaps it won’t come to that, after all,” were some of the well-meant attempts to console him. Haviland's Chum All over Egypt there was a feeling of unrest, and the well-meant but not very successful efforts of the British to improve the state of things were making them very unpopular. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Mr. Ritchie has with well-meant and terrible truthfulness described the temptations to which the youth of our great metropolis are exposed. The Religious Life of London I thanked the admiral for his well-meant warning, whereupon he withdrew from the palace. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar Whenever possible, Jane had said a good word for the Princess Mary, and Henry began to listen more kindly than before to his wife’s well-meant attempts to soften him in favour of his daughter. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History The Queen-Mother believing this counsel to be all genuine and well-meant, desired her brother to bring the King with only a comparatively small guard, or such a retinue as befitted him. The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West The fact is, I tried it once, and my well-meant effort made no end of trouble. The Children of the Poor Mabel's well-meant sympathy was almost agony in the circumstances; all she wanted was time to collect her thoughts. A Fourth Form Friendship A School Story He regarded it as a piece of coarse vulgarity, sufficient to make him forget all the well-meant attentions otherwise rendered. Black Forest Village Stories She had studied English diligently, and tried to please her husband in a hundred well-meant but ungainly ways. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History Yet when the unyielding hero read the well-meant consolation of his kind-hearted fellow-countryman, he wept. The Scarlet Banner It did, and got on fairly well until a reporter found his way into it and roused the resentment of the girls by some inconsiderate, if well-meant, criticisms of their ways. The Children of the Poor At the end of the required period, returning to her father's house, she yields herself a sacrifice to the hasty but well-meant vow of her patriotic father. Oriental Women The charge, to "talk more," was a well-meant appeal to awaken my powers of utterance, but its only effect was to shut my mouth closer than ever. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 You seem to be somewhat disquieted, my good Mr. Pepusch; how, if you were to take a glass of water, and--" "Not a drop!" exclaimed Peregrine, interrupting the well-meant counsel; "not a drop! Specimens of German Romance; Vol. II. Master Flea Selected and Translated from Various Authors I will vex you with none of these well-meant but wearisome little falsehoods. The Intellectual Life Roosevelt came into active life at a time when the labor-unions, under sincerely well-meant leadership, were emerging from a period of struggle and disorder. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 March 1906 It becomes youth to listen to the well-meant admonitions of age, even though it should not happen to relish them: I keep to my position. Specimens of German Romance Vol. I. The Patricians Such was the unlucky termination of the really well-meant and honest attempt to repair the wrong which had been done to the horse-dealer. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors His crafty and vulpine nature warned him against running his head into a noose, since Winifred might own a strong-armed father or brother, but no one could possibly resent a well-meant effort at assistance. The Bartlett Mystery Three months had passed since the collapse of Lady Butts' well-meant little scheme, and no one had stepped into the cast-off shoes of her philosophical nephew—and Leonore had been bored, sadly bored. Leonore Stubbs My well-meant words died away upon the winds. The Pictures; The Betrothing Novels Even with well-meant efforts of the practical spirit, it must express dissatisfaction, if in the sphere of the ideal they seem impoverishing and limiting. The Voice of Science in Nineteenth-Century Literature Representative Prose and Verse Captain Ball was not a man to bring down upon himself an army of interferers and plunderers, and he now threw down the poor girl's well-meant letter with an outrageous expression of his feelings. Strangers and Wayfarers Now Dicky Browne whispers feeble but well-meant words of comfort to him, now Sir Mark touches his arm in silent sympathy. Portia or By Passions Rocked Explaining the well-meant Duplicity of the Journals of the Opposition. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 3 Captain Demer� desisted from insistence after one or two well-meant efforts, and the man who had served the table waited in doubt and indecision. The Story of Old Fort Loudon Released from the well-meant persecutions of his many admirers, Rube asked for his coat and things, and a fan, and was next subjected to a statement from the master of ceremonies. Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 ‘Then, till you reach the standard of that love, Let neither fears nor well-meant warning voice Distress you with “too much.” Kept for the Master's Use She had refused all of O'mie's well-meant counsel, and she had been friends with envy and hatred so long that they had become her masters. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas Little Domville was rushing to and fro in well-meant but futile efforts to reassure the children. The Deaves Affair Doubly thus I feel this parting, But thy course must onward lead; Take my blessing, song, on starting, And the cat's well-meant good speed! The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. I give you the well-meant advice to live for a time a little more apart from your comrades, in order to reduce your expenses. A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day But affairs had already come to such a pass, that even well-meant and judicious changes, if not immediately carried out, no longer gave satisfaction. The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli Others seemed to arise from well-meant attempts to interpret the Rubrics. Ritual Conformity Interpretations of the Rubrics of the Prayer-Book He might have been overlooked but for the well-meant, indignant officiousness of his father. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" It was his doubtless well-meant—and invited—intervention in the dispute, ignoring the principles by which imperial harmony had been secured in the past, which more than anything else stirred up resentment in Canada. The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier A Chronicle of Our Own Time Example IV.—Treating of a passion which, in the well-meant process of making the best of it, unconsciously saddles its object with the somewhat harassing responsibility of competing with the Universal Provider. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, May 24, 1890 She grew purple in the face with indignation and astonishment, that a casual outsider should venture to address her; so much so, indeed, that for a second I almost regretted my well-meant interposition. Miss Cayley's Adventures “Swell chance!” retorted Teddy to their well-meant sympathy. The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall Or, Great Days in School and Out The daughter finds the mother, five minutes later, trying a well-meant word to the old keeper; to put a little heart in him, if possible. When Ghost Meets Ghost Ignoring the well-meant advice, the miller laughed and bought three apples. Legends & Romances of Brittany I was so thoroughly downcast at missing the fight that I paid little attention to Pine’s well-meant talk. Gold These well-meant attempts at consolation did not appear to have the good effect desired. Cyrus the Great Makers of History —Such treatment of Art and Science may be well-meant, but it is always an error. Pedagogics as a System They thrust us off; And then we swung our nose against their bows And pulled them round with every well-meant stroke. Collected Poems Volume Two Her creator has spared no pains; she is well-meant, not ill-designed, sometimes has a word that rings out true; sometimes, if only for a breath, she may even engage our sympathies. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9 Come here!” and essayed a well-meant, but feeble and abortive, scream. The Continental Dragoon A Love Story of Philipse Manor-House in 1778 He is sure to be chaffed about any special intimacy with such a family, and even well-meant chaff sometimes spoils a situation. The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage Describing Modern Manners and Customs of Courtship and Marriage, and giving Full Details regarding the Wedding Ceremony and Arrangements We have seen it originating in the rational tone of Wolff's philosophy, and the well-meant but ill-judged exegesis which Semler exhibited under the pressure of sceptical difficulties. History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion Those last words, well-meant but, to me, misleading, caused me to make a spectacle of myself for a short period of time. Confessions of a Neurasthenic Poor fellow! he has paid dearly indeed for his well-meant though rash attempt to seize Faulkner's murderer. Through Russian Snows A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow It was probably a well-meant discretion that had guided his conduct, she thought, but it had caused her some little embarrassment. The Peace of Roaring River One of them is unlucky enough to be always making mischief by well-meant efforts to forward her interest. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) It was grim unintentionally, grim in spite of well-meant efforts to cheer it up and make it alluring, at least to the passer-by. The Side Of The Angels A Novel This result was intensified by another well-meant effort at elevation. Five Stages of Greek Religion For poor old Pharazyn was more obstinate than ever, though he thanked me with the greatest good temper for my well-meant advice. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly He scolded his wife in a good-natured way for her well-meant kindness, and adding that no harm had been done, sat down to his morning meal. The Great Cattle Trail And yet, you women are so fond of anything like self-sacrifice that it is impossible to fathom the motives that drive you into folly: generous, well-meant folly, but folly all the same. East of the Shadows But Robinette’s quick instinct pierced through the veil of well-meant bravery and touched the truth. Robinetta There were reams of well-meant advice and quires of threats of violence. Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life At last, in 1830, the British government made a serious and well-meant attempt to settle, once and for all, the financial difficulty. The 'Patriotes' of '37 A Chronicle of the Lower Canada Rebellion Hannah More's "Tale of Woe," was therefore a well-meant effort to attract attention to an unhappy creature, who was determined to give no knowledge of herself to the world. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 The girl's a decent girl, a well-meant girl ... a well-meant girl!... Changing Winds A Novel Without love, all the efforts of all the Eugenic Societies on earth will accomplish little, however well-meant their efforts. Sex--The Unknown Quantity The Spiritual Function of Sex He dashed to part them, kicked over a bucket of drinking water in his well-meant hurry, and, finally, had to rescue them, both drenched to the skin, from the untimely bath. The Twins of Suffering Creek The well-meant opinion of some theologians491 that the responsibility in all such cases lies not with God, but with men, lacks probability. Grace, Actual and Habitual A Dogmatic Treatise Perhaps even this inconvenience may be remedied by sedulous cultivation; at least, the particular inability of some, ought not to discourage the well-meant endeavours of others. An Essay on the Beautiful From the Greek of Plotinus He was tired, fiercely tired, of the well-meant but insistent pity which dogged him with a tenacity that drove him desperate. A Breath of Prairie and other stories With infinite regrets, and thanks for what is doubtless a well-meant endeavour, I am, dear Sir, yours sincerely, Endymion Browne. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 18, 1914 “There’s one thing you overlook, Doolittle,” De Launay retorted to his well-meant suggestions. Louisiana Lou A Western Story She was grateful for his words, but she knew they were no more than a well-meant wish. Shaman Officiousness is thrusting upon others unasked and undesired service, and is often as well-meant as it is annoying. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions And as the hens were being picked by ’Lize and Sarah, he 33 was comforted by the reflection that his well-meant attempt at gunning had brought the family something to eat. The Cabin on the Prairie Both Miss Poppleton's uncompromising remarks and Miss Edith's well-meant sympathy hurt her equally, for both expressed the same doubt of her father's honour. The Leader of the Lower School A Tale of School Life One well-meant effort on Miss Gibbs’s part met with particular disapproval. The Madcap of the School But Scotty met his well-meant raillery with such unwonted ferocity that he very promptly subsided. The Silver Maple He had to smile to think of the patience, the ingenuity and the eccentric operation of the well-meant project of his young inventor friend. Ralph on the Overland Express The Trials and Triumphs of a Young Engineer He was unconsciously funny, and did not understand the well-meant guffaw of the foreman. What's-His-Name These have mostly been travelling strangers, who either did not distinguish the signs of the coming storm, or, in proud reliance on their own power, refused to listen to well-meant warnings, and continued their route. Harper's Young People, February 10, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly His well-meant pretext of sleep was not destined to grow into a reality. Somehow Good It is but natural that you should treat all well-meant advice lightly. Hushed Up! A Mystery of London Mr. Saunderson bustled down in well-meant concern for Christopher’s well-being, and received certain emphatic instructions, which he took with shrewd docility, and a wink of his eye to the world. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker It was unnecessary to tell the colonel that his well-meant postponement of the sad news was wasted effort. The Scarlet Feather She had pleased him, and he had tried to amuse her in a careless, well-meant fashion, though he had never made fine speeches to her, as nine men out of ten would have done. Theo A Sprightly Love Story His own keen, kindly glance swept over them as he touched his grey felt hat in acknowledgment of their dubious greeting, that half-hearted but well-meant cheer. The Dop Doctor But all his well-meant efforts were in vain. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. She swayed to and fro with mechanical rhythm, and paid no heed at all to the two weeping women who kept up a flow of low-uttered sentences of well-meant but inadequate comfort. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker He hardly heard the well-meant warning which Artabanus, the shrewd old vizier, gave as he passed the door of the great hall. A Victor of Salamis But his old friend's losses troubled him deeply, and he resolved to do everything in his power to repair the effects of his well-meant, but unfortunate, advice. Little Folks (Septemeber 1884) A Magazine for the Young Even her dignified reserve could not ward off the well-meant congratulations, the eager questions, the interested comments on the news contained in the three last paragraphs of the column that was signed "Gold Pen." The Dop Doctor The woodsman, rough as he was, had a sensitive disposition, which chafed under the rebuff with which his well-meant advice had been met. The King's Warrant A Story of Old and New France The governess read in his face that her well-meant services had been of no avail, and sighed compassionately as she shook hands. The Giant's Robe Many persons are only confirmed in their scepticism by the well-meant but unwise efforts that are made to convince them of the truth concerning which they doubt. Personal Friendships of Jesus Jack and Guy went down to the camp as usual, but for some time they were in very low spirits, in spite of their commander's well-meant efforts to raise them. The Talking Horse And Other Tales They had a good talk the night before, after the wise shoester's act of well-meant violence. The Wagnerian Romances I, however, thank you cordially for your well-meant advice. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf He sat staring stupidly at Mr. Fladgate, who patted him on the shoulder with well-meant encouragement; he had never seen quite so coy an author before. The Giant's Robe This was a funeral oration over the old tree; short, but well-meant. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen The question was superfluous, for the "Eolus" went nowhere else except to Newport; but it was well-meant, for the Captain thought that Candace seemed lonely and ill at ease, and he wished to cheer her. A Little Country Girl The stranger would not drink; but once more acknowledged the kindness and well-meant hospitality of his entertainer. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 Her brother snuffed her out yesterday when she tried politics, and the clerical uncle who comes in with the vacation extinguished a well-meant attempt at theology by a vague but severe reference to the Fathers. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) He took it in by degrees, trying to steady his nerves at each additional item of poor Barbara's well-meant intelligence by a sip at his tin-flavoured coffee. Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers This class of people will read our book, and, we trust, profit by its well-meant hints. How To Behave: A Pocket Manual Of Republican Etiquette, And Guide To Correct Personal Habits Embracing An Exposition Of The Principles Of Good Manners; Useful Hints On The Care Of The Person, Eating, Drinking, Exercise, Habits, Dress, Self-Culture, And Behavior At Home; The Etiquette Of Salutations, Introductions, Receptions, Visits, Dinners, Evening Parties, Conversation, Letters, Presents, Weddings, Funerals, The Street, The Church, Places Of Amusement, Traveling, Etc., With Illustrative Anecdotes, a Chapter on Love and Courtship, and Rules of Order for Debating Societies This apparently well-meant advice was eagerly taken up by the enemy, who now hastened, as he thought, to destroy the fleet of the Greeks. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History There has been a moderate quantity of well-meant attempt to enforce, sometimes motive, sometimes doctrine, by arguments drawn from mathematics, the proponents being persons unskilled in that science for the most part. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II It is a well-meant protest in favor of what may be called, in these days of political excitement, the "rights" of plain girls. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) Naturally, I rejected all the well-meant and kindly advice, and did this in presence of my Lieutenants. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 You are a man of experience and knowledge, as it seems; nevertheless your well-meant advice will hardly meet with acceptance here. The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck I have no doubt that he would have accepted my well-meant advances if we had had time to mutually understand each other. The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. They are disposed to give us a hearty welcome, but I hope we shall have no occasion for their well-meant intentions. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I Naturally, I rejected all the well-meant and kindly advice, and did this in presence of my lieutenants. World's War Events, Vol. I She turned away, thus ending the conversation, but her 230 manner had been so significant that Agatha, who did not sleep well that night, decided, if it was possible, to act on the well-meant advice. Masters of the Wheat-Lands Sympathy and tactful advice are appreciated, though not effusively, and even a bluff, well-meant reproof is seldom resented. The Long Portage Eleanor was evidently getting worsted in her well-meant plan to further Tom’s case, so she wisely decided to keep still. Polly's Business Venture He detested the well-meant deceit he was compelled to practice. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel But it was a well-meant effort, and we all joined in the chorus. Faces and Places But it must be so, and I bit my lip and strove to smile and parry with a jest the well-meant offers which now and then came flying my way. The Reckoning The well-meant but too mild sultan fell a victim to their violence, and was succeeded by Mustapha, who had instigated the insurgents to revolt. The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy For them the crucial moment had come, and Harley had too much humanity to disturb them, even with well-meant efforts, at such a moment. The Candidate A Political Romance These instructions were a well-meant attempt to provide a "sealed pattern" for naval engagements. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima Incensed at the unworthy return which my well-meant words received, I forthwith left the house, and having purchased a few articles of provision, I set out for the dingle alone. The Romany Rye A Sequel to 'Lavengro' Their hygienic consciousness may be enriched and their moral consciousness tainted by the same hour of well-meant instruction. Psychology and Social Sanity For a moment it looked as if the warden's well-meant artifice would serve them. The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights Histories of contemporary events in Europe were written with conscientious impartiality by Lancelot de la Popelini�re, and with personal and party passion, struggling against his well-meant resolves, by Agrippa d'Aubign�. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. Then Vittoria told Beatrice of Dante, how he was devoted soul and body to Beatrice, and how it was only in consequence of Vittoria's well-meant but ill-proving advice that he at all sought her society. The God of Love He did not repel or resent her well-meant advances; but he edged off, and got out of the way as fast as he could. Hope and Have or, Fanny Grant Among the Indians, A Story for Young People The widow who lived comfortably on the bequests of a deceased husband, experienced a frustration of all his well-meant tenderness. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2 From 1620-1816 Wraysford was quite conscious of his own mistake; still it hurt him sorely that his well-meant effort, which had cost him so much, should be thus summarily thrust aside without a word. The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's A School Story The moon washes the night with silver, and, thank Heaven! there are no nightingales to ruin the music of the stillness with their well-meant but ill-produced voices. The Green Carnation The fear prevailed that the students would be unmanageable under the many temptations which Montgomery would afford, and that even the well-meant hospitality of the citizens, which was sure to be generous, would cause trouble. The Supplies for the Confederate Army, how they were obtained in Europe and how paid for. Hamilton reached headquarters with a temperature of 105, and declined Bones' well-meant offers to look after him. Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country Unfortunately, Joseph's well-meant efforts again came to naught. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) Many a man has been worried into vice by well-meant but wearisome admonitions to be virtuous. Days Off And Other Digressions As he flung the well-meant boots from his door at Oxford, so throughout life he knew how to make all men afraid to insult, slight, or patronize him. Dr. Johnson and His Circle He was altogether out of harmony with Jerrold's policy of stinging the rich into charity and justice by biting satire and illogical sarcasm, warm-hearted and well-meant though it was. The History of "Punch" Naturally, I rejected all the well-meant and kindly advice, and did this in the presence of Page 1398 my lieutenants. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 12) Neuve Chapelle, Battle of Ypres, Przemysl, Mazurian Lakes Thus far, in spite of well-meant attempts to substitute new constructions for the old, all had been disintegration. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) How he wished, as he sat in the cold discomfort of the shack, that he had heeded the timely and well-meant advice. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest He would, as likely as not, resent their well-meant intentions if they invited the boy to their house, but a picnic under Dr. Holtum's auspices to the neighbourhood of the Ha' was different. Viking Boys King log, however, interfered with my well-meant intentions. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler The conscientious and well-meant answer to this question, from the majority of persons is, the health of the pupils. The Education of American Girls Bibb's colonization plan was a well-meant effort to improve the status of the Negro in Canada. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 The Abbess broke in, in a manner which, though well-meant, was exceedingly ill-timed and in bad taste. The Well in the Desert An Old Legend of the House of Arundel But this well-meant ovation elicited no response from him. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions Kindly and well-meant advice, but Levy would have none of it. The New Land Stories of Jews Who Had a Part in the Making of Our Country I appeared to submit to his well-meant arguments; but inwardly resolved, coûte qui coûte, not to sleep within the den below, which exhibited a scene of suffocation and its consequences that defies description. Impressions of America During the years 1833, 1834 and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume I. The Irish youth sported a well-meant, but not very successful attempt at a moustache, and a black cloth cap pitched on one side of his head. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 Another infliction, harder to bear, was the well-meant intrusion of old friends from the North. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death But Caroline of Brunswick would not have been Caroline of Brunswick had she suffered this well-meant intervention to influence her purpose. Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1) From the Original Family Documents Having given the subject such careful thought, I am not disposed either to minimize obstacles or to cavil at well-meant efforts. Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 But Harry's heart was too stricken to accept those well-meant words; and the sudden change in the Doctor made Harry say what at another time he would never have dared to say. Wilton School or, Harry Campbell's Revenge Not forgetting their pledge to get acquainted speedily with the freshmen in their own house, the Lookouts found themselves completely blocked in their well-meant design by the Sans. Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore The water might be cold; but at least it did not hurt, while her nose and ears smarted sharply from her mother's well-meant scratches. The Book of the Cat "Then you might have spared, my dear, your—I suppose and hope well-meant—interpretation of my mind." The Outcry So I did not take Harry Colemain's well-meant advice, and leave Aiken. We Three If any woman of that time had blazed up in anger at the well-meant speech, she would have astonished and grieved her contemporaries. The Daughters of Danaus Three weeks had passed since she had seen him; and all Mrs. Reed's caresses and well-meant attempts at consolation had failed to overcome her chagrin. Which? or, Between Two Women To myself, he was ever kind and good-natured, though I could smile sometimes at his hearty and well-meant patronage. John Forster Mercifully for Catia's poise, her young husband forebore explaining to her the reason for the three-fold clerical roar which went up upon the heels of her well-meant attention. The Brentons I have counted the cost, Mr Stansfield, and intend to run the risk; but thank you, all the same, for your well-meant warning. Charlie to the Rescue The well-meant signal did indeed take effect, but it came too late. Twice Bought A generous and well-meant effort on the part of Christians and philanthropists to give full freedom and rights to the Hottentots resulted to a large extent in vagabondism, with its concomitant robbery. The Settler and the Savage His little device, well-meant though it was, failed. Red Rooney The Last of the Crew Her particularity he found "fussiness," her energy annoyed him, and her well-meant interest in others appeared to him insufferable busy-bodyism. Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes Yes, alack!—the rest of the Form, for Gwen, in spite of her well-meant efforts, had not yet won popularity in the Fifth. The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story With an effort Toni smiled, in response to his good-natured jesting; and Owen never knew that his well-meant words caused Toni to shed tears before she slept that night. The Making of a Soul There was sound sense in this even with the woeful prophecy and Tom, though with many inward protests, followed the well-meant advice. Army Boys on the Firing Line or, Holding Back the German Drive To provide compensation for these evicted tenants was the object of a well-meant but hastily drawn "Disturbance Bill," which the Government passed through the Commons. Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography Rayner was not inclined to listen to this well-meant and really judicious advice, but rushing forward, was attempting to make his way down the ladder. From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure The Stamp Act itself hardly turned out a greater blunder for Grenville than this well-meant suggestion=109= was near turning out for Franklin. Benjamin Franklin Sometimes she roused herself to answer the friends who came with well-meant sympathy; but oftener she sat silent, scarcely seeming to hear their words. Shenac's Work at Home The well-meant attempts to "improve" the rural school as now organized are futile. New Ideals in Rural Schools But my well-meant endeavour proved to be a signal failure; the enemy was not in this case to be so easily frightened. A Pirate of the Caribbees Let us turn then from such well-meant but inaccurate testimony, and face the facts as they exist. The Bird Study Book The observations which Lord Lovat made upon this well-meant but absurd proposal, show his natural shrewdness, or his disbelief in all that is good and generous. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume II. Despite all the plausible explanations, she came very near guessing the well-meant deceit that was practised upon her. Manasseh A Romance of Transylvania These well-meant reminiscences nearly drove Seymour mad, but he would not stop them. For Love of Country A Story of Land and Sea in the Days of the Revolution Will the clever authoress accept this well-meant hint from her literary and critical admirer, The Gallant Baron de B.-W.? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, January 21, 1893 The Scotchman had lugged me from bed in a gentle, lumbering, well-meant fashion, and I was sitting up for the first time. Lords of the North One is continually upsetting some frail structure, or tumbling over some well-meant æsthetic convenience. Girls and Women Gradually the struggling mass of dusky bodies untwined itself, disclosing the unfortunate sick man, who was the object, or rather the victim, of this well-meant demonstration of affection and sorrow. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia But the shout of laughter, with which he received this well-meant respect, showed them that he was their old schoolfellow still; and soon set them at their ease with him. Saint Bartholomew's Eve A Tale of the Huguenot WarS Nor do your well-meant efforts to convey the rest with your fingers materially assist me. The Napoleon of Notting Hill Such were the remarks of Captain Durbin, in reply to the well-meant remonstrances of his friends. Evenings at Donaldson Manor Or, The Christmas Guest But this well-meant effort at consolation aroused Jason's wrath. Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know A coolness had sprung up between him and his former legal adviser; he shrunk from disclosing to him his never-ceasing embarrassments, and had been offended by Horn's well-meant warnings. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag He possessed the talent, however, as well as the perseverance, and of neither of these qualifications could they dispossess him, and so, taking to heart Reutter's well-meant admonition, he set to work afresh. Story-Lives of Great Musicians The puppy was so extremely happy and anxious to make friends that Hanlon was soon laughing almost convulsively while trying to avoid those well-meant but very moist kisses. Man of Many Minds But he refused the well-meant offer of the Chicago Athletic Association, and we feel sure that all right-minded men will give him their sympathy and approval. A Ball Player's Career Being the Personal Experiences and Reminiscensces of Adrian C. Anson I have not therefore been able to follow the well-meant counsel to simply strike out the "Presuppositions." History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) Then fare ye well, and may each time The sun smiles, find ye wiser: Pray kindly take the well-meant rhyme Of thy sincere adviser. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, February 1844 Volume 23, Number 2 So I give you this well-meant advice: Go back home. Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know I warrant there are mistakes in it, but you will find mistakes wherever you find achievement, and there is no law against them—in well-meant dreams. The Amateur Garden When these rejoinders came to be translated they had almost as deleterious an influence as if they had been panegyrics instead of well-meant thrusts. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology She remembered Annie's rude but well-meant words, back there where they once crudely struggled with these great questions. The Sagebrusher A Story of the West Through this well-meant blunder of an understrapper those on board the launch had received warning that we were on their track. The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont "Your little girl is quite a song bird," continued Mr. Snavely, with his usual facility in making well-meant small-talk more irritating than a hurled brick. Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers An hour previous, tortured between his own thoughts and her well-meant, but unwelcome efforts to cheer him, he had begged to be left alone, and had closed his door against all comers. An Apache Princess A Tale of the Indian Frontier For it has been directly witnessed in certain foreign countries that following on the establishment of parliaments those bodies actually distressed and confused the people and their well-meant reforms produced maleficent results. The Secret of Divine Civilization There are well-meant books now having a wide circulation in consequence of the efforts made to push them, which I cannot help believing do more injury than many books which are universally condemned. The Friendships of Women There would have been some veiled allusion to the engagement; either silly, well-meant congratulations and good wishes, or else a stupid hint of advice to get out of a bad business while there was time. The Golden Silence As Ruth stopped a moment, bored but courteous, to return its well-meant attentions by friction behind the ears, she heard a slight crackling among the wood in the stable. The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers The girls gazed a long time, then, a bit chilled, for the night's gale had greatly cooled the air, they crept back, to sleep a while longer, in spite of the well-meant advice of Texas. All Aboard A Story for Girls He soon reached the catastrophe, which once more drew a scream, or rather a quickly suppressed, gasping sound, from the widow, and then closed with a few well-meant, but clumsy, words of consolation. How Women Love (Soul Analysis) He was always grateful for a well-meant present. The Great Book-Collectors It was laudable to seek a refuge from the well-meant persecutions of those who governed the city. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 Desperation gave her courage to ask him one more question; his well-meant reply silenced her. The Danger Mark The effect of this well-meant but secret and dilettante policy was that we suggested to the Entente a willingness to separate from our Allies, and lost our position in the struggle for a separate peace. In the World War And he would probably have succeeded but for George; as Ralph, in his well-meant but very mistaken kindness for Oscar, would not have been very likely to expose him. Oscar The Boy Who Had His Own Way She was dreadfully indignant with him for his well-meant offer, and said, "My son knows all about it—it is no business of yours." Round About the Carpathians My neighbours were fervent in their well-meant zeal, and loud in their remonstrances on the imprudence and rashness of my conduct. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 To think that all my well-meant efforts should be rewarded with such base ingratitude, wounds me deeply. Clemence The Schoolmistress of Waveland Although personal pique seldom actuates him, he may be frail enough to be annoyed when his well-meant efforts are assailed. Writing the Photoplay Parents in their well-meant kindness, or, perhaps, it were better named, thoughtless indulgence, often repress energies which, if their children were compelled to put forth, would result in benefits of the most important character. Mrs Whittelsey's Magazine for Mothers and Daughters Volume 3 Their well-meant but disastrous ways of making you feel that you were doing wrong, or in the wrong, over matters the most straight-forward and natural. Mrs. Overtheway's Remembrances The failure of all those well-meant efforts was due to our republican form of Government. The Extermination of the American Bison "Console if you will, I can bear it; 'Tis a well-meant alms of breath; But not all the preaching since Adam Has made Death other than Death." Infelice Thus the intending traveler is not incommoded by well-meant but ill-timed calls at an hour when she is most busy. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada But these well-meant efforts to prove him less black than tradition painted him are answered by the fact that his memory was thoroughly hated by those who knew him best. The Leading Facts of English History He was all along a sincere friend, and I could not but take his words as well-meant and true. 18th May, 1871.—Abed gave me 200 cowries and some green beads. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873 Continued By A Narrative Of His Last Moments And Sufferings, Obtained From His Faithful Servants Chuma And Susi That it might be improper had not occurred to her, and it vexed her to be reminded of it by Hugh, so his well-meant offer failed to soften her. Miss Dexie A Romance of the Provinces May these well-meant efforts of my pen be more acceptable to you than those of my tongue! The English Church in the Eighteenth Century In fine, he is critical of his own country, critical of all foreign nations, critical of existing institutions, critical of well-meant but uninstructed attempts to set them right. Matthew Arnold The result of my well-meant efforts I find to be, that I am generally credited with having invented "protoplasm" in the interests of "materialism." Lay Sermons, Addresses and Reviews But I confess to the pleasure with which I have watched other Selimas extricate themselves from well-meant but vulgar familiarities. Americans and Others The faint pictures we have of their well-meant efforts present them to us attacking in a loose throng and masking each other's fire. Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX. He brushed aside with characteristic Castilian grace some well-meant advice tendered him by his countrymen, who have accumulated much racing wisdom since the bang-tails have come to Tia Juana. The Pride of Palomar Their well-meant efforts proved fruitless; but the fact is notable and significant. An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) Jesus took no part in these well-meant efforts; he maintained, as he had done before Kaïapha, a grave and dignified silence, which astonished Pilate. The Life of Jesus Pedestrians pause to admire him, and many of them endeavour, with well-meant but futile familiarity, to win some notice in return. Americans and Others As usual there was the school, represented by the Duke of York and Penn, which inclined to formality, and by pedantic insistence on well-meant principles tended inevitably to confuse the means with the end. Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX. The last products of his muse show that this well-meant advice was bad. Musicians of To-Day At last he felt the moment had arrived to stop Helen's well-meant attempts at amusing him. The Upas Tree A Christmas Story for all the Year Nor did the well-meant observance of established forms on the part of the Court do anything to modify his sentiments. Fray Luis de León A Biographical Fragment All the well-meant wisdom of the "Don't Worry" books is based upon immunity from common sensations and from everyday experience. Americans and Others Something of the same kind would, we fear, be the effect on a large number of persons of well-meant expositions of the English civil-service reform and its admirable results. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XVI., December, 1880. Indeed, it was his own servants who did the most toward drowning his voice by their well-meant endeavors to shout down the interrupting cries. The Wharf by the Docks A Novel Tavia cared little for coffee, but she was weak, and the fear of being again left in the station alone prompted her to accept the well-meant invitation. Dorothy Dale's Camping Days In some cases, variant spellings of the same word are used, as in the case of "enrolment" and "enrollment", "therefor" and "therefore", "well meant" and "well-meant". The Record of a Quaker Conscience, Cyrus Pringle's Diary With an Introduction by Rufus M. Jones She did all she could to help me, and out of common gratitude I could not refuse to listen to her well-meant efforts to comfort me.' Uncle Max Captain Galsworthy was more concerned than I was at the failure of his well-meant intervention. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow "Monsieur must not take his loss too much to heart," said Alphonse, with well-meant sympathy. In Friendship's Guise Mr. Stirling had set Bart a practical temperance example by pouring the liquor into the sink, but had not offended Green by declining his well-meant offerings. Bart Stirling's Road to Success Or, The Young Express Agent "I think you might have spared yourself that well-meant remark, Mr. Worse," answered Rachel, in a tone which made him look at her with astonishment. Garman and Worse A Norwegian Novel So I used to set at naught the well-meant counsels of my kindly old friend, to laugh at his lugubrious countenance and the portentous shaking of his silvery head. Memories A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During Four Years of War The neighbors denounced these well-meant efforts of the mistress as dangerous innovations, incendiarisms, and so forth, and thanked Heaven that the Brudenell negroes were too faithful to be led away by her! Ishmael Or, In the Depths I like your ways, and will make you a well-meant offer. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 When Mr. Gokhale's political testament was published, it was dismissed by the Extremists as a well-meant but quite obsolete document. India, Old and New Mr. and Mrs. Enderby continued to take a friendly interest in everything that concerned her, though strictly following their well-meant plan of not showing her any particular personal affection. Hetty Gray Nobody's Bairn The well-meant but ingenuous efforts of the Government to produce pessimism among the citizens have failed. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915 How can I forsake it now?'—The virtuous destroyer of Paka, pleased with these well-meant words of the parrot, thus said to him:—'I am gratified with thy humane and compassionate disposition. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 I have already learned, during my brief career as an agent, that no widows or orphan children are fed or clothed by the empty, though well-meant, plaudits of an enthusiastic populace. The Lever A Novel The year of his birth saw the first railway opened in England; it was seven years before electoral reform began, with its well-meant but dispiriting sequel in the new Poor Law. Thomas Henry Huxley A Character Sketch Nothing moved him, and Estelle's well-meant but ill-judged action merely served to terminate Abel's education for good and all. The Spinners All that we could do was to speak a few weak but well-meant words of comfort to the afflicted family, and then leave them to their fate. With Steyn and De Wet Our identification with the woman's rights movement and the anti-slavery cause is such that we ought not unnecessarily involve them in any hasty and ill-judged, no matter how well-meant, efforts of our own. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years It as been Mr. IRVING's task to prune this well-meant but somewhat excessive verbiage so that the real dramatic stuff can at last "get over." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 2, 1917 She wanted to get away from Helen's well-meant, friendly, affectionate chatter about the future, and about money and marriage. The Imaginary Marriage "Don't want no saft-handed help!" was all he got in return for his well-meant offer. The Hoosier Schoolmaster A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana In later chapters I shall have to show what well-meant kindness and resolute government have done for Ireland. The Framework of Home Rule Despite his well-meant solicitude, however, Win's vitality was at an exceedingly low ebb toward five o'clock in the afternoon of the third day. Winnie Childs The Shop Girl They therefore marshaled themselves with blowguns, to execute summary vengeance; but their well-meant endeavors brought destruction upon the mud-built domicile they wished to defend. McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader We find no kindly Old Travelers returned from Pyrenees soil, to counsel us, advise us, and inflict well-meant and inordinate itineraries upon us. A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees No one can tell what I suffer in the cause of freedom, through my well-meant endeavors to interest and instruct others on the subject which absorbs my thoughts. The Sable Cloud A Southern Tale With Northern Comments (1861) To have others thinking and acting for one merely meant that one had to be perpetually grateful for a lot of well-meant and usually unsatisfactory services. When William Came The visit of the doctor, to whom in the child's hearing all the symptoms are related, is often followed by an aggravation which is apt to be attributed to his well-meant prescription. The Nervous Child At last the Governor turned toward her, and began to ask well-meant questions and to give pompous encouragement to the new player. Audrey In these ways the well-meant and well-advertised endeavors to substitute a moral relationship of nations for the state of latent warfare known as the balance of power were steadily wasted. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference At ten Innstetten relaxed and indulged in a few well-meant, but rather tired caresses, which Effi accepted, without genuinely returning them. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 My father was a worthy man, confused And darkened with his narrow lucubrations, Who with a whimsical, though well-meant patience, On Nature's holy circles mused. Faust; a Tragedy, Translated from the German of Goethe The proud, nervous irritability of the boy's nature was fostered by his guardian's well-meant but ill-judged indulgence. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 We regret that a well-meant enterprise on the part of one of The Tacuru party met with such a poor reception. Argentina from a British Point of View A classic example of this process of disruption is Russia's well-meant protection of the persecuted Christians in Turkey. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference The poor man had been exhausted by Cousin Egbert's well-meant efforts to show him something exciting, and he was now suffering from sure-enough shell shock, which he'd had before in more official circumstances. Ma Pettengill Edith had managed, during her well-meant efforts at entertaining me, to couple Mr. Weaver's name all too frequently with that of her cousin. The Range Dwellers His comrades received the well-meant greeting with a resentful frown, which ended in further weeping. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, April 25, 1891 Their well-meant efforts did not have the effect of terrorizing the author. Flames "I assure you it's nothing," protested the soldier, resisting eager and well-meant attempts to drag him into the house and tend his hurts by force. The Elephant God The General seemed to think that the advice was well-meant, but unnecessary. The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln A Narrative And Descriptive Biography With Pen-Pictures And Personal Recollections By Those Who Knew Him He listened not to the counsel of his relatives and friends, who thought he had gone mad; and he bore in patience the well-meant but harsh rebukes of his second wife. Cosmic Consciousness Murphy's well-meant efforts to get Dominion Home Rule adopted or even discussed by the Convention. Ireland Since Parnell One well-meant warning they gave me as I went—the old man was not reliable. Tales of Wonder And do you understand, too, that an innocent and sensitive and modest girl would rather die than have such a thing made public through your well-meant activity? The Common Law And while she read his mind a deal more understandingly than he did her poems, she was grateful for his kindly attention and well-meant praise. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women "He, too, is probably asleep," she thought, remembering some information which a kindly warder had given her in a few jerky, well-meant sentences, while she was waiting downstairs in the gaol for Minta Hurd. Marcella In the presence of these poor, unhappy creatures, the professor realized the utter futility of any well-meant attempt at consolation. Ticket No. "9672" Excuse this well-meant advice from an elder brother. Some Private Views His garments were also of distinctive cut, though they frankly exposed well-meant though unvailing efforts at matching buttons and repairing small rents. Sweetapple Cove Console if you will, I can bear it; 'Tis a well-meant alms of breath; But not all the preaching since Adam Has made Death other than Death. The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell "Your highness," cried Burgsdorf indignantly, "those were well-meant schemes, and originated in the excess of our love for you." The Youth of the Great Elector It was a painful story of well-meant mistakes, he thought, and it explained many things which he had not understood. Don Orsino The older man struck deliberately at the whitening face of his freezing companion, who recognized the well-meant insult and refused to be roused into activity. Pardners I do not now wish to say to what I assign the failure of that enterprise with which are associated my well-meant acts for this persecuted land. Speeches from the Dock, Part I To these I am bound to render, and do render, my thanks, for that, prompted by well-meant zeal, they have so tender a regard to my reputation. The Decameron, Volume II Ours is the gift of factory seconds, well-made & well-meant through to a public we detest if you think about it. Unmanned My mother took offense at his well-meant words; she stopped her wheel and replied vehemently that her son was a fine good fellow. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig Field did not find in California the "glorious climate" which the well-meant advice of his physicians had led him to expect. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 But his well-meant efforts to work a reformation in the Baptist churches were despised, and he was thrust out as a heathen man and publican. Personal Recollections of Pardee Butler A little uneasy; never know from day to day what his well-meant but ill-directed energy may not achieve. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, November 1, 1890 We may have to approve the author of an injurious action, because it is well-meant; the law must nevertheless punish it. Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics I threw her a gold piece for her well-meant information, and stopped under the trees. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English Of course, the merely commercial visitors she left to the hackmen at the station, but friends or relatives of prominent people could not escape Mrs. Budlong's well-meant attentions. Mrs. Budlong's Christmas Presents Every line of her body, rounding into womanhood, defied Aunt Hitty's well-meant efforts. A Spinner in the Sun There were, however, much more serious movements made by the Democratic party than well-meant and meddling attempts to make peace with France. George Washington, Volume II Even with well-meant efforts of the practical spirit it must express dissatisfaction, if in the sphere of the ideal they seem impoverishing and limiting. Selections from the Prose Works of Matthew Arnold Will you take a piece of well-meant advice? The Penalty The bear rather resented these well-meant recommendations, and, confidently asserting his ability to take care of himself, set out for Reynard's abode. Legends of the Middle Ages Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art Freeman's well-meant remarks would have seemed elementary to an audience of school-children. The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe He put an end to the office of "Protector of the Aborigines," the source of much well-meant but unpractical advice. The Long White Cloud His well-meant efforts may wreck you; his mistakes are sure to. Two Thousand Miles on an Automobile Being a Desultory Narrative of a Trip Through New England, New York, Canada, and the West, By "Chauffeur" The effect of this well-meant advice is not to hasten his marriage, but to put it off because he is not allowed to take the course he feels safest. The Cost of Shelter The people of the village would not have withheld their services in well-meant friendship, but she shrank from them, being a stranger. Cattle Brands A Collection of Western Camp-fire Stories It is not a laughable sight to see the comfortable fractions of Christian communities everywhere striving, with sincere, pious, well-meant, criminal benevolence, to make their poor brethren contented with the ditch. The Grandissimes Matthew received him with the diplomatic courtesy due to the parent of one's enchantress, and made a well-meant if not novel remark on the state of the weather. Round the Block It was well that he made this decision in time, before she had been spoiled by his well-meant but poor intentions. Lives of Girls Who Became Famous Such was the unfortunate outcome of the well-meant and honest attempt to procure the horse-dealer satisfaction for the injustice that had been committed against him. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 04 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes To have to listen to all this well-meant twaddle was misery indeed. Bred in the Bone But one can excuse the inappropriateness and the tactlessness of commemorating the two poets together in Italy, because it is so well-meant and sincere an attempt to do them honour. The Silent Isle "I am obliged to her and to you for your well-meant caution, but I don't intend to go out until I have seen Alice,—if she will see me." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 20, June, 1859 Not a glint in it showed that his next response, however well-meant, was to be a lie. Kincaid's Battery All the more reason why the Committee of Union and Progress should not have accepted that well-meant advice of European publicists! The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey I take the New York Police merely, as I said, as a crude example of, doubtless, well-meant, but entirely misplaced energy. Vanishing Roads and Other Essays Socialism, in its purely economic aspect, was a well-meant attempt to abolish the law of competition—that is, the natural law of the Survival of the Fittest. Dawn of All We regret that Dale's own words were thus lost; for the stories of the hardy partisan are not improved by his biographer's well-meant efforts to tell them in more graceful language. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 33, July, 1860 It was a translation of well-meant regulations and pseudo-scientific conceptions of social order into blundering, arrogant, ill-bred flesh and blood. An Englishman Looks at the World Being thus brought down at the very commencement of my attempt to be sensible, and finding it less trouble to resume my natural character, I concluded to disregard Sylvia's well-meant advice. A Grandmother's Recollections Oh, that I had listened to the expostulations of the magistrate that hears me, or submitted to the well-meant despotism of his authority! Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are But it was a well-meant attempt; since its instinct was perfectly right, that competition is not the highest law of the Universe. Dawn of All This unfortunate termination to her well-meant efforts in behalf of the unhappy pair was a severe blow to Mrs. Upton. The Booming of Acre Hill And Other Reminiscences of Urban and Suburban Life I do not doubt that both may be true, and the former may have been the result of a well-meant effort to escape from the latter. Famous Reviews Before she had opportunity to tell what she had seen, her mother was gone, but Jane had found it impossible to obey her well-meant injunction. The Apartment Next Door After what has gone before, we need hardly say that their well-meant efforts have a precisely opposite effect to the one they intend. Diseases of the Horse's Foot Graham Stannard made his well-meant but disastrous proposal to Mary at half past five or so on a Friday afternoon. Mary Wollaston War is a very terrible thing, and the well-meant interference of the kind- hearted may do far more harm than good. A Surgeon in Belgium How difficult it is to sustain the elevation of such a subject, may be seen in the well-meant and long popular "Jane Shore" of Rowe. Famous Reviews In never assuming, even for a well-meant object, such powers as were not designed to be conferred upon it, we shall in reality do most for the general welfare. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 3, part 2: Martin Van Buren He complained of the well-meant advice to Boswell, with a sense that he had been unjustly treated. Samuel Johnson If the girl is of a sensitive nature, timidity keeps her from answering truthfully, and this well-meant course has a tendency to drive her from maternal counsels. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself But Arthur will never consent to that: he knows he has rejected the clergyman’s well-meant admonitions with scoffing levity at other times, and cannot dream of turning to him for consolation now. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall But no—the lout sticks to his brass,Though shares at par I freely proffer:Yet—will it be believed?—the assDeclines, with thanks, my well-meant offer! The Bab Ballads But his well-meant attempt to assuage the stricken creature's wo was futile. Within the Law As may be imagined, Boswell and Mrs. Thrale did not love each other, in spite of the well-meant efforts of the sage to bring about a friendly feeling between his disciples. Samuel Johnson In such combats, as well as in the more formal sports of the tilting-yard, Tranter had won a name for strength and dexterity which had caused Norbury to utter his well-meant warning. The White Company This well-meant resolution brought on her misconstruction, and some abuse, which she bore, as it was her custom to bear whatever was unpleasant, with mild, steady patience. Biographical Notes on the Pseudonymous Bells This and a bald though well-meant notice in the 'Athenaeum' exhaust its literary history for this period.* Life and Letters of Robert Browning Worse, it was transformed into an emotion hostile to the one who thus offended him by rejection of the well-meant kindliness of his address "Come, come!" he exclaimed, testily. Within the Law |
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