| 单词 | well-turned |
| 例句 | There is no way you can become a royal footman unless you have a well-turned ankle. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s followed by an offhand reflection on making a leaf-shaped ashtray in grade school that becomes a well-turned shaggy dog tale, complete with punch line. Poet and Punk: Patti Smith’s New Audiobook 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z He laughed, softly, at this well-turned phrase, while the students took notes. How to Restore Your Faith in Democracy 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z What buoys it up is Odets's linguistic gift: Rocket to the Moon is fuelled by well-turned lines. Cause C?l?bre; Rocket to the Moon ? review 2011-04-02T23:09:47Z By a well-turned ankle, by a skirt, by a hot tamale. "The Square": Coen-style sunbaked Aussie noir 2010-04-10T00:30:00Z That well-turned observation was originally made about one Prince Hamlet, and doubtless it’s useful advice regarding future heads of state. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: A Method to Their Madness 2011-07-07T15:40:01Z What’s really missing from the museum’s architecture, perfectly well-turned but also perfectly complacent, is any noticeable sense of curiosity. An identity crisis for American architecture? 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z However furious, they are also ingratiating, emphasizing familiar situations, comic personalities and well-turned put-downs. Terrence McNally, Tony-Winning Playwright of Gay Life, Dies at 81 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z Charles Isherwood, writing in The New York Times, complimented her “lovely music and well-turned lyrics.” Anaïs Mitchell Hopes to Change the World With Her First Musical 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Tremendously well-turned though the film is, there were times when I wanted to reach into the screen and shake Suleiman and ask him what on earth he thinks about the situation. Film review: The Time That Remains 2010-05-27T21:25:00Z When the musical first ran Off Broadway, The Times wrote that Mitchell’s “lovely music and well-turned lyrics are tightly bound together.” 12 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z A gently wry sense of humor about human foibles and some well-turned exchanges keep the proceedings drifting along pleasantly enough, until characters start convening for the requisite heart-to-hearts and making-up. Movie Review: ‘My Best Day,’ a Comedy by Erin Greenwell 2013-06-14T01:54:44Z But as postmodern crime yarns go, this one is pretty spry, and especially well-turned when it comes to Risto’s struggle to reconcile the crime he’s solving with the violence he witnessed in his youth. Review | A meditation on race, class — and murder — set in one of Europe’s most storied cities 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z The effect is both piquantly engaging and dishearteningly synthetic, like a well-turned sound effect—one simulating the thud of a screenplay dropped on a desk. “The Kitchen,” Reviewed: An Engrossing Mob-Wife Drama That’s Relegated to a Table Read 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z I snorted at both of these weird, well-turned ripostes, and at dozens of others studded like flavor crystals throughout the blink-and-it’s-over 80-minute production. Review: Look Up! It’s Amy Schumer in ‘Meteor Shower’ 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z When the musical first ran Off Broadway, The New York Times wrote that Mitchell’s “lovely music and well-turned lyrics are tightly bound together.” 13 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z Frances Fisher, as Rose’s mother Ruth, gets a little more slack: in a well-turned scene, she explains that Rose’s marriage to Cal will save a noble family drowning in debt. Titanic, TIME and Me 2012-04-04T20:24:41Z For now, it’s just a war of well-turned phrases. ‘The Night Manager’ Season 1, Episode 2: The Mistress, Unveiled 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z But I can’t do much more cheerleading for Mr. Kern’s play, aside from noting the excellence and commitment of its young cast and its reasonably ample array of well-turned zingers. Theater Review: ‘Modern Terrorism,’ by Jon Kern, at the Second Stage Theater 2012-10-18T21:50:45Z The deflationary properties of the well-turned observation shouldn't be underestimated, and sometimes puncturing a single ego can be as effective as charging to the forefront of an argument and leaving devastation in your wake. The balm of Blandings 2013-01-12T09:00:04Z He wears a gas mask and speaks in moronic but well-turned rhymes. Books of The Times: ‘NOS4A2,’ a Novel by Joe Hill 2013-04-28T20:53:12Z It seemed, even, like every blistering high note, well-turned melisma and swooning falsetto note was greeted with hums of approval and the occasional shout of “C’mon!” Review: Lawrence Brownlee Makes Room for Black Composers 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z There’s something heartening about audiences in shorts and T-shirts leaping to their feet in a concert hall to cheer well-turned showpieces by Ravel, Barber and Jacques Ibert. At Mostly Mozart Concerts, Casual Vibes and High Musical Values 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z Nominated for: Best British female, album and single What they say: "Allen remains a child of the hip-hop era: A pop singer with a rapper's love of the well-turned couplet and well-aimed diss." 2010-02-16T08:37:00Z Taken on its own terms and not as an adaptation,”The Buccaneers” is a well-turned object, pretty to look at and evidently expensive. Review: 'The Buccaneers' may be more 'Bridgerton' than Edith Wharton 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z The story of Elizabeth’s wealth has the fine-grain detail of a Richard Powers novel, and Jack’s background in Kansas is a well-turned tale of pathos, familial cruelty and the brutal heartland landscape. Did Gen X sell out? In Nathan Hill's stealthy new satire, it's way worse than that 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z "For his part, Depp delivers his lines in well-turned French, wearing fine powder and a stiff white wig, and yet he seems strangely uncomfortable in the role - adequate but not especially engaged," he added. Johnny Depp: Critics lukewarm to comeback film Jeanne du Barry 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z And yet Pinegrove harnesses, perhaps more effectively than any other band of its era, the power of a well-turned musical confession. Pinegrove Stages a Complicated Comeback 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z The model Kate Moss, once asked for her motto, replied: “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels” – a terrible message to send about dieting and body image, but a well-turned sentence, surely. How to write the perfect sentence 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z They can’t be relied on to deliver a well-turned observation or a well-timed quip. Annie Baker is a master of loaded silences 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z But one of the sports staff’s go-to moves was the well-turned feature that often told readers more about what was happening off the court than on it. Covering Sports. Including Smelt Fishing. And Bighorn-Sheep Hunting. 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z So the well-turned sentence, the thoughtful allusion, and all the gifts that writers hold dear have become a devalued currency. Howard Jacobson: ‘Trump in the White House – that must never feel normal’ 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z Facing a regime so vulnerable to satire, and living in age where a well-turned joke can reach millions, the American left may well find itself reversing Postman’s formula, and amusing itself back to life. Is it wrong to laugh at Donald Trump? | Steven Johnson 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z It looks like one thing but it’s really another thing, like a well-turned pun or punch line, and like a joke it runs on precision and incongruity. Rewatching the Theismann Injury 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z “It smells like Amsterdam” is a well-turned phrase. The sweet smell of Amsterdam … and it's not just cannabis, say odour mappers 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z One longs for a bit of artfulness, poetry or uplift, or even a well-turned phrase every now and then. Book review: ‘Do Fathers Matter?,’ on the science of fatherhood, by Paul Raeburn His figure, from his well-shaped head, which was beautifully set upon his shoulders, to his small, well-turned feet, was faultless. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z "Well," she said, rising, and resuming her seat, and glancing at his large, but well-turned foot, "there is nothing to be ashamed about." Mabel, Vol. III (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-04T02:00:58.490Z Of Shakespeare's mind and manners brightly shines In his well-turned and true-filed lines, In each of which he seems to shake a lance, As brandished at the eyes of Ignorance. The English Novel And the Principle of its Development 2012-03-21T02:00:37.123Z Timidity and a want of self-confidence were not among his failings, and he was about to renew the attack with a well-turned compliment when Oswald came up and spoke. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z By etymology it denotes a well-turned style of expression, the versatile speech of one who can touch lightly on many themes and aptly blend the grave and gay. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z And the idea of you finding fault with phrase-makers! you of all men, you to whom a well-turned phrase is dearer than all else in the world! The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z Then he began to speak, quietly, in even, well-turned sentences, so that one could see the speech had been carefully thought out. The Making of a Saint 2012-03-16T02:00:25.243Z He was slim and wiry, built on a small scale, with well-turned limbs and white hands remarkable for their fragility. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z With courteous apologies and well-turned compliments he descended from the dais, and, taking the stranger by the finger-tips, led her to the place of honour. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z To a man with a really well-turned calf and neat ankles I should say, wear knickerbockers whenever you get a chance. Mr. Punch's Golf Stories 2012-01-28T03:00:25.907Z Mr. Granger said he always felt that well-turned print products got unfairly slagged in the rush to new media. The Media Equation: How Esquire Survived Publishing?s Dark Days 2012-01-23T00:39:34Z Rabbi Remorse Red-herring was an unofficial preacher who officiated at mourning services in private houses, having a gift of well-turned eulogy. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z Everybody bowed or curtseyed very low to Mr. Ripple and Mr. Ripple had a delightfully well-turned sentence for each of his subjects, as if he would reward their energy in rising so early. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z In "the splendid foppery of a well-turned period" Gibbon thus pictures the dons of Magdalen in 1752: "Their deep and dull potations excused the brisk intemperance of youth." An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z I was merely asking you in a rather well-turned phrase to name the day. Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor 2011-11-11T03:00:30.420Z I have learned to read, and a book with well-turned phrases serves me admirably to kill time, but in general I consider literature as useless. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z They roused the fiery blood of the brave Cambrian, and then cooled it again by a well-turned compliment. Bungay Castle: A Novel. v. 1/2 2011-09-27T02:00:20.260Z They were romantic, imaginative, poetical, speculative, and would bestow on a well-turned epigram what would have sufficed to pay a regiment of soldiers. The Moors in Spain 2011-08-29T02:01:09.183Z Mr. Harker had prepared a well-turned opening for his excellent news. The Son of his Father 2011-06-01T02:00:21.287Z Nothing was too shameful to be talked about, if only it were talked about in well-turned phrases. Life of Saint Monica 2011-04-25T02:00:07.817Z He fidgeted in his chair, and anon he crossed one shapely leg over the other and thoughtfully stroked his well-turned calf. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z A very well-turned idem Latine appeared in the Guardian shortly after the publication of the memoir, and the initials at the foot of the version were recognised as those of a literary dean. The Secret Glory 2011-03-22T02:00:17.863Z But he paid the singer so easy and well-turned a compliment as put to shame the clumsy "Thanks, O'Reilly!" A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:27.467Z He makes no well-turned speeches about the bay being even more enchanting under such circumstances, or any orthodox compliment that might have pleased a woman versed in the world's ways. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z Their petticoats, short enough to display a well-turned ankle, were richly laced and embroidered, and striped and flounced with gaudy colors, of which scarlet was the most common. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z "Shall we listen to the excuses M. de Stainville seems anxious to make; meseems they are clad in white satin and show a remarkably well-turned ankle." Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z The pun is the clown among jokes, the well-turned paradox is the polished comedian, and the highest comedy verges upon tragedy, just as the keenest edge of tragedy is often tempered by a subtle humour. Miscellaneous Aphorisms; The Soul of Man He has a fine foot and a well-turned leg. The Span o' Life A Tale of Louisbourg & Quebec That very day I received a letter from her, full of well-turned periods and insidious accusations. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. I dined at the palace, and the bishop sent you his love, and so did his son, who lives with him—two courteous gentlemen, with well-turned compliments at their tongue's end. Under the Mendips A Tale Upon this occasion, after his introduction, he offered to the northerner with courtesy several well-turned sentences as the beginning of an acquaintance, and then they all walked on together up the old road. East Angels The members listened with surprise to the old well-turned sentences, the old masterly style; felt again the charm of the old ingenuous manner. What a Man Wills The charm of her beautiful face and well-turned head was heightened by the graceful neck and slender figure. The Ruined Cities of Zululand You will display it on horseback; and the southern dragoons are so used to the brittle-shins that, should they notice your well-turned calf, they’d know at once it never belonged to a black.” The Spy Condensed for use in schools We are consoled by the well-turned and doubtless truthful reflection that— "Bright Lucifer into darkness hurled, Was happier than angels quiet-eyed." Seeds of Pine Its flattery had a charm for him no courtier's well-turned compliment could vie with; and I could hear him still continuing to enjoy it as he rode slowly forward and disappeared in the gloom. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II A mass of rich brown hair, on which the sun was playing, fell over her neck and on her shoulders, and half concealed her round, well-turned arms as they plied their busy task. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I Checkers greeted Arthur with frank cordiality, and relieved the tension by a few well-turned witticisms. Checkers A Hard-luck Story His lower limbs were small in comparison with the upper, but neat and well-turned. Life of John Keats The papers he had written for the professor were beautifully constructed patterns of logic, cast in well-turned phrases. The Instant of Now The doctor looked, as well as spoke, his well-turned phrases. Laramie; or, The Queen of Bedlam. Parliamentary counsellors, municipal officers, clergy, an immense concourse of the lower stratum of the population—all were at Gaillon, ready to applaud his well-turned sentences. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 Now and then he looked up at Sarah's well-turned shoulders, her white neck, and the throat which swelled so gracefully as she sang. Skipper Worse When the French minister signed the treaty surrendering to England all his country's possessions in America he justified himself with a well-turned phrase, "I give her all, on purpose to destroy her." The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 Both had strong and well-turned figures, above the middle height, erect and striking, both had noble features, natural grace and vivacity, constitutions which fitted them for keen enjoyment and zest in life. Name and Fame A Novel Rhyme, it is said, circumscribes a quick and luxuriant fancy, which would extend itself too far on every subject, did not the labour which is required to well-turned and polished rhyme set bounds to it. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 The scholar, too, was remembered with a toast, to which he replied with well-turned phrases. The Chinese Fairy Book The well-turned compliment caught her unawares and she admitted to herself that perhaps she had underrated this briny youth who was again beginning to interest her extremely. The Harbor of Doubt The gleam of the lamp fell upon her well-turned figure and the glistening of her eyes could be seen in the shadow that rested on her brow beneath the crown of hair. The Strollers He rested lightly against the table, his back square to Sally's view, revealing a well-turned head thatched with dark hair, clipped snugly by well-formed ears, and the salient line of one lean, brown cheek. Nobody His superiority was apparent in his gentlemanly baldness, his openwork socks, his well-turned references to current events, his kindly and indulgent attitude toward all things Samoan. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas He contrived to say something neat to every one in the kindest manner—a well-turned compliment, without, however, the slightest appearance of flattery—something at which every one felt gratified. A Walk from London to Fulham To use a well-turned phrase, it had been the height of my ambition to reach the birth-place of a genius second to none in his way—Bobby Burns, the patriotic bard and ploughboy. Adventures and Recollections A well-turned sentence is a work of art, and it is never made in moments when the writer “didn’t think.” English: Composition and Literature They were men picked for their height, wooden faces, and well-turned calves. It, and Other Stories He wore no vest, and the loosely-tied black ribbon suffered the snowy white collar to fall away from the throat and expose its well-turned outline. Macaria The Pope remarked, with well-turned antithesis, that Fénélon might have erred from excess in the love of God, while Bossuet had sinned by defect in the love of his neighbor. A Manual of Moral Philosophy Blue eyes, golden hair, a well-turned head, small nose and a health-tinted complexion, were characteristics to arrest the eye of the most ordinary observer. The Riflemen of the Miami There is a certain majesty in plainness; as the proclamation of a prince never frisks it in tropes or fine conceits, in numerous and well-turned periods, but commands in sober natural expressions.—South. Pearls of Thought Having a well-turned hull, she kept on top, and only spray came over the bow. The Huntress "How silly you are!" cries Eleanor, mockingly, gathering up her skirts and revealing a well-turned ankle. When the Birds Begin to Sing They’d put him where even a well-turned Scotch scone couldn’t appeal to him. The Prairie Mother He crossed over to Dolly then, and made his well-turned speech of friendly greeting to her also, but his most ordinary speech to her had its own subtle warmth. Vagabondia 1884 Knee-breeches dressed his shapely legs, while fine silk stockings and buckled shoes displayed his well-turned calves and ankles. Customs and Fashions in Old New England It may be that some day we shall be able again to take pleasure in well-turned verses without losing our appreciation of higher things. Dr. Johnson and His Circle He was a courtier and traveler; and, if tradition speaks truly, a poet who could praise his mistress's many charms, or wittily resent her caprices, in well-turned verse. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance I had planned exactly what I should say did she appear in just this way, and now my well-turned phrases scattered and I stood before her, silent, regarding her. David Malcolm The form was perfect, and full of manly expression, and the pretty sky-blue plaited pantaloons and close-fitting jacket of the same material, sat gracefully on his well-turned limbs and arms. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire He doted on a well-turned sentence, while the thing that caught the eye of Boccaccio was a well-turned ankle. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers Sometimes, if they had turned and looked into the distance behind them, they might have seen Trombin's pink cheeks and well-turned figure not very far away. Stradella His trousers were rolled up above the knees, showing his well-turned legs and feet. The Heir of Kilfinnan A Tale of the Shore and Ocean There were also beds, with well-turned posts, made of a wood like mahogany, and the mattresses for these were stuffed with down from a certain flower, which made soft and comfortable couches. The Fugitives The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar Indeed, a well-turned ankle is no distinctive mark among the fair doncellas of Mexico. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse So it sometimes happens that a life may in the end be made up of a few well-turned speeches, a few fine books, and a few great plays. The Simple Life And as she bent down she could just see his well-turned ankles and purple leather shoes. Stradella All that was needed to effect this end was a few well-turned compliments, which his ingenuity readily suggested. Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada "Temple & Sweet's?" she murmured, and her glance instinctively fell on her own well-turned arch and narrow toe. Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman The Roman lady was about the same figure as myself; perhaps at a pinch I might—— "What do you mean by a well-turned leg?" Artists' Wives Heroic objects are all very well in their way of course: they suggest superb effects in verse, they are of incomparable merit considered as colours and jewels for well-turned sentences in prose. Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation This duty was performed by the prelate in smooth, fluent, and well-turned common-places, being replied to by Jacob Mass, member of the Council of Brabant, much in the same style. The Golden Grasshopper A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham She wears a petticoat or skirt of a naming bright colour, very short, showing her well-turned but stockingless ankles, with her small slippered feet. The Rifle Rangers Number 4 was a specimen of the simple ditty style which leaves nothing unexplained, and never goes out of its course for the sake of a well-turned phrase. Boycotted And Other Stories He had a person well-turned, graceful and genteel, and was besides the most polite and best bred lord of his age. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. I liked, too, the looks of my leg in a fine white silk stocking and low pumps with shoe- and knee-buckles of brilliants, and was not above being proud of a well-turned calf and ankle. The Rose of Old St. Louis They spoke to each other, commending his fine warlike air, his lofty stature, and well-turned limbs, and said that he would die bravely. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 Sometimes, in discussions on Brotherhood, it is spoken of as though it only meant soft words and well-turned phrases, sentimentality and not reality. London Lectures of 1907 “I have a dozen equally well-turned sentences at my disposal, and, they tell me, a most deluding way of saying them.” The Lunatic at Large You Jerome—M. de Greville," she begged pardon with a sudden glance at me, "You, M. de Greville, will doubtless favor us with a well-turned madrigal. The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV The well-turned legs, and the ankles, with such a chaussure as at once marks a Parisienne, were exposed to the admiration of a parterre of some hundreds of idle wayfarers. Recollections of Europe They are not, however, deficient in culinary skill, as the savory hash, well-turned beefsteaks, nicely dropped eggs, and good coffee will testify. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867 Her skirts came to the shoe top and displayed her pretty feet and well-turned ankle, equipped with irreproachable gaiters and the most stunning of stockings. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City He winds, as it were, the bugle at the gate, with a well-turned compliment or a brilliant bit of badinage. Sword and Gown A Novel The men are well-turned out, of heavy build, very courteous to strangers, so far as my experience can speak for them, and quiet and self-controlled. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View Even the smile now curving her well-turned lips lacked the joyousness of youth, though in years she seemed well on the sunny side of early middle age. All Aboard A Story for Girls After such a well-turned compliment, our hearts would be flinty indeed, if we didn't excuse you. Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside You can see, upon close inspection, the mark of the planer on his well-turned sentences. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O He accosted me in Hungarian, with a compliment so well-turned, and in such excellent Magyar, that I was quite taken by surprise. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 436 Volume 17, New Series, May 8, 1852 I almost question Prior's right to be in the list, unless indeed the mastery over well-turned conceits is to be included within the border of humour. Thackeray With all her feelings for her knight, and the reliance she placed on his broad shoulders, heavy neck, strong arms, and well-turned legs, accidents remained possible. The Delight Makers His brow was lofty, well-turned, flat at the temples, and well displayed; his muscles set in play by his reflection and resolution. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution Her white petticoat was short enough to display a well-turned ankle, and a small foot, encased in neat black slippers. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales He had a lace collar, a chain on his neck, velvet breeches, a well-turned leg in black stockings. Romance The new Emperor's letter contained many well-turned sentences about the blessings of peace, but no distinct proposition of any kind—least of all any hint that he was willing to concede Malta. The History of Napoleon Buonaparte The last we knew as kindly, honest persons with a faculty for twisting their English and a woful ignorance of well-turned speeches. The Soldier of the Valley "Not bad," he went on, indifferently, referring to her well-turned ankle. The Bad Man He writes verses, Frank, but of course there is not a line of poetry in him: his verses are good enough though, well-turned, I mean, and sharp, if not witty. Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions Volume 2 Here nobody laughs, nor nobody stares, nor wonders that their valet speaks just as good language, or utters as well-turned sentences as themselves. Observations and Reflections Made in the Course of a Journey through France, Italy, and Germany, Vol. I Sabine smiled at this well-turned phrase uttered in the most gallant tone. His Excellency the Minister The old-fashioned dress, with its series of ruffles and printed flowers, ballooned treacherously, revealing her well-turned leg in silk stockings, as it snapped against her body as a mould. The Ragged Edge "I did not see her face distinctly, but she has a well-turned instep and walks easily," was the report she carried to her daughters, who in their own room, over Katy's, were dressing for dinner. Family Pride Or, Purified by Suffering When 'round this hearth of mine Friends sit and banter wit, She'll shape a well-turned phrase, a subtle jest to hit. Pipe and Pouch The Smoker's Own Book of Poetry Of Bielle, a village where it halts for a moment, there is a well-turned story told against Henry IV. A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees I like a well-turned compliment, Monsieur Nigel, because in order to be acceptable it must possess both a modicum of truth and a soupçon of wit. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance Audrey listened with downcast eyes to the suave tones, the well-turned compliments, but when she must speak spoke quietly and well. Audrey His Highness then swore the oath of office, administered to him by the Speaker, After that, the Speaker addressed him in a well-turned speech. The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 All men, as well as women, are more or less vain; the rare exceptions of men who do not care to be tickled by an occasional well-turned compliment only prove the rule. Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs Much of the satire is acute and well-turned, often novel in expression if not in thought. The Ten Pleasures of Marriage and the Second Part, The Confession of the New Married Couple Nevertheless you excite my admiration in pronouncing against me this very well-turned sentence. The Cross of Berny Their petticoats, short enough, to display in most instances a well-turned ankle, are richly laced and embroidered, and striped and flounced with gaudy colours, of which scarlet seems to have the preference. California Four Months among the Gold-Finders, being the Diary of an Expedition from San Francisco to the Gold Districts Here is a well-turned reply to plaintiff’s counsel, available in all suits and times. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 323, July 19, 1828 There, where a successful bon-mot established a claim to office, and a well-turned leg did more for a man than the best mind in Europe, Burr would have risen to distinction. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 05, March, 1858 Though his face was pale, no man could detect any tremor in the well-turned muscles that his loose attire exposed to view. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet The frame should be iron, zinc, or well-turned wood; the joints closed with white-lead putty; the front and back of glass. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 She was dressed in yellow linen, and wore a gold bracelet on a well-turned arm. Vain Fortune I used to arrange, on my way, well-turned sentences with which to please her, and by which I expected to startle her into some intimation of her feelings toward me. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 27, January, 1860 My ears delight in a well-turned and properly finished period of words, and they like conciseness, and disapprove of redundancy. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 Her feet were shod in thick-soled shoes laced around her well-turned ankles, and her hands were covered by buckskin gauntlets creased with wear. Tom Grogan Above all, the Women sang forth his praises loudly, less influenced by devotion than by his noble countenance, majestic air, and well-turned, graceful figure. The Monk; a romance The height, the graceful droop of the shoulders, the swan-like poise of the head, the well-turned little ear,—surely, no two women could have them all identical! The House Behind the Cedars That look of neatness about the feet—that charm of a well-shaped foot and a well-turned ankle properly set off—had disappeared—with her the surest sign of the extreme of desperate poverty. Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise I shall be glad to hear from you, but do not consider your letter as a State affair, and do not torment yourself to arrange well-turned phrases. George Sand, some aspects of her life and writings These cutlasses," said subsequently a white eyewitness, "are made of scythes cut in two and fixed into well-turned handles. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 What are the broad and nervous shoulders, what the compacted figure, and the vigorous step, when contrasted with the well-turned limbs, the slender waist, the graceful shoulders, and the soft and panting bosom? Imogen A Pastoral Romance Johnson seemed to be much gratified by this just and well-turned compliment. Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765 He was slightly made, below the middle height, but was well made in every limb, with small feet and hands, and small ears, and a well-turned neck. Nina Balatka I ever found that a little well-turned compliment softened her sense of injury. The Ladies A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty These cutlasses," said subsequently a white eye-witness, "are made of scythes cut in two and fixed into well-turned handles. Black Rebellion Five Slave Revolts Lemoyne presented himself to the combined family gaze as a young man of twenty-seven or so, with dark, limpid eyes, a good deal of dark, wavy hair, and limbs almost too plumply well-turned. Bertram Cope's Year So she tripped up lightly before him, showing, doubtless without premeditation, as well-turned an ankle and as pretty a foot as could fall to a damsel's fortunate lot. Endymion He was slightly made, below the middle height, but was well made in every limb, with small feet and hands, and small ears, and a well-turned neck. Nina Balatka In trying for a well- turned line they forget to look at well-turned ankles. Windy McPherson's Son She was alarmed lest Lord Monmouth should catch cold; she took a kerchief from her own well-turned throat to tie round his neck. Coningsby Upon this, Lizzie made him a speech as long and almost as well-turned as his own. The Eustace Diamonds Such, I used to say to myself, while listening to her well-turned periods enlivened with steely glints of humour—such were the feelings of those who conversed with Madame de Maintenon; such and not otherwise. Alone Indeed, soon after the Leeds Mercury gave up discussing the amiable weakness that it attributed to ladies with well-turned ankles, it ceased for a time to discuss anything at all. Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885 Now though my gaze was immediately abased to earth I none the less had a memory of an exceedingly well-turned and shapely limb. Peregrine's Progress "With all his fine voice, and well-turned periods," thought I, "this same Rashleigh Osbaldistone is the ugliest and most conceited coxcomb I ever met with!" Rob Roy — Volume 01 For all such words, however put into discourse, according to the right construction of grammatical rules, or the harmony of well-turned periods, do yet amount to nothing but bare sounds, and nothing else. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 2 MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books 3 and 4 Up to that moment the most important things in the world had seemed a straight furrow and well-turned corners—to me, then, a profound accomplishment. Adventures in Contentment How important is the charge of youth! and how useless all the advantages of nature and fortune without a well-turned mind! Lady Mary Wortley Montague Her Life and Letters (1689-1762) The company bowed graciously as who should say, "Well-turned phrases, Senor—well-turned." Old Creole Days To speak politely, they are a well-turned compliment to poetry. The Best Letters of Charles Lamb His answers and remarks were simple and well-turned. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 09, July, 1858 He made Madeleine a courtly bow as he took the goblet from her hands, not forgetting to pay her a well-turned compliment on those hands, not the least of her physical perfections. Sleeping Fires: a Novel When, at the end of a well-turned sentence, he paused and took a sip of water, there was a round of applause, in which many of the admirers of Mr Harry Lauder joined. Psmith in the City On this occasion there was no attempt— there could be none from a plain people like this—to tickle the ear with well-turned periods or rhetorical display. Country Life in Canada Fifty Years Ago Personal recollections and reminiscences of a sexagenarian The poems did not show much inspiration, but they are what 18th-century critics would have called "well-turned." The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography They had elaborate fringes, and their short dresses exhibited well-turned ankles and legs. Outback Marriage, an : a story of Australian life Once more Melissa's well-turned sentences went back on him. Mr. Bingle I had long ago taken his measure as a man quite susceptible to a pretty face, especially if accompanied by a well-turned ankle. Gold of the Gods You prefer a well-turned phrase to all metaphysics. The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters His glance rested on his well-turned thighs, slender waist, and broad, strong shoulders and arms—and then his eyes—so clear, and his skin so smooth and fresh—a clean soul in a clean body! Kennedy Square The reader's well-turned periods seemed to stimulate, almost uncontrollably, the eloquent stirrings of the eminent man of letters then present. Marius the Epicurean — Volume 2 For his life he loved a well-turned ankle in a woman. Australia Felix Unfortunately, owing to the time lost by these well-turned periods, both the speaker and my nephew merely figured as "also ran." The Days Before Yesterday Be charitable to a beggar who has his mattress full of gold, but who wants to be nourished only on well-turned phrases and choice words. The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters A letter he had addressed to Stendhal in April 1839 was more moderate in its tone, though eulogistic with its well-turned compliment: "I make a fresco, and you have made Italian statues." Balzac And both on that day and the next, when he admired a well-turned ankle or a pretty petticoat, he was reminded of the provoking little American, with the tossed head and baby mouth. Maurice Guest And then again, why should she be ashamed of her ankles and her well-turned instep and dainty toes, as compact in their silk covering as peas in a pod! The Fortunes of Oliver Horn As much as six first quality skins, in valie, has paddled off on them clumsy logs, when twenty strokes of a well-turned paddle would overtake 'em. The Deerslayer People talk about a pair of Basque legs! but hers were far better—as fleet as they were well-turned. Carmen She could see his patent-leathered feet, and well-turned, peg-top-trousered legs go by with the gait of a man whose waist is corseted. Beyond Once more he eyed with admiration his client's well-turned out figure. Peter Ruff and the Double Four A train of some twenty females of humbler condition followed, among whom was seen the well-turned form, intelligent, blooming, animated countenance, and neat, becoming attire of Mabel Dunham. Pathfinder; or, the inland sea "We certainly have escaped hanging so far," said the Count, as he drew on the trews which became his well-turned leg so happily. Count Bunker: being a bald yet veracious chronicle containing some further particulars of two gentlemen whose previous careers were touched upon in a tome entitled the Lunatic at Large Ambrosia is only another name for well-turned flapjacks. Little Rivers; a book of essays in profitable idleness Having made this well-turned speech, Villefort looked carefully around to mark the effect of his oratory, much as he would have done had he been addressing the bench in open court. The Count of Monte Cristo In this way Hother, by the sweet sounds of his fluent and well-turned oratory, opened the ears of Kuse, which were before deaf to the suit he urged. The Danish History, Books I-IX |
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