| 单词 | whimsey |
| 例句 | As long as The Wizard of Oz sticks to whimsey and magic, it floats in the same rare atmosphere of enchantment that distinguished Walt Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Oz Revisited – Part 2: How They Made It Wonderful 2013-09-17T15:44:25Z What would people say when the last whimsey of the chatelaine leaked out? The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z I'm all right, I'm gettin' on all right,'—an' then 'e went; seemed to go ower the whimsey an' back towards th' wood. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z "You call that a whimsey, monsieur? why, it's a most prevalent idea." San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z Sophie was too much in earnest to respond to the whimsey. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z Here there are also your gamesters in action, some turning of a whimsey, others throwing for pewter, who can quickly dissolve a round shilling into a three-halfpenny saucer. The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress 2011-06-15T02:00:20.920Z I—er—I don’t mind saying that—er—there is a whimsey born of infancy’s fond smiles which warms the kindlier soul within a man.” The Mesa Trail 2011-01-27T03:00:37.207Z He may have seen you hiding it, as he says he did, and he may have come in and stolen it, just because of a mere whimsey in his brain. The Diamond Pin 2011-01-22T03:00:15.907Z "What new whimsey is this?" says I, utterly nonplussed. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z The bachelors will doubtless deny this sweet dalliance with a vehement fervour, but it has the matter of fact virtue of being true, and is no whimsey of mine. Seeds of Pine It's a whimsey; I doubt 'tis hardly rational. The Story of a New York House Having leisure for the whimsey, Robin bethought him to stay awhile and see what Middle might do, for in a way he had taken Robin's fancy. Robin Hood He is too good a sort to go to seed with his confounded whimseys; so I determined to take a different tone with him. A Pessimist In Theory and Practice Our whimsey crotchets will manage it all; Deep! A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II Side-lights from all Society shift here Reflected in keen mot and jocund jeer, Wild jest, and waggish whimsey. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98 January 11, 1890 He is not only the first citizen of the town, he is its soul, its genius, he has all its finest whimseys. Tartarin On The Alps Geoffrey Montfichet's reason for wishing to be known as the Scarlet Knight was no idle whimsey, as the others had guessed. Robin Hood But if it calms you to play like this, I am ready to humour so ridiculous a whimsey.' A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg They mout get some whimsey into their heads, an’ come this ways. The Lone Ranche Her name Michelson, a woman full of whimseys partly hysterical, partly religious; and inflamed with a zealous concern for the ecclesiastical discipline of the Presbyterians. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell O'Keefe thought that "tormentin' haste" in his position would be fatal and yet the streak of whimsey that ran through him brought a paradoxical answer. A Pagan of the Hills As I looked, I saw the singular apparition of a moving "whimsey" at the top of Brierley Hill, dark and black against the shining surface. Personal Recollections of Birmingham and Birmingham Men Lamb was the slave of quip and whimsey; he stuttered out puns to the detriment of all serious and improving conversation, and twice or so in the year he was overtaken in liquor. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country Have you ever read that most enchanting book of Celtic mysticism, inconsequent whimsey and profound symbolism—"The Crock of Gold"—by one James Stevens? Greenwich Village Though transported himself with the most frantic whimseys, Cromwell had adopted a scheme for regulating this principle in others, which was sagacious and political. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell The whimsey caused another smile to ripple across her lips. The Ragged Edge "Why, that was just a little whimsey of mine," he returned presently. The Emperor of Portugalia In the midst of the uproar, Mrs. Cooney's gentle voice could be heard calling, "Supper, supper," and Hen, entering with a large dinner-bell, conceived the whimsey of ringing it loudly in everybody's ear. V. V.'s Eyes But take what the main body of cultured Americans have thought Jefferson’s chronic whimsey,—his belief that the heart of England must be ever set against all our liberty and prosperity. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 If your whimsey, Charlotte, added she, arises from modesty, you reflect upon your sister; and, what is worse, upon your mother. The History of Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 4 (of 7) In the multitudinous whimseys of a disabled mind and body, the thick-coming fancies often come to me that the events which affect my life and adventures are specially shaped to disappoint my purposes. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 Through what vanity, what folly, Wilt thou not enjoy thy birth-right As my son and heir, indulging Solely in these idle whimseys?— The Two Lovers of Heaven: Chrysanthus and Daria A Drama of Early Christian Rome "You speak without hesitation, and it is through your ability to settle such whimseys out of hand that you will yet win, it may be, to success." Figures of Earth Universal convictions are not to be shaken by the whimseys of overfed butchers and firemen, or by the sentimental fears of girls who would keep the infantile bloom on their cheeks. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 These are the whimseys of the mass - the harmless follies by which they unconsciously endeavour to lighten the load of care which presses upon their existence. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 Once in a whimsey mood he sat And talked of life, in proverbs pat, To Eve in Eden, — "Death, on Life" — As if he knew! The Poems of Sidney Lanier But, caprices and whimseys being ascribed to a goddess, it will be natural to expect them in her worshipper; and Mr. Whistler revealed the limitations of his genius by whimseys and caprice. Albert Durer Macauley was staring at him quizzically, and Harkless, puzzled, but without resentment of the other's whimsey, could only decide that the editor of the Rouen "Journal" was an exceedingly odd young man. The Gentleman from Indiana And it is amusing in respect to this very word bridegoom, that the whimsey is not Dr. Webster's own, but that the bee was put into his bonnet by Horne Tooke. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 31, May, 1860 She had a whimsical impulse to carry her little silver card case, but she did not yield to the whimsey. Miss Theodosia's Heartstrings The exact impression of his feeling appears in that delightfully humorous whimsey, "P.'s Correspondence," which contains the essence of the best criticism. A Study of Hawthorne Disappointment had never made it acetous, nor had it ever putrefied into the turbid zeal of Fifth Monarchism and sectarian whimsey. Among My Books First Series Not only has his ear been quick to detect the hum of Mr. Honeythunder's loud appeal, but his eye to catch the often ludicrous aspect of honest whimsey. Literary and Social Essays His voice dropped from its pitch of antic whimsey, and became for a moment grave, as he added: "And, because of my love for you, I've lived a life almost as clean as your own." The Call of the Cumberlands It is a whim of Mrs. Grundy's, who is all whimsey. From the Easy Chair — Volume 01 It is a whimsey, a weakness of yours, boy. Between Whiles "Hang me," cries Dawson, "if I thought it was anything but a whimsey of your honour's." A Set of Rogues Scofield laughed to himself at David's "whimsey," but he halted, going with the young man as he strode across the field. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 60, October, 1862 Once more the smile on her lips announced a whimsey. The Little Lady of the Big House You haven't a right to tie yourself by your hands, and your feet, for a whimsey which may pass away. Sara, a Princess The extraordinary precautions taken by Roon and Paul to prevent identification, dead or alive, supports your whimsey, as you call it. Green Fancy “I look to ye, Meredith,” he said, “to overcome your wife’s absurd whimsey.” Janice Meredith It was a whimsey of mine once to compile a dictionary of the Carib lengua. Cabbages and Kings But just the same—" He paused, and the laughter signals in the corners of his eyes advertised a whimsey—"I'd say to myself that Leo was making a sad mistake. The Little Lady of the Big House "What alternative have we?" he asked, and his brows met, impatient at what he accounted no more than feminine whimsey. Saint Martin's Summer Less mad the wildest whimsey we can frame, Than even that passion, if it has no aim; For though such motives folly you may call, The folly’s greater to have none at all. An Essay on Man The poor woman, on hearing all this, was miserable and wretched, and she had enough to do and to say to drive this melancholy whimsey out of Vardiello's head. Stories from the Pentamerone Desnoyers was accustomed to humor Robert's tirades against his fellow citizens because the man had always humored his whimseys about the incessant rearrangement of his furniture. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse No doubt there was some quarrel, some whimsey on the part of William, who, though a good fellow, was a little exacting sometimes—something that a woman could put right. Night and Day |
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