| 单词 | whimsicality |
| 例句 | The flip side of the whimsicality, of skipping along, is wanting to slow down at times, to deepen our feelings about the characters. A Brilliantly Funny and Slightly Bonkers New Novel From Jasper Fforde 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Yet the whimsicality of the recording belies songs in which Ms. Apple wars with her lovers and, often, herself. Pop: Fiona Apple’s New Album, ‘The Idler Wheel’ 2012-05-30T12:00:00Z Foer’s second novel, “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,” was embraced by some and criticized by others for its unabashed, unrelenting whimsicality. With joyless prose about joyless people, Jonathan Safran Foer's 'Here I Am' is kitsch at best 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z There’s a lot of forced whimsicality: toy animals filmed in stop motion, songs by the Fisherman Three that sound like children’s rock. Critic?s Notebook: Filmmakers Head to the Country, in Several Countries 2011-08-04T22:40:22Z During this quest, he hears stories that, beneath their surface whimsicality, describe want, hunger and broken homes, but he also learns that goodness and kindness may be more important than wisdom. Review | The perfect book for St. Patrick’s Day 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z The intruder in the story is really Death, which trumps all his conversational whimsicality. ACT Theatre celebrates Pinter with monthlong festival 2012-07-19T20:12:10Z But Cho’s wry whimsicality, and compassion for her fallible characters, gives these familiar dilemmas a tender lilt. Learning the words for love in ‘The Language Archive’ 2013-05-22T19:20:46Z It’s the difference between a real bookstore and one that smells like potpourri, and between wit and whimsicality. In ‘The Liar’s Dictionary,’ People Work on the Definition of Love and Many Other Words 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z Kéré’s projects are not only utilitarian; they can also have a whimsicality and a serenity. Pritzker Prize goes to architect from West Africa 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z It's no coincidence that veteran progressive rockers Caravan originally split in 1978, correctly intuiting that their elaborate whimsicality and fussy musical virtuosity made them a hopeless anachronism in an era of back-to-basics two-chord brutality. Caravan – review 2013-01-10T13:46:21Z Wilson's delicate whimsicality, and the reflective disposition that unquestionably fuels her formidable talent, can occasionally let songs flatline longer than they should. Cassandra Wilson – review 2013-07-11T18:15:00Z Those for whom the name suggests a certain whimsicality are in for a surprise. Basil Soda Is Trying to Make a Name for Himself 2012-11-27T21:50:33Z Her gracious, willful whimsicality allows her to keep moving as if life were a lovely, lovely, dream even when all the evidence screams that the opposite is true. Theater Review: ‘The Assembled Parties,’ at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater 2013-04-18T02:00:35Z A certain whimsicality is more than offset by that striking image of the clouds as "hunchèd camels". Poem of the week: An Arab Love-Song by Francis Thompson 2012-12-17T10:52:15Z Lloyd, who described “Jerome” as abstract and layered, said he hoped audiences would see the seriousness and whimsicality. For a Young Choreographer, Bed-Stuy Is Home and a Stage 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Mixing the ironic whimsicality of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” with the premise and structure of “The Monkees,” “Conchords” was twice as delightful when it landed for being so unexpected and unpredictable. The 75 best TV shows on HBO Max right now, according to our experts 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z Carter, always lovably forthright, replied that the person who wrote that “put her finger on my weakest spot, which is a tendency to a batty kind of whimsicality.” Angela Carter’s Feminist Mythology 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z Surely, Newton was pained to see all that whimsicality at his expense. Miller’s Super Bowl torment of Newton was just the start 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z Pizzicato strings mirrored the whimsicality of the Sorting Hat sequence, low woodwinds interacted playfully at the hatching of a baby dragon. L.A. Phil strikes magical chord with 'Harry Potter' at the Hollywood Bowl 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z And there is perhaps a little too much whimsicality in the score, which needlessly doubles down on the whimsy already on screen. 'Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow' serves up all the familiar holiday stuffing in a solid, smart way 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z A bearded man was not subject to whimsicality and returned home at night. A Point of View: Why don't men's trousers cover their ankles any more? 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z That said, it seems understandable that they would expand into the childrenswear market, bringing the same whimsicality to their kids’ collection, Preen Mini. Justin Thorton and Thea Bregazzi On Their Childrenswear Line, Preen Mini 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z This profound sense of whimsicality is definitely evident in the line. Children's Fashion Brand Pippa & Julie Offers The Cutest Dresses For The Holiday Season 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z Not for them the whimsicality of the Magical Mystery Tour and other happy drug allusions of the ’60s. For Medical Marijuana in New Jersey, a First Few Ounces 2012-12-07T04:20:57Z Welcome to our quaint, genial, “bachelor,” in his holiday costume, destined to shed a new gladness over the new year by his delicious whimsicalities, and his quaint, sparkling, mosaic of fun, frolic, and melting pathos! Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z It was curious to think though of the whimsicality of the situation. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z My dear young lady," Eversley appealed to me with a charming whimsicality, "whatever you do, don't let them put that into your head; you will indeed need me if you get to thinking that. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z The charities of Dr. Parkman wore an aspect, now and then, of whimsicality, and were strangely contrasted with apparent meanness. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z He makes boys talk as boys do, as they did in your school and mine, except that we lacked the Irish imagery and whimsicality. The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z All around the forest presented a scene to which perhaps only the fantastic whimsicality of certain theatrical forest sceneries might furnish a dim resemblance. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z The refinements of age only enhance the femininity of her charm; to her, whimsicalities, delicate occupations, the fine lines that etch themselves expressively across her brow and about her mouth, are all vastly becoming. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z The three small humans who figure in 'The Little Panjandrum's Dodo,' and the ambassador's son of 'The Mandarin's Kite,' are as briefly sketched as the whimsicalities with whom they consort. English Book-Illustration of To-day Appreciations of the Work of Living English Illustrators With Lists of Their Books 2011-11-30T03:00:10.703Z All the little whimsicalities, sentiments, little loves, and heart-longings of human beings are ever present in his plays. Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-11-12T03:00:36.860Z Admirable—truly, intensely Irish: never were the outrageous whimsicalities of that strange, wild, imaginative people so characteristically described; nor amidst all the fun, frolic, and folly, is there any dearth of poetry, pathos, and passion. A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, of the State of Tennessee. 2011-11-07T02:00:17.560Z I think, however, that this was more due to whimsicality than to greed, for he was not greedy. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z The revolt against nature frequently causes whimsicalities; a terrible injustice toward those doleful creatures who often have asked no better than to obey nature's laws in becoming wives and mothers. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z Its deep innerness, its passionate aspiration, its whimsicality, and its quaint decorative exuberance, expressed alike in angels and gargoyles, found and touched a vibrating chord in his heart. William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work 2011-09-13T02:00:35.943Z Ruggedness and tenderness, corruption and sweetness, whimsicality and decision, are magically mingled there in dignified depth, with the most refined feeling—the most ductile language of the brush that is known to me. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z Pursue this sport through Canon Ainger's first volume and you will have added to your gallery of whimsicalities the picture of George Dyer by a master-hand. Res Judicat? Papers and Essays 2011-08-24T02:00:18.157Z She spoke with heat, which immediately passed into laughter, as she caught a glimpse of the whimsicality of the thing. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z All this whimsicality and pessimism would have been cheap enough, and little worth recording, had it stood alone. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z It seems easily possible, for example, to find in "The Bab Ballads" the essential whimsicalities which afterward made the fortunes of Mr. W. S. Gilbert's most famous comic operas. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z There seemed, by the way, a certain whimsicality in some cases in the qualifications for the Rhodes Scholarships here. A New Medley of Memories 2011-07-12T02:00:37.147Z Then he subsided into silence, whistling meditatively, as if pondering over the whimsicality he had just propounded, or contemplating a fresh one. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z Again and again he contrives to invest some perfectly trifling and commonplace incident with an air of whimsicality, and by so doing to make it at once realistic and remote. Chaucer and His Times 2011-06-30T02:00:26.883Z These old gentlemen made an irresistible appeal to his sense of humor, such that he could scarcely have avoided the impulse to write a description of their whimsicalities. The Lure of the Camera 2011-04-27T02:00:25.413Z All whimsicality disappeared in the serious set of the Westerner’s face. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z Where can I find you to——” “I’m trying to find—myself,” said Billy Kane, with grim whimsicality. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z He knew that, although I had laughed off the rubber spider and several other of his little whimsicalities, I had never forgiven him for the tooth brush incident. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z Indeed, I am sure that this particular paragraph deserves to stand alone, for even if the poltergeist be a real poltergeist, it merely reveals the psychic whimsicality of some region that is not our region. The Great Return 2011-03-20T02:00:35.837Z “I’d be thankful if you could let me have a bit on account, miss,” she added, with rather pathetic whimsicality. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z If, on the other hand, you have committed a real wrong to another, there may be many laws on the statute book, many precedents, and technicalities, and whimsicalities, through which you may hope to escape. A Letter to Grover Cleveland On His False Inaugural Address, The Usurpations and Crimes of Lawmakers and Judges, and the Consequent Poverty, Ignorance, and Servitude Of The People 2011-01-22T03:00:14.093Z But surely," says Cynthia, who in so many ways had the true feminine imperviousness to the whimsicality of things, "is this not the very height of imprudency? The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z He was proud of Bobby, and of her smartness and whimsicality; and about everything she did was right in his eyes. The Girls of Central High on Track and Field The Champions of the School League 2010-12-27T03:00:15.633Z The best specimen of this work, of which the outstanding characteristics are sheer whimsicality and topsy-turvy humour, is The Ballad of Kynd Kittok. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z It was Dan's way of saying things, with a whimsicality, an inimitable geniality, tinged with sarcasm, that brought the house down. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z Flaws there doubtless are in both, and our noblest characters ofttimes adorn themselves with some pet whimsicality or foible for which, like the dwellers of Cranford, they are even more dearly loved. Dorothy Payne, Quakeress A Side-Light upon the Career of 'Dolly' Madison 2010-12-20T17:12:10.847Z She clearly recognized the extravagant whimsicality of sitting down to dinner in such company, at such a season, and in such a place. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z Its first flush of approval may have been due to a certain element of whimsicality. A Cursory History of Swearing It is more interesting as evidence of his turn for whimsicality, already referred to, and may for that reason be safely ascribed to his pen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z For the rest, he was good company, sportive, and full of lively tricks and whimsicalities, the heart's delight of all the barmaids for six miles round. The Undying Past The humors of the enterprise were not altogether lost sight of, however, and still furnished some relief, though there was a manifest touch of bitterness in many of their whimsicalities. The Bread Line A Story of a Paper The man was as pale as his neckcloth, and the old mocking whimsicality—alas! The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z One singular instance of whimsicality in the ancient practice of swearing must not be allowed to pass unnoticed. A Cursory History of Swearing "Doubtless, as you say, he was struck by the whimsicality of Cecily's costume." The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 5 of 6 But the Greek costume makes us pause; it seems a bravado in whimsicality. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu The very fact of Hearn's comparison between the art of Praxiteles and Phidias, and the grotesque whimsicality of Japanese imaginings, shows that he had not grasped the dignity and breadth of Greek culture. Lafcadio Hearn The scene that confronted me when I entered the inn parlour would not by any means have been devoid of a certain whimsicality had it not had so sinister a bearing on our fortunes. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z Grey-bearded and high-nosed, it conveyed the impression of chronic whimsicality, especially just now, puckered with the chuckle which was convulsing its owner. In the Whirl of the Rising Somehow the whimsicality of it did avail to restore my good humour, or the words and tone of her utterances that went before may have had something to do with it. A Frontier Mystery The older girl’s face softened, melted into whimsicality now,–into a freakish surprise that encircled, like a golden ring, her wide-open mouth. Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl But in spite of all his whimsicality, and when uninfluenced by pique or partiality, his criticisms are not to be surpassed, here and there expanding into an inspired burst of enthusiasm. Lafcadio Hearn My dear madam, this is a morbid whimsicality that trenches closely upon monomania, and would be more tolerable in a lackadaisical school-girl, than in a mature, intelligent, and gifted woman. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part It had been the design of M. Delaruelle, who was much in love with the whimsicalities of his small realm, to elicit something comical; but not even he expected anything so perfect as the last. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) Lbs. was permitted to stand as the abbreviation for pounds sterling, and whimsicalities was spelled with two l's. In the School-Room Chapters in the Philosophy of Education As before, the stimulant set the racked heart to sending strength through the freezing veins–and with it a touch of the whimsicality which Death alone could quench. Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl The late Edward Lear bubbled over with true whimsicality. By-ways in Book-land Short Essays on Literary Subjects For Irene always favoured her brother's incurable whimsicality as a resource against the powers of Erebus and dark Night, and humoured any approach to extravagance, to disperse the cloud that had gathered. When Ghost Meets Ghost One of the points of difference between husband and wife, in their spoken whimsicalities, was that the man had no sense of shame and the wife had. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography The tendency to idiosyncrasy often approached wilfulness, caprice and whimsicality, and opposition to the national moral sense. Pedagogics as a System The Chinese or Japanese vase will often have an appreciable affinity and resemblance to a Greek one, each preserving a secret balance, even in the extremest whimsicality of its composition. Needlework As Art With the whimsicality of lovers, they dismissed him from their thoughts and sat down in the armchair together, laughing and talking of the past. Claire The Blind Love of a Blind Hero, By a Blind Author He gave it up as a feminine whimsicality too deep for mere male wisdom. Once to Every Man The charge of whimsicality could not hold against him. Is civilization a disease? Some few years back, the minds of nations, convulsed with the great political revolutions then taking place, were in a mood by no means apt to be gratified by whimsicality and merriment. The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue By the time he reached Island No. 10 sandbar he had about resigned himself to the whimsicalities of river living. The River Prophet There was a whimsicality in the old gentleman's tone that none save his niece marked. Making People Happy “You are quite an intelligent man, Bruce,” he said, with a sudden whimsicality, “but I don’t think you would ever understand.” The Rough Road In variety and whimsicality of rhymes these verses have hardly a rival since the days of Hudibras. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" And then, as with a glow of satisfaction he sat down to rest and contemplate his handiwork—he almost laughed over the grim whimsicality of it. The Sign of the Spider Her mood was one of whimsicality, into the spirit of which I found my self entering with hearty accord. Fibble, D.D. Pachuca chuckled delightedly; it pleased his whimsicality to think that so apparently unsurmountable a difficulty should be solved in so plain and unromantic a fashion. Across the Mesa Lamb would have understood Johnson better than Johnson would have understood the whimsicalities of the witty clerk. Stories of Authors, British and American The charm of these essays is a frank note of autobiography tempered by a kindly humor and whimsicality peculiar to Lamb. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) "I don't think so," she replied, with a splutter of mirth, wondering what whimsicality was coming next. The Sign of the Spider This unfortunate position offering too great a licence to mere whimsicality, was felt in ancient as well as in modern times. Rambles of an Archaeologist Among Old Books and in Old Places Being Papers on Art, in Relation to Archaeology, Painting, Art-Decoration, and Art-Manufacture Lord Borrodaile turned in her direction his long sallow face—a face that would have been saturnine but for its touch of whimsicality and a singularly charming smile. The Convert Many of his pranks were mere whimsicalities, innocent pleasantries that hurt no one. Stories of Authors, British and American You may suppose, dear Reader, if by some miracle you are not a golfer, that I have been pressing the essayist's privilege and indulging in an attempt at whimsicality. Penguin Persons & Peppermints There was a subtle something in the tone—a something underlying the whimsicality of the words, that seemed to quell her rising mirth. The Sign of the Spider It is difficult to trace sources for Sterne in English letters, that is, for the strange combination of whimsicality, genuine sentiment and knavish smiles, which is the real Sterne. Laurence Sterne in Germany A Contribution to the Study of the Literary Relations of England and Germany in the Eighteenth Century The light whimsicality of the man's mood amused her: "Yes, you may consider yourself invited." The Gold Girl I have a great store of oddity and whimsicality, and am going now into the oddest and most characteristic part of this most queer country. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856 Not a line of his face suggested humour or whimsicality. Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters She spoke with all her old whimsicality but with a tremor in her voice, and somehow Seth Winters managed to place himself a little nearer to her and Dorothy clung the tighter about her neck. Dorothy's Travels Nicolai asserts that this effort was a complete success in the realization of Yorick’s simplicity, his good-natured but acute philosophy, his kindly sympathy and tolerance, even his merry whimsicality. Laurence Sterne in Germany A Contribution to the Study of the Literary Relations of England and Germany in the Eighteenth Century Then, with a playful whimsicality that did not in the least deceive Aunt Julia's ears, she added: "Who wants that old prize, anyhow?" The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch These were more delightful and satisfying than the kind of humour that preceded them—they seemed better than the whimsicalities of Artemus Ward, and not to be compared to the laboured humour of Mrs. Partington. Confessions of a Book-Lover As it was, he dragged his belt tighter about the waist of the old linen blouse and showed to the daylight a face whose whimsicality and vagueness were darkened with a touch of the saturnine. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories In this a three-voiced fugue for the strings, wood, and one horn has been used with legitimate effect and most teasing, fleeting whimsicality. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions Attempts at whimsicality, imitations also of the Shandean gallery of originals appear, and the more particularly Shandean style of narration is adopted in the novels of the period which deal with middle-class domestic life. Laurence Sterne in Germany A Contribution to the Study of the Literary Relations of England and Germany in the Eighteenth Century She gazed at him, and mused on his affection and his whimsicality, and what the two would lead to in connection with her fate. The Folly Of Eustace 1896 To the devil with those whimsicalities without name, those mysterious pot-house poisons with which we have been so crammed to leanness for nearly a month! Sac-Au-Dos 1907 Miss Pilgrim looked at the earnest little suitor with a face in which tender interest and compassion quite overrode any sense of the whimsicality of the situation which might lurk there. A Brace Of Boys 1867, From "Little Brother" She was an extraordinary mixture of whimsicality and common sense, of heroic courage and craven timidity, of violence and tenderness, of impulsiveness and caution. The Ffolliots of Redmarley His humor and whimsicality, though much less potent, were yet influential. Laurence Sterne in Germany A Contribution to the Study of the Literary Relations of England and Germany in the Eighteenth Century "It was—well, it was so sudden!" dimpled Marjorie, quoting the tag with the sudden whimsicality which even death would probably find her using. I've Married Marjorie There is some whimsicality in placing the two ladies under a canopy, formed by the unnailed valance of the bed, and characteristically crowned by the wig-box of a highwayman. The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency It is provoked by what we call personal or social charm, a genuine kindliness of manner, an open-handed sincerity and frankness, considerateness, gentleness, whimsicality. Human Traits and their Social Significance We care little for the old-fashioned whimsicality of the Odes, and little for such an inimitable farrago of vulgarisms, such a reductio ad absurdum of sentiment and style, as p. 168The Lost Child. Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation But there is lacking here the inevitable concomitant of Sterne’s relation of a sentimental situation, the whimsicality of the narrator in his attitude at the time of the adventure, or reflective whimsicality in the narration. Laurence Sterne in Germany A Contribution to the Study of the Literary Relations of England and Germany in the Eighteenth Century The finest comedy of all, perhaps, was that of her own generous whimsicalities. Memoirs It was all brought on by his impracticability, his whimsicality, his eccentricity, and his punctiliousness. The Lady of the Ice A Novel They are played upon by every whimsicality of circumstance; their own character makes no difference at all in the world in which they live. Human Traits and their Social Significance You probably know that with all his oddities and whimsicalities he has some theory of life that doesn't belong to our day. Blacksheep! Blacksheep! But the greater part of the wild, adventurous tale is far removed from its inception, which presented domestic whimsicality in a gallery of originals, unmistakably connected with Tristram Shandy. Laurence Sterne in Germany A Contribution to the Study of the Literary Relations of England and Germany in the Eighteenth Century The situation is indeed a kind of philosophical tragic-comedy; and is only too indicative of the baffling whimsicality of the whole system of things. The Complex Vision But it would be ridiculous to enumerate the long succession of these insane whimsicalities, each latter one being more bizarre than the preceding. Rattlin the Reefer He took the candlestick from her hands, gravely led the way to her chamber door, and at the threshold restored the light with an excess of polite posturing not without its whimsicality. Doom Castle And so on, ringing the changes on a thousand wonderful conceits and whimsicalities that come tumbling out one after another in inexhaustible sequence and with uninterrupted volubility. Charles Dickens as a Reader Stripped of its whimsicalities of phraseology and its humorous extravagances, Carlyle’s philosophy stands revealed as essentially idealistic in character. Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History "The Rose of America" would have tested the equanimity of a far more amiable man: and on Mr. Goble what Otis Pilkington had called its delicate whimsicality jarred profoundly. Jill the Reckless Elfreda's soothing tones were a trifle unsteady, as she added in tender whimsicality, "I could see." Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer God bless you," she says, after we had been talking about the philosopher and his vagaries and whimsicalities,—"God bless you for exalting me in my beloved grandpa's good graces. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865 Little Caleb's inquiry of Mrs. Peerybingle,—"You couldn't have the goodness to let me pinch Boxer's tail, Mum, for half a moment, could you?" was one of the welcome whimsicalities of the Reading. Charles Dickens as a Reader This strikes me as having the very movement and all the delicious whimsicality of a school-boy's troubled dream. Essays on Scandinavian Literature These people seem to miss the spirit of the piece, its subtle topsy-turvy humour, its delicate whimsicality. Jill the Reckless "Oh, oh, this is so sudden!" he cried, with a touch of his old whimsicality. The Ordeal A Mountain Romance of Tennessee There is less humor and more of whimsicality. Modern American Prose Selections He was fond of literary whimsicalities, and wrote a humorous "History," referring mostly to the events of the times. History of English Humour, Vol. 2 Then she was positive that his face was too stiffly sober, but she ignored it—ignored, too, the tinge of whimsicality in his voice. Then I'll Come Back to You And besides'—and now he found something of his old whimsicality to help his final argument—'let's say, if you'd rather, that Helen deserves them. Franklin Kane Here is a whimsicality you would not find, I think, among another people. Avril Being Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance One might go on indefinitely reviving these memories of her random humour and kindly whimsicality. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters "May I talk out to you?" he inquired suddenly, with a touch of whimsicality. The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches Then he added with bitter whimsicality: "It seems to me, Colonel, that we have either very poor marksmen in our service, or else we supply them with very poor rifles." The Lighted Match Thus we find the earnestness of Elizabeth in Shakespeare, the whimsicality of James in Jonson, and the licentiousness of Charles II. in the poets of the Restoration. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour Then there is the positive value of separate thoughts imbedded in his strange whimsicality and humour. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country We may lay the foundation of a formula, perhaps, by saying that it was a compound of solid good sense and an almost reckless whimsicality of speech. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters In the manner of presentation of his writings we have at once the revelation of catholic literary taste and wide reading combined with the deep seriousness and the almost irresponsible whimsicality of the man himself. Charles Lamb After that, I regret to say, honest whimsicality took wing, and the show became merely—shall we say?—eupeptic. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, February 14, 1917 From that moment she liked him and at the breezy whimsicality of his next words she decided that it would be well worth the effort to penetrate the mask. The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country It is the first essay which he ever published, but it abounds in clearness and force, and is entirely free from the whimsicality which in later years sometimes marred his prose. Matthew Arnold He had married an American girl, the daughter of a comedian at whose clever whimsicalities my passengers used to laugh uproariously. Fifth Avenue And yet are there not lacking signs that the quaint pot-pourri of whimsicalities will one day coalesce into a well-defined, artistic composition, a twentieth century City Beautiful. The Onlooker, Volume 1, Part 2 To begin with, he has not had the advantages, and secondly, there's an ingrained whimsicality, for which I would not exchange all the solid imperfections of his neighbour across the Irish Channel. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent The whimsicality, the childishness of it all, gave it a charm. A Man and a Woman The lean, muscular figure was poised for instant action, and all the whimsicality and humor were gone from the eyes of the sharpshooter. The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad They spoke and strode out into the street, the best friends in the world, leaving me all amazed at such whimsicality. First Love (Little Blue Book #1195) And Other Fascinating Stories of Spanish Life The eccentricity and whimsicality of the book contributed greatly to its immediate popularity. A History of English Prose Fiction It seemed, in what was then my rather fantastic state of mind, that it would be a triumph of whimsicality. The Jervaise Comedy This with a certain grimness in his smile, as though he realized the whimsicality of the average motive which governed in that day in quests like his. The Girl at the Halfway House A Story of the Plains "You witch, you," he answered me with a pleased, teasing whimsicality coming into his eyes. The Tinder-Box I, who looked upon begging as a delightful whimsicality, thumbed myself over into a true son of Mrs. Grundy, burdened with all her bourgeois morality. The Road And then, with a mixture of whimsicality and earnestness he continued: "Do you remember the talk we had the other day of Josef?" Katrine Julian laughed at the satisfied whimsicality of his exclamation and of the expression which shadowed it. Flames Delighting in saying words that would hurt; delighting in his own whimsicality that would amuse. If Winter Comes And there, with the whimsicality of the artist, the bow of M. Cartel was lifted, and sharp, pregnant silence fell upon the night. Max He has learned the futility of telic endeavor, and knows the delight of drifting along with the whimsicalities of Chance. The Road Their doings, even more than those of the other human persons, are marked by the dream-like freakishness and whimsicality which distinguish the piece. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England She developed a certain curious whimsicality now and then; but for him she could do no wrong. Tales of the Five Towns And that this exquisitely clear, pellucid style could be made to carry out not only gaiety and whimsicality but emotion of a deeper sort, is proved by the lovely "Clair de Lune." The World's Great Men of Music Story-Lives of Master Musicians Its peculiar and original style of humour, its whimsicality, and perhaps also its defiance of conventionality, and even its frequent lapses into indecorum, achieved for it an immediate and immense popularity. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature He was a student of the whimsicalities of character and nature, and delighted in their portrayal by voice or pen. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 Thus a strange wilfulness and whimsicality has wrought itself into the substance of his mind. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England Thus is found place for Walt Whitman, who defies all metre, and who yet lays strong hold upon the reader—despite his whimsicalities—by the very multiplicity and suggestiveness of his imaginings among real things. The World's Best Poetry, Volume 10 Poetical Quotations His talk had much of the quality of his writing; it was full of quaint conceits, whimsicalities, impossible suggestions offered with perfect gravity. Short-Stories His whimsicalities, his love of fun, and many other points of his character, are sometimes curiously exemplified in his fantasias. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 490, May 21, 1831 The horrible whimsicality of trying to eat and make merry under these deplorable circumstances, the tragic-comic character of the scene, appeared to take him by surprise. Yesterdays with Authors "What can I do, Senora?" with a blend of whimsicality and desperation. Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts But Blizzard had shown him no deviltry; only kindness and a certain whimsicality of speech and a point of view that was engaging. The Penalty His political sirventes show an insight into the affairs of his age, which is in strong contrast to the whimsicality which seems to have misguided his own life. The Troubadours Then she sighed, for she realized that her ability to see these whimsicalities meant that she and her mother were, after all, creatures of diverse training and thought. The Precipice But what on earth does that matter if one is made to laugh quite often and to smile almost continuously at a very shrewd piece of observation, whimsicality and tempered malice? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 23, 1919 He thought that, under all the whimsicalities, it was rather fine of her to lay down her princess pride and let him see she cared, that she really wanted him. Wild Wings A Romance of Youth "I want you so bad, Miss Mason, that I don't dast to ask you now," he said, with such whimsicality and earnestness as to make her throw her head back in a frank boyish laugh. Burning Daylight At times his mind wandered farther afield, and he plodded on, a mere automaton, strange conceits and whimsicalities gnawing at his brain like worms. Love of Life and Other Stories With this is mingled the feeling of Andersen's delicate whimsicality of style. How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell "Then it's me for the knitting work and the fire, I suppose," she finished, with a whimsicality that did not hide the wistful disappointment of her voice. Miss Billy's Decision But, notwithstanding these whimsicalities, he is generous, hospitable and friendly. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 265, July 21, 1827 "Let's go and get married," he urged, all the whimsicality of his utterance duplicated in his eyes. Burning Daylight The whimsicalities of this train foreshadowed for Anthony the whimsicalities of all army administration. The Beautiful and Damned He shrugged his shoulders in a sort of grim whimsicality. The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale If, with the brilliant whimsicality that characterizes all his work, Petronius has placed these utterances in the mouth of disreputable and broadly comic figures, that does not impair the value or sincerity of the criticism. Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal Despite his pranks and whimsicality, he possessed high literary merit. Initiation into Literature He spoke with a sort of wistful whimsicality. The Woman with the Fan Strange to say the crowds seemed to think that they travestied Praetorians to a nicety whereas neither had ever set eyes on a Praetorian and their antics were the product of mere innate whimsicality. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire And now Jimmie Dale smiled again—that curious flicker on his lips that mingled whimsicality and a deadly earnestness. The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale The same whimsicality is shown elsewhere in the course of the novel. Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal A friend knows how to allow for mere quantity in your talk, and only replies to the quality, separates your earnest from your whimsicality, and accounts for some whimsicality in your earnest. A Modern Instance His tone acknowledged his inability to keep pace with such whimsicalities or to sympathize with them. Under the Skylights In everything that he wrote, Mr. Vielé revealed a winsome whimsicality, and a lightness of touch impossible except to true artists. The Advance of English Poetry in the Twentieth Century She missed that careless whimsicality which had been the chief characteristic of Miss Gladys Winch and seemed to have been cast off by Mrs. Fillmore Nicholas. The Adventures of Sally Where are they gone, those candid inquirers, so full of gentlemanly curiosity, so informative and yet shrewdly human; so practical—think of Urquhart's Turkish Baths—though stuffed with whimsicality and abstractions? Alone For very young children do not want humour or whimsicality or delicate fancy or any of the delightful properties which we attribute to the ideal children’s play. If I May The local example of the whimsicality of Nature owes its excellence to absolute purity. Tropic Days Sterne published it in nine successive volumes during almost as many years, and he made a point of almost complete formlessness and every sort of whimsicality. A History of English Literature But the great Quaker was equal to the occasion; no selfishness, crankiness, or whimsicality on their part could wear out his patience and benevolence. The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 Where had he got his delightful, gentle whimsicalities, that sweet, impersonal detachment that refused to yield to stupid angers and disgusts? Hidden Creek There was an end to the mighty transports of the heights; the wells of whimsicality had dried up. Over the Pass It was not her fault, but the flightiness and whimsicality of Nature which had contrived to make her the belle of the camp. Tropic Days Your office may be stored with records of human perversity and whimsicality. Young Lives The humor of that work lies in its sympathetic and creative insight quite as much as in the broad good-humor and imaginative whimsicality with which the author handles his theme. The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 It would be in exact conformity with what I have hitherto observed of a general trend towards a certain inborn perverseness and whimsicality in Nature.' Prince Zaleski I can only allude to one on Richter, whose whimsicality of style he unconsciously copied, and whose original ideas he made his own. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13 Great Writers; Dr Lord's Uncompleted Plan, Supplemented with Essays by Emerson, Macaulay, Hedge, and Mercer Adam His plays exhibit admirably the deep feelings, the momentary moods, the resourcefulness, or the peculiar whimsicalities of men and women. Halleck's New English Literature This little story exhibits, perhaps better than anything that Lamb wrote, his curious gift of blending fact and fancy, of building upon a foundation of reality a structure of whimsicality and invention. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia Other States had given women votes before, but they were smaller communities, where the movement could still be regarded as an eccentricity, a mere whimsicality. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) This episode illustrated remarkably the whimsicality of fate. Dio's Rome, Volume 3 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus To these two last causes may be attributed some whimsicalities and eccentricities which were readily forgiven in the excellent Baron. Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 1 It was Mark Twain who "created" the story: he endowed with the comic note of whimsicality that imaginative realization of une chose vue, which went round the world. Mark Twain "The Rose of America" would have tested the equanimity of a far more amiable man: and on Mr Goble what Otis Pilkington had called its delicate whimsicality jarred profoundly. The Little Warrior He was tall and humorous, with horned-rimmed glasses and an air of attractive whimsicality. Tales of the Jazz Age To the left was the outhouse where the coal was stored, a squat barnlike building: to the right a wall that appeared to have been erected by the architect in an outburst of pure whimsicality. The Little Nugget Mrs. Braddock, in a spirit of whimsicality, forbore mentioning the appearance of David to the girl, planning to surprise her when she returned from the concert. The Rose in the Ring He grew accustomed to her frivolous ways, overlooked her merry whimsicalities and gave her the "full length of a free rope," as he called it. Jane Cable These people seem to miss the spirit of the piece, its subtle topsy-turvy humor, its delicate whimsicality. The Little Warrior The whimsicality of this kind of talk robbed it of its sting; but what is really curious about the count was that he was perfectly serious. The Fool Errant Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca The whimsicality of the idea amused him, but the sad earnestness of the nervous, unstrung visionary at his side moved his compassion. The Queen of Sheba & My Cousin the Colonel "The Lollard" piques curiosity—what is a "lollard," you are inclined to want to know; it also carries a suggestion of whimsicality. Writing for Vaudeville There was something in the tone of the whimsicality that alarmed her. Constance Dunlap The other man had a certain wicked whimsicality that was very attractive, when levelled against someone else, and not against oneself. Aaron's Rod The fancies were the reality to both of them, they were both so happy, tossing about the little coloured balls of verbal humour and whimsicality. Women in Love She mentioned the fact of Count Anteoni's having made the garden, and spoke of him, sketching lightly his whimsicality, his affection for the Arabs, his love of solitude, and of African life. The Garden of Allah Peppino squirmed a little, but his nature, schooled by the long habit of jest, prompted a bold whimsicality in his reply. Love-at-Arms This is a delicious whimsicality, and the music is as gay and sportive as anything in "Die Meistersinger." Bluebeard; a musical fantasy He is superbly the optimist, though now again he struck a note of almost cynic whimsicality. Merton of the Movies He was bookish, as a bookman should be, and sometimes the very richness and whimsicality of his bookish fancies marred the simplicity and good taste of his pages. The American Spirit in Literature : a chronicle of great interpreters Bird and Sphinx, delicate whimsicality, calm and terrific power! The Spell of Egypt "Oh, I dare say I shall live through it," he answered, with the national whimsicality that comes to our aid in most emergencies. Dr. Breen's Practice His mouth showed new lines about the corners, and his eyes looked down very tenderly at the girl beside him; but his voice, when he spoke, had a light whimsicality that deceived even Billy's ears. Miss Billy Without a remonstrance he went on, saying with dejected whimsicality as he smiled back upon her, 'You show a wisdom which for so young a lady is perfectly surprising.' A Laodicean : a Story of To-day Depressed and intent as he was, the whimsicality of the situation struck him. Their Pilgrimage The youngest of a large family, Link had been accustomed all his life to Mrs. Biugham's many whimsicalities. Main-Travelled Roads His hazel-coloured eyes were shy, gentle, and deep-set; his eyebrows, hardly ever still, gave him a look of austere whimsicality. Fraternity "Let me think so, whether it be true or not," he implored her, eyes between tenderness and whimsicality intent upon her face. The Lion's Skin On account of his whimsicalities, he had acquired the epithet of Uncle David among them, despite his aristocratic connections and his gentlemanlike bearing. The Filigree Ball Being a full and true account of the solution of the mystery concerning the Jeffrey-Moore affair For one source of her charm lay in the gay, childlike whimsicality o her imagination. Ridgway of Montana (Story of To-Day, in Which the Hero Is Also the Villain) Her wit, her effervescence, her whimsicalities amused even the prim Miss Frances. The Drums of Jeopardy A smile of grim whimsicality touched her lips. The White Moll And she meant to be taken literally; his many whimsicalities were explained to her at last. The Lion's Skin By chance this carpet, by one of our cleverest designers, matched with the whimsicalities of the Chinese curtains. Scenes from a Courtesan's Life This delights our grave and reverend signiors, and they give themselves up to our whimsicalities with the most whole-hearted zeal. Penelope's Irish Experiences Free to put into execution the idea that had been bubbling all day long in his head, like a fine champagne, firing his blood with reckless whimsicality. The Drums of Jeopardy "I can crawl faster," laughed the Adventurer with bitter whimsicality. The White Moll "No; I dare say not," said Jimmie Dale—and then the whimsicality dropped from him. The Adventures of Jimmie Dale But simply to turn loose your soul to every whimsicality, to play the fool unafraid of any possible result, why, that requires a man other than a householder and law-respecting citizen. Moon-Face |
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