单词 | word-painter |
例句 | In them Prescott has risen to a height of true greatness as a story-teller, and masterful word-painter. William Hickling Prescott 2012-03-11T03:00:12.297Z "Quite a word-painter, Mr. Knight!" he continued, glancing at old Jack with a grim twinkle in his eye. Ralph in the Switch Tower 2012-03-02T03:00:11.847Z But being only an amateur word-painter of the sorriest sort, I very much fear it is a task beyond my capabilities. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z It is a most strange, weird, peculiar sound, baffling all efforts of the most skillful word-painter. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z As a colorist, Tennyson owes much to this gorgeous word-painter, whom he has equaled, if not surpassed, in his own field. Tennyson's Life and Poetry And Mistakes Concerning Tennyson 2011-05-14T02:00:10.627Z He was a word-painter rather than a student of human nature. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" My dearest Susie, it is the chief provocation of my life to be called a "word-painter" instead of a thinker. Hortus Inclusus Messages from the Wood to the Garden, Sent in Happy Days to the Sister Ladies of the Thwaite, Coniston He has a poetical nature, is a word-painter, and, therefore, indulges in the license of the poet and painter. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens Among the characters one—'Charles Tewphunny'—strikes us as a reality; a vigorous, earnest, cheerful nature, clear and fine even through the obscurity and occasional crudity of his word-painter. The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Ruskin he failed to meet also, for the distinguished word-painter was ill. The Arena Volume 4, No. 20, July, 1891 There is not even anything especial in the appearance of the place to recommend it to the ready pen of the word-painter. A Cigarette-Maker's Romance Don't tell me you thought it up all by yourself, you word-painter! Bunker Bean I hate his short sentences, like a dog barking; we want a word-painter here, sir. Endymion Yet Hawthorne is not a word-painter like Browning and Carlyle, but obtains his pictorial effect by simple accuracy of description, a more difficult process than the other, but also more satisfactory. The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne He was pre-eminently a profound thinker, a severe critic, a great word-painter,--a man of uncommon original gifts, who aroused and instructed his generation. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13 Great Writers; Dr Lord's Uncompleted Plan, Supplemented with Essays by Emerson, Macaulay, Hedge, and Mercer Adam He was a word-painter of its landscapes, a rider over its surfaces. The American Spirit in Literature : a chronicle of great interpreters Well, I'm no word-painter, thank goodness, but you might call it a hellish country! Stalky & Co. |
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