英语词汇“brilliancy”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

Far out in the harbor, tea clotted the brilliancy of sun upon the water. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Bobby’s remuneration from the American Chess Foundation for his sparkling brilliancy? Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Few among mortals could have long endured that unchanging brilliancy of light, but few had ever found their way thither. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The former was divided between admiration of the brilliancy which exercise had given to her complexion, and doubt as to the occasion’s justifying her coming so far alone. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

The British magazine Chess relaxed its stiff upper lip, calling Bobby’s effort a game of “great depth and brilliancy.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It took no little time to shed these disagreeable impressions, even once the brilliancies of the symphony were cast up around me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Some of the film’s brilliancies are purely decorative. My favourite best picture Oscar winner: The Sting 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z

At a dinner party, she shines with the “revolving brilliancy that collective approval always struck from her.” What Edith Wharton Knew, a Century Ago, About Women and Fame in America 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z

They win more by avoiding errors than with brilliancies, as in the diagramed deal from the match against Estonia. Bridge: Italy Wins the European Team Open Title 2010-07-11T21:28:00Z

And after this one was announced, someone commented that in the past you needed to create a brilliancy to procure the prize. Bridge: A Well-Executed Finesse, but Was It Worthy of a Prize? 2011-01-23T23:29:03Z

Few top tournaments award brilliancy prizes these days. Bridge: A Well-Executed Finesse, but Was It Worthy of a Prize? 2011-01-23T23:29:03Z

But Pollock claimed the event’s brilliancy prize in an upset of Austrian star Max Weiss, who would tie for first in the event. Finding sanctuary in a chess library 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z

Like many of Capablanca’s best wins, there’s no spectacular brilliancy here, but a world-class opponent is still rendered helpless in less than 30 moves. A century later, a chess champ in his prime still inspires awe 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z

Before crossing the Atlantic, Najdorf found time to play what became known as “The Polish Immortal,” a sacrificial fireworks show that recalls the great Romantic Age brilliancies. Your move: The wandering ways of the chess master 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z

But he game truly ascends into the brilliancy stratosphere only after 26. Czech chess great Lubomir Kavalek, a role model and a rival, was a local hero 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z

“Wednesday morning, July 8, 2020, will be when the brightest of the planets, Venus, reaches its greatest brilliancy,” it explains, on its website. Get set for July 4 buck moon, partial lunar eclipse: NASA’s top tips for July skywatchers 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z

GM Wesley So with a Cup-clinching brilliancy against So in Sunday’s finals. China nips U.S. in chess battle royale at Online Nations Cup 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z

The first woman ever awarded the grandmaster title, the Georgian great still has game, capable of fashioning a long, grueling positional brilliancy. Legendary Nona Gaprindashvili adds to bulging chess trophy case 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z

And that was, I think, really the brilliancy of the film. Sophia Loren recalls striptease scene from ‘Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow' 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z

I wanted instant brilliancies; refused to do the slog of reading books, and saw chess as an art not a science. Truth, beauty and annihilation: my quest for chess mastery | Stephen Moss 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z

The only way this "brilliancy" will be less than another disaster would be for him to turn into a third-baseman to replace the washed-up David Wright. Cespedes Deal Proves Mets May Know a Thing or Two 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z

She shattered stereotypes as she was breaking records, declining to play in all-women events and boasting an attractive, aggressive style of play that produced dozens of brilliancies. DAVID R. SANDS: After 26 years at the top, Judit Polgar surpassed by Chinese chess challenger 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z

"The beauty and brilliancy of this insect are indescribable," wrote Wallace in his book The Malay Archipelago. Statue honours evolution pioneer 2013-11-07T11:02:49Z

The first game was bizarre as his Egyptian opponent blundered a rook and resigned after 19 moves while in the second Muir missed a brilliancy featured in this week's puzzle. Leonard Barden on Chess 2013-03-01T22:55:01Z

A very few executants equal him in mere finger dexterity, but he surpasses them all in his gigantic strength at the instrument and in marvellous clearness and brilliancy. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z

The sun shone brightly, and with a dazzling splendour only surpassed by the gorgeous brilliancy of an Eastern clime. The Cambrian Sketch-Book Tales, Scenes, and Legends of Wild Wales 2012-04-27T02:00:33.040Z

The battle waged furiously in the semi-light of the electric brilliancy which reflected from the dazzling advertising signs of the city. The Little Washingtons' Travels 2012-04-26T02:00:23.713Z

It was significant how a word of argot that meant a fraud of apparent brilliancy executed by an artist upon the public had extended itself into daily use. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z

In the eyes of the True Believers, its treasures are radiant with incomparable brilliancy, but which is not terrestrial. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z

Tausig excelled him in exactness and brilliancy; Von B�low was a greater master of interpretation: Rubinstein went beyond him in power and in richness of tone-colour, through his consummate use of the pedal. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z

He was, if not the first, certainly the greatest painter of still life in Holland; no artist of his class combined more successfully perfect reality of form and colour with brilliancy and harmony of tints. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z

Nothing can exceed the dazzling brilliancy of colours united in this little creature. Zoological Illustrations, Volume II or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-19T02:00:34.283Z

There was a far greater variety of costume, and much more brilliancy of colour, among their body than we had any notion of seeing in Abyssinia. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z

The eyes of his body would not have been able to support the brilliancy of this sight which must have brought on blindness. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z

From Tausig he inherited his keen and severe sense of rhythm; from his native country, Hungary, he absorbed brilliancy and colour sense. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z

Everything in her attire was very plain, except that her ears were hung with diamonds that fairly 348 dazzled us with their brilliancy. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z

The majority of these chuddars were of silk—Indian, Japanese, or Persian silks, all vying with each other in their brilliancy and beauty. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z

The Marquess of Montrose, who had sustained the King's cause in Scotland with extraordinary heroism and brilliancy, was at that time at Brussels and quite ready to risk another venture on the King's behalf. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z

His glance, ecstatic by faith, was resplendent with superhuman brilliancy; but his face, emaciated by illness, had taken on the immaterial aspect of a vision about to fade.... The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z

He creates in this way like the composer himself, for he must embrace in himself those passions which he, in their complete brilliancy, has to bring to light. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z

One was struck by the depth and clearness of the heavens, the transparency and brilliancy of the atmosphere. Annouchka A Tale 2012-04-13T02:00:19.120Z

But about this time there is a complete change, and there arises simultaneously a whole group of men who form a genuinely national school of the greatest brilliancy. Gainsborough 2012-04-11T02:00:34.933Z

"And I don't see any absurdity in the project There is certainly a great deal of brilliancy about it!" Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z

We cannot attempt by description to convey an idea of their brilliancy. One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules 2012-04-08T02:00:23.693Z

In comparison with the contracted five-finger positions of the classical technic, its broken chords and arpeggios, Liszt's technic had the advantage of a fuller, freer flow, of greater fulness of tone and increased brilliancy. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z

This is indeed the inspiration of youth with its brilliancy, its buoyancy, its triumphant joy, full of the poetry of a young heart, full of the imagination of a mind untainted by the world. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z

The same valuable quality is evidenced in the works of his maturity, by the marvellous freedom of his technique, and the brilliancy of his brushwork. Gainsborough 2012-04-11T02:00:34.933Z

But for that he would never have married her; the brilliancy of her talent had dazzled him! Mademoiselle Blanche A Novel 2012-04-07T02:00:33.037Z

I intend that your good fortune shall be dazzling in its brilliancy. One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules 2012-04-08T02:00:23.693Z

The scarlet waistcoat of the Romantic school is outworn; the brutal brilliancies and exaggerated orchestral effects of the realists are beginning to be regarded with suspicion. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z

You ought to make Hensel tell you of these splendid f�tes, which in pomp, brilliancy, and animation, surpass all the imagination can conceive, for my sober pen is not equal to the task. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z

A youthful delight in the brilliancy of color is apparent, which later yielded to a different taste. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z

It is still matter of tradition how, in his father's class, William was conspicuous for the brilliancy of the work he did in this second hour. Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work 2012-04-06T02:00:32.097Z

The extraordinary brilliancy of Maurice's gifts made his father determine upon cultivating his mind. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z

In modern music sonority, brilliancy are present, but the nuance is inevitable, not alone tonal but expressive nuance. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z

Lady Mabel, who had heard something of the girl's brilliancy, was quite cast down. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z

After the lapse of four or five minutes, its brilliancy was suddenly restored, and it seemed as if a column of burning materials had been projected into the air. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z

Beachy Head, on the same line, exhibits a powerful revolving light 285 feet above high water, its interval of greatest brilliancy occurring every two minutes. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z

Brother Lucien, with his corporal's badge and his Italian medal, added much to the brilliancy of the cortege. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z

But when she played a Bach fugue for him, with the utmost brilliancy, he could not contain his admiration. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z

He had the best masters to direct his education, and from childhood, was not only distinguished by the great brilliancy of his mind, but also by his application to study. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z

Fire-flies flit about; beetles display their metallic brilliancy; radiant moths and butterflies fleck the gloom. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z

And to think that years ago this sudden outbreak of archiepiscopal brilliancy would have been inveighed against as trifling with the "Scarlet Lady." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, Nov. 11, 1887 2012-04-02T02:00:24.930Z

Scarron foresaw the brilliancy of the epoch, but he saw also that his own end was nigh. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z

It is rhapsodic, it is too long—infernal, not "heavenly lengths"—it is full of nobility, a drastic intellectuality, and a sonorous brilliancy. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z

Where great brilliancy is required, Venetian turpentine is added; but this lengthens the time required for drying if a little too much is added. Practical Bookbinding 2012-04-02T02:00:23.047Z

Not many years after this, and while the lustre of his misfortunes and the brilliancy of his hopes still surrounded him, King Victor Emanuel visited England. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z

Shades of Colour imply the degree of brilliancy or depth, as bright or deep Crimson; light or dark Blue. Colour as a Means of Art Being an Adaption of the Experience of Professors to the Practice of Amatures 2012-03-30T02:00:20.700Z

All on board were struck aghast at the blinding brilliancy of the flash and its terrible effects. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z

As these thoughts coursed through his mind his eye fell on his left hand; upon it there sparkled a stone of extraordinary brilliancy, which recalled to him the gem on Alcyone's forehead. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z

In making lines, the fillets may be drawn to and fro, whereby a great brilliancy will be produced. Practical Bookbinding 2012-04-02T02:00:23.047Z

The button was heated to the point of fusion, and when it melted, it did not, apparently, glow with the same brilliancy as before, and this would indicate a lower temperature. The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting 2012-03-28T02:00:22.660Z

The Bianchi party, on the other hand, endeavour to compensate for the want of positive brilliancy, by refining or increasing the delicacy and beauty of the tints. Colour as a Means of Art Being an Adaption of the Experience of Professors to the Practice of Amatures 2012-03-30T02:00:20.700Z

More than once in later periods did great intellectual brilliancy coincide with general depravity, but on none of these occasions was this moral phenomenon reproduced. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z

She wore her robes of flowing azure, and over her forehead there sparkled a gem of extraordinary brilliancy, which seemed absolutely to blaze with light. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z

There is a greatness of soul that is superior to all the brilliancy of the understanding. Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z

Is it the less a flame because it does not hurt my eyes by its brilliancy? The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting 2012-03-28T02:00:22.660Z

But owing to the brilliancy resulting from the blaze of light, the tints remain of the utmost purity. Colour as a Means of Art Being an Adaption of the Experience of Professors to the Practice of Amatures 2012-03-30T02:00:20.700Z

In brief, this was the battle-ground through which the grand charge of the fire was made—unparalleled in its brilliancy by any similar exploit which the annals of military deeds unfold. The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 2012-03-27T02:00:21.067Z

Right above his head, and threateningly suspended directly over the Castle, was a meteor of unwonted size and brilliancy. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z

This may perhaps be identified with the object referred to by Hepidannus in the year 1012, which was of extraordinary brilliancy, and remained visible “in the southern part of the heavens during three months.” Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z

In general, the interposition of a body between the coil and tube, increases or diminishes the brilliancy of the tube, or its facility to light up, according to whether it increases or diminishes the electrification. The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting 2012-03-28T02:00:22.660Z

His style ranges from the brilliancy of his youth to the sternness and sombre gravity of age, passing almost to poetic expression in its epigrammatic terseness. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z

He was a stout, well-formed man, of an imposing presence, with dark hair and eyes, and he wore a solitaire of diamonds of unusual brilliancy in his shirt front. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z

Here the stars appeared, and shone with great brilliancy. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z

The remarks of the ancient writers may possibly refer to its great brilliancy rather than its colour. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z

When it forms a drop, it will emit visible and invisible waves, which will be in a definite ratio, and to the eye the drop will appear to be of a certain brilliancy. The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting 2012-03-28T02:00:22.660Z

Some breeds have a much more brilliant plumage than others; but when brilliancy of plumage is here spoken of, it is to be understood in comparison with others of the same breed. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z

We reached the Salinas to find a scene of great brilliancy. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z

Then came the illumination, which was very beautiful, not from the brilliancy of the lights, but from its being so universal. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z

The dark effect is chiefly caused by contrast with the brilliancy of the Milky Way surrounding it. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z

The brilliancy of the lamp may, in this case, be regulated within wide limits by varying the size of the insulated metal plate to which the coating is connected. The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting 2012-03-28T02:00:22.660Z

The plumage of all fowl related to them is increased in brilliancy; and they are, moreover, very prolific, and the eggs are always enriched. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z

But with this youthful freshness, which was indeed only the brilliancy of color, there was an expression in her face that marred its beauty. Delusion, or The Witch of New England 2012-03-19T02:00:28.267Z

As the young king unfurled this formidable banner, the sun, which had for days been obscured by a lurid fog, suddenly shone forth with unwonted brilliancy. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z

This is interesting, considering the brilliancy of the star in Al-Sufi’s time. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z

When a large induction coil is employed it is easy to obtain nodes on the bar, which are rendered evident by the different degree of brilliancy of the lamps, as shown roughly in Fig. The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting 2012-03-28T02:00:22.660Z

This variety of fowls is remarkable for great brilliancy of plumage and diversity of colors. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z

She is a small, lightly-framed creature, with very little feet, and a face of more brilliancy than regular beauty, but all airiness and spirit. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z

"Now, if you want to go in and superintend the preparation of breakfast, you may leave me here, and I will undertake to produce the requisite standard of brilliancy." A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z

It is recorded that at the birth of Mithridates a great comet appeared which “occupied the fourth part of the sky, and its brilliancy was superior to that of the sun.” Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z

Then the splendours of Mr. Shalford's being shone with oppressive brilliancy. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z

Dorothy was very slight; there was something ethereal in her appearance, although the color in her cheeks, the brilliancy of her hazel eyes, and the bright hue of her chestnut hair indicated a vivid vitality. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z

The prima donna was one of those syrens found often in Italy—a young singer of great promise, with that daring brilliancy which practice and maturer science discipline, to my taste, too severely. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z

The quality that gives them force and brilliancy is inherent, and the form in which they appear has been wrought out by an artist. Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School 2012-03-17T02:01:04.053Z

This great brilliancy is inconsistent with the star’s computed mass, which would indicate a much smaller brightness. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z

Frequently huge meteors blended their dazzling brilliancy with the long and seemingly phosphorescent trails of the shooting stars. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z

I described the brilliancy of the assembly, and the excellence of the acting. The Making of a Saint 2012-03-16T02:00:25.243Z

For copiousness, sustained wit, and verbal brilliancy the man had few equals. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z

In old age he became a mere skeleton, with eyes of great brilliancy peering beneath his wig. Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z

The other planets would appear very much as they do to us, but with somewhat less brilliancy owing to their greater distance. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z

The Orion nebula is the principal one of this class, revealing an enormous amount of complicated detail, with exceptional brilliancy of many regions and filaments. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z

Of simple brilliancy must have been the mind of the Prophet which was able to discover in the forgotten corners of thought the priceless gems of controlling, universal truth. Joseph Smith as Scientist A Contribution to Mormon Philosophy 2012-03-12T03:00:27.817Z

He was pleased by the force, the surety, the brilliancy and the poetic qualities of MacDowell's playing, and he laughingly warned Eugen d'Albert to look to his laurels. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z

He introduced combinations of distant intervals, original in their very aspect, and heightened by peculiarities of rhythm and staccato's, absorbing in their sparkling brilliancy the Cantabile, to which they formed a glaring contrast. Life of Beethoven 2012-03-12T03:00:21.693Z

The Examiner has always displayed marked ability and brilliancy, both in its political and literary departments. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z

Variations in brilliancy are quite marked: at one eclipse it was nearly four times as bright as the full moon. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z

It had gradually lost its acuteness and brilliancy, and latterly became the mere babbling of a vulgar mind, often mingled with insolent remarks against her superiors, and the most profane scoffing at morality and religion. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z

Say thirty-five or forty years, and he noticed this time the freshness of their complexions, the brilliancy of their eyes. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z

But we think of the mind also; we aim at brilliancy. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z

He adds, that he "was fascinated by his brilliancy and acumen, in love with his cordiality and ardor, and awe-struck by the transparency of his conduct and the purity of his principles." Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z

Here at minimum it remains for fifteen or twenty minutes, and then in the next three and a half hours it regains its full normal brilliancy of the second magnitude. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z

At the very time it seems to give religion the supreme glorification, expression and brilliancy, it has lifted the religion away over its limitation. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z

Modern gardens tend far too much toward the display of the united effect of growing plants, to a striving for universal brilliancy, rather than attention to and love for separate flowers. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z

The festivities, therefore, went on with double brilliancy, owing to the many uniforms visible under the trees. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z

Black smoke as of Tophet filling all your universe, it can yet by true heart-energy become flame, and brilliancy of heaven. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z

Venus from her striking brilliancy always leads the novice to expect to see great things on applying the telescope. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z

I sat silent, listening with ever-increasing admiration to the play of words, the subtle arguments, and the epigrammatic brilliancy of expression which flashed from one to another of the four disputants. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z

It is really more vulgar than malignant, and has come to be in textile products a stamp and symbol of vulgarity, through the forceful brilliancy of our modern aniline dyes. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z

The afternoon sun flooded it with a pitiless heat and dazzling brilliancy, and there was not a movement in the stagnant atmosphere. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z

With all the haste of hand and inequality of touch they show, these sketches are full of strength and brilliancy, an honor to the country that produced them. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z

To me it was attractive because of its possibilities; I was always fancying some excitement that would bring the color to the cheeks and full lips, and light up the heavy-lidded eyes with soft brilliancy. Solomon 2012-02-29T03:00:26.127Z

Many private individuals, also, had carriages which were handsome enough, together with their elegant lading, greatly to increase the general brilliancy of the scene. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z

He was rewarded by her development into one of those scholars of phenomenal brilliancy, such as are occasionally produced from New England farmers' families. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z

Their ebony limbs and scanty draperies were forced up against the glaring dust and sand in a flood of searching brilliancy. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z

For you, I presume, from your want of steady light and brilliancy of sparks which are occasionally struck from you, that you are either a flint or a rough diamond. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z

The storm had now cleared away entirely, the wind had died down, and the clear sun shone upon the ice and snow with great brilliancy. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z

Their brilliancy increases as the film becomes thinner, and the bands, which first appear close to each other, separate, and then we see a large expanse of changing colour. Colour Measurement and Mixture 2012-02-27T03:00:13.987Z

The colour of the plate is, according to artistic taste, better, and with care the plate will not lose its brilliancy for years. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z

In these and other dramatic writings, more remarkable perhaps for poetic than for stage effects, D�czi still maintains his brilliancy of diction and the delicacy of his poetic touch. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z

His diminutive figure, his grim face, his screeching voice, are all forgotten in the brilliancy of his eloquence, and in the felicitous dexterity of his argument. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z

While all these phenomena come under the general term of phosphorescence, the inference of the presence of phosphorus is incorrect; many substances without a trace of phosphorus in their constitution emit light with equal brilliancy. Eye Spy Afield with Nature Among Flowers and Animate Things 2012-02-24T03:00:23.760Z

As a copy of this “rare jewell” lies before me, I should certainly be to blame if I did not present my reader with a specimen of its brilliancy. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z

Glasses silvered by this process sometimes lose their brilliancy, by becoming covered on their silvered side with small spots. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z

The determined obstinacy with which the 20th Ohio, under the gallant Colonel Force, held its ground, added much to the brilliancy of the victory. Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z

Several of them have a sober, didactic aim, but all are marked with Mrs. Kirkland’s habitual brilliancy and point. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z

There are degrees in its brilliancy, an occasional specimen being almost a mass of gold. Eye Spy Afield with Nature Among Flowers and Animate Things 2012-02-24T03:00:23.760Z

When built, this light was unsurpassed in brilliancy by any on the coast, and was considered equal to the magnificent beacon of the Morro. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z

The advantages derived from using the oxide are, that it makes the mixture more fusible, and also imparts that particular brilliancy and lustre so peculiarly characteristic of well-made flint glass. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z

How it drew folk, to gaze admiringly upon its hissing brilliancy! The Romance of a Great Store 2012-02-20T03:00:21.577Z

Let any one look out upon the heavens some clear night at the commencement of the year, and he can not help being struck with the position as well as the brilliancy of certain constellations. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z

The brilliancy of the light may be inferred from the following query and its answer: "What is that light yonder?" Eye Spy Afield with Nature Among Flowers and Animate Things 2012-02-24T03:00:23.760Z

Overhead the precipitous cliffs caught the sun's rays on countless glittering points, the mica with which they are so plentifully bespangled dazzling the eye with its brilliancy. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z

The effect in autumn is a stream of red light, of varied tones, and rare brilliancy in all quarters, unseen during the warmer summer. Meteorology or Weather Explained 2012-02-20T03:00:18.847Z

When we quote the epigrams of Wilde, it is as if we were exhibiting in a glass case, a collection of beautiful butterflies, whose wings have lost the brilliancy of their once gaudy colours. The Trial of Oscar Wilde From the Shorthand Reports 2012-02-19T03:00:17.513Z

Thiers was only twenty-four, but he could already write with brilliancy and power, as his prize essay had proved. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z

In the second blossom the upper pair of petals were now transfigured in vivid emerald-green, the rest of the flower being of paler but almost equally dazzling brilliancy. Eye Spy Afield with Nature Among Flowers and Animate Things 2012-02-24T03:00:23.760Z

The brilliant men of his period acknowledged his surpassing brilliancy; the deep men confessed his depth; the spiritual men went to him for inspiration. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z

Now why that brilliancy of the east, when the west was colourless? Meteorology or Weather Explained 2012-02-20T03:00:18.847Z

Strange to say, most of their brilliancy is due not to the corollas, but to the large petal-like bracts under the flowers and to the calyxes. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z

As it possesses high refractive and dispersive power, it presents when properly cut great brilliancy and “fire,” and the name has reference to its diamond-like appearance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z

A certain kind of wit, which depends for its force on mere verbal brilliancy, has the same effect. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z

In important deliberations sage counsellors of either sex are to be courted, and Agla� in all emergencies shone forth with special brilliancy. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z

This accounts for the change of depth and brilliancy of colour in the several shores of the Mediterranean. Meteorology or Weather Explained 2012-02-20T03:00:18.847Z

How seriously are the importance and brilliancy of the head interfered with by the introduction of such an unsuitable background! The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z

It was a magnificent spectacle of brilliancy and wealth. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z

Matthews exuded prosperity from his lavender socks up to his insistent tie—but the brilliancy did not seem to go higher. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z

The moon shone with great brilliancy, revealing the tents which surrounded us on every side. The Iron Furnace Slavery and Secession 2012-02-14T03:00:24.963Z

What a painful impression did the suffering depicted in this letter make upon Lewis's heart, amid the liveliness of Nature, as she lay in brilliancy before him! Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z

Painters have essayed with their most gorgeous colours, but have fallen far short of the intense beauty, transparency, and purity of the water, and the wonderful radiance and brilliancy of the “Rainbow in the Mist.” The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z

Duff and the colonel of the Foxhunters must bear the brunt of it alone, along with other jests of equal brilliancy. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z

Of the Georgian and Circassian belles of the harams, a single lustrous eye with its brilliancy enhanced by the 43 use of kohl is all that one sees. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z

His intelligence and brilliancy are undeniable, but I should have thought his views were a little fantastic at times. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z

Maria looked at her ring, the gift of the elf, and saw that the stone was of a strange palish colour, having lost all its fire and brilliancy. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z

In Titian’s portrait of Ariosto there is a dark foliated background which gives great brilliancy to the picture, but no sky is visible. The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z

Both men and women are very handsome, and the striking Kurdish costume gives a great brilliancy and picturesqueness to this remarkable city. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z

Great as is the Canal, it came near being out-*shone in brilliancy by the publicity material sent out by journalists who found the subject to be profitable copy. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z

Colonel Ingersoll writes with a rare and enviable brilliancy, but also with an impetus which he seems unable to control. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z

A flash of brilliancy gave Harry the eighth—five, three! Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z

This background gives wonderful brilliancy to the figures, and contrasts admirably with the warm and delicate flesh tints. The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z

He proved fully equal to the occasion and delivered a speech of wonderful eloquence, brilliancy and power. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z

Into this were woven mauve orchids, with electric lights sparkling under the green leaves, thus bringing out sufficient brilliancy to please the guests and not to affect their eyesight. The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 2012-02-11T03:03:45.230Z

A smothered light burned in his dark orbs, which flashed, with a meteor brilliancy, whenever he spoke with enthusiasm and energy. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z

From the kernel a clear white oil is extracted, which burns with great brilliancy, and emits a pleasant odour. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z

The brilliancy of the early part of the reign of Khoosroo Purveez had been but the flash before death which at times is displayed in empires as in individuals. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z

It will be in the highest degree indecent to remove him; though I wish he had a pair of secretaries that ministered a little more to the idea of American brilliancy. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z

The banquet was attended by those best known to music in New York, and its brilliancy has probably never been surpassed. The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 2012-02-11T03:03:45.230Z

Jimmy was far from being a genius, but like a good many other quiet men whose conversation contains no hint of brilliancy, he was at least as far from being a fool. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z

During its progress, it was attended by a rushing noise, sufficient to call the attention of those who did not even notice its extreme brilliancy. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z

The glazing was superb, being transparent and of unusual brilliancy. The Unpublishable Memoirs 2012-02-03T03:00:18.447Z

The talent, the effect, the art, the mastery, the brilliancy, are all prodigious. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z

The stones must needs be of extraordinary size and brilliancy. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z

His reputation as an orator was considerable, but according to Cicero he was very illiterate, and his only qualifications were brilliancy of style and the purity of his Latin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z

Illumination, the roar of cannon, music, uniforms, cleanliness, brilliancy, which we usually connect with the idea of the importance of any act, are, on the contrary, tokens of the absence of importance in that act. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z

In debate he was as yet too inexperienced to shine with any brilliancy. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z

He was roused from these dreams by an illumination of more than ordinary brilliancy, and looking up saw that he had wandered to the theatre in the Haymarket. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z

The latter glanced towards a ray of brightness that beat into the dim green shadow, and here and there flung a patch of brilliancy athwart the great columnar trunks. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z

He possessed naturally great strength and brilliancy of intellect. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z

The rambler to whom such scenes are new, sinks almost unconsciously into a seat, and surrenders himself to the irresistible influence of the music, fragrance and brilliancy of the place. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.223Z

Michael Scott depicts with photographic exactness and brilliancy every phase of the West Indian day, and enables us to imagine the light and shade that surrounded the strange race of whom we write. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z

The garish brilliancy touched their pallid faces, and the harsh murmur of their voices came up hollowly between the tall houses with the reek of gas fumes and other confused odours. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z

Floundering figures cut against the uncertain brilliancy, voices came down muffled through the deluge, and there was a creaking and groaning as the ponderous stream anchor swung out overhead. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z

I certainly left Dr. B—— more than ever impressed with a high conviction of the brilliancy of his intellect, and the depth of his piety. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z

On exposure to light much of the translucency and brilliancy is lost. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z

Of the great power and brilliancy of these papers there can be no second opinion. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z

Some have eyes whose dark brilliancy rivals the lustre of the rubies and garnets they wear about their white necks. The Monk and The Hangman's Daughter 2012-01-19T03:00:23.620Z

His face was grim and hollow, but there was a fierce steadfastness in his eyes, which seemed filled with curious brilliancy. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z

Her motherly eyes showed a suspicious brilliancy, and her voice was not as steady as it usually sounded. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z

It was by absolute reliance upon the depth and brilliancy of self-coloured glass that all the beautiful effects of early glass were obtained. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z

I might readily have enhanced the brilliancy and readableness of my account if I had chosen to narrate isolated adventures and the incidents of more surpassing excellence with which it teems. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z

Somehow, Edie happened to fasten herself accidentally upon her mother, while Harry strolled away alone, and stood talking with something of his old brilliancy to one group or another of loungers independently. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z

Gabrielle, at no time a conversationalist of any brilliancy, detached as she was from social pleasures by duty and inclination, sat almost mute. Woman and Artist 2012-01-10T03:00:14.960Z

When using a large transformer and condenser, the noise and brilliancy of these sparks are almost unbearable, and the eyes may be injured by looking at this spark for more than a moment. Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy 2012-01-09T03:00:20.570Z

The supreme beauty of glass is still in the purity, the brilliancy, the translucency of its colour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z

He delighted to read, in the Morning Chronicle, that at Lady G——'s ball, the brilliancy of Miss Percy's jewels had never been surpassed, save by the eyes of the lovely wearer. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z

He was full of political history, well informed on general topics, eloquent almost to the point of brilliancy, self-confident to the point of arrogance, and a dangerous competitor in every respect. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z

It will be known at once by its brilliancy. Scientific American, Vol. XLIII.?No. 1. [New Series.], July 3, 1880 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:30.823Z

One of the window-shutters was open, and the chill brilliancy of the moon, and the deep blue sky, were serenely visible over the black foreground of trees. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z

Cutting brings out the brilliancy of glass, which is one of its intrinsic qualities. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z

The western sky was tinged a deep red, and the stars shone out with uncommon brilliancy, 539but with a sort of trembling ray. 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

Above the reddish expanse a star is shining with the brilliancy and luminous facets of a precious stone. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z

The natives, as a rule, estimate the value and symmetry of this stone by the brilliancy and tenuity of the beam which it emits, and the clear olive-coloured ground upon which it shines in relief. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (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. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z

He joins modestly in the clapping that now and then follows a stroke of extraordinary brilliancy. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z

The happiest specimens of this glass almost rival the wings of butterflies in the brilliancy of their iridescent colours. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z

They need the excitement of night to display their native talents in all their brilliancy. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z

When he finally found it, he was obliged to spend more than an hour in cleaning the luxurious weapons, which had lost their silvery brilliancy in the oblivion of their long confinement. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z

The Ceylonese mix the lustreless pearls with other grains, with which they feed the poultry, in whose croops the pearls regain their former brilliancy after a few minutes' grinding. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (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. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z

There was no foil to the brilliancy of the Council at Northampton. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z

The vases made by him are as elegant in form as the best of the Cinquecento period, but may perhaps be distinguished by the superior purity and brilliancy of the glass. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z

The same may be said of Clementina, who was taller, with more delicate features, and in no respect inferior in brilliancy and beauty of colouring. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z

While sitting there, and casting an inquisitive glance around the rude habitation, my attention was suddenly attracted to what appeared to be several pairs of eyes in a dark corner, shining with a strange brilliancy. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z

Another new star of almost equal brilliancy was observed in October, 1604, in Ophiuchus, a few degrees southeast of the star Eta Ophiuchi. Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. 2011-12-26T03:00:15.410Z

He had been disappointed, in his late visit to Cambridge, to notice that the windows in King’s seemed to be losing their brilliancy and to look dark. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z

The keynote of Late Gothic glass is brilliancy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z

She liked to dress in black, for in her vanity she knew that it enhanced the brilliancy of her complexion, and brought out the golden hue of her hair. The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z

But their gaze was fixed steadily upon me, and I returned it with equal steadiness, if not equal brilliancy and effect, without once changing my position. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z

The current is now on, and you see the lamp burns with full brilliancy. Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. 2011-12-26T03:00:15.410Z

There was no sparkle, no brilliancy in Fitzherbert, but I never knew a man who was so generally acceptable. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z

Then he explained with great brilliancy the nature of an ellipsis. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z

We come and pass like a cloud—like a shower—those of us who possess a brilliancy superior to others, are but as the rainbow, the objects of a momentary admiration, and a momentary recollection. An Address to Men of Science Calling Upon Them to Stand Forward and Vindicate the Truth.... 2011-12-24T03:08:05.883Z

The benign influence of peace has enabled them to display such brilliancy as had not been seen in England for more than two hundred years. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z

On June 10 the star had nearly disappeared, and the nebula was again seen shining with great brilliancy. Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. 2011-12-26T03:00:15.410Z

Scenes of brilliancy and beauty are described with graphic pen. The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z

Even Witherings himself appears to have been carried away by the brilliancy of the prospect. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z

The high refractive and dispersive powers of the diamond produce, when the stone is judiciously cut, a brilliancy and 'fire' unequalled by any other stone. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z

His works have no such brilliancy as Emerson's; but they burned at the time of need with a much more warm and steady light. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z

When near its maximum brilliancy, its light was examined by Dr. Huggins with the spectroscope, which showed the bright lines of incandescent hydrogen gas in addition to the ordinary stellar spectrum. Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. 2011-12-26T03:00:15.410Z

But the hostess made us some amends by executing with much dash and brilliancy a theme with variations which had the merit of not being too long. Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 2011-12-19T03:00:39.830Z

A tenseness, an excitement grew in their faces, like dying flame being fanned into its former brilliancy. The Lonely Ones 2011-12-16T03:00:11.443Z

She has dash, éclat, brilliancy; I have heard him say so. A Witch of the Hills, v. 2-2 2011-12-15T03:00:17.253Z

One was like a painter who captivated the multitude, sometimes by his brilliancy of colour, sometimes by his tragic pathos, and sometimes by his amorous warmth. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z

With more truth she might have boasted of the brilliancy of the escort which set out with her from London. Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z

I discovered him sitting beside a brunette with a headdress of roses, whose cheeks were of a brilliancy and lustre that dimmed the hue of the flowers. Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 2011-12-19T03:00:39.830Z

He dilates, too, on the beauty of the wild flowers, and the brilliancy of the birds—birds that never sing, but flit sadly and silently from bough to bough in the golden sunlight. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z

The middle class views him as the impersonation of vigor and brilliancy; part of the higher criticism sees in him little but sensation and persiflage. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z

Burning hatred of all tyranny and cruelty often makes him denounce the Bible with a pathos like Rousseau's or a brilliancy like Voltaire's. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z

And the sun looked cold and rayless, yet at night the stars shone out with extraordinary brilliancy. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z

I have seldom seen black hair of such brilliancy and of such a beautiful shade. Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 2011-12-19T03:00:39.830Z

We might risk gaining some external uniformity, but only to lose much of the freshness and immediacy and brilliancy of the first presentation. International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics 2011-12-12T03:00:31.160Z

It was a good strand of silk, but the tint, a dull stain, would only take crude strong dyes, that lost their brilliancy and purity through the stain. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z

For all its brilliancy of investiture, his thought, as the most liberal of his appreciators has said, "can never wander through eternity"—a truth which scarcely needed the invocation of the Miltonic line to enforce. Aspects of Modern Opera Estimates and Inquiries 2011-12-12T03:00:24.900Z

They wore the usual tawein, or narrow petticoat of gorgeously striped silk, polka jackets of thin white muslin, and ornaments of extraordinary brilliancy. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z

His eyes alone blazed with an unnatural brilliancy, but he was outwardly calm. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z

When we quote the epigrams of Wilde, it is as if we were exhibiting in a glass case a collection of beautiful butterflies, whose wings have lost the brilliancy of their once gaudy colours. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z

His, indeed, is a career of striking brilliancy. The Boyhood of Great Inventors 2011-12-05T03:00:46.233Z

Miss Foldal, with her tempered brilliancy and her matured charm, impressed him greatly. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z

We were amazed at the magnitude, the brilliancy, the beauty of all its interior parts. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z

It serves as a prodigious stimulus to the intellect; and the recollection never loses its brilliancy, to the latest period of life. Household Education 2011-12-02T03:00:25.437Z

And, even if all the characters speak in the same accents of paradox, their moods, the essentials of them, are differentiated with a brilliancy of expression which condones the lack of dramatic movement. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z

But their liquid brilliancy, seen against the background of the deepest blue, renders the general aspect of the heavens far more lovely and imposing. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z

The walls were panelled and painted white, and the floor was stained and varnished to a glaze of immense brilliancy. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z

And now above us and around us is the sunshine of, to us, unusual brilliancy and a sky of faultless blue, not a single cloud to be seen anywhere. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z

It contained a necklace of wondrous beauty, formed of diamonds of uncommon brilliancy and size. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z

Never since the days of Sheridan has anything been written to equal the brilliancy of this trifle for serious people. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z

The brilliancy of their scales as they dash about, almost on the surface of the water, is dazzling. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z

The place seemed alive with moving figures that came and went endlessly under the glare of the great arc lights, while the stir and brilliancy appeared unreal to me. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z

Mirrors and paintings on the walls gave brilliancy and attractiveness to the scene. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z

It promised to be a season of especial brilliancy. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z

With all his brilliancy the author of "Intentions" only saw a mere fragment of his subject. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z

The tints of its plumage are more varied than in the other British species, but far inferior in brilliancy to many foreign ones. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z

When this is dry, the work may be rubbed over with a piece of gold, silver or copper, and will in a measure, assume their respective colours and brilliancy. A Select Collection of Valuable and Curious Arts and Interesting Experiments, Which are Well Explained and Warranted Genuine and may be Performed Easily, Safely, and at Little Expense. 2011-11-22T03:00:11.870Z

The set look vanished from her eyes; some of their normal brilliancy flowed back into them. Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z

You can keep conscience and self-respect clean, and yet shine with a far surer and more lasting brilliancy on this account.... An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z

Golden sunlight had dispersed the clouds, and was glorifying the heights, and we forgot hunger through the brilliancy of the morning and beauty of the mountains. The Ascent of the Matterhorn 2011-11-19T03:00:23.233Z

The adult male is less frequently seen than females and young males, which closely resemble one another in size and plumage, both being inferior to the first in brilliancy of colouring. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z

But of course you know yourself how immitigably the thing is done—it is of such a brilliancy of true truth. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z

She dropped her lids over the dazzling brilliancy of her eyes. Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z

Moreover, his tendency to be obliging, to grant favors, to make himself of high value in an emergency, may have come forth in heroic brilliancy at the private request of Mrs. Bergemann herself. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z

The result was a singularly appealing beauty, which his more ambitious productions, with all their emphatic brilliancy, utterly lacked. The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel 2011-11-17T03:00:37.293Z

The Red-legged Partridge, called also the French and Guernsey Partridge, is a stronger and more robust bird than the common species, which it also greatly surpasses in brilliancy of colouring. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z

It was May 30: the spring sun was shining with all its brilliancy over Norway. Fridtjof Nansen A book for the young 2011-11-17T03:00:36.810Z

The note which most often came out of these 104 wayside gossipings was a high one—of the gaiety and the brilliancy of the Blue Meadows hospitality. Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z

Her black eyes were full of restless brilliancy; her lips were thin, and marked at their rims by a narrow bluish line. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z

They are our chief decoration, you might say,” as she proceeded to make each bed very pretty indeed, with a diamond-shaped blanket in gay colors throwing its brilliancy clear up to the brown canvas ceiling. The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong Peg of Tamarack Hills 2011-11-17T03:00:34.720Z

This bird, which in brilliancy of plumage vies with the Hummingbirds, possesses little claim to be ranked among soberly clad British birds. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z

And hence there is but little use in attempting to shine as a "star" in any of the professions, unless you have a sufficient brilliancy to take rank as a "star of the first magnitude." Nature and Culture 2011-11-17T03:00:34.107Z

New brilliancies were welling up into her turquoise eyes, the deep dark fringes of lash could not hold them; the stars kept dropping off their tips. Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z

It was a season that opened with much auspicious brilliancy. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z

He had been f�ted and made much of in England and we discussed the relative brilliancy of American and English women. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z

The Indians and some other races do search for gems in veins hidden deep in the earth, but more often they are noticed from their clearness, or rather their brilliancy, when metals are mined. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z

In dissolving pearls, she creates others of higher value; in extinguishing stars, she lights up others of greater brilliancy and magnitude. Nature and Culture 2011-11-17T03:00:34.107Z

Murillo, according to the fable, took the serviette which the cook was carrying, and with a few rapid touches of his brush created the picture, which is still noteworthy for the brilliancy of its tints. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z

Beethoven, on the other hand, never cared to make a display of mere dash and brilliancy; technicalities were always subordinated by him to idea and feeling. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z

While the public did not know what the trouble was, they could not help perceiving the lack of brilliancy. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z

A red streak shot suddenly across the sky, shining with such brilliancy into the King's face that it entirely dazzled him. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z

Her eyes, ordinarily so steady and serene, had acquired a strange loveliness and a malicious brilliancy which attracted the attention of Su�rez, the engineer. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z

His colour is above all praise; his tints, although sombre, have at times, as Sir W. Stirling-Maxwell justly remarks, 'the depth and brilliancy of Rembrandt.' The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z

It is the smallest of the feathered race, and is one of the most beautiful in the elegance of its form, and the glossy brilliancy of its delicate plumage. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z

Beneath the unpromising exterior of these peasants were firmly fixed the virtues that give strength and stability, if not mercurial brilliancy—piety, industry, patience, thrift, peaceful dispositions, and intense love of home. A Tale of the Kloster A Romance of the German Mystics at the Cocalico 2011-11-11T03:00:32.153Z

Why, then, I'm afraid we shan't cultivate any great brilliancy of repartee. Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor 2011-11-11T03:00:30.420Z

At the same time they inclined to grow liquid, which still more increased their brilliancy and gentleness. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z

Her brilliancy dazzles you, as it dazzled those who wrote of her, a little wildly, as the eighth wonder of the world. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z

Among all other birds that inhabit our woods, there is none that strikes the eye of the stranger or even a native with so much brilliancy as this. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z

“Without ceding in the least to the third memoir in point of composition, the fourth in spite of an occasional ‘abuse of force,’ according to La Harpe, surpasses it by its heat and brilliancy. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence 2011-11-11T03:00:25.690Z

His urbanity gained him the premiership, but his brilliancy overthrew him. Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor 2011-11-11T03:00:30.420Z

The shade of melancholy had greatly dulled the brilliancy of her face. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z

She brings before you the hollowness, the manœuvres, and the intrigues of the world, with the brilliancy of sarcasm, but with the quiet of simple narrative. A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, of the State of Tennessee. 2011-11-07T02:00:17.560Z

As the machine glided over the treetops and the village on the northern border of the Meuse, the sun shone out with intense brilliancy. The Boy Volunteers with the French Airman 2011-11-07T02:00:17.100Z

The brilliancy of rank far from augmenting the interest which we feel in a tragic personage, on the contrary destroys it. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence 2011-11-11T03:00:25.690Z

A short period of marvellous brilliancy in arms, statecraft, literature, and the arts was followed by sudden decay. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z

The lamp shed a soft, diffused light, bathing the little boudoir in subdued brilliancy; only as it touched the jewels lying at the Redeemer's feet, it broke into beautiful fleeting sparkles. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z

After a brief period, the public began to discover that it was a foreign plant, which under a new sky gave out but a factitious brilliancy. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z

In the highly rarefied atmosphere of these upper regions, even remote objects have a brilliancy of coloring and a distinctness of outline which seems to annihilate distance. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z

It is a small but beautiful specimen of the pure Doric, built of Pentelican marble, centuries of exposure to the open air giving it a yellowish tint, which softens the brilliancy of the white. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z

Forests begin on them at 5300 ft. and wild flowers grow in great profusion and variety in summer, though with a striking lack of brilliancy in colouring. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z

Her memory was bathed in brilliancy, and her imagination, in precipitate flight, darted out into the universe. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z

Terrified at the deadly paleness of her cheeks, and the unnatural brilliancy of her eyes, and sensitive and tender-hearted as a child, he was unable to restrain his tears. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z

The compositions of Swift reveal the brilliancy of sharpened wit, yet it is recorded of the man that he was never known to laugh. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z

He was delighted with her loveliness, her youth and innocence, her fame, and most of all with her brilliancy. Studies in Medi?val Life and Literature 2011-10-29T02:00:13.050Z

The lectures were long remembered for their brilliancy, but the infinite amount of thought and exertion which they cost broke down the health of the lecturer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z

The other day I went to dine at a house known for the brilliancy of the conversation. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z

That untutored genius, so striking in the boldness and brilliancy of its creations, but which more frequently repels through its own native barbarity, was eminently the genius of Crebillon. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z

In addition to the spectacular novæ there are numerous irregular variables whose brilliancy changes in every ratio from a few per cent up to several magnitudes. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z

I can myself, from personal knowledge, endorse all that Mr. Phillips says as to Branwell's brilliancy of intellect at this time. The Bront? Family, Vol. 2 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? 2011-10-27T02:00:25.173Z

When the holy light was going away from us it shed forth so great a brilliancy in our eyes that we were like people blinded for near a quarter of an hour. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z

It was like trying to make a meal off the east wind, which it resembled in its hard brilliancy and lack of geniality. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z

Baron Von Rahden tells the story of his life well and pleasantly, without pretensions to brilliancy and elegance of style, but with soldierly frankness and spirit. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z

A star may also lose brilliancy if nebulous matter intervenes between it and the observer. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z

"They are distinguished by remarkable intellectual force, point and brilliancy of statement, short, vigorous sentences, and a desire to benefit his fellows by teaching them the truth." Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses 2011-10-20T02:00:26.230Z

The brilliancy and splendour of Lorenzo's youth–he who was hereafter to be known in history as the Magnificent–sheds a rich glow of colour round the closing months of Piero's pain-haunted life. The Story of Florence 2011-10-20T02:00:24.237Z

In brilliancy of conception, in wealth of character, in dramatic art, in glow and harmony of color, Scott put forth all the powers of a master poet.... The World's Best Books : A Key to the Treasures of Literature 2011-10-20T02:00:20.857Z

Such accretions or deposits of saline substances as I noticed were also disappointing, in that, instead of having a dazzling brilliancy, like frosted snow crystals, they were of a uniform gray or brown hue. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z

These are stars which were previously faint or even invisible, but which flash suddenly into brilliancy. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z

He had said that Arbuthnot was 'a scholar, with great brilliancy of wit.' Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works 2011-10-18T02:00:19.057Z

His features, which in his youth must have been pleasing, if not handsome, and which were still regular, were pale and emaciated; but his eye was dark, and of unusual brilliancy. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z

He sprang up again and threw himself into new enterprises with the old fervor and the old brilliancy of speech, striving to awaken a desire for religious unity, as he had promoted national concord. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z

Instead, however, of the gray or somber shades to which I had been accustomed, these objects were of various hues and combined the brilliancy of the primary prismatic colors, with the purity of clean snow. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z

From the purely literary point of view, the style is remarkable from its absence of pedantry In construction, and yet for its rich vocabulary and picturesque brilliancy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z

Helena remained sitting near the bed, still holding the hand of her beloved, still gazing upon him calm and motionless, the brilliancy of perfect happiness on her pale features. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:49.420Z

Beside the Countess Mensdorff sat a full, luxuriant form in black, but the brilliancy of the wearer's priceless jewellery excluded all idea of mourning. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:45.883Z

On every page is brilliancy, eloquence, skilful manipulation of arguments, fervent appeal to conscience. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z

We abruptly entered a cavern of crystal, every portion of which was of sparkling brilliancy, and as white as snow. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z

His works are distinguished by striking composition, great dexterity of handling and brilliancy of colour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z

It was a striking contrast to her dark complexion, black hair, and clear eyes; she showed her appreciation of the warm spring day by her consummate brilliancy of colouring. In God's Way A Novel 2011-10-13T02:00:38.570Z

It is sometimes clouded, it is true, but these clouds are momentary; they pass away, and it shines again in its native brilliancy. Popery! As it Was and as it Is Also, Auricular Confession; And Popish Nunneries 2011-10-12T02:00:50.077Z

Boldness never fails to attract; and brilliancy, if it be on the plane of ordinary vision, draws the eyes of the multitude, who are on the watch for a sensation. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z

They were clad in robes ranging from pure white to every richest hue, contrasting strangely, and in the distance their rainbow brilliancy made a gorgeous spectacle. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z

The decaying embers of liberalism which had began to scintillate amid the gloom of despotism, now shone forth with renewed brilliancy. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z

The mass of warm yellowish tint scintillating in the brilliancy of a Mediterranean sun takes shape, and the eye by degrees separates long terraced rows of buildings, church towers and domes from one another. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z

I never heard so much brilliancy and pith put into a two hours' Speech as I did on that night. Hell Warm Words on the Cheerful and Comforting Doctrine of Eternal Damnation 2011-10-12T02:00:41.107Z

The chief trouble was that his brilliancy was not on the plane of ordinary vision, but was recondite, ingenious, fanciful. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z

I peered into the chamber of light, that indescribable gulf of brilliancy, but vainly sought for an opposite wall; there was none. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z

In America it had been George III., duly hoofed and horned, at whom his inkstand was hurled; now it is Burke, who appeared with all the seductive brilliancy of a fallen Lucifer. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z

The source of his influence was sympathy, and not ability; solidity of character, not brilliancy; the simple virtues, not genius. Lincoln, the Politician 2011-10-11T02:01:06.270Z

There were uncommon brilliancy, life, and animation in the group. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z

The night was calm; the reflection of a bright moon, aided by the more than ordinary brilliancy of the stars upon the snowy expanse, made it appear to us almost daylight. In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions 2011-10-10T02:00:18.377Z

Its brilliancy and energy, its literary skill and its powerful conceptions, enchained the attention. Victor Hugo: His Life and Works 2011-10-07T02:00:23.887Z

There is too much necessity for exertion, too much brilliancy and excitation from morning till night. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 2011-10-07T02:00:22.270Z

It was a battle between brilliancy and solidity. Lincoln, the Politician 2011-10-11T02:01:06.270Z

All the gorgeous, artificial brilliancy of man's invention is more than lost in the comparison. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z

His eyes still had much vivacity and some brilliancy; and his features were remarkable for their regularity even under the yellow and furrowed skin which covered them. Iermola 2011-10-06T02:00:40.637Z

But, to her intense mortification, Mlle. de Camargo not only performed every movement correctly, but with a brilliancy, a verve, a vivacity which far surpassed all her predecessors. Queens of the French Stage 2011-10-06T02:00:38.820Z

Their absence has been remarked and they’re wanting to the brilliancy of the scene. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z

Throughout the whole of Germany, indeed, throughout the whole of Europe, he was famed for the brilliancy of his court. The Countess Cosel A Romance of History of the Times of Augustus the Strong 2011-10-06T02:00:36.083Z

The choicest wines, the freshest fruits, and a tablecloth whose snowy whiteness was only excelled by the brilliancy of the polished silver knives, forks, and spoons, were for them. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z

But the second, notwithstanding the brilliancy of the narrative and the masterly art in the grouping of events, suffers from a radical defect which renders it a misleading guide. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z

In contrast with the brilliancy of the French artists, the work in England during these years, at least prior to the establishment of Punch, is distinctly disappointing. The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature 2011-10-04T02:00:18.533Z

Evidently there was a quantity of highly-inflammable oil stored within the building, for with extreme violence lurid flames shot skywards, their brilliancy outclassing the glare of the search-light. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z

Grief had not dimmed her beauty; her eye had not lost its brilliancy; but neither her charming looks, nor her smiles, could now bring the King to her feet. The Countess Cosel A Romance of History of the Times of Augustus the Strong 2011-10-06T02:00:36.083Z

I know that, I know all about it: it is just a momentary brilliancy and then nothing.... The Later Life 2011-10-02T02:00:13.037Z

As a soldier, his military career has never been surpassed in brilliancy. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z

As a hyper, the "Dyer" was admirable, and dangerous, too, among even the best Cumbrian wrestlers; but, in this particular respect, he was far behind Wilson in quickness of stroke and brilliancy of execution. Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting 2011-09-30T02:00:19.420Z

She was silent and passive, and made no remarks on the elegance of her attire, or the brilliancy of the ornaments with which she was decorated. Bungay Castle: A Novel. v. 1/2 2011-09-27T02:00:20.260Z

Orloff was excessively pale, almost unconscious, with his thick curly hair of dull black without the least brilliancy. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z

Its brilliancy is also extraordinary; and by these combined efforts its benefits are greatly increased, as the seaman is at once rendered completely sensible of his situation. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z

A great number of ladies from the best families were admired alike for the brilliancy of their beauty, and for their wonderful amiability. Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 2011-09-23T02:00:21.947Z

But his brilliancy, his worth, and his work were all obscured by that dreadful blight, intemperance. Stories of Old Kentucky 2011-09-23T02:00:21.413Z

The flowers which by their profusion and brilliancy most attract attention are, among myriads, the lupine, yucca, goldenrod, shooting star, ragwort, Queen Ann's lace, bears clover, false hellebore, many gilias, pentstemons, and monkey flowers. Sequoia [California] National Park 2011-09-21T02:00:31.497Z

The room too! half in darkness, with only the strange, almost unreal brilliancy of the moon shedding a pallid light over one portion of the floor, that portion where one man was to die. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z

Gregories, in this parish, was the seat of the celebrated Edmund Burke, who, for critical taste and brilliancy of language, will ever be ranked amongst the most fascinating of English writers. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z

His manners and deportment were old-fashioned, but graceful and gentleman-like; and his eyes, though they had lost their brilliancy, were still quick, scrutinizing, and, where not softened by female attractions, severe. The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:28.670Z

The poetical firmament within these recent years has been all alive with unprophesied comets and meteors, many of them of extraordinary brilliancy, but most of them very rapid in their passage. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z

The brilliancy of his Court, for which he was considered responsible, contributed also to the general dazzle. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z

According to Mr. Saltus, in spite of his abnormal life, Wilde's conversation, barring its brilliancy, was as respectable and conventional as that of a greengrocer. Edgar Saltus: The Man 2011-09-13T02:00:36.953Z

Still the dazzle of light lies round us—still the blue-white eyes of fire stare at us with their hypnotising whirl and boil of brilliancy which makes them look so huge although so distant. 'Green Balls' The Adventures of a Night-Bomber 2011-09-13T02:00:34.080Z

But I presume you reserve the brilliancy of an action of that eclat, for objects better worth your while to dazzle by a stroke of that grand description? The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:28.670Z

In the composition of his figure, the real and the romantic, brilliancy and pathos, are equally commingled. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z

In spite of so much brilliancy, the King rather avoided her and she was reduced to amusing Marie-Th�r�se, who admitted her freely, having full confidence in her virtue. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z

Though wayside trees cast great shadows across the road, and the gloom near bordering hedgerows, or the underbrush of vacant tracts, afforded partial concealment, Forrester looked with apprehension upon the brilliancy of the night. The Secret Toll 2011-09-12T02:00:26.853Z

Over all the sun shone with a brilliancy of a delightful September day. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z

His cravats increased in brilliancy, his waistcoats multiplied their colors, and he was always careering around on Azam through the Yard and Harvard Square. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z

His song in the wild state is more celebrated for brilliancy and boldness than for sweetness or variation, but in confinement it may be improved. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z

There was hardly a cloud in the heaven’s dark blue, and the stars shone with unusual brilliancy. O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas 2011-09-08T02:00:19.987Z

Liszt gave it with a velvety softness, clearness, brilliancy and pearliness of touch that was inimitable. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z

The stone may have possessed a singular brilliancy, but for the fact of its shining as brightly as the sunlight, I cannot vouch. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z

His painting had not yet gained that transparency and brilliancy of tone which the artist acquired in subsequent years. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z

Signor Garcia indulges in a florid style of singing: with his fine voice, fine taste, admirable ear, and brilliancy of execution, we could not be otherwise than delighted.... Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z

As she recalled the strange beauty of that pink-and-white face, and saw in memory the fine fair hair and moist brilliancy of those eyes, she believed they were indeed the artifices of the Devil. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z

He brings out all their power, brilliancy and careering wildness, and makes the greatest sensation of them. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z

It is sometimes met with colourless, and such are its refractive powers and brilliancy that it has been mistaken for diamond. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z

However simple the subject, it is ofttimes made almost dramatic by the rays of the setting sun, or by the brilliancy of a silver-lined cloud. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z

Garcia, a member of that family of Spanish musicians whose combined brilliancy has probably never been equalled in the annals of the musical world. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z

It is in reality a "spinel," a stone of inferior hardness and less intense color and brilliancy than the true ruby. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z

She played the great A minor "Winter Wind" study, and most magnificently, too, starting off with the greatest brilliancy and "go." Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z

To Hardy’s “Hallo! what’s up?” he returned no direct answer, but his eyes, which before had borne a calm, uninterested look, now shone with an eager brilliancy that could not fail to attract attention. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z

The Milkmaid in the Six Collection is noted for its brilliancy of tone, harmonious distribution of tints, delicacy of gradations, and solidity of touch. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z

High up, the sky there was of a palish blue; in that blue shone a solitary star with wonderful brilliancy. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z

King declares, "on the highest authority," which he does not further particularize, that this tinge is a very strong one, almost destroying its brilliancy. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z

It widened as she advanced, the water becoming smoother; but still before her lay stretched out the moonlit ocean; the stars, also, glittering with an almost dazzling brilliancy in heaven’s dark blue arch. Jack Buntline 2011-08-31T02:01:34.270Z

She seemed to drink of an inspiring force, and her eyes matched the brilliancy of the heavenly orbs, as she looked into his, that were so strong and true. An I.D.B. in South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:33.733Z

It would be difficult to render the brilliancy and transparency of full sunlight more completely than in the one which contains the monuments of the Princes of the House of Orange. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z

It was a chain of diamonds, flexible and long as her chain of pearls and of a loveliness and brilliancy indescribable. Pink Gods and Blue Demons 2011-08-31T02:01:22.827Z

Yellow diamonds are not necessarily devoid of brilliancy, as we can bear witness from personal knowledge. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z

His work has both depth and resplendence—the two qualities that produce the effect we term brilliancy, and which, when used in its full significance, signifies a great deal. Kitty's Conquest 2011-08-30T02:00:36.270Z

He grew cold in every limb, beside which his eyes began to hurt him, from the continual brilliancy. Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z

The brief brilliancy of Ferdinand and Isabella, and of the empire of Charles V., could found no such enduring preëminence. The Moors in Spain 2011-08-29T02:01:09.183Z

So we’re going to put the soft pedal on individual brilliancy this year. The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z

But after the touch of the magic wheel there is no substance which can compare with the diamond for luster, brilliancy and iridescence. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z

Otherwise they sat around and gloated softly over Camp Karonya’s exceeding brilliancy in carrying off prizes in large quantities. Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z

Lawson’s clever brilliancy, his social ease and versatility and musical talent, were all what he himself had longed unspeakably to possess. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z

She was secretly more proud of some small triumph of the kind on her part than of her brilliancy as a student. Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z

The vellum and its illuminations had stood the weather well, though somewhat dimmed in comparison with the brilliancy of the remaining folios, which were found below-stairs. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z

She longed to cheer and astonish the old man by the brilliancy of her projects, but Storms had forbidden this, and she dared not disobey him. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z

When she felt in the mood to play she could astonish her professor with her extraordinary flashes of brilliancy, but at other times she would seem absolutely apathetic and uninterested. The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life 2011-08-24T02:00:19.813Z

He did so; and the interior of the second was lined with crystals of great brilliancy, that shimmered in points of light like a rainbow prism, yet their gleam was cold as ice. The Cricket's Friends Tales Told by the Cricket, Teapot, and Saucepan 2011-08-23T02:00:33.033Z

She therefore told of the offering of the scholarship by Ronny and of Lucy’s brilliancy as a student. Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z

The houses of Cholet are well built, but always with that grayness and sadness of tone which does not contribute to either brilliancy of aspect or gaiety of disposition. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z

The pallor of concentrated emotion gave depth and almost startling brilliancy to those great eyes, bright as stars, and soft as velvet, which were for one moment turned upon them. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z

Some of Mr. Strachey's incidental portraits are of astonishing brilliancy—notably that of Mr. Gladstone, and the book is sure of long life. Queen Victoria 2011-08-23T02:00:32.007Z

Thanks to the Moscow factories, the gala attire of the peasant of to-day may possibly surpass in brilliancy of color that of his remote ancestry, which was clad entirely from the home loom. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z

Thus, the European nations, by the brilliancy of their scientific discoveries and their superior civilization, are in an enlightened state, while the blacks are plunged in the gloomy darkness of ignorance. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z

In stumbling to the door, she upset the basket, and—oh, horror!—the lobster, in all its vulgar size and brilliancy, was revealed to the highborn eyes of a Tudor. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z

I would not have you think that her cleverness is of that cheap type which sharpens its wits on others, and prides itself on its brilliancy. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z

If, however, we search the portfolios of art collections on the European continent, we sometimes stumble upon miniatures on vellum, drawn with great talent and coloured with extraordinary brilliancy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z

What a motley assembly, what brilliancy of coloring! Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z

The star of no nation that we are acquainted with has suffered an eclipse so total and so protracted, nor re-appeared with so much brilliancy. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z

Fidelity is at all times preferable to brilliancy, and a sound conclusion to a plausible hypothesis. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z

It seemed as if the overwhelming brilliancy of our age was destined to surpass the richest pomp of every preceding age,—even the times when Greece and Rome were in all their splendor. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:23.870Z

The sun on the strangers' gallery lost its brilliancy and a storm burst out in the Chamber. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z

Some of the crystals which were of the purest quartz hanging from the roof, were of an enormous size, giving reflections which made the brilliancy perfectly bewildering. Fire Cloud The Mysterious Cave. A Story of Indians and Pirates. 2011-08-09T02:00:29.010Z

First, the civilization of a particular nation, which exists "wherever the intellectual nature of man distinguishes itself by its energy, brilliancy, and grandeur." The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z

A few days after the passing of the storm the sun resumed its brilliancy, but with little increased warmth; the days were clear and the nights frosty. The Land of Lure A Story of the Columbia River Basin 2011-08-09T02:00:24.217Z

The land was thrown into bold relief by the brilliancy of lights and shadows, and in the remarkably clear air it seemed as if it could be reached in an hour. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z

To Falk's eyes the gas-jets lost their brilliancy; he sat plunged in deep thought; his heart was too full to find vent in words. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z

The music, her brilliancy, her sudden indifference, put her out of their commonplace reach. The Girl From His Town 2011-08-05T02:00:50.677Z

Orion or the Pleiades, either of them, is infinitely superior in point of brilliancy, symmetry, and individuality. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z

But Hegesander, in his Memorials, says, that the hepatos has in its head two stones, like pearls in brilliancy and colour, and in shape something like a turbot. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z

This little contrivance adds to the clearness and brilliancy of objects, and is a great accommodation to the eyes. Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations 2011-08-01T02:00:12.067Z

At the reviews he was struck by the brilliancy of the native troops, especially the Bombay Lancers and Poona Horse. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z

If I discover signs of brilliancy sprouting in any of you, I’ll let you know instantly. Marjorie Dean College Freshman 2011-07-27T02:00:32.033Z

We were interested in observing the remarkable brilliancy of the sky; the stars do not seem to sparkle, as with us at the north, but shed a soft, steady light, making all things luminous. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z

The rich sea of light broke into countless points of brilliancy upon the lofty mirrors. Gabriel A Story of the Jews in Prague 2011-07-27T02:00:26.233Z

Her prose in those days had a swiftness of movement, an epigrammatic felicity, and a brilliancy of antithesis which we look for in vain in the over-elaborate sentences and somewhat ponderous wit of 'Theophrastus Such.' Mathilde Blind 2011-07-27T02:00:25.473Z

It found expression in the brilliancy of her eyes, and the heated color which leapt to her thin cheeks. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z

She had a fund of clever sayings at her command, which gave her a reputation for brilliancy. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z

By this means its latent qualities of reflection of light are brought to perfection, developing its real brilliancy. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z

Her eyes assumed a new brilliancy, and she became handsomer day by day. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z

Then the brief brilliancy faded, and thick impenetrable darkness suddenly rolled down. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z

There was still a suggestion of summer in the autumn air, but the sky had lost its brilliancy, and the inevitable grey of smoke was beginning to settle upon the city. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z

Centering her whole mind on her work she played with her usual snap and brilliancy. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z

Such brilliancy of lustre, glancing in the warm sunlight, is fascinating to behold. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z

The deserted palace of Buckingham would once more open its doors, and there were to be Drawing-rooms, whether as regards numbers or brilliancy rivalling any that had ever been held. Crying for the Light, Vol. 2 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.327Z

Innumerable sophisms are suffered to pass in consequence of Some brilliancy of position which, dazzles us and prevents our seeing that they are wide of the' mark of reason. A Logic Of Facts Or, Every-day Reasoning 2011-07-22T02:00:18.543Z

Whence came the electrical properties of the one, the lurid brilliancy of the other, or the density of the stone? The Limits Of Atheism Or, Why should Sceptics be Outlaws? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.300Z

There is the same square determination, the same obstinacy of purpose, the same direct sincerity; but it is mellowed by Latin tenderness, kindled by French brilliancy. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, September 1893 2011-07-21T02:00:22.737Z

It seemed as if their brilliancy was shadowed by tears as he asked, "Shall I not see you again when I return to H---- in a few weeks?" A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z

It has all the polished charm of the man of the world, and all the eloquence and brilliancy of the artist. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z

This mantle is a gauze-like structure made of refractory quartz, or of certain oxides, which when heated by the gas flame produce an incandescent glow of intense brilliancy, with a reduced consumption of gas. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z

The peculiar beauty and brilliancy of these effects, when artistically rendered, impart to the prints an alluring charm, which appeals to the inartistic as well as the accredited artistic eye. Engraving for Illustration Historical and Practical Notes 2011-07-19T02:00:23.283Z

The stars were sparkling in night and frosty brilliancy. Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. 2011-07-19T02:00:19.070Z

There have been great instructors who could not be respected, because along with intellectual brilliancy and clearness went a narrow, or a low, or a selfish outlook on life. Charles Edward Putney An Appreciation 2011-07-18T02:00:24.397Z

There is no leaping from ignorance to knowledge, as from pitch darkness to noon-tide brilliancy. The Reform of Education 2011-07-18T02:00:21.207Z

The two pointed pieces of hard conducting carbon used for the separated terminals constitute the voltaic arc light—a light only excelled in intense brilliancy by the sun itself. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z

His look was bold and daring, while a preternatural brilliancy shot from his proud eye, as the president of the court, with an assumed calmness, pronounced upon him the sentence of death. The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z

As he spoke the far horizon was illuminated by a succession of lurid flashes of lightning which shone with fiery brilliancy against the black masses of thunder-clouds. Peggy Owen at Yorktown 2011-07-17T02:00:35.830Z

For Harriet’s wonderful eyes no longer flashed with brilliancy but met her own with a dreary, lustreless gaze. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z

In this respect they resemble Aristarchus and other lunar craters that are remarkable for their brilliancy under a high illumination. Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments 2011-07-17T02:00:30.177Z

Mr. Howard remained standing before us, and soon, by the brilliancy, variety and interest of his conversation, attracted and engaged both his hearers. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z

Mrs. B. It may be so; or the difference of size and brilliancy of the stars may proceed from their difference of dimensions; this is a point which astronomers are not enabled to determine. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z

Wonderful eyes they were: gray in color, surrounded by lashes of intense black, and dazzling in their brilliancy. Peggy Owen at Yorktown 2011-07-17T02:00:35.830Z

I tried “skimming,” but the power of the book, and the brilliancy of the wit in it, so attracted me that I read the whole of it. John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z

The crescent phase can be seen with a powerful glass near inferior conjunction, and, even when the form of the planet can not be discerned, its exceeding brilliancy makes it an attractive object. Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments 2011-07-17T02:00:30.177Z

There was a thick border of periwinkle whose glossy dark green leaves enhanced the brilliancy of the plants beyond. A House Party with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:20.543Z

This partial brilliancy of water, has often excited my wonder; but it has struck me more particularly by moonlight. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z

This is evident to every smelter, who cannot fail to observe the surprising brilliancy the ore assumes after it has gone through the first operation in the log furnace. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z

"Because, because I have promised!" answered Ellen, in a fearful tone of returning excitement, and, sitting upright, she clasped her hands convulsively together, while her cheek burned with painful brilliancy. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z

Winter, brilliancy of the heavens in, 91. map of the stars of, 92. Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments 2011-07-17T02:00:30.177Z

Near the head of the lake, and in full view from the springs, old Mount Douglass, clad in perpetual snow and glacial ice, towers into the blue sky until its brilliancy almost dazzles one's eyes. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z

Polished metal then, when it shines with so much brilliancy, is not a luminous body? Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z

And this youth it was who in 1576 passed from a country of literary and intellectual torpor into the brilliancy of the companionship of Pierre de Ronsard and his associates. The Mystery of Francis Bacon 2011-07-09T02:00:14.663Z

Delmont had been accustomed to hear Eleanor's beauty extolled, and now the extraordinary versatility and brilliancy of her talents became the theme of every tongue. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z

The observer will find many objects of interest here, although some of them are so close to the horizon in our latitudes that much of their brilliancy is lost. Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments 2011-07-17T02:00:30.177Z

Contrasted with colouring of indescribable brilliancy, they appeared a company of phantasmal apparitions in the silence of that wondrous dawn pageant. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z

"She was the most brilliant woman I ever met," said the late Charles Austen, "and her brilliancy was like summer lightning; it dazzled, but did not hurt." Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign A Book of Appreciations 2011-07-08T02:00:23.177Z

单词	brilliancy
例句	brilliancy Far out in the harbor, tea clotted the brilliancy of sun upon the water. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Bobby’s remuneration from the American Chess Foundation for his sparkling brilliancy? Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Few among mortals could have long endured that unchanging brilliancy of light, but few had ever found their way thither. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The former was divided between admiration of the brilliancy which exercise had given to her complexion, and doubt as to the occasion’s justifying her coming so far alone. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z The British magazine Chess relaxed its stiff upper lip, calling Bobby’s effort a game of “great depth and brilliancy.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It took no little time to shed these disagreeable impressions, even once the brilliancies of the symphony were cast up around me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Some of the film’s brilliancies are purely decorative. My favourite best picture Oscar winner: The Sting 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z At a dinner party, she shines with the “revolving brilliancy that collective approval always struck from her.” What Edith Wharton Knew, a Century Ago, About Women and Fame in America 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z They win more by avoiding errors than with brilliancies, as in the diagramed deal from the match against Estonia. Bridge: Italy Wins the European Team Open Title 2010-07-11T21:28:00Z And after this one was announced, someone commented that in the past you needed to create a brilliancy to procure the prize. Bridge: A Well-Executed Finesse, but Was It Worthy of a Prize? 2011-01-23T23:29:03Z Few top tournaments award brilliancy prizes these days. Bridge: A Well-Executed Finesse, but Was It Worthy of a Prize? 2011-01-23T23:29:03Z But Pollock claimed the event’s brilliancy prize in an upset of Austrian star Max Weiss, who would tie for first in the event. Finding sanctuary in a chess library 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Like many of Capablanca’s best wins, there’s no spectacular brilliancy here, but a world-class opponent is still rendered helpless in less than 30 moves. A century later, a chess champ in his prime still inspires awe 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z Before crossing the Atlantic, Najdorf found time to play what became known as “The Polish Immortal,” a sacrificial fireworks show that recalls the great Romantic Age brilliancies. Your move: The wandering ways of the chess master 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z But he game truly ascends into the brilliancy stratosphere only after 26. Czech chess great Lubomir Kavalek, a role model and a rival, was a local hero 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z “Wednesday morning, July 8, 2020, will be when the brightest of the planets, Venus, reaches its greatest brilliancy,” it explains, on its website. Get set for July 4 buck moon, partial lunar eclipse: NASA’s top tips for July skywatchers 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z GM Wesley So with a Cup-clinching brilliancy against So in Sunday’s finals. China nips U.S. in chess battle royale at Online Nations Cup 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z The first woman ever awarded the grandmaster title, the Georgian great still has game, capable of fashioning a long, grueling positional brilliancy. Legendary Nona Gaprindashvili adds to bulging chess trophy case 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z And that was, I think, really the brilliancy of the film. Sophia Loren recalls striptease scene from ‘Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow' 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z I wanted instant brilliancies; refused to do the slog of reading books, and saw chess as an art not a science. Truth, beauty and annihilation: my quest for chess mastery \| Stephen Moss 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z The only way this "brilliancy" will be less than another disaster would be for him to turn into a third-baseman to replace the washed-up David Wright. Cespedes Deal Proves Mets May Know a Thing or Two 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z She shattered stereotypes as she was breaking records, declining to play in all-women events and boasting an attractive, aggressive style of play that produced dozens of brilliancies. DAVID R. SANDS: After 26 years at the top, Judit Polgar surpassed by Chinese chess challenger 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z "The beauty and brilliancy of this insect are indescribable," wrote Wallace in his book The Malay Archipelago. Statue honours evolution pioneer 2013-11-07T11:02:49Z The first game was bizarre as his Egyptian opponent blundered a rook and resigned after 19 moves while in the second Muir missed a brilliancy featured in this week's puzzle. Leonard Barden on Chess 2013-03-01T22:55:01Z A very few executants equal him in mere finger dexterity, but he surpasses them all in his gigantic strength at the instrument and in marvellous clearness and brilliancy. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z The sun shone brightly, and with a dazzling splendour only surpassed by the gorgeous brilliancy of an Eastern clime. The Cambrian Sketch-Book Tales, Scenes, and Legends of Wild Wales 2012-04-27T02:00:33.040Z The battle waged furiously in the semi-light of the electric brilliancy which reflected from the dazzling advertising signs of the city. The Little Washingtons' Travels 2012-04-26T02:00:23.713Z It was significant how a word of argot that meant a fraud of apparent brilliancy executed by an artist upon the public had extended itself into daily use. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z In the eyes of the True Believers, its treasures are radiant with incomparable brilliancy, but which is not terrestrial. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z Tausig excelled him in exactness and brilliancy; Von B�low was a greater master of interpretation: Rubinstein went beyond him in power and in richness of tone-colour, through his consummate use of the pedal. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z He was, if not the first, certainly the greatest painter of still life in Holland; no artist of his class combined more successfully perfect reality of form and colour with brilliancy and harmony of tints. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z Nothing can exceed the dazzling brilliancy of colours united in this little creature. Zoological Illustrations, Volume II or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-19T02:00:34.283Z There was a far greater variety of costume, and much more brilliancy of colour, among their body than we had any notion of seeing in Abyssinia. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z The eyes of his body would not have been able to support the brilliancy of this sight which must have brought on blindness. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z From Tausig he inherited his keen and severe sense of rhythm; from his native country, Hungary, he absorbed brilliancy and colour sense. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z Everything in her attire was very plain, except that her ears were hung with diamonds that fairly 348 dazzled us with their brilliancy. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z The majority of these chuddars were of silk—Indian, Japanese, or Persian silks, all vying with each other in their brilliancy and beauty. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z The Marquess of Montrose, who had sustained the King's cause in Scotland with extraordinary heroism and brilliancy, was at that time at Brussels and quite ready to risk another venture on the King's behalf. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z His glance, ecstatic by faith, was resplendent with superhuman brilliancy; but his face, emaciated by illness, had taken on the immaterial aspect of a vision about to fade.... The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z He creates in this way like the composer himself, for he must embrace in himself those passions which he, in their complete brilliancy, has to bring to light. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z One was struck by the depth and clearness of the heavens, the transparency and brilliancy of the atmosphere. Annouchka A Tale 2012-04-13T02:00:19.120Z But about this time there is a complete change, and there arises simultaneously a whole group of men who form a genuinely national school of the greatest brilliancy. Gainsborough 2012-04-11T02:00:34.933Z "And I don't see any absurdity in the project There is certainly a great deal of brilliancy about it!" Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z We cannot attempt by description to convey an idea of their brilliancy. One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules 2012-04-08T02:00:23.693Z In comparison with the contracted five-finger positions of the classical technic, its broken chords and arpeggios, Liszt's technic had the advantage of a fuller, freer flow, of greater fulness of tone and increased brilliancy. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z This is indeed the inspiration of youth with its brilliancy, its buoyancy, its triumphant joy, full of the poetry of a young heart, full of the imagination of a mind untainted by the world. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z The same valuable quality is evidenced in the works of his maturity, by the marvellous freedom of his technique, and the brilliancy of his brushwork. Gainsborough 2012-04-11T02:00:34.933Z But for that he would never have married her; the brilliancy of her talent had dazzled him! Mademoiselle Blanche A Novel 2012-04-07T02:00:33.037Z I intend that your good fortune shall be dazzling in its brilliancy. One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules 2012-04-08T02:00:23.693Z The scarlet waistcoat of the Romantic school is outworn; the brutal brilliancies and exaggerated orchestral effects of the realists are beginning to be regarded with suspicion. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z You ought to make Hensel tell you of these splendid f�tes, which in pomp, brilliancy, and animation, surpass all the imagination can conceive, for my sober pen is not equal to the task. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z A youthful delight in the brilliancy of color is apparent, which later yielded to a different taste. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z It is still matter of tradition how, in his father's class, William was conspicuous for the brilliancy of the work he did in this second hour. Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work 2012-04-06T02:00:32.097Z The extraordinary brilliancy of Maurice's gifts made his father determine upon cultivating his mind. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z In modern music sonority, brilliancy are present, but the nuance is inevitable, not alone tonal but expressive nuance. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z Lady Mabel, who had heard something of the girl's brilliancy, was quite cast down. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z After the lapse of four or five minutes, its brilliancy was suddenly restored, and it seemed as if a column of burning materials had been projected into the air. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Beachy Head, on the same line, exhibits a powerful revolving light 285 feet above high water, its interval of greatest brilliancy occurring every two minutes. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Brother Lucien, with his corporal's badge and his Italian medal, added much to the brilliancy of the cortege. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z But when she played a Bach fugue for him, with the utmost brilliancy, he could not contain his admiration. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z He had the best masters to direct his education, and from childhood, was not only distinguished by the great brilliancy of his mind, but also by his application to study. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z Fire-flies flit about; beetles display their metallic brilliancy; radiant moths and butterflies fleck the gloom. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z And to think that years ago this sudden outbreak of archiepiscopal brilliancy would have been inveighed against as trifling with the "Scarlet Lady." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, Nov. 11, 1887 2012-04-02T02:00:24.930Z Scarron foresaw the brilliancy of the epoch, but he saw also that his own end was nigh. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z It is rhapsodic, it is too long—infernal, not "heavenly lengths"—it is full of nobility, a drastic intellectuality, and a sonorous brilliancy. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z Where great brilliancy is required, Venetian turpentine is added; but this lengthens the time required for drying if a little too much is added. Practical Bookbinding 2012-04-02T02:00:23.047Z Not many years after this, and while the lustre of his misfortunes and the brilliancy of his hopes still surrounded him, King Victor Emanuel visited England. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z Shades of Colour imply the degree of brilliancy or depth, as bright or deep Crimson; light or dark Blue. Colour as a Means of Art Being an Adaption of the Experience of Professors to the Practice of Amatures 2012-03-30T02:00:20.700Z All on board were struck aghast at the blinding brilliancy of the flash and its terrible effects. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z As these thoughts coursed through his mind his eye fell on his left hand; upon it there sparkled a stone of extraordinary brilliancy, which recalled to him the gem on Alcyone's forehead. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z In making lines, the fillets may be drawn to and fro, whereby a great brilliancy will be produced. Practical Bookbinding 2012-04-02T02:00:23.047Z The button was heated to the point of fusion, and when it melted, it did not, apparently, glow with the same brilliancy as before, and this would indicate a lower temperature. The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting 2012-03-28T02:00:22.660Z The Bianchi party, on the other hand, endeavour to compensate for the want of positive brilliancy, by refining or increasing the delicacy and beauty of the tints. Colour as a Means of Art Being an Adaption of the Experience of Professors to the Practice of Amatures 2012-03-30T02:00:20.700Z More than once in later periods did great intellectual brilliancy coincide with general depravity, but on none of these occasions was this moral phenomenon reproduced. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z She wore her robes of flowing azure, and over her forehead there sparkled a gem of extraordinary brilliancy, which seemed absolutely to blaze with light. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z There is a greatness of soul that is superior to all the brilliancy of the understanding. Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z Is it the less a flame because it does not hurt my eyes by its brilliancy? The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting 2012-03-28T02:00:22.660Z But owing to the brilliancy resulting from the blaze of light, the tints remain of the utmost purity. Colour as a Means of Art Being an Adaption of the Experience of Professors to the Practice of Amatures 2012-03-30T02:00:20.700Z In brief, this was the battle-ground through which the grand charge of the fire was made—unparalleled in its brilliancy by any similar exploit which the annals of military deeds unfold. The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 2012-03-27T02:00:21.067Z Right above his head, and threateningly suspended directly over the Castle, was a meteor of unwonted size and brilliancy. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z This may perhaps be identified with the object referred to by Hepidannus in the year 1012, which was of extraordinary brilliancy, and remained visible “in the southern part of the heavens during three months.” Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z In general, the interposition of a body between the coil and tube, increases or diminishes the brilliancy of the tube, or its facility to light up, according to whether it increases or diminishes the electrification. The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting 2012-03-28T02:00:22.660Z His style ranges from the brilliancy of his youth to the sternness and sombre gravity of age, passing almost to poetic expression in its epigrammatic terseness. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z He was a stout, well-formed man, of an imposing presence, with dark hair and eyes, and he wore a solitaire of diamonds of unusual brilliancy in his shirt front. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z Here the stars appeared, and shone with great brilliancy. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z The remarks of the ancient writers may possibly refer to its great brilliancy rather than its colour. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z When it forms a drop, it will emit visible and invisible waves, which will be in a definite ratio, and to the eye the drop will appear to be of a certain brilliancy. The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting 2012-03-28T02:00:22.660Z Some breeds have a much more brilliant plumage than others; but when brilliancy of plumage is here spoken of, it is to be understood in comparison with others of the same breed. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z We reached the Salinas to find a scene of great brilliancy. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Then came the illumination, which was very beautiful, not from the brilliancy of the lights, but from its being so universal. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z The dark effect is chiefly caused by contrast with the brilliancy of the Milky Way surrounding it. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z The brilliancy of the lamp may, in this case, be regulated within wide limits by varying the size of the insulated metal plate to which the coating is connected. The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting 2012-03-28T02:00:22.660Z The plumage of all fowl related to them is increased in brilliancy; and they are, moreover, very prolific, and the eggs are always enriched. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z But with this youthful freshness, which was indeed only the brilliancy of color, there was an expression in her face that marred its beauty. Delusion, or The Witch of New England 2012-03-19T02:00:28.267Z As the young king unfurled this formidable banner, the sun, which had for days been obscured by a lurid fog, suddenly shone forth with unwonted brilliancy. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z This is interesting, considering the brilliancy of the star in Al-Sufi’s time. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z When a large induction coil is employed it is easy to obtain nodes on the bar, which are rendered evident by the different degree of brilliancy of the lamps, as shown roughly in Fig. The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting 2012-03-28T02:00:22.660Z This variety of fowls is remarkable for great brilliancy of plumage and diversity of colors. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z She is a small, lightly-framed creature, with very little feet, and a face of more brilliancy than regular beauty, but all airiness and spirit. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z "Now, if you want to go in and superintend the preparation of breakfast, you may leave me here, and I will undertake to produce the requisite standard of brilliancy." A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z It is recorded that at the birth of Mithridates a great comet appeared which “occupied the fourth part of the sky, and its brilliancy was superior to that of the sun.” Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z Then the splendours of Mr. Shalford's being shone with oppressive brilliancy. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z Dorothy was very slight; there was something ethereal in her appearance, although the color in her cheeks, the brilliancy of her hazel eyes, and the bright hue of her chestnut hair indicated a vivid vitality. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z The prima donna was one of those syrens found often in Italy—a young singer of great promise, with that daring brilliancy which practice and maturer science discipline, to my taste, too severely. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z The quality that gives them force and brilliancy is inherent, and the form in which they appear has been wrought out by an artist. Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School 2012-03-17T02:01:04.053Z This great brilliancy is inconsistent with the star’s computed mass, which would indicate a much smaller brightness. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z Frequently huge meteors blended their dazzling brilliancy with the long and seemingly phosphorescent trails of the shooting stars. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z I described the brilliancy of the assembly, and the excellence of the acting. The Making of a Saint 2012-03-16T02:00:25.243Z For copiousness, sustained wit, and verbal brilliancy the man had few equals. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z In old age he became a mere skeleton, with eyes of great brilliancy peering beneath his wig. Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z The other planets would appear very much as they do to us, but with somewhat less brilliancy owing to their greater distance. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z The Orion nebula is the principal one of this class, revealing an enormous amount of complicated detail, with exceptional brilliancy of many regions and filaments. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z Of simple brilliancy must have been the mind of the Prophet which was able to discover in the forgotten corners of thought the priceless gems of controlling, universal truth. Joseph Smith as Scientist A Contribution to Mormon Philosophy 2012-03-12T03:00:27.817Z He was pleased by the force, the surety, the brilliancy and the poetic qualities of MacDowell's playing, and he laughingly warned Eugen d'Albert to look to his laurels. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z He introduced combinations of distant intervals, original in their very aspect, and heightened by peculiarities of rhythm and staccato's, absorbing in their sparkling brilliancy the Cantabile, to which they formed a glaring contrast. Life of Beethoven 2012-03-12T03:00:21.693Z The Examiner has always displayed marked ability and brilliancy, both in its political and literary departments. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z Variations in brilliancy are quite marked: at one eclipse it was nearly four times as bright as the full moon. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z It had gradually lost its acuteness and brilliancy, and latterly became the mere babbling of a vulgar mind, often mingled with insolent remarks against her superiors, and the most profane scoffing at morality and religion. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z Say thirty-five or forty years, and he noticed this time the freshness of their complexions, the brilliancy of their eyes. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z But we think of the mind also; we aim at brilliancy. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z He adds, that he "was fascinated by his brilliancy and acumen, in love with his cordiality and ardor, and awe-struck by the transparency of his conduct and the purity of his principles." Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z Here at minimum it remains for fifteen or twenty minutes, and then in the next three and a half hours it regains its full normal brilliancy of the second magnitude. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z At the very time it seems to give religion the supreme glorification, expression and brilliancy, it has lifted the religion away over its limitation. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z Modern gardens tend far too much toward the display of the united effect of growing plants, to a striving for universal brilliancy, rather than attention to and love for separate flowers. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z The festivities, therefore, went on with double brilliancy, owing to the many uniforms visible under the trees. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z Black smoke as of Tophet filling all your universe, it can yet by true heart-energy become flame, and brilliancy of heaven. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z Venus from her striking brilliancy always leads the novice to expect to see great things on applying the telescope. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z I sat silent, listening with ever-increasing admiration to the play of words, the subtle arguments, and the epigrammatic brilliancy of expression which flashed from one to another of the four disputants. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z It is really more vulgar than malignant, and has come to be in textile products a stamp and symbol of vulgarity, through the forceful brilliancy of our modern aniline dyes. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z The afternoon sun flooded it with a pitiless heat and dazzling brilliancy, and there was not a movement in the stagnant atmosphere. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z With all the haste of hand and inequality of touch they show, these sketches are full of strength and brilliancy, an honor to the country that produced them. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z To me it was attractive because of its possibilities; I was always fancying some excitement that would bring the color to the cheeks and full lips, and light up the heavy-lidded eyes with soft brilliancy. Solomon 2012-02-29T03:00:26.127Z Many private individuals, also, had carriages which were handsome enough, together with their elegant lading, greatly to increase the general brilliancy of the scene. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z He was rewarded by her development into one of those scholars of phenomenal brilliancy, such as are occasionally produced from New England farmers' families. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z Their ebony limbs and scanty draperies were forced up against the glaring dust and sand in a flood of searching brilliancy. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z For you, I presume, from your want of steady light and brilliancy of sparks which are occasionally struck from you, that you are either a flint or a rough diamond. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z The storm had now cleared away entirely, the wind had died down, and the clear sun shone upon the ice and snow with great brilliancy. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z Their brilliancy increases as the film becomes thinner, and the bands, which first appear close to each other, separate, and then we see a large expanse of changing colour. Colour Measurement and Mixture 2012-02-27T03:00:13.987Z The colour of the plate is, according to artistic taste, better, and with care the plate will not lose its brilliancy for years. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z In these and other dramatic writings, more remarkable perhaps for poetic than for stage effects, D�czi still maintains his brilliancy of diction and the delicacy of his poetic touch. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z His diminutive figure, his grim face, his screeching voice, are all forgotten in the brilliancy of his eloquence, and in the felicitous dexterity of his argument. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z While all these phenomena come under the general term of phosphorescence, the inference of the presence of phosphorus is incorrect; many substances without a trace of phosphorus in their constitution emit light with equal brilliancy. Eye Spy Afield with Nature Among Flowers and Animate Things 2012-02-24T03:00:23.760Z As a copy of this “rare jewell” lies before me, I should certainly be to blame if I did not present my reader with a specimen of its brilliancy. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z Glasses silvered by this process sometimes lose their brilliancy, by becoming covered on their silvered side with small spots. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z The determined obstinacy with which the 20th Ohio, under the gallant Colonel Force, held its ground, added much to the brilliancy of the victory. Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z Several of them have a sober, didactic aim, but all are marked with Mrs. Kirkland’s habitual brilliancy and point. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z There are degrees in its brilliancy, an occasional specimen being almost a mass of gold. Eye Spy Afield with Nature Among Flowers and Animate Things 2012-02-24T03:00:23.760Z When built, this light was unsurpassed in brilliancy by any on the coast, and was considered equal to the magnificent beacon of the Morro. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The advantages derived from using the oxide are, that it makes the mixture more fusible, and also imparts that particular brilliancy and lustre so peculiarly characteristic of well-made flint glass. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z How it drew folk, to gaze admiringly upon its hissing brilliancy! The Romance of a Great Store 2012-02-20T03:00:21.577Z Let any one look out upon the heavens some clear night at the commencement of the year, and he can not help being struck with the position as well as the brilliancy of certain constellations. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z The brilliancy of the light may be inferred from the following query and its answer: "What is that light yonder?" Eye Spy Afield with Nature Among Flowers and Animate Things 2012-02-24T03:00:23.760Z Overhead the precipitous cliffs caught the sun's rays on countless glittering points, the mica with which they are so plentifully bespangled dazzling the eye with its brilliancy. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The effect in autumn is a stream of red light, of varied tones, and rare brilliancy in all quarters, unseen during the warmer summer. Meteorology or Weather Explained 2012-02-20T03:00:18.847Z When we quote the epigrams of Wilde, it is as if we were exhibiting in a glass case, a collection of beautiful butterflies, whose wings have lost the brilliancy of their once gaudy colours. The Trial of Oscar Wilde From the Shorthand Reports 2012-02-19T03:00:17.513Z Thiers was only twenty-four, but he could already write with brilliancy and power, as his prize essay had proved. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z In the second blossom the upper pair of petals were now transfigured in vivid emerald-green, the rest of the flower being of paler but almost equally dazzling brilliancy. Eye Spy Afield with Nature Among Flowers and Animate Things 2012-02-24T03:00:23.760Z The brilliant men of his period acknowledged his surpassing brilliancy; the deep men confessed his depth; the spiritual men went to him for inspiration. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z Now why that brilliancy of the east, when the west was colourless? Meteorology or Weather Explained 2012-02-20T03:00:18.847Z Strange to say, most of their brilliancy is due not to the corollas, but to the large petal-like bracts under the flowers and to the calyxes. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z As it possesses high refractive and dispersive power, it presents when properly cut great brilliancy and “fire,” and the name has reference to its diamond-like appearance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z A certain kind of wit, which depends for its force on mere verbal brilliancy, has the same effect. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z In important deliberations sage counsellors of either sex are to be courted, and Agla� in all emergencies shone forth with special brilliancy. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z This accounts for the change of depth and brilliancy of colour in the several shores of the Mediterranean. Meteorology or Weather Explained 2012-02-20T03:00:18.847Z How seriously are the importance and brilliancy of the head interfered with by the introduction of such an unsuitable background! The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z It was a magnificent spectacle of brilliancy and wealth. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z Matthews exuded prosperity from his lavender socks up to his insistent tie—but the brilliancy did not seem to go higher. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z The moon shone with great brilliancy, revealing the tents which surrounded us on every side. The Iron Furnace Slavery and Secession 2012-02-14T03:00:24.963Z What a painful impression did the suffering depicted in this letter make upon Lewis's heart, amid the liveliness of Nature, as she lay in brilliancy before him! Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z Painters have essayed with their most gorgeous colours, but have fallen far short of the intense beauty, transparency, and purity of the water, and the wonderful radiance and brilliancy of the “Rainbow in the Mist.” The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z Duff and the colonel of the Foxhunters must bear the brunt of it alone, along with other jests of equal brilliancy. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z Of the Georgian and Circassian belles of the harams, a single lustrous eye with its brilliancy enhanced by the 43 use of kohl is all that one sees. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z His intelligence and brilliancy are undeniable, but I should have thought his views were a little fantastic at times. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z Maria looked at her ring, the gift of the elf, and saw that the stone was of a strange palish colour, having lost all its fire and brilliancy. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z In Titian’s portrait of Ariosto there is a dark foliated background which gives great brilliancy to the picture, but no sky is visible. The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z Both men and women are very handsome, and the striking Kurdish costume gives a great brilliancy and picturesqueness to this remarkable city. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z Great as is the Canal, it came near being out-shone in brilliancy* by the publicity material sent out by journalists who found the subject to be profitable copy. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z Colonel Ingersoll writes with a rare and enviable brilliancy, but also with an impetus which he seems unable to control. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z A flash of brilliancy gave Harry the eighth—five, three! Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z This background gives wonderful brilliancy to the figures, and contrasts admirably with the warm and delicate flesh tints. The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z He proved fully equal to the occasion and delivered a speech of wonderful eloquence, brilliancy and power. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z Into this were woven mauve orchids, with electric lights sparkling under the green leaves, thus bringing out sufficient brilliancy to please the guests and not to affect their eyesight. The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 2012-02-11T03:03:45.230Z A smothered light burned in his dark orbs, which flashed, with a meteor brilliancy, whenever he spoke with enthusiasm and energy. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z From the kernel a clear white oil is extracted, which burns with great brilliancy, and emits a pleasant odour. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z The brilliancy of the early part of the reign of Khoosroo Purveez had been but the flash before death which at times is displayed in empires as in individuals. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z It will be in the highest degree indecent to remove him; though I wish he had a pair of secretaries that ministered a little more to the idea of American brilliancy. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z The banquet was attended by those best known to music in New York, and its brilliancy has probably never been surpassed. The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 2012-02-11T03:03:45.230Z Jimmy was far from being a genius, but like a good many other quiet men whose conversation contains no hint of brilliancy, he was at least as far from being a fool. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z During its progress, it was attended by a rushing noise, sufficient to call the attention of those who did not even notice its extreme brilliancy. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z The glazing was superb, being transparent and of unusual brilliancy. The Unpublishable Memoirs 2012-02-03T03:00:18.447Z The talent, the effect, the art, the mastery, the brilliancy, are all prodigious. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z The stones must needs be of extraordinary size and brilliancy. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z His reputation as an orator was considerable, but according to Cicero he was very illiterate, and his only qualifications were brilliancy of style and the purity of his Latin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z Illumination, the roar of cannon, music, uniforms, cleanliness, brilliancy, which we usually connect with the idea of the importance of any act, are, on the contrary, tokens of the absence of importance in that act. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z In debate he was as yet too inexperienced to shine with any brilliancy. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z He was roused from these dreams by an illumination of more than ordinary brilliancy, and looking up saw that he had wandered to the theatre in the Haymarket. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z The latter glanced towards a ray of brightness that beat into the dim green shadow, and here and there flung a patch of brilliancy athwart the great columnar trunks. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z He possessed naturally great strength and brilliancy of intellect. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z The rambler to whom such scenes are new, sinks almost unconsciously into a seat, and surrenders himself to the irresistible influence of the music, fragrance and brilliancy of the place. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.223Z Michael Scott depicts with photographic exactness and brilliancy every phase of the West Indian day, and enables us to imagine the light and shade that surrounded the strange race of whom we write. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z The garish brilliancy touched their pallid faces, and the harsh murmur of their voices came up hollowly between the tall houses with the reek of gas fumes and other confused odours. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z Floundering figures cut against the uncertain brilliancy, voices came down muffled through the deluge, and there was a creaking and groaning as the ponderous stream anchor swung out overhead. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z I certainly left Dr. B—— more than ever impressed with a high conviction of the brilliancy of his intellect, and the depth of his piety. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z On exposure to light much of the translucency and brilliancy is lost. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z Of the great power and brilliancy of these papers there can be no second opinion. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Some have eyes whose dark brilliancy rivals the lustre of the rubies and garnets they wear about their white necks. The Monk and The Hangman's Daughter 2012-01-19T03:00:23.620Z His face was grim and hollow, but there was a fierce steadfastness in his eyes, which seemed filled with curious brilliancy. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z Her motherly eyes showed a suspicious brilliancy, and her voice was not as steady as it usually sounded. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z It was by absolute reliance upon the depth and brilliancy of self-coloured glass that all the beautiful effects of early glass were obtained. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z I might readily have enhanced the brilliancy and readableness of my account if I had chosen to narrate isolated adventures and the incidents of more surpassing excellence with which it teems. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z Somehow, Edie happened to fasten herself accidentally upon her mother, while Harry strolled away alone, and stood talking with something of his old brilliancy to one group or another of loungers independently. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z Gabrielle, at no time a conversationalist of any brilliancy, detached as she was from social pleasures by duty and inclination, sat almost mute. Woman and Artist 2012-01-10T03:00:14.960Z When using a large transformer and condenser, the noise and brilliancy of these sparks are almost unbearable, and the eyes may be injured by looking at this spark for more than a moment. Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy 2012-01-09T03:00:20.570Z The supreme beauty of glass is still in the purity, the brilliancy, the translucency of its colour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z He delighted to read, in the Morning Chronicle, that at Lady G——'s ball, the brilliancy of Miss Percy's jewels had never been surpassed, save by the eyes of the lovely wearer. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z He was full of political history, well informed on general topics, eloquent almost to the point of brilliancy, self-confident to the point of arrogance, and a dangerous competitor in every respect. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z It will be known at once by its brilliancy. Scientific American, Vol. XLIII.?No. 1. [New Series.], July 3, 1880 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:30.823Z One of the window-shutters was open, and the chill brilliancy of the moon, and the deep blue sky, were serenely visible over the black foreground of trees. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z Cutting brings out the brilliancy of glass, which is one of its intrinsic qualities. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z The western sky was tinged a deep red, and the stars shone out with uncommon brilliancy, 539but with a sort of trembling ray. 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 Above the reddish expanse a star is shining with the brilliancy and luminous facets of a precious stone. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z The natives, as a rule, estimate the value and symmetry of this stone by the brilliancy and tenuity of the beam which it emits, and the clear olive-coloured ground upon which it shines in relief. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (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. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z He joins modestly in the clapping that now and then follows a stroke of extraordinary brilliancy. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z The happiest specimens of this glass almost rival the wings of butterflies in the brilliancy of their iridescent colours. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z They need the excitement of night to display their native talents in all their brilliancy. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z When he finally found it, he was obliged to spend more than an hour in cleaning the luxurious weapons, which had lost their silvery brilliancy in the oblivion of their long confinement. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z The Ceylonese mix the lustreless pearls with other grains, with which they feed the poultry, in whose croops the pearls regain their former brilliancy after a few minutes' grinding. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (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. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z There was no foil to the brilliancy of the Council at Northampton. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z The vases made by him are as elegant in form as the best of the Cinquecento period, but may perhaps be distinguished by the superior purity and brilliancy of the glass. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z The same may be said of Clementina, who was taller, with more delicate features, and in no respect inferior in brilliancy and beauty of colouring. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z While sitting there, and casting an inquisitive glance around the rude habitation, my attention was suddenly attracted to what appeared to be several pairs of eyes in a dark corner, shining with a strange brilliancy. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z Another new star of almost equal brilliancy was observed in October, 1604, in Ophiuchus, a few degrees southeast of the star Eta Ophiuchi. Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. 2011-12-26T03:00:15.410Z He had been disappointed, in his late visit to Cambridge, to notice that the windows in King’s seemed to be losing their brilliancy and to look dark. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z The keynote of Late Gothic glass is brilliancy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z She liked to dress in black, for in her vanity she knew that it enhanced the brilliancy of her complexion, and brought out the golden hue of her hair. The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z But their gaze was fixed steadily upon me, and I returned it with equal steadiness, if not equal brilliancy and effect, without once changing my position. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z The current is now on, and you see the lamp burns with full brilliancy. Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. 2011-12-26T03:00:15.410Z There was no sparkle, no brilliancy in Fitzherbert, but I never knew a man who was so generally acceptable. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z Then he explained with great brilliancy the nature of an ellipsis. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z We come and pass like a cloud—like a shower—those of us who possess a brilliancy superior to others, are but as the rainbow, the objects of a momentary admiration, and a momentary recollection. An Address to Men of Science Calling Upon Them to Stand Forward and Vindicate the Truth.... 2011-12-24T03:08:05.883Z The benign influence of peace has enabled them to display such brilliancy as had not been seen in England for more than two hundred years. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z On June 10 the star had nearly disappeared, and the nebula was again seen shining with great brilliancy. Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. 2011-12-26T03:00:15.410Z Scenes of brilliancy and beauty are described with graphic pen. The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z Even Witherings himself appears to have been carried away by the brilliancy of the prospect. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z The high refractive and dispersive powers of the diamond produce, when the stone is judiciously cut, a brilliancy and 'fire' unequalled by any other stone. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z His works have no such brilliancy as Emerson's; but they burned at the time of need with a much more warm and steady light. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z When near its maximum brilliancy, its light was examined by Dr. Huggins with the spectroscope, which showed the bright lines of incandescent hydrogen gas in addition to the ordinary stellar spectrum. Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. 2011-12-26T03:00:15.410Z But the hostess made us some amends by executing with much dash and brilliancy a theme with variations which had the merit of not being too long. Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 2011-12-19T03:00:39.830Z A tenseness, an excitement grew in their faces, like dying flame being fanned into its former brilliancy. The Lonely Ones 2011-12-16T03:00:11.443Z She has dash, éclat, brilliancy; I have heard him say so. A Witch of the Hills, v. 2-2 2011-12-15T03:00:17.253Z One was like a painter who captivated the multitude, sometimes by his brilliancy of colour, sometimes by his tragic pathos, and sometimes by his amorous warmth. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z With more truth she might have boasted of the brilliancy of the escort which set out with her from London. Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z I discovered him sitting beside a brunette with a headdress of roses, whose cheeks were of a brilliancy and lustre that dimmed the hue of the flowers. Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 2011-12-19T03:00:39.830Z He dilates, too, on the beauty of the wild flowers, and the brilliancy of the birds—birds that never sing, but flit sadly and silently from bough to bough in the golden sunlight. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z The middle class views him as the impersonation of vigor and brilliancy; part of the higher criticism sees in him little but sensation and persiflage. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z Burning hatred of all tyranny and cruelty often makes him denounce the Bible with a pathos like Rousseau's or a brilliancy like Voltaire's. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z And the sun looked cold and rayless, yet at night the stars shone out with extraordinary brilliancy. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z I have seldom seen black hair of such brilliancy and of such a beautiful shade. Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 2011-12-19T03:00:39.830Z We might risk gaining some external uniformity, but only to lose much of the freshness and immediacy and brilliancy of the first presentation. International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics 2011-12-12T03:00:31.160Z It was a good strand of silk, but the tint, a dull stain, would only take crude strong dyes, that lost their brilliancy and purity through the stain. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z For all its brilliancy of investiture, his thought, as the most liberal of his appreciators has said, "can never wander through eternity"—a truth which scarcely needed the invocation of the Miltonic line to enforce. Aspects of Modern Opera Estimates and Inquiries 2011-12-12T03:00:24.900Z They wore the usual tawein, or narrow petticoat of gorgeously striped silk, polka jackets of thin white muslin, and ornaments of extraordinary brilliancy. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z His eyes alone blazed with an unnatural brilliancy, but he was outwardly calm. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z When we quote the epigrams of Wilde, it is as if we were exhibiting in a glass case a collection of beautiful butterflies, whose wings have lost the brilliancy of their once gaudy colours. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z His, indeed, is a career of striking brilliancy. The Boyhood of Great Inventors 2011-12-05T03:00:46.233Z Miss Foldal, with her tempered brilliancy and her matured charm, impressed him greatly. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z We were amazed at the magnitude, the brilliancy, the beauty of all its interior parts. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z It serves as a prodigious stimulus to the intellect; and the recollection never loses its brilliancy, to the latest period of life. Household Education 2011-12-02T03:00:25.437Z And, even if all the characters speak in the same accents of paradox, their moods, the essentials of them, are differentiated with a brilliancy of expression which condones the lack of dramatic movement. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z But their liquid brilliancy, seen against the background of the deepest blue, renders the general aspect of the heavens far more lovely and imposing. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The walls were panelled and painted white, and the floor was stained and varnished to a glaze of immense brilliancy. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z And now above us and around us is the sunshine of, to us, unusual brilliancy and a sky of faultless blue, not a single cloud to be seen anywhere. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z It contained a necklace of wondrous beauty, formed of diamonds of uncommon brilliancy and size. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z Never since the days of Sheridan has anything been written to equal the brilliancy of this trifle for serious people. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z The brilliancy of their scales as they dash about, almost on the surface of the water, is dazzling. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z The place seemed alive with moving figures that came and went endlessly under the glare of the great arc lights, while the stir and brilliancy appeared unreal to me. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z Mirrors and paintings on the walls gave brilliancy and attractiveness to the scene. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z It promised to be a season of especial brilliancy. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z With all his brilliancy the author of "Intentions" only saw a mere fragment of his subject. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z The tints of its plumage are more varied than in the other British species, but far inferior in brilliancy to many foreign ones. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z When this is dry, the work may be rubbed over with a piece of gold, silver or copper, and will in a measure, assume their respective colours and brilliancy. A Select Collection of Valuable and Curious Arts and Interesting Experiments, Which are Well Explained and Warranted Genuine and may be Performed Easily, Safely, and at Little Expense. 2011-11-22T03:00:11.870Z The set look vanished from her eyes; some of their normal brilliancy flowed back into them. Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z You can keep conscience and self-respect clean, and yet shine with a far surer and more lasting brilliancy on this account.... An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z Golden sunlight had dispersed the clouds, and was glorifying the heights, and we forgot hunger through the brilliancy of the morning and beauty of the mountains. The Ascent of the Matterhorn 2011-11-19T03:00:23.233Z The adult male is less frequently seen than females and young males, which closely resemble one another in size and plumage, both being inferior to the first in brilliancy of colouring. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z But of course you know yourself how immitigably the thing is done—it is of such a brilliancy of true truth. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z She dropped her lids over the dazzling brilliancy of her eyes. Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z Moreover, his tendency to be obliging, to grant favors, to make himself of high value in an emergency, may have come forth in heroic brilliancy at the private request of Mrs. Bergemann herself. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z The result was a singularly appealing beauty, which his more ambitious productions, with all their emphatic brilliancy, utterly lacked. The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel 2011-11-17T03:00:37.293Z The Red-legged Partridge, called also the French and Guernsey Partridge, is a stronger and more robust bird than the common species, which it also greatly surpasses in brilliancy of colouring. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z It was May 30: the spring sun was shining with all its brilliancy over Norway. Fridtjof Nansen A book for the young 2011-11-17T03:00:36.810Z The note which most often came out of these 104 wayside gossipings was a high one—of the gaiety and the brilliancy of the Blue Meadows hospitality. Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z Her black eyes were full of restless brilliancy; her lips were thin, and marked at their rims by a narrow bluish line. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z They are our chief decoration, you might say,” as she proceeded to make each bed very pretty indeed, with a diamond-shaped blanket in gay colors throwing its brilliancy clear up to the brown canvas ceiling. The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong Peg of Tamarack Hills 2011-11-17T03:00:34.720Z This bird, which in brilliancy of plumage vies with the Hummingbirds, possesses little claim to be ranked among soberly clad British birds. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z And hence there is but little use in attempting to shine as a "star" in any of the professions, unless you have a sufficient brilliancy to take rank as a "star of the first magnitude." Nature and Culture 2011-11-17T03:00:34.107Z New brilliancies were welling up into her turquoise eyes, the deep dark fringes of lash could not hold them; the stars kept dropping off their tips. Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z It was a season that opened with much auspicious brilliancy. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z He had been f�ted and made much of in England and we discussed the relative brilliancy of American and English women. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z The Indians and some other races do search for gems in veins hidden deep in the earth, but more often they are noticed from their clearness, or rather their brilliancy, when metals are mined. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z In dissolving pearls, she creates others of higher value; in extinguishing stars, she lights up others of greater brilliancy and magnitude. Nature and Culture 2011-11-17T03:00:34.107Z Murillo, according to the fable, took the serviette which the cook was carrying, and with a few rapid touches of his brush created the picture, which is still noteworthy for the brilliancy of its tints. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z Beethoven, on the other hand, never cared to make a display of mere dash and brilliancy; technicalities were always subordinated by him to idea and feeling. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z While the public did not know what the trouble was, they could not help perceiving the lack of brilliancy. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z A red streak shot suddenly across the sky, shining with such brilliancy into the King's face that it entirely dazzled him. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z Her eyes, ordinarily so steady and serene, had acquired a strange loveliness and a malicious brilliancy which attracted the attention of Su�rez, the engineer. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z His colour is above all praise; his tints, although sombre, have at times, as Sir W. Stirling-Maxwell justly remarks, 'the depth and brilliancy of Rembrandt.' The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z It is the smallest of the feathered race, and is one of the most beautiful in the elegance of its form, and the glossy brilliancy of its delicate plumage. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z Beneath the unpromising exterior of these peasants were firmly fixed the virtues that give strength and stability, if not mercurial brilliancy—piety, industry, patience, thrift, peaceful dispositions, and intense love of home. A Tale of the Kloster A Romance of the German Mystics at the Cocalico 2011-11-11T03:00:32.153Z Why, then, I'm afraid we shan't cultivate any great brilliancy of repartee. Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor 2011-11-11T03:00:30.420Z At the same time they inclined to grow liquid, which still more increased their brilliancy and gentleness. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z Her brilliancy dazzles you, as it dazzled those who wrote of her, a little wildly, as the eighth wonder of the world. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z Among all other birds that inhabit our woods, there is none that strikes the eye of the stranger or even a native with so much brilliancy as this. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z “Without ceding in the least to the third memoir in point of composition, the fourth in spite of an occasional ‘abuse of force,’ according to La Harpe, surpasses it by its heat and brilliancy. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence 2011-11-11T03:00:25.690Z His urbanity gained him the premiership, but his brilliancy overthrew him. Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor 2011-11-11T03:00:30.420Z The shade of melancholy had greatly dulled the brilliancy of her face. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z She brings before you the hollowness, the manœuvres, and the intrigues of the world, with the brilliancy of sarcasm, but with the quiet of simple narrative. A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, of the State of Tennessee. 2011-11-07T02:00:17.560Z As the machine glided over the treetops and the village on the northern border of the Meuse, the sun shone out with intense brilliancy. The Boy Volunteers with the French Airman 2011-11-07T02:00:17.100Z The brilliancy of rank far from augmenting the interest which we feel in a tragic personage, on the contrary destroys it. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence 2011-11-11T03:00:25.690Z A short period of marvellous brilliancy in arms, statecraft, literature, and the arts was followed by sudden decay. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z The lamp shed a soft, diffused light, bathing the little boudoir in subdued brilliancy; only as it touched the jewels lying at the Redeemer's feet, it broke into beautiful fleeting sparkles. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z After a brief period, the public began to discover that it was a foreign plant, which under a new sky gave out but a factitious brilliancy. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z In the highly rarefied atmosphere of these upper regions, even remote objects have a brilliancy of coloring and a distinctness of outline which seems to annihilate distance. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z It is a small but beautiful specimen of the pure Doric, built of Pentelican marble, centuries of exposure to the open air giving it a yellowish tint, which softens the brilliancy of the white. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z Forests begin on them at 5300 ft. and wild flowers grow in great profusion and variety in summer, though with a striking lack of brilliancy in colouring. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Her memory was bathed in brilliancy, and her imagination, in precipitate flight, darted out into the universe. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z Terrified at the deadly paleness of her cheeks, and the unnatural brilliancy of her eyes, and sensitive and tender-hearted as a child, he was unable to restrain his tears. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z The compositions of Swift reveal the brilliancy of sharpened wit, yet it is recorded of the man that he was never known to laugh. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z He was delighted with her loveliness, her youth and innocence, her fame, and most of all with her brilliancy. Studies in Medi?val Life and Literature 2011-10-29T02:00:13.050Z The lectures were long remembered for their brilliancy, but the infinite amount of thought and exertion which they cost broke down the health of the lecturer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The other day I went to dine at a house known for the brilliancy of the conversation. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z That untutored genius, so striking in the boldness and brilliancy of its creations, but which more frequently repels through its own native barbarity, was eminently the genius of Crebillon. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z In addition to the spectacular novæ there are numerous irregular variables whose brilliancy changes in every ratio from a few per cent up to several magnitudes. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z I can myself, from personal knowledge, endorse all that Mr. Phillips says as to Branwell's brilliancy of intellect at this time. The Bront? Family, Vol. 2 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? 2011-10-27T02:00:25.173Z When the holy light was going away from us it shed forth so great a brilliancy in our eyes that we were like people blinded for near a quarter of an hour. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z It was like trying to make a meal off the east wind, which it resembled in its hard brilliancy and lack of geniality. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z Baron Von Rahden tells the story of his life well and pleasantly, without pretensions to brilliancy and elegance of style, but with soldierly frankness and spirit. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z A star may also lose brilliancy if nebulous matter intervenes between it and the observer. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z "They are distinguished by remarkable intellectual force, point and brilliancy of statement, short, vigorous sentences, and a desire to benefit his fellows by teaching them the truth." Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses 2011-10-20T02:00:26.230Z The brilliancy and splendour of Lorenzo's youth–he who was hereafter to be known in history as the Magnificent–sheds a rich glow of colour round the closing months of Piero's pain-haunted life. The Story of Florence 2011-10-20T02:00:24.237Z In brilliancy of conception, in wealth of character, in dramatic art, in glow and harmony of color, Scott put forth all the powers of a master poet.... The World's Best Books : A Key to the Treasures of Literature 2011-10-20T02:00:20.857Z Such accretions or deposits of saline substances as I noticed were also disappointing, in that, instead of having a dazzling brilliancy, like frosted snow crystals, they were of a uniform gray or brown hue. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z These are stars which were previously faint or even invisible, but which flash suddenly into brilliancy. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z He had said that Arbuthnot was 'a scholar, with great brilliancy of wit.' Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works 2011-10-18T02:00:19.057Z His features, which in his youth must have been pleasing, if not handsome, and which were still regular, were pale and emaciated; but his eye was dark, and of unusual brilliancy. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z He sprang up again and threw himself into new enterprises with the old fervor and the old brilliancy of speech, striving to awaken a desire for religious unity, as he had promoted national concord. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z Instead, however, of the gray or somber shades to which I had been accustomed, these objects were of various hues and combined the brilliancy of the primary prismatic colors, with the purity of clean snow. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z From the purely literary point of view, the style is remarkable from its absence of pedantry In construction, and yet for its rich vocabulary and picturesque brilliancy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Helena remained sitting near the bed, still holding the hand of her beloved, still gazing upon him calm and motionless, the brilliancy of perfect happiness on her pale features. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:49.420Z Beside the Countess Mensdorff sat a full, luxuriant form in black, but the brilliancy of the wearer's priceless jewellery excluded all idea of mourning. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:45.883Z On every page is brilliancy, eloquence, skilful manipulation of arguments, fervent appeal to conscience. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z We abruptly entered a cavern of crystal, every portion of which was of sparkling brilliancy, and as white as snow. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z His works are distinguished by striking composition, great dexterity of handling and brilliancy of colour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z It was a striking contrast to her dark complexion, black hair, and clear eyes; she showed her appreciation of the warm spring day by her consummate brilliancy of colouring. In God's Way A Novel 2011-10-13T02:00:38.570Z It is sometimes clouded, it is true, but these clouds are momentary; they pass away, and it shines again in its native brilliancy. Popery! As it Was and as it Is Also, Auricular Confession; And Popish Nunneries 2011-10-12T02:00:50.077Z Boldness never fails to attract; and brilliancy, if it be on the plane of ordinary vision, draws the eyes of the multitude, who are on the watch for a sensation. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z They were clad in robes ranging from pure white to every richest hue, contrasting strangely, and in the distance their rainbow brilliancy made a gorgeous spectacle. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z The decaying embers of liberalism which had began to scintillate amid the gloom of despotism, now shone forth with renewed brilliancy. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z The mass of warm yellowish tint scintillating in the brilliancy of a Mediterranean sun takes shape, and the eye by degrees separates long terraced rows of buildings, church towers and domes from one another. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z I never heard so much brilliancy and pith put into a two hours' Speech as I did on that night. Hell Warm Words on the Cheerful and Comforting Doctrine of Eternal Damnation 2011-10-12T02:00:41.107Z The chief trouble was that his brilliancy was not on the plane of ordinary vision, but was recondite, ingenious, fanciful. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z I peered into the chamber of light, that indescribable gulf of brilliancy, but vainly sought for an opposite wall; there was none. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z In America it had been George III., duly hoofed and horned, at whom his inkstand was hurled; now it is Burke, who appeared with all the seductive brilliancy of a fallen Lucifer. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z The source of his influence was sympathy, and not ability; solidity of character, not brilliancy; the simple virtues, not genius. Lincoln, the Politician 2011-10-11T02:01:06.270Z There were uncommon brilliancy, life, and animation in the group. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z The night was calm; the reflection of a bright moon, aided by the more than ordinary brilliancy of the stars upon the snowy expanse, made it appear to us almost daylight. In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions 2011-10-10T02:00:18.377Z Its brilliancy and energy, its literary skill and its powerful conceptions, enchained the attention. Victor Hugo: His Life and Works 2011-10-07T02:00:23.887Z There is too much necessity for exertion, too much brilliancy and excitation from morning till night. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 2011-10-07T02:00:22.270Z It was a battle between brilliancy and solidity. Lincoln, the Politician 2011-10-11T02:01:06.270Z All the gorgeous, artificial brilliancy of man's invention is more than lost in the comparison. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z His eyes still had much vivacity and some brilliancy; and his features were remarkable for their regularity even under the yellow and furrowed skin which covered them. Iermola 2011-10-06T02:00:40.637Z But, to her intense mortification, Mlle. de Camargo not only performed every movement correctly, but with a brilliancy, a verve, a vivacity which far surpassed all her predecessors. Queens of the French Stage 2011-10-06T02:00:38.820Z Their absence has been remarked and they’re wanting to the brilliancy of the scene. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z Throughout the whole of Germany, indeed, throughout the whole of Europe, he was famed for the brilliancy of his court. The Countess Cosel A Romance of History of the Times of Augustus the Strong 2011-10-06T02:00:36.083Z The choicest wines, the freshest fruits, and a tablecloth whose snowy whiteness was only excelled by the brilliancy of the polished silver knives, forks, and spoons, were for them. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z But the second, notwithstanding the brilliancy of the narrative and the masterly art in the grouping of events, suffers from a radical defect which renders it a misleading guide. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z In contrast with the brilliancy of the French artists, the work in England during these years, at least prior to the establishment of Punch, is distinctly disappointing. The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature 2011-10-04T02:00:18.533Z Evidently there was a quantity of highly-inflammable oil stored within the building, for with extreme violence lurid flames shot skywards, their brilliancy outclassing the glare of the search-light. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z Grief had not dimmed her beauty; her eye had not lost its brilliancy; but neither her charming looks, nor her smiles, could now bring the King to her feet. The Countess Cosel A Romance of History of the Times of Augustus the Strong 2011-10-06T02:00:36.083Z I know that, I know all about it: it is just a momentary brilliancy and then nothing.... The Later Life 2011-10-02T02:00:13.037Z As a soldier, his military career has never been surpassed in brilliancy. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z As a hyper, the "Dyer" was admirable, and dangerous, too, among even the best Cumbrian wrestlers; but, in this particular respect, he was far behind Wilson in quickness of stroke and brilliancy of execution. Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting 2011-09-30T02:00:19.420Z She was silent and passive, and made no remarks on the elegance of her attire, or the brilliancy of the ornaments with which she was decorated. Bungay Castle: A Novel. v. 1/2 2011-09-27T02:00:20.260Z Orloff was excessively pale, almost unconscious, with his thick curly hair of dull black without the least brilliancy. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z Its brilliancy is also extraordinary; and by these combined efforts its benefits are greatly increased, as the seaman is at once rendered completely sensible of his situation. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z A great number of ladies from the best families were admired alike for the brilliancy of their beauty, and for their wonderful amiability. Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 2011-09-23T02:00:21.947Z But his brilliancy, his worth, and his work were all obscured by that dreadful blight, intemperance. Stories of Old Kentucky 2011-09-23T02:00:21.413Z The flowers which by their profusion and brilliancy most attract attention are, among myriads, the lupine, yucca, goldenrod, shooting star, ragwort, Queen Ann's lace, bears clover, false hellebore, many gilias, pentstemons, and monkey flowers. Sequoia [California] National Park 2011-09-21T02:00:31.497Z The room too! half in darkness, with only the strange, almost unreal brilliancy of the moon shedding a pallid light over one portion of the floor, that portion where one man was to die. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z Gregories, in this parish, was the seat of the celebrated Edmund Burke, who, for critical taste and brilliancy of language, will ever be ranked amongst the most fascinating of English writers. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z His manners and deportment were old-fashioned, but graceful and gentleman-like; and his eyes, though they had lost their brilliancy, were still quick, scrutinizing, and, where not softened by female attractions, severe. The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:28.670Z The poetical firmament within these recent years has been all alive with unprophesied comets and meteors, many of them of extraordinary brilliancy, but most of them very rapid in their passage. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z The brilliancy of his Court, for which he was considered responsible, contributed also to the general dazzle. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z According to Mr. Saltus, in spite of his abnormal life, Wilde's conversation, barring its brilliancy, was as respectable and conventional as that of a greengrocer. Edgar Saltus: The Man 2011-09-13T02:00:36.953Z Still the dazzle of light lies round us—still the blue-white eyes of fire stare at us with their hypnotising whirl and boil of brilliancy which makes them look so huge although so distant. 'Green Balls' The Adventures of a Night-Bomber 2011-09-13T02:00:34.080Z But I presume you reserve the brilliancy of an action of that eclat, for objects better worth your while to dazzle by a stroke of that grand description? The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:28.670Z In the composition of his figure, the real and the romantic, brilliancy and pathos, are equally commingled. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z In spite of so much brilliancy, the King rather avoided her and she was reduced to amusing Marie-Th�r�se, who admitted her freely, having full confidence in her virtue. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z Though wayside trees cast great shadows across the road, and the gloom near bordering hedgerows, or the underbrush of vacant tracts, afforded partial concealment, Forrester looked with apprehension upon the brilliancy of the night. The Secret Toll 2011-09-12T02:00:26.853Z Over all the sun shone with a brilliancy of a delightful September day. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z His cravats increased in brilliancy, his waistcoats multiplied their colors, and he was always careering around on Azam through the Yard and Harvard Square. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z His song in the wild state is more celebrated for brilliancy and boldness than for sweetness or variation, but in confinement it may be improved. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z There was hardly a cloud in the heaven’s dark blue, and the stars shone with unusual brilliancy. O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas 2011-09-08T02:00:19.987Z Liszt gave it with a velvety softness, clearness, brilliancy and pearliness of touch that was inimitable. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z The stone may have possessed a singular brilliancy, but for the fact of its shining as brightly as the sunlight, I cannot vouch. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z His painting had not yet gained that transparency and brilliancy of tone which the artist acquired in subsequent years. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z Signor Garcia indulges in a florid style of singing: with his fine voice, fine taste, admirable ear, and brilliancy of execution, we could not be otherwise than delighted.... Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z As she recalled the strange beauty of that pink-and-white face, and saw in memory the fine fair hair and moist brilliancy of those eyes, she believed they were indeed the artifices of the Devil. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z He brings out all their power, brilliancy and careering wildness, and makes the greatest sensation of them. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z It is sometimes met with colourless, and such are its refractive powers and brilliancy that it has been mistaken for diamond. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z However simple the subject, it is ofttimes made almost dramatic by the rays of the setting sun, or by the brilliancy of a silver-lined cloud. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z Garcia, a member of that family of Spanish musicians whose combined brilliancy has probably never been equalled in the annals of the musical world. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z It is in reality a "spinel," a stone of inferior hardness and less intense color and brilliancy than the true ruby. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z She played the great A minor "Winter Wind" study, and most magnificently, too, starting off with the greatest brilliancy and "go." Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z To Hardy’s “Hallo! what’s up?” he returned no direct answer, but his eyes, which before had borne a calm, uninterested look, now shone with an eager brilliancy that could not fail to attract attention. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z The Milkmaid in the Six Collection is noted for its brilliancy of tone, harmonious distribution of tints, delicacy of gradations, and solidity of touch. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z High up, the sky there was of a palish blue; in that blue shone a solitary star with wonderful brilliancy. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z King declares, "on the highest authority," which he does not further particularize, that this tinge is a very strong one, almost destroying its brilliancy. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z It widened as she advanced, the water becoming smoother; but still before her lay stretched out the moonlit ocean; the stars, also, glittering with an almost dazzling brilliancy in heaven’s dark blue arch. Jack Buntline 2011-08-31T02:01:34.270Z She seemed to drink of an inspiring force, and her eyes matched the brilliancy of the heavenly orbs, as she looked into his, that were so strong and true. An I.D.B. in South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:33.733Z It would be difficult to render the brilliancy and transparency of full sunlight more completely than in the one which contains the monuments of the Princes of the House of Orange. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z It was a chain of diamonds, flexible and long as her chain of pearls and of a loveliness and brilliancy indescribable. Pink Gods and Blue Demons 2011-08-31T02:01:22.827Z Yellow diamonds are not necessarily devoid of brilliancy, as we can bear witness from personal knowledge. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z His work has both depth and resplendence—the two qualities that produce the effect we term brilliancy, and which, when used in its full significance, signifies a great deal. Kitty's Conquest 2011-08-30T02:00:36.270Z He grew cold in every limb, beside which his eyes began to hurt him, from the continual brilliancy. Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z The brief brilliancy of Ferdinand and Isabella, and of the empire of Charles V., could found no such enduring preëminence. The Moors in Spain 2011-08-29T02:01:09.183Z So we’re going to put the soft pedal on individual brilliancy this year. The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z But after the touch of the magic wheel there is no substance which can compare with the diamond for luster, brilliancy and iridescence. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z Otherwise they sat around and gloated softly over Camp Karonya’s exceeding brilliancy in carrying off prizes in large quantities. Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z Lawson’s clever brilliancy, his social ease and versatility and musical talent, were all what he himself had longed unspeakably to possess. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z She was secretly more proud of some small triumph of the kind on her part than of her brilliancy as a student. Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z The vellum and its illuminations had stood the weather well, though somewhat dimmed in comparison with the brilliancy of the remaining folios, which were found below-stairs. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z She longed to cheer and astonish the old man by the brilliancy of her projects, but Storms had forbidden this, and she dared not disobey him. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z When she felt in the mood to play she could astonish her professor with her extraordinary flashes of brilliancy, but at other times she would seem absolutely apathetic and uninterested. The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life 2011-08-24T02:00:19.813Z He did so; and the interior of the second was lined with crystals of great brilliancy, that shimmered in points of light like a rainbow prism, yet their gleam was cold as ice. The Cricket's Friends Tales Told by the Cricket, Teapot, and Saucepan 2011-08-23T02:00:33.033Z She therefore told of the offering of the scholarship by Ronny and of Lucy’s brilliancy as a student. Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z The houses of Cholet are well built, but always with that grayness and sadness of tone which does not contribute to either brilliancy of aspect or gaiety of disposition. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z The pallor of concentrated emotion gave depth and almost startling brilliancy to those great eyes, bright as stars, and soft as velvet, which were for one moment turned upon them. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z Some of Mr. Strachey's incidental portraits are of astonishing brilliancy—notably that of Mr. Gladstone, and the book is sure of long life. Queen Victoria 2011-08-23T02:00:32.007Z Thanks to the Moscow factories, the gala attire of the peasant of to-day may possibly surpass in brilliancy of color that of his remote ancestry, which was clad entirely from the home loom. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z Thus, the European nations, by the brilliancy of their scientific discoveries and their superior civilization, are in an enlightened state, while the blacks are plunged in the gloomy darkness of ignorance. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z In stumbling to the door, she upset the basket, and—oh, horror!—the lobster, in all its vulgar size and brilliancy, was revealed to the highborn eyes of a Tudor. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z I would not have you think that her cleverness is of that cheap type which sharpens its wits on others, and prides itself on its brilliancy. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z If, however, we search the portfolios of art collections on the European continent, we sometimes stumble upon miniatures on vellum, drawn with great talent and coloured with extraordinary brilliancy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z What a motley assembly, what brilliancy of coloring! Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z The star of no nation that we are acquainted with has suffered an eclipse so total and so protracted, nor re-appeared with so much brilliancy. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z Fidelity is at all times preferable to brilliancy, and a sound conclusion to a plausible hypothesis. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z It seemed as if the overwhelming brilliancy of our age was destined to surpass the richest pomp of every preceding age,—even the times when Greece and Rome were in all their splendor. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:23.870Z The sun on the strangers' gallery lost its brilliancy and a storm burst out in the Chamber. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z Some of the crystals which were of the purest quartz hanging from the roof, were of an enormous size, giving reflections which made the brilliancy perfectly bewildering. Fire Cloud The Mysterious Cave. A Story of Indians and Pirates. 2011-08-09T02:00:29.010Z First, the civilization of a particular nation, which exists "wherever the intellectual nature of man distinguishes itself by its energy, brilliancy, and grandeur." The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z A few days after the passing of the storm the sun resumed its brilliancy, but with little increased warmth; the days were clear and the nights frosty. The Land of Lure A Story of the Columbia River Basin 2011-08-09T02:00:24.217Z The land was thrown into bold relief by the brilliancy of lights and shadows, and in the remarkably clear air it seemed as if it could be reached in an hour. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z To Falk's eyes the gas-jets lost their brilliancy; he sat plunged in deep thought; his heart was too full to find vent in words. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z The music, her brilliancy, her sudden indifference, put her out of their commonplace reach. The Girl From His Town 2011-08-05T02:00:50.677Z Orion or the Pleiades, either of them, is infinitely superior in point of brilliancy, symmetry, and individuality. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z But Hegesander, in his Memorials, says, that the hepatos has in its head two stones, like pearls in brilliancy and colour, and in shape something like a turbot. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z This little contrivance adds to the clearness and brilliancy of objects, and is a great accommodation to the eyes. Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations 2011-08-01T02:00:12.067Z At the reviews he was struck by the brilliancy of the native troops, especially the Bombay Lancers and Poona Horse. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z If I discover signs of brilliancy sprouting in any of you, I’ll let you know instantly. Marjorie Dean College Freshman 2011-07-27T02:00:32.033Z We were interested in observing the remarkable brilliancy of the sky; the stars do not seem to sparkle, as with us at the north, but shed a soft, steady light, making all things luminous. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z The rich sea of light broke into countless points of brilliancy upon the lofty mirrors. Gabriel A Story of the Jews in Prague 2011-07-27T02:00:26.233Z Her prose in those days had a swiftness of movement, an epigrammatic felicity, and a brilliancy of antithesis which we look for in vain in the over-elaborate sentences and somewhat ponderous wit of 'Theophrastus Such.' Mathilde Blind 2011-07-27T02:00:25.473Z It found expression in the brilliancy of her eyes, and the heated color which leapt to her thin cheeks. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z She had a fund of clever sayings at her command, which gave her a reputation for brilliancy. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z By this means its latent qualities of reflection of light are brought to perfection, developing its real brilliancy. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z Her eyes assumed a new brilliancy, and she became handsomer day by day. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z Then the brief brilliancy faded, and thick impenetrable darkness suddenly rolled down. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z There was still a suggestion of summer in the autumn air, but the sky had lost its brilliancy, and the inevitable grey of smoke was beginning to settle upon the city. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z Centering her whole mind on her work she played with her usual snap and brilliancy. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z Such brilliancy of lustre, glancing in the warm sunlight, is fascinating to behold. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z The deserted palace of Buckingham would once more open its doors, and there were to be Drawing-rooms, whether as regards numbers or brilliancy rivalling any that had ever been held. Crying for the Light, Vol. 2 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.327Z Innumerable sophisms are suffered to pass in consequence of Some brilliancy of position which, dazzles us and prevents our seeing that they are wide of the' mark of reason. A Logic Of Facts Or, Every-day Reasoning 2011-07-22T02:00:18.543Z Whence came the electrical properties of the one, the lurid brilliancy of the other, or the density of the stone? The Limits Of Atheism Or, Why should Sceptics be Outlaws? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.300Z There is the same square determination, the same obstinacy of purpose, the same direct sincerity; but it is mellowed by Latin tenderness, kindled by French brilliancy. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, September 1893 2011-07-21T02:00:22.737Z It seemed as if their brilliancy was shadowed by tears as he asked, "Shall I not see you again when I return to H---- in a few weeks?" A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z It has all the polished charm of the man of the world, and all the eloquence and brilliancy of the artist. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z This mantle is a gauze-like structure made of refractory quartz, or of certain oxides, which when heated by the gas flame produce an incandescent glow of intense brilliancy, with a reduced consumption of gas. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z The peculiar beauty and brilliancy of these effects, when artistically rendered, impart to the prints an alluring charm, which appeals to the inartistic as well as the accredited artistic eye. Engraving for Illustration Historical and Practical Notes 2011-07-19T02:00:23.283Z The stars were sparkling in night and frosty brilliancy. Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. 2011-07-19T02:00:19.070Z There have been great instructors who could not be respected, because along with intellectual brilliancy and clearness went a narrow, or a low, or a selfish outlook on life. Charles Edward Putney An Appreciation 2011-07-18T02:00:24.397Z There is no leaping from ignorance to knowledge, as from pitch darkness to noon-tide brilliancy. The Reform of Education 2011-07-18T02:00:21.207Z The two pointed pieces of hard conducting carbon used for the separated terminals constitute the voltaic arc light—a light only excelled in intense brilliancy by the sun itself. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z His look was bold and daring, while a preternatural brilliancy shot from his proud eye, as the president of the court, with an assumed calmness, pronounced upon him the sentence of death. The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z As he spoke the far horizon was illuminated by a succession of lurid flashes of lightning which shone with fiery brilliancy against the black masses of thunder-clouds. Peggy Owen at Yorktown 2011-07-17T02:00:35.830Z For Harriet’s wonderful eyes no longer flashed with brilliancy but met her own with a dreary, lustreless gaze. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z In this respect they resemble Aristarchus and other lunar craters that are remarkable for their brilliancy under a high illumination. Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments 2011-07-17T02:00:30.177Z Mr. Howard remained standing before us, and soon, by the brilliancy, variety and interest of his conversation, attracted and engaged both his hearers. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z Mrs. B. It may be so; or the difference of size and brilliancy of the stars may proceed from their difference of dimensions; this is a point which astronomers are not enabled to determine. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z Wonderful eyes they were: gray in color, surrounded by lashes of intense black, and dazzling in their brilliancy. Peggy Owen at Yorktown 2011-07-17T02:00:35.830Z I tried “skimming,” but the power of the book, and the brilliancy of the wit in it, so attracted me that I read the whole of it. John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z The crescent phase can be seen with a powerful glass near inferior conjunction, and, even when the form of the planet can not be discerned, its exceeding brilliancy makes it an attractive object. Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments 2011-07-17T02:00:30.177Z There was a thick border of periwinkle whose glossy dark green leaves enhanced the brilliancy of the plants beyond. A House Party with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:20.543Z This partial brilliancy of water, has often excited my wonder; but it has struck me more particularly by moonlight. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z This is evident to every smelter, who cannot fail to observe the surprising brilliancy the ore assumes after it has gone through the first operation in the log furnace. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z "Because, because I have promised!" answered Ellen, in a fearful tone of returning excitement, and, sitting upright, she clasped her hands convulsively together, while her cheek burned with painful brilliancy. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z Winter, brilliancy of the heavens in, 91. map of the stars of, 92. Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments 2011-07-17T02:00:30.177Z Near the head of the lake, and in full view from the springs, old Mount Douglass, clad in perpetual snow and glacial ice, towers into the blue sky until its brilliancy almost dazzles one's eyes. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z Polished metal then, when it shines with so much brilliancy, is not a luminous body? Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z And this youth it was who in 1576 passed from a country of literary and intellectual torpor into the brilliancy of the companionship of Pierre de Ronsard and his associates. The Mystery of Francis Bacon 2011-07-09T02:00:14.663Z Delmont had been accustomed to hear Eleanor's beauty extolled, and now the extraordinary versatility and brilliancy of her talents became the theme of every tongue. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z The observer will find many objects of interest here, although some of them are so close to the horizon in our latitudes that much of their brilliancy is lost. Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments 2011-07-17T02:00:30.177Z Contrasted with colouring of indescribable brilliancy, they appeared a company of phantasmal apparitions in the silence of that wondrous dawn pageant. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z "She was the most brilliant woman I ever met," said the late Charles Austen, "and her brilliancy was like summer lightning; it dazzled, but did not hurt." Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign A Book of Appreciations 2011-07-08T02:00:23.177Z
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