| 单词 | capriciously |
| 例句 | Although neophyte writers may repeat a simple sentence structure to the point of inanity, most writers go to the opposite extreme and vary their syntax capriciously. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z If Dobzhansky had capriciously trimmed the wings of all the flies in one box, he would have affected their phenotypes—the shape of their wings—without ever touching their genes. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z What true creative striver does not at some point feel the pain of futility in this capriciously rewarding world? Art in Review: ROCHELLE FEINSTEIN: ?The Estate of Rochelle F.? 2011-04-14T20:23:52Z The Tony Awards single out — sometimes rightfully, often capriciously — outstanding artistry. And the winner is ... the ensemble cast: How Broadway's best acting was a group effort 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z The government continues, sometimes capriciously, it seems to Mr. Ciftci, to deny licenses to albums. Abroad: For Kurds in Turkey, Autonomy in Music 2011-06-01T13:26:46Z The printing house also stocks stiff note cards embossed with obscure motifs brought out of mothballs from time to time, and then just as capriciously returned to obscurity. The Europe Issue : How I Fell for Milan 2011-04-15T18:55:00Z The Mistress of the Copper Mountain is a protector of gems and precious stones, who capriciously bestows the ability to find these treasures only on those who please her. Cornelia Funke's top 10 fairytales 2011-07-06T11:38:18Z In each case, there is utter commitment to this truth, this situation, which will capriciously turn into something else. Cannes 2012: Holy Motors – review 2012-05-23T09:56:21Z The tone shifts, abruptly and awkwardly, from jaunty comedy to dark, violent drama, and the plot is a pileup of incident and complication, with revelations withheld and bestowed almost capriciously. Review: In ‘The Dressmaker,’ a Femme Fatale Wants Vengeance 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Her imposing wings get sawed off, until they get magically and capriciously reattached. REVIEW: Maleficent: Sympathy for the Rebel 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z "Cancer" goes nowhere once the actress abandons the lab set to spin capriciously through sorrowful or harsh or reflective facets of heartache. Review: 'Cancer: The Musical' suffers from unappealing treatment of its subject 2010-06-10T20:54:00Z He would threaten Ekland with divorce, then just as capriciously make up, and fly into jealous rages. Britt Ekland: 'I was put through emotional and psychological warfare' 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z Circuit said the agency "acted arbitrarily and capriciously" by concluding that exclusive terrestrial programing contracts are categorically unfair. Court affirms rules on cable access to sports 2011-06-10T17:05:15Z The show’s host and judge, Greg Davies, capriciously awards the contestants points, and because no one is eliminated, the horse race becomes part of the fun. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z She capriciously takes a shine to Kostis and invites him to come to the beach and hang out – and inevitably, Kostis embarrasses himself by falling deeply in love with her. The best films of 2017 … that you didn't see 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z Of course, the only rational response is to ultimately — not unilaterally, not easily, not capriciously — through a dedicated and orchestrated step-by-step process, get to zero. "Countdown to Zero": Valerie Plame Wilson's new anti-nuke crusade 2010-07-23T01:02:00Z The things that comprise “white privilege” are actually basic human rights that are denied to black people, like the right to not be capriciously murdered by a cop for no reason. “Damn, Rachel Dolezal. Even Vanilla Ice didn’t claim to BE black”: Kamau Bell and Adam Mansbach debate race 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z “Their worldview is fairly stable: those in power will continue to use power capriciously and abusively … he will always be believed, therefore who cares who you tell or how many times.” Hollywood therapists on call '24-7' amid reckoning over sexual misconduct 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z "The SEC acted arbitrarily and capriciously when... when it failed to respond to petitioners' comments and failed to conduct a proper cost-benefit analysis," according to the opinion from a three-judge panel. US court tells SEC to fix 'defective' share buyback rule 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z “These activists are heroes, and the Department of Justice has acted capriciously and illegitimately.” Pro-life demonstrators convicted on felony civil rights, FACE act charges in 2020 protest 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z But they don’t change capriciously, or on their own. Opinion | These charts suggest peace isn’t coming to Ukraine anytime soon And then, just as capriciously as it had burst forth, the drama subsided. How TikTok Became a Diplomatic Crisis 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z If he didn’t, then he’d be doing this capriciously to inflict pain on his father — which would be indefensible, wouldn’t it? Advice | Carolyn Hax: Minding the middle of brother and nephew’s estrangement 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z Its senior legal strategist, Donald Verrilli Jr., a former U.S. solicitor general, said in a statement that regulators were acting “arbitrarily and capriciously.” Reconsidering Privacy Risks After Roe 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z Death from the skies, like death on the ground, was often unleashed capriciously. In war, there are no "worthy" or "unworthy" victims: That's how we justify our crimes 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z The Court found that of all the people convicted of capital crimes, only “a random few,” most of them African American or poor, or both, were “capriciously selected” for execution. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I think it unlikely that certifiers would have capriciously changed the death certificate.” When Was the First U.S. Covid Death? C.D.C. Investigates 4 Early Cases 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z But Portland attorney Tom Rask, who represents both Last Mile and Triton, said the companies are preparing to sue Amazon for “arbitrarily, capriciously and unreasonably” changing the terms of their business relationship. Amazon delivery contractors quit Portland routes, citing ‘unsafe’ work expectations 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z For decades, criminalized and legal sex workers alike have been capriciously denied access to bank accounts, mortgages and other economic infrastructure. OnlyFans Isn’t Just Porn ;) 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z “We cannot conclude that the Corps acted arbitrarily or capriciously in failing to consider … unspecified alternative bus options that the plaintiffs appear to favor,” Judge Barbara Milano Keenan wrote in a 15-page opinion. Appeals court says Purple Line construction doesn’t violate water protections, in likely end to legal saga 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z The court decided the FAA did not arbitrarily or capriciously design the departure path over the suburban Summerlin neighborhood. FAA enacting ‘NextGen’ air traffic maps in Las Vegas area 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z With essentially no notice, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, a Trump minion and former oil and gas lobbyist, arbitrarily and capriciously opened up more than 3 million acres of spotted-owl habitat, primarily old growth, to logging. Spotted-owl attack: ‘Purely political’ 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z Again, his case capriciously turned for the better. Fazel Chegeni wanted 'nothing but peace'. Instead he died alone in Australia's island prison 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z The district attorney “acted arbitrarily and capriciously in failing to produce the documents,” Julien found. New Orleans prosecutor faces $50,000 penalty in records case 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z In response to the governor’s order, 37 bars and taverns filed a lawsuit Sunday against the state and Sisolak, arguing the order to close drinking establishments again “arbitrarily and capriciously” violates their rights. Nevada official traces new high in COVID-19 cases to July 4 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z We are given the choice of either embracing the proven past or, to quote the rest of the title of Hyde’s capriciously edifying new book, “Getting Past the Past.” How to Listen: A classical music series to open our ears in a COVID-quieted world 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z The state Supreme Court ruled that the department “did not act arbitrarily, capriciously, or unreasonably in issuing the permit,” the Bismarck Tribune reported Tuesday. Court: Permit for oil refinery planned near national park OK 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z His decisions are made capriciously and without due diligence, but that doesn't mean that the U.S. should automatically do the opposite. John Bolton, Donald Trump and the foreign policy disaster awaiting the next president 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z The lawsuit demands that Fuller and the Assembly release the records immediately and pay the outlets’ attorney fees and damages if a judge decides the defendants arbitrarily or capriciously withheld the records. Media outlets sue to get lawmaker’s sex harassment records 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z As the historian of medicine Frank Snowden recently told the New Yorker: “Epidemic diseases are not random events that afflict societies capriciously and without warning … on the contrary, every society produces its own specific vulnerabilities.” Trump's attempt to buy a coronavirus vaccine shows why big pharma needs to change | Diarmaid McDonald 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z Private enterprises in China must navigate government officialdom without being directly confrontational, operating by a set of rules that are as opaque as they are capriciously applied. How a Dating App Helped a Generation of Chinese Come Out of the Closet 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z District Judge Edgardo Ramos in Manhattan ordered that the Byrne JAG grants be awarded unconditionally, saying the administration acted arbitrarily and capriciously in withholding them without considering the consequences for local law enforcement. Court rules Trump can withhold funds from 'sanctuary' jurisdictions 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z The appeals court said the Department of Health & Human Services did not act arbitrarily and capriciously in implementing its “risk adjustment” payments program. U.S. appeals court upholds risk payments to health insurers 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z “The FAA acted arbitrarily and capriciously by failing to consider all ‘reasonably foreseeable’ future actions at Sea-Tac in its analysis,” the court ruled. Burien has been plagued by noise from Sea-Tac airport. So residents sued the government — and won. 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z District Judge Paul Engelmayer in Manhattan declared the regulation unconstitutional, ruling that the Department of Health and Human Services had exceeded its authority and “acted arbitrarily and capriciously.” Opinion | ‘Flatly untrue’: The courts again see through the Trump administration’s bogus claims 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z “The court’s finding that the rule was promulgated arbitrarily and capriciously calls into question the validity and integrity of the rulemaking venture itself,” said Engelmayer. Judge overturns Trump-backed 'conscience rule' to protect religious and moral freedoms of healthcare workers 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z It says the agency told agents they didn’t have the money for pay raises but instead chose to “arbitrarily and capriciously” give credit to some employees and not others. Mississippi narcotics agents sue over pay raises 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Last year, California led 17 states and Washington DC in suing the EPA over the rollback of emissions standards, arguing that the agency “acted arbitrarily and capriciously” in overturning the Obama administration’s decision. California and 23 other states sue Trump to stop ban on auto emissions standards 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z Despite how often the claim is repeated, there is no good evidence that social-media companies are capriciously censoring conservatives, and some evidence to suggest that they are bending over backward to avoid doing so. Trump’s Very Big, Very Important White House Social-Media Summit 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z Justice can’t exist where laws are applied capriciously, arbitrarily or not at all. Decency in public office seems to be a thing of the past 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z The Continental Divide takes an indistinct course across Yellowstone’s volcanic highlands, capriciously assigning drainages to the watersheds of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. How Yellowstone became the "most scientifically contested piece of ground in America" 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z It is undeniable that the death penalty is imposed capriciously in Colorado, and across the nation. Colorado Editorial Roundup 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z The cabaret laws were a biased and punitive system that capriciously caused financial suffering for scores of musicians. Is This the Greatest Photo in Jazz History? 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Apart from violating the Constitution, Seeborg ruled, the Commerce Department breached the Administrative Procedure Act by acting “arbitrarily and capriciously” and violated Census Act restrictions on modifying questions. Wilbur Ross broke law, violated Constitution in census decision, judge rules 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z They say Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross acted arbitrarily and capriciously to add the question. Judge to rule within weeks on Census citizenship question 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z In sports, unlike politics, it’s O.K. to root capriciously for radical change without thinking too hard about the upheavals sure to follow. The N.B.A. Season Opener Was a Battle of Succession Between Boston and Philadelphia 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z For 10 years, the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office has had sweeping authority to target black and brown immigrants and capriciously detain them for revenue. Opinion | End county sheriffs’ abusive agreements with ICE 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Rather, his capriciously false utterances are textbook examples of what Harry Frankfurt critiqued in his 2005 monograph, “On Bull----.” Opinion | The truth about Trump’s falsehoods 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z But in the lawsuit, the states contend that the EPA acted “arbitrarily and capriciously” in changing course on the greenhouse gas regulations. California, 17 other states sue Trump administration to defend Obama-era climate rules for vehicles 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z The California Governor’s office argues the EPA “acted arbitrarily and capriciously” The standards in question were drawn up in 2009 and adopted in 2012. California and 17 other states are suing the EPA for attacking vehicle emissions standards 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z HHS failed to follow proper administrative procedures and “arbitrarily and capriciously” terminated the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, which provides grants for evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs, Rice said. U.S. cannot cut teen pregnancy prevention grants : federal judge 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z When the market does so, it diminishes authoritarians’ power, which is vested in using regulation, taxation and the state’s coercive powers capriciously to flatter themselves, and enrich themselves and their friends. Crony capitalism and protectionism are the despot’s way 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Carter “denied the request by not responding to it,” according to the Council’s suit, and in doing so “committed an error of law and acted improperly, arbitrarily, capriciously, and unreasonably.” No Friends of the Court: City Council Sues City’s Top Lawyer 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z Judge Alsup ruled that the administration had abused its discretion and had acted arbitrarily and capriciously in rescinding the program. Trump v. California: The Biggest Legal Clashes 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z With it, the states — along with the California governor’s office, California attorney general, and the California Air Resources Board — argue that the EPA “acted arbitrarily and capriciously” in overturning the previous administration’s decision. California and 17 other states are suing the EPA for attacking vehicle emissions standards 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z A federal judge recently ruled that the department had acted “arbitrarily and capriciously” in determining the council’s fate. It Oversaw For-Profit Colleges That Imploded. Now It Seeks a Comeback. 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z Would the board so capriciously define and cavalierly restrict other inalienable rights? Opinion | Gun rights vs. the right to life 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z They are prepared to argue that Trump’s FCC acted arbitrarily and capriciously in suddenly upending the agency’s last set of rules. It ain’t over: Net neutrality advocates are preparing a massive new war against Trump’s FCC 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Decisions about its use are made capriciously, even by individual guards. The awful state of prison food 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z Lawsuits will most likely claim, perhaps among other things, that the F.C.C. acted hastily and capriciously by abandoning the rules just two years after they were created. What’s Next After the Repeal of Net Neutrality 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z Let’s apply the White House’s logic — identifying two things that correlate and capriciously declaring causation — to President Trump and his actions. Opinion | The White House says free trade causes wife-beating. Why stop there? 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Unlike the eight other nuclear powers, North Korea’s doctrine resides unknowingly and capriciously in the mind of one man. How to Defuse the North Korean Threat 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z Tax Court rejected a variety of IRS arguments, and found that on several occasions the agency abused its discretion, or acted arbitrarily or capriciously. Amazon.com wins $1.5 billion tax dispute over IRS 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z We live, certainly, in societies that are in many ways inequitable, unfair, capriciously oppressive, occasionally murderous, frequently imperial—but, by historical standards, much less so than any other societies known in the history of mankind. Are Liberals on the Wrong Side of History? 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z “If there’s something that’s aggressive, capriciously aggressive, and is attacking so many different people’s homes, eventually it’s going to be a child,” she said. Lions of Los Angeles 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z Second, the tax change would capriciously redistribute income, increase uncertainty and place punitive burdens on some sectors. Trump and Ryan are right to tackle corporate taxes. But their approach would do harm. 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z A federal judge has accused the Army of acting “arbitrarily and capriciously” and violating the law when it excluded a Silicon Valley firm from proposing its add-on for a battlefield intelligence data processor. Army illegally barred Silicon Valley company from proposing software add-on: Judge 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Justice Potter Stewart likened receiving the death penalty to “being struck by lightning” for “a capriciously selected random handful.” Where the Death Penalty Still Lives 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z There was also the mystery of the complex local wind patterns, which resemble those of no other part of the Los Angeles Basin and change direction capriciously. The Invisible Catastrophe 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z This is a substance that is released by working muscles and is believed to both increase and decrease inflammation in the body capriciously, depending on where and how it goes to work. How Exercise May Lower Cancer Risk 1456-10-14T05:00:00Z Governments everywhere tax booze and control its sale, but few do so as heavily or as capriciously as India’s. Taxing tipplers 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z The company’s attorney, Chuck Watson, claims the state enforced its rules “arbitrarily and capriciously.” Animals of Montana challenges state for permit revocation 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z It condemned the priest’s behaviour as an attempt to “capriciously introduce something to get the attention of the people”, and said he would “spend some time to reflect on this past event”. Priest suspended for riding hoverboard up aisles during Christmas Eve mass 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z As the walk continued and the city stretched out before me, determining my route – zigzagging, capriciously climbing up hills, slithering through ravines, day after day, week after week – it began to acquire a personality. Cockfights in the edgelands: the man who walked Mexico City's perimeter 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z But the judge is typically limited to deciding if the company followed its plan or acted arbitrarily and capriciously — not whether the company was right. Corporate America’s unforgivable new swindle: Leveling workers’ compensation to nothing 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z She said the “unexplained absence” of the Dart plan’s economic figures in the sanitation commissioner’s findings “shows a conclusion reached arbitrarily and capriciously.” Judge Strikes Down New York City’s Ban on Foam Food Containers 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Corporate tax holidays were granted and capriciously withdrawn by Congress. What the United States Owes Puerto Rico 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z But until then, capriciously, the new domains may or may not work. The Expansion of Internet Domains Would Go Better At A Slower Pace 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service acted arbitrarily and capriciously in designating the U.S. population of marbled murrelets distinct from birds in Canada, despite a line in the law saying political boundaries are a valid reason. Appeals court upholds protection for threatened seabird 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z The National Rifle Association of America favors a separate “process of adjudication” to make sure that “these decisions are not being made capriciously and maliciously,” Andrew Arulanandam, a spokesman, said. Mental Reports Put 34,500 on New York’s No-Guns List 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z The decision enjoined Husted from “capriciously” changing the schedules in ways that Economus found burdened “the right to vote of certain groups of voters”—specifically, minorities and the poor. Opinion: The Apolitical Supreme Court Is Dead Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Wednesday the Forest Service did not act arbitrarily or capriciously in analyzing the projects’ combined effects on threatened lynx, grizzly bears and fisheries. Court won’t block Flathead logging projects 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z During his eight-year tenure, he has regularly — and, to his critics, single-handedly and capriciously — exercised his power to suspend players under the league’s personal conduct policy. Roger Goodell’s Change of Ray Rice Ban Doesn’t Quiet Criticism 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z Their British counterparts, in contrast, are often smaller, more congested, more capriciously stocked – and overall quite a lot more expensive. How British Supermarkets Are Being Eaten Alive The apartheid government, which imposed censorship laws capriciously, banned four of her novels — “A World of Strangers,” “The Late Bourgeois World,” “Burger’s Daughter” and “July’s People” — with various claims of subversiveness. Nadine Gordimer, Nobel laureate, exposed toll of South Africa’s apartheid “The only way for this court to ensure that a death sentence is not arbitrarily or capriciously imposed is to provide meaningful appellate review of each death sentence,” said the unsigned ruling. Man hoping to be executed must get appeal, Florida court rules 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z Why would any assistant coach want to work for a head coach who sounds like he has your back but capriciously, publicly and painfully doesn’t? Bears' Trestman faces a credibility issue 2014-01-06T15:01:00Z And then, capriciously, it just started up again. Where in the Universe Is Voyager? The Surprising Showdown over Where Our Solar System Ends 2013-03-21T10:50:22Z But when the troops left some southern states began to pass barriers, such as capriciously enforced literacy tests designed to keep blacks from voting. Voting rights: Preclearance, past and present 2013-02-28T16:08:31Z Third, “the audiences and decision makers for any particular kind of decision change capriciously.” Does Delighting Customers Create An Anti-Societal Bias? 2013-02-17T21:41:46Z Georgia, for instance, in late 2011, seemed to capriciously abandon plans for a toll road partnership when the project was "well past the point of no return", according to one trade publication. What it'll take to persuade Corporate America to partner with government 2013-02-13T20:58:55Z Wellpoint's California subsidiary, Anthem Blue Cross, has raised premiums capriciously by as much as 39%. Obamacare gets my vote: Romney and Ryan's alternative nearly killed me 2012-10-13T12:00:01Z The NHL playoffs are so exciting because they are so capriciously unfair. For Washington pro sports teams, the skies are clearing 2012-04-27T00:13:22Z A federal court last year struck down an SEC regulation that would allow shareholders more easily to oust corporate directors, saying the commission acted "arbitrarily and capriciously" and without a ... SEC Addressing Gaps in Analysis 2012-04-17T02:15:52Z On some days, when every exertion seemed vain, she would capriciously slip a few inches at the stem or stern. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Barbara trifled with the chessmen, moving them capriciously here and there. Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel 2012-04-03T02:00:33.630Z The Atlantic deals curiously and capriciously with reputations. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z The palace is in the Mud�jar style, the exterior studded with projecting knobs; the inner courtyard is coarsely carved with lions and scrolls, capriciously extravagant and yet within bounds enough to be effective. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z It should never be practised carelessly or capriciously, but it may be advantageously pursued, with a view to raising superior and profitable animals for the butcher. 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 De Pachmann played certain sides of Chopin incomparably; capriciously, even perversely. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z These subjects are prone to various monomanias; uncertain, fickle, and oftentimes capriciously cruel. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z In the place of the patriarchal authority of the elders and heads of tribes, whose decisions they had formerly sought, came the rule of royal officers, who could exercise their power capriciously enough. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z Sky, air, and sea were all the same, as our vessel swept on in one plane, just because she capriciously preferred it. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z Again, take the case of a person who gives capriciously, at the bidding of impulse, without considering whether his gifts are likely to be of lasting benefit to the recipients. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z Yet I give money capriciously to those who have gone astray, and take away tens of rubles from men who have not yet become bad, thereby making them poor and at the same time depraved. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z The mountain range is capriciously broken at points, especially near Bejucal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z The list of Ctesias appears to have been put together capriciously or merely invented; the lengths of the reigns are pure imagination, and arranged according to certain synchronisms. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z Since Candlestick opened in 1960, it has been among the most reviled stadiums in America, derided for its out-of-the-way location, its poor access roads, and above all for the gusts that capriciously swirl through it. Candlestick Park Journal: Before Candlestick Park?s Lights Go Out for Good 2012-01-13T04:55:11Z Except when she was capriciously seized with a fit of what she thought firmness, clamour or flattery were all-prevailing with her. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z He had enormous feet and ungainly legs, large hands and pipe-stem arms, hips like a woman and a face capriciously modeled out of soft putty. Gargoyles 2012-01-05T03:00:27.063Z He varied his game capriciously, committed voluntary errors, and success always came forward to meet him. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z Chance presides here, quite as capriciously as at a lottery or another game of hazard. 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 CleanTech alleged the exchange violated its own rules and the company’s right to due process in “arbitrarily and capriciously” seeking to remove it. Nasdaq Can Delist Chinese Company CleanTech, U.S. Judge Says 2011-12-31T05:37:21Z It is so easy to judge capriciously, and according to indolent impulse! Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z CleanTech Innovations Inc., based in Tieling, China, alleged the exchange violated its own rules and the company’s right to due process in “arbitrarily and capriciously” seeking to remove it. Baidu Drags N.Y. Index Lower as Sina Falls: China Overnight 2011-12-21T23:10:03Z He may select groups and name these capriciously, or name them to suit certain extrinsic purposes of his. The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z If there is anything in this assertion, the 'high places' for the worship of Baal must have been most capriciously selected. Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England 2011-11-14T03:00:21.670Z Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia said that in imposing the fine, the Federal Communications Commission "arbitrarily and capriciously" departed from prior policy that exempted "fleeting" indecency from sanctions. CBS wins Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction ruling 2011-11-02T17:00:03Z In your important position, you capriciously pursued a course of personal gain for you, your family and your friends. Norma Holloway Johnson, Judge Who Oversaw Monica Lewinsky Inquiry, Is Dead at 79 2011-09-22T03:44:33Z As a matter of fact, capriciously self-educated as he was, his ignorance of ordinary rudimentary knowledge was as extraordinary as his acquaintance with much that is caviar to the ordinary intellect. William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work 2011-09-13T02:00:35.943Z A tenet of natural disasters is that they choose their victims capriciously and without remorse. Brave, Foolhardy and Just Unlucky: The Lives Lost in Hurricane Irene 2011-08-31T03:10:16Z It arbitrarily and often capriciously, the reformer from Upper Canada complained, fixed the sites of post offices, and dismissed and appointed the incumbents. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z It is difficult to say, however, whether the account of the Apostle of the Circumcision or of Paul is the more capriciously partial and incomplete. Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:34.690Z At midnight the wind veered to the east—a swift, ominous change—and rose to the pitch of half a gale, blowing cold and capriciously. Every Man for Himself 2011-08-09T02:00:26.920Z The SEC “acted arbitrarily and capriciously” and “neglected its statutory responsibility” in adopting the rule, Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg said, writing for a three-judge panel. Court throws out SEC rule on corporate board control 2011-07-22T17:40:12Z The court ruled that the S.E.C. “acted arbitrarily and capriciously” in failing to adequately consider the rule’s effect on “efficiency, competition and capital formation.” Court Rules Against S.E.C. on Proxy Materials 2011-07-22T17:38:49Z Renan picks and chooses according to our arbitrary criterion, which capriciously disports itself over a field covered with promiscuous treasures. The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity 2011-07-19T02:00:18.297Z In every one of us there is a contemptible individuality, grounded in what is ephemeral and capriciously personal. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z Settling herself comfortably at the foot of one of the great rocks which lie scattered capriciously about the beach, Olive pauses to rest and recover herself before beginning to draw. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z For the wooded country has been left, and now before him lies spread a panorama of broad and rolling plains, dotted capriciously here and there with clumps of bush. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z R. Stephen was the first to bring together any considerable body of manuscript evidence, however negligently or capriciously he may have applied it to the emendation of the sacred text. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. 2011-06-30T02:00:31.117Z "Certainly," observed Lothario, "much of the capital might be abated if we consumed the interest less capriciously." Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z In the days of Shakespeare, and long after, proper names were written down as the ear caught the sound, or they were capriciously varied by the owner. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z But other reasons cited in that country's press run the gamut, from anger over American "mercenaries" capriciously killing Pakistanis, to a suspicion that the CIA's real mission in to seize the country's nuclear weapons. CIA Expulsion Suggests Pakistan is Breaking With the U.S. 2011-04-12T21:20:00Z There were many men within and without the circle of her admirers whom she could snub capriciously and ruthlessly tyrannise over, but Arthur Claverton was not one of them, and this she knew full well. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z By contrast, Obama — at least rhetorically — emphasizes that being exceptional is a standard to meet, not a license for America to capriciously enforce its will upon others. Obama and American exceptionalism 2011-03-29T16:30:00Z In rendering the ideas of Goethe, often so subtle, so capriciously expressive, the meaning was not always easy to seize, or to convey with adequate effect. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z Kneeling to the king, and specifying some particular lands, was found a convenient method to acquire them; and these royal favours were sometimes capriciously and even ludicrously bestowed. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Irrigation on all these seems to me inevitable, and certain to be speedily, though capriciously, effected. What I know of farming: a series of brief and plain expositions of practical agriculture as an art based upon science 2011-03-29T02:00:08.937Z There, a great cliff, overhung with lichens and monkey ropes, starting capriciously from among the greenness, and everywhere a shining sea of bush; not silent, either, but resounding with evidence of animal and insect life. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z The sky, of an intense blue, was a sea in which large white clouds sailed gently but capriciously; on the northern horizon a low range of smoke marked the sinister region of the Five Towns. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z Ten goals in 29 appearances for Groningen were sufficient to prompt a €7.5m switch to Ajax, where he began a metamorphosis from capriciously gifted hothead to Dutch football's 2010 player of the year. Luis Su?rez, the romantic hothead who fought his way to Liverpool 2011-02-05T22:00:01Z At last Pierre and Isabel came to that painting of which Pierre was capriciously in search—No. 99. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z Georgia decision ruled that the death penalty was unconstitutional when it was capriciously administered, the reaction by the American public was not to look askance on executions, but rather the opposite. Gay Rights: Are the Courts Ahead of the American Public 2010-11-23T08:15:00Z She steered no particular course, and varied her speed capriciously as she beat up and down. H.M.S. —— In the highlands N. of the Arkansas the country is very irregularly broken; S. of the river the hills lie less capriciously in short, high ranges, with low, fertile valleys between them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" The appearance of this butterfly in any given locality is a matter of great uncertainty, though it capriciously visits, and even abounds occasionally in almost every place. British Butterfiles Figures and Descriptions of Every Native Species But the taboo was an instrument which could be used capriciously to thwart, as well as to further, the course of justice. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II This was formed of granite rocks, capriciously distributed, very different from the cliff at Prospect Heights, and of an extremely wild aspect. Abandoned This picture of Westminster Abbey is an instance of it; the faqade of the building being strongly and somewhat capriciously darkened by the atmospheric influence. The Pencil of Nature She deals out her favours capriciously—to one company of well-deservers, utter silence and oblivion—to another, like meritorious, loud slanders and infamy—to another assembly, with similar claims, golden, immortal praises. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 The rhythm is varied and troubled, and the lines, which are in Spenser like bars of gold thrown ringing one upon another, are broken capriciously. The Cutting of an Agate His logical faculty develops itself somewhat capriciously, but is very prompt. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 This leaves much to be desired, as the section of a tube often changes very suddenly and capriciously. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" When the animal trusts the man he generally comes out all right; but once in a long while Fate interferes capriciously, and the utterly unexpected happens. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life A good county professional generally receives a “benefit” after about ten years’ service; but the amount of the proceeds varies capriciously with the weather, the duration of the match, and the attendance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" It was as if, seeing that she held out her hands for gifts no longer, life capriciously resolved to thrust one upon her. The Torch Bearer So they sorely wanted excitement, diversion of some sort; and in their idleness, they capriciously determined to amuse themselves, no longer with grown men, but with children. Belcaro Being Essays on Sundry Aesthetical Questions The air was all Fragrance and balm, and the wet leaves were stirred By the soft fingers of the southern wind, And caught the light capriciously, like wings Haunting the greenwood with a silvery sheen. Fugitive Poetry And when he saw his rival basking in the sunshine of the royal favour, from which he had been suddenly and capriciously excluded, his feelings may be more easily imagined than described. Border Raids and Reivers This power of the directors to refuse a transfer must not, however, be exercised arbitrarily or capriciously. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" You are capriciously lighted home by fireflies, and there is your table covered with fruit and iced lemonade. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 But she capriciously went off to New York for clothes, and he exhibited the picture in the shop of a dealer where buyers were not infrequent. Ancestors A Novel Yet it was an individuality so far from being self-consistent 401 as sometimes to seem a bundle of opposite qualities capriciously united in a single person. Studies in Contemporary Biography That education was most capriciously imparted, and in its extent only went the length of teaching him to read partially; for whatever further advances he had made he was indebted to his own self-culture. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 Like Cinderella, whose male counterpart he is, he at times arises from his low estate, becomes again a brilliant prince, but always capriciously eludes those who wish to retain him in that shape. Indian Fairy Tales The interest had swung capriciously to some other matter. The Monster and Other Stories Even this fanciful subject was not chosen capriciously, but sprung from an incident. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 He and he only was the court with summary powers of "high, low and middle jurisdiction," which were harshly or capriciously exercised. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times Nevertheless it was during the years that followed that, like Johnson, he achieved his best title to fame, the wondrous five volumes of autobiography so capriciously planned and so strangely entitled “Lavengro—Romany Rye.” George Borrow Times Literary Supplement, 10th July 1903 The irregular conduct which Bolingbroke stigmatised as a breach of trust, was attributed to a desire of perpetuating the work of his friend, who might have capriciously destroyed it. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors And if this falls out capriciously with the healthy, how much more so with the invalid! The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) They were low by comparison, gabled with false fronts over each set of rooms and, in the glass of their small-paned windows, the reflection of the fire gleamed capriciously from unexpected shadows. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court Madame von Marwitz rose capriciously and ate capriciously; trays with strange meals upon them were carried at strange hours to her rooms, and Barker, Mrs. Barker and Rose all quarrelled with Louise. Tante The father was of a fierce, savage temper, but seemed very fond, although capriciously so, of his child. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848 It may safely be assumed that this was not done capriciously, as the modern parvenue makes for himself a heraldric device. The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion Every one knows how capriciously the colors of a fine opal vary from day to day, and how rare the lights are which bring them fully out. Modern Painters Volume I (of V) "Choose one for me," she said, capriciously, lying back and clasping her hands about her head. Changing Winds A Novel The spirits are not flitting about capriciously, but have been collected together and organised in a hierarchy, and this has loosened their connection with natural objects. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems Miss Ruyter, of associating ladies with flowers, and that gorgeous three-bird snapdragon always looks to me like some brilliant belle, who holds her glittering sceptre and wields it, capriciously perhaps, but always charmingly.' Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy His tone was pure, though not strong, his strings having been of smaller diameter than usual, to enable him to strain them at pleasure; for he tuned his instrument most capriciously. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Rising, falling, darting capriciously, he gradually slid off down the range, and was gone. The Trimming of Goosie One day, however, the favoured paramour had capriciously elevated the image far above the reach of the lips of her protector. Roman Catholicism in Spain To vary is to change from time to time, often capriciously. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions There were still moments when his strength seemed to ebb capriciously and leave him giddy. The Roof Tree Scattered capriciously among the groves are no less than ten hamlets, all attached to Bocagnono. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. Xuriel looked, and saw a thin scintillating ray of light which shifted capriciously from place to place. In Brief Authority This is a right which, like all other prerogatives, may be exercised unwisely, capriciously, or even unjustly, but still it is not to be denied. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject Day had come in all its glory, but wreaths of vapour still hung capriciously on the leaves of the trees or clung around the trunks. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora History is no longer the organic development of social life, and man, like a soldier that thoughtlessly and capriciously has gone beyond his place of supplies, is obliged to retrace his steps. Principles Of Political Economy Now and again she saw dark shadows pass capriciously over the pond. Nobody's Girl (En Famille) Those splendid comets which appear so capriciously may be at once excluded. The Story of the Heavens It is so easy to judge capriciously, and according to indolent impulse!” Spare Hours Near the door was a pair of amphor�, drawn up by fishermen's nets—whitish earthern jars with pointed bases, indurated by the sea and capriciously decorated by Nature with garlands of adhering shells. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan The light gleamed capriciously upon the 291 bauble of the fool, which he still carried, though now it hung downward from his saddle, foolishly enough. At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern The piece had been a most difficult one; but it seemed like play—as if the bow were but wandering capriciously over the strings. The Sand-Hills of Jutland Alone in his bachelor existence he could have got through the time very well and without any greater privations than his capriciously ascetic nature had often imposed upon itself. Casa Braccio, Volumes 1 and 2 Then the interference began to appear more frequently, though still capriciously. The Machine That Saved The World We imagine facts that appear and disappear capriciously. Creative Evolution It is autumn, a pleasant season in this part of the country—really pleasanter perhaps, though one is reluctant to allow it, than the lovely, fascinating, capriciously joyous spring—and it is a Friday. Robin Redbreast A Story for Girls She talked to him almost exclusively, for she had capriciously seated herself away from her lover, and next to her aunt. The Bertrams But as we toiled up the hill this afternoon, carrying the cutlets, the sun had capriciously disappeared. Faces and Places The bubbles fascinated her; she played with them, capriciously, touching one here, one there, with tentative finger to see them explode in a tiny rainbow shower. Barbarians If the main themes, mindful of their former pre-eminence, seemed inclined to widen the bed of their stream, they were appeased and forced back into their original channel by artistic and capriciously alternating means. The Goose Man Sometimes a whole platoon of ancestors appears to have been moved backward or forward, en bloc not, we may be sure, capriciously, but in obedience to some law that we do not understand. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 Perched upon a little twig, they smooth their plumes, and seem to delight in their dazzling hues; then, starting off leisurely, they skim along, stopping capriciously to kiss the coquetting flowerets. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America In fact, the science of ancient Greece had already cleared the world of the fantastic images of divinities operating capriciously through natural phenomena. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 Perhaps her prospects have but assumed some certainty, when the promised hand is capriciously withdrawn. The Young Maiden These, too, pass suddenly and capriciously from one subject to another. Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VIII (of 8) He was fretful and easily displeased, and allowed himself to be capriciously resentful. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II The tenant said, 'I will make a fundamental change, and I will make it capriciously—I will leave the house!' Mushrooms on the Moor If might have appeared dead, but that a ray from some quarter of the heaven, capriciously touching its surface, showed that it was heaving as was its wont. The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance Three mortal hours per diem he Would loiter by the looking-glass, And from his dressing-room would pass Like Venus when, capriciously, The goddess would a masquerade Attend in male attire arrayed. Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse All the rest was prairie, with clumps of trees, or beach with rocks, whose outer ring was capriciously tapered off in the form of capes and promontories. Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery Juliet had detected his gift for verse, and insisted, rather capriciously, on having all his replies in that shape. A Midnight Fantasy The weather changed, as it often did in the Crimea, most capriciously; and the morning of the memorable 8th of September broke cold and wintry. Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands It is possible that on the eve of the publication of the Twelve Tables this vetoing power may have been greatly curtailed or only occasionally and capriciously exercised. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society In 1896, for instance, the market price ran up to ₱35 per picul, whilst some small parcels exchanged hands at a figure so capriciously high that it cannot be taken as a quotation. The Philippine Islands The Patron I allude to is yourself, my Public, much courted, much abused, and commonly accused of either being coldly neglectful or capriciously forgetful of all sorts of merit. Impressions of America During the years 1833, 1834 and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume I. Impulses, in the first place, arise capriciously, and one of the conditions of our highly organized life is regularity and canalization of action. Human Traits and their Social Significance The alchemy worked capriciously, but the product has been transmuted. Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 But, capriciously as nature had dealt with him, the relative to whom the office of forming his character was entrusted was more capricious still. The Best of the World's Classics, Vol. V (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland III The tariff of duties and mode of calculating it were capriciously modified from time to time on no commercial basis whatever. The Philippine Islands The promise is no arbitrary gift or bribe capriciously bestowed; it is the natural fruition of moral endeavour. Christianity and Ethics A Handbook of Christian Ethics But in his old age the goddess capriciously wished him to marry and have issue, but he refused and was slain and buried at Pohur in Berār. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II I am sorry, Mr. Schlemihl, that you so capriciously push away the favours which are presented to you; but I may be more fortunate another time. Peter Schlemihl For those men that delight in adventure and battle are most pleasantly minded to gentle women, for thus capriciously hath Atua, the all-god, ordained. The Holy Cross and Other Tales "I have told you of one fault, now hear another," says she capriciously. April's Lady A Novel A volume on this subject might be made very curious and entertaining, for our ancestors were not less vacillating, and perhaps more capriciously grotesque, though with infinitely less taste, than the present generation. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 The former, and the most universal, is most capriciously bestowed; sometimes, although rarely, Nature has denied it altogether. The King's Own A fortnight or more had gone by; and the natives began to treat us more capriciously than at first. Twice Lost She buttoned with maddening slowness up to the middle, when she capriciously left this point and recommenced at the top. The Madigans He worked capriciously, sometimes with great care and sometimes with little. The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects, Volume 1 (of 8) At the last words she turned away, capriciously, and went on. The Argonauts "I am dazed, and my brain works capriciously." Short Story Writing A Practical Treatise on the Art of The Short Story And in the drift of his silence the vision capriciously failed him. The Best Short Stories of 1915 And the Yearbook of the American Short Story And how he goes on, capriciously, honouring David one day and trying to kill him the next. True Words for Brave Men She might say Go, or she might say, Come; but she could not first say, Come; and then, revoking this invitation, capriciously say, Go. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg Should he stubbornly or capriciously assert this power he might seriously embarrass the entire administration of the Reconstruction Acts in the approaching registrations and elections in the Southern States. Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 Yet we may agree that many of his paradoxes strike home with Socratic force to the heart of a civilisation that wise men know to be too purely material, too artificial, and too capriciously diffused. Critical Miscellanies, Vol. 1, Essay 5, Emerson If so, it is better that it be done quantitatively on the basis of a common library policy rather than that the present procedure should become an embarrassment or be administered capriciously or conservatively. Report of the National Library Service for the Year Ended 31 March 1958 He plays with its elements as capriciously as the child plays with paper and crayons. Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers So always, of the good and ill which at first seemed irreconcilable and capriciously distributed, the one holds its ground, the other diminishes by being explained. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry For in those days fashions of dress did not change as capriciously as they do now. The Story of Porcelain He was sitting cross-legged in a corner, smoking his narghîleh, capriciously illumined by thin slants of light, alive with motes, from the Venetian blinds. Oriental Encounters Palestine and Syria, 1894-6 The fire of the heavens cast red reflections upon the polished surface, and these reflections, flying off capriciously, seemed to be angry looks launched by this unfortunate, instead of imprecations. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" Furthermore, Alice insisted that when Ellen had once fairly begun a book she should go through with it not capriciously leave it for another, nor have half a dozen about at a time. The Wide, Wide World A black or chestnut background is thickly sown with capriciously shaped spots of white velvet; a fashion both modest and handsome. Social Life in the Insect World His mother, to whom his affections first, naturally with ardour, turned, either repelled them rudely, or capriciously trifled with them. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals The principle of Comparison is capriciously made use of by Paley, in his account of the elements of Happiness. Practical Essays Nature.—Nature does not capriciously scatter her secrets as golden gifts to lazy pets and luxurious darlings, but imposes tasks when she presents opportunities, and uplifts him whom she would inform. Many Thoughts of Many Minds A Treasury of Quotations from the Literature of Every Land and Every Age In the latter part, however, the direction of the destructive weapon went, capriciously enough, across the page. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Two The "passing pleasures" of life are just those which this world gives very capriciously, but cannot take away! Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books He is said not only to take from his tenants higher rates of rent than he ought, but to extort from them very often a property tax, highly and capriciously rated. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II It is, however, granted capriciously and unsystematically, without those checks and regulations which, if there were a general system, would be adopted to make it safe and effective. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 426 Volume 17, New Series, February 28, 1852 We can infer this fact from the character of the fauna by which he was surrounded, a fauna in which species of cold and warm climates are at times quite capriciously intermingled. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science With these fancies are connected certain simple rites, the half-understood local observance and the half-believed local legend reacting capriciously on each other. Books and Culture Let them feel that your prerogative is not exercised capriciously, but for good and necessary purposes. The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution If these gentlemen really believe that their capriciously chosen symbols are fit vehicles for communication with others, why do they fall back on that old, old symbol, the written word? Artist and Public And Other Essays On Art Subjects Vyora was but the type of numbers, evidencing how capriciously wealth and honours were then distributed. Another World Fragments from the Star City of Montalluyah But these names seem to have been given capriciously and at random, for they never recall any resemblance existing between themselves and their namesakes on our globe. All Around the Moon The estate was not entailed, then, and despotic power seemed to be rather capriciously exercised by the head of the house. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science October, 1877. Vol XX - No. 118 But what he really felt was that Marietta had treated him capriciously and that if he had a particle of self-respect he must show her that he did not care. Marietta A Maid of Venice For a few minutes she strolled along the paths of the new garden he had built, bending capriciously here and there to savour some perfect blossom. The Firing Line I might call it a stylish piece; take the Prelude as capriciously as you like; put all the effect you can into it. Piano Mastery Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers Edison and Marconi are not capriciously favoured by the laws of Nature, but they know more about them than most of us. The Law and the Word That foolish king who inflicts punishments capriciously, earns infamy here and sinks into hell hereafter. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Grass in luxuriant tufts, capriciously disposed, grew about in large patches. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 This is understood by Indians to mean not that the Almighty submitted consistently to human limitations, but that he, though incarnate, exercised whenever it pleased him and often most capriciously his full divine force. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 For a time my thoughts flickered capriciously over the astonishing events of my adventurous week-end. The Jervaise Comedy And outside, in the strong wind, abaft the four funnels of the Lusitania, a star seemed to be dancing capriciously around and about the masthead light. Your United States Impressions of a first visit That 199 they were on the point of living apart, and of keeping up their habitual interchange of mind exclusively by letters, is no proof that either was capriciously or irrecoverably estranged. Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.) Edited with notes and Introductory Account of her life and writings She was so brilliant—so witty, so charmingly and capriciously normal—" "Her father was brilliant and popular—when he was young. The Younger Set His comprehension radiates from a steady centre, and is not capriciously kindled by a thousand accidental contacts. Aspects of Literature And if by imagination is understood a faculty which fashions images capriciously, I will ask: What is caprice? Tragic Sense Of Life Government is a divine ordinance; men cannot capriciously overthrow or change it, at every turn of affairs which proves burdensome or even oppressive. The Sable Cloud A Southern Tale With Northern Comments (1861) Therefore, much more commonly, the authority is exercised intermittently and capriciously, with the result that the child's judgment is clouded and confused. The Nervous Child She looked up, and with surprise lighting her dark-blue eyes, beheld a gentleman mounted on a fine black Arabian courser, that curveted gracefully and capriciously before the cottage gate. The Missing Bride I never cast my eyes over this poor map of Italy, capriciously rent into unequal fragments, without one consoling reflection. The Roman Question They rose and fell wilfully, capriciously, with many an airy and fanciful turn. Half A Chance They wandered through a field of flowers capriciously, at random. Abbe Mouret's Transgression He would gladly have written a "sunshiny" book, but was capriciously fated to live ever in the twilight, haunted by spectres and by "dark ideas." The Tale of Terror A Study of the Gothic Romance In this way, then, Lucullus used his wealth, capriciously, just as if it were a captive slave and a barbarian. Plutarch's Lives, Volume II It went mysteriously, capriciously, but fairly satisfactorily on the whole. The Divine Fire Forty years ago his master capriciously sent him to Siberia. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life She rarely remained in the reception-rooms; but to-day she had rather capriciously taken a fancy to the broad solitude of the place, and had accordingly installed herself there. Saracinesca For be it known, that, like most termagants, the dame was tidy at times, though capriciously; loving cleanliness by fits and starts. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I He used his authority over me most capriciously. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 Analysis of the Sexual Impulse; Love and Pain; The Sexual Impulse in Women It cannot but occur that women have natural and equitable claims as well as men, and these claims are not to be capriciously or lightly superseded or infringed. Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays She was apparently not strong and at times took my arm, relinquishing it and taking it again rather capriciously, I thought. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians Slight as the auguries thus capriciously awakened might be, no human passion was ever more violently roused than the curiosity of this French general. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 With their air of worldliness and mature wisdom they twittered on like a couple of sparrows—inconsequently, capriciously; and nothing that they said had the slightest originality, weight, or importance. The Price of Love If a Roman of any standing took part, it was either because he was a ruined man, or else because the emperor had capriciously ordered him to undergo this humiliation. Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul She thanked Monsieur, not daring to look up, but capriciously refused to touch little Jacques's medicine. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 64, February, 1863 A river, almost concealed by bending willows and slender erect cottonwoods, wound capriciously across the valley. The Splendid Idle Forties Stories of Old California Now trumpet-like and commanding, now tender and appealing, the mystic music danced about her capriciously. A Spinner in the Sun Nature does not capriciously scatter her secrets as golden gifts to lazy pets and luxurious darlings, but imposes tasks when she presents opportunities, and uplifts him whom she would inform. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 07, May, 1858 The stated periods are rather capriciously settled:—1st. Bagh O Bahar, or Tales of the Four Darweshes "No--yes, that is," I said, and capriciously went, alone, for he did not follow me. Richard Vandermarck It sent an advance wrack scudding gracefully across the ocean to puff among the redwoods, capriciously clinging to some, ignoring others. The Doomswoman An Historical Romance of Old California It was as if the mighty invisible demons of the night were capriciously trying the effects of cerements on the sleeping city. Round the Block Well! these impossible things were all found--in scanty measure, no doubt, and somewhat capriciously; but still the means for learning were provided for his greed of knowledge. Delsarte System of Oratory We love and we hate capriciously, sacrificing nothing either to our animosity or to our affection, a certain secret coldness possessing our souls, even while a fire is raging in our veins. Liza "A nest of nobles" Causes you have labored to establish, and which no one denies are benefits, are capriciously overthrown. The Precipice They not only forgive me for not taking any part in their conversation, but also for capriciously interrupting it. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 04 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes It is true, therefore, that moral conduct varies, and it is true that our conceptions of well-being vary, but the two do not vary independently of one another, or either of them capriciously. Progressive Morality An Essay in Ethics School children would troop into my yard on Saturday afternoons, "to see the peacock spread his tail," which he often capriciously refused to do. Adopting an Abandoned Farm We may leave the prophets to fight it out between them while we attend to our business, and examine facts and probabilities as they are, without the aid of capriciously adopted precedents and fantastical analogies. Studies in Literature Be it a senate of patricians that reigns, it cannot govern so capriciously, so arbitrarily, as an individual. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1 A certain number of other great proprietors and lords of the Pale, a list of whom was rather capriciously made out, were also immediately reinstated. The Story of Ireland But it may be reasonably imagined, that what is so much in the power of men as language, will very often be capriciously conducted. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces The veterans who were toasting themselves in the sun near the overturned boats, on scanning the broad horizon, would finally discern an almost imperceptible point, a grain of sand dancing capriciously on the waves. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel They who can believe that nature has so capriciously distributed understanding, have surely no claim to the honour of serious confutation. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 03 The Rambler, Volume II Charles acquiesces; but capriciously breaks off the treaty, and rashly commences an attack on the Swiss Cantons. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 373, Supplementary Number These extraordinary trials were so capriciously contrived, that, in some cases, guilt, and innocence in others, could not be proved without the interposition of a miracle. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3 A situation to which we respond capriciously or by routine has only a minimum of conscious significance; we get nothing mentally from it. Democracy and Education: an introduction to the philosophy of education It was made in one piece of Hindustanic cloth, embroidered with fantastic flowers and capriciously draped. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel No word is naturally or intrinsically meaner than another; our opinion therefore of words, as of other things arbitrarily and capriciously established, depends wholly upon accident and custom. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 03 The Rambler, Volume II To the left ran a line of mountains capriciously shaped, lying in the full light. From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon It was one of his habits to break off suddenly and rather capriciously in the midst of what he was doing. James Otis, the pre-revolutionist Individuals act capriciously whenever they act under external dictation, or from being told, without having a purpose of their own or perceiving the bearing of the deed upon other acts. Democracy and Education: an introduction to the philosophy of education This double image, which disappeared and reappeared capriciously with the arbitrariness of dreams, was always telling him the same thing. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel The fact was that disease played with us capriciously very much as the winds did. The Shadow Line; a confession It was a reality—the more fascinating because it waxed and waned not with regularity of period but capriciously. The Grain of Dust And if this falls out capriciously with the healthy, how much more so with the invalid. Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers It isn't true that the laws of Nature have been capriciously disturbed, that snakes have talked, that women have been turned to salt, that rods have brought water out of rocks. The Stark Munro Letters If the plancton capriciously withdraws itself, floating toward another shore, the marine herds emigrate behind these living meadows, and the blue plain remains as empty as a desert accursed. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel Then the level of the bank would sink capriciously. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea This blind fatality, that capriciously sports with the rules and lives of mortals, tells me that the mountains will never again send forth the water of their springs to my thirst. The 30,000 Dollar Bequest and Other Stories The barometer announced a speedy change, the mercury rising and falling capriciously; the sea also, in the south-east, raised long surges which indicated a tempest. Around the World in 80 Days From many miles to the northward a breeze danced down the river, and played capriciously over their faces, and so whisked on about its business. Captivating Mary Carstairs Then came the poet, embodying outlines, developing situations, not a word wasted, not a sentiment capriciously thrown in. Albert Durer I could distinguish the arches springing capriciously from natural pillars, standing broad upon their granite base, like the heavy columns of Tuscan architecture. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea Great princes often act capriciously, and advance to the highest stations those whose personal insignificance or baseness must otherwise have rendered them contemptible. Female Scripture Biographies, Volume I This row of shapeless and ungainly monsters which I now set before the reader does not consist of separate idols cut out capriciously in lonely valleys or various islands. Alarms and Discursions Female wit sometimes depends on the beauty of its possessor for its reputation; and the reign of beauty is proverbially short, and fashion often capriciously deserts her favourites, even before nature withers their charms. Tales and Novels — Volume 03 Chance had capriciously ruled that the hand that had dislocated the Abbé's arm should set it again, and the dead sailor lying on the sticky, tarred hatch-cover had helped. The Slave of the Lamp Having endowed Clare with high poetic sensibility, Nature capriciously placed him amid scenes but little calculated to call forth rapturous praises of her charms. Life and Remains of John Clare "The Northamptonshire Peasant Poet" Lightning struck capriciously at those on whom this new society might frown, on those who as lately as last year had ridden the crest of the wave. The Gray Dawn It seemed to Dalgetty that its effect had not been good, but evil; or rather that it acted capriciously, exciting as often as it soothed. Eleanor It's the one thing life has capriciously refused me, perhaps because I never desired it intensely enough. The Road to Damascus For companions my two kingfishers sailing, winding, darting, dipping, sometimes capriciously separate, then flying together. Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy The Roman Catholic missionaries, neglecting the aspirate, which in the Iroquois pronunciation appears and disappears as capriciously as in the spoken dialects of the south of England, write the word Kanonsionni. The Iroquois Book of Rites How can this have happened arbitrarily, capriciously, mysteriously, without some gross and positive violation of social law, some wilful and therefore wicked departure from the known principles of science? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics The only plan is to use them variously and capriciously, according to the reaction to be explained. Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882 One by losing his life, the other by losing Ripley time and again, mysteriously, capriciously, cruelly. Moral Deliberations in Modern Cinema He floated, as on a prophet's carpet, between the political heavens and earth, capriciously refusing to ascend or to alight. Henrik Ibsen But Jackson, who would seldom let any thing be done in the forecastle that was not proposed by himself, capriciously forbade this proceeding. Redburn. His First Voyage The sunshine, falling capriciously on a casual branch considerably within the forest verge, while it leaves nearer trees in shadow, leads the imagination into the depths. Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 1 He worked when he felt so disposed, capriciously, though he was very skilful. Jean-Christophe Journey's End I am constantly, not capriciously employed, and the exercise which benefits my health, imperceptibly raises my spirits in despight of adversity. Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 3 Major Campbell was not the sort of person to admire Elsley the more for throwing away capriciously such deep passion as he had seen him show, any more than for showing the same. Two Years Ago, Volume II. He had developed and encouraged the arts, capriciously, as Cellini's "Autobiography" tells us, but genuinely too, as we can see at the Uffizi and the Pitti. A Wanderer in Florence The foam capriciously receded, and Hilda, still without any effort of her own will, stepped across the glistening, yielding sand and took Sarah Gailey's arm. Hilda Lessways And with a tug at the tiller he drove the ship capriciously to left and right through dangerous channels. Jean-Christophe Journey's End It is a battering ram capriciously assaulting a wall. International Short Stories: French He had come suddenly, capriciously, sportively, as he sometimes comes; as he had come to Newcastle the summer before, while yet the rest of England was untouched. Two Years Ago, Volume II. Eustace was at heart as earnestly well meaning as any Eubanks that ever lived, and his vagaries in song were attributable solely to a trusting nature capriciously endowed with a dash of the artistic temperament. The Boss of Little Arcady By that time their primitive character seems to have been corrupted, or at least their significance was so far forgotten, that distinct pastimes and ceremonials were capriciously intermixed. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857 The disease flies capriciously from one joint to another, and the pain caused by even the slightest motion deprives the sufferer of the use of the disabled part and its muscles. Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics The voice had stopped capriciously in the middle of the song. In the Quarter Why did her mother now leave her with him, and, then again, capriciously call her away from him? The Law of the Land It is by the aimless flânerie which leaves you free to follow capriciously every hint of entertainment that you get to know Rome. Italian Hours He then went to Megara; accepted the invitations of Dion and of Dionysius, to the court of Sicily; and went thither three times, though very capriciously treated. Representative Men The extreme penalty was not enforced, but imprisonment and exile were somewhat capriciously inflicted on authors and printers. The Eve of the French Revolution It is impossible to believe of any duration whatever that it is determined capriciously. Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1 The talents are distributed not capriciously but according to each man's ability to handle them. The Great Doctrines of the Bible Her pale face, too, gathered a faint tinge of colour that came and went capriciously, like star-light on the water, and her beautiful eyes grew deeper and more beautiful than ever. Jess Without a railroad the land is valueless; and as a common carrier they know we can condemn rights of way capriciously withheld—something we cannot do as a private road. The Valley of the Giants The trees which they touched so capriciously seemed insufficient to lodge their numbers. Jacob's Room With this, I fear, I shall be thought to have dealt rather capriciously, having rendered it by four different measures, three of them, however, varieties of the same general type. The Odes and Carmen Saeculare of Horace But why should Rome capriciously forbid Our bards from doing what their fathers did? The Satires, Epistles, and Art of Poetry Her mind flew suddenly and capriciously back to Briar Farm—to Robin Clifford who had longed to kiss her, and yet had refused to do so unless she could have loved him. Innocent : her fancy and his fact He has a good voice, and the young curate at the Kennel patronised him, perhaps a little capriciously, but I am not quite sure. Beechcroft at Rockstone Her rich black hair rose roughly erect above her forehead, streamed back like a rushing wave, and flowed over her head and neck like an inky sea, tossing and bubbling capriciously. The Fortune of the Rougons Then the heliograph in the zeriba began to talk in flashes of light that opened and shut capriciously. The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan This annoyed him so much, that he began to act capriciously, as it seemed to Jessie. The Hand but Not the Heart or, The Life-Trials of Jessie Loring He could not remember to have ever behaved so capriciously. The Crown of Life It was a dim phantom of willowy outline, swaying capriciously to and fro, like a black feather tossed by the wind. South Wind The smoke of the fire shifted capriciously, reddening eyes, and bearing with it the delicious odour of brewing coffee. Martie, the Unconquered And then, suddenly, capriciously even, Laura, an inexplicable spirit of inconsistency besetting her, was a very different woman from the one who an instant before had spoken so gravely of the seriousness of marriage. The Pit By soul, he reaches us, somewhat capriciously perhaps, one and not another, through vagrant sympathy and a kind of immediate contact. Appreciations, with an Essay on Style With these fancies are connected certain simple rites; the half-understood local observance, and the half- believed local legend, reacting capriciously on each other. Greek Studies: a Series of Essays From this side, the summit of the wall showed capriciously irregular, rising in rude towers and jagged needles. The Master of the World The mist, rolling capriciously over the waters, revealed the grandly deliberate course of the flowing current, while it dimmed the turbid earthy yellow that discolored and degraded the stream under the full glare of day. The Guilty River Her affection for her husband came and went capriciously. The Pit The springs of humour often capriciously refuse to allow themselves to be discovered; nor is the satire of which the direct intention is transparent invariably the most effective species of satire. Chaucer In general Beethoven played his own compositions very capriciously, yet he adhered, on the whole, strictly to the beat and only at times, but seldom, accelerated the tempo a trifle. Beethoven, the Man and the Artist, as Revealed in His Own Words Yet it was an individuality so far from being self-consistent as sometimes to seem a bundle of opposite qualities capriciously united in a single person. William Ewart Gladstone He put this temptation from him, and was in the enjoyment of a comfortable self-righteousness when it returned in twofold power upon him with the coming of some cutlets which capriciously varied the repast. The Kentons From the top of the terrace I had surveyed it carefully as it lay beneath, wandering capriciously in the wasteful shingle-bed, and looking like a maze of tangled silver ribbons. A First Year in Canterbury Settlement The piece had been a most difficult one; but it seemed like play-as if the bow were but wandering capriciously over the strings. The Junior Classics — Volume 1 "I have enough as it is, if I may only be allowed to know that it will not be capriciously withdrawn." The Last Chronicle of Barset Fulton's restless mind was never still, but he did not turn capriciously from one idea to another. The Age of Invention : a chronicle of mechanical conquest The fire of the heavens cast red reflections on the polished surface, and these reflections, flying off capriciously, seemed to be angry looks launched by the unfortunate, instead of imprecations. The Man in the Iron Mask He would fain have prolonged the interview; but she capriciously shook the reins, and with a silvery laugh rode through the gateway and into the city. The Golden Dog He stood in front of her, frowning, dissatisfied, his lips curled capriciously, the calves of his legs shivering. The Man Who Was Afraid How capriciously does fate or chance dispose of mankind. History of John Bull And the little princess began to cry capriciously like a suffering child and to wring her little hands even with some affectation. War and Peace With the exception of Diderot, who uses it badly and capriciously, it almost entirely disappears in the last half of the century. The Ancient Regime After sipping a dozen spoonfuls of tea, he suddenly released his head, pushed the spoon away capriciously, and sank back on the pillow. Crime and Punishment The weather, after the big storm, behaved capriciously. One of Ours But, capriciously as nature had dealt with him, the parent to whom the office of forming his character was intrusted was more capricious still. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 A person who looked on them only for five minutes might fancy that they were rushing capriciously to and fro. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 It was her duty to see to it that she did not use it capriciously, for her own gratification. All Roads Lead to Calvary The barometer announced a speedy change, the mercury rising and falling capriciously. Around the World in 80 Days Junior Edition The shifting brilliance from their headlights flicked the grove capriciously as they went by. The Trail of the White Mule On the same continent fresh-water fish often range widely, and as if capriciously; for in two adjoining river systems some of the species may be the same and some wholly different. The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, 6th Edition She recovered, just as capriciously as she had lost, the use of her hands. The Brotherhood of Consolation This was the man whom the march of events at Thorpe Ambrose had now thrust capriciously into a foremost place. Armadale A special thread, the foundation of the real net, is stretched across the area so capriciously circumscribed. The Life of the Spider After this the autumn began to hurry on, and the snow fell capriciously, days of biting cold giving place to retrospective glances at summer. A Mountain Woman Meanwhile Zambinella, having recovered his self-possession, resumed the aria he had so capriciously broken off; but he sang badly, and refused, despite all the persistent appeals showered upon him, to sing anything else. Sarrasine The other path led to a grassy walk, winding its way capriciously through a thick shrubbery. The Evil Genius Arrived at the door, the impulse capriciously left her. The New Magdalen So the vehicle left the main road, sinking its wheels in the soft earth, having to make wide detours in order to avoid the mounds scattered about so capriciously by the casualties of the combat. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse They seem to think that rules are made capriciously, and for the pleasure of the masters; but this is not so. Tom Brown's School Days The land thus surrendered was capriciously divided among claimants whom the government chose to favour. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 To the one as to the other, riches came capriciously and by lucky chances. Sons of the Soil They had then to find fresh water, and it was not likely that it would be wanting in such a capriciously uneven region. The Mysterious Island The same hand that negligently extracted from his pocket a wad of bills rolled into a ball, giving them away capriciously without knowing just how much, also wore a lash hanging from the wrist. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Ralph wondered whether she more resembled an elephant, with a jeweled head-dress, or a superb cockatoo, balanced insecurely upon its perch, and pecking capriciously at a lump of sugar. Night and Day "Not much like the way they describe this sort of place in storybooks!" murmured Jimmie Dale capriciously. The Adventures of Jimmie Dale For the rest they have the mental and physical characteristics of the kings and queens they protect or persecute so capriciously. The Danish History, Books I-IX This was formed of granite reeks, capriciously distributed, very different from the cliff at Prospect Heights, and of an extremely wild aspect. The Mysterious Island He saw what was happening before, beside, behind him, simultaneously witnessing extraordinary things as though all the laws of life had been capriciously overthrown. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse These spells of inspiration never burnt steadily, but flickered over the gigantic mass of the subject as capriciously as a will-o'-the-wisp, lighting now on this point, now on that. Night and Day After keeping quiet for some time about this opposition she suddenly—one Sunday afternoon on a penny chair in the Regent’s Park—broke, for him, capriciously, bewilderingly, into an intimation of what it came to. In the Cage Fighting was not offering any difficulties for him but his nature capriciously resented everything in the form of discipline. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse |
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