| 单词 | capriciousness |
| 例句 | Strangely enough, I very nearly caught the essence of teenage capriciousness as I played the role. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z At church Father Mike appeared and disappeared with the capriciousness of a divinity. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Hence, they made adjustments for his capriciousness and headed off the nasty surprises. Doug Liman hopes his wild loop means a hit with 'Edge of Tomorrow' 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z His paintings are, fittingly, usually seen as part of that heroic art movement, even though they replace its existential undercurrents with a stylistic capriciousness that sifts through European modernism with abandon. Hans Hofmann’s Murals Add a Blast of Color to a Muted Legacy 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Both were ever in a hurry, for each knew about the capriciousness and brevity of life. Book excerpt: The untold story of MLK and RFK 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z The girl is envious of her mother’s beauty and resentful of her capriciousness, emphasizing without ever quite acknowledging the gender-based double standard that colors her feelings. Exploring the Personal Legacy of Ingmar Bergman and Liv Ullmann 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z It’s hard to tell which is worse — the media’s glare or the court’s capriciousness — but the combination turns what could be seen as a stupid prank into a hate crime. ‘The Burgess Boys’: old wounds, new conflicts, in a small Maine town 2013-04-03T22:32:19Z You can sense an empathy for the capriciousness of life in his work. 'The Fault in Our Stars' elevates sad story by cutting the sap 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z Kenneth Wayne, founder of the Modigliani Project, said he finds laments about the capriciousness of the Modigliani market to be exaggerated, particularly since Modigliani has recently been among the best-selling artists in the world. A Modigliani? Who Says So? 2014-02-02T22:49:42Z A baby’s onesie with the Chicago Blackhawks logo points out the capriciousness of how these logos are chosen, given that Chief Blackhawk fought with the British against the Americans in the War of 1812. Review | The American Indian museum comes of age by tackling this country’s lies 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Plum Sykes, a contributing editor to Vogue magazine who is based in London, blames the media’s capriciousness for Pippa’s current spate of bad press. For Pippa Middleton, the Media’s Love Sours 2013-07-24T21:31:22Z Call it inspired capriciousness or the broken-clock theory; either way, it’s part of the awards’ charm. ‘I May Destroy You’ Is Shut Out by Golden Globes 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z She recorded the "lost album" 13 years ago, but due to the capriciousness of the music business it is only now being released. U.S. country star Patty Griffin gets Londoners stomping 2013-11-18T13:57:30Z The next day was inevitably a scorcher — the capriciousness of "false fall" weather here is storied — however, I felt like I had heralded my favorite season with the pomp it deserves during that moment. The secret ingredient missing from your homemade pot of chili is espresso powder 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z The area around Carditello is plagued by violent organized crime, fires and pollution, and subjected to the bureaucratic arrogance and capriciousness of a perpetually dysfunctional state. Review: Angels, Some of This Earth, in ‘Lost and Beautiful’ 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z The randomness of life and the capriciousness of human nature were recurrent motifs in French New Wave movies of the 1960s and ’70s. ‘2 Autumns, 3 Winters,’ Homage to the New Wave 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z But Mr. Godard discovered a different sort of sovereignty over the audience: the godlike power of capriciousness, of a serene indifference to the spectator’s ease. Godard as Oscar Provocateur 2010-12-31T15:49:56Z When the sublime is vaguely terrifying, it occurred to me, part of the terror is the capriciousness of the universe. In California Desert, Father and Daughter Find the Sublime 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z Forget the fact that she wrote Eat, Pray, Love and concentrate on instead on Gilbert's meditation on the maddening capriciousness of the creative process. How to be creative 2013-03-18T14:25:30Z It could all go wrong at any second, of course, with the capriciousness of those in power creating a dangerous variable. Review: Ambitious `Argo' one of year's best films 2012-10-08T22:48:11Z They've also had great lapses of capriciousness over the span of human history. The Adjustment Bureau: Matt Damon's Battle of the Angels 2011-03-04T17:00:00Z The magic of Samuel Westing’s game is, like America itself, marked by capriciousness and contradiction. “The Westing Game,” a Tribute to Labor That Became a Dark Comedy of American Capitalism 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z For all the writers’ occasional “capriciousness”, Gallagher says The OC was successful because of “the organism of the ensemble” – and the timing. Peter Gallagher: 'One of the most toxic things in the world is success' 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z Ms. Polley’s debut feature, “Away From Her,” was based on an Alice Munro short story, and Margot, with her mix of good sense and capriciousness, resembles some of Ms. Munro’s heroines. Movie Review: ‘Take This Waltz,’ Directed by Sarah Polley 2012-06-28T22:36:20Z She said she does not want to be perceived as a victim of donor capriciousness. News Analysis: The Value of Valuable Violins 2012-01-29T04:17:15Z As the president toured the damage Friday — viewing overturned vehicles, downed power lines and gutted structures — he marveled at the power and capriciousness of the storm. Biden visits Mississippi town devastated by storm 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Few places illustrate the capriciousness of climate change better than the Antarctic Peninsula. The I 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Xi has his own experience with the capriciousness of party justice. China party says nearly 5 million members probed for graft 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Also, at summer’s end, no matter how warm the days, signs of change appear that are immune to the vagaries and capriciousness of temperature and humidity. Wednesday will be autumn’s eve, and the signs are there 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z If the capriciousness of biology can humble a transcendent athlete like Serena Williams, it ought to inspire awe and caution in us all. Opinion | Pregnancy humbles everyone. Even Serena Williams. 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z But to live with doubt means accepting the sad, cruel, surprising and sometimes wonderful capriciousness of the world. Behind the story: Living outside the guardrails of faith 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Yet there are mechanisms in place, figuratively and literally, to protect the human species from the capriciousness of the handful of people who get to control nuclear weapons. How nuclear weapon safeguards work — or fail 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z I was stung by the capriciousness of all of it. I Write About the Law. But Could I Really Help Free a Prisoner? 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z Inevitably, capriciousness diminished this tolerance, particularly in Pennsylvania. Opinion | Pennsylvanians can begin a national reckoning of executive overreach 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z That the system is infamously prone to bias and capriciousness undermines its capacity to serve its critical purpose. Opinion | Chauvin Was Convicted. Something Is Still Very Wrong. 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z Not only is there the seeming capriciousness of the virus, but we no longer have the routines that served as the familiar scaffolding of our lives. Pandemic-Proof Your Habits 2020-11-28T05:00:00Z The memory of those killed in 1974 has been encapsulated in a montage of photographs that has served to illustrate the capriciousness of the killing. Northern Ireland Man Arrested Decades After Infamous Birmingham Bombings 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z He recently revealed himself as “Anonymous,” the senior aide who reassured us last year that he and others in the administration were working in secret to thwart the abuses and dangers of President Trump’s capriciousness. Opinion | The scary Mr. ‘Anonymous’ 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z For anyone surveying the surrounding hills, the capriciousness of the falling embers was all too evident. As flames tear through wine country, residents flash back to 2017 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z The storm’s slow speed and capriciousness has been attributed in part to climate change, which, researchers found, has made hurricanes wetter. Hurricane Sally slams Florida Panhandle with more flooding, wind than expected 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z This year’s hurricane season has given the region a reminder that, no matter how precise forecasters can be, the storms maintain a certain capriciousness and carry with them the element of surprise. As Hurricane Sally Looms, the Gulf Coast Braces Itself Yet Again 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z He noted the storm’s capriciousness, as some areas were virtually spared and others devastated. Isaias Unleashes Floods and Tornadoes as It Pummels the Atlantic Coast 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z But such storms as Thursday’s, often compact in area, show not only the power but also the capriciousness of nature. For only second time this month, it wasn’t 90 degrees here 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z In the 19th century, as Americans pushed farther West, settlers experienced the capriciousness of weather in new and powerful ways. Review | In storms, Americans have long seen the hand of God 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z The Garg family’s story is a vivid illustration of the capriciousness of the virus. The 17-member family that lived together, ate together and got coronavirus together 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z The problem is that this same degree of rank incompetence and self-defeating capriciousness is also evident in his governance. So much for the "Death Star": After Tulsa and West Point, wheels are coming off Trump campaign 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Smaller towns and rural counties in the Midwest and South have suddenly been hit hard, underscoring the capriciousness of the pandemic. With New Hot Spots Emerging, No Sign of a Respite 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z "Part of our legal challenge is the arbitrariness and capriciousness of the list, of which industry is on which classification," Marc Scaringi, the Harrisburg-based lawyer representing the petitioners said. Alito orders Pennsylvania to respond in case asking Supreme Court to halt enforcement of stay-at-home order 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z "Part of our legal challenge is the arbitrariness and capriciousness of the list, of which industry is on which classification," he said. Pennsylvania businesses take fight against governor's coronavirus executive order to Supreme Court 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z The latest scene in this tragic farce of capriciousness is Trump’s insistent demand that hydroxychloroquine be used to combat Covid-19. I warned of Trump’s attack on science. But I never predicted the horror that lay ahead | Ariel Dorfman 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z The fight against an invisible foe whose capriciousness meant that a child died but her twin lived. The Killer Flu of 1918: A Philadelphia Story 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z Overall, sources said, capriciousness ruled an enterprise that didn’t prioritize long-term thinking or analysis. Inside the Marciano Art Foundation's spectacular shutdown 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z Those of us who are alert to the capriciousness of this should trumpet a note of caution to those who are swept up in the glamour of the moment. Bernardine Evaristo: 'These are unprecedented times for black female writers' 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z It seemed hard to believe, a sign of nature’s capriciousness, perhaps. In the D.C. region, the signs are clear: Summer 2019 is nearing its end 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z Some are born of nature’s capriciousness; others arise from our own actions, as genocide and war swallow parts of the planet. Death, statistics and a disaster zone: the struggle to count the dead after Hurricane Maria 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z The Eagles’ Super Bowl defense continued Sunday evening, surviving on a fourth-quarter touchdown march, then the capriciousness of a football’s bounce. Double doink: Bears’ season ends and Eagles’ run continues on a cruel missed field goal 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z They described the art foundation as a case of good intentions derailed by ambition, shortsightedness, capriciousness and ego. Inside the Marciano Art Foundation's spectacular shutdown 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z Travel should not require risking personal freedom due to a government’s capriciousness. Opinion | I am Paul Whelan’s brother. He is not a spy. 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z Even his parents agreed, though they had been cautious with their encouragement, knowing the capriciousness of the trade. Simon Helberg trades 'Big Bang' for George Bailey and a twist on 'It's a Wonderful Life' 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z And they helped illustrate a crucial aspect of Florida’s seeming capriciousness. ‘Florida’s Being Florida’: Senate Race May Be Heading to, What Else? A Recount. 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z She was an inconsistent character in season 1, with regularly shifting motivations and loyalties that seemed to be more a result of poorly planned writing than personal capriciousness. Season 2 of Iron Fist recognizes that Danny Rand is the worst 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z Asteroid Day is a nascent holiday, but already it offers a wide range of ways to ponder the capriciousness of the cosmos. Letter of Recommendation: Asteroid Day 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z Or was her final act mere capriciousness, a theatrical gesture of despair, not seriously imagined even moments before the opportunity arose? A revolution in our sense of self | Nick Chater 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z The president’s boundless benefit of the doubt for the Rob Porters and Roy Moores of the world, combined with off-with-their-heads capriciousness for immigrants accused of even minor crimes, is not a contradiction. Opinion | Chris Hayes: What ‘Law and Order’ Means to Trump 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z Judges' comment: "Daring and accomplished, this is a novel with a rare capriciousness of mind and heart." Six authors vie for Man Booker Prize 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z A little funkiness in design and even conditioning is a plus, as the capriciousness invites improvisation. The long view on golf's new craze with short courses - Golf Digest 2017-10-08T04:00:00Z Another buddy, Marcus, understands all this, the capriciousness of human relationships, the need to act morally in challenging situations, and how all happiness begins with the mouth. I think all happiness begins with the mouth — a chicken wing, a sloppy kiss... 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z This, as much as anything, is a story about the capriciousness of the NHL playoffs, and the madness of investing emotional capital into something kissed with such randomness. Perspective | Filip Forsberg helps lift the Predators to the Stanley Cup final. You mad, Caps fans? 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z Her acknowledgment of the heart’s capriciousness is gentle, if not grandmotherly. The Resurgent Appeal of Stevie Nicks 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z One of the glorious things about baseball is its capriciousness. Red Sox Muster Threat After Rick Porcello Stumbles, but Indians Hold On 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z What’s even more worrisome is the capriciousness of these proposed bans. Oil-train bans put Northwest economy at risk 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Some see those decisions as signs of capriciousness and self-interest. Sonny Bill Williams targets an Olympic gold for New Zealand 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z So buttoned-up that he wears a fedora seemingly 24 hours a day, Perkins is depicted here as a sort of literary saint; a calm man endlessly patient with his writers’ capriciousness. ‘Genius’: Literary tale needs a script edit 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Now he is showing his cards, however, and they are utter garbage: racism, ignorance, capriciousness, egomania and general unfitness for office. Endorsing Trump will leave a stain 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z Yet Trump excoriated the Obama-Clinton foreign policy for losing the trust of our allies precisely because of its capriciousness. The world according to Trump 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Her quest fell short Sunday, as Holmes was confronted anew with the capriciousness of epee and the plain fact that some days you don’t perform as well as you’d like. Rio-bound Kat Holmes’s day fencing without pressure becomes a rough one 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z This capriciousness is indisputably Le Chateaubriand’s trademark and greatest charm. Iñaki Aizpitarte: The Chef Behind Le Chateaubriand 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z Stories of childhood capriciousness buoy across the kitchen table, no person left unscathed as each of our most embarrassing adolescent moments are used as catalysts for our collective laughter and ribbing. The Stories Tamir Rice Makes Us Remember 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z Rezaian, The Post’s Tehran correspondent, has become a symbol of the lack of press freedom in Iran, and the capriciousness of its government, since he was arrested July 22, 2014. Iran says verdict reached on Washington Post correspondent 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z “There’s a capriciousness from the sponsors,” Burton said. Sponsoring FIFA Corruption 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z There is an element of capriciousness to both. With Triple Crown Possible, Belmont Can Expect a Big Draw 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z After working in three cities in six years to begin my career, enjoying the impatience and capriciousness of youth, I had found an area that could alleviate my nomadic impulses. Bidding goodbye, and giving thanks to Seattle after 9 incredible years 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z The juxtaposition of the Nets and the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday provided more evidence of the capriciousness of sports fates, the fallibility of best-laid plans and the peculiarity of the Eastern Conference. Jason Kidd’s Past Meets, and Beats, His Present (and Future) 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z They are also negotiating the obduracy and capriciousness of a government whose permission was, until recently, required for every aspect of aid operations. Permits, politics and patience: the reality of getting aid into Syria 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z This is when the government gets big and activist, and one has to hedge one’s own real economic activity so as to take into account government capriciousness, pretentiousness, waste, and mistakes. Get Real, Monetary Policy 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Diplomacy’s arguably one of the weaker spots in the Civilization games, framed with fairly limited options and based more on obfuscation and mystery and a sense of algorithmic capriciousness. Interview: Sid Meier’s Civilization Beyond Earth Might Be the Alpha Centauri Sequel You’ve Been Waiting For 2014-04-12T16:00:28Z He also is no stranger to the capriciousness of Iran’s judicial system. Imprisoned Marine in Tehran Was Secretly Convicted, Lawyer Says 2014-04-11T19:23:31Z South Dakota’s ranchers will pull through—they’re accustomed to the capriciousness of nature. South Dakota: Thousands of Cows Killed in Blizzard 2013-10-17T11:50:25Z More than anything, they reflect our uneasiness with the modern world, its complexity, and often its capriciousness. Syria Wasn’t a False Flag! 2013-09-10T08:45:00Z At each duration she finds distortions and paradoxes, revealing the persistent “capriciousness, strangeness and mutability” of time as we sense it. Books: How We Perceive, and Misperceive, Time 2013-08-05T17:45:33Z But this will not be the last time that human-rights advocates must contend with the capriciousness of the Chinese legal system. tons! The Vagaries of China's Legal System 2013-07-26T11:50:26Z But if only BAE had not sold its 20% stake in Airbus in 2006, it would not be so exposed to the capriciousness of ministers deciding what to spend on jets, military vehicles and bombs. How Germany killed the merger of BAE and EADS 2012-10-10T13:30:51Z Hightower recalled Monday the capriciousness of the judge’s ruling that left her off the Olympic team despite her status as the American record-holder. With Tiebreak Rules Clear, Sprinters No Closer to Decision 2012-06-26T00:37:14Z More than at any point in recent history, the global economy’s fate is tied to the capriciousness of policymakers. The cloud of uncertainty: Dithering in the dark 2012-06-14T15:06:51Z Her attachment to Godfrey was a forcible illustration of the capriciousness of love. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z In a third, a capriciousness of mood and temper, which reminds one of the prophetic hints of the weather in the old almanacks—“windy”—“cool”—“very pleasant”—“blustering”—“look out for storms”—and the like. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z An overstrained enthusiasm produces a capriciousness in taste, as well as too much indifference. Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z His nature is further revealed by his inconstancy and capriciousness; and whenever he is overcome, he is noted for his great roar. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z But there is a certain capriciousness about their visibility that is little understood. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z As regards the circumstances which might be supposed to specially favor its development, these the capriciousness of the disease, which is its striking characteristic, often quite disregards. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z The biggest risk in televising the America's Cup is the capriciousness of the weather. APNewsbreak: NBC acquires America's Cup rights 2012-03-01T17:12:53Z Worse than this capriciousness of the technique was the lack of permanency of the results. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis 2011-12-06T03:00:21.763Z The residents involved are by and large middle-class and privileged — doctors, financiers, retired government bureaucrats — who thought they were immune to such capriciousness. Harassment and House Evictions Bedevil Even China?s Well-Off 2011-10-27T20:06:12Z But Chairo was far too clear-sighted not to perceive the capriciousness and duplicity of his collaborator, and Neaera wasted her efforts upon him. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z At first he was frightened, seriously alarmed; but then from her manner he concluded it was only a little capriciousness. In God's Way A Novel 2011-10-13T02:00:38.570Z The remains of the Mule had about as much stability as a toe-dancer, and all of the capriciousness. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z Gainsborough was tall, fair and handsome, generous, impulsive to the point of capriciousness, easily irritated, not of bookish likings, a lively talker, good at repartee. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z Friday night offered a wonderful object lesson in the capriciousness of streaks. For the Braves? Uggla, Luck Is Not a Statistic 2011-08-06T19:12:59Z We can now understand the capriciousness of the hysteric, her moods and contrary ways. Spiritualism and the New Psychology An Explanation of Spiritualist Phenomena and Beliefs in Terms of Modern Knowledge 2011-08-01T02:00:14.257Z Its capriciousness.—The common law before the time of Henry VIII. was one thing, but afterwards it was another. The History Of The Last Trial By Jury For Atheism In England A Fragment of Autobiography Submitted for the Perusal of Her Majesty's Attorney-General and the British Clergy 2011-07-22T02:00:15.747Z They are intensely feminine with the nervous fitfulness and spasmodic capriciousness that go with overwrought sexual sensibilities. Knut Hamsun 2011-07-18T02:00:21.927Z The county need not bother its opaque head any further as to how and why the Wagrams had “taken her up,” for the said Wagrams seemed to have dropped her with equal capriciousness. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z Beside her sat a girl—a beautiful creature, with large blue eyes fringed with curling lashes, and a sparkling, dimpled rosebud of a face made for capriciousness and kisses. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Their requests are granted or refused with absolute capriciousness. Chaucer and His Times 2011-06-30T02:00:26.883Z “You’re awfully good to me,” said Alice, for this apparent evidence of unselfish devotion, in addition to what had preceded it, really made her reproach herself for her capriciousness. The Best Policy 2011-06-13T02:00:32.860Z My faith in the real sweetness and kindliness of her nature was unshaken by her capriciousness. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z But it also looks at the arbitrary nature of fate, the capriciousness of life and the triumph of the human spirit. Babes remembered 2011-04-19T03:20:34Z And measuring her niece by the same romantic standard—with Gwen's capriciousness thrown into the account—she ignores everything else; even the absurdity of such a step from its sheer causelessness. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z "This wayward manner," said Darcy, sorrowfully, to himself, "has a deeper root than mere capriciousness; the heart has suffered so long that the mind begins to partake of the decay." The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z For the first time it dawned upon him that there was an object behind the apparent capriciousness of the trip. The Game and the Candle 2011-04-03T02:00:16.907Z Her husband's stiff manner, his way of ignoring her father, which, under other circumstances, would another time have irritated her from pure capriciousness, have this time chanced to delight her. Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z Stories like Bashert’s encapsulate the complexity and capriciousness of our longstanding love affair with animals, now our best friends and soul mates, now our laboratory Play-Doh and featured on our dinner plates. The Creature Connection 2011-03-14T17:14:39Z Poetry, with the delightful spontaneity and capriciousness of Italian genius, chose Ferrara, the home of the House of Este, to hang its laurels in. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z It’s also a reminder of the capriciousness of memory. Our Towns: In Newark, Wresting a Fatal Factory Fire From Oblivion 2011-02-24T01:50:10Z And measuring her niece by the same romantic standard—with Gwen’s capriciousness thrown into the account—she ignores everything else; even the absurdity of such a step from its sheer causelessness. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z As she grew older she developed an unlooked-for capriciousness. Abington Abbey A Novel 2011-01-30T03:00:14.557Z The ability of a figure like Joe Miller in Alaska to win the Senate nomination of a major political party demonstrates the utter capriciousness of politics. Letter from America: The Great American Left-Leaning Tradition Goes Missing 2010-09-22T11:10:00Z A hitherto unresponsive wicket is beginning to show signs of capriciousness, and a fascinating denouement is in prospect. Hampshire set sights on redemptive win over Essex 2010-06-06T19:36:00Z In general, regulation by litigation only creates an atmosphere of uncertainty and capriciousness around America's framework of laws and rules. Cross of Gold 2010-04-23T05:00:00Z It's a measure of the league's competitiveness, as well as a window on the capriciousness of college basketball. Big East conference tournament set to tip off at Madison Square Garden 2010-03-09T05:00:00Z They soon realized that the capriciousness of memory made answers elusive. A Little Black Box to Jog Failing Memory 2010-03-08T21:02:00Z But they are not full of it; it comes only now and then, with tantalizing capriciousness. The Jonathan Papers These gave the horse the reputation of capriciousness and unreliability. Clever Hans (The horse of Mr. Von Osten): A contribution to experimental animal and human psychology "Does love come and go in women with such momentary capriciousness?" An Engagement of Convenience A Novel Their opportunities for promotion may be few, and distributed with a singular capriciousness. The Acquisitive Society Have not the gods often been conceived as tribal deities, and so simply as representatives of the welfare and of the will of the community over against the waywardness and the capriciousness of the individual? The Sources Of Religious Insight Why should you believe then, that I would now begin to display a capriciousness just when I am ceasing, or, perhaps have already ceased, to be justified in it. The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise At first her nature reflects all the capriciousness of the elements, then, gradually growing more human through her love, her soul expands and she becomes an ideal of womanly love, devotion, and unselfishness. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 The second company arrive immediately afterwards, and prefer the same request in the lines versified by Pope, when Fame, with her usual capriciousness, refuses their prayer, and orders Eolus to sound their praises. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition And how irritable they are, in addition to their capriciousness and sloppiness! The Enormous Room When Gozzi was a young man his first initiation into life had been a repeated experience of the playful capriciousness of the sex, and he never forgot it. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. In view of the capriciousness of the perfume of certain of our wild flowers, I have during the past few years tried industriously to convict myself of error in respect to this flower. A Year in the Fields They incommode him, they irritate him, by the capriciousness of their minds, by their actions, their desires, and even by their ignorance. Letters to Eugenia or, a Preservative Against Religious Prejudices Genius makes strange bedfellows; and Peacock's intellectual candour finds itself associated with the emotional capriciousness of Sterne. Pot-Boilers Enlightenment came slowly to Lois because of her unwillingness to be convinced of the heart's capriciousness. The Side Of The Angels A Novel Faults of the variety are: small vine, slow growth, susceptibility to mildew, capriciousness in certain soils and small berries. Manual of American Grape-Growing Scarcely had these men left the reef when five sailfish loomed up and all of them, with that perversity and capriciousness which makes fish so incomprehensible, tried to climb on board the boat. Tales of Fishes Autocratic power knows no limits outside the ruler's self; arbitrary power, none outside the ruler's will or judgment, arbitrary carrying the implication of wilfulness and capriciousness. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions And then, with the capriciousness of a spoiled child, she sidled up to her chief favorite, Erle, and put her hands confidingly in his. Wee Wifie He could see for himself that this seeming capriciousness made it difficult for Lois to preserve the equal tenor of her bearing, though she did her best. The Side Of The Angels A Novel It remains to add that, whatever were the singularities and capriciousness of Oldys, his talents were far beyond mediocrity; as his publication of the Harleian Miscellany, and Raleigh's History of the World, abundantly prove. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance The Bay tree gives us a curious instance of the capriciousness of English plant names. The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare Brutus seems to have in mind the capriciousness of a high-looking and heaven-daring Oriental tyranny, where men's lives hung upon the nod and whim of the tyrant, as on the hazards of a lottery. The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar Nor is this capriciousness exclusively the attribute of the poetic Muse. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 Fortunately soon after this question began to be discussed, the wind, jealous of its character for capriciousness even there, veered into the southwest. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest He indicates change and fluctuation and malleableness and the organic capriciousness of life, where the professors have shut themselves up in logical dilemmas. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations For thereupon to appeal from such decision of the council to another would by all the world be construed against our part as capriciousness pure and simple. Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church No profession is so subject to the capriciousness of fortune, and he whose position is assured to-day is not assured to-morrow unless it be coupled with a consideration of those members not so fortunate. Principles of Mining Valuation, Organization and Administration By appearing to like him, she enticed him to address her; and by a well managed capriciousness of behaviour kept up the spirit of a pursuit. A Description of Millenium Hall And the Country Adjacent Together with the Characters of the Inhabitants and Such Historical Anecdotes and Reflections As May Excite in the Reader Proper Sentiments of Humanity, and Lead the Mind to the Love of Virtue The opposite term is stiff, or the quality of standing well up to her canvas.—Cranky expresses a foolish capriciousness. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. He lives in the midst of a capriciousness which he must appease if he is to establish himself at all. The Approach to Philosophy And his resistance to the prosecution would have been insurmountable, had it not been for the capriciousness of his temper, which more than balanced his superstitious fears. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges Her capriciousness is proverbial, and her agency is generally illustrated by comparison with the most unsteady elements of the physical world. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 1 He was at first angry with my inconstancy, charged me with capriciousness and want of honour; but at last was pacified by my assuring him I would never marry any man. A Description of Millenium Hall And the Country Adjacent Together with the Characters of the Inhabitants and Such Historical Anecdotes and Reflections As May Excite in the Reader Proper Sentiments of Humanity, and Lead the Mind to the Love of Virtue Eulalia, a Spanish lady of a christian family, was remarkable in her youth for sweetness of temper, and solidity of understanding seldom found in the capriciousness of juvenile years. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs The translations from the Greek and the Latin by Elizabeth, and her wonderful qualifications for a queen, made the more disgusting her capriciousness of affection and her hotness of temper. The Wedding Ring A Series of Discourses for Husbands and Wives and Those Contemplating Matrimony Valeria, with her wonted capriciousness, veered round in defence of the institution that she had been just jeering at. The Daughters of Danaus And with this, her inconsequence, her capriciousness, her absence of motive, the way she contradicted herself, her apparent belief that she could hush up such a situation forever! Georgina's Reasons The capriciousness with which Hartwick, who remained an eccentric bachelor all his life, performed his pastoral duties soon gave rise to dissatisfaction. American Lutheranism Volume 1: Early History of American Lutheranism and The Tennessee Synod The incessant "why?" with which he greets any action affecting him, or any information given him, is witness to the simple puzzle of the apparent capriciousness of persons. The Story of the Mind "It is only one more example of the capriciousness of rich people," said Paul, as he told the tale to Sally later in the day. The Village by the River "It is the capriciousness of April," said Mary, unconscious of any change in the mental atmosphere. Mary Gray "What folly—what obstinacy—what downright wanton capriciousness," in anger he muttered. The Lady Paramount Into the shaping of your bad works of art there went a temperament, a playfulness, a fecundity, a capriciousness, a genius that many better artists have not possessed. Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers A sense of the irregularity or capriciousness of the behaviour of these persons, which suggests personal agency. The Story of the Mind Her father, however, received him joyfully whenever he called, although he was not always satisfied with the capriciousness of his son-in-law. Japanese Literature Including Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of Japan I scarce know any thing, which has been of greater detriment to antient history than the capriciousness of writers in never expressing foreign terms as they were rendered by the natives. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. He had heretofore known only in the indirectness of theory the sudden capriciousness of mountain weather; storms that burst and cannonade without warning; trickling waters that leap overnight into maddened freshets. A Pagan of the Hills He forgave the wanton shrieks of it because of this sweetness, the sweetness of a capricious woman, all the more sweet because of her capriciousness. The Way of the Wind Yet despite her exasperating capriciousness, Jack had never wavered in his allegiance, not a whit. Flood Tide Perhaps it was a proof of the capriciousness of my temper, or it was merely the fruit of my profound ignorance of life and manners. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 Shall I relate the history of these underground researches, "badly conducted, frequently abandoned, and resumed in obedience to the same capriciousness that had led to their suspension," as they were? The Wonders of Pompeii The wild capriciousness of the weather had brought rain and flashes of untimely lightning flared now and again into momentary whiteness. A Pagan of the Hills How very subtle this intuition is, we can only guess in part by the apparent capriciousness and incomprehensibility of its occasional action. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science Amongst the various branches of education, the teaching of languages struck me with especial force as defective, on account of its great imperfection, its capriciousness and lifelessness. Autobiography of Friedrich Froebel translated and annotated by Emilie Michaelis ... and H. Keatley Moore. But notwithstanding all this magnificence and love of learning, the house of Este, among its other contradictory qualities, was distinguished for capriciousness and meanness. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood As the three passed aft, the American could not but think it another strange instance of his host's capriciousness, this being shaved with such uncommon punctuality in the middle of the day. The Piazza Tales What he secretly quaked at and openly defied was a general outburst of human capriciousness. Drake, Nelson and Napoleon Franz thought it must be on account of the goat, but just then old Nan appeared with her customary capriciousness, and made no resistance to the cord with which Franz bound her. Prince Lazybones and Other Stories By Mrs. W. J. Hays Their pages were in attendance to fill their pipes; and they were noted for the capriciousness and severity of their criticisms. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character He was disposed to think it only another expression of that capriciousness of the electorate which is often manifested in years when national success is not directly involved. A Hoosier Chronicle The average inhabitant of the flood plain of the Mississippi is not surprised at this capriciousness of the river, for long experience has taught him to look for it. Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 The capriciousness of the resolution startled me; but I approved whole-heartedly. Jaffery But the consistency of woman's capriciousness is only exceeded by the capriciousness of man's consistency. Hints for Lovers The disordered golden hair proclaimed it, while in the depths of the fine, blue eyes manifold changing lights told of a capriciousness out of the pale of a stiffly decorous and well-contained caste. Half A Chance He had always enjoyed her capriciousness, her whimsical humor, but there was certainly nothing for him to smile at in this interview. A Hoosier Chronicle The capriciousness of appetite is undoubtedly emotional, for disagreeable emotions, such as worry, fear, vexation, have long been known as the chief enemies of appetite. The Nervous Housewife She assumes the rôle of virtue; and, with a woman's capriciousness, charges her lover with the coldness and neglect which she herself has visited on him. Love Romances of the Aristocracy And it was on this account and for Norman's sake that Lois put up with her capriciousness. Gordon Keith The outlook then changed, and not by the capriciousness or weakness of men, but by a necessity of history which it would be idiotic in our day to deplore. Readings on Fascism and National Socialism Selected by members of the department of philosophy, University of Colorado This, I think, proves the capriciousness of men in public stations in their assignment of titles of this kind. Notes and Queries, Number 27, May 4, 1850 And the capriciousness increased as Saturday drew near. Left Tackle Thayer "It may be doubted," says an old writer, "whether the worst of the Cæsars exceeded in dark malignity, or in capriciousness of vengeance, the long-haired kings of France." A Short History of Monks and Monasteries Antonyms: constant, unwavering, steadfast, resolute. fickleness, n. vacillation, irresolution, inconstancy, volatility, tergiversation, capriciousness. fiddle, n. violin; kit. fiddler, n. violinist. fidelity, n. loyalty, fealty, faithfulness; truth, integrity. Putnam's Word Book He sticks the horns of satyrish "diablerie" on the lovely forehead of the most delicate romance; and he flings into his magical poems of love and the sea the naughty mud-pellets of an outrageous capriciousness. One Hundred Best Books A woman still humors her spoiled child and her cantankerous husband when she yields to their capriciousness. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations The Bazelhursts, one and all—ancestors thrown in—swung back and forth on the pendulum of her capriciousness. Master Tales of Mystery, Volume 3 The ladies, though treated by their rustic swain with more gentleness than the men, were occasionally exposed to his capriciousness and insolence. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are "What a creature he is!" she says, when he flouts at sober argument and pitches all received opinions hither and thither in the wild capriciousness of youthful paradox. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 21, July, 1859 What was more curious, was the capriciousness with which his portrait seemed to light itself up in my mind, elsewhere. The Uncommercial Traveller Without haste he wrapped them securely, and then, ere he turned to leave, the devil of capriciousness entered his heart. Tarzan of the Apes It was the time to alarm him by coldness, by capriciousness. The Grain of Dust He is lazy, and has fits of depression and all the capriciousness of a spoilt child. George Sand, some aspects of her life and writings She remembered, as well, that she had sometimes make jokes on the subject of his capriciousness, and had laid the responsibility at the door of his artistic temperament. Bertha Garlan That we have not understood it earlier, that we have not particularly cared to understand it, is due, I think, to our assumption of its capriciousness. The Conquest of Fear Her name was Flora, and yet not flowers, but their book-lore, best suited her subtle capriciousness. Strong Hearts He found in the seeming capriciousness of history a constant challenge to the philosophic mind, and he enjoyed the imaginative exercise of investing the dry bones with muscles and nerves. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller In everything, in art, ideas and even in costume, there was the same explosion of indiscipline, the same triumph of capriciousness. George Sand, some aspects of her life and writings She thought of her sister, so fair, so sweet, charming in her capriciousness even, yet not the woman to fill that unquiet heart, or satisfy that sombre and earnest nature. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger Heavy dew was falling and condensing on all vegetation, and on some other objects, with the curious capriciousness which the dewfall seems to show. The Naturalist on the Thames Charles, who had been flourishing under the kindness of her friendship, was puzzled by her capriciousness, but he did not question her. The Misses Mallett The Bridge Dividing But to the untutored ear there is a charming capriciousness about the sounds from the orchestra. A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago Physcon hated his wife, and had murdered her son, and then, as if to complete the exhibition of the brutal lawlessness and capriciousness of his passions, he ended with falling in love with her daughter. Cleopatra He meant to take the train, of course, but his resourceful capriciousness had supplied him with a less awkward exit from the garden than she had provided. Over the Pass When, after continued reading, he came across a phrase which discreetly insinuated, apropos of the policeman and the penguins, that capriciousness in the choice of subject was perhaps a pose with him, the accusation hurt. Buried Alive: a Tale of These Days And here a word as to the capriciousness of the nomenclature of artists. A Wanderer in Florence A certain gentleness of nature, which was far more physical than mental, far more an idle nonchalance than recognition of relations to others, had blinded them to her real capriciousness and selfishness. Between Whiles Clouds of fear sailed in swift capriciousness across the sky of her dreaming, obscuring it: fear of Mr. Cannon's breath-taking initiative, fear of the upshot of her adventure, and a fear without a name. Hilda Lessways It was a bitter reflection to the proud Duchess that the alienation of the Queen was the result of her own folly and pride rather than of royal capriciousness. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07 Great Women Is he to change his fare, with all the capriciousness of luxury, and relieve, by variety, the squeamishness of excess? The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 10 Parlimentary Debates I A few words of Condivi's show the grief and discouragement which the capriciousness of Leo, and the inutility of the work the master was employed on, caused Michelangelo. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation The two pupils of the Entente, Greece and Poland, exactly like naughty children, have a policy of greed and capriciousness. Peaceless Europe At home, everything is in the main well; except as to the perverseness and capriciousness of one and the spirit and faction of many. The United States of America, Part 1 For some time past, she seemed to him feverish, and full of strange capriciousness, laughing and turning sad without reason. Theresa Raquin The wretched survivors are exposed to pillage, massacre, and every outrage; and thus on all sides Nature asserts her boundless capriciousness. Autobiography: Truth and Fiction Relating to My Life That would have its inconvenience in case of showers," said Lynde; "when April takes her departure from the Alps, she is said to leave all her capriciousness behind her. The Queen of Sheba & My Cousin the Colonel The morning that followed was one of those beautiful streaks of Nature's capriciousness when she allows spring to turn back and give orders to summer. Dorothy Dale : a girl of today Wit, capriciousness, generosity, emotion—you have said it—they were all there. The Cardinal's Snuff-Box To allow Vera to triumph would gravely menace their future tranquillity and multiply the difficulties which her adorable capriciousness would surely cause. The Grim Smile of the Five Towns Having grown up among those who found fault with Gothic architecture, I cherished my aversion from the abundantly overloaded, complicated ornaments which, by their capriciousness, made a religious, gloomy character highly adverse. Autobiography: Truth and Fiction Relating to My Life Dazed by the arbitrariness and capriciousness of a vicious neighbour - the Kosovars will lash at each other in an effort to offload their frustration and aggression. After the Rain : how the West lost the East She loved to lead him in a long, wild-goose chase across the island, dipping almost within reach one moment, losing herself at the zenith in another, alighting here and there with a will-o'-the-wisp capriciousness. Angel Island The invitation might imply a fulfilment of his hopes, but Alma's capriciousness allowed no certainty; a week's reflection was as likely to have one result as another. The Whirlpool He knew, however, perfectly well the capriciousness of the popular voice, and that the multitude in the same hour could cry "Hosanna!" and "crucify!" Napoleon Bonaparte All the old charters are the badges of this conquest, and it is from this source that the capriciousness of election arises. Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 2 (1779-1792): the Rights of Man "You wish to make me answerable for the capriciousness of woman and the faithlessness of man," asked the king, with a sad smile. Frederick the Great and His Family There is hardly anything that shows the short-sightedness or capriciousness of the imagination more than travelling does. Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners The dogs thus personally conducted are of many varieties; but they are one in fatness, in pampered, diseased vileness of temper, in insolent, snarling capriciousness of behaviour. Sixes and Sevens Saying this she walked on with a charming colour in her cheek, while he laughed out, though he was really bewildered, at the endless capriciousness of women. Sir Dominick Ferrand The girl looked up with astounded eyes, which in the capriciousness of her passionate nature the next moment filled with tears. Trent's Trust, and Other Stories For the capriciousness of women you cannot hold me responsible, and I did not select the friend who has so wickedly betrayed you. Frederick the Great and His Family Her manner, however, suddenly changed, with the charming capriciousness of youth and conscious beauty. A Ward of the Golden Gate Otherwise might she not be accused of a capriciousness quite as deplorable to consider? The Egoist M. Plantat perceived that M. Lecoq guessed his thoughts; and did not understand the detective's capriciousness; a little while before, he had been very loquacious, but now held his tongue. The Mystery of Orcival The capriciousness of love is also derived by him from an attachment to some god in a former world. Phaedrus |
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