| 单词 | cavil |
| 例句 | The committee awarded Livingston his doctorate without cavil. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z None, that is, worthy of anything but cavilling mention. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z They cheered, whistled and made my cavils seem precious. 2010-01-14T14:28:00Z This is a novel full of wit and spark; I found it oddly irresistible and arresting, despite my cavils. This Story of Love and Gaming Pits the Real Against the Virtual 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z Let me close with one final comment and a small cavil. If you love Sherlock Holmes, you’ll love this book 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z These are small cavils in an otherwise sparkling achievement. 'The Lost Bank:' the catastrophic collapse of Washington Mutual 2012-07-19T20:03:04Z With a few cavils, I thought it was magnificent, and will be glued. Rewind TV: The Newsroom; Twenty Twelve; Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies; Volcano Live – review 2012-07-14T23:06:06Z That cavil aside, Ketchup Clouds is risky, confident, compelling and ends, as all prize-winning teen novels seemingly must, with hope for redemption and self-forgiveness. Ketchup Clouds by Annabel Pitcher – review 2013-01-04T22:55:12Z But only a blert would cavil when there's so much to savour. Your next box set: Brookside: Most Memorable Moments 2012-12-13T18:45:02Z I occasionally wished “Too Bright to See” was in something other than the earnest first-person present tense that so litters contemporary books for children, but this is a small cavil. This Coming-of-Age Novel Features a Girl on the Cusp of Manhood 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z Yet despite numerous cavils, “The Aeneid” still fuels modern imaginations. Virgil’s ‘The Aeneid’ still looks strikingly contemporary 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Still, setting aside any minor cavils, you will certainly enjoy “Presto and Zesto in Limboland” and, if it doesn’t seem too static or just plain weird, so will your children. Review | What’s surprising — and familiar — in Maurice Sendak’s newly discovered book 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z The classic Hollywood style, epic visual set pieces and charismatic lead performers sweep such cavils before them. Bad book, great movie 2012-06-19T21:13:00Z My one cavil would be that his tempi tend to be conservative; the Allegro con Brio of the Prokofiev and the Beethoven Scherzo both felt a little earthbound. BSO at Strathmore: A confident, open-hearted guest conductor 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Despite my few cavils, “Avid Reader” will be avidly read by anyone interested in the publishing world of the past 60 years. ‘Avid Reader’: Robert Gottlieb’s candid look inside the golden era of publishing 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z One reading of “The Shroud of Color” should be enough to convince the most cavilling reader. Review: ‘Color,’ by Countee Cullen 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z The one cavil about Psyche Stott's production, presented on a stark grey slope against a panoramic sky, is that she fudges the denouement – the abstract staging makes the children's complicity in a fatal accident unclear. Blue Remembered Hills - review 2013-05-02T14:05:36Z It was hard to fault Woods’s performance, even after all the caviling about timing his announcement in the middle of a golf tournament and the ban on reporters’ questions. The TV Watch: Vulnerability in a Disciplined Performance 2010-02-20T02:50:00Z There is much to cavil about along these lines. Review: ‘Giselle,’ a Winning Gamble for English National Ballet 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Thus, all predictions and opinions expressed herein should be taken with that cavil. Live blog: The Golden Globes ? live! 2011-01-17T00:25:41Z It is meant to be fun to read and, setting aside my fogeyish cavils, it is. Joyce, ‘Ulysses’ and obscenity viewed in page-turner style "Mueller's long report explained precisely his reasons for his prosecutorial decisions. Durham just recycles old cavils about the launching of the Russia investigation that have zero connection to any alleged crime. It's bogus," he tweeted. “A big fat nothing”: Legal experts say "bogus" John Durham report proves “he’s failed miserably” 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z But Mr. Sunak’s critics fell into predictable cavils about “rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.” As Sunak Tries to Move Ahead, He’s Haunted by Prime Ministers Past 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z What artist would want to tap into the flow of my caviling thoughts in the middle of a performance? Review: Mentalist Vinny DePonto plays benevolent mind games at the Geffen Playhouse 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z The Justice Department, on the other hand, needs to develop a legal case consisting of admissible evidence proving criminal guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, and if possible beyond Republican cavil as well. Column: There is a gap in the evidence we've seen against Trump. We have to rely on the DOJ to fill it 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z For all the cavils about cookie-cutter proposals, there was a refreshing diversity in the social-media pitches of the candidates. Rivals Vying to Replace Johnson Are Diverse in Background, Not in Plans 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z “The history demonstrates beyond cavil that the founding generation understood that ‘legislatures’ would operate as normal legislatures, not independent legislatures, with respect to both procedure and substance,” he writes. Opinion | The Supreme Court Did the Right Thing. I’m Still Worried. 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Despite some cavils, the largest tech firms were seen as friendly giants — to paraphrase the old saying about General Motors, what was good for Big Tech was good for the Democrats. Perspective | Democrats used to see Amazon’s good fortunes as linked to their own. Not anymore. 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z As much as Republicans want to cavil about the efficiency of state government, the truth is that the healthcare system in place now is the very antithesis of effectiveness and efficiency. Column: Single-payer healthcare is the right system. Can California build it on its own? 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z The short answer to these cavils is that such hand-wringing is simply not a part of Brooks’s sunny disposition. Review | Mel Brooks looks back on his delightfully deranged career 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Someone better warn these caviling critics about Hamlet. The highs and lows of the new movie musical boom 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z The organization’s main cavil — that the measure will have inordinate impact on small medical practices — is largely a smokescreen. Column: The AMA throws a last-minute wrench into a plan to outlaw surprise medical billing 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z These may be a reviewer’s cavils; Zoellick wrote the book, he gets to decide what to include. Review | On foreign policy, a call to ditch the grim worldview and reawaken idealism 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z Come dinnertime, I boil plenty of water, salt it lavishly, and consider tossing my caviling kindergartner and terror of a toddler right in. Perspective | As a cookbook writer, I just knew my children would be good eaters. Then they were born. 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z To be completely candid, I found Simon’s intellectual posturing, rarefied vocabulary and grammarian cavils trying. Commentary: John Simon, Clive James and the future of criticism in our culture 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z And yet ... as Gray wrote in her review, “None of these cavils stopped me from standing up and cheering, with tears in my eyes, for ‘Last Dance.’” Essential Arts: Don't blame L.A.'s philanthropy culture for LACMA's stalled fundraising 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z None of these cavils stopped me from standing up and cheering, with tears in my eyes, for “Last Dance.” Review: How 'Summer: The Donna Summer Musical' at the Pantages misses some beats 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z The parliamentary party can rebel, and the mainstream media cavil all they like, but with the members on his side, Corbyn is unassailable. Labour still doesn’t take the threat of Boris Johnson seriously | Zoe Williams 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z Pointless caviling aside, Senate Democrats were more successful at stopping another crucial foreign policy goal of the Trump administration this week. Did the Saudis urge Trump to call off planned strike against Iran? 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z They talk a lot about how something must be done about inequality and the need to address social unrest, but cavil at the idea they might be a big part of the problem. 'This is about saving capitalism': the Dutch historian who savaged Davos elite 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z And the third is that both of those cavils are almost beside the point. Opinion | Elizabeth Warren’s wealth tax is no way to run government — but a good way to run a campaign 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z Inevitably, as in any operatic career, there were critical cavils. Montserrat Caballé, Revered Spanish Prima Donna, Dies at 85 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z I wished the corn had been grilled rather than boiled, but that’s a cavil since I consumed two of three ears. Ethan Stowell’s Super Bueno may just be Fremont’s new happy place 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z In the last month, the drip of doubtful decisions and cavilling explanations has become relentless. Jeremy Corbyn's Anti-Semitism Crisis 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z They make deals, unencumbered by caviling aides and persnickety diplomats, as he and Mr. Trump will be when they meet in Helsinki. Just Sitting Down With Trump, Putin Comes Out Ahead 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z Don’t be put off by these cavils, though. ‘Carmen Jones’ Review: The Return of a Troubled Love Story 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Lawmakers were already beginning to cavil about the risks of intervention and about the separation of powers. Obama’s ‘Red Line’ Debacle From the Inside 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z Copyright holders may cavil, but it's just such dedication that can make an old canceled show seem like a new good bet. Reboots, revivals, remakes, comebacks, reimaginations take center stage — again 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z It is a risky business turning a near-perfect thing into a somewhat less-perfect thing, but it feels churlish to cavil about so much hard work done in a celebratory spirit. 'A Christmas Story Live!' gets merry with Maya Rudolph and a winning Ralphie 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z The letter attracted national attention, with cheering from the right and caviling on the left. Opinion | America’s Best University President 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z This lack of a central authority is one of the reasons why Dimon cavilled in such strong terms last week. Don’t dismiss bankers' predictions of a bitcoin bubble – they should know 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z Prospective investors had caviled at “the benevolence of Starbucks management”, he said, which gave all employees health insurance and stock options; they wanted the money spent on investor returns. At Starbucks, your maternity leave depends on whether you're a barista or a boss 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z If anything, the political caviling is even more pointed abroad. Trump’s Push to Meddle With the Fed Is Part of a Global Trend 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z Journalists may cavil about Britain's "rickety constitutional arrangements", but how are ours doing these days? Without a Constitution, ‘Brexit’ Is Guided by a Prerogative. But Whose? 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z “Why do you wear that stuff?” she was asked, a question that has passed between many a caviling mother and obdurate teenage daughter. Lorna Kelly Dies at 70; Left the Sotheby’s Rostrum to Help the Poor 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z These experiments have proved beyond any cavil or doubt that consumer choice works better than bureaucracy. What Real Medicaid Reform Looks Like 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z My only slight cavil about this production is that Mamet's musical rhythms are affected by having one authentic American and two British actors in the cast. American Buffalo: reviews round-up - BBC News 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z When it was brought into the realm of reality with some quibbles and cavils and strong reservations, I felt good. Newsweek's 1966 Profile of Mike Nichols: Director as Star But, I hear you cavil, this is the realm of politics rather than culture. Will Self: 'The fate of our literary culture is sealed' 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z Perhaps this protest seems like caviling against a noble sentiment that resonates with those who read it. City Room: Scholarly Perspectives on Inscription at the 9/11 Memorial Museum 2014-04-02T13:49:22Z Although some in might cavil at the claim that the UK is one of the most successful monetary, fiscal and political unions in history, first minister Alex Salmond understands the sensitivity of this issue. Scottish currency options: not a simple matter 2013-04-22T23:01:05Z Critics of such a tax cavil that it will harm our capital markets and won't raise that much money. DealBook: Time to Revive the Financial Transaction Tax 2013-02-06T17:14:20Z Indeed, more than once they have drawn criticism for burying their fundamental message - that society is running some huge risks -- in caveats and cavils. Green Blog: An Alarm in the Offing on Climate Change 2013-01-15T00:19:36Z I have one cavil: The publisher, seemingly to economize on black ink, has printed the documents and photographs in such low-definition, smudgy gray that many are unreadable. Books on Science: ‘The Double Helix’ Review - Twists in the Tale of the Great DNA Discovery 2012-11-12T19:35:27Z Having been told about this, the Prophet rose and cut short all disputes by these words: 'Ye criticise my choice of Usama, even as ye formerly cavilled at that of Zayd, his father! The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z But who can hope to plant conviction, Where cavil grows on contradiction! Moores Fables for the Female Sex 2012-04-24T02:00:20.600Z From that date there is reason to hope that the benefits of federal union will become so conspicuous as to silence cavilling opponents and justify the aspirations of its advocates. Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information 2012-04-22T02:00:09.320Z And lest any critic should set up a cavil at the bishop being addressed as "sir," it may be as well to mention that it was the custom with the college boys. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z The Phœnicians were, past all cavil, the most distinguished navigators of the ancient world, their capital, Tyre, being for centuries the centre of commerce, the “mart of nations.” The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Columbus had triumphed; he had for the time silenced the sneers and cavils and specious arguments of courtiers and ecclesiastics. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z But her queenly grace of gesture, of attitude, of form, of motion, must be admitted to be beyond cavil, and superb. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z The coxcomb criticises the dress of the clown, as the pedant cavils at the bad grammar of the illiterate. 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 Her exceeding humility and true-hearted simplicity showed to him in a new light those religious duties at which in less peaceful days he was wont to cavil. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z The greatest and most glorious event of her reign was, without cavil, the defeat of the Spanish Armada, at one time deemed and called “The Invincible.” The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Stoicism placed beyond cavil the great distinctions between right and wrong. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z In these notes, though he cavils at several unimportant points of the relation, he suffers the essential matter to pass unchallenged. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z I think those people who desire to gain the utmost good they can out of clairvoyance should be more ready to listen and learn, and less to cavil and to question. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z "Do you come to church only to cavil and backbite?--to put the worst construction on what you cannot understand?" The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z Objectors might doubt or cavil at the opinions expressed; but the various and comprehensive knowledge, the subtle, argumentative genius the brilliant and definite expression, there was no disputing or denying. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z Now that he has, some will cavil that the occasion did not match the achievement: he got the runs against Bangladesh, one of the minnows of the game. Ton-dulkar! A New Landmark For Cricket's Greatest 2012-03-17T05:35:38Z "Nino always cavils and confuses until one does not know what one is talking about!" The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z The place is large enough: there is room enough, and occupation enough, for men to have no need or excuse for small cavils or scrutinies. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z He would fain have raised her veil before them all and kissed her, and proved beyond cavil her willingness. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z He spoke, not as one who surmises, conjectures, is on the whole inclined to think; but as one who knows beyond cavil or question. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z He had declared, and the abb� accepted the statement without cavil, that the magic tub had already produced miraculous cures. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z Well, it was an odd fancy, at which it was not his place to cavil. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z That result is the sufficient answer to all cavil and objection. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z It is not that the architect is small-minded enough to cavil at the landscape-gardener's right to display his taste by his own methods, but that he strikes for the same right for himself. Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z Probably the best way to answer them all, is to prove beyond cavil the truth of what I have said. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z Was it because it proved beyond all cavil that Thomas Paine did not recant? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z How premature our decisions, and how utterly senseless all those infidel cavils against a system which the most enlightened, philosophical, and Spirit-taught mind can neither understand nor deal with! The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z It is beyond doubt or cavil, that at no time in the world's history have so many opportunities for the higher education been open to all classes as during the Thirteenth Century. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z Is there any establishment, however perfect, which, open all the year round, is not open to cavil and also to improvement? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, September 30th 1893 2012-01-27T03:00:22.100Z What empires the poet did mean there is surely no difficulty in discovering, for those who wish to understand rather than to cavil. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 100, September 27, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-01-25T03:00:37.190Z As a rule Diniz’s versification is weak and his verses lack harmony, though the diction is beyond cavil. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z If, among the emendations of a future edition, they be not passed over as cavils, or treated as nugatory, our purpose will be fully answered. The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) 2012-01-18T03:00:13.193Z Had Mr. Macaulay flourished then, he would have had readier listeners to these cavils, than he has at present. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z "Tell me how it all happened," I cried, almost faint with joy, and still wondering whether my innocence had really been proved beyond all fear of cavil. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z The scepticism of my friend upon this point was a continual source of irritation to me; and, to own the truth, furnished one great cause of my eagerness to ascertain my conquest beyond cavil. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z My meaning is too clearly stated to be misunderstood or cavilled with. An Address to Men of Science Calling Upon Them to Stand Forward and Vindicate the Truth.... 2011-12-24T03:08:05.883Z His story was well studied; every precaution was taken to silence cavil and make such a case as would remove doubts. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z None but an idiot will cavil, because a rich man adorns his mansion, with elegance and taste, and receives his friends in a style of liberal hospitality. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z To cavil at that which has been devised, to point with the finger of scorn at its imperfections, to "run it down," is only too easy a pastime. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z The time has really come when the P.M. has authority to do what he likes, and to disregard cavil. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z You've crucified me and mine through the ages, and would crucify us still, finding it a royal sport at which it were blasphemy to cavil. A Second Coming 2011-11-29T03:00:16.693Z John now fully silenced the cavils of the enemy and taken the proper steps to preserve the body until the morning of the third day. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z Yet, as in the latter, there are not so many asserted facts, there cannot be so many points for cavil. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z If we pursue our hero to his home, it should be in a home-spirit—a spirit of affection, not of impertinent intrusion or ungenerous cavil. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z It would be useless to dwell on the surprise of the young couple, or to detail the measures that were taken to ascertain and prove, beyond a cavil, that Tracy was the right heir. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z For such a result we should find many parallels in medi�val religion; numerous accounts not to be cavilled at as legendary prove that in these monasteries souls which had suffered found peace. Studies in Medi?val Life and Literature 2011-10-29T02:00:13.050Z It was the business of John to leave it clean, and put an end to all cavil. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z The appeal was received by some with apathy, by others with caviling and opposition, and was followed by action on the part of none. Sketch of the life of Abraham Lincoln 2011-10-24T02:00:19.173Z For though it was evident that she had rebelled against life, it was equally evident that she was not of the egotistic temperament of those who rebel or cavil, or are discontented. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z It would be difficult for anyone to cavil at the poet's presentation of the time.... The Deluge and Other Poems 2011-10-15T02:00:29.350Z The Bill to be reported to-morrow; and then the House to a little ordinary Business; and Mr. Horsman's Bill postponed, through the Irish cavilling and squabbling. Manners & Cvftoms of ye Englyfhe Drawn from ye Qvick 2011-10-15T02:00:25.137Z This cavil is levell'd at the whole system of the reparation of human race. 1st Play. Three Hours after Marriage 2011-10-10T02:00:20.823Z But he was right beyond cavil on the main point. Thomas Hart Benton 2011-10-09T02:00:26.053Z We are inclined to cavil at this profusion of nature, and to ask why this waste of vegetative effort. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z It was because we were so hopeless of happiness for so long that we do not cavil over the wonder of what is offered us. In a Mysterious Way 2011-09-25T02:00:17.377Z There was a greater simplicity of faith, a more childlike certitude in the great truths of futurity, which we in our epoch are so ready to cavil at. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z Yet, beyond cavil, it has been proved scientifically that of all methods of using tobacco, cigarette smoking is the least harmful. Tobacco Leaves Being a Book of Facts for Smokers 2011-09-12T02:00:31.107Z Violent discussions always accompanied every case which called for treatment; for the grooms considered that their reputations would be imperilled if they did not cavil at every diagnosis. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z The "pure affection" with which God's Word is received is also perfectly imaginary; those who do not believe it criticise and cavil; those who do believe it go to sleep over it. My Path to Atheism 2011-08-30T02:00:29.183Z This does not bespeak indolence so much as philosophy, so most of us will not cavil. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z It has literary faults, and there is plenty of opportunity for cavil and scientific fault-finding; but these remarkable facts remain. Telepathy and the Subliminal Self 2011-08-26T02:00:28.567Z If any cavil that these were not their own kings, to whom they owed allegiance, but only invading conquerors, whom they might resist. A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods 2011-08-21T02:00:31.760Z They watch, no longer to cavil, but that they may accuse Him. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z And Plato's banquet is full of mockers, cavilling at one another; for I say nothing of the digression about Alcibiades. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Marjorie did not know Miss Archer’s views on the subject, but she believed her principal too great-minded to cavil at such trifles. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z They cheerfully made the best of it, and enjoyed what good things they had without allowing caviling care to corrode their pleasure. Ruth Fielding Down in Dixie Great Times in the Land of Cotton 2011-07-17T02:00:32.150Z Whether any of these theories will come to be accepted and established beyond cavil, time alone can prove. The Mystery of Francis Bacon 2011-07-09T02:00:14.663Z Did you ever notice that the things that men cavil most about are the very things to which Christ has set His seal? Pleasure & Profit in Bible Study 2011-07-09T02:00:14.273Z My lord bishop do you cavil at my statement about his majesty, king stomach? The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z That tyranny of the majority, that conventional and machine-like morality which stifles all initiative, that cavilling, degrading charity which is not Christian, but sectarian, are all well known to England. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z "It is beyond cavil that the Stinger missile was the government's idea," she said. Men sentenced in plot to bomb New York synagogues 2011-06-29T20:04:53Z Panhandle," I said, "you have identified these ghosts beyond the possibility of cavil. All Men are Ghosts 2011-06-28T02:00:12.497Z Nevertheless, I can recall that prior fact beyond cavil. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z She did not plead for "more," or cavil at "Men must work and women must weep," when he left the instrument, and went back to the window where Eunice was sitting. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z But those who cavil at these points seem to forget that however vile and heartless King Henry appears to them, he is a very different man to himself. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z Getting angry with the social order did not mend things, and he had no wish to carp and cavil when no good could come of it. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z In this early attempt to cultivate “the vulgar tongue,” 272 some cavilled at his strange terms. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z He is beyond all cavil the first speaker of his time on subjects connected with public business, and is unsurpassed in power of luminous presentation of complicated economic questions. The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography 2011-05-29T02:00:07.883Z Jim realized that these formalities were extravagant, but, somehow, they seemed necessary to him just then, to put this evidence of the crime against his home and happiness beyond cavil of doubt. The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service 2011-05-28T02:00:24.557Z Raphael's ceiling in the Vatican, for instance—an example you will scarcely cavil at. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II 2011-05-22T02:00:17.943Z When everything is known it will be a simple affair for you to take your place, and you will have an assured position that no one will be able to cavil at. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z But a murmur more prejudicial arose than the idle cavil of new and hard words; for some asserted that “the Boke seemed to be overlong.” Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z To cavil as to what might be the contents of the letter, rather than put the question at rest by opening it. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z I am not in the habit of having my conduct called in question by a mere youth; and what is sufficient for me must be sufficient for such as you, and without cavil. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z The entire paragraph is replete with distinct avowals of his meaning, but in the midst of them are to be found a few words by which its true sense is exposed to cavil and perversion. Inquiry Into the Origin and Course of Political Parties in the United States 2011-04-24T02:00:09.423Z Yea, he gives this information, he declares, to “cut off occasion from any that might seek occasion to cavil and object against his doctrine,” p. An Examination of President Edwards' Inquiry into the Freedom of the Will 2011-04-14T02:00:52.727Z In this case the independence of the mind of the physical body shown in every instance of clairvoyance, is proven beyond cavil or doubt. Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science 2011-04-14T02:00:40.453Z You may cavil at the expression, but it is a correct one. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z That which is corrupt alone may cavil at it, and shame the day when such confidence be abused and abrogated. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z So well was this design executed that no room for doubt or cavil remained to those who had no other desire than to arrive at the meaning of the framers of the Constitution. Inquiry Into the Origin and Course of Political Parties in the United States 2011-04-24T02:00:09.423Z If a critical ear might cavil at the incompleteness or inaptitude of his similes, to the warm imagination and excited fancy of the Irish peasant they had no such blemishes. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z Though united world and devil All their power Can no more Do than mock and cavil. The Little Treasure of Prayers Being a Translation of the Epitome from the German Larger 'Treasure of prayers' ['Gebets-Schatz'] 2011-04-02T02:00:09.993Z I believe that the just and righteous Chinese is more precious to Him than the cavilling and arrogant European scholar. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z His appearance and behaviour proclaimed these points beyond cavil; and in such matters the instinct of the rustic is rarely incorrect. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z They have defended Holy Scripture against the cavils of rationalism with the same weapons of philology and kindred sciences with which it had been attacked. Chapters of Bible Study A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Sacred Scriptures 2011-03-27T02:00:12.580Z The Existence of the Evils herein enumerated is placed beyond all doubt and cavil. The Nation's Peril Twelve Years' Experience in the South 2011-03-17T02:00:12.580Z Of one thing we are sure, beyond all cavil, that life on earth will continue into an endless future, and the work will be taken up where it was laid down yesterday. A Rational Theology As Taught by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2011-03-14T03:01:04.693Z At any rate it seems unfair to cavil at the enjoyment by another of the pursuit we affect ourselves. Riding Recollections, 5th ed. 2011-03-10T03:00:52.223Z Now even the least critical of our race, the gushing section of humanity, feel irresistibly disposed to cavil at anything they are told they must admire. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z The jolly tars of the period were therefore less independent and inclined to cavil at minor discomforts. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z In the view of sound philosophy, such modification at once disarms scepticism of its cavils. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z And, indeed, the little drop of blue blood inherited from her mother is so faint in hue as to be scarcely recognizable by those inclined to cavil. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z Maurice Hinchford reformed, but it was after his own method, not Mr. Gray's; and being a fair repentance, we need not cavil at it. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 3 of 3) 2011-02-16T03:00:37.273Z "With the hope of giving that young man something to cavil at, I shall sustain myself." Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z That which is corrupt alone may cavil at it, and shame the day when such confidence be abused and abrogated! Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z If that is the meaning of Imperialism, who will cavil at it? The Character of the British Empire 2011-02-07T03:00:24.553Z But I could see nothing to cavil at. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z Yet once again farewell, thou minstrel harp, Yet once again forgive my feeble sway, And little reck I of the censure sharp, May idly cavil at an idle lay. Mystery and Confidence, Vol. 2 A Tale 2011-01-17T03:00:56.773Z Yet this was what it amounted to,—their way of cavilling at those who did not belong to their set. Brenda, Her School and Her Club 2011-01-15T03:00:31.087Z The critic inclines to cavil at the slightness of the part given to this favourite, and emphasises Moore's cleverness with enthusiasm. Thomas Moore 2011-01-14T03:00:51.040Z They have proved beyond cavil that genius knows not sex, and that, given a fair opportunity, they are competent to achieve success in every department of human effort. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z All the cabs were chartered—every one of them; there was no cavilling about fares; the cabs were taken, and no questions asked, but orders were given to drive as hard as possible. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Was I, who had cast many a wistful, doubtful glance at my opium bottle, to begin now to weigh chances and to cavil at danger? The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure 2011-01-01T03:00:24.903Z Until the whole is explained however, there will always remain mysterious phenomena to cavil about. The Scientific Basis of National Progress Including that of Morality 2010-12-30T03:00:25.567Z This inconsiderate partiality of the softer sex might be cavilled at, but to Chittaranjan it did not seem unpleasant. Mashi and Other Stories 2010-12-28T03:00:16.890Z Old umpires may cavil that their authority has been diminished, an argument I've never understood. Ashes 2010: The review system is necessary despite Ponting's protests 2010-12-27T07:55:42Z Prudence demanded that he should investigate the offer at once and to cavil over Madame Ferraja’s conditions would be fatal to that object. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z How can we cavil at the Minerva or Britannia-like aspect when the wearer sails down the streets, looking as though he ruled the waves of population, a people who never, never, never, will be slaves. Original Penny Readings A Series of Short Sketches 2010-12-20T17:11:48.837Z Justice Nardelli, who wrote for the unanimous five-judge panel, wrote that it was “beyond cavil that the sole reason for the delay in defendant not being tried earlier was his own conduct.” Concerns on No-Fault Divorce, and a Conviction Stands 2010-10-08T14:49:00Z My only cavil about the brunch menu is that three drinks are listed at the bottom without prices, suggesting that they are served gratis with the brunch. | Westport: Boathouse at Saugatuck Stresses Freshness 2010-06-12T01:55:00Z With regard to the resolutions which follow the preamble, it is impossible to cavil at. The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion Nor was this feeling, that with the departure of Toppleton, the illustrious, for other worlds the firm was deprived of a most considerable portion of its claims to high standing, confined to cavilling outsiders. Toppleton's Client or, A Spirit in Exile But the hero thus honoured thought fit to cavil. The Undying Past “But there was the ham,” said Canau, apparently disposed to cavil. A Little World This cavil, however, is not to be admitted; since the rule is only to be understood as applying generally, not absolutely, as it does not refer to something of essential importance. The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha Review of the Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy The soundness and purity of the canal zone administration has long ago been established beyond all question and cavil. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise And, as a man of genius, with a strong practical purpose to do moral good to his fellows, his choice of his vocation must be accepted without cavil. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Against this only one cavil can be raised, and that will not bear examination. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn Has it become a custom for the brothers and sisters to carp and cavil at one another—and even for Mamma to cavil at her children—as I have heard you all do to-night? Small Souls These educators of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries were zealous and earnest beyond cavil. The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time That these two parties differ in name only and are one in fact is demonstrated beyond cavil whenever and wherever the Socialist party constitutes a menace to their misrule. Labor and Freedom All this is true; and yet the answer which Plutarch would probably have made to any such cavils is very simple. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Let each one do his and her duty in life, and this cavil falls to the ground—which, when spilled, cannot be gathered up. What a Young Husband Ought to Know "It would be a miracle," she at once began to cavil, "if you ever saw anything good in the Van Saetzemas' house." Small Souls For it was through him that the fact was established beyond cavil, that the horse was able to respond to strangers in the master's absence. Clever Hans (The horse of Mr. Von Osten): A contribution to experimental animal and human psychology Beyond all cavil this position is most conducive to the happiness of the human family in this life. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution But whoever might cavil at Cicero,974 no one ever questioned the pre-eminence of Virgil, and he and his contemporaries were still the models of a host of imitators. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Who will cavil at Pius VII, in this new dawn of public tranquillity, for his endeavours to recover their services? The New Conspiracy Against the Jesuits Detected and Briefly Exposed with a short account of their institute; and observations on the danger of systems of education independent of religion I would that some would value me And never hint what I would be "If"—but why cavil? Impertinent Poems Experts assure me that we have here to deal, not with a case of "moral insanity", but with a very common experience,—although this view will probably be cavilled at by enthusiastic lovers of horses. Clever Hans (The horse of Mr. Von Osten): A contribution to experimental animal and human psychology Thy mirth lay aside, Thy cavil and play: The foe is upon thee, And grave is the day. Poems of the Great War Published on the Behalf of the Prince of Wales's National Relief Fund Certainly one signature came not under the category of the above terms, it being that of Louis himself; the other was that of Louvois, and, perhaps, was open to cavil. In the Day of Adversity I don't hold that its use in this especial case is beyond cavil—that's another Thesaurian term—but I don't suppose any one here would notice that fact. The Inventions of the Idiot "Pistol or arquebuse makes no difference," said the King; "I am sure my cousin De Guise will not cavil over the choice of methods." Marguerite de Valois I will only add, in order to obviate cavilling, that I use the word Albigenses for the Manichean sects, without pretending to assert that their doctrines prevailed more in the neighbourhood of Albi than elsewhere. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 This advice was sound and wise beyond cavil. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus The room was an anomaly, viewed from a studious point of view; but the merely artistic eye would have found nothing to cavil at. The Gambler A Novel The smell of the sea, too, is pleasant on a hot September afternoon, especially to the unfastidious, who do not cavil at its dilution with various other odours. The Furnace Come, come, what needs such cavils with a king? A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 Those who cavil at his flawless technique ignore the specific quality of drawing characterising every great artist. Aubrey Beardsley Now men may cavil as much as they like about other parts of the Bible, but I have never met an honest man that found fault with the Ten Commandments. Weighed and Wanting Addresses on the Ten Commandments "For no reason, Mrs. Milbanke, that you can possibly cavil at!" The Gambler A Novel No person would venture, in their presence, to cavil at their religious creed, or their religious practices. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 I am willing to acknowledge all this; I cavil not for the cause—I only ask acceptance for the fact. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume I (of II) We have soon exhausted our critical cavils, and shall look at leisure through these volumes for some of those points which interested us during their perusal. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 I have never verified the work since it was done, but I believe that in this one respect, at least, it is beyond cavil. My First Book: the experiences of Walter Besant, James Payn, W. Clark Russell, Grant Allen, Hall Caine, George R. Sims, Rudyard Kipling, A. Conan Doyle, M.E. Braddon, F.W. Robinson, H. Rider Haggard, R.M. Ballantyne, I. Zangwill, Morley Roberts, David Christie Murray, Marie Corelli, Jerome K. Jerome, John Strange Winter, Bret Harte, "Q.", Robert Buchanan, Robert Louis Stevenson, with an introduction by Jerome K. Jerome. The writer of this is one of those few who never dishonors religion, either by ridiculing or caviling at any denominations whatsoever. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence There was a vagueness in all this which did not satisfy me; but I was too deeply occupied with other thoughts to question or cavil at what he said. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience There had been much cavilling at the parade attending his first installation. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Others have been models of wives and mothers; but Theodosia, though in both those characters admirable beyond cavil, stands rather as the representative American daughter. Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) It admits of no cavilling, and no process of natural selection will ever distill significant words out of the notes of birds or the cries of beasts. Lectures on The Science of Language O'Shea explained to Heathcote that the great advantage of this scheme consisted in the way it secured one against surprises; no possible interruption being omitted, nor any cavilling objection spared to the orator. One Of Them And let none cavil at the thought, that thus Adam may have rested his thousands of years, and the last taken of Adam’s children only a few moments. The State of the Blessed Dead Throughout the country the Commissioners with plenary powers were sent to administer the new oaths, and those citizens who cavilled at taking them were treated as traitors to the King. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History It was on the night of January 9, 1876, that the first satisfactory experiment was tried, testing beyond all cavil or doubt the powers of the subject's eye. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. But, I venture to think that both these eminent authors would have considered their case strengthened beyond cavil had there been an entire absence of colour-epithets. The Revival of Irish Literature Addresses by Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, K.C.M.G, Dr. George Sigerson, and Dr. Douglas Hyde It would only expose him, he said, to the suspicions and the cavils of his enemies. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 Surely, then, no cavil on this score can be admitted. The State of the Blessed Dead I shall not be surprised if some quarrel with these names, cavil at the selection and challenge a greatness which they look upon as transient. A Novelist on Novels I wonder what would become of you if you could not cavil. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly The civil list never questions or cavils—it only pays. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier But however Pritchard's arrangements may be cavilled at, they certainly secured the capture of Davis. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865 All is hurry, jostling and confusion; the very drums of your ears ache with the eternal jargon—with the cursing, swearing, whooping, hollowing, cavilling, laughing, crying, cheating and stealing, which are all in full blast. Eight days in New Orleans in February, 1847 However, that his instinct in this matter, in general, led him to seek the artistic consolation which removes the spectator from too close and unrelieved proximity to the horrible is beyond cavil. How to See a Play There have been 469 many critics who brought from failure in imaginative composition a cavilling, jealous and ignoble temper, who have mainly exercised their function in indulging the evil passion of envy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" Obviously not a note to be cavilled at. The Destroying Angel Time moves on the same, whatever disparity there may be in our mode of keeping count of it, like true fame in spite of the cavils and contradictions of the critics. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time A man finds little trouble in obtaining what he wants, if he never cavils at the price asked, and is willing to pay in advance. Lord Stranleigh Abroad As neither I have time, nor you space, to cavil with such at present, I shall leave them alone in their glory.” Folk-lore of Shakespeare Which saying made them to cavil no more. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway Like them, we are to receive the kingdom of God, believing without a cavil or a doubt in our Father’s declarations. Maids Wives and Bachelors The very associations which a more refined critic would have cavilled at had their attractions for him, and he gloried in the noise and uproar. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life She might oppose the Bill in every stage; she might cavil at it in Committee, and divide on every clause; but when it once became law, she revered it as a statute of the land. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life It was the business of the "John" narrator to attempt to leave it clean, and put an end to all cavil. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning Mrs. Halsing ventured to cavil, and suggested that she had always heard elsewhere that it was polite to serve ladies and children first, instead of giving a lot of hulking soldiers precedence. The Story of Old Fort Loudon There were also delays, hesitations and cavils at home, which were more inexplicable. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" And why, instead of cavils, frivolous misrepresentations of persons and nations, writers do not place themselves as citizens of the world, correcting national faults, as a father would his beloved children? Why a National Literature Cannot Flourish in the United States of North America Dalton liked sympathy too well to cavil about his title to it. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life Of Gen. Price's characteristics that of under-statement was certainly not one; but there is no use caviling about this, since the disaster was in all conscience bad enough for the Union side. The Struggle for Missouri Are not these few pictures sufficient to show beyond a cavil that the agriculture of this country exhibits the strangest inequalities? The Hills and the Vale Sir, when you gave me my orders, here, you directed me to obey them to the letter, without question or cavil. Generals Help Themselves Let each one do his and her duty in life and this cavil falls to the ground like water—which, when spilled, cannot be gathered up. Plain Talks on Avoided Subjects Her very tastes those same tastes that ascetic Protestantism was always cavilling at were beautifully Roman. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life This settlement the latter power accepted without cavil for many years. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" I accept Lessing’s words, but cavil at your interpretation of them. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part Peredonov does not love his mistress; he simply lives with her from habit and because she bears, without complaining too much, his coarseness, his cavilling, and his bad humor. Contemporary Russian Novelists That a man should be ready to defend his honor—to convince an opponent by endeavoring to kill him—yes, he accepted without cavil those tenets of the French social code. Cynthia's Chauffeur If this be the cavil, we reply in the affirmative that the Scripture is true; that Jesus did mean all, and even more than he said or deemed it safe to say at that time. Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 I had no doubt of the effect of Paine's Age of Reason: it may be cavilled at a while, but it must prevail. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880. His best points do not follow from his jejune critical principles, but from close reading that forces him at times to admit that he is interested even while he carps and cavils. Critical Remarks on Sir Charles Grandison, Clarissa, and Pamela (1754) The insecurity of life, and the consecutive injustices in the cavils of the police administration, develop in society a reciprocal fear and distrust. Contemporary Russian Novelists Whatever people may think of the art of Henri Matisse, his fame is beyond cavil. Pot-Boilers “I shouldn’t want to have it go abroad that we had not acted formally, if there was any one disposed to cavil.” Stories by American Authors, Volume 9 A large majority of them come in the most official and authoritative shape, and their language is explicit beyond cavil. Thoughts on African Colonization Now, His words were disregarded, cavilled at, made light of, in just the same manner. Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford Our legal luminary had condescended only to some ingenious cavilling in three of his exceptions; but the fourth was of a nature which could not be overcome. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 How amateurish is the attitude of the Tolstoy disciple who cavils at his masterpieces. Ivory Apes and Peacocks The evidence of Cæsar is express; and there is neither objection nor cavil to set against it. The Ethnology of the British Islands Bourgeois marriage—we have proved the point beyond cavil—is the result of bourgeois property relations. Woman under socialism To elicit it from Patristic Commentaries, would obviously leave a door open for cavil. Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford Progress leads toward the outside world of letters, and to cavil at work such as Mrs. Renshaw's is to set obstacles in the path of progress. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 So here was nothing to cavil at, nothing to arouse base suspicion. The Naples Riviera It requires no skill to cavil over these things; I could do that as well as others. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent Taylor, by the King’s desire, proposed to him to resume the office; and after some cavilling he agreed to do so with liberty to vote as he pleased, but promising not to be violent. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II Let them spend the long summer days of many a Long Vacation—from early morning until twilight,—dissecting every syllable of the blessed pages; and then they will learn to adore instead of to cavil. Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford There is nothing in the practice at which the Englishman can fairly cavil. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations I can not cavil at an America that furnishes me with such food as I get in this place. Outside Inn Might I also cavil were it to serve any purpose here. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent Let the over-strict teacher and the over-indulgent parent both come with their empty cavils, and before they boast of their own methods let them learn the method of Nature herself. Émile or, Concerning Education; Extracts It has even become the fashion to cavil at almost everything which the Bible contains. Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford It is possible that some critics may be found cavilling enough to accuse me of inconsistency in thus celebrating the praise of War in a work which is avowedly intended for the promotion of Peace. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations I'll give money to any well deserving friend, but in the matter of business, I'll cavil on the ninth part of a hair. Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order Let there be no caviling and contention on the score of possibility; be satisfied with the inquiry: Is it the Word of God? Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent God is good, and tempers ever Every hurt, Me desert Wholly can He never, Though united world and devil, All their pow'r Can no more Do than mock and cavil. Paul Gerhardt's Spiritual Songs Translated by John Kelly Whence is it that we dare to handle the pages of God's Book as if they were a common thing,—doubting, questioning, cavilling, disbelieving, denying? Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford If there were no service, then those who had come from a distance in expectation of devotion, retired to the tavern and drank and gossiped, and were not disposed to cavil. The Broom-Squire Why cavil at it when it contains, as we must see, a revelation of the full formula for salvation, which, as you say, is right-thinking.” Carmen Ariza He does himself injustice when he condescends to describe David Hume's theory of causation as "wretched cavil." Arrows of Freethought Surely, if Christ died for all men, if his resurrection is the pledge of ours, and if our inability to believe it involves our perdition, the fact should have been established beyond all cavil. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) Is it not enough for thee to have cavilled at the first page of the Old Testament on "scientific" grounds? Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford If this word be correctly used, it may stand without cavil. The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion Now cut this land up into little, caviling factions, and where are we? The Eye of Dread He said that his enemies might cavil, but he had found out a road to fortune in this world and the next. Arrows of Freethought The treaty, as it transpires, is the source of general cavil. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 Spiritual insight establishes two facts beyond cavil or dispute or reversion. Sex--The Unknown Quantity The Spiritual Function of Sex The fame of these illustrious men has long been placed beyond the reach of cavil. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 She did not believe that Tom could really see anything to cavil at in Lance’s presence, in his changed personality. Rim o' the World It is futile to cavil or carp At Sir Alfred, whose surname is Sharpe; For he soothes us or stings As the nightingale sings, Or as angels perform on the harp. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 9, 1914 To receive such praise from Washington is sufficient answer to all the petty cavils that have been raised against the memory of Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Franklin The alarm bell ringing loudly in the corridor, the tramp of feet as of an army marching, the cry of man to man proclaimed the fact beyond any cavil. The House Under the Sea A Romance Vain to the core, thus in the nation's need You carp and cavil while your brothers bleed, And while on England vitriol you bestow You offer balsam to her deadliest foe. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 25, 1914 In a word, the financial department of the whole newspaper press accepted the situation philosophically, bearing their losses without complaint and supporting without cavil the restrictive measures which it was necessary to employ. The New York Stock Exchange in the Crisis of 1914 There is a shrewd lesson here to the class who doubt and cavil simply to show their parts. Leading Articles on Various Subjects Mr Fox, in the course of the negotiations of the definitive treaty, has cavilled on every point, and raised difficulties and delays on every occasion. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX Mitred once Such gibes no more assailed him: one short month Sufficed the petty cavil to confute; One month well chronicled in book which verse Late born, alas, in vain would emulate. Legends of the Saxon Saints But he who gave this last explanation must be willing and able to back the word with the deed, and stop cavilling with the sword-point. The Wild Geese Since the incubation of his first unsuccessful play, he had argued out every character and situation with her; when feminine psychology was in dispute, her ruling was accepted without cavil. The Education of Eric Lane "Everywhere," wrote Madison in October, "the progress of the public sentiment mocks the cavils and clamors of the malignant adversaries of the administration." James Madison Michael's approval was necessary to her happiness: whoever else might choose to cavil at her choice, it must not be Michael—dear old Michael! Lover or Friend She had taken no fancy at all to the stiff, awkward little English woman, in whom her quick wits detected the lurking tendency to cavil and criticise, and was discouraging accordingly. In the High Valley Being the fifth and last volume of the Katy Did series The quaint title of this poem has attracted much curious cavil. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 Almost every cavil and argument may be traced to Voltaire, Porphyry, Celsus and Julian, the old enemies of the Christ. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume I, No. 10. October, 1880 A smattering of optics would have prevented Dr. Williams from repeating the old cavil of Voltaire, that light could not have been made before the sun. The History of Dartmouth College Like a stab the cruel cavil through his brain and pulses went; To his heart an icy coldness, to his brain a darkness, sent. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul Then they came to the hotel, and were shown to their rooms,—high up, airy, and nicely furnished, though Imogen was at first disposed to cavil at the absence of bed-curtains. In the High Valley Being the fifth and last volume of the Katy Did series Faith did not want to hear his suggestions of doubt and cavil. Say and Seal, Volume II But it took paper bags to prove beyond cavil the truth of my contention. Dishes & Beverages of the Old South Smith's account of the settling of Jamestown and the struggle of the colonists there was for many years accepted without cavil by historians. Patrician and Plebeian Or The Origin and Development of the Social Classes of the Old Dominion Exact measurements have since demonstrated beyond all question of cavil that Rheims Cathedral had been built with mathematical accuracy to shield our contemptible enemy's trenches around Chalons from our best gun positions outside Laon. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 21, 1914 This appeared to be a contradiction in terms, but public apathy accepted it without cavil. Somehow Good We finally got safely back to our quarters, at the Kaiser-i-Hind Hotel, far too well pleased with our trip to Ambar to cavil at a most indifferent dinner. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months They were disputed at the time by some cavilling critics, but have since been shown to be accurate. The Private Library What We Do Know, What We Don't Know, What We Ought to Know About Our Books Why should material philosophy cavil at the creeds which teach a righteous judgment to come? The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, February, 1880 Mrs. L. C. Smith said that in stamping his seal of death upon trial by jury, Judge Hunt had proved beyond all cavil the inseparability of man's and woman's interests. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II That half-civilized Tanna man, smacking his lips at the thought of what might have been his but for the Gospel, outweighs all cavils, and is tenfold stronger than arguments. The Story of John G. Paton Or Thirty Years Among South Sea Cannibals Verily a supper at which even a gourmand might not cavil; though it was but the débris of a dinner, which seemed to have been partaken of by a goodly array of guests. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley Therefore this text should be carefully noted and urged against the caviling quibblers: Moses declares the imagination of the human heart to be evil. Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood In what manner it is absurd, merely foolishly impatient or foolishly cavilling, to ask. Laurus Nobilis Chapters on Art and Life This logic can not be caviled with or gainsaid. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II But in the way of bargain, mark ye me, I 'll cavil on the ninth part of a hair. Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature Still, being obnoxious to cavil, I will defer this hypothesis to the astronomer's closer examination. Niels Klim's journey under the ground being a narrative of his wonderful descent to the subterranean lands; together with an account of the sensible animals and trees inhabiting the planet Nazar and the firmament. At this let who will laugh or sneer, yawn or cavil. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century To illustrate this position, and clear it of sceptical cavils and objections, is the main object of the present chapter. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory So, past cavil, if the African received this franchise by the XIV. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II The talker who cavils at anything that is said stops conversation more than if he answered only yes or no to all remarks addrest to him. Conversation What to Say and How to Say it "You do not see the garden at its best," he cavils. Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) To go a step further, the way in which the diction and imagery are made to provide frame and shade and colour for the narrative leaves very little room for cavil. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century Aye, they satisfied All my desire; yet still the cavil gnawed My heart, and still the story crept abroad. Oedipus King of Thebes Translated into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes Amendment, as we contend for it, beyond all cavil. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II Criticism and cavil are two very different things. Conversation What to Say and How to Say it That consciousness makes me indifferent to the expected cavils of illiberal criticism. Original sonnets on various subjects; and odes paraphrased from Horace Once more, to cavil at this would be contemptibly easy. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century Come, ye saints, whose skill in cavilling, Shock'd at skittles, cards, or dice, Thinks, except for Sunday travelling, Railway gaming is no vice. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. Nothing else remained that it could confer; and this view alone silences cavil, even. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II The haughty condescension of the Chinese despatch does not appear to have offended the Japanese, nor did they cavil at the omission of one important ideograph from the title applied to their Empress. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era But you are always cavilling; a person can't get in a word with you! Sentimental Education, Volume II The History of a Young Man One might make a few cavils at this. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century If we credit the head of the text, why cavil at the tail? A Handful of Stars Texts That Have Moved Great Minds Womanhood suffrage is now a progressive cause beyond fear of cavil. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II Mr. Lightowler was not sensitive, and was too satisfied at having gained his object to cavil at Mark's manner of yielding. The Giant's Robe Here again is an opportunity for the agnostic to cavil and reject such evidence. Doctor Jones' Picnic Of yore His heart had accepted the creeds of his youth Without pausing to cavil, or question their truth. Three Women Although, however, I do not now press further my cavils at the triumph of modern line engraving, I must assign to you, in few words, the reason of its recent decline. Ariadne Florentina Six Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving Step by step, as she advanced, she has proved her right, to the satisfaction of caviling skepticism itself.... History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II For there were jealous people everywhere; envy stalks rampant through the world; failure cavils at mediocrity, mediocrity sneers at genius. The Trail to Yesterday The doctrine, therefore, is proof against all the cavils of scepticism. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 Their discussions are not seldom informative, and that they make public opinion in rural communities is beyond cavil. Chapters in Rural Progress A minor cavil has been urged—that the "shepherds" and the "knights," the "shepherdesses" and the "nymphs" are very little distinguishable from each other; but why should they be? A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 Had she seemed to cavil at the words of her Lord when she simply longed with all her soul to understand? The Chautauqua Girls At Home Had age and personal hardihood been added, it would have defied the cavils of the most churlish criticism, and deprived even enmity of all pretence to censure. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Vol I, No. 2, February 1810 Yet what could be more childish than such a cavil, either in England or in St Helena? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 What a bright glad world it was, and how great must be the sin of a rebellious spirit, cavilling at the dealings of its Creator! Vixen, Volume III. It might be possible to add some cavils, but for the irresistible plea just glanced at, which stops one. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 I do but claim to have established beyond the possibility of doubt or cavil that what we are here presented with is not the testimony of Jerome at all. The Last Twelve Verses of the Gospel According to S. Mark He may sneer; he may cavil; he may warp; he may try to confuse; but he will never come out in the open and answer that question. God's Plan with Men A great deal of the pretended irritation of Napoleon and his household, arose from the governor's omission of the word Emperor in his notes; and on this subject a cavil had existed even in England. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 There is no hesitation, cavil, or debate in the acceptance of it as a duty. The Contemporary Review, January 1883 Vol 43, No. 1 Instead of questioning and caviling concerning that which they do not understand, let them give heed to the light which already shines upon them, and they will receive greater light. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan And in order to bar the door against dispute and cavil, let us be content to waive the testimony of Papias as precarious, and that of Justin Martyr as too fragmentary to be decisive. The Last Twelve Verses of the Gospel According to S. Mark This Venus Victrix was not so critical as to cavil at the manifest effort in his tones. The Silver Butterfly All cavil ceased; And now began with joy the marriage feast. Indian Legends of Minnesota Having once placed themselves under officials, decisions must be accepted without cavil at the time. Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium But if any one shall think fit to cavil, because not only wild beasts, but even trees speak, let him remember that we are disporting in fables. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes I have no taste for cavilling or grumbling over events that are past. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan It established Bert's character for courage beyond all cavil, and it put an end to the unseemly rows between the schools. Bert Lloyd's Boyhood A Story from Nova Scotia The psychological characteristics stand out then in fuller relief than the physiological; but yet the former are by no means free from grounds for cavil. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 He does not cavil, as some have done, at the anachronisms. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 It is a costly matter, but money may save money, and now is not the time to cavil at expenses. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea I have no wish to cavil at the War Office authorities' honest desire to serve the public and yet temper their judgment with mercy to individuals. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan Now I dare say that some of my brother officers may cavil at this story; but I personally believe it, with perhaps two or three minutes' allowance for error in clocks. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life These things would seem impossible, they are in truth incredible, but they are true beyond the possibility of cavil. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 She knew in her own mind that she was the brains of the whole concern, so why cavil at their bluff, male ways? The Cricket Enough to say, that they are beyond cavil. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea They cavilled with the baker on the colour of his bread; they made the grocer their enemy by maintaining that he adulterated his chocolate. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life And on many of the folk who had “ta’en up wi’ the little kirk,” a change had passed, a change which might be questioned and cavilled at, but which could not be denied. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not Schübler's experiments are undoubtedly important, and though the methods employed are some of them not altogether beyond cavil, they have apparently been performed with great care. Elements of Agricultural Chemistry But they found nothing here to cavil at, and I passed on. Glances at Europe In a Series of Letters from Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, &c. During the Summer of 1851. Beyond cavil, this portly and handsome volume makes good the claim which is set forth on the title-page. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 If there were any independent evidence in favour of special creation as a fact, then indeed the argument from ignorance might be fairly used against any sceptical cavils regarding the method. Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions It being established, therefore, definitely, beyond doubt or cavil, that something had happened, the next great question for the expectant Florentines was, What thing had happened? The God of Love We are besides prepossessed in their favor, and less disposed to remark or cavil at their faults. A Treatise on the Art of Dancing I will not stop to cavil about the construction of these words; but I see none of the difficulties that suggest themselves to the mind of my friend from Virginia. A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 And let philosophers cavil and doubt, if they must; but this man's example is a refutation in fact of a thousand of their sceptical theories. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 I cannot cavil at opinions which, if not correct, at least are founded on the holy writings; but I have been otherwise instructed.” Japhet in Search of a Father No one caviled nor complained at the one-ideaness of womankind while the world was in a welter of woe and slaughter. 'Oh, Well, You Know How Women Are!' It is a common cavil of carnal reason: how can the Lord reject so many persons, and fore-ordain them to destruction? The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning We must certainly do something to cover this difficulty; if we omit the subject entirely, we shall leave much opportunity for cavil on this question when the question goes to the people. A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 To a thousand cavils one answer is sufficient; the purpose of a writer is to be read, and the criticism which would destroy the power of pleasing must be blown aside. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II The second objection, that some things are beneath God's notice, if it be not a captious cavil, must result from pushing too far the analogy between earthly kings and the King of kings. Conversion of a High Priest into a Christian Worker Knowing not whither to go, he regained his cell, saying to himself, that he ought not to wrangle thus; yes, but how could he help hearing the cavils which rose he knew not whence? En Route To a thousand cavils one answer is sufficient. Dr. Johnson and His Circle Were a visit to be paid to the British Museum, his handicraft, rude when compared to modern art, could be seen in the fragments beyond all cavil recording his primitive culture. A History of Nursery Rhymes His cavilling and chicanery and the accusations he levelled against his subordinates, made you forget he was fulfilling the honourable task of defending his honour and his life. The Gods are Athirst There is on record one fact, well observed, which establishes beyond cavil the possibility of the protraction of pregnancy beyond two hundred and eighty days, or forty weeks. The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother If these three elements, representing the city fathers, the contractors and the laborers, were all satisfied with the way the city’s work was being done, who remained to cavil? Jewel Weed The Peacock is now more accustom’d to travel; And less inclin’d, therefore, at trifles to cavil: So, cheerfully lends his smooth wings to the breeze, And with rapture extols ev’ry prospect he sees. The Peacock and Parrot, on their Tour to Discover the Author of "The Peacock At Home" Had they who cavilled at his high-placed love but known the truth; how she whom he so worshipped, on her part, adored him? Cruel As The Grave When Mother Underhill feels disposed to cavil and criticise, for she is shocked by the new woman's heresies, she recalls the "last good-night kiss," and is silent. A Little Girl of Long Ago His personal valor was beyond cavil—he had distinguished himself in every battle in which he had taken part. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators But let us begin with a life-story, where love resolved its "moonshine" into life, and justified itself even to stopping the mouths of certain self-appointed censors, who caviled much and quibbled overtime. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers When some one passes he drops his head Shading his face in his black felt hat, While the hard girl hardens; nothing is said, There is nothing to wonder or cavil at. Look! We Have Come Through! It may be cavilled at, but it will nevertheless be a fair approximation. Diary in America, Series One The doubters may cavil over the philosophy, but I think I may remain content with the fact. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver Besides, the scheme, whatever it was, had the guarantee of Boone himself as to its wisdom, and was therefore beyond cavil. The Phantom of the River Whether there is any such thing in Nature as justice for the individual is a question, but cosmic justice is beyond cavil. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers "I should n't want to have it go abroad that we had not acted formally, if there was any one disposed to cavil." Eli First published in the "Century Magazine" It may seem like petty cavil to criticize the prayer that has been acclaimed for many centuries as ideal, but, seriously, what valuable principle for guidance through life does the Lord's Prayer contain? The Mistakes of Jesus But the truth is that all such cavil at these positions is perfectly idle from the very baselessness of the positions themselves. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society As if I cavilled at Matthew and Luke, and not at those who, out of ignorance and carelessness, have corrupted them. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation But who was I to cavil at this jewel of a shrine in our wilderness? Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South African Tales They, as might be supposed, cavilled, disputed, and appealed. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3) Turgot This would appear, at first sight, to settle the question beyond cavil. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 Nor can thinkers, on either side, cavil at Europe's policy during that war; calculating, selfish and cruel as it may seem to the sentimentalist. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death Strictly speaking, there was nothing to cavil at in this. Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa "Then, if you think Ruth's story was true," pursued my grandmother, "what's the reason you are always cavilling at things just 'cause you can't understand how they came to be so?" Oldtown Fireside Stories We can stop, therefore, neither in perpetual adoration of nor perpetual caviling at the past. Human Traits and their Social Significance That he had brought it from home was beyond cavil in his mind, for had he not paid his cab-fare and the other expenses from it? Despair's Last Journey It is ungrateful to cavil at this moralizing and didactic temper, which animates a large part of the nation and is responsible for much of the British achievement. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield Having given the subject such careful thought, I am not disposed either to minimize obstacles or to cavil at well-meant efforts. Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 These portions he declares himself to have eliminated, and he now thinks—or thought in 1893—that there is nothing on that score to cavil at. My Contemporaries In Fiction She looks a' around her, and what sees she there But quarrels and cavils, but sorrow and care? The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century I am aware," he wrote, "that the answer may be cavilled at in Downing Street, for I know it is not exactly according to Hoyle. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion The generosity of the editors is, indeed, beyond all cavil. The Idler Magazine, Volume III, April 1893 An Illustrated Monthly He would have been a cynical epicurean who would have criticised the appointments; the banquet itself was above all cavil. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries And while I'm not caviling, you will pardon me, son, if I suggest that hereafter you play square with me. Blacksheep! Blacksheep! Curiously, she cavilled at his choice of words. Afterwards The present volume, I hope, will disarm any cavil from old quarters on the score of national prejudice. Handy Andy, Volume One A Tale of Irish Life, in Two Volumes And therefore, mortals, cavil not at all; Believe:—if 't is improbable you must, And if it is impossible, you shall: 'T is always best to take things upon trust. Don Juan Her father ought to stop it; but he is so fond of the girl, and thinks her so altogether perfect and beyond cavil, that he lets everything go. Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes What good purpose then will it serve to cavil at the monks forever? Bibliomania in the Middle Ages I will have no cavilling at my orders. Percival Keene If that were permitted—if every order were to be cavilled at and argued upon, as just or unjust, there would be an end of all discipline. Mr. Midshipman Easy But are we to suppose that, because we, in our foolishness, cannot comprehend His reasons, that therefore they must be cavilled at? The Little Savage If there’s any cavilling, I’ll shut up as close as an oyster when he’s had his dinner, and, having made this preliminary observation, here goes. Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days My mother, being well acquainted with the internal economy of a man-of-war, had provided me with a chest of very moderate dimensions, at which no First-Lieutenant, however strict, could cavil. Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea As for the cavilling crew who carped at her during her life Mrs. Behn has answered them and she was thoroughly competent so to do. The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume I They are accustomed to receive mysterious commands, and obey them without cavil or question. The Lone Ranche I just looked into a Bible now and then to find occasion for cavilling and scoffing, and I found what I wanted. True to his Colours The Life that Wears Best He always accepted, without cavil or question, the position to which he might be assigned. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 I need not cavil at the phrases 'refinement' and 'gentleman.' English Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century There was all the defiance of a world insensate to love, greedy to find sin, dull to see grace and beauty, blind to a woman's self while it cavilled at a woman's deeds. Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House Cease this miserable caviling which you and Joseph are at work on night and day—ridiculous for him, and still less appropriate for you. The Rose of Old St. Louis It is simplicity and not worldly arrogance, obedience and not caviling; first as a daughter, then as a wife. A Little Girl in Old Detroit Yet the history of industrial changes shows beyond cavil or doubt that in this field, as in others, he who would be free himself must win his freedom. The Family and it's Members What memory could stand such a burden, or what might legal cavil not find therein? The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 2, August, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy She did not object much to her own part, but she cavilled suddenly at Janie's—or at Harry's relation to Janie. Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House Other adjectives beside those that ‘exit in able’ are cavilled at. Letters of Edward FitzGerald in Two Volumes Vol. II Listen, ye who cavil at the government, and while opposing its policy, still think you do no harm! Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure We ask this in no spirit of censure or cavil, for we have no prejudice against the school of spiritualistic literature, save where it militates against the faith in our Redeemer. Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. This bit of cavilling reminds one of De Quincey's elaborate argument against the lines: Who would not laugh, if such a man there be? Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) The incredulous blinded themselves by various pretences: but the evidence of the miracle leaves no room for the least cavil or suspicion. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March These analogies need further elaboration and confirmation to render them perfectly clear and to establish them beyond cavil—such as space here does not admit of. Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy But the fact stands beyond cavil that what art we possess is traceable to our masters, the Dutch. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians His orthodoxy must be above suspicion, or at least beyond the reach of open cavil in England. Henry VIII. He scolded and carped and criticised and caviled, told half truths and solid lies, and the august and astute Committee listened with open ears, and the phonographer dotted down every word. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis Recent demonstrations in that direction go to prove beyond cavil the fact. The Dismal Swamp and Lake Drummond, Early recollections Vivid portrayal of Amusing Scenes There is no puny carping nor cavilling in the process. Critical Miscellanies, Volume I (of 3) Essay 4: Macaulay Still he is the greatest poet of passion the world has ever seen—don't cavil—passion's consistency consists in being inconsistent. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians Was the dispensation for Henry's own marriage beyond cavil? Henry VIII. Thus run the beautiful, stately hexameters, which, whatever cavilling critics may say, are delightfully adapted for epic narrative in any fairly polysyllabic language. Essays on Scandinavian Literature If it were possible that any doubt could still exist, there is one provision in the Constitution which stamps its character as a compact too plainly for cavil or question. The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government I see that reverses, instead of making this people cashier their generals, or cavil at their rulers, only intensifies their fierce energy of resistance. Border and Bastille It is not for me to cavil at him for doing that. The Captain of the Kansas I have not taken up all the cavils of Infidelity. Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity But the suggestion that these gentlemen are not officers, seems to me the merest cavil. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 But now she understood beyond cavil that because she had opened her eyes, the girl was giving thanks to the Deity. The Stowaway Girl It would be unfair to cavil at the absence of a martial bearing in men, who, having followed other professions all their lives, so lately and suddenly took up that of arms. Border and Bastille His art in bringing out from time to time such a splendid array of clever pianists is proof positive of his excellent qualities as a teacher and has fixed his reputation beyond cavil. Sixty Years of California Song It is refreshing to turn from the cavils of ignorant criticism to the clear light of discovered facts and imperishable monuments. Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity Her feminine soul could not cavil when Bill thrust them in the pocket of her coat, even if her mind was set against accepting any peace tokens at his hands. North of Fifty-Three It was all cut and dried, and there was really nothing to cavil at. The Stowaway Girl Is the suspicion, the open suspicion of such an one, no insult, that he must cavil if he be repaid in insult? The Long Night Arguments were bandied from tongue to tongue; each one cavilled at the assertions of the other, yet all united in the purpose of pacifying an alarmed conscience, and changing despair into ill-founded confidence. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel Beyond cavil you are your own, but beyond cavil, too, you are theirs; their purchased possession, paid for long, long in advance and sight-unseen. The Amateur Garden The medium is still saturated with his theological education; he discusses, he cavils, and his spirit-guides show him the absurdity of a great part of his beliefs. Mrs. Piper & the Society for Psychical Research After a good deal of fencing and putting forth metaphysical cavils, he allowed that it was all for the sake of experiment, and declared that he really believed both in God and in the Atonement. Pioneers and Founders or, Recent Workers in the Mission field And at no time hath the caviling of men, whether learned or unlearned, been a thing to rely on, nor will it be so. A Traveler’s Narrative On account of these words they cavilled at and assailed Him when He said unto them, ‘Verily the Son is in the Father, and the Father is in the Son.’ Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Such weight, however was put on this cavil, that Buckingham, Shaftesbury, Salisbury, and Wharton, insisted strenuously in the house of peers on the invalidity of the parliament, and the nullity of all its future acts. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II. The worldly-minded, indeed, were prone to the criticism that the material of Mrs. Weatherwax's garments was beyond cavil, but this surely was her own concern. The Henchman For many, many years romancists persisted in attributing to their principal heroes every point of bodily perfection and accomplishment; no one thought then of caviling at such a well-understood and established type. Sword and Gown A Novel I heartily wish that the same tenderness of conscience in all things may be seen, which if not, it will hardly be called a scruple of tenderness, but a cavil of malignity. The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation "To disbelieve in it in early life, and cavil at all the caricatures and imitations, and only come to find out its reality comparatively later on, is a great misfortune—a great misfortune." The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers My dear Sir,—You observed that the French of Shirley might be cavilled at. Charlotte Brontë and Her Circle But when you speak of my work as "put beyond cavil and beyond forgetfulness," I cover my face with my hands, with confusion. Autobiography and Letters of Orville Dewey, D.D. Edited by his Daughter By what means shall it be certain, beyond the cavil of a doubt, that the right Laws or Principles, and no more than those warranted by the Facts, are deduced? The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 6, December 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy One out of the malignity of his spirit, cavils against the work; another out of tenderness of conscience, scruples the taking. The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation Of course, he introduces this cavil to combat it, but still maintains that travellers may be allowed to amuse themselves with the beauties of the country they are passing through. History of English Humour, Vol. 2 "And my successor might cavil at Mrs. Bryant's idea of furnished lodgings." Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 This may seem to lead to nothing important: it is however not for any purpose of verbal cavil that I object to this distinction, and contend that both errors are logical. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg |
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