| 单词 | caviller |
| 例句 | “Jane, I don’t like cavillers or questioners; besides, there is something truly forbidding in a child taking up her elders in that manner. Be seated somewhere; and until you can speak pleasantly, remain silent.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Let the insular cavillers at Donnelly, just because he is an American, hide their diminished heads. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, December 10, 1887 2012-04-14T02:00:21.840Z It is one which has long been applied in Germany to petty cavillers and incompetent critics. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z The caviller will perhaps ask, concerning some of the rambling observations contained in this chapter, and the subject which has called them forth, Cui bono? The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z I neither fear the critic or the caviller upon the ground-work of my address. An Address to Men of Science Calling Upon Them to Stand Forward and Vindicate the Truth.... 2011-12-24T03:08:05.883Z Hugo was exceedingly happy in dealing with cavillers at material progress. Victor Hugo: His Life and Works 2011-10-07T02:00:23.887Z There he was unstable, indecisive, happy-go-lucky, a trifler, a procrastinator; hopelessly unpractical himself, and what was much more tiresome, a consistent caviller at the practical in others. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z “Why is it not redeemed?” cried the cavillers, looking on. In Wild Rose Time 2011-08-01T02:00:13.473Z These, therefore, will be no recommendations of our subject to such readers; but should I be able to show that it is a useful science, what objections can those cavillers then raise? The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z These cavillers, said he, in another letter, are entirely wrong. The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers 2011-06-15T02:00:17.903Z It did not, however, abate the number, though it changed the character of his cavillers, who were now the whole corporate body of the physicians! Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Without that, education would waste itself in bandying arguments, and every thing would be lost if all teachers were not clever cavillers. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z "Let the cavillers say what they will," exclaim a myriad voices, "that shows a good heart." From the Easy Chair, series 2 2011-04-29T02:00:06.407Z The cavillers may be reminded that physiology is not and never will become a finite science. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z Of course the entertainment of the evening filled all such cavillers with shame and confusion. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 2011-02-11T03:00:30.570Z So caviller like I submitted to pow'r, And was coddled in troth for the third of an hour. A Season at Harrogate 2011-02-08T03:00:10.763Z That it is doubted by single cavillers, can very little weaken the general evidence; and some who deny it with their tongues confess it by their fears. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z The phrase 'domineering rich' is exceptionable," said Major Cartwright, "as it may, by cavillers, be construed into an attempt to excite the poor to invade the property of the rich. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z In these discussions, although the caviller is heard with a tolerant courtesy, it is clear that faith is always in the ascendant. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius “Why does not God keep the Sabbath?” a caviller asked of a Jew. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I He always discussed it primarily and essentially as a moral and religious question, and never went into its political relations and bearings, except to answer the objections of cavillers and opponents. Discussion on American Slavery There were among their number no cavillers, no disbelievers, none to deny or betray. Women of Early Christianity Bowles sided with the cavillers, as Johnson deemed them, and held that the want of breaks and of variety in the pauses produced a monotony of sound. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Do these cavillers think that Shakespeare never looked into a book? Folk-lore of Shakespeare "The chief benefit conferred upon society and humanity by a large proportion of our population," he would have cynically observed to any caviller, "is by dying and becoming useful 'subjects.'" Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life I have proof enough to carry conviction to any honest breast—to satisfy any caviller—except a court of justice. Hidden Hand And a caviller might perhaps go farther, and ask the significant question, Are we not known all over the world as a race of arrant braggarts? The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy But we will remind these cavillers, of what perhaps they know already, namely, that this cohort was not only an enemy by its own conduct, but also by the example which it set to others. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens Doubters and cavillers were silenced, and regular trips were made till the ice closed the river for the season. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History This is a fine legal quibble, stated for a purpose; but since legal minds disagree upon this point, a caviller might say no law is self-executing; all laws require enforcement. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II "The noble cavalier characterized," "& a rebellious caviller cauterized," 1644 or 5. Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters But as it is not my business to betray my weak points, I leave it to the ingenuity of cavillers to discover the places at which the Author of Human Error directed his great guns. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 The injunction is multiplied on us, as it were, to silence the sophistry of the caviller, and to fix the most inconsiderate mind. A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity. Though he was an authority among the young men in sailing boats, he had not attained this distinction by being a critic and caviller. The Yacht Club or The Young Boat-Builder Nowhere, he repeatedly complains, is there so little sense of the bonae literae, nowhere is study so despised as in the Netherlands, and nowhere are there more cavillers and slanderers. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation He was no conceited or froward caviller at authority, nor born rebel against established teachers and governors. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3) Turgot But there is more sense and infinite humour in the mode which Phædrus adopted to answer the cavillers of his age. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 Let the cavillers understand, that the tyranny and the folly are innate in the man, but that the service abhors and represses the one, and despises and often reforms the other. Rattlin the Reefer The "Snow-Bound" will be a sufficient reminder to all cavillers, at home or abroad, that the American Muse need not travel far away for poetic situations. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 At the same time he obtained for the new edition a letter of approval from the Pope, a redoubtable weapon against his cavillers. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation The caviller will say at once: "Could not someone else have done the work equally well—either a near relation in the other sphere or a ministering angel?" Seen and Unseen The disposition of the caviller is anything but enviable, and if God were to take him at his word, his lot would be anything but comfortable. Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story As to any mistakes I have made in computation, they are of little moment; and I shall not descend so low as to justify them against any caviller. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. - Volume 07 Historical and Political Tracts-Irish On the whole," he thought, "I justify myself On every point where cavillers like this Oppugn my life: he tries one kind of fence, I close, he's worsted, that's enough for him. Men and Women Since then there has been no more persistent caviller at the Irish policy and the Irish Party in company where he believed such cavilling paid. Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888) It might be enough to remark that the Edgeworths, father and daughter, were probably a good deal better acquainted both with French and English than these cavillers. The English Novel Will the caviller prove that the sun and moon would be greater blessings if their light wore more intense, or more abundant? Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story There were scoffers and cavillers then as now. Men of the Bible; Some Lesser-Known Characters I lament your inability to do this, as heartily as any person living; yet Heaven willed it; and it is in consequence to Heaven these aforementioned cavillers should rightfully complain. Chivalry A longer reply is what those cavillers deserve not. The Dramatic Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With a Life of the Author Comparing the relief in wax with the medal, we cannot doubt that both represent the same man; and only cavillers will raise the question whether both were fashioned by one hand. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti He checked the impertinence, and silenced the vanity of captious cavillers. Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story So that in what has been hitherto printed of the Testament, there is little, if any thing, with which any one but a professed caviller can find fault. Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society For my temptation to think it a right, I refer every caviller to a brick house, sashed windows below, and casements above, in Highbury. Emma Well and good," said George; "then we cavillers are inevitable too. Sir George Tressady — Volume I Tell me, ye vain cavillers, ye haughty adversaries of the omnipotence of virtue, where could artful vice, where could invisible and hell-born seduction, have found a fitter object for their triumph? Imogen A Pastoral Romance A public accuser would be intolerable, or even a caviller, who should inveigh against sins for which he himself is called in question. The Life of Cicero Volume One If the cavillers had known that it would have quieted many a whisper over the fire. The Forest Lovers That it is doubted by single cavillers, can very little weaken the general evidence; and some who deny it with their tongues, confess it by their fears.' Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765 The philosophic conclusion justly deducible from this view of God, let cavillers say what they will, is Optimism. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 But the cavillers were quite wrong in their conclusion. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke Unless His pardon is something quite different from the ministerial announcement of forgiveness, which His servants are empowered to make to penitents, He wilfully led the cavillers into error. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Mark The caviller may object to the application of the words “fine art” to culinary operations, but the objection rests on superficial thought. Behind the Bungalow The philosophic pessimist is not a fretful and malignant caviller who sneers at the follies of others because he thinks himself so much wiser than they. Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde"; an essay on the Wagnerian drama Let cavillers deny That brutes have reason; sure 'tis something more, 'Tis Heaven directs, and stratagems inspires, Beyond the short extent of human thought. The Poetical Works of Addison; Gay's Fables; and Somerville's Chase With Memoirs and Critical Dissertations, by the Rev. George Gilfillan These cavillers have not only doubted mine identity, although thus plainly proved, but they have impeached my veracity and the authenticity of my historical narratives! The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 Yes, but Jesus speaks to the cavillers, for the moment, in their own dialect, saying, in effect, 'I take you at your own valuation, and therein find My defence. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Mark Surely none but a caviller will find any want of harmony between these different modes of expression. The Theology of Holiness He knew that he had deserved it all, even though cavillers today say there was injustice with God in His treatment of Pharaoh. The Great Doctrines of the Bible There were not wanting ungenerous cavillers to insinuate doubts that he and Burke had been at the Gulf. Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia Compared with my thousands of readers, a few dozen public cavillers form but an insignificant minority, and they can hardly prove that they are their faithful interpreters. Thoughts out of Season Part I The cavillers mostly belonged to the congregation of St Andrew's, "Established"—a glum, old-fashioned lot indeed—who now and then dropped in of a Sunday evening to hear Mr Drummond preach. The Imperialist And a caviller might raise all the same objections to the Copernican system, which you have urged against my reasonings. Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion For the understanding, in spite of sensual cavillers, reserves to itself the privilege of conveying pure joy to the heart. Vindication of the Rights of Woman She would not wound his feelings by too close an inquiry, but she felt armed at all points against cavillers. Clever Woman of the Family In what formed the postscript to the following letter, Darwin wrote: "I have had more Catasetums,—all right, you audacious 'caviller.'" More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 Jane, I don’t like cavillers or questioners; besides, there is something truly forbidding in a child taking up her elders in that manner. Jane Eyre Yet there are not a few irrational people amongst these cavillers who, out of jealousy, would rather perish, thanks to their own baseness, than owe their lives to the virtue of their neighbours. 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