| 单词 | chirography |
| 例句 | The early registers still exist in Stationers' Hall, near Paternoster Row, London, in quaint and almost undecipherable chirography, and some of them have been reissued in facsimile. Copyright: Its History and Its Law 2012-04-23T02:00:25.937Z I have been poring over his old-time chirography, clear-cut and beautiful as copper-plate. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The writing as an example of the chirography of the century is of interest. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z My darling Brother,— I owe you two good long letters, and am ashamed to think how long it is since you have seen my crabbed chirography. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z We shall not object to your chirography, so you must practise it often, and let me hear of your progress and well-doing. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z There were numerous letters in it, some being addressed in a woman's delicate handwriting and others in a bold, clear, masculine chirography. The Heatherford Fortune a sequel to the Magic Cameo 2011-11-15T03:00:18.930Z Upon attempting to read the manuscript I at first found myself puzzled by a style of chirography very peculiar and characteristic, but execrably bad. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z I have known persons who seemed absolutely to plume themselves on the illegibility of their scrawls; because, unfortunately, so many men of genius have indulged in a most shameful style of chirography. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z His chirography actually and undeniably exhibited the same general characteristics, only intensified and with less certainty of stroke and pen-pressure. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z Since a number of centuries back, the Gallic chirography, which originally was the same as the Greek, began to be little by little modified in the course of time, and finally fell into disuse. The Galley Slave's Ring or The Family of Lebrenn. A Tale of The French Revolution of 1848 2011-08-29T02:01:02.680Z It becomes me to have a fine pen, and to try and be rather refined than otherwise in my chirography! Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. 2011-08-02T02:00:25.157Z Visitants of the school expressed surprise at the neatness of their needle-work, and chirography. Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z She seized it again and pored over it with keen eyes; but its neat, cramped chirography revealed nothing. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z But apart from the question of chirography one other manifestation constantly reminded Mortmain of his crime. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z The former took down the result, which is all in his peculiar chirography.” Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z But his head still swam; and when he tried to read it the angular chirography danced under his eyes, describing such curious antics that he was driven at last to ask her aid. The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z We got a specimen of his handwriting and compared it with the sheet of manuscript; the chirography was identical. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z She looked at the letter—her own familiar chirography started her out of countenance. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z He was a bright, active young man, but his chirography resembled, in illegibility if not in form, the Egyptian hieroglyphics. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z Back, therefore, he hastened to the Imperial, where, however, his search for familiar chirography was fruitless. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z The indispensable requisites of a good letter are neatness of chirography, simplicity, and grammatical correctness. The Man Who Pleases and the Woman Who Charms 2011-04-05T02:00:10.347Z His hand shook as he held it and studied the chirography. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z It was the mode of writing it—the chirography—that was occupying his thoughts. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z It is an interest of a peculiarly pleasant nature, if the epistle be perfumed, the envelope of limited dimensions, crested, cream-laid, and endorsed by a chirography of the “angular” type. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z He opened one of the letters and read slowly, his brows drawn together in an effort to decipher his partner’s chirography. Lost Farm Camp 2011-01-23T03:00:16.437Z As its bulk indicated, it was a lengthy epistle, and this length was more than doubled in reading matter by the fine chirography which covered its large pages. Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z Now and then one came, a little missive in angular chirography, telling how she longed to return to them, which they read and re-read by candlelight. The Girl From Tim's Place He returned within a minute with a cabinet-size photo upon the front of which was written, “From Loris, January ’18,” in the vertical chirography much practiced by social buds. Whispering Wires They are law papers she is copying, in that clear, legible chirography. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir When the occasion arrives for which the writing was obtained, each guest finds at his cover a card bearing his name and a printed delineation of his character formed from the chirography. Dinners and Luncheons Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions The essay was indited in the lawless style of chirography known as the “grass character,” and handed to the purchaser to be copied. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology Indeed his favourite attitude when in repose showed his wonderful gift in chirography as well as his affection for me. Mr. Munchausen Being a True Account of Some of the Recent Adventures beyond the Styx of the Late Hieronymus Carl Friedrich, Sometime Baron Munchausen of Bodenwerder Experts in chirography are called by both sides. A Modern Wizard Gill took from his pocket a neatly folded, daintily perfumed letter, the chirography of which was like steel-engraving. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 Imagine his contrition when Ballard one day sought him out and delivered unto him an envelope addressed in Constance's familiar dainty chirography, admitting its detention for over three weeks by her express command. The Song of the Wolf It is quite a treat in chirography to see the signatures of the residue of the fifty, as they stand in the column. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 The recollection of the very feel of the fair smooth paper under his hand, the delicate hair-line chirography trailing off so fast from the swift pen, could wring a pang from him. The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories In one or two instances, however, he had been unable to decipher the Secretary’s most difficult chirography—for he had no idea of punctuation. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital The paper and the chirography, he noticed, were identical with those of the note received by Iff from Hartford. The Bandbox In a dreamy mood, half awake and half asleep, I filled sheet after sheet with my curious back-handed chirography. Daisy's Necklace And What Came of It The announcement is welcome and surprising in one respect; for it implies that writing is taught in schools, as to which an acquaintance with the chirography of the rising generation justly awakens some doubts. The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 There were hundreds of notations, some in Cos and a few in the ancient Martian, all in Mado's painstaking chirography. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 It was addressed in an unfamiliar and painful chirography, with the postmark of Portland, Ore., stamped smudgily in its corner. The Plunderer After he had read the letter over carefully, he fell to scrutinizing the chirography. Pretty Madcap Dorothy Or, How She Won a Lover He writes short compositions, scribbled down in all haste, in bad chirography. Cuore (Heart) An Italian Schoolboy's Journal The chirography of Mr. Choate was equal to any Chinese puzzle; it was even more difficult to decipher than that of Horace Greeley. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century A slight scrutiny of the recent cipher secured for the torn leaf a deeper interest than I had before felt in it: I saw that it was the chirography of a female hand. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness Look at her bills of lading, and 'Mary J. Patterson, clerk,' will be seen traced to a delicate and very neat style of chirography. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I Kendal was mystified, for he saw that it was Iris' delicate chirography. Pretty Madcap Dorothy Or, How She Won a Lover “Give the gentleman a cup of tea,” said he to Mesrour, looking up from the note, which now completed, he was perusing with an air that indicated satisfaction with its chirography, orthography, and literary style. The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton Russell silently complied, and after a careful examination it seemed the chirography was satisfactory. Macaria The Reviewer charges me, in reference to one point, with not having thought it necessary to "pore over musty manuscripts, in the obscure chirography of two centuries ago." Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather A Reply The general verdict among the people who have read the writing of both men is that Frohman took the palm for illegible chirography. Charles Frohman: Manager and Man More attention was paid to a correct and handsome chirography, at that time, the boyhood of Washington, Jefferson, Sherman and Putnam, than at a later day when a larger range of studies had been introduced. Log-book of Timothy Boardman Kept On Board The Privateer Oliver Cromwell, During A Cruise From New London, Ct., to Charleston, S. C., And Return, In 1778; Also, A Biographical Sketch of The Author. Werner's friends, when interviewed by the Evening Post, all positively identified the handwriting of this scrap as his chirography. Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner Among these, the one with the cramped, precise chirography was thought to come from an old maid. The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy But he was inspired by the notion of utilising his beautiful chirography, and for the past twelve years he had clung to the same post in the establishment of MM. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life Instantly recognizing the chirography, he asked where I was. A Confederate Girl's Diary It was much blotted and the scrawl characteristic of an office boy’s chirography proved that his 115terms at public school had not done Scorch much good. A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall Sybil, who gloried in all her husband’s accomplishments, from the greatest to the least, admired very much his skill in ornamental chirography. Cruel As The Grave For a long while Dennis sat with the letter in his hand, gazing, with unseeing eyes, upon its eccentric chirography. The Flaw in the Sapphire We can picture to ourselves Diemudis in her conventual dress, seated in the scriptorium, with her materials for chirography. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 I had no doubts about who was the writer; in fact, rude as was the chirography—from the materials used—I easily identified the hand. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Puzzled and surprised he began to read the strange chirography, and as he read his face darkened and he drew his brows in a heavy frown. Marcia Schuyler It was not that there was a familiar phrase in the upright chirography of the old hermit. Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point None was needed; the prince had preserved several specimens of that chirography at the bottom of various interesting bills of sale. The Flaw in the Sapphire The writing looked familiar, too, although at that time he could not seem to recall the person whose chirography it resembled. Rival Pitchers of Oakdale At first she thought that her grandfather had been able to master a makeshift chirography with his left hand. Joan of Arc of the North Woods Reading character by means of chirography had been one of Detective O'Gorman's hobbies and Josie had taken up the science to some extent. Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman And yet my decision was quite a concession, As I'll have to explain by another digression, In which, at the cost of some time and chirography, I'll give you a taste of an autobiography. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy In a moment Lal Lu recognized her father’s familiar chirography, and as she reflected upon his well-known sagacity and resourceful boldness, her hope and courage renewed their belated assurances. The Flaw in the Sapphire My masculine chirography probably looks out of place in this epistolary triumph—ahem!—but you can thank Kitty Clark for it. Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party It was an uneducated woman's epistle and its chirography and spelling were dreadful; so I will just mention its contents, which were highly interesting in themselves, as I think you will acknowledge. That Affair Next Door Then, more tranquillised, he continues deciphering the chirography of his companion to the end; when a second shout terminates the effort. The Lone Ranche Although shocked, when the fact of his demise was abruptly announced in the familiar chirography of my old friend, I was unable to prevent a certain sense of the grotesque from mingling with the idea. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864 Rebecca, herself, returning from the Post Office at West Wallen, brought me a letter distinguished by its peculiar dashing chirography. Cape Cod Folks Miserable chirography is one of the most prolific causes of Post-office inefficiency. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City Now I do flatter myself upon so writing, that compositors can have no excuse for blunders, though I am well aware that to be esteemed a Genious, one’s chirography should very nearly approach unintelligibility. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, January 1844 Volume 23, Number 1 Many of them were written by female hands or in very delicate male chirography, as if men who wrote like women had their natures. Bohemian Days Three American Tales In scent, brevity, and chirography it was the counterpart of the first, telling him that the nameless writer was wretched, and begging him to come to her. The Henchman We regret to record the unpleasant fact that our American ladies seldom write good hands, whereas a fair chirography is properly considered as among the very first accomplishments for a well-educated girl in England. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 6, December 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy And he tossed over her shoulder, upon the table, a letter, bearing her name, in Margaret Rushleigh's chirography, upon the cover. Faith Gartney's Girlhood Then she began, hesitating a little at times over the variable chirography of my first amanuensis. The House of Martha Calvin went over to a trunk, unlocked it, and took out a bundle of what appeared to be lady's letters, and selecting one, folded the address back and showed the chirography. Bohemian Days Three American Tales Your chirography is not equal to your organ-playing," continued the minister, smiling, as he saw the childlike, uneven signature of Jonas Johnson: "but one cannot expect everything of such a little fellow. Choice Readings for the Home Circle "It won't do for me to put 'reverend' before it, in my own chirography, but that's the way I have it engraved." A Pair of Patient Lovers Long ago, when she was a very young girl, she had superficially studied the "science" of chirography from articles in a magazine, and had fancied herself a judge. The Second Latchkey I brought her this morning as many as six or eight, some of which were put up in yellow-brown envelopes, and directed in very questionable chirography. The Story of a Summer Or, Journal Leaves from Chappaqua Grandcourt watched him with painful interest as he sat, hunched up, coughing at intervals, and poring over his wife's long, angular chirography. The Danger Mark If there be such a thing as judging the character of the writer by the chirography in the present instance, there was decision, firmness, bordering on self-will, and resistance to opposition. Lady Rosamond's Secret A Romance of Fredericton His chirography looked like a plate of spaghetti. From the Bottom Up The Life Story of Alexander Irvine These should be brief and to the point, should be of plain chirography, and relate to the business in hand, in as few words and as clearly as possible. Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society I think I would not exaggerate in saying she might reckon by the bushel these letters, written generally in very questionable grammar, and worse chirography. The Story of a Summer Or, Journal Leaves from Chappaqua The very chirography gave evidence of a rude, almost uncivilized mind. By the Light of the Soul A Novel I could not recall the chirography on the envelope. Arms and the Woman The single missive was directed to herself, in a chirography which she well knew. Angel Agnes The Heroine of the Yellow Fever Plague in Shreveport His eyes, too, fastened on the sheet and found there the pot-hooks we have learned to associate with Chinese and Japanese chirography. Tangled Trails A Western Detective Story Elegant chirography, and a clear epistolary style, are accomplishments which every educated female should possess. The Ladies' Vase Polite Manual for Young Ladies The chirography was the fashionable "long English;" the diction was good, and the orthography faultless. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) His clear, bold chirography will not add a mite to its value, Miss Parker. The Pride of Palomar With young Kent's epistle for his model, he made an amazingly clever forgery of the enthusiastic writer's chirography, and at the bottom signed the young man's name. The Furnace of Gold There is an inimitable looseness of design in the chirography of an illiterate person. Tangled Trails A Western Detective Story He studied the lean, slanting chirography of the prime minister and stroked his grizzled chin. The Grey Cloak They say that people in love kiss the lines which have been written by a beloved hand; but I have no desire to do that—and the chirography appears to me ugly into the bargain. A Reckless Character And Other Stories Its neatly drawn chirography is faded to a light yellow, but how alive it is with youthful ardor: "I think of you and pray for you very often," it says. In the Days of Poor Richard I had walked on some distance from the post-office as I read this, for Mr. ——'s chirography was almost undecipherable, even to one accustomed to it. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories Everything seemed to aid the conspirators; for he was satisfied, both from the wording and the chirography of the will, that Jaspar, whatever part he played, was assisted by others. Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue I have no faith in the science of chirography. Around The Tea-Table When you write let your chirography be legible. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862 Something of strength in the chirography of the note in his hand and something of simple directness in the wording decided him to give an interview. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West He picked up the square, white envelope tightly sealed and addressed in Mary V's straight, uncompromising chirography, turned it over, reconsidered opening it, and flipped it upon the cot. The Thunder Bird It contained only a few lines in Captain Raymond's bold chirography, but they breathed such fatherly love and tenderness as brought the tears in showers from Lulu's eyes—tears of intense joy and filial love. Elsie at Nantucket The boldest specimen of chirography I ever received was from a man whose wife keeps him in perpetual tremor, he surrendering every time she looks toward the broomstick. Around The Tea-Table Professor Phelps, by the way, had an exquisite chirography, which none of his children, to his evident disappointment, inherited. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 4, March, 1896 Ludwig himself made the coffee, after which he read the papers, and dictated his comments and criticisms on certain articles to Marie, who wrote them out in her delicate hair-line chirography. The Nameless Castle The penmanship of Bryant was aggressive, well formed and decidedly pleasing to the eye; while the chirography of Scott, Hunt, Moore, and Gray was smooth and easy to read but did not express distinct individuality. Disputed Handwriting An exhaustive, valuable, and comprehensive work upon one of the most important subjects of to-day. With illustrations and expositions for the detection and study of forgery by handwriting of all kinds He seemed normally dexterous in everything else, but he wrote with his left hand—an angular, upright chirography which, Louise thought, showed unmistakably that he was unfamiliar with the use of the pen. Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper An unreasonable schoolmaster has often, by false instruction, cramped or ruined the pupil's chirography for ever. Around The Tea-Table The major seated himself, wrote, erased, interlined, rewrote, and finally handed to the lieutenant a sheet of letter-paper, of which nearly a page was covered with the major's very characteristic chirography. Romance of California Life LETTERS: The feminine language, when committed to paper, with a stub pen and backhanded chirography, is known as a letter. Mince Pie But knowing nothing about the many minor characteristics of his natural writing he unconsciously repeats them, notwithstanding his best efforts to veil the identity of his chirography. Disputed Handwriting An exhaustive, valuable, and comprehensive work upon one of the most important subjects of to-day. With illustrations and expositions for the detection and study of forgery by handwriting of all kinds The chirography of the songs to wine and earthly pleasure is full of fire and flourish—that of the songs of lamentation neat, legible and unadorned. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 099, March, 1876 The only taking-off in the whole transaction was that the butcher ran away, leaving me nothing but a specimen of poor chirography, and I already had enough of that among my manuscripts. Around The Tea-Table When he had returned to his office, which was in a log extension at the back of the building, he locked the door and read what he could of Miss Schuyler's illegible chirography. The Conqueror It is perhaps interesting to mention that the very chirography of Beethoven's letters is eloquent of the man. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 During this period he frequently saw the defendant write and familiarized himself with his chirography. True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office He adopted and perfected that style of chirography deliberately to reduce the labor of writing to a minimum. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 His face radiated into a smile that brought out the whole chirography of fine lines, and his eyes disappeared in laughter like two raisins poked into dough. Every Soul Hath Its Song He had become familiar with those words, written in that peculiar chirography. Starr, of the Desert It was only a pretty bit of chirography, and I dropped the book impatiently when I heard her step on the threshold. The House of a Thousand Candles There was no doubt that the chirography was the same. Mistress Penwick The long, elegant curves, and all the delicate peculiarities of her chirography, taught by Miss Pillbody, had been copied from the sample furnished by her note to Mrs. Crull. Round the Block The zigzag line, like obscure chirography, has an intelligible look, and seems to spell out intimations. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 55, May, 1862 Her hands trembled so that the papers she held close to Starr's face shook, but Starr recognized the same symmetrical, hard-to-read chirography. Starr, of the Desert Great stress was laid on good writing, probably because our logograms, partaking as they do of the nature of pictures, possess artistic value, and also because chirography was accepted as indicative of one's personal character. Bushido, the Soul of Japan I saw that they were references written in varying feminine chirography. Revelations of a Wife The Story of a Honeymoon The soldiers supplied all needed chirography, and the bills obtained a wide circulation. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation For all you can tell by the firm chirography, he might have been sending a note to a ranch foreman. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form Helen May began valiantly to struggle with the fine, symmetrical, but almost unreadable chirography of the man of many words. Starr, of the Desert Their chirography is alike, it is true, but it is not the same. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 Charlie could not but smile through his tears, as he read this curious epistle, which was not more remarkable for its graceful composition than its wonderful chirography. The Garies and Their Friends Some of the words were misspelled and the bad chirography was blotted as if by falling tears, but it breathed the spirit of a Roman matron, of a Spartan mother. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 Against this item appeared a cross in my chirography, and I saw at a glance that this was my long-lost Hillier! The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac "Can you imitate the chirography of others?" he asked. Elsie's Girlhood A Sequel to "Elsie Dinsmore" and "Elsie's Holidays at Roselands" We have chosen the word "begging" for fac-simile not merely because of the marked character of its chirography. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 Indians have at one time or another left their chirography upon the face of St. Louis. Humoresque A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It Instead, she wrote her name on the register, marveling at her steady chirography: Luella Parlow, Dallas A narrow clerk scanned the bulk of her baggage, unhooked some keys, and called, "Front." Star-Dust Colonel Trumbull, whose hand, at various epochs of his life, was familiar with sword, pen, and pencil, contributes two letters, which lack the picturesqueness of execution that should distinguish the chirography of an artist. A Book of Autographs The chirography was precisely that of the letter. Elsie's Girlhood A Sequel to "Elsie Dinsmore" and "Elsie's Holidays at Roselands" Why has he covered four pages with specimens of poor chirography, which it cost him an hour to put upon paper, and us almost as much time to decipher? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 The other was in a large envelope, and the address was in a chirography unknown to her. Tales from Bohemia The manuscript sermons of New England divines are models of careful penmanship, and may be examined with interest by a student of chirography. Sabbath in Puritan New England George W. Peck's hand is of the free and independent order of chirography. Remarks Well, the actual chirography of the absentee would be made manifest before long. Bertram Cope's Year My chirography always was abominable, but now it is outrageous. Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 2. The address, the body of the missive, and the signature, were all in one chirography. The Call of the Cumberlands Some of it, moreover, seemed, for the further mystification of the officer, to be written in cipher; a needless precaution, it might seem, when the writer's natural chirography was so full of puzzle and bewilderment. Septimius Felton, or, the Elixir of Life It was done after the public reception, and "three hours' handshaking is not calculated to improve a man's chirography." The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form The present writer possesses specimens of Mr. Hawthorne's chirography at various ages, from boyhood until a day or two before his death. Doctor Grimshawe's Secret — a Romance Judging from the glance I gave it, it seemed to be a confused and abstruse mixture of irregular geometrical figures and cramped German chirography. David Poindexter's Disappearance, and Other Tales The cramped and distorted chirography on the slate was discouraging. The Call of the Cumberlands No imaginable chirography could have struck the eye with more of contrast to the professor's small and nervous hand. The Mystery They were beautifully executed, for the most part, as to their chirography, and sumptuously bound and decorated; for, in all relating to the mechanical finishing, the Spanish Arabs excelled every people in Europe. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 2 I was shown, moreover, their books of mathematical studies, which looked intricate and learned, but of which I appreciated only the delicate chirography. Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 The letters were written by an amanuensis,--all save these concluding words which Paul added in his own chirography. Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People Robert, too, knew the bold, graceful chirography, and watched her hungrily as she read. Sara, a Princess Whereupon we fell to studying the very aristocratic chirography employed by my neighbour in barring me from my own possessions. A Fool and His Money The humiliation of never knowing "how to hold your pen" did much to send many budding geniuses off on a tangent after grasshopper chirography, but those who endured unto the end acquired the "wrist movement." Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 06 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Artists She picked up the wrinkled little sheet of sadly irregular chirography. A Fool There Was It was not necessary, however, for Fleming Stone said one was enough to gather all that he could learn from her chirography. Vicky Van She hurriedly opened the professor's, and struggled through its tangled and much abbreviated chirography, looking up finally with a pale, puzzled, yet radiant face. Sara, a Princess On these were written "J. B. Barrett," in all forms of chirography—several sheets were covered with the name. Jim Cummings Or, The Great Adams Express Robbery The chirography was the same as that upon the note of the racing-car episode. The Voice on the Wire They did—for they were in the long, sloping chirography of her sister-in-law, and signed "Your ever-fond, but lonely wife." At Last "There's a man's hand for you," cried Belle exultantly as she exhibited Roger's bold chirography. Without a Home Her arrival had preceded his by several weeks; and she had smiled a little consciously when in looking at the hotel register late one afternoon his bold chirography met her eye. Taken Alive Its chirography, however, in the opinion of some competent persons who have examined it, indicates that it was written in the middle of the sixteenth century. The Voyage of Verrazzano A Chapter in the Early History of Maritime Discovery in America The frail bark had struck the reefs; she felt that her hopes were going down to ruin, and her lips quivered with pain as she recognized Mr. Manning's bold chirography on the paper wrapping. St. Elmo The letter, which I afterwards saw, was a most curious thing, both as to composition and spelling and chirography, for his lordship was no scholar. The Heart's Highway The chirography was labored, heavy and trembling; it betrayed the stiff hand of a man more accustomed to guiding the plough than the pen. The Honor of the Name An expert at chirography would doubtless have distinguished in the lines traces of a violent temperament, of a character stern and unsocial. The Master of the World "They are both the same in stationery and chirography, but not in literature." Fennel and Rue She glanced at the envelope as she picked it up, and her heart bounded painfully as she saw Mr. Murray's name written in Mr. Manning's peculiar and unmistakable chirography. St. Elmo "They contain," he added, "some specimens of the witness's chirography of about the same date as the will." That Mainwaring Affair I shall also cable for Graham, the expert on chirography and on all kinds of forgeries, and we will have his decision upon that will. That Mainwaring Affair |
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