| 单词 | circumlocution |
| 例句 | The convoluted syntax, multiple negatives, indefinite antecedents, and masterful circumlocutions of this statement defy comprehension. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He shuddered at his own craven circumlocution, using so meaningless a word to obscure so hideous a truth. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She was weary of repetitions, weary of circumlocutions, weary of everything. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Here at last, it seemed, was someone willing to cut through the bland circumlocutions and communicate what no one else was brave enough to spell out. The day we learned our son had a cleft lip 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z When a wife reads aloud from a book “written with a sizable number of circumlocutions, which were somehow addictive,” she could be describing Nopca’s stories, which have the intimate, meandering quality of neighborhood gossip. Short Story Collections for an Ever-Changing World 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z This is classic Dyer shtick, evidence of the manic mind that drives the discursive repetitions and restless circumlocutions in his prose investigations. Geoff Dyer is out of his depth in 'Another Great Day at Sea' 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z As for debt and speculation, corruption and circumlocution, it would not surprise the author of to see that they are with us every day. Counting Down Dickens' Greatest Novels. Number 3: Little Dorrit 2012-02-03T18:42:02Z He mocked the confusing jargon and circumlocution of physicians and he pressed for the re-examination by the London School of Economics of untrustworthy medical statistics. Bernard Shaw and his lethally absurd doctor's dilemma 2012-07-13T21:54:04Z After all his own circumlocutions, Longo now sits on Death Row. As 'True Story' weaves a web of ambiguity, whom can we believe? 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z In Season 4, a Northern gangster weary of listening to Boyd’s circumlocutions snapped, “I’m gonna need Google Translate on my phone if I’m going to keep talking to you.” ‘Justified,’ on FX, Returns for Final Season 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z For anyone else, selling an exposé as questionably founded as this would be an exercise in circumlocution, obfuscation and half-truths. William Friedkin: 'You don’t know a damn thing, and neither do I' 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z His clumsy circumlocution reflects a desire to wriggle out from answering for the consequences of one’s own choices, a basic inability to make a defense masquerading as a defense. Why so stupid: how Joker is too juvenile to be provocative 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, after a period of fumbling and creative circumlocutions, news outlets including NPR, the Associated Press, and The New York Times switched to “she.” When Did Chelsea Manning Become Chelsea Manning? 2013-08-28T13:51:42Z Such are the distractions of “Amsterdam,” whose curlicues and circumlocutions are genuinely interesting but grow more self-conscious and indulgent with time. Review | ‘Amsterdam’: True-ish shaggy-dog tale from 1933 (with echoes of 2022) 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Bush, famously, is a gaffe specialist, the purveyor of scrambled-hash syntax, madcap circumlocutions, spoonerisms and other “Bushisms” that have haunted the internet — or as Bush would have it, internets — for decades. When George W. Bush Confused Russia’s War in Ukraine With Iraq 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Beneath the malapropisms and the circumlocutions, though, Palin turned out to have a shrewder feel for Republican voters than those in the press who scorned her, and who underestimated him. Sarah Palin Knows How to Get Attention. Can She Actually Win? 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z “You’re now a beautiful, strong flower, who must protect your delicate petals and clean them regularly,” she adds, in one of the film’s more hilarious examples of motherly misunderstanding and circumlocution. Review | Pixar’s ‘Turning Red’ is a brilliant, hilarious follow-up to Oscar-winning short ‘Bao’ 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z “On both sides, there’s been a lot of circumlocution and attempted Churchillian rhetoric about the precedent to be followed during an election year to fill a vacancy,” Mr. Kennedy said on Fox News. Graham: Senate Judiciary Committee to vote by Oct. 22 on Barrett nomination 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z With what Hemingway did to language — prose that freed mine from English circumlocution and ornamentation. Perspective | I am an uppity immigrant. Don’t expect me to be ‘grateful.’ 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z Einstein further noted that Ehrenfest “always brought clarity and acuteness into any discussion. He fought against fuzziness and circumlocution, when necessary employing his sharp wit and even downright discourtesy.” The forgotten physicist: the perils of being Paul Ehrenfest 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z Malcolm L. Stewart, a lawyer for the federal government, had come prepared with an elaborate circumlocution, calling the word “the equivalent of the past participle form of the paradigmatic profane word in our culture.” A Vulgar Term Goes Unmentioned as It Gets Its Day in Court 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z The story rushes forwards, with dizzying circumlocutions, from there. City Lights founder Lawrence Ferlinghetti: 'The US isn't ready for a revolution' 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z At the bar that night with Roberta, I got it immediately: These kennings were metaphors of circumlocution, a way to talk around the thing you want to represent. Letter of Recommendation: Old English 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z If the result is not statistically significant, an array of statements is possible, from “there is no difference …” to “there is a trend …” and various other creative circumlocutions. How sure are you of your result? Put a number on it 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z But, despite his circumlocutions, his primary message was clear from the start. Donald Trump’s Unhinged, Narcissistic Press Conference Didn’t Help Brett Kavanaugh 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z The computer-generated voice used pauses, colloquialisms and circumlocutions usually present in human speech. Google to warn over 'realistic' bots 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z He is, in many ways, more typical of where many congressional Republicans stand than Trump is, though Pruitt might express his views more crudely and with fewer circumlocutions than some. Scott Pruitt, the E.P.A., and the Republicans’ Bargain with Trump 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z And the prime minister . . . in expressing himself before her without circumlocution, calmly invited her to join the rebellion.” Fidel Castro and dead utopianism 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z “The Orator,” like Walt Whitman’s “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer,” is a poem about poetry itself, its immediate purchase on the sublime, so much more powerful than classroom circumlocution. The Post-Postcolonial Poet 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z The clumsy circumlocution is a way of avoiding any hint of stoking sectarian unrest. An uncertain community 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z But then he offered a circumlocution about voting one’s conscience “up and down he ticket,” which elicited boos and chants of “We want Trump!” Mike Pence Becomes the Anti-Cruz 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z His circumlocution around the bulb’s eventual, inevitable end reflects the reverence in which it is held by Livermorans and its more far-flung fans, who keep vigil over the light online. The L.E.D. Quandary: Why There’s No Such Thing as “Built to Last” 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z It extended even to matters of language: Although his English was fluent, he peppered it with French circumlocutions and grammatical constructions. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, U.N. secretary general who clashed with U.S., dies 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z That’s the Washington circumlocution for money that flows to someone who is not eligible, or to the right beneficiary in the wrong amount, or vanishes to fraud or federal accounting incompetence. Obama: The (Real) Cowboy President 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z The legal circumlocutions to avoid requesting a UN security council resolution match similar efforts to avoid requesting specific legal authority from Congress. US ties itself in legal knots to cover shifting rationale for Syria strikes 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z While some were simply Navajo translations of their English counterparts, many others were poetic circumlocutions. Chester Nez Dies at 93; Navajo Words Once Washed From His Mouth Helped Win War 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z His every statement advertised that he was a blue blood, with his clench-jawed diction, dated vocabulary and patrician circumlocutions. Roy M. Goodman, New York State Senator for More Than 30 Years, Dies at 84 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z These circumlocutions actually deprive readers of the very thing these institutions so grandly promise: news and information. Op-Ed Contributor: The Case for Profanity in Print 2014-03-30T22:51:00Z We encourage candor to the point of tactlessness: No circumlocution, no fancy rhetoric, no beating around the bush. What Is The Internal Culture Like At Baidu? 2013-03-29T15:09:01Z What protects an outrage are disguises, circumlocutions, and euphemisms – "enhanced interrogation techniques" for torture, "collateral damage" for killing civilians, "the war on terror" for the war against you and me and our Bill of Rights. Words are the greatest weapon for political activists 2012-10-29T13:30:01Z The problem with most business writing isn't that it's too short; it's that people stuff documents with biz-blab, jargon, abstractions, weasel words, circumlocutions, misdirections, butt-covers, meaningless adjectives, and just plain old fluff. How Twitter & Texting Saved Writing 2012-05-25T12:14:58Z His praise would be given heartily, and without reserve, while blame was always concealed in some kindly circumlocution. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z Very often they are technical terms used for ease of internal communication to avoid lengthy circumlocutions. What does 're-moding' actually mean? 2012-05-17T12:06:43Z I have little time and no taste for circumlocution; I cannot conceal from myself that I am no favorite with your sister. Barrington Volume II (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:32.490Z With my Irish friends no such circumlocution would have been necessary. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z In order to avoid a circumlocution, let me give it a name. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z Hence: Circuitous way or proceeding; quibble; circumlocution; indirect mode of speech. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Novick is clearly intent on cutting through the circumlocutions of habitual Holocaust discourse, on challenging what he sees as its obfuscations with uncompromising logic and saying out loud what is often intimated in private.” Peter Novick, Wrote Divisive Holocaust Book, Dies at 77 2012-03-13T06:20:02Z So he went to the pastor, and without any circumlocution forbade him to preach the Lutheran heresy, adding, "If you don't stop it, I'll shut the door before your nose." Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z His prose writings gained great reputation in their own day, and long afterwards, but are disfigured by apparent straining after effect, and by frequent puerility and circumlocution. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z If I have employed the word "fluid," it was to avoid circumlocutions. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z And, having made this direct concession, he proceeded gradually to evade it by subtle circumlocution, and reached the forbidden door by the spiral back staircase. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z The abb�'s thin features relaxed into a whimsical smile, and he slyly nodded, as with some stammering and much circumlocution she exposed her suspicions to him. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z Will the reverend gentleman tell us, and without circumlocution, whether the acceptance of Christianity is necessary to the salvation of anybody? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z He insists that a member shall say his say without circumlocution or repetition. England 2012-02-09T03:00:12.957Z The Society should have an agent there: I am a person of few words, and will therefore state without circumlocution that I am willing to become that agent. The Life of George Borrow 2012-01-26T03:00:14.707Z He told his story, without the circumlocutions he had used to Mrs. Clinton. The Honour of the Clintons 2012-01-24T03:00:25.947Z Mrs Boswell, however, received me with her usual simper; and suffered the evening to arrive before she began to investigate, with great contrivance and circumlocution, the cause of my unusual absence. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z Life is all a vagary of Luck,— Still, for thirty long years of genteel destitution He'd been writing State Papers, which means he had stuck Some heads and some tails to much circumlocution. A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker 2012-01-03T03:00:13.067Z Many of the scientific phrases contained in these works must have required to be entirely reconstructed, or else expressed by a circumlocution. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z This was the real purport of this speech, divested of the necessary circumlocutions. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z These descendants of theirs had still elaborate salutations and circumlocutions, and austere dignities of debate. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z Nevertheless, one night, on taking an affectionate leave of his sister-in-law, when retiring to rest, after much circumlocution and turning crimson, he asked after Ventura. The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z But he considered "that the time had now come to express it without any perambulation or circumlocution." The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z The style is wearisome and prolix, attaining to precision at the expense of circumlocution, and setting forth the smallest particulars with the same distinctness as the main features of the narrative. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z But Chinese circumlocution is often a form of polite opacity. Euphemisms: Making murder respectable 2011-12-15T16:00:44Z With much circumlocution and a kind of awkward sprightliness, addressing himself to Massimo, and smiling half-sourly and half-sillily, he expressed his own stupid contempt for Italian customs with regard to women. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z Thus the sheet, it is true, has no blank spaces, but from certain circumlocutions and obscurities of expression you will be able to guess that thoughts of the censorship were the restraining motive. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis 2011-12-06T03:00:21.763Z Here the speaker conceived the happy idea of making a beautiful comparison between the circumlocutions of this gray substance and a heap of intestines thrown promiscuously together. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z With regard to the other word, ramener, to avoid the constant circumlocution of saying, "placing the horse's head in a perpendicular position," it will be used in future wherever it occurs.—Translator. New Method of Horsemanship Including the Breaking and Training of Horses, with Instructions for Obtaining a Good Seat. 2011-12-03T03:00:11.190Z There is no advantage to be gained by further circumlocution, and you may as well know that I will give you as much trouble as possible before you plunder me. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z The Germans will now be curious to see the circumlocutions and explanations appended, in the fresh Pastorals compiled after the fabrication of the new dogma, to the Pastoral issued from the tomb of St. Boniface. Letters From Rome on the Council 2011-11-25T03:00:11.447Z I am willing to certify that beneath all your laughing good humor, you are possessed of an unlimited amount of—of—well—to put it without circumlocution—an unlimited amount of cheek. 'As Gold in the Furnace' A College Story 2011-11-07T02:00:16.163Z Directness is the leading trait in the style of both mother and son; if either used circumlocution, it was rather through deliberateness than for diplomacy. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z Of course both the star and the sun are moving, but to avoid circumlocution we shall speak of such mutual approaches simply as approaches of the sun. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z It is possible, by some circumlocution, to so state the theorem as to tell in what cases the angles are equal and in what cases supplementary. The Teaching of Geometry 2011-10-12T02:00:52.133Z It contains three hundred acres, and by the artful circumlocution of the paths, and the undulations, and the skillfully interposed clumps of trees, is made to appear limitless. Our Old Home, Vol. 2 Annotated with Passages from the Author's Notebook 2011-10-06T02:00:33.843Z Time very often will not allow me to take verbatim copies of inscriptions; so I merely transcribe faithfully every date, genealogical note, and prominent event recorded upon monuments; omitting all circumlocution and mere eulogistical epitaphs. Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 87, June 28, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2011-09-25T02:00:16.433Z Ye heavens! what a number of circumlocutions to arrive at this simple little fact! The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z But it would involve needless circumlocution to insist on superfine distinctions, and it may even help to a comprehension of the argument to keep to familiar forms of speech. Determinism or Free-Will? 2011-09-10T02:00:27.557Z Then Mrs. Bindle proceeded to make it abundantly clear to Mrs. Stitchley that she required the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, without unnecessary circumlocution, verbiage, or obscuring metaphor. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z The circumlocution of the south-sea islander was a perennial mystery to him. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z Without answering these further questions, the stranger stepped by the side of the old man out of the circle, which now once more began loudly and without circumlocution to utter its conjectures. Gabriel A Story of the Jews in Prague 2011-07-27T02:00:26.233Z Mrs. Temple, however, ruled with circumlocution as well as circumspection, and had not words sufficient to condemn women who attempt to govern their husbands. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z The reason I have used so much circumlocution you will perceive without any further explanation. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z "What is all this circumlocution to lead to?" asked Hartwich, who had grown strikingly languid, while his speech was becoming thick. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z In many American languages the hypothetical supposition expressed in the Latin subjunctive is indicated by the same circumlocution. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z That is the fact, precisely—no less assured because approached with a little necessary circumlocution. The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 2011-07-08T02:00:16.223Z Truly!" exclaimed the king, with a start, "you use no circumlocution, Sir Abbot! you go straight to the point. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z Very well; then let us come to the point without further circumlocution. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z I have told the silly child what I require without circumlocution; now you can sweeten the pill of obedience to her as you please. A Noble Name or D?nninghausen 2011-07-04T02:00:22.783Z What you do want to know of me, and need to know, I will tell freely without circumlocution. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z They have to make a circumlocution in the hope that it may turn up. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z She always sees what you are aiming at, and with her keen eyes cuts straight through all your circumlocutions, and obliges you to descend direct on your point, with more rapidity than grace. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z The Doctor then proceeded to detail, with some circumlocution, what we will here repeat from his account more succinctly. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z As a rule, however, it is preferable to retain the circumlocution employed by Bancroft’s transcriber. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z She avoided all circumlocution and made a direct application to him for a drawing of the whole park to send to her brother in Saxony. The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z Often it will not, and then a weak circumlocution must be indulged in. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z Ronsard perhaps foresaw this danger, and wisely says that circumlocution, if not used judiciously, makes the style inflated and bombastic. A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism 2011-05-30T02:00:13.147Z Accordingly, after some preparatory compliments, touching the extent of his fame and travels, the Platonist, who was always notable for circumlocution, opened the business by inquiring what he considered the chief movers of mankind. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z The voice is lowered in mentioning these questionable guests, and there are Noticiani who will use any amount of circumlocution to avoid actually naming them. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z It matters little whether this way of thinking of music is expressed directly or is wrapped up in a veil of artificial circumlocutions. An Autobiography 2011-05-21T02:00:10.850Z With some unwillingness on her part and much circumlocution, George drew her tale from her. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z With elaborate circumlocution they expressed regrets, and 'tendered kindest remembrance and best wishes.' A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z Hence the Muse of light poetry thought not of having recourse to the circumlocutions or suggestions of modern times. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z Even the word which constituted his name was not used in ordinary discourse, a circumlocution or newly coined word being employed. The Religion of the Indians of California 2011-04-03T02:00:16.637Z There was no circumlocution, no mincing of language, but aggressive candour, and, when it was considered necessary, wholesale censure and vituperation. Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats 2011-04-02T02:00:11.477Z "Have you decided whether George Ryle is to have the Upland Farm?" she asked, plunging into the subject without circumlocution, as it was the habit of Miss Diana Trevlyn to do. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z He had made up his mind to propose; and, without much circumlocution, he proceeded to carry out the intention. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z My agent, therefore, called upon her without any circumlocution or deception, and asked to see her on business. Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives Don Pedro and the Detectives; Poisoner and the Detectives 2011-03-28T02:00:28.167Z When Zinka--with a thousand tender circumlocutions--suggested to him that he should receive the last sacraments of the Church he agreed. Our Own Set A Novel 2011-03-26T02:00:12.923Z At length the Lector, who had long been frappé with the vocation and the collaboratorship of the singular Schoppe, came, by polite circumlocutions, upon the question, how the Knight had become acquainted with him. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z She gave herself no time to reconsider the propriety of speaking at all, or what she should say; but without circumlocution told him that, failing Rupert, Trevlyn must be the heir. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z I was weary with so much circumlocution, and a little piqued as well; I resolved to bring it to an end. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z I was resolved not to understand what they would be at, and the dignitary explained it to me with a copious use of circumlocution. A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen and on the characteristics of Shakspere's style and the secret of his supremacy 2011-03-21T02:00:11.187Z Accordingly, to parliament he went; where I heard him deliver a firm and concise discourse, free from commonplace epithets, and circumlocutions. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z Heaven knows what they think of "efficiencies" and similar circumlocutions. BBC must beware the unkindest cuts ? sorry, savings ? of all 2011-03-13T00:03:07Z The next morning the German clerk of the hotel came to him, and, after some circumlocution, asked him if he were intimately acquainted with the Princess. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z I stayed for no circumlocution; I listened to no denial or appeal, but openly announced to both the character of the man who had just left the house—openly declared him my intended murderer. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z Now, my plan is, and I prefer to develop it in a single word, instead of weakening its force by circumlocution. Nuts and Nutcrackers 2011-03-08T03:00:45.687Z "I have not the slightest wish to assist your awkward circumlocutions." Boris Lensky 2011-03-07T03:00:10.233Z After much circumlocution, gesticulation, and shouting on both sides, the two at last understand each other. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z "I never mince matters; life is too short for circumlocutions." The Tenants of Malory Volume 2 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:56.067Z Such, relieved of some circumlocution, was the report of the maid most glib of speech. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z No circumlocution in Mr. Wesden—straight to the point as an arrow. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 1 of 3) 2011-02-17T03:00:17.787Z He had, most assuredly, not deemed it necessary to impose a bridle upon his well-known bluntness, and to make any circumlocution in his courtship. 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day 2011-02-09T03:00:49.283Z Because in his case there has been even more than the usual circumlocution. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z Particularly at this moment when we must appeal to your frankness, we shall speak without circumlocution. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z Léon re-entered the Blue Chamber, and, with every precaution that love could invent, with the help of much circumlocution and many euphemisms, he revealed their situation to his friend. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z At length, with much circumlocution, he stated the object of his visit. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z From 1816 to 1860, these States had been plundered by tariffs, which had enriched the North, and now they were told without any circumlocution, that they should no longer have any share in the Territories. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Ask her to write me and tell me without circumlocution what she thinks of my effort, especially the conception on the whole. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z They had employed a thousand circumlocutions and substitutes which they understood and which each appreciated in the other. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z But the strategies of substitution and circumlocution were never foolproof. Stuttering, even if not as severe as in 'The King's Speech,' can be shameful 2010-12-21T00:04:05Z Now, there are always nuances and circumlocutions here. Fees protest ? somewhere between a merry dance and chaos lies the truth 2010-12-12T00:07:00Z They have relied on awkward and misleading circumlocutions to fend off inquiries about his tax status in this country. Lord Ashcroft | The peer's entrance | Editorial 2010-03-19T00:05:00Z There certainly are occasions when such a course is the only honest one, when a man has to make his protest and refuse to connive at any circumlocution or whittling away of principle. Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources Therefore it must be understood that I use the words horse and lion as terms of convenience and in a broad sense so as to avoid circumlocution. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open We run to the window whenever we feel inclined, and we leave our shades up at dusk without apology or circumlocution. The Jonathan Papers He does not use figurative language nor primitive phrases, but he loves, like them, a certain mysterious circumlocution and remote allusions, that sometimes make the meaning almost incomprehensible and require slow reading. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. There was no circumlocution or ambiguity in Colonel Browne's methods. Reminiscences of service with the Twelfth Rhode Island Volunteers, and a memorial of Col. George H. Browne Under a veil of politely ironical circumlocutions, such as did not deceive the bishop of Meaux, he claimed his right to interpret the Bible like any other book. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" To begin without circumlocution: I know you're angry with me, because I prevented you from accomplishing your purpose and turning you back on this world, which for some unknown reason, you wished to quit. The Children of the World To speak without circumlocution, look at the slaves doing the behests of their masters. The Progressionists, and Angela. I am no lady's man,"—these were the next words I heard,—"but then I judge you're not anxious for flattery, but prefer the square thing uttered by a square man without delay or circumlocution. Lost Man's Lane A Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth As Malcolm Sage went through the daily reports of his agents he was puzzled to account for many of Mr. Naylor's actions other than by the fact that circumlocution had become with him a habit. John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall He began by circumlocutions so as to bring the conversation to the point desired; but when he reached it, his Uncle Manolo restrained him with a gesture full of dignity. Maximina As I never felt any peculiar pleasure in the relations which office compels with men of his stamp, I received him somewhat coldly, and asked, without much circumlocution, the reason of his visit. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume I (of II) In short, poetry becomes an elaborate conundrum; nothing is called by its proper name when a circumlocution is in any way possible. A Short History of French Literature There was no circumlocution about his method at all. A Modern Wizard “Horsewhip him!” said Sir Murray, with a fierce snarl, when, after a good deal of circumlocution, his lordship complained of the coolness of his intended, and her frequent encounters with Brace Norton. The Sapphire Cross Maximina made long circumlocutions, so as not to address her husband directly, because she did not want to call him "you," and at the same time she was too timid to say "thou" to him. Maximina Every thing, every incident, every attribute relating to these exercises, has its special expression, so as to need no circumlocution to convey it. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] I did n't exactly like to ask where I was, and tried to ascertain the fact by a little circumlocution. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance This proposition was made broadly, shamelessly, and without any diplomatic circumlocution. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845 The opponents had been at Rottenburg, where the magistrate had told them very plainly, though with a little circumlocution, that "the manor-house farmer's duns had come in ahead of their grays." Black Forest Village Stories She must use some circumlocution which does not directly state her relation to him. Oriental Women Without farther circumlocution, I will now confess to you that I, who now speak to you without your seeing me, am no other than this Master Flea. Specimens of German Romance; Vol. II. Master Flea Selected and Translated from Various Authors Legal amplifications and circumlocutions are of all lands and peoples; but for the triumph of this diffusiveness commend me to the Germans. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance Usage had rendered them inoffensive, and in themselves they argued no more impurity of thought than the equivalent circumlocutions of our own generation. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition "Whoever undertakes to teach a new and wholesome truth by its right name and without circumlocution must take a cross for his pains." Black Forest Village Stories On the other hand, Mr. Spokesly found in Archy Bates a sympathetic soul, a wit that jumped with his own and understood without tedious circumlocution "how he felt about it." Command Moving his chair nearer hers, he began, getting to his subject without much circumlocution. An Artist in Crime I repeated my question with a little circumlocution. Coelebs In Search of a Wife "Do you know if Julia has gone to church?" he asked, without circumlocution. Ancestors A Novel She swallowed two or three times, and squeezed her hands together; then, brokenly, but with almost no circumlocution, she told him. . . . An Old Chester Secret I am going to speak to you without circumlocution or disguise. Hand and Ring “You need employ no circumlocutions with me, Mr. Dodd,” he said suddenly. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) It was eleven o’clock at night, November 20th, that Colonel Allen, Captain Baker, and more than a score of their friends, entered the settlement with all the care and circumlocution of Indians. With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga All this Russell stated, not without much circumlocution and contradiction. A Castle in Spain A Novel In an unsigned story, even the pronoun I should not be used, nor such circumlocutions as the writer, the reporter, or the correspondent. News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories Let me put the question without unnecessary circumlocution—between gentlemen of honour a word will suffice—Under whose roof do you suppose yourself to be?” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) After all this circumlocution, the man came to the pint, and—sold his eggs in two minutes! The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes At other times he used this artful circumlocution to create his favorite mask, that of the pious Christian devoted to scripture or of the moralist perplexed by the divisions among the orthodox clergy. A Discourse Concerning Ridicule and Irony in Writing (1729) That was usually a name of excellence by some circumlocution or metaphor, based on their own old name. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century They avoid circumlocutions, eschew diffuseness, go straight to the point, and prefer concrete to abstract expressions. Flowers of Freethought (First Series) A husband does not speak of his wife as such, but uses some circumlocution as "My house, my child, or the mother of such a boy." Our Moslem Sisters A Cry of Need from Lands of Darkness Interpreted by Those Who Heard It He would not dare to speak with as little preface, apology, or circumlocution, to his business-manager, to his butcher, or his baker. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865 He got his message out bunglingly, with embarrassed circumlocution and repetition; but this was what it came to in the end. The Quality of Mercy His love for Clara was so old a story, and had been told so often, that the repeating of it required no circumlocution. Marion Fay To me, "unlock the doors" sounds better than any words of circumlocution, however sweet and persuasive, and I consider that she took the most womanly way of accomplishing her object. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV What need to follow him through the circumlocutions of that speech—through the ostentatiously paraded details of the measure that was to give satisfaction to all or to none? Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 It was in vain that Lady Sarah, with considerable circumlocution, endeavoured to explain to the messenger the true state of the case. Is He Popenjoy? So spoke the elder lady, descending with Diana's help and a great deal of circumlocution from her perch in the vehicle. Diana The circumlocution office is as much in vogue in the Orient as, according to our mutual friend Dickens, it is in old England. Against Odds A Detective Story Before he went to New York, he wrote three pamphlets which were marvels of circumlocution, as far as reform was concerned, and masterpieces of political writing, as far as his own interests were concerned. Rope There is no circumlocution nor ambiguity of expression here. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 And with these mystical circumlocutions of ceremony, they plunge into an intimacy which is bordered by the metaphysical on one side, and the physical on the other. The Book of Khalid In describing the results of my experiments, the terms intensity and quantity magnets were introduced to avoid circumlocution, and were intended to be used merely in a technical sense. Little Masterpieces of Science: Invention and Discovery In what was called praxis or practice, the young Goethe was placed in a "circumlocution office" like Weslar. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History In Macaulay's hands the legal document, freed from the endless verbiage, circumlocution and technicality of English statutes, became a model of logical precision, and was even entertaining as a piece of literature. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice Circumlocution and periphrasis are roundabout ways of expressing thought; circumlocution is the more common, periphrasis the more technical word. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions The Khedive said, after some circumlocution, 'Was I not too friendly with Johannis?' General Gordon A Christian Hero Sure thing" by an appropriate circumlocution, and then he thundered back: "How in—nature—is a young writer to forecast the demands of current editors? Imaginary Interviews In the course of time languages drop their inflections, and substitute in its stead circumlocutions by means of prepositions, &c. A Handbook of the English Language Unnumbered circumlocutions are resorted to, to conceal the salesmanship of one who has a commodity to sell. Women As Sex Vendors or, Why Women Are Conservative (Being a View of the Economic Status of Woman) Constant circumlocution produces an affected and heavy style; occasionally, skilful periphrasis conduces both to beauty and to simplicity. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions Whether a thing shall be designated by a plain noun substantive or by a circumlocution is mere matter of fashion. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) After much circumlocution he obtained one, thus pioneering a way for the Europeans. In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 The notion given by τέτυϕα we express by the circumlocution I have beaten. A Handbook of the English Language I need not follow the circumlocution of legal phraseology. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West Fortunately, for the gratification of his vanity, the hunters were at supper, and had time to listen to his circumlocution. The Giraffe Hunters And this circumlocution became for a time popular, as a new name for the poor creature on the ornaments of whose head our Elizabethans joked so untiringly. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century Then he summoned that lady in his presence, and with very little circumlocution broke to her the news of the promised invasion and the suggested panacea. A Bachelor's Dream There is to me a father.—Here we have a circumlocution equivalent to I have a father. A Handbook of the English Language As for the other dictum, that God is "living but not with life," "powerful but not with power," "knowing but not with knowledge," and so on; what do they mean by this circumlocution? A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy With one blow it cut the contradiction, in that it placed materialism on the throne again without any circumlocution. Feuerbach: The roots of the socialist philosophy He disdained to make them more palatable by any art of persuasion, or to soften the asperity of his attacks by charitable circumlocution. McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908 He says, too, that the word “nation” is an invention of the grammarians, made to save the trouble of circumlocution, a nonentity! Principles Of Political Economy In the English language the circumlocution is unnatural. A Handbook of the English Language Stay, cardinal!" said the duchess, stamping her foot; "you will kill me with impatience by your circumlocutions. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental By my patron saint! you should thank me that I come in so polite a manner to request a favor, the granting of which I could so easily compel without all this tedious circumlocution.” Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf She delivered a long, a record-breaking circumlocution, and it seemed that Ellen Mary, who lay with closed eyes, gathered no hint of its import. The Wonder This is a very convenient practice, in so far as the ordinary business of life is concerned: for it saves much circumlocution, much expenditure of sound. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 Then you know there's no need of circumlocution and feminine wiles when you want anything of me, Princess. A Pessimist In Theory and Practice Let me, then, without circumlocution say just this. The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy It robbed Max's words of any circumlocution he might otherwise have used, and he went straight to the point. Two Daring Young Patriots or, Outwitting the Huns I took him outside the camp and without any circumlocution related the facts concerning his sister and Kirst. A Virginia Scout Without circumlocution I now proceed to instant elocution: My charming mistress sent me here to beg You'll trust her with your secret. Turandot: The Chinese Sphinx I wanted him to say, and have done with it; his circumlocution was getting wearisome. Ravensdene Court After long hesitation he indicated the name of one of them by means of some clumsy and disgusting circumlocution. The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura "Is it all die-spensy?" he asked, with a wink, when, with masterly circumlocution, he had broached his topic. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time They say—so cynical are they—that, in all ages and countries, the easiest method of evading or postponing a difficult problem has been to appoint a commission on it and thus prolong the circumlocution. Problems of Expansion As Considered In Papers and Addresses This rich bit of circumlocution is simple nonsense, in rotund phrase, and meant to suggest the imposing majesty of legal process. Bardell v. Pickwick “Sit in that chair and tell me everything without further circumlocution.” A Dixie School Girl Mr. Norris has dispensed with the conventional symbols that have crept into art, with the trite, half-truths and circumlocutions, and got back to the physical basis of things. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays He was an ardent politician and hated the English virulently, telling me so with curious circumlocutions. A Tramp's Notebook Now that I know your financial status, we will understand one another; and without further circumlocution I shall make you a sharer of the bright thought that’s flashed across my brain.” The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea We read in this evening's paper," began that young lady with a directness refreshing after Mrs. Mabyn's circumlocutions; "that you were starting for Miwasa Landing to-morrow morning, to join the Bishop on his annual tour. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest To avoid circumlocution, I shall call those born before the date of emancipating laws the ante nati, and those born after the date of such laws, post nati. The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The circumlocution of this woman almost ran me mad! The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 Under the circumstances there could be no useless circumlocution in our exchange of ideas. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 The “Sydney Duck” is not given to sentiment or circumlocution. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea That in consequence, I intreated him, to follow my example, and to tell me without circumlocution, what he expected of us. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. II Public opinion is the decree of human nature determined in impenetrable secrecy, enforced with ceremonious and bewildering circumlocution. On the Vice of Novel Reading. Being a brief in appeal, pointing out errors of the lower tribunal. All this circumlocution might have better been done at home. 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 Now, ye may think possibly, we have used too much circumlocution: what is all this to the present purpose? The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning He had no sympathy with eloquent prefaces, or with circumlocutions that keep the reader back from the real matter of books. Confessions of a Book-Lover The subject, unhappily, had called for too frequent mention, by now, for any circumlocution to be incumbent in the discussion of it. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance Let us throw aside circumlocution, and at once give account of the incident. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco It is the "Bleak House," by Charles Dickens, in which the circumlocution office is so graphically described. 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 This was not however a question to be asked point-blank, and I could not think of any effective circumlocution. Chance A Tale in Two Parts Raising Ali up, he said to him in a broken, anxious voice: "Tell me what has occurred without circumlocution or delay, and tell me all!" Monte-Cristo's Daughter He established the point without circumlocution or diplomacy. Fifty Years of Public Service No more perversion of sense, circumlocution, reticence, tergiversation! these things serve only to complicate and bewilder. The Simple Life The word brahma is a neuter noun, and in the Ṛig-vēda it means something that can only be fully translated by a long circumlocution. Hindu Gods And Heroes Studies in the History of the Religion of India Write "village inn," "next room," &c., for these absurd circumlocutions. How to Write Clearly Rules and Exercises on English Composition Indeed, it would be difficult to express the idea even by circumlocution. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. Stripped of all apologetic circumlocution, "knickerbockers" are simply loose, easy trousers, above which is worn a becoming blouse waist, and thus attired, the belles of New York come down to breakfast. The Arena Volume 4, No. 22, September, 1891 Not to lose time, sir, by any circumlocution in my remarks, you are, sir, I am led to understand, Lieutenant Morton, of his Majesty’s frigate ‘Thisbe’?” Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War All your circumlocution and your fine words are simply an additional insult. The Nabob, Vol. 2 (of 2) He has had no respect for ermine, lawn, or epaulets, in his assaults upon the monopolies and sinecures of Church and State, circumlocution offices, nepotism, patronage, purchase, and routine, in army or navy. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 Since you command me to avoid circumlocution, I shall obey you to the letter. The Lone Ranche Come! good shikaree; let us have no more circumlocution about the matter, but explain all these apparently inexplicable circumstances.” The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" Joseph Prudhomme is the synthesis of bourgeois imbecility; radiant, serene, and self-satisfied; letting fall from his fat lips “one weak, washy, everlasting flood” of puerile aphorisms and inane circumlocutions. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 Theodore advanced to meet her, and feeling almost certain of the character with which he had to deal, came to the point at once without hesitation or circumlocution. Three People He called the rascals by their names, without circumlocution. The Nabob, Volume 1 No fencing, said this inward monitor, no circumlocution—get to it, straight out. The Borough Treasurer I cannot express my idea of the meaning of transcendentalism without tedious circumlocution, and I begin to despair of proving my position by quotations. Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, March 1844 Volume 23, Number 3 England, of course, continues to contemplate war, and to be bluffed by the threat of war in the circumlocutions of diplomacy. The World in Chains Some Aspects of War and Trade He was a man of intense convictions and indomitable industry, and he wielded an incisive, ready pen, which went straight to the point without circumlocution or needless use of words. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis An outburst of frankness often accomplishes more than the politest circumlocution. Sophisms of the Protectionists In a few instances the use of a pronoun will relieve the strain of a lengthy sentence or involved circumlocution in the western tongue. The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) He calls things by their names, never shrinking from a homely phrase where the occasion demands it, nor substituting circumlocution for direct expression. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867 The Society should have an agent there: I am a person of few words, and will therefore state without circumlocution that I am willing to become that agent. George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends That was the truth, and she wanted to say it because, quickly, without forms or circumlocutions, it made them familiar. The Bostonians, Vol. I (of II) It is better to tell her so without circumlocution. Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia Mr. Amidon began in medias res, too full of grim determination for any circumlocution. Double Trouble Or, Every Hero His Own Villain To avoid endless circumlocutions, I shall speak as if the spiritualistic hypothesis were proved. Mrs. Piper & the Society for Psychical Research Pray proceed, without further circumlocution, for my time is valuable.' The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont He might easily, by a precise prosaic utterance, by explanatory circumlocutions, have placed that thought beyond possibility of mistake. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life After much artful circumlocution, and repeated assurances of the necessities of the men who owned the meat, he introduced them, and they readily agreed to give us the provision on our own terms. Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 2 By that time, finding herself recovered, she resumed her journey, setting off early in the morning with the abruptness and absence of circumlocution which, as a rule, distinguished her proceedings. Strangers at Lisconnel The Egyptian hieroglyph represented objects by outlines or arbitrary marks and conveyed a simple meaning without circumlocution. A Text-Book of the History of Painting He spoke without any circumlocution, merely taking her hand one evening, when they happened to be alone together, and telling her so in plain words. The Tiger of Mysore A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib Without being sworn, the plaintiff was called upon to state his case, which he did with an elaborate circumlocution altogether without a parallel in my experience. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 435 Volume 17, New Series, May 1, 1852 Hence it was necessary to express it in a circumlocution by something resulting from faith. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province He starts well back from the subject and by a series of circumlocutions slowly advances to the point. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir We needn't use any circumlocution with Mrs. March, mother. A Pair of Patient Lovers Wherefore, in order to avoid lengthy circumlocutions, the Spanish word "convento" has been retained. Catalogue of Violent and Destructive Earthquakes in the Philippines With an Appendix: Earthquakes in the Marianas Islands 1599-1909 Though wearied by the circumlocutions of his Council which had lasted throughout the morning, he named an hour, and at six o'clock received his minister in private audience. King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties She even, without circumlocution, made an appointment with him for the next day. Bohemians of the Latin Quarter He had been wondering a good deal what she would say, how she would accede, and then he perceived that her dignity knew no circumlocution. A Dozen Ways Of Love But he could find no term for expressing, without a circumlocution which was disagreeable to him, exactly that position of feeling towards his father which really belonged to him. Phineas Finn The Irish Member But Jeanne had not done, and, with much circumlocution and many hesitations, she at last preferred a simple request. Leaves from a Field Note-Book It is carried to so great an extreme that special terms for "I," "you," "he," do not even exist in the Japanese language, and have to be replaced by objective circumlocutions. The Evolution of Love And such will, in all likelihood, be the usage regarding the external world, after the contradiction is admitted, and rectified by a metaphysical circumlocution. Practical Essays He informed Chamberlain, with some circumlocution, that the Frenchman had been extremely anxious over the telegram. The Stolen Singer The first is that it uses circumlocution rather than short straight speech. On the Art of Writing Lectures delivered in the University of Cambridge 1913-1914 We may study the art of expressing ourselves clearly,—saying what we wish to say without circumlocution. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada He endeavored, by all sorts of circumlocutions, to hide from Brand the real drift of his inquiry. Sunrise Speculators are still only trying their hand at an unobjectionable circumlocution; but we may almost be sure that nothing will ever supersede, for practical uses, the notion of the distinct worlds of Mind and Matter. Practical Essays In his measures there is neither hesitation nor circumlocution. The Makers of Canada: Bishop Laval For Isaac, he regards circumlocution as necessary, taking the ground that with him the quantity and not the quality of the words counts. The Soldier of the Valley Our forefathers had a wonderful knack of getting to points with as little circumlocution as possible. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour Mr. Kedge, without any circumlocution, asked whether he remembered any clerk of the name of Gordon having been in the house. Elster's Folly It is a good word, well sounding, obvious, and expresses an idea, which would otherwise require circumlocution. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 The same matter, if couched in the modern statutory language, with all its tautologies, redundancies, and circumlocutions, would have spread itself over many pages, and been unintelligible to those whom it most concerns. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 As I stumbled after him into his dark lodge, I saw that he was preparing to greet me with all the silence and circumlocution of a state messenger. Montlivet We have thus a remarkable proof that the word catholic was not in use when Irenaeus wrote, for he here expresses the idea by a circumlocution. The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution They were already in waiting when he arrived, and without ceremony or circumlocution, he accosted them as follows: "So, then, you have turned traitors, have you?" Eveline Mandeville The Horse Thief Rival At once, without circumlocution, the true man speaks. Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series The circumlocution and cold categories of Kant fail to improve the conditions of mortals, morally, spiritually, or physically. No and Yes The streets of this old town, as it is remarked by one of the Guide Books, 'want animation'—an amiable circumlocution. A Day's Tour A Journey through France and Belgium by Calais, Tournay, Orchies, Douai, Arras, Béthune, Lille, Comines, Ypres, Hazebrouck, Berg A fresh mental effort is required of the ignorant child of nature; and the result is “all the fingers and one more,” “both hands and one more,” “one on another count,” or some equivalent circumlocution. The Number Concept Its Origin and Development Luther never struck at wickedness with the straw of a fine circumlocution. Luther Examined and Reexamined A Review of Catholic Criticism and a Plea for Revaluation Well, Jared Bunce, answer to the point, and without circumlocution. Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia It would have saved me much circumlocution, and you some suspense. Jack Sheppard A Romance I will thank you, Mr. Woodward, to state what you have to say with as little circumlocution and ambiguity as possible. The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One Its base is almost always expressed by a word meaning “hand,” or by some equivalent circumlocution, and its digital origin is usually traced without difficulty. The Number Concept Its Origin and Development Menashe was forced to submit, and, contrary to his conviction, weakened his heterodox argument by a number of circumlocutions. History of the Jews in Russia and Poland. Volume II From the death of Alexander I. until the death of Alexander III. (1825-1894) But he was noble, lofty, sincere, without a touch of meanness in his composition, above circumlocution, with a simplicity of character strikingly great, but without anything like puerility or weakness. Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia The whole compass of the language is tried to find synonymes and circumlocutions for massacre and murder. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) You should certainly understand, lady," he began, cursing himself for having to resort to circumlocutions, "that this is my own villa, and I have not the pleasure of knowing Titus Denter. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. "I'm much afeared, sir, if thing's are not altered, that there'll be murder committed some night," answered Broom, without circumlocution. Verner's Pride He indulged neither in sophism nor circumlocution, but with bold and manly frankness, gave utterance to his honest opinions. Life of Tecumseh, and of His Brother the Prophet With a Historical Sketch of the Shawanoe Indians Munro, without much circumlocution, immediately proceeded to ask whether he was willing to lend a hand for the help of Colleton, and to save him from the gallows? Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia The small window at the back of the kitchen commanded a view of the road in all its sprawling circumlocution. Judith of the Plains We managed things by mild indirections, by absurd circumlocutions. Children of the Market Place "I have come to the bottom of it, Lionel," said he, without further circumlocution. Verner's Pride A circumlocution is needed to express the idea of a chaste man. The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji "How long will they be, mine host?" inquired Sir George, to whom the circumlocution of the stage proved uninteresting indeed. Heiress of Haddon He must be prepared to be entertained by blows, licentious assaults, a tub of hog's blood thrown by a clergyman, coarse practical jokes, foul talk, all put before him without disguise or circumlocution. A History of English Prose Fiction I want to say this very gently; but I have no time for circumlocution.... The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years The stranger, propping himself against a broken tub, proceeded, with some circumlocution and not remarkable perspicuity of speech, to deliver the message with which he was charged. Verner's Pride So that one monosyllable word, of which kind are almost all ours, emphatically expresses what in other languages can scarce be explained but by compounds, or decompounds, or sometimes a tedious circumlocution. A Grammar of the English Tongue When we recollect that the ancients had not the inventions that we have whereby to measure their time, we shall cease to consider the circumlocution as absurd or out of place. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. Organise and correlate the various departments so as to secure more efficiency, and so assign and arrange the work of each as to avoid circumlocution, friction and waste. Rebuilding Britain A Survey of Problems of Reconstruction After the World War The Koran resorts to no euphemism or circumlocution in declaring it. Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 The announcement was made so abruptly, with so little circumlocution or preparation, that Lionel Verner failed at the first moment to take in the full meaning of the words. Verner's Pride There be such things as snag-extractors, and we trust that our Government is free enough from red-tape do-nothingism and circumlocution, to make short work of these insolent rebels, whatever they be. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 5, May, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy "It's waste of good circumlocutions to throw them away on her." Christopher and Columbus Bijou, with much feminine circumlocution, insinuated that he was devotedly attached to Miss Price, to which he truthfully replied that he did not care "one rap" about her. Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885 The circumlocution and indefiniteness of this letter led me to infer that there was something behind it which the writer had not stated. Lippincott's Magazine, October 1885 With a good deal of trouble on Mr. Verner's part, owing to the young gentleman's timidity, and some circumlocution on his own, the facts, so far as Dan was cognisant of them, were drawn forth. Verner's Pride The reader may judge for himself, of what precision, compactness, and energy, a language is capable, which has so little need of circumlocution. Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations She did not read the letter aloud, finding its phraseology at times too blunt; but, with those softening circumlocutions of which good women have the secret, she conveyed the facts. The Inner Shrine You have just decided that he has nothing more to say and are preparing to leave him, when he makes his request with as much circumlocution as possible. Argentina from a British Point of View He defined the nature and crime of treason with elaboration and circumlocution. The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance Baron Ned says my letter must be short, so I smother what remnant of modesty I have, covering nothing with the veil of circumlocution, but telling you plainly what I know you want to hear. The Touchstone of Fortune He went straight to his point, bewildering Jules Favre, a lawyer by profession, who was accustomed to diplomatic circumlocutions, and was not prepared for such imperious openness. France in the Nineteenth Century The car was running swiftly up the smooth levels of the long avenue; he knew he had no time for circumlocution. Mount Music We have seen that Warton recognized in the "Runic poets" a warmth of fancy which expressed itself in "circumlocution and comparisons, not as a matter of necessity, but of choice and skill." The Influence of Old Norse Literature on English Literature Then counsel rose, and with the customary circumlocution opened the case against the prisoners. The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance The first of these monuments to circumlocution had a final rap at the canteen. The Siege of Kimberley Burnet has no circumlocutions, just as in private life he was not known to indulge in them. Characters from 17th Century Histories and Chronicles "Peninnah Penelope Anne," she said with her peculiar exact deliberation and gift of circumlocution, "it is better to go and sew your sampler than to tease your grandfather." The Frontiersmen Certainly Morris in using these circumlocutions in Sigurd the Volsung, has exercised remarkable skill in weaving them into his story. The Influence of Old Norse Literature on English Literature Will Hancock declares, you are out of your compass, To encroach on his art by writing of bombast; And has taken just now a firm resolution To answer your style without circumlocution. The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2 "Yes," said the squire who was used to the constable's method of circumlocution. A Tale of a Lonely Parish Daney was at his desk in the mill office when the doctor entered and, without the least circumlocution, apprised him of the desperate state to which Donald was reduced. Kindred of the Dust After much artful circumlocution and repeated assurances of the necessities of the men who owned the meat he introduced them and they readily agreed to give us the provision on our own terms. The Journey to the Polar Sea The long pauses and the Persian circumlocutions had occupied a good deal of time. Mr. Isaacs "Sir Count," she said, imperiously, "without evasion and without circumlocution explain to me directly the meaning of this!" The Youth of the Great Elector We are fairly in the hands of the circumlocution office. The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter Her sympathy disappeared altogether when with little circumlocution he broached the subject of the Boruwimi expedition, and dropped a mention of Mrs. Willoughby's relative. The Philanderers This circumstance is usually expressed by some circumlocution, as that such a person has sacrificed himself at the feet of his majesty. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Will it be believed, this gay apostle actually told me, without circumlocution, that in the monastery of Tor di Specchi there dwelt a young lady who was in love with me? Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 "You have something on your mind, Elizabeth, something surely," he said, "and it is nothing which can give me pleasure, else you would not use so much circumlocution; but speak it out frankly." The Youth of the Great Elector There is not a complete set of such designations; hence the use of the circumlocutions, appetite for, love of, desire of—sweet odours, sounds, sights, ease, reputation, &c. Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics Were it not that sheer sleeping and soporific passages, circumlocutions, repetitions, touches even of pure doting jargon so often intervene…. Essays Æsthetical Mathias was willing to accede that much, but certain circumlocutions in his language led Joseph to suspect that Mathias was not altogether satisfied with the Essenes. The Brook Kerith A Syrian story The reader will understand at once, and save me a world of moralising circumlocution, when he learns, bluntly and nakedly, that, among all my comforts and blessings, I was an infidel. J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 4 His talk was simple, natural, and direct, never dropping into circumlocution nor elocution. Yesterdays with Authors It was their circumlocution, their innuendo, their mild surprise, their perfunctory congratulations, their assumption of chivalry and their lack of its essence, that wounded and stung the subject of these effusions. The Shadow of the Rope Albeit that brevity is a cardinal virtue in writing, a circumlocution would, we think, be better than a gawky word like this, so unsteady on its long legs. Essays Æsthetical He is entirely free from that circumlocution and involved style which makes so much diplomatic correspondence almost worthless. Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire In every-day speech we are obliged to distinguish by elaborate circumlocution between a man's place of residence and that larger and truer life,—his sphere of sympathies. Two Thousand Miles on an Automobile Being a Desultory Narrative of a Trip Through New England, New York, Canada, and the West, By "Chauffeur" The essential point is that somebody must be at work adding new symbols and new circumlocutions to a language. The Defendant Chiffield continued: "To save any further circumlocution, sir, and in order that we may fully understand each other, I will say at once, that we are completely--ruined!" Round the Block The terms are sufficiently explicit, and have the advantage of enabling us to avoid circumlocution, and I shall, therefore, adopt them. The Principles of Masonic Law A Treatise on the Constitutional Laws, Usages and Landmarks of Freemasonry Subtlest truths, which it would have taken philosophers pages of circumlocution and big words to state, were dropt out by the way in a sentence or two of the most transparent Saxon. The Oxford Movement Twelve Years, 1833-1845 In aiming to secure sentence emphasis, then, we should avoid circumlocution, redundancy, tautology, and verbosity. Composition-Rhetoric The promptness of Babar's administrative methods is a striking contrast to the circumlocution of present-day departmentalism. A Handbook to Agra and the Taj Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri and the Neighbourhood We can only name them by a circumlocution. Review of the Work of Mr John Stuart Mill Entitled, 'Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy.' Putting aside the verbiage and dulled circumlocution and stiff hazy phraseology of pulpit etiquette and dignity, it went straight to its point. Occasional Papers Selected from the Guardian, the Times, and the Saturday Review, 1846-1890 Mr. Sawyer throughout his translation substitutes vulgar Latinisms and circumlocutions for the vigorous phrases of the received version. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 This entire avoidance of flattering circumlocutions, though it sometimes produces these rather startling effects, gives a peculiar raciness to rustic oratory. Collections and Recollections Even prolixity and circumlocution were countenanced, and the insufferable conceits we meet with in the poems of Donne, Cowley, and others, were highly relished in those days. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 552, June 16, 1832 "Expressing by one word, what might, by a circumlocution, be resolved into two or more words belonging to the other parts of speech." The Grammar of English Grammars It was given without circumlocution; and we learned, in most direct phrase, that Captain ---- of ---- , who traded to Truxillo, was responsible for this early effort towards what H. called "the enlightenment of the country." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 33, July, 1860 It was now inevitable that she should report the state of things to her husband, and that evening half an hour's circumlocution brought her to the point. The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories Bob told his story, as a matter of course, with a great deal of circumlocution, and in his own language. The Crater At the Front euphemism in describing hardship is mingled with circumlocution in official terminology. Mr. Punch's History of the Great War Charles Reade himself does not condense with a more fretful impatience of all circumlocution and a profounder reliance on the absolute import of single words. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 50, December, 1861 But there was that in the steady eye and imposing mien of Wilder, that caused him to touch on the dangerous subject with a discretion and circumlocution that were a little remarkable for the individual. The Red Rover In the midst of this circumlocution and preamble, he was called away from me, for something relating to the business of his office. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are This highly respectable advocate was a man of method and of great coolness of manner in the management of affairs, and he proceeded to business at once, using very little circumlocution. Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" What circumlocutions must he not use, if he wish to give the full force of the idea! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861 After much circumlocution he finally mentioned the daughter, Praising her highly, and praising the man and the house that had sent him. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 01 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. The paucity of terms leads not only to the use of figures and metaphors, but is the cause of circumlocution. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Then Jim, not without circumlocution and many hideous oaths, detailed in his hearer's willing ears the scheme he had in view. M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur." After sufficient cogitation he broke silence, and it certainly could not be objected that he used any needless circumlocution, or failed to speak directly to the purpose. Nicholas Nickleby I had made use of many circumlocutions in describing to him the nature of the several crimes for which most of our crew had been forced to fly their country. Gulliver's Travels Mr. Losberne, who appeared desirous of gaining time, recounted them at great length, and with much circumlocution. Oliver Twist We may say that the heat and liveliness mean only the "motor efficacy," long deferred but now operative, of the idea; but such talk itself is only circumlocution, for whence the sudden motor efficacy? Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature They come directly to the point, without much preface or introduction, much less is there any circumlocution or "beating about the bush". America, through the spectacles of an Oriental diplomat I am a person of few words, and will therefore state without circumlocution that I am willing to become that agent. Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society My measures are broken through: This order commands me to deliver up to you the Sister Agnes without delay; I am therefore obliged to inform you without circumlocution, that on Friday last, She expired.' The Monk; a romance There was no needless repetition of tiresome circumlocution in his composition. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 His decent reticence is branded as hypocrisy, his circumlocutions are roundly called lies, and his silence is vilified as treachery. Moon and Sixpence This time, Lyle looking confident and well coached, consulted his crib sheet and gave the answer without circumlocution. Wild Justice She had a good honest glance and used no circumlocution. Middlemarch A like ambiguity and circumlocution seem to run through that philosopher's reasonings on this as well as most other subjects. An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding The most malevolent person upon earth could not have tired poor Clarence's patience more than good-natured Lord Delacour contrived to do, with the best intentions possible, by his habitual circumlocution. Tales and Novels — Volume 03 I do not believe in all this circumlocution. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War He asked me my business in a sharp suspicious way, that obliged me to state the nature of my errand without circumlocution. Birds of Prey Its feet are shod with the heavy irons of circumlocution. The Hunted Outlaw or, Donald Morrison, the Canadian Rob Roy This is real enthusiasm, though the theme be trite, and it is noteworthy that the enthusiasm has clarified the language, which goes straight to the point without obscurity or circumlocution. Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal "Go on with your story without so much circumlocution." Jennie Baxter, Journalist The milliner sent the costume ordered, but wrote to inform Miss Graham, with all due circumlocution and politeness, that, unless her long-standing account were quickly settled, legal proceedings must be taken. Run to Earth A Novel With my sister I went up in haste, and soon understood from the embarrassed circumlocutions of the amiable Santelli that we were too far off to hope to make the harbour that night. My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt But the doctor knew very well what was amiss, and told Mrs. Wendover, with delicate circumlocution, that her husband was suffering from an imprudent use of stimulants for some time past. The Golden Calf This is my note of distrust, observe, and this my note for mere circumlocution, or nonsense. Tales and Novels — Volume 07 When, after much cautious circumlocution, he arrived at the crisis of the story, she pressed her hand hard upon her forehead, and seemed stupefied. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 With some little circumlocution, which was intended to mask his real motives, the agent of the King announced his intention to take his final departure that very night. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish She was shown into his office, and she told him her business, without any circumlocution, with the plain language and ingenuous countenance of truth. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 Ask a Frenchman what it means, and he will understand it, though, perhaps, he can by no circumlocution explain its French meaning. Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey She had determined to maintain a superior and impassive attitude, but at this point curiosity became rampant, refusing further circumlocution or delay. The Far Horizon Thus the language has fifteen personal pronouns, all in common use, and all, it may be added, useful in expressing distinctions which the English can only indicate by circumlocutions. The Iroquois Book of Rites To the objection that the difficulties of rhyme will lead to circumlocution, he answers in substance, that a good poet will know how to avoid them. Among My Books First Series And just as his countenance expresses his thoughts without circumlocution or attempt at effect, so his body informs his clothing. The Desert and the Sown His veto could not get spoken outright, it could only be pronounced in under-tones and circumlocutions. The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded But Manet just painted it without circumlocutions of any kind. Modern Painting Then, with no merciful circumlocution or veiling, out comes the whole dismal story once again. Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII In clear vigorous German, and without any circumlocution, he submits to the Cardinal his 'humble request,' to abstain from corrupting the poor people, and not to show himself a wolf in bishop's clothing. Life of Luther After some general remarks as to the distinguished party which he had accompanied to the races, Seymour Hicks could not resist inquiring, though with some circumlocution, whether the lady was a countess. Endymion Whenever the Biblical style can render modern thoughts only by torturing and twisting it, or by resorting to cumbersome circumlocutions, Ginzburg does not hesitate to levy contributions from Talmudic literature and even the modern languages. The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885) There were no circumlocutions in Manet's nature, there were none in his art. Modern Painting Her answer was brief and peremptory, without distinction or circumlocution—No. Or, perhaps, not in God? Autobiographical Sketches "By all means"—and the planting attorney handed the black bottle to the surgeon, who applied it to his lips, without more circumlocution. Tom Cringle's Log With what clumsy circumlocutions would our speech be filled if prepositions could never slip the leash of their etymology! Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition This sometimes necessitates circumlocutions, and on the whole his oratorical manner leads to prolixity, but his prose always remains pure, flowing, and precise in the highest degree. The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885) When Mr Simkins came back, she learnt, after various interruptions from Mrs Belfield, and much delay from his own slowness and circumlocution, that he had pursued the two gentlemen to the * * coffee-house. Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 3 Thus, the end of his Mahomet was to portray the dangers of fanaticism, or rather, laying aside all circumlocution, of a belief in revelation. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature There was no circumlocution, nor calculating, nor guessing now, but all hands seemed to be doing their duty energetically and well. Tom Cringle's Log Nor does he use circumlocutions, and beat about the bush, but excels in forcible statements and quick rejoinders. Lives of the Necromancers Three days before the ceremony we have just described, Murat had entered Bonaparte's study, and, after endless hesitation and circumlocution, had proffered his request. The Companions of Jehu "What a frightful lot of circumlocution," cried Maurice impatiently, pretending to tear out his hair. The Idol of Paris The leaden censures of the Times, for example, await any excursion beyond its own battered circumlocutions. Mankind in the Making The Figure Out of the Sea He began without any circumlocution. The Ghost Pirates If an inferior knows that designs are formed against the life of his superior, he must use circumlocutions, and suggest the subject in vague terms and speak in enigmas. Three Frenchmen in Bengal The Commercial Ruin of the French Settlements in 1757 Mr. Smithson succeeded in seeing Lesbia alone, and then and there, with very little circumlocution, asked her to be his wife. Phantom Fortune, a Novel Each day, without allowing themselves to be intimidated, either by menaces of forcible suppression or threats of arrest, they have fearlessly told the members of the Commune their opinion without concealment or circumlocution. Paris under the Commune The Seventy-Three Days of the Second Siege; with Numerous Illustrations, Sketches Taken on the Spot, and Portraits (from the Original Photographs) Cannot you supply it by circumlocution, and direct the reader by a note to explain that it means the Horkey. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 Pope dislikes a simple term and loves a circumlocution and an abstraction. Halleck's New English Literature He tried by circumlocution to get at the point he wanted, namely, Mrs. Hazeldene's mental condition lately. The Old Man in the Corner This, of course, necessitates much not merely of circumlocution, but of contrivance, involving endless obscurity. England's Antiphon Utilitarianism has extinguished in Mars the use of compliment and circumlocution; and until I concluded, their looks of mild perplexity showed that neither Zulve nor her husband caught my purpose. Across the Zodiac No circumlocution of words will add to the ending of a tale, but perhaps serve only to conceal the point. Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 33, November 12, 1870 The priests were forced to use a circumlocution,—"The Great Chief of Men," or "He who lives in the Sky." The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century We shall therefore, without circumlocution, premise, that Miss Meadows was no other than that paragon of beauty and goodness, the all-accomplished Miss Aurelia Darnel. The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves I would have said, 'I beg your pardon, do not think I am contradicting you, but possibly on further reflection—' In brief, I would have gone through the whole conventional circumlocution. The Earth Trembled "I want to get a situation, uncle, so that I may earn some money," said Tom, who never fell into circumlocution. The Mill on the Floss He found the palaces grand "circumlocution offices,"—with, in all the departments, an entangling network of red-tape, which needed to be swept away like cobwebs. Queen Victoria, her girlhood and womanhood Go critically over what you write and strike out every word, phrase and clause the omission of which impairs neither the clearness nor force of the sentence and so avoid redundancy, tautology and circumlocution. How to Speak and Write Correctly We may of course, in fault of explanation, restate the facts in clumsy circumlocution. The Nature of Goodness I will not play the diplomat with you, but will frankly say, without circumlocution, that you seem to me the one essential, the one indispensable man. Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence The Bákele verb delights in the active voice, and will avoid the passive even by a considerable circumlocution. Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1 She did not bluntly put these questions to the abbe, but asked them with such skilful circumlocutions that he was able to discuss the matter without entering into personalities. The Fat and the Thin Another unnecessary use of words and phrases is that which is termed circumlocution, a going around the bush when there is no occasion for it,—save to fill space. How to Speak and Write Correctly Taking a standing position at a respectful distance, Lord Clowes without circumlocution plunged at once into the object of the interview. Janice Meredith He always disdained circumlocution, prided himself upon the directness and simplicity of his address. At Last Miss Jocelyn," began the elder, without any circumlocution, "laces have been missed from your department, and suspicion rests on you. Without a Home He had determined to cast prudence and circumlocution to the winds. Taken Alive Many authors resort to circumlocution for the purpose of "padding," that is, filling space, or when they strike a snag in writing upon subjects of which they know little or nothing. How to Speak and Write Correctly Without circumlocution, Bagby went at the object of his call the moment the equally embarrassing meeting with Mrs. Meredith was over. Janice Meredith "Your little daughter would be an endless source of entertainment to you if she were here," said downright Aunt Rachel, with no show of circumlocution. At Last The plural pronoun is employed not to give editorial weight, but to avoid even the appearance of egotism, and also the circumlocution which attends a rigorous adherence to the impersonal style. Darwiniana; Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism All were vague and veiled, as though the writer wished by some circumlocution to convey an idea that would not be apparent to some third, inquisitive party. The Treasure-Train Ay, ay; so it is always with young women, when they lets a young man gain their ears," answered Jack, without the least circumlocution; "so it is, and so it always will be, I'm afeard. Jack Tier When he arrived, his heart almost failed him, but after some little circumlocution and excuse he revealed the favor, the great favor, he was come to ask. It Is Never Too Late to Mend Not to lose any time in circumlocutions, said CLEANTHES, addressing himself to DEMEA, much less in replying to the pious declamations of PHILO; I shall briefly explain how I conceive this matter. Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion The press told him so openly, and his friends emphasized the fact by their circumlocutions and evasions. Tales of Men and Ghosts It took a long time, and many circumlocutions, but in the end an appointment was made. The Odd Women With much posturing and circumlocution, he came at length to the avowal that a sum of ready money would not be refused. Denzil Quarrier How unreal and idle appeared now the twenty years gone in tape and circumlocution! It Is Never Too Late to Mend As they must be used to avoid clumsy circumlocutions, it is necessary to explain them. An Introduction to Yoga He did not come by moonlight—he did not come at all romantically; but as she was washing vegetables, he stood by the scullery door, and made no elegant circumlocutions. Dynevor Terrace: or, the clue of life — Volume 1 Instead of giving a straightforward answer, therefore, he had recourse to circumlocution and subterfuge. Oak Openings "Without circumlocution, then, count, you know the law which forbids officers to make debts?" Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends Then, sir, to cut short all useless circumlocution, suffer me to ask at once an explanation of the system of enumeration by which you indicate individuals? The Monikins The circumlocution fashion prevailed, forms and fusses tormented our souls, and unnecessary strictness in one place was counterbalanced by unpardonable laxity in another. Hospital Sketches Pray, my friend, tell me the truth without circumlocution. Napoleon and Blucher "T'ink alike, den—why no get marry?" asked the Indian, without circumlocution. Oak Openings "Sire, without circumlocution, the bag of gold would not open for me, and would not scatter its treasures according to my necessities and desires." Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends And now, count, without circumlocution, how can I serve you, and what does the emperor desire of me? Joseph II. and His Court Finally, and after much circumlocution, I gathered that I was not expected at No. 231. The Gates of Chance But now, gentlemen, a truce to compliments; let us come to the point directly, and without any further circumlocution. Louisa of Prussia and Her Times One seldom hesitates about addressing an Indian, and we commenced a discourse with our venerable fellow- passenger, with very little circumlocution or ceremony. Oak Openings You told the tender creature, with a world of circumlocution, that, "without joking now," she was a leper, ditto a tigress, item marble. Peg Woffington "Come—say what you have to say without so much circumlocution," cried Maria Theresa, imperiously. Joseph II. and His Court I am a person of few words," he assured Mr Jowett, "and will therefore state without circumlocution that I am willing to become that agent. The Life of George Borrow Now, sir, let us speak frankly and without circumlocution, as two men of science ought to do. Louisa of Prussia and Her Times "What is the meaning of this, Isabel?" began he, without the circumlocution of greeting. East Lynne It appeareth then what is now in proposition, not by general circumlocution but by particular note. Valerius Terminus; of the interpretation of nature In her own frank way, scorning all circumlocution, she went at once to the subject nearest their hearts. Joseph II. and His Court But here wee must take notice, that by a Name is not alwayes understood, as in Grammar, one onely word; but sometimes by circumlocution many words together. Leviathan The use of a French word saved him a long circumlocution. Rashi He spoke as a man of the world, without circumlocution; his adventures were numerous and perhaps singular, but only such as might have been expected to happen to a man of so much experience. The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen It appeareth then what is now in proposition not by general circumlocution but by particular note. Valerius Terminus; of the interpretation of nature Simple primitive men do not understand the ways of our circumlocution offices, and they ascribe to duplicity what is really red tape and stupidity. The Great Boer War "You shall smart for this," said the doctor, driven to plain English by anger, that great solvent of circumlocution with which Nature has mercifully supplied us. Hard Cash The circumlocution has been in vain—you must have guessed it—Ikey adored Rosy. The Four Million |
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