英语词汇“conjectural”造句的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

The eventual effects of eliminating sage and seeding with grass are largely conjectural. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Though the dates given are often conjectural, especially for the Second Age, they deserve attention. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But all claims about what had gone on behind the scenes are conjectural. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Conant had advised Bush to put the uranium project on the shelf for the duration of the war, but that advice had been based on his impression that a bomb was purely conjectural. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The second vista, from the same vantage, also is conjectural, but only partly. In the galleries: Washington from on high, as it was and as it was meant to be 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z

“Oval” wants to hold a dystopian mirror up to the way we live now, and sometimes its approach resembles that of the artist-consultants: airily grand, conjectural. In Elvia Wilk’s “Oval,” Earth, Capitalism, and the Human Species Sink Toward Doom 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z

For N, such an evolution can only be conjectural. Review: Remembering What Was and Wasn’t in ‘Good Grief’ 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z

The composer “owned it, but its sound is conjectural.” Books of The Times: ‘Reinventing Bach,’ by Paul Elie 2012-10-07T20:25:38Z

It’s a close reading and conjectural study of Paul Thomas Anderson’s recent music video for “Daydreaming,” the Radiohead song. The Playlist: Metallica Flickers Back to Life, and Tayla Struts Into the Spotlight 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z

“Mourning Diary,” like nearly all of Barthes’s books, is a collection of beginnings, of fugitive and conjectural observations that lap over one another and push forward like successive waves onto a beach. Books of The Times: Wallowing in Grief Over Maman 2010-10-14T20:53:00Z

From another it seems overstretched, ludicrously conjectural, pointlessly elaborate and interesting only as an oddity. The Marlowe Papers by Ros Barber – review 2012-06-15T21:55:03Z

For 11 pages, Erdedy does nothing but sweat and anticipate this woman’s increasingly conjectural arrival with his desired 200 grams. Everything About Everything: David Foster Wallace’s ‘Infinite Jest’ at 20 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z

The court sided with the officers, saying that the township failed to demonstrate “real, not conjectural, harm” by using the flag and that the ban “addresses that harm in a direct and material way.” Barring ‘thin blue line’ flag on Pennsylvania township property is unconstitutional, US court rules 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z

The Constitution restricts the court to ruling only on actual “cases” and “controversies” — that is, on concrete harms affecting real people, not conjectural issues that might occur in the future. Column: How the Supreme Court could kill a wealth tax before it's been tried 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z

Without confirmation from artists, their teams, or Braun himself, changes to Braun’s roster are conjectural. What’s going on with Scooter Braun’s artist roster? Here’s what we know and what’s still speculation 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z

“Petitioner’s claim of injury stemming from the memorandum’s issuance is ‘speculative,’ ‘conjectural’ and ‘hypothetical,’” the Justice Department wrote in its brief. Supreme Court rejects Christian college’s challenge over transgender dorms 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z

Although these hazards are so far entirely conjectural, they are undoubtedly driving a growing community of researchers to study various harm-reduction tactics. AI Is Getting Powerful. But Can Researchers Make It Principled? 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z

But those estimates are based partially on snapshots of current conditions, so they’re obviously conjectural. Column: Social Security is perfectly healthy, but there's one easy way to improve it 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z

When applied to literature, it refers to a list, actual or conjectural, of great works that define the terms of a literary education. Building a New Canon of Black Literature 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z

Both estimates were based on a conjectural valuation of FTX at the time of a $420-million venture investing round in January. Column: Crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried didn't lose a $16-billion fortune. His 'fortune' was never real 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z

Royster’s writing is sometimes conjectural, other times pedantic, but in many passages her prose soars, particularly in her chapter on Valerie June. Review: How Black country music became undeniable 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z

“In the absence of any evidence … such conjectural allegations are highly regrettable and defy the norms of responsible diplomatic conduct,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said in a statement, according to Voice of America. More questions than answers: A counterterror success in Afghanistan reveals depth of the problem 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z

In a text message, a third son, Ghazi Khan, called information about the accounts “not correct,” adding, “The content is conjectural.” Vast Leak Exposes How Credit Suisse Served Strongmen and Spies 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z

Tarter said it was important not to make any conjectural leaps about aliens unless there was “extraordinary evidence.” Why is a Harvard astrophysicist working with UFO buffs? 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z

All those values, of course, are largely conjectural, since cryptocurrencies don’t represent even a theoretical call on assets of value, unlike government-backed currencies. Column: Is Elon Musk trying to destroy bitcoin over environmental concerns? 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z

Forecasts about the path to normality and its timing are almost entirely conjectural. Column: What we've learned — and what we still don't know — after our pandemic year 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z

In response to Barahona’s habeas petition and many others like it, ICE has said fears of infection were “purely speculative” and “conjectural,” that detainees would be no safer outside than they were inside. Fear, Illness and Death in ICE Detention: How a Protest Grew on the Inside 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z

The disease is rare, its possible causes various and the role of talc still conjectural at best. Column: Study finds no link between talc and ovarian cancer, but don't expect the lawsuits to stop 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z

District Court in Reno brand as “conjectural” or “hypothetical” state claims that residents are harmed by radiation from material secretly trucked a year ago from South Carolina to Nevada. US asking federal judge to toss out Nevada plutonium lawsuit 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z

For example, the notion that Manson was a law enforcement or intelligence collaborator beggars belief and remains entirely conjectural. What really happened in the Manson murders? ‘Chaos’ casts doubt on Helter Skelter theory 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z

But she knows that he is probably sitting in his cell, playing a similar game of conjectural chess, trying to anticipate how she will react to his stratagems. How a Notorious Gangster Was Exposed by His Own Sister 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z

It is more conjectural than the harder sciences, but it need not be a crackpot undertaking. Opinion | Frederick Douglass’s Fight Against Scientific Racism 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z

It means evidence slight or conjectural--which seems appropriate in this instance. How Our Bones Might Help Keep Our Weight in Check 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z

The Financial Security Institute, which is financed by the South Korean government, cautioned that the report was partly conjectural and did not represent an official view. North Korea Tries to Make Hacking a Profit Center 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z

The long-term effects of eliminating sage and seeding with grass are largely conjectural. Silent Spring—I 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z

Though evidence for the later flood was “more conjectural,” Collier said, there is other evidence to support such an event. Long before Brexit, geologic catastrophes split Britain from Europe 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z

But conjectural histories also turned their attention to the future. How Historians Should Write About the Anthropocene 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z

But this assumption is as conjectural as the belief in Trump’s conservatism is wishful. The GOP surrenders to the dark side 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z

To be sure, such chatter now is purely conjectural. Clinton Can’t Rely on Trump’s Unpopularity 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z

Knowing its route would be essential to identifying the location of many parts of the battle, but the conjectural route proposed by the Milner report is extremely unlikely. A historian’s different interpretation 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z

But perhaps what we need is conjectural history. Nobody knows what the EU will become - BBC News 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z

From viewing the video several times, my analysis of Carson’s strange behavior – conjectural and based on body language alone – points in two directions: either severe stage fright or momentary confusion, possibly brought on by sedation. Ben Carson's strange debate entrance – stage fright or sedation? 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z

The second way to judge “Japan Restored” is to read it not as a conjectural exercise but rather as a call for national restoration. Prescription for resuscitating Japan 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z

This raised several concerns: The role of genetics in some conditions may be marginal or conjectural. Genetic testing evolves, along with health and ethics debates 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z

This conjectural arithmetic of means and ends is what makes the handling of informants so fraught. Whitey Bulger, Inside Man 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z

He added: "With no allegation of dissemination or improper receipt of information, any profit or loss made from any alleged disclosure, let alone a potential disclosure, is conjectural." Google wins dismissal of Android privacy lawsuit 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

Physicists are also excited about a highly conjectural connection between moonshine and quantum gravity, the as-yet-undiscovered theory that will unite general relativity and quantum mechanics. Mathematicians Chase Moonshine’s Shadow 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z

In striking down Indiana's and Wisconsin's bans on the practice two months ago, Posner called the states' defenses of their laws "not only conjectural; they are totally implausible." U.S. judge affirms conservative voice with same-sex marriage vote 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z

“The grounds advanced by Indiana and Wisconsin for their discriminatory policies are not only conjectural; they are totally implausible,” wrote Circuit Judge Richard Posner, an influential jurist chosen for the bench by President Ronald Reagan. Appeals court strikes down same-sex marriage bans in Indiana, Wisconsin

“She was presenting her conjectural thoughts about Kafka’s attitude toward writing.” How We All Got It Wrong: Women Were Behind These 7 Famously Inspiring Quotes 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z

Vincent van Gogh is also on the list, with the caveat his case is “now considered conjectural.’ Dizzying Times 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z

First, the injury the lawmakers alleged — a dilution of their voting power caused by future exercises of the line-item veto — was conjectural, since no president had yet exercised that veto. Federal courts need to stop Obama from flouting the Constitution

Actually, a combination of conjectural and structural changes allowed Morocco to become an increasingly credible aeronautics player. Can Morocco Become A Global Aeronautics Player? 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z

The multiverse is, for now, conjectural, because it is not easily subject to experimental verification and is unobservable — from the South Pole or from anywhere else. A big-bang theory gets a big boost: Evidence that vast cosmos was created in split second 2014-03-17T22:34:00Z

The type of reasoning Holmes uses is of another, more conjectural kind - sometimes called abductive reasoning - that can't offer certainty or any precise assessment of probability, only the best available account of events. The enduring appeal of Sherlock Holmes 2012-08-17T15:19:15Z

Instead, we’re left with back-of-the-envelope extrapolations based on conjectural data, much of it supplied by government agencies that may have bureaucratic incentives to overplay the problem. How a Mexican Drug Cartel Makes Its Billions 2012-06-15T14:46:08Z

Clapper, No. 11-1025, the administration said the plaintiffs should not be allowed to rely on “asserted future injuries that are conjectural and not imminent and on self-inflicted harms” to establish standing to sue. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Surveillance Case 2012-05-22T06:07:23Z

He called preserved bodies “highly conjectural” and “not based on the data.” Titanic May Hold Passengers? Remains, Officials Say 2012-04-14T17:41:31Z

He lived until the early part of the fifteenth century, 1410 being one of the conjectural dates of his death. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z

There is a sharp line of distinction between the symptoms and conjectural pathology of comatose cases and of those of the congestive form of pernicious fever. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z

But the spiritual antennæ which he puts forth so tentatively always touch real things, not conjectural. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z

To pass to the horse in another aspect, the conjectural estimate of packs of hounds at the beginning of the hunting season in 1837 was 28. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z

To remove difficulties, and where a difficult expression presented itself, to introduce a conjectural emendation of the text. The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels 2012-02-24T03:00:31.020Z

But this sketch of possible migrations is largely conjectural, and authorities are not even agreed as to the branch of the Turanians to which the Huns should be referred. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z

"Very little is known of his early "history, and the accounts given in various biogra- "phies are for the most part conjectural." The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z

In the following reproduction these conjectural words are placed within brackets and italicised. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z

Given that, similar speculation on rates in the Archean and Palaeoproterozoic are conjectural. [Technical Response] Response to Comment on ?Abiotic Pyrite Formation Produces a Large Fe Isotope Fractionation? 2012-02-02T18:55:40.137Z

Any forecast of the exact delimitations of the ten kingdoms constituting the reconstructed Empire must necessarily be largely conjectural. The Roman Empire in the Light of Prophecy The Rise, Progress, and End of the Fourth World-empire 2012-02-01T03:00:10.887Z

In the great majority of cases the chronology of their composition, as far as the year is concerned, presents no difficulties; more precise assignments are mainly conjectural. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z

The uncertainty which prevails as to its structure may be inferred from the fact that different conjectural readings of every fragment are proposed by different commentators. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z

He made a conjectural reading of the above line, which he communicated to the Marquis de la Romana. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z

This latter circumstance, however, was conjectural; for Miss Mortimer, though confidingly open with me upon every other subject, was here most guarded. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z

The actual circumstances attending the rise of the ten kings and their Emperor must for the time remain conjectural. The Roman Empire in the Light of Prophecy The Rise, Progress, and End of the Fourth World-empire 2012-02-01T03:00:10.887Z

The period at which the Czechs settled in Bohemia is very uncertain; all theories, indeed, with regard to the advent of the Slavs in northern and eastern Europe are merely conjectural. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z

There are plenty of unsolved problems in Shakespeare, fascinating questions of biography and interpretation to which conjectural answers are legitimate. The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z

Of the amount of the Chinese population, which is not with certainty known, that of India may furnish a criterion for a conjectural and probable estimate. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z

This passage is obscure, and the translation purely conjectural. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z

With regard to the priests the proposed identifications are more conjectural. Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England 2011-12-19T03:00:41.437Z

Porcelain is said to have been first made about 200 B.C., but this date is conjectural. Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers 2011-12-10T03:00:15.097Z

Of Gregory’s early period we know few details, and almost all the dates are conjectural. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z

He was baffled by the very simplicity of the brief message, the meaning of which was so purely conjectural and obscure. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z

The distance below the original surface and that at which the first series of new flats were developed is conjectural, but it would have depended on the height of the land. The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin 2011-11-29T03:00:17.347Z

He said it sounded conjectural that the quality or price of the title insurance had suffered from the alleged kickbacks. Supreme Court asks if lawsuits require proof of harm 2011-11-28T20:14:31Z

In his dream he becomes aware first of the effects, which he explains by a subsequent hypothesis and becomes persuaded of the purely conjectural nature of the sound. Human, All Too Human A Book for Free Spirits 2011-11-28T03:00:26.030Z

Mr Oldfield’s conjectural restoration, published in Archaeologia for 1895, though it has many rivals, surpasses them all in the lightness of the effect, and in close correspondence to the description by Pliny. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z

Such theories, I contended, must rest, more or less, on critical and conjectural interpretation, and could never enable a workingman to dare the understanding of others in argument. English Secularism A Confession Of Belief 2011-11-24T03:00:50.030Z

Such conjectural shifts are Christian critics reduced to in their effort to minimise difficulties; as though reducing the mistakes of Jesus in any way saved his infallibility. The Book Of God In The Light Of The Higher Criticism 2011-11-24T03:00:46.897Z

This old fabulous legend is given from the editor's folio MS., with conjectural emendations, and the insertion of some additional stanzas to supply and complete the story. English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) 2011-11-18T03:00:30.847Z

It is scarcely necessary to warn the reader that for the most part this is purely conjectural, for from the nature of the case it is bound to be so. Animals of the Past 2011-11-16T03:00:27.497Z

The sense of Vyas's aphorisms is clear like the sun; you are only enveloping it with the cloud of your conjectural commentary. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z

I am sparing of reflections, unless it be upon those remarkable events from which they naturally result; and I never biass the reader's judgment by any conjectural impositions of my own. The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century 2011-11-04T02:00:24.773Z

The exact significance of this last notion is difficult to establish, and all that could be written about it would be merely conjectural. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z

It was "taken from Mr. Herd's MSS., with several corrections from a shorter and more imperfect copy in the same volume, and one or two conjectural emendations in the arrangement of the stanzas." English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) 2011-10-14T02:00:24.023Z

Estimates, more or less conjectural in nature, elaborated by M. Cattier appear to establish the profits from the exploitation of rubber alone, at eight to nine millions of francs per annum. The Crime of the Congo 2011-10-13T02:00:47.603Z

These things have been said in order that too much weight may not be placed on any conjectural list of would-be popes. Leo XIII., the Great Leader 2011-10-12T02:00:51.183Z

Whether this, and the closer surveillance on Bonneville, were connected with the Count, who also suffered for a time, or whether due to their anti-slavery writings on Domingo, remains conjectural. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z

These appear to be uniformly dressed in helmet, chiton without cuirass, and boots, and, although the positions of xv., xvi. are conjectural, the sequence proposed seems highly probable. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z

Percy printed it, "with a few conjectural emendations, from a written copy," Reliques, iii. English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) 2011-10-14T02:00:24.023Z

The concluding and conclusive step is some kind of experimental corroboration, or verification, of the conjectural idea. How We Think 2011-09-16T02:00:18.973Z

With grains of allowance, the sketch of the entrance front is conjectural, but probably has enough of the truth about it to reveal the unique character of the edifice. Virginia Architecture in the Seventeenth Century 2011-09-03T02:00:17.897Z

All those questions and conjectural answers that had sprung into her mind on the finding of the letter in the St. James's Square suite came flooding back. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z

The accounts of this father which are given in various biographies are purely conjectural. Frauds and Follies of the Fathers A Review of the Worth of their Testimony to the Four Gospels 2011-08-30T02:00:32.823Z

This, however, though of course most probable, cannot actually be ascertained, and so far as these Gospels are concerned, therefore, the "Canon of Muratori" only furnishes conjectural evidence. Supernatural Religion, Vol. II. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:31.587Z

Finlay's is here adopted as on the whole the best, but it has received a few corrections from the other, and one or two conjectural emendations. English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) 2011-08-12T02:00:17.607Z

New York’s claim that it will be harmed is “conjectural and hypothetical, and not actual or imminent,” Levy wrote in the letter. New York State’s Fracking Lawsuit Barred by Law, U.S. Says 2011-08-02T22:37:01Z

A conjectural line runs round from the last English to the first Spanish flag, and there is no sign of the alleged Vespucci discoveries. The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career 2011-08-02T02:00:24.457Z

This purely conjectural line is merely inserted to carry on the sense. Lancelot of the Laik A Scottish Metrical Romance 2011-07-27T02:00:29.703Z

I could amuse the reader with numerous examples of conjectural arguments, which, fair at a distant view, vanish like a cloud on a near approach'. A Logic Of Facts Or, Every-day Reasoning 2011-07-22T02:00:18.543Z

Among the matters so excluded are matters which are likely to mislead the jury, or to complicate the case unnecessarily, or which are of slight, remote, or merely conjectural importance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z

We decline in short on the mere conjectural ipse dixit of these two respected scholars to admit either that the Peschito is a Revision of Cureton's Syriac Version;—or that it was executed about a.d. The Revision Revised 2011-07-15T02:00:18.897Z

A number of very distinguished men were mentioned as conjectural possibilities in that connection. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z

This is difficult to comprehend, and I should think, can be but conjectural. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z

Some of the readings must perforce be conjectural, and others can but reproduce the ambiguities of the original. Tales from the Old French 2011-07-09T02:00:12.200Z

The latter view implies that the oppressed Israelites left Egypt for one of its dependencies, and both theories find only conjectural identifications in the various stations recorded in Num. xxxiii. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z

The paragraph went on to a little more detail, mainly conjectural, but of this Grantley Wagram took no heed. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z

Those who have attended most to the subject appear to think some island the most probable locality, but it is quite conjectural. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z

There is what has been called a "conjectural biology." Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z

These, however, are matters purely conjectural, and all we really know about the poet’s parents are the dates above mentioned, and the fact that they were certainly people somewhat out of the ordinary. Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z

The fatal error of our conjectural historian is that of spinning at his allegory long after he is left without a thread. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z

Farther, the notion of men emerging from a half-brutal state, and from the use of the rudest implements, is purely conjectural and not supported by facts. The Chain of Life in Geological Time A Sketch of the Origin and Succession of Animals and Plants 2011-06-01T02:00:24.880Z

But it is all conjectural—you may fail. The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z

These are the only circumstances by which Mrs. Surratt is brought nearer than conjectural connection with the assassination, and the force of these is greatly weakened by the testimony in her defense. The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt 2011-05-24T02:00:12.183Z

Nay, the Revolution itself is foreshown in a remarkable glimpse of conjectural prophecy which occurs in the “Telemachus.” French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z

And for what was never ascertained in its own age we dare not confide to that mystical vaticinator of past events, a conjectural historian! Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z

The political atmosphere was so charged with electricity that she felt a crisis was imminent, and only the extent of the storm was conjectural. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z

It is in consequence of this belief that, apart from all conjectural or problematic theory, the work he did is absolutely good. William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z

Any story, no matter how absurd or incredible, provided it brought Jefferson Davis within conjectural fore-knowledge of the assassination, was greedily swallowed, and, moreover, was rewarded with money and employment. The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt 2011-05-24T02:00:12.183Z

The man's wife must know all about it," he says, going on in conjectural chain; "and that French priest—he probably the instigator of it. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z

They are now replaced by two solitary convents, but their site, often conjectural or traditionary, is sometimes marked by scanty vestiges of ruins, and now and then by the more probable resemblance of a name488.” History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z

His new readings are ingenious; but many of them are quite unauthorized and conjectural. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z

To the ingeniously chaotic intellect, with its admirable aptitude for all such feats of conjectural cleverness as are worked out merely by strain and spasm, it will seem an offensive waste of good work. William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z

It will be noted that in the forms so far reviewed it is confessedly a theory, resting at the best on evidence of a highly conjectural and circumstantial character. The myth of the Jewish menace in world affairs or, The truth about the forged protocols of the elders of Zion 2011-04-01T02:00:43.730Z

And with this conjectural reflection, Scarthe threw himself back in his chair; and once more gave way to the gloomy surmises that had already tormented his unhappy mind. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z

The exact category in which an occupation shall be placed, will be influenced more or less by local circumstances, and is, at best, somewhat conjectural. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z

A question neither colonel nor captain could help asking himself, though its conjectural answer was agony. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z

Our knowledge of this subject is extremely limited, and whatever is said about it, is conjectural and subject to revision. A Rational Theology As Taught by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2011-03-14T03:01:04.693Z

"It's not conjectural, Mr. Verney, I wish it were—but it's past that; it exists," said the attorney, sadly. The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 2011-03-04T03:01:04.443Z

On his side the sending back, of the glove was a mere conjectural experiment—made under a vague fancy that it might, to some little extent, further his interests. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z

Not only does the reasoning faculty fail to grasp the entire sum, but even imagination, as she flies backwards through period after period, tires in the effort, and brings back not even a conjectural result. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z

The objective was a purely conjectural one, for the missiles burst in a street in one of the poorer quarters of the town. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z

The next scene, where the two spies are caught and let go, is clear enough in its general structure; the details must remain conjectural. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z

If expectations of a possible solution are aroused they are not fulfilled because the unprejudiced mind refuses to accept conjectural criticism and to believe more than it is possible to know. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z

This conjectural confession of poetic imposture has never been exhumed. Shakespeare's England 2011-01-30T03:00:17.313Z

The ancient notions about the existence of fire within the earth were almost entirely conjectural, but within the present century the matter has been put to the test of experiment. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z

The date is conjectural, and is deduced from the fact that the infant was baptized on March 23. Johann Sebastian Bach 2011-01-26T03:00:27.060Z

The stage direction is of course purely conjectural. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z

Opinions that they were once pulpits of sun-worship, or Druidic altars of sacrifice, are not unwarranted, perhaps, though necessarily conjectural. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z

But though the mesocosms may shed light on the fate of the pteropods, the outlook for the salmon will remain conjectural. Ocean acidification: The other carbon-dioxide problem 2010-07-01T11:08:00Z

In the same conjectural fashion, the manager has raised the possibility of Rooney acting as the lone and high-scoring striker he is for Manchester United. Kevin McCarra: Capello's inscrutability is a big strength 2010-06-01T05:59:00Z

They are too numerous to be considered individually, and their classification is rendered difficult by the fact that the authorship of most of their libretti is conjectural and not ascertained. Johann Sebastian Bach 2011-01-26T03:00:27.060Z

Through careful, and often conjectural reconstruction of Vitruvius's descriptions, Palladio established the standard for the way Renaissance architects saw and used the buildings of the ancient world. A Golden Age and Its Heirs 2010-05-25T01:47:00Z

He has managed to sweep away a great part of the old work, and in some instances has replaced the original by conjectural work of Early English style. Cathedral Cities of England

There is no escape from the conclusion that in any given case of food poisoning the exact source of infection is often largely conjectural. Food Poisoning

But it is a conjectural picture, and we can by no means assume all its details for Heorot. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn

Of the treasury of the Cnidians at Delphi, discovered by the French, so much has been found that it has been possible to evolve a complete conjectural restoration in plaster, now in the Louvre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil"

But conjectural philosophy is often at fault, and necessary as this terrestrial balance was asserted to be, no "great" southern continent has yet been found. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846

The slab bears a defaced inscription in Latin, the missing letters of which having been supplied, give a conjectural reading. Cathedral Cities of England

Previously to Halley’s time, and apparently for many years subsequently, all dealings with life annuities were based upon mere conjectural estimates. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo"

The first leaf of this text has been torn out and the verses in brackets are only conjectural. Erthe Upon Erthe

Examples of both are in the British Museum, and several conjectural restorations have been made, among which that of Dr A.S. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil"

Add to these the slow action of thought, the conjectural inferences, the guesses of crude metaphysics, the theories of isolated men of religious and speculative genius. Custom and Myth New Edition

The prelate Nigel, in the reign of Stephen, built a castle here, of which no remains exist, and whose site is now conjectural. Cathedral Cities of England

But, according to various conjectural interpretations of documents, the earliest date of the mention of cards has been pushed farther back by different authorities. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades"

It would be folly, however, to suppose that these Hindoo numbers, which are probably purely conjectural, or based on astronomical cycles, make any near approximation to the facts of the case. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science

But the evidence on either side being merely conjectural, this must remain an open question. Lectures on The Science of Language

He was an intimate friend of Porson, whom he took as his model in textual criticism, although he showed less caution in conjectural emendation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth"

They are supposed to have carried out the plan of Warlewast; but as the whole of the fabric, with the exception of the towers, was entirely rebuilt in 1280, the original design is chiefly conjectural. Cathedral Cities of England

Little that is not conjectural can be written concerning caricature among the ancients. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades"

Until lately, however, these attempts have been altogether conjectural and destitute of any positive basis of archæological fact. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science

What they knew was extremely limited, and in its nature it was simple and straightforward; it had little technical subtlety; it constantly lapsed into the fabulous and the conjectural. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus"

This was the first regular map of Virginia ever made, that of Captain Smith, although remarkably well delineated, considering the circumstances under which it was made, being, of necessity, in large part conjectural. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia

I have striven to be historically consistent, following the letter of events closely, taking conjectural ground in but few instances. Montezuma An Epic on the Origin and Fate of the Aztec Nation

It is my intention to offer some remarks on the probable sources of the legend, and to fix a conjectural date for the existence of Havelok. The Lay of Havelok the Dane

Bearing in mind these possible changes, we shall generally be able to arrive at a fair conjectural solution of the phenomena of distribution presented by these ancient islands. Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras

With the invention of alphabetic writing the conjectural part of history closes, and the more or less authenticated part commences. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere"

At present all the reports concerning the writer of these papers are merely conjectural. Essays on the Constitution of the United States

But we are not left in this matter to depend on conjectural inferences. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning

History.—The early history of coffee as an economic product is involved in considerable obscurity, the absence of fact being compensated for by a profusion of conjectural statements and mythical stories. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher"

The fact is they are all purely conjectural, made to fit into some preconceived notion of his personality or character. From Bondage to Liberty in Religion A Spiritual Autobiography

The precise period of time covered by these successive “Ages” is of course only conjectural; but something like one hundred thousand years may perhaps be taken as a safe minimal estimate. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy"

How old the olden times may have been is conjectural. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal

The conditions are, of course, conjectural, and any suggested conclusions to be drawn from them must be still more so. The Position of Woman in Primitive Society A Study of the Matriarchy

The exact hour when the Kaiser sent the King this message is conjectural. The Evidence in the Case A Discussion of the Moral Responsibility for the War of 1914, as Disclosed by the Diplomatic Records of England, Germany, Russia

His method of procedure, however, was usually conjectural; and guess-work, however careful, acute and plausible, is still guess-work and not testimony. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati"

The present site is entirely conjectural; but it appears from the following note, communicated to us by T.C. Old and New London Volume I

Whether, then, Moses is but a composite of things Babylonian fused in an effort to show a link between a god and a people, is conjectural. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal

Then, having found such a conjectural general law, you proceed to deduce its consequences; you see that, if the hypothesis is true, such and such facts must be true. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life

When words can represent all that is evident and all that is conjectural—the works of Omnipotence, and the fabrications of man—we need to seek no further for the necessary materials of thought. On the Nature of Thought or, The act of thinking and its connexion with a perspicuous sentence

Since the specific distinctions are purely microscopic, the synonymy beyond Rostafinski is mainly conjectural. The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species

Of these we can only give a conjectural version, for the sake of argument. James VI and the Gowrie Mystery

It is conjectural, however, whether the conception was more monstrous than that which subsequent mysticity evolved. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal

I have only given conjectural approximations in this Chapter upon the composition of animal substances, which is hitherto but imperfectly understood. Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries

They procured Keil, the professor of astronomy, in so grave a work as “The Theory of the Earth,” to have a fling at Bentley’s boasted sagacity in conjectural criticism. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors

Yet the purely solitary man is merely conjectural. History of Human Society

My derivation is conjectural, no doubt, and as such I submit it with great deference to the candid consideration of your readers. Notes and Queries, Number 216, December 17, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc

Previously it is conjectural if the Jews could write. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal

All line-endings were regularized by added dashes of variable length; some “real” dashes are therefore conjectural. The Covent Garden Theatre, or Pasquin Turn'd Drawcansir

I will venture a conjecture on this great conjectural critic. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors

There follows a long interval of human development which is only conjectural until the discovery of the bones of the Heidelberg man, found at the south of the River Neckar. History of Human Society

None was found in connection with the finished articles of the collection, so that their use is purely conjectural. A Burial Cave in Baja California The Palmer Collection, 1887

There was nothing that could afford even a ground for conjectural explanation. A Captain in the Ranks A Romance of Affairs

The amusing variety of conjectural readings was met by the exquisite satire of Fielding,21 as well as by the heavy censure of Grub Street. Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare

It should be remembered that the theories of all his predecessors were mere conjectural speculations respecting the places and paths of celestial bodies, etc. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers."

As to how man protected his body before he began to kill wild animals for food, is conjectural. History of Human Society

The explanation was conjectural, but it was possible. East of the Shadows

It is true that he may have had assistants, or committed the work to competent hands; but this is conjectural. The Canon of the Bible

Johnson distrusted conjecture; but that there is not one happy conjectural emendation is only less glaringly untrue than the other assertion that there is not one new ingenious and satisfactory explanation. Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare

It would deal less with the conjectural and probable than with the predicable and positive. Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics With Some of Their Applications

However, this is conjectural; but, judging from the inventions of known tribes, it is evident that necessity has always been the moving power in invention. History of Human Society

The general theory of conjectural emendation reduces to the sketch we have just given; there is no general apprenticeship to the art. Introduction to the Study of History

Of these he gives us a conjectural census—a hundred agencies and reservations and ten squaw-men to each. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877

As for ourselves, we merely indulge in a piece of conjectural criticism. Leading Articles on Various Subjects

The path is open and becoming easy to pursue; much therefore will be achieved by following the comparative process and discarding all the conjectural systems. The Ancient Monuments of North and South America, 2nd ed.

It is a reasonable inference that whatever education he received was obtained here, but this fact, as well as the character and amount of his early training, is wholly conjectural. 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

The scholars who devote themselves to the fascinating pursuit of conjectural criticism are liable, in their ardour, to suspect perfectly innocent readings, and, in desperate passages, to propose adventurous hypotheses. Introduction to the Study of History

A letter read out by one of them had the phrase, 'What a pity about Mrs. A.!' Someone suggested a conjectural explanation not favourable to Mrs. A.'s character. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice

The doctrine offered for my acceptance cannot be stated without qualifications and reserves and modifications, which make it as useless as it is vague and conjectural. Social Rights and Duties, Volume I (of 2) Addresses to Ethical Societies

A second scene shows how the sheriff takes prisoner the other outlaws, amongst whom is Friar Tuck; but the allocation of the parts in the dialogue is mostly conjectural. Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series

Unfortunately many of these renderings are still quite conjectural. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters

Perhaps no one, in our day, has equalled Madvig in the art of conjectural emendation. Introduction to the Study of History

Discarding such conjectural theories, the best-informed travellers and writers are agreed in considering the Nuraghe as being designed either for religious edifices or tombs for the dead. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition.

Mr. Collier remarks in his recent volume, "This emendation may, or may not, have been conjectural, but we may be pretty sure it is right." Notes and Queries, Number 194, July 16, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc

In the absence of certain knowledge, conjectural opinions, such as the writer has here educed, are not unprofitable; rather the reverse. Lessons of the war with Spain and other articles

The meaning of the words is somewhat conjectural. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters

If they accidentally agree in giving a defective text, we have recourse to conjectural emendation, as if there were only one copy. Introduction to the Study of History

However this may be, the theory not only of the twofold design or use of the Nuraghe, but of either of them, is confessedly quite conjectural: it rests upon a narrow basis of facts. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition.

Murder of Rizzio 1568 Father, as bailiff of Stratford, entertained Queen's and Earl of Worcester's actors NOTE: The plays in the columns below are arranged in the probable, though purely conjectural, order of composition. The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar

By an avowedly conjectural method, the solar period of revolution round this point was fixed at 18,200,000 years. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition

The dates are largely conjectural, but for the most part the sequence of the events is known. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters

Investigations of this kind are always conjectural, and are better calculated to flatter the vanity of the interpreter than to furnish results of which history can make use. Introduction to the Study of History

The negative answer to these mental interrogatives—though only conjectural—was the bitterest reflection of all! The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness

Such discussion would, however, be in a considerable degree purely conjectural, and we therefore shall not enter into it. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831

One of the unlucky Blacks was a Portinari, doubtless a kinsman of Beatrice—a fact which curiously seems to have escaped the conjectural commentators. Dante: His Times and His Work

This explanation is of course conjectural only, but seems not improbable. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life

The desperate perils presented by the conjectural and largely non-existent mine were thenceforth to loom largely and luridly in the telegrams that went up to Pretoria. The Dop Doctor

These, and other like innuendoes, could not be conjectural? The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness

Its depth was only conjectural, but the mass presented the treacherous appearance of quaking sand, and Constans shuddered as he gazed. The Doomsman

It does not seem necessary to estimate the relative truth of these analyses, especially as the evidence adduced by their several supporters is more or less conjectural. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era

All else may be erroneous or conjectural, but here at least, for a moment, he presses his fingers upon the very pulse of the machine. Raleigh

"D-a-a——" The Chief does not happen to be looking Bingo's way as the infuriated husband menaces with a large clenched fist an imaginary countenance attached to the conjectural personality of the sportive P. Blinders. The Dop Doctor

I turned to her sister to make a conjectural inquiry. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness

On one page he calls his theory conjectural, on another, a "reasonable conclusion." The Critics Versus Shakspere A Brief for the Defendant

In modern times a conjectural future has been derived by adding the suffix ke, dakiket, "I will, shall or probably can know it." Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"

The rarity of any reference to him in contemporary documents makes further specification conjectural. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon"

The conjectural derivation of the word from Anglo-Saxon words was not my own, but that of a subsequent correspondent. Notes and Queries, Number 214, December 3, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

If not, are any conjectural emendations of the last and present centuries to be given? Notes and Queries, Number 211, November 12, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

As conjectural emendations, they may rank with any that Shakspeare's text has been favoured with; in short, the poet might undoubtedly have written either the one or the other. Notes and Queries, Number 207, October 15, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

Mr. Knight's view, for example, gives no account of the immense number of coincidences with the conjectural emendations of the commentators. Notes and Queries, Number 206, October 8, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

What has happened to R. H. C., happens, as I am about to show, to all who indulge in conjectural criticism. Notes and Queries, Number 203, September 17, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

This answer is altogether doubtful and conjectural, made up of if, and peradventure, and it might be. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2)

Some of the circumstances point to murder, others to suicide; the truth is conjectural. Lewis and Clark Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

Now Captain Maxse adds to this estimate of ten millions public money spent on crime and want, a more or less conjectural sum of eight millions for private charities. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing

Many questions are proposed by G.W., to which it is extremely improbable that any but a conjectural answer can ever be given. Notes and Queries, Number 206, October 8, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

I am, may it please your worship, grand nephew to the renowned Lewis Theobald, one of those numerous broth-spoiling commentators, who have smothered poor Shakspeare in the onion sauce of conjectural criticism. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Vol I, No. 2, February 1810

Confessedly all this is conjectural or traditional, as are also any details of episcopal administration.' The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886

In relating his discoveries, Lavoisier is lavish in expressions that leave no doubt as to their originally conjectural character. Essay on the Creative Imagination

The letters have been modernized in spelling, and, to some extent, in algebraical notation; it also seems that conjectural methods of introducing interpolations into the text have been necessary. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II

In that sense it is an observed fact, though exactly how the unfolding is brought about is still conjectural. A Poor Man's House

No other naval officer, after such acts, was ever expelled the service and otherwise punished on mere conjectural evidence, since demonstrated to have been utterly groundless. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. II

Curious to know what these names literally meant and whence derived, the writer made inquiry, sometimes hazarding a conjectural etymology. The Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley) A Narrative of the First Complete Ascent of the Highest Peak in North America

Imagination fulfills the function of a substitute; it furnishes a subjective, conjectural solution in place of an objective, rational explanation. Essay on the Creative Imagination

Grein was extremely clever in filling the lacunae of the MS., and his conjectural emendations are frequently retained by later editors. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography

In reference to that Daily News revolution," he wrote from Geneva on the 26th, "I have been walking and wondering all day through a perfect Miss Burney's Vauxhall of conjectural dark walks. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete

Also conjectural are the questions of crop size and regularity of bearing in the event the tree was permitted to mature its nuts. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953

It would not do to proceed upon such a conjectural basis, and for a while I was puzzled, and had to pause. The Boy Tar

In the sciences dealing with facts, all the best-established experimental truths have passed through a conjectural stage. Essay on the Creative Imagination

Scott made ‘one or two conjectural emendations in the arrangement of the stanzas.’ Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Second Series

It must be well understood that not only is the whole series conjectural, but no living animal must be regarded as an ancestral form. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science

But this is conjectural and probable, not observable and proved. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851

In these parts, the paths of the curves are to some extent conjectural. A Study of Recent Earthquakes

It aims toward objectivity: in its conjectural construction it attempts to reproduce the order and connection of things. Essay on the Creative Imagination

As regards ultimate cost, the estimates of the majority are very much more indefinite and conjectural than the more carefully prepared estimates of the minority of the Board of Consulting Engineers. The American Type of Isthmian Canal Speech by Hon. John Fairfield Dryden in the Senate of the United States, June 14, 1906

The experience with Sargon of Agadê has not been encouraging to conjectural chronology; yet with such we must in many cases be content until more lucky finds turn up to set us right. Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria

Both gentlemen gave their experience in the pages of the "Gentleman's Magazine," with a conjectural description of the group of buildings as it had been, contrasted with the desolation they then witnessed. Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral Formerly the Collegiate Church of St. Saviour, Otherwise St. Mary Overie. A Short History and Description of the Fabric, with Some Account of the College and the See

To such questions as these there can be little more than a conjectural answer. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement

I must not, in this traveller's brief, lose time in conjectural answers to the questions which every step here will raise from the ravaged shrine. Our Fathers Have Told Us Part I. The Bible of Amiens

The answer to it must in great measure be conjectural, but may we not suppose that one design of it was to do away with the last vestige of self-righteousness in man? The Wesleyan Methodist Pulpit in Malvern Sermons Preached at the Opening Services of the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, in 1866

The passage through defect of history has long been dark, and commentators have adapted different senses to it, all conjectural. The Odyssey of Homer

It is very probable that they would have abused the power as badly as the popes did, but conjectural history is idle. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals

I must, however, specially draw your attention to the clearly-marked line which divides the facts which dynamics have taught us from those notions which are to be regarded as more or less conjectural. Time and Tide A Romance of the Moon

Every Romance philologist knows that it must represent Vulgar Lat. *colóbra; but this form, which, being conjectural, is marked with an asterisk, had better be forgotten by the general reader. The Romance of Words (4th ed.)

He supplies a conjectural context of his own, and the result is a romance. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1

Though no one in the neighborhood knew it until long afterward—and then only in a conjectural way by piecing together fragments of rumors that floated about—young Oliver Hampden really prevented the duel. The Christmas Peace 1908

Is there any document which has a stronger conjectural claim? Notes and Queries, Number 71, March 8, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

The portrait of an ancient hero is a treasure beyond value, even though the features be but conjectural. Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States

I have had myself to repair damages every now and then, in the way of conjectural restoration of defects caused by ill-usage. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I

Values supposed to be fixed are fast becoming conjectural, and loss and failure have involved every branch of business. Fifty Years of Public Service

Hence, it seems, Farmer took an interest in the successive editions, and supplied many valuable notes and acute conjectural readings. The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] Introduction and Publisher's Advertising

Nay, the Revolution itself is foreshown in a remarkable glimpse of conjectural prophecy which occurs in the "Telemachus." Classic French Course in English

In this space several interesting relics of the old abbey, and some conjectural models of the church in its former condition, may be seen. Bell's Cathedrals: A Short Account of Romsey Abbey A Description of the Fabric and Notes on the History of the Convent of Ss. Mary & Ethelfleda

The dogma of the spirituality of the soul has turned morality into a conjectural science, which does not in the least help us to understand the true way of acting on men’s motives.... Diderot and the Encyclopædists Volume II.

But, leaving the dim and still conjectural paths of archaeology, let us turn to the history of Lundy. Lynton and Lynmouth A Pageant of Cliff & Moorland

Where the Folios are all obviously wrong, and the Quartos also fail us, we have introduced into the text several conjectural emendations; especially we have often had recourse to Theobald’s ingenuity. The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] Introduction and Publisher's Advertising

Any speculation beyond them would be purely conjectural, and our minds are repelled by the slightest taint of uncertainty. The Blindman's World 1898

Myth.—A fictitious or conjectural narrative presented as historical, but without any basis of fact. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern

The finished poems from 1 to 51 are ranged chronologically by the years, but in the section 52-74 a fanciful grouping of the fragments was preferred to the inevitable misrepresentations of conjectural dating. Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins Now First Published

This forecast may seem to be of a highly conjectural nature. Impressions of South Africa

The emendations are evidently conjectural, and though occasionally right, appear more frequently to be wrong. The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] Introduction and Publisher's Advertising

The conjectural emendation of Shakespeare still goes on, but since Dyce, comparatively few suggestions find general acceptance. The Facts About Shakespeare

The antecedent circumstances leading up to the crime, however, were largely conjectural, although they were pretty strongly suggested by the details of the struggle itself. The Paternoster Ruby

But there is no need to resort to circumstantial or conjectural evidence. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion

The chemical conditions under which gold is thus deposited are still conjectural. Impressions of South Africa

But this is no doubt very conjectural, and the simple fact that Krishna was a herdsman would be a sufficient reason for the Ahīrs to claim connection with him. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II

The factors of safety are indeterminable; the duplications of their internal mechanisms are conjectural, variable. Breaking Point

His conjectural estimates of property, however, are exceptionable, as decidedly too high. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy

The date of death is merely conjectural, and unsupported by definite evidence. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators

"Of course all this is very largely conjectural," said Anstice slowly. Afterwards

We must, however, at certain points in anthropological inquiry have recourse to the conjectural method. Folklore as an Historical Science

These are but conjectural reasons for the obscurity of those years. The Life of St. Paul

There was conjectural probability enough; but men are not sent for trial in this country on charges of conjectural probability. The Dictator

As it stands a terrifying beacon to conjectural criticism, I shall just notice some of those violations which the learned critic ventured to commit, with all the arrogance of a Scaliger. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1

Of course the commencement of my narrative is somewhat conjectural; but there can be no doubt, from the circumstances I have mentioned, that the main features were perfectly true. Mark Seaworth

Our first effort must be made by the evidence suggested by the conjectural method. Folklore as an Historical Science

The words in brackets are conjectural, the stone at that point being much corroded. Notes and Queries, Number 181, April 16, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

Hence it may have been applied as a nickname to the hall and street, but there are numerous other conjectural derivations. Mayfair, Belgravia, and Bayswater The Fascination of London

But I may perhaps be able to think upon it to-night, in the meantime I think yours is a very just conjectural sketch. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859

What the past fauna of Celebes may have been is as yet conjectural. On the Genesis of Species

It may be approached first from the conjectural basis. Folklore as an Historical Science

The cover picture is conjectural; it was used in Annual Reports 7, 9 and others. Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891

As he had said, in his own case, "War was not a conjectural art," and he had most carefully counted the cost, estimated the probabilities. The Eagle of the Empire A Story of Waterloo

As to the second question: Whence the Primates sprang, the answer must be more conjectural. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told

Of the heroic poetry in the Teutonic alliterative verse, the history must be largely conjectural. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature

Social beginnings in the hands of conjectural anthropologists are merely abstractions with the whole history of man put on one side. Folklore as an Historical Science

If we advance a step further than we are warranted to go by obvious and certain analogies, our conclusions must be purely conjectural, and cannot be accepted as inductive inferences. Modern Atheism under its forms of Pantheism, Materialism, Secularism, Development, and Natural Laws

I affirm this for two reasons, one by authority and the other by conjectural demonstration. History of the Incas

Of course all such reconstructions must be more or less conjectural. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia

Within four or five years from the conjectural date of this dialogue, Vespucci made his first voyage, and saw for himself some of those "isles of paradise" which had so charmed Columbus. Amerigo Vespucci

But afterwards, when he saw Him work miracles, he had a sort of conjectural suspicion that He was the Son of God. Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition

The width of the unreadable area is conjectural. full size Plate XXXVI. A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228

The second page of the "Fable" is imperfectly reproduced, so the last letter on each printed line is conjectural. Sketch of Grammar of the Chippeway Languages To Which is Added a Vocabulary of some of the Most Common Words

Here again the most probable, though merely conjectural, answer is furnished by Mr. Fison. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia

A. Many conjectural opinions on this much-contested question have been entertained, yet it still remains to be satisfactorily elucidated. The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed.

The total assets and income are more than three times the amount of the conjectural estimate made for 1870 by the royal commission. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"

The verification of Le Verrier's prediction affords even a more satisfactory proof of the necessarily conjectural character of astronomical computations of unknown quantities and distances. Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity

Too little is known, the most essential astronomical theories are too much a matter of conjecture, to give much strength to a theory built up entirely of such conjectural materials. Evolution An Investigation and a Critique

Printed by Percy, ‘from an old black-letter copy; with some conjectural emendations.’ Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys

Second, a genuine and present controversy as distinguished from a possible or conjectural one must exist with reference to the federal right. The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952

Such appears to be the order of nature as evidenced by facts, and it must be admitted, however repugnant to preconceived notions or mere mortal conjectural amendments. An Expository Outline of the "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" With a Notice of the Author's "Explanations:" A Sequel to the Vestiges

What part electricity plays in this process is, of course, only conjectural. The Breath of Life

By this term I do not mean conjectural and literary-historical criticism. We Philologists Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche, Volume 8

Some of these are hardly more than conjectural sites; a few will be mentioned in the Gazetteer. Hertfordshire

You have seen the kind of explanation given in the former case, a conjectural explanation of G.G.S. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 10 (of 12)

When a writer expatiates amidst conjectural quotations from conjectural apocryphal Gospels, he is beyond the reach of refutation. Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion"

To the hypothesis of a further inquiry he gives a conjectural answer of such a kind as probably, in an account of a doubtful transaction, and to a superior, was never done before. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 08 (of 12)

Their various personalities, little known in our time, were conjectural in his day: neither would the conventional scroll of the prophet do more than give a generic indication of the kind of person represented. Donatello, by Lord Balcarres

The consequence was a certain gorgeous haziness and bewilderment, which made the task of translating his harangues rather troublesome and conjectural. The House by the Church-Yard

Hence, whoever knows a contingent effect in its cause only, has merely a conjectural knowledge of it. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition

Upon such a tissue of conjectural absurdities the wonderful opinion of the immortality of the soul is built. Superstition In All Ages (1732) Common Sense

He puts the words: "'t Wapen van" in parentheses, in order to denote that they are merely conjectural. The Part Borne by the Dutch in the Discovery of Australia 1606-1765

Having no sculpture, the Cantoria of San Lorenzo is perhaps more important in this connection, as it is purely constructive, while its condition is intact: the Cathedral gallery having been rebuilt on rather conjectural lines. Donatello, by Lord Balcarres

They are not in the habit of rejecting those who have actually served them for those who are making doubtful and conjectural promises of service. President Wilson's Addresses

The recklessness of some modern critics, who make an abundance of conjectural emendations, and then embody them in their versions, with only a brief note, deserves severe condemnation. Companion to the Bible

The entire amount of the manufacture must of course be conjectural, but it has been estimated at about three-quarters of a million sterling a year. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 425 Volume 17, New Series, February 21, 1852

Many of these names are odd and are only conjectural restorations made from the Chinese transcription, for which see Nanjio, 1340. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3

In another copy in the British Museum conjectural emendations from the quarto edition,xv 1749, and the octavo edition, 1674, corrected by the quarto edition, 1668, printed on two leaves, have been inserted. Life of John Milton

My conjectural account of the movements of the armies is an attempt to combine Baker with what may be true in the Herald. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377)

We may even assign a natural, though conjectural, reason for this. Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works

Any computation, that we make, can be only conjectural. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16

The meanings assigned to the numerals 6 to 9 are entirely conjectural. The Number Concept Its Origin and Development

All this, or nearly all this, we must admit; but it brings us no nearer to any but a floating and conjectural kind of solution. A Study of Shakespeare

The ascription of these Flores to a conjectural Matthew of Westminster by earlier editors is groundless. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377)

Thus we see that any investigation into the music of antiquity must be more or less conjectural. Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University

The reasons of all this conjectural criticism are a curious illustration of perverse ingenuity. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2

The derivations for 6 and 7 are obvious, but the meanings are conjectural. 306Boas, Sixth Report B. A. A. S., 1889. The Number Concept Its Origin and Development

Although the painting is conjectural, many items shown—pottery, glassware, fireplace tools, and kitchen accessories—were unearthed on this historic island. New Discoveries at Jamestown Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America

One traveller, on conjectural grounds, even assigns to the building an elevation of three stories, and ventures to restore the second and third in the mode represented in the woodcut. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.

The third story of the accompanying sketch must therefore be regarded as conjectural. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.

The history of this "diamond seal" is remarkable; and seems to have been recovered by the conjectural sagacity of Warburton, who never exercised his favourite talent with greater felicity. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2

As a guide by which to sail, he had the conjectural map or chart sent him by Paolo Toscanelli, of Florence. Great Epochs in American History, Volume I. Voyages Of Discovery And Early Explorations: 1000 A.D.-1682

The spoon on the bottom is a conjectural restoration of Copeland’s specimen. New Discoveries at Jamestown Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America

Th. translates 'on the roaring sea,' but adds 'quite conjectural.' Elene; Judith; Athelstan, or the Fight at Brunanburh; Byrhtnoth, or the Fight at Maldon; and the Dream of the Rood Anglo-Saxon Poems

This scheme, in which there is nothing conjectural except the length of the reign of Pul, receives very remarkable confirmation from the Assyrian monuments. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.

His conjectural cases are at least as numerous as his more positive facts; for he is not wanting in imagination. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2

This chapter, therefore, is largely conjectural, and must be accepted as such. Sutherland and Caithness in Saga-Time or, The Jarls and The Freskyns

The conjectural painting on page 48 shows its probable appearance when in use about 1650. New Discoveries at Jamestown Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America

Experiments on the production of mules and monsters would be worthy the attention of a Spallanzani, and might throw much light upon this subject, which at present must be explained by conjectural analogies. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life

My speculations on this head must be only conjectural. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12)

This note is conjectural only, and is therefore offered with much diffidence. Notes and Queries, Number 65, January 25, 1851

The text here is corrupt and scholars differ widely in their conjectural emendations and interpretations. Genesis A Translated from the Old English

I am not much a friend to conjectural emendation, I should prefer the latter sense, which requires no change of reading. Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies

The origin and the progress of nations, next after the school divinity of the Middle Ages, has occasioned the most copious outpouring of conjectural criticism. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1

In that case it is not conjectural, it is certain, the clubs will give law in the provinces; Bourgoing, or some such miscreant, will give law at Madrid. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12)

Upon this head, the editor of the Biographia must record himself as having exhibited an instance of the folly of building facts upon the foundation of conjectural reasonings. Notes and Queries, Number 51, October 19, 1850

I have translated in brackets Grein's conjectural emendation, as supplying the probable meaning. Andreas: The Legend of St. Andrew

Whether or not this conjectural history of the settlement had anything to do with the cheerful mid-winter holiday developments of the community need not be argued at length. Campfire Girls in the Allegheny Mountains or, A Christmas Success against Odds

This opinion does not appear, however, to be based on any adequate study of the subject, but to be somewhat conjectural in its nature. Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891

The answer to this is at present merely conjectural. Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1

This extraordinary omission set the house in a buzz of conjectural wonderment till “The Maid of Honour” put a stop to it. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 27, 1841

For years I have walked about the great metropolis without any known or even conjectural means of subsistence; my coat has always been without a patch—my linen without spot! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 7, 1841

Henry's visit to Mr. Chillingworth was not likely to be productive of any results beyond those of a conjectural character. Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood

The etymologies of the name of the first woman given by the E.E. are merely conjectural. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson

Two letters which I wrote to Benzenberg, May 19 and October 22, 1837, on the conjectural precession of the nodes in the orbit of periodical falls of shooting stars. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1

Even the site at present indicated is "entirely conjectural:" the precise position of the poet's grave has been long forgotten. Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885

They breathe a spirit of malevolent disaffection, which is indeed but very imperfectly smothered in the decent language of conjectural propositions. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13

And he will, perhaps, permit us to hold to our own views, since we know that our dates are neither conjectural nor liable to modifications. Five Years of Theosophy

When no conjectural reading is given, the break is indicated by leaders. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 10 of 55 1597-1599 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

The genealogy can only be taken as conjectural. Ancient Town-Planning

Values supposed to be fixed are fast becoming conjectural, and loss and failure have invaded every branch of business. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 2: Grover Cleveland

Add to these the slow action of thought, the conjectural inferences, the guesses of crude metaphysics, the theories of isolated men of religious and speculative genius. Custom and Myth

Hence we put it to them as a fair question: at what point during their own conjectural lakh of years do they fix the root-germ of the ancestral line of the "old Greeks and Romans?" Five Years of Theosophy

Mrs. De Peyster did not attempt an answer to this conjectural dilemma. No. 13 Washington Square

The question, therefore, is--allowing that a strait was laid down in a chart drawn up by Behaim, whether it was a conjectural strait or one laid down from good authority? A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson

What they possessed in the way of properties it is more than useless to speculate, as, whatever could be said, could only be conjectural. A History of Pantomime

They had no medical knowledge, and therefore their diagnosis could only have been very conjectural. The Parish Clerk

And if conjectural arguments may receive answer by conjectures; it then seemeth that some alteration may be found. Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations

Under the head of Venus, in the fifth conversation, the story of Cupid and Psyche was told with fitting beauty, by Margaret; and many fine conjectural interpretations suggested from all parts of the room. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume I

It constitutes, however, a conjectural eventuality which the present situation does not contemplate, I believe, and on which I shall, therefore, express no opinion. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 10 Prince Otto Von Bismarck, Count Helmuth Von Moltke, Ferdinand Lassalle

Of these the first, at Lechlade, is conjectural; the second, at Windsor, came quite late in history, and the only one which seems to have been a primeval fortified site was Dorchester. The Historic Thames

If I were to hazard an estimate of the number of hides annually exported, it would be conjectural, and not worth much. What I Saw in California

Some conjectural attempts have been made in this work with regard to some of the systems, but how far they are correct, it will be for our readers to judge. A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1

The origin of "prohibited degrees" is only conjectural. Consanguineous Marriages in the American Population

He strikes out Brown's word 'perhaps,' as making the affirmation either conjectural or useless; and contends that the two facts,—morality and the general benefit,—being co-extensive, should be reciprocally tests of each other. Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics

Thus the accepted allotment of tribal territory is largely conjectural. Early Britain—Roman Britain

This romantic ballad is taken from Mr Herd's MSS., with several corrections from a shorter and more imperfect copy, in the same volume, and one or two conjectural emendations in the arrangement of the stanzas. Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 2 Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in The Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition

The assignment of the dates and restoration of the plots of the thirty-two lost plays, of which a few not very interesting fragments remain, belong to the domain of conjectural erudition. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2

This ballad is preserved, by tradition, on the west borders, but much mangled by reciters; so that some conjectural emendations have been absolutely necessary to render it intelligible. Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1

With regard to the upper level, I heard opinions adverse to Father Busson's, though, like his, conjectural. Through the Mackenzie Basin A Narrative of the Athabasca and Peace River Treaty Expedition of 1899

The massacres too and the ruin, though only conjectural, they admitted also. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament (1808) Volume II

At best it is conjectural, and the facts are such that opponents have more justification than is commonly admitted for regarding the bulk of savage religion as degenerate, or corrupted, from its own highest elements. The Making of Religion

The date of his birth is conjectural, there being but Vasari's unsupported testimony that he died in his thirty-fourth year. Giorgione

The failure of the modern evangelism is not conjectural: the year-books show it. The Church and Modern Life

But I will not puzzle myself by conjectural evils; as I might perhaps do, if I had not enow that were certain. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 8

The illegible parts are precisely indicated, without any conjectural insertions, and young Washington's spelling and punctuation subjected to no literary tampering. George Washington's Rules of Civility Traced to their Sources and Restored by Moncure D. Conway

Mr. L'Estrange's reasoning, being only conjectural, and very improbable, is therefore far from conclusive: It is certain that there never was a more intricate affair than this. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume IV

Although objectionable on account of its too conjectural character, it contains a fund of details on the subject of symbolism, and may be consulted with advantage by the masonic student. The Symbolism of Freemasonry

Most writers, by publishing their own works, prevent all various readings, and preclude all conjectural criticism. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces

In comparing his notes with the text, our eye was caught by a verse in which there seems so manifest a corruption that we shall venture to throw down the discord-apple of a conjectural emendation. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859

Though the dates of Michael Angelo's compositions are conjectural, it may be assumed that the two sonnets on Dante were written when he was himself in exile. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts

This is a conjectural analogy, but I can suggest no better solution. The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll (Rev. C. L. Dodgson)

How they contrived to make the ends meet, surpasses our conjectural powers. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 406, December 26, 1829

He has also been particular in making inquiries of our most distinguished legal and political characters, and from some has derived conjectural estimates which were truly alarming. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4

The pronunciation of words in Shakspeare's time is a matter of no particular consequence, except that it may be made the basis of conjectural emendation. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859

In each of these cases, then, the same circumstances of vagueness and uncertainty throw doubt on all investigation, and render a conjectural estimate impossible. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti

And the more so, as those views were conjectural, but they were the conjectures of one who had personally known Mr. Heckewelder. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers

Those arguments are the most suitable to conjectural discussion which can be deduced from causes, from effects, or from dependent circumstances. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4

And since Heine never committed himself in this connection, the matter will, in all probability, remain forever conjectural. Graf von Loeben and the Legend of Lorelei

While the restoration belê, “weapon,” is purely conjectural, the context clearly demands some such word. An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic

The earth had been for a considerable time lost to view, and the rate and direction of recent progress had become merely conjectural. The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation

This did not merely contain a vague conjectural suspicion, but, as appeared afterwards, disclosed every particular of the design. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans

The question in the conjectural examination is the same as that submitted to the judges, "Did he murder him, or not?" The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4

Robert Herrick's means of livelihood, when in 1620 he quitted the university and went up to London, are conjectural. Ponkapog Papers

The conjectural restoration is based on the Assyrian version, Tablet IV, 2, 36. An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic

He might have followed her; but he was not constitutionally active, and preferred a conjectural pursuit. The Woodlanders

Despite its conjectural side, by virtue of which it to some extent escapes the severest form of criticism, history has not been free from this universal revision. The Psychology of Revolution

But he will also confirm the alteration by a conjectural statement of the case when employed in defending his client on the other charges. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4

As regarded its origin there were various explanations, all of which must necessarily have been conjectural. The Scarlet Letter

The restoration of this line is largely conjectural, based on the supposition that its contents correspond in a general way to I, 4, 16, of the Assyrian version. An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic

Thus she remained thinking, the imagined pursuits of the man behind the light intermingling with conjectural sketches of his personality, till her eyes fell together with their own heaviness, and she slept. The Woodlanders

I am of a very conjectural habit of mind. Confidence

The argument brought to invalidate this is either the conjectural one, "They would not have been lost," or the other conjectural one, "That was not your reason for doing so." The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4

Newman was on his guard; he was watchful and conjectural; and yet at the same time he was vaguely indifferent. The American

All this, however, is purely conjectural, and we must patiently hope for more tablets of the Old Babylonian version to turn up. An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic

"It is made after the best conjectural maps, based on actual visits to the city as it now exists." Jude the Obscure

They looked instead straight through the fairest and most moving spectacle in nature's processional, and saw afar off, in conjectural vision, a formless sort of place which was Seattle. The Damnation of Theron Ware

The confirmation of that statement, and also the argument used by the opposite party to invalidate it, must both be derived from the conjectural statement of the case. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4

As all this is future, and of course conjectural, we may legitimately express our doubts of any authority on the subject. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843

For to prevent your conjectural interference from doing him a more serious mischief, I will now, and here, if you please, divulge the true and only cause of his absconding. Wylder's Hand

Paul suspected this change, though he had no certain means of knowing it; for as soon as the wind baffled, his course had got to be conjectural again. Homeward Bound or, the Chase

Of this charge we immediately discover that it is merely conjectural; the purpose was such as no man would confess; and a crime that admits no proof, why should we believe? Lives of the Poets, Volume 1

V. Now we will set forth the topics one portion of which applies to all conjectural discussion. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4

It must be granted, that without other proofs it would be a radical objection, because in such a case the whole statement would he gratuitous and conjectural. Female Scripture Biographies, Volume II

"Why—" Her eyes clouded; she pursed her lips over the conjectural annoyance. The Black Bag

I'm afraid," Wanhope modestly confessed, "that from this point I shall have to be largely conjectural. Quaint Courtships

This ingenious conjectural reconstruction has some probability, slight as is the evidence on which it rests. Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal

Now we will proceed to explain what common topics are usually available in a conjectural statement of a case. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4

The pencil scrawl supplied food enough for conjectural thought. The Slave of the Lamp

They remained wrapped in a mystery which the outburst from it of an occasional gleam of conjectural light only served to deepen. Wilfrid Cumbermede

Some suppose that the insertion 'He reads from the document' is an early conjectural interpolation. The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 2

The good man and eloquent expresses his conjectural belief that, if Adam had not fallen, Christ would still have been necessary, though not perhaps by Incarnation. The Literary Remains of Samuel Taylor Coleridge

For all these circumstance are matters requiring proof, and we will explain them more carefully, when we come to speak about conjectural statements separately. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4

One critic even thought it worth while to accuse Joshua Barnes of silently appropriating conjectural emendations from Milton's Euripides. Milton

This calculation is doubly incomplete, as it applies only to a single year and to one part of the public charges; but it has at least the merit of not being conjectural. American Institutions and Their Influence

If conjectural emendation, like this, be allowed, we might venture to read:— Are you become a patron to a new tune? or, Are you become a patron? Literary Remains, Volume 2

Why might not the old and ponderous table before me be the very one on which he displayed his conjectural maps, and expounded his theory of a western route to India? The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II)

When there is a dispute as to the fact, since the cause is confirmed by conjectures, it is called a conjectural statement. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4

In a matter where certainty would be impossible, it is of little consequence to reproduce conjectural dates. Among My Books Second Series

To know the kind of life these people led, the kind of place they dwelt in, and the tenor of their thought, makes much real to us that was conjectural before. Among My Books First Series

A large velvet cloak, the worse for wear, disguised the rents of the sofa, whereon sat Mrs Gunning, majestic in another of faded purple satin, beneath which her dress remained conjectural. The Ladies A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty

The situation in which he placed his conjectural strait, was somewhere about what at present is called the Isthmus of Darien. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II)

In the next place a conjectural argument cannot, as to the same portion of it, be at the same time both a conjectural one and a definitive one. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4

But my conjectural judgments concerning his character lead me to persuade an absolute passive obedience to his opinion, and this, too, because I would leave to every man his own trade. Biographia Epistolaris, Volume 1.

He would be like those conjectural Miltons and Cromwells of Gray's imaginary Hamlet. Among My Books First Series

Early Egyptian chronology is in a great measure merely conjectural, and new information from the monuments only adds to the obscurity. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities

It is proposed to submit a conjectural explanation of the objects and uses of the principal embankments, and to advocate its acceptance on the ground of inherent probability. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines

We have made mention of them in speaking of the conjectural statement of a case, but we shall use induction when the cause requires. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4

Man in "a state of nature" is only a presupposition, but a presupposition which is forced upon us by compelling evidence, conjectural and inferential though it is. The Mind in the Making The Relation of Intelligence to Social Reform

A slight alteration in three letters and the transposition of two would bring our text into conformity with I Chronicles, and the conjectural emendation is tempting. 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 my own defense I can say that I know the highly conjectural nature of what I am doing. Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies

The uses for which their principal earth-works were designed, with a conjectural restoration of one of their pueblos; and, IV. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines

And in this kind of argumentation the conjectural refutation takes place. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4

The Greeks and Romans had various theories of the origin of things, all vague and admittedly conjectural. The Mind in the Making The Relation of Intelligence to Social Reform

Much of this interpretation is conjectural, and other views have been advanced with regard to nearly every word, but the above given is the most probable. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius

But conjectural criticism has always something to abate its confidence. Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies

To both of these requirements this conjectural restoration of one of the pueblos of the Mound-Builders responds in a remarkable manner. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines

"Well, so far his love troubles are purely conjectural," said Sewell with a laugh. The Minister's Charge

Her ladyship answered with kindness; but did not throw any light on the problem which exercised at once our memories, our skill in conjectural interpretation, and our sincere regrets. Autobiographical Sketches

To revert to the matter of clothes, the American does as little as possible to make things easy for the conjectural observer. Roving East and Roving West

On one point all philological critics are unanimous: namely, that the text is very much corrupted, and they have endeavoured to restore it by conjectural emendations. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature

It is quite possible that Moses grafted the more commemorative aspect of the feast on an older 'harvest home'; but that is purely conjectural, however confidently affirmed as certain. Expositions of Holy Scripture

How it originated is the great question, and Darwin's theory, like all other attempts to explain the origin of life, is thus far merely conjectural. Louis Agassiz as a Teacher; illustrative extracts on his method of instruction

Glimpses of moral truth, or suggestions of what may lead to it; indications of neglected difficulties, and occasionally conjectural solutions of such difficulties,—these are what this essay offers. Autobiographical Sketches

However, we can really do little more than note the resemblance: any theory we may form must be purely conjectural. The Gospels in the Second Century An Examination of the Critical Part of a Work Entitled 'Supernatural Religion'

I have already indicated some conjectural deductions from this document. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1

The massacres too, and the ruin, though only conjectural, they admitted also. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade, by the British Parliament (1839)

单词	conjectural
例句	conjectural The eventual effects of eliminating sage and seeding with grass are largely conjectural. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Though the dates given are often conjectural, especially for the Second Age, they deserve attention. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z But all claims about what had gone on behind the scenes are conjectural. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Conant had advised Bush to put the uranium project on the shelf for the duration of the war, but that advice had been based on his impression that a bomb was purely conjectural. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The second vista, from the same vantage, also is conjectural, but only partly. In the galleries: Washington from on high, as it was and as it was meant to be 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z “Oval” wants to hold a dystopian mirror up to the way we live now, and sometimes its approach resembles that of the artist-consultants: airily grand, conjectural. In Elvia Wilk’s “Oval,” Earth, Capitalism, and the Human Species Sink Toward Doom 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z For N, such an evolution can only be conjectural. Review: Remembering What Was and Wasn’t in ‘Good Grief’ 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z The composer “owned it, but its sound is conjectural.” Books of The Times: ‘Reinventing Bach,’ by Paul Elie 2012-10-07T20:25:38Z It’s a close reading and conjectural study of Paul Thomas Anderson’s recent music video for “Daydreaming,” the Radiohead song. The Playlist: Metallica Flickers Back to Life, and Tayla Struts Into the Spotlight 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z “Mourning Diary,” like nearly all of Barthes’s books, is a collection of beginnings, of fugitive and conjectural observations that lap over one another and push forward like successive waves onto a beach. Books of The Times: Wallowing in Grief Over Maman 2010-10-14T20:53:00Z From another it seems overstretched, ludicrously conjectural, pointlessly elaborate and interesting only as an oddity. The Marlowe Papers by Ros Barber – review 2012-06-15T21:55:03Z For 11 pages, Erdedy does nothing but sweat and anticipate this woman’s increasingly conjectural arrival with his desired 200 grams. Everything About Everything: David Foster Wallace’s ‘Infinite Jest’ at 20 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z The court sided with the officers, saying that the township failed to demonstrate “real, not conjectural, harm” by using the flag and that the ban “addresses that harm in a direct and material way.” Barring ‘thin blue line’ flag on Pennsylvania township property is unconstitutional, US court rules 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z The Constitution restricts the court to ruling only on actual “cases” and “controversies” — that is, on concrete harms affecting real people, not conjectural issues that might occur in the future. Column: How the Supreme Court could kill a wealth tax before it's been tried 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Without confirmation from artists, their teams, or Braun himself, changes to Braun’s roster are conjectural. What’s going on with Scooter Braun’s artist roster? Here’s what we know and what’s still speculation 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z “Petitioner’s claim of injury stemming from the memorandum’s issuance is ‘speculative,’ ‘conjectural’ and ‘hypothetical,’” the Justice Department wrote in its brief. Supreme Court rejects Christian college’s challenge over transgender dorms 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Although these hazards are so far entirely conjectural, they are undoubtedly driving a growing community of researchers to study various harm-reduction tactics. AI Is Getting Powerful. But Can Researchers Make It Principled? 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z But those estimates are based partially on snapshots of current conditions, so they’re obviously conjectural. Column: Social Security is perfectly healthy, but there's one easy way to improve it 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z When applied to literature, it refers to a list, actual or conjectural, of great works that define the terms of a literary education. Building a New Canon of Black Literature 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Both estimates were based on a conjectural valuation of FTX at the time of a $420-million venture investing round in January. Column: Crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried didn't lose a $16-billion fortune. His 'fortune' was never real 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Royster’s writing is sometimes conjectural, other times pedantic, but in many passages her prose soars, particularly in her chapter on Valerie June. Review: How Black country music became undeniable 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z “In the absence of any evidence … such conjectural allegations are highly regrettable and defy the norms of responsible diplomatic conduct,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said in a statement, according to Voice of America. More questions than answers: A counterterror success in Afghanistan reveals depth of the problem 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z In a text message, a third son, Ghazi Khan, called information about the accounts “not correct,” adding, “The content is conjectural.” Vast Leak Exposes How Credit Suisse Served Strongmen and Spies 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z Tarter said it was important not to make any conjectural leaps about aliens unless there was “extraordinary evidence.” Why is a Harvard astrophysicist working with UFO buffs? 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z All those values, of course, are largely conjectural, since cryptocurrencies don’t represent even a theoretical call on assets of value, unlike government-backed currencies. Column: Is Elon Musk trying to destroy bitcoin over environmental concerns? 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z Forecasts about the path to normality and its timing are almost entirely conjectural. Column: What we've learned — and what we still don't know — after our pandemic year 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z In response to Barahona’s habeas petition and many others like it, ICE has said fears of infection were “purely speculative” and “conjectural,” that detainees would be no safer outside than they were inside. Fear, Illness and Death in ICE Detention: How a Protest Grew on the Inside 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z The disease is rare, its possible causes various and the role of talc still conjectural at best. Column: Study finds no link between talc and ovarian cancer, but don't expect the lawsuits to stop 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z District Court in Reno brand as “conjectural” or “hypothetical” state claims that residents are harmed by radiation from material secretly trucked a year ago from South Carolina to Nevada. US asking federal judge to toss out Nevada plutonium lawsuit 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z For example, the notion that Manson was a law enforcement or intelligence collaborator beggars belief and remains entirely conjectural. What really happened in the Manson murders? ‘Chaos’ casts doubt on Helter Skelter theory 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z But she knows that he is probably sitting in his cell, playing a similar game of conjectural chess, trying to anticipate how she will react to his stratagems. How a Notorious Gangster Was Exposed by His Own Sister 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z It is more conjectural than the harder sciences, but it need not be a crackpot undertaking. Opinion \| Frederick Douglass’s Fight Against Scientific Racism 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z It means evidence slight or conjectural--which seems appropriate in this instance. How Our Bones Might Help Keep Our Weight in Check 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z The Financial Security Institute, which is financed by the South Korean government, cautioned that the report was partly conjectural and did not represent an official view. North Korea Tries to Make Hacking a Profit Center 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z The long-term effects of eliminating sage and seeding with grass are largely conjectural. Silent Spring—I 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Though evidence for the later flood was “more conjectural,” Collier said, there is other evidence to support such an event. Long before Brexit, geologic catastrophes split Britain from Europe 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z But conjectural histories also turned their attention to the future. How Historians Should Write About the Anthropocene 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z But this assumption is as conjectural as the belief in Trump’s conservatism is wishful. The GOP surrenders to the dark side 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z To be sure, such chatter now is purely conjectural. Clinton Can’t Rely on Trump’s Unpopularity 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z Knowing its route would be essential to identifying the location of many parts of the battle, but the conjectural route proposed by the Milner report is extremely unlikely. A historian’s different interpretation 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z But perhaps what we need is conjectural history. Nobody knows what the EU will become - BBC News 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z From viewing the video several times, my analysis of Carson’s strange behavior – conjectural and based on body language alone – points in two directions: either severe stage fright or momentary confusion, possibly brought on by sedation. Ben Carson's strange debate entrance – stage fright or sedation? 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z The second way to judge “Japan Restored” is to read it not as a conjectural exercise but rather as a call for national restoration. Prescription for resuscitating Japan 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z This raised several concerns: The role of genetics in some conditions may be marginal or conjectural. Genetic testing evolves, along with health and ethics debates 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z This conjectural arithmetic of means and ends is what makes the handling of informants so fraught. Whitey Bulger, Inside Man 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z He added: "With no allegation of dissemination or improper receipt of information, any profit or loss made from any alleged disclosure, let alone a potential disclosure, is conjectural." Google wins dismissal of Android privacy lawsuit 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Physicists are also excited about a highly conjectural connection between moonshine and quantum gravity, the as-yet-undiscovered theory that will unite general relativity and quantum mechanics. Mathematicians Chase Moonshine’s Shadow 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z In striking down Indiana's and Wisconsin's bans on the practice two months ago, Posner called the states' defenses of their laws "not only conjectural; they are totally implausible." U.S. judge affirms conservative voice with same-sex marriage vote 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z “The grounds advanced by Indiana and Wisconsin for their discriminatory policies are not only conjectural; they are totally implausible,” wrote Circuit Judge Richard Posner, an influential jurist chosen for the bench by President Ronald Reagan. Appeals court strikes down same-sex marriage bans in Indiana, Wisconsin “She was presenting her conjectural thoughts about Kafka’s attitude toward writing.” How We All Got It Wrong: Women Were Behind These 7 Famously Inspiring Quotes 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z Vincent van Gogh is also on the list, with the caveat his case is “now considered conjectural.’ Dizzying Times 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z First, the injury the lawmakers alleged — a dilution of their voting power caused by future exercises of the line-item veto — was conjectural, since no president had yet exercised that veto. Federal courts need to stop Obama from flouting the Constitution Actually, a combination of conjectural and structural changes allowed Morocco to become an increasingly credible aeronautics player. Can Morocco Become A Global Aeronautics Player? 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z The multiverse is, for now, conjectural, because it is not easily subject to experimental verification and is unobservable — from the South Pole or from anywhere else. A big-bang theory gets a big boost: Evidence that vast cosmos was created in split second 2014-03-17T22:34:00Z The type of reasoning Holmes uses is of another, more conjectural kind - sometimes called abductive reasoning - that can't offer certainty or any precise assessment of probability, only the best available account of events. The enduring appeal of Sherlock Holmes 2012-08-17T15:19:15Z Instead, we’re left with back-of-the-envelope extrapolations based on conjectural data, much of it supplied by government agencies that may have bureaucratic incentives to overplay the problem. How a Mexican Drug Cartel Makes Its Billions 2012-06-15T14:46:08Z Clapper, No. 11-1025, the administration said the plaintiffs should not be allowed to rely on “asserted future injuries that are conjectural and not imminent and on self-inflicted harms” to establish standing to sue. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Surveillance Case 2012-05-22T06:07:23Z He called preserved bodies “highly conjectural” and “not based on the data.” Titanic May Hold Passengers? Remains, Officials Say 2012-04-14T17:41:31Z He lived until the early part of the fifteenth century, 1410 being one of the conjectural dates of his death. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z There is a sharp line of distinction between the symptoms and conjectural pathology of comatose cases and of those of the congestive form of pernicious fever. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z But the spiritual antennæ which he puts forth so tentatively always touch real things, not conjectural. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z To pass to the horse in another aspect, the conjectural estimate of packs of hounds at the beginning of the hunting season in 1837 was 28. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z To remove difficulties, and where a difficult expression presented itself, to introduce a conjectural emendation of the text. The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels 2012-02-24T03:00:31.020Z But this sketch of possible migrations is largely conjectural, and authorities are not even agreed as to the branch of the Turanians to which the Huns should be referred. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z "Very little is known of his early "history, and the accounts given in various biogra- "phies are for the most part conjectural." The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z In the following reproduction these conjectural words are placed within brackets and italicised. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z Given that, similar speculation on rates in the Archean and Palaeoproterozoic are conjectural. [Technical Response] Response to Comment on ?Abiotic Pyrite Formation Produces a Large Fe Isotope Fractionation? 2012-02-02T18:55:40.137Z Any forecast of the exact delimitations of the ten kingdoms constituting the reconstructed Empire must necessarily be largely conjectural. The Roman Empire in the Light of Prophecy The Rise, Progress, and End of the Fourth World-empire 2012-02-01T03:00:10.887Z In the great majority of cases the chronology of their composition, as far as the year is concerned, presents no difficulties; more precise assignments are mainly conjectural. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z The uncertainty which prevails as to its structure may be inferred from the fact that different conjectural readings of every fragment are proposed by different commentators. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z He made a conjectural reading of the above line, which he communicated to the Marquis de la Romana. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z This latter circumstance, however, was conjectural; for Miss Mortimer, though confidingly open with me upon every other subject, was here most guarded. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z The actual circumstances attending the rise of the ten kings and their Emperor must for the time remain conjectural. The Roman Empire in the Light of Prophecy The Rise, Progress, and End of the Fourth World-empire 2012-02-01T03:00:10.887Z The period at which the Czechs settled in Bohemia is very uncertain; all theories, indeed, with regard to the advent of the Slavs in northern and eastern Europe are merely conjectural. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z There are plenty of unsolved problems in Shakespeare, fascinating questions of biography and interpretation to which conjectural answers are legitimate. The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z Of the amount of the Chinese population, which is not with certainty known, that of India may furnish a criterion for a conjectural and probable estimate. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z This passage is obscure, and the translation purely conjectural. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z With regard to the priests the proposed identifications are more conjectural. Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England 2011-12-19T03:00:41.437Z Porcelain is said to have been first made about 200 B.C., but this date is conjectural. Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers 2011-12-10T03:00:15.097Z Of Gregory’s early period we know few details, and almost all the dates are conjectural. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z He was baffled by the very simplicity of the brief message, the meaning of which was so purely conjectural and obscure. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z The distance below the original surface and that at which the first series of new flats were developed is conjectural, but it would have depended on the height of the land. The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin 2011-11-29T03:00:17.347Z He said it sounded conjectural that the quality or price of the title insurance had suffered from the alleged kickbacks. Supreme Court asks if lawsuits require proof of harm 2011-11-28T20:14:31Z In his dream he becomes aware first of the effects, which he explains by a subsequent hypothesis and becomes persuaded of the purely conjectural nature of the sound. Human, All Too Human A Book for Free Spirits 2011-11-28T03:00:26.030Z Mr Oldfield’s conjectural restoration, published in Archaeologia for 1895, though it has many rivals, surpasses them all in the lightness of the effect, and in close correspondence to the description by Pliny. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Such theories, I contended, must rest, more or less, on critical and conjectural interpretation, and could never enable a workingman to dare the understanding of others in argument. English Secularism A Confession Of Belief 2011-11-24T03:00:50.030Z Such conjectural shifts are Christian critics reduced to in their effort to minimise difficulties; as though reducing the mistakes of Jesus in any way saved his infallibility. The Book Of God In The Light Of The Higher Criticism 2011-11-24T03:00:46.897Z This old fabulous legend is given from the editor's folio MS., with conjectural emendations, and the insertion of some additional stanzas to supply and complete the story. English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) 2011-11-18T03:00:30.847Z It is scarcely necessary to warn the reader that for the most part this is purely conjectural, for from the nature of the case it is bound to be so. Animals of the Past 2011-11-16T03:00:27.497Z The sense of Vyas's aphorisms is clear like the sun; you are only enveloping it with the cloud of your conjectural commentary. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z I am sparing of reflections, unless it be upon those remarkable events from which they naturally result; and I never biass the reader's judgment by any conjectural impositions of my own. The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century 2011-11-04T02:00:24.773Z The exact significance of this last notion is difficult to establish, and all that could be written about it would be merely conjectural. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z It was "taken from Mr. Herd's MSS., with several corrections from a shorter and more imperfect copy in the same volume, and one or two conjectural emendations in the arrangement of the stanzas." English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) 2011-10-14T02:00:24.023Z Estimates, more or less conjectural in nature, elaborated by M. Cattier appear to establish the profits from the exploitation of rubber alone, at eight to nine millions of francs per annum. The Crime of the Congo 2011-10-13T02:00:47.603Z These things have been said in order that too much weight may not be placed on any conjectural list of would-be popes. Leo XIII., the Great Leader 2011-10-12T02:00:51.183Z Whether this, and the closer surveillance on Bonneville, were connected with the Count, who also suffered for a time, or whether due to their anti-slavery writings on Domingo, remains conjectural. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z These appear to be uniformly dressed in helmet, chiton without cuirass, and boots, and, although the positions of xv., xvi. are conjectural, the sequence proposed seems highly probable. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z Percy printed it, "with a few conjectural emendations, from a written copy," Reliques, iii. English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) 2011-10-14T02:00:24.023Z The concluding and conclusive step is some kind of experimental corroboration, or verification, of the conjectural idea. How We Think 2011-09-16T02:00:18.973Z With grains of allowance, the sketch of the entrance front is conjectural, but probably has enough of the truth about it to reveal the unique character of the edifice. Virginia Architecture in the Seventeenth Century 2011-09-03T02:00:17.897Z All those questions and conjectural answers that had sprung into her mind on the finding of the letter in the St. James's Square suite came flooding back. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z The accounts of this father which are given in various biographies are purely conjectural. Frauds and Follies of the Fathers A Review of the Worth of their Testimony to the Four Gospels 2011-08-30T02:00:32.823Z This, however, though of course most probable, cannot actually be ascertained, and so far as these Gospels are concerned, therefore, the "Canon of Muratori" only furnishes conjectural evidence. Supernatural Religion, Vol. II. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:31.587Z Finlay's is here adopted as on the whole the best, but it has received a few corrections from the other, and one or two conjectural emendations. English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) 2011-08-12T02:00:17.607Z New York’s claim that it will be harmed is “conjectural and hypothetical, and not actual or imminent,” Levy wrote in the letter. New York State’s Fracking Lawsuit Barred by Law, U.S. Says 2011-08-02T22:37:01Z A conjectural line runs round from the last English to the first Spanish flag, and there is no sign of the alleged Vespucci discoveries. The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career 2011-08-02T02:00:24.457Z This purely conjectural line is merely inserted to carry on the sense. Lancelot of the Laik A Scottish Metrical Romance 2011-07-27T02:00:29.703Z I could amuse the reader with numerous examples of conjectural arguments, which, fair at a distant view, vanish like a cloud on a near approach'. A Logic Of Facts Or, Every-day Reasoning 2011-07-22T02:00:18.543Z Among the matters so excluded are matters which are likely to mislead the jury, or to complicate the case unnecessarily, or which are of slight, remote, or merely conjectural importance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z We decline in short on the mere conjectural ipse dixit of these two respected scholars to admit either that the Peschito is a Revision of Cureton's Syriac Version;—or that it was executed about a.d. The Revision Revised 2011-07-15T02:00:18.897Z A number of very distinguished men were mentioned as conjectural possibilities in that connection. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z This is difficult to comprehend, and I should think, can be but conjectural. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z Some of the readings must perforce be conjectural, and others can but reproduce the ambiguities of the original. Tales from the Old French 2011-07-09T02:00:12.200Z The latter view implies that the oppressed Israelites left Egypt for one of its dependencies, and both theories find only conjectural identifications in the various stations recorded in Num. xxxiii. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z The paragraph went on to a little more detail, mainly conjectural, but of this Grantley Wagram took no heed. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z Those who have attended most to the subject appear to think some island the most probable locality, but it is quite conjectural. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z There is what has been called a "conjectural biology." Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z These, however, are matters purely conjectural, and all we really know about the poet’s parents are the dates above mentioned, and the fact that they were certainly people somewhat out of the ordinary. Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z The fatal error of our conjectural historian is that of spinning at his allegory long after he is left without a thread. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Farther, the notion of men emerging from a half-brutal state, and from the use of the rudest implements, is purely conjectural and not supported by facts. The Chain of Life in Geological Time A Sketch of the Origin and Succession of Animals and Plants 2011-06-01T02:00:24.880Z But it is all conjectural—you may fail. The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z These are the only circumstances by which Mrs. Surratt is brought nearer than conjectural connection with the assassination, and the force of these is greatly weakened by the testimony in her defense. The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt 2011-05-24T02:00:12.183Z Nay, the Revolution itself is foreshown in a remarkable glimpse of conjectural prophecy which occurs in the “Telemachus.” French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z And for what was never ascertained in its own age we dare not confide to that mystical vaticinator of past events, a conjectural historian! Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z The political atmosphere was so charged with electricity that she felt a crisis was imminent, and only the extent of the storm was conjectural. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z It is in consequence of this belief that, apart from all conjectural or problematic theory, the work he did is absolutely good. William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z Any story, no matter how absurd or incredible, provided it brought Jefferson Davis within conjectural fore-knowledge of the assassination, was greedily swallowed, and, moreover, was rewarded with money and employment. The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt 2011-05-24T02:00:12.183Z The man's wife must know all about it," he says, going on in conjectural chain; "and that French priest—he probably the instigator of it. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z They are now replaced by two solitary convents, but their site, often conjectural or traditionary, is sometimes marked by scanty vestiges of ruins, and now and then by the more probable resemblance of a name488.” History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z His new readings are ingenious; but many of them are quite unauthorized and conjectural. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z To the ingeniously chaotic intellect, with its admirable aptitude for all such feats of conjectural cleverness as are worked out merely by strain and spasm, it will seem an offensive waste of good work. William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z It will be noted that in the forms so far reviewed it is confessedly a theory, resting at the best on evidence of a highly conjectural and circumstantial character. The myth of the Jewish menace in world affairs or, The truth about the forged protocols of the elders of Zion 2011-04-01T02:00:43.730Z And with this conjectural reflection, Scarthe threw himself back in his chair; and once more gave way to the gloomy surmises that had already tormented his unhappy mind. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z The exact category in which an occupation shall be placed, will be influenced more or less by local circumstances, and is, at best, somewhat conjectural. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z A question neither colonel nor captain could help asking himself, though its conjectural answer was agony. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z Our knowledge of this subject is extremely limited, and whatever is said about it, is conjectural and subject to revision. A Rational Theology As Taught by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2011-03-14T03:01:04.693Z "It's not conjectural, Mr. Verney, I wish it were—but it's past that; it exists," said the attorney, sadly. The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 2011-03-04T03:01:04.443Z On his side the sending back, of the glove was a mere conjectural experiment—made under a vague fancy that it might, to some little extent, further his interests. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Not only does the reasoning faculty fail to grasp the entire sum, but even imagination, as she flies backwards through period after period, tires in the effort, and brings back not even a conjectural result. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z The objective was a purely conjectural one, for the missiles burst in a street in one of the poorer quarters of the town. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z The next scene, where the two spies are caught and let go, is clear enough in its general structure; the details must remain conjectural. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z If expectations of a possible solution are aroused they are not fulfilled because the unprejudiced mind refuses to accept conjectural criticism and to believe more than it is possible to know. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z This conjectural confession of poetic imposture has never been exhumed. Shakespeare's England 2011-01-30T03:00:17.313Z The ancient notions about the existence of fire within the earth were almost entirely conjectural, but within the present century the matter has been put to the test of experiment. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z The date is conjectural, and is deduced from the fact that the infant was baptized on March 23. Johann Sebastian Bach 2011-01-26T03:00:27.060Z The stage direction is of course purely conjectural. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z Opinions that they were once pulpits of sun-worship, or Druidic altars of sacrifice, are not unwarranted, perhaps, though necessarily conjectural. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z But though the mesocosms may shed light on the fate of the pteropods, the outlook for the salmon will remain conjectural. Ocean acidification: The other carbon-dioxide problem 2010-07-01T11:08:00Z In the same conjectural fashion, the manager has raised the possibility of Rooney acting as the lone and high-scoring striker he is for Manchester United. Kevin McCarra: Capello's inscrutability is a big strength 2010-06-01T05:59:00Z They are too numerous to be considered individually, and their classification is rendered difficult by the fact that the authorship of most of their libretti is conjectural and not ascertained. Johann Sebastian Bach 2011-01-26T03:00:27.060Z Through careful, and often conjectural reconstruction of Vitruvius's descriptions, Palladio established the standard for the way Renaissance architects saw and used the buildings of the ancient world. A Golden Age and Its Heirs 2010-05-25T01:47:00Z He has managed to sweep away a great part of the old work, and in some instances has replaced the original by conjectural work of Early English style. Cathedral Cities of England There is no escape from the conclusion that in any given case of food poisoning the exact source of infection is often largely conjectural. Food Poisoning But it is a conjectural picture, and we can by no means assume all its details for Heorot. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn Of the treasury of the Cnidians at Delphi, discovered by the French, so much has been found that it has been possible to evolve a complete conjectural restoration in plaster, now in the Louvre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" But conjectural philosophy is often at fault, and necessary as this terrestrial balance was asserted to be, no "great" southern continent has yet been found. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 The slab bears a defaced inscription in Latin, the missing letters of which having been supplied, give a conjectural reading. Cathedral Cities of England Previously to Halley’s time, and apparently for many years subsequently, all dealings with life annuities were based upon mere conjectural estimates. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" The first leaf of this text has been torn out and the verses in brackets are only conjectural. Erthe Upon Erthe Examples of both are in the British Museum, and several conjectural restorations have been made, among which that of Dr A.S. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" Add to these the slow action of thought, the conjectural inferences, the guesses of crude metaphysics, the theories of isolated men of religious and speculative genius. Custom and Myth New Edition The prelate Nigel, in the reign of Stephen, built a castle here, of which no remains exist, and whose site is now conjectural. Cathedral Cities of England But, according to various conjectural interpretations of documents, the earliest date of the mention of cards has been pushed farther back by different authorities. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" It would be folly, however, to suppose that these Hindoo numbers, which are probably purely conjectural, or based on astronomical cycles, make any near approximation to the facts of the case. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science But the evidence on either side being merely conjectural, this must remain an open question. Lectures on The Science of Language He was an intimate friend of Porson, whom he took as his model in textual criticism, although he showed less caution in conjectural emendation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" They are supposed to have carried out the plan of Warlewast; but as the whole of the fabric, with the exception of the towers, was entirely rebuilt in 1280, the original design is chiefly conjectural. Cathedral Cities of England Little that is not conjectural can be written concerning caricature among the ancients. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" Until lately, however, these attempts have been altogether conjectural and destitute of any positive basis of archæological fact. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science What they knew was extremely limited, and in its nature it was simple and straightforward; it had little technical subtlety; it constantly lapsed into the fabulous and the conjectural. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" This was the first regular map of Virginia ever made, that of Captain Smith, although remarkably well delineated, considering the circumstances under which it was made, being, of necessity, in large part conjectural. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia I have striven to be historically consistent, following the letter of events closely, taking conjectural ground in but few instances. Montezuma An Epic on the Origin and Fate of the Aztec Nation It is my intention to offer some remarks on the probable sources of the legend, and to fix a conjectural date for the existence of Havelok. The Lay of Havelok the Dane Bearing in mind these possible changes, we shall generally be able to arrive at a fair conjectural solution of the phenomena of distribution presented by these ancient islands. Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras With the invention of alphabetic writing the conjectural part of history closes, and the more or less authenticated part commences. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" At present all the reports concerning the writer of these papers are merely conjectural. Essays on the Constitution of the United States But we are not left in this matter to depend on conjectural inferences. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning History.—The early history of coffee as an economic product is involved in considerable obscurity, the absence of fact being compensated for by a profusion of conjectural statements and mythical stories. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" The fact is they are all purely conjectural, made to fit into some preconceived notion of his personality or character. From Bondage to Liberty in Religion A Spiritual Autobiography The precise period of time covered by these successive “Ages” is of course only conjectural; but something like one hundred thousand years may perhaps be taken as a safe minimal estimate. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" How old the olden times may have been is conjectural. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal The conditions are, of course, conjectural, and any suggested conclusions to be drawn from them must be still more so. The Position of Woman in Primitive Society A Study of the Matriarchy The exact hour when the Kaiser sent the King this message is conjectural. The Evidence in the Case A Discussion of the Moral Responsibility for the War of 1914, as Disclosed by the Diplomatic Records of England, Germany, Russia His method of procedure, however, was usually conjectural; and guess-work, however careful, acute and plausible, is still guess-work and not testimony. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" The present site is entirely conjectural; but it appears from the following note, communicated to us by T.C. Old and New London Volume I Whether, then, Moses is but a composite of things Babylonian fused in an effort to show a link between a god and a people, is conjectural. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal Then, having found such a conjectural general law, you proceed to deduce its consequences; you see that, if the hypothesis is true, such and such facts must be true. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life When words can represent all that is evident and all that is conjectural—the works of Omnipotence, and the fabrications of man—we need to seek no further for the necessary materials of thought. On the Nature of Thought or, The act of thinking and its connexion with a perspicuous sentence Since the specific distinctions are purely microscopic, the synonymy beyond Rostafinski is mainly conjectural. The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species Of these we can only give a conjectural version, for the sake of argument. James VI and the Gowrie Mystery It is conjectural, however, whether the conception was more monstrous than that which subsequent mysticity evolved. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal I have only given conjectural approximations in this Chapter upon the composition of animal substances, which is hitherto but imperfectly understood. Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries They procured Keil, the professor of astronomy, in so grave a work as “The Theory of the Earth,” to have a fling at Bentley’s boasted sagacity in conjectural criticism. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Yet the purely solitary man is merely conjectural. History of Human Society My derivation is conjectural, no doubt, and as such I submit it with great deference to the candid consideration of your readers. Notes and Queries, Number 216, December 17, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Previously it is conjectural if the Jews could write. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal All line-endings were regularized by added dashes of variable length; some “real” dashes are therefore conjectural. The Covent Garden Theatre, or Pasquin Turn'd Drawcansir I will venture a conjecture on this great conjectural critic. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors There follows a long interval of human development which is only conjectural until the discovery of the bones of the Heidelberg man, found at the south of the River Neckar. History of Human Society None was found in connection with the finished articles of the collection, so that their use is purely conjectural. A Burial Cave in Baja California The Palmer Collection, 1887 There was nothing that could afford even a ground for conjectural explanation. A Captain in the Ranks A Romance of Affairs The amusing variety of conjectural readings was met by the exquisite satire of Fielding,21 as well as by the heavy censure of Grub Street. Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare It should be remembered that the theories of all his predecessors were mere conjectural speculations respecting the places and paths of celestial bodies, etc. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." As to how man protected his body before he began to kill wild animals for food, is conjectural. History of Human Society The explanation was conjectural, but it was possible. East of the Shadows It is true that he may have had assistants, or committed the work to competent hands; but this is conjectural. The Canon of the Bible Johnson distrusted conjecture; but that there is not one happy conjectural emendation is only less glaringly untrue than the other assertion that there is not one new ingenious and satisfactory explanation. Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare It would deal less with the conjectural and probable than with the predicable and positive. Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics With Some of Their Applications However, this is conjectural; but, judging from the inventions of known tribes, it is evident that necessity has always been the moving power in invention. History of Human Society The general theory of conjectural emendation reduces to the sketch we have just given; there is no general apprenticeship to the art. Introduction to the Study of History Of these he gives us a conjectural census—a hundred agencies and reservations and ten squaw-men to each. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 As for ourselves, we merely indulge in a piece of conjectural criticism. Leading Articles on Various Subjects The path is open and becoming easy to pursue; much therefore will be achieved by following the comparative process and discarding all the conjectural systems. The Ancient Monuments of North and South America, 2nd ed. It is a reasonable inference that whatever education he received was obtained here, but this fact, as well as the character and amount of his early training, is wholly conjectural. 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 The scholars who devote themselves to the fascinating pursuit of conjectural criticism are liable, in their ardour, to suspect perfectly innocent readings, and, in desperate passages, to propose adventurous hypotheses. Introduction to the Study of History A letter read out by one of them had the phrase, 'What a pity about Mrs. A.!' Someone suggested a conjectural explanation not favourable to Mrs. A.'s character. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice The doctrine offered for my acceptance cannot be stated without qualifications and reserves and modifications, which make it as useless as it is vague and conjectural. Social Rights and Duties, Volume I (of 2) Addresses to Ethical Societies A second scene shows how the sheriff takes prisoner the other outlaws, amongst whom is Friar Tuck; but the allocation of the parts in the dialogue is mostly conjectural. Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series Unfortunately many of these renderings are still quite conjectural. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters Perhaps no one, in our day, has equalled Madvig in the art of conjectural emendation. Introduction to the Study of History Discarding such conjectural theories, the best-informed travellers and writers are agreed in considering the Nuraghe as being designed either for religious edifices or tombs for the dead. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. Mr. Collier remarks in his recent volume, "This emendation may, or may not, have been conjectural, but we may be pretty sure it is right." Notes and Queries, Number 194, July 16, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc In the absence of certain knowledge, conjectural opinions, such as the writer has here educed, are not unprofitable; rather the reverse. Lessons of the war with Spain and other articles The meaning of the words is somewhat conjectural. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters If they accidentally agree in giving a defective text, we have recourse to conjectural emendation, as if there were only one copy. Introduction to the Study of History However this may be, the theory not only of the twofold design or use of the Nuraghe, but of either of them, is confessedly quite conjectural: it rests upon a narrow basis of facts. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. Murder of Rizzio 1568 Father, as bailiff of Stratford, entertained Queen's and Earl of Worcester's actors NOTE: The plays in the columns below are arranged in the probable, though purely conjectural, order of composition. The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar By an avowedly conjectural method, the solar period of revolution round this point was fixed at 18,200,000 years. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition The dates are largely conjectural, but for the most part the sequence of the events is known. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters Investigations of this kind are always conjectural, and are better calculated to flatter the vanity of the interpreter than to furnish results of which history can make use. Introduction to the Study of History The negative answer to these mental interrogatives—though only conjectural—was the bitterest reflection of all! The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness Such discussion would, however, be in a considerable degree purely conjectural, and we therefore shall not enter into it. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 One of the unlucky Blacks was a Portinari, doubtless a kinsman of Beatrice—a fact which curiously seems to have escaped the conjectural commentators. Dante: His Times and His Work This explanation is of course conjectural only, but seems not improbable. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life The desperate perils presented by the conjectural and largely non-existent mine were thenceforth to loom largely and luridly in the telegrams that went up to Pretoria. The Dop Doctor These, and other like innuendoes, could not be conjectural? The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness Its depth was only conjectural, but the mass presented the treacherous appearance of quaking sand, and Constans shuddered as he gazed. The Doomsman It does not seem necessary to estimate the relative truth of these analyses, especially as the evidence adduced by their several supporters is more or less conjectural. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era All else may be erroneous or conjectural, but here at least, for a moment, he presses his fingers upon the very pulse of the machine. Raleigh "D-a-a——" The Chief does not happen to be looking Bingo's way as the infuriated husband menaces with a large clenched fist an imaginary countenance attached to the conjectural personality of the sportive P. Blinders. The Dop Doctor I turned to her sister to make a conjectural inquiry. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness On one page he calls his theory conjectural, on another, a "reasonable conclusion." The Critics Versus Shakspere A Brief for the Defendant In modern times a conjectural future has been derived by adding the suffix ke, dakiket, "I will, shall or probably can know it." Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" The rarity of any reference to him in contemporary documents makes further specification conjectural. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" The conjectural derivation of the word from Anglo-Saxon words was not my own, but that of a subsequent correspondent. Notes and Queries, Number 214, December 3, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. If not, are any conjectural emendations of the last and present centuries to be given? Notes and Queries, Number 211, November 12, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. As conjectural emendations, they may rank with any that Shakspeare's text has been favoured with; in short, the poet might undoubtedly have written either the one or the other. Notes and Queries, Number 207, October 15, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Mr. Knight's view, for example, gives no account of the immense number of coincidences with the conjectural emendations of the commentators. Notes and Queries, Number 206, October 8, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. What has happened to R. H. C., happens, as I am about to show, to all who indulge in conjectural criticism. Notes and Queries, Number 203, September 17, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. This answer is altogether doubtful and conjectural, made up of if, and peradventure, and it might be. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) Some of the circumstances point to murder, others to suicide; the truth is conjectural. Lewis and Clark Meriwether Lewis and William Clark Now Captain Maxse adds to this estimate of ten millions public money spent on crime and want, a more or less conjectural sum of eight millions for private charities. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing Many questions are proposed by G.W., to which it is extremely improbable that any but a conjectural answer can ever be given. Notes and Queries, Number 206, October 8, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. I am, may it please your worship, grand nephew to the renowned Lewis Theobald, one of those numerous broth-spoiling commentators, who have smothered poor Shakspeare in the onion sauce of conjectural criticism. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Vol I, No. 2, February 1810 Confessedly all this is conjectural or traditional, as are also any details of episcopal administration.' The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 In relating his discoveries, Lavoisier is lavish in expressions that leave no doubt as to their originally conjectural character. Essay on the Creative Imagination The letters have been modernized in spelling, and, to some extent, in algebraical notation; it also seems that conjectural methods of introducing interpolations into the text have been necessary. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II In that sense it is an observed fact, though exactly how the unfolding is brought about is still conjectural. A Poor Man's House No other naval officer, after such acts, was ever expelled the service and otherwise punished on mere conjectural evidence, since demonstrated to have been utterly groundless. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. II Curious to know what these names literally meant and whence derived, the writer made inquiry, sometimes hazarding a conjectural etymology. The Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley) A Narrative of the First Complete Ascent of the Highest Peak in North America Imagination fulfills the function of a substitute; it furnishes a subjective, conjectural solution in place of an objective, rational explanation. Essay on the Creative Imagination Grein was extremely clever in filling the lacunae of the MS., and his conjectural emendations are frequently retained by later editors. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography In reference to that Daily News revolution," he wrote from Geneva on the 26th, "I have been walking and wondering all day through a perfect Miss Burney's Vauxhall of conjectural dark walks. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete Also conjectural are the questions of crop size and regularity of bearing in the event the tree was permitted to mature its nuts. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 It would not do to proceed upon such a conjectural basis, and for a while I was puzzled, and had to pause. The Boy Tar In the sciences dealing with facts, all the best-established experimental truths have passed through a conjectural stage. Essay on the Creative Imagination Scott made ‘one or two conjectural emendations in the arrangement of the stanzas.’ Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Second Series It must be well understood that not only is the whole series conjectural, but no living animal must be regarded as an ancestral form. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science But this is conjectural and probable, not observable and proved. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 In these parts, the paths of the curves are to some extent conjectural. A Study of Recent Earthquakes It aims toward objectivity: in its conjectural construction it attempts to reproduce the order and connection of things. Essay on the Creative Imagination As regards ultimate cost, the estimates of the majority are very much more indefinite and conjectural than the more carefully prepared estimates of the minority of the Board of Consulting Engineers. The American Type of Isthmian Canal Speech by Hon. John Fairfield Dryden in the Senate of the United States, June 14, 1906 The experience with Sargon of Agadê has not been encouraging to conjectural chronology; yet with such we must in many cases be content until more lucky finds turn up to set us right. Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria Both gentlemen gave their experience in the pages of the "Gentleman's Magazine," with a conjectural description of the group of buildings as it had been, contrasted with the desolation they then witnessed. Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral Formerly the Collegiate Church of St. Saviour, Otherwise St. Mary Overie. A Short History and Description of the Fabric, with Some Account of the College and the See To such questions as these there can be little more than a conjectural answer. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement I must not, in this traveller's brief, lose time in conjectural answers to the questions which every step here will raise from the ravaged shrine. Our Fathers Have Told Us Part I. The Bible of Amiens The answer to it must in great measure be conjectural, but may we not suppose that one design of it was to do away with the last vestige of self-righteousness in man? The Wesleyan Methodist Pulpit in Malvern Sermons Preached at the Opening Services of the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, in 1866 The passage through defect of history has long been dark, and commentators have adapted different senses to it, all conjectural. The Odyssey of Homer It is very probable that they would have abused the power as badly as the popes did, but conjectural history is idle. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals I must, however, specially draw your attention to the clearly-marked line which divides the facts which dynamics have taught us from those notions which are to be regarded as more or less conjectural. Time and Tide A Romance of the Moon Every Romance philologist knows that it must represent Vulgar Lat. colóbra; but this form, which, being conjectural, is marked with an asterisk, had better be forgotten by the general reader. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) He supplies a conjectural* context of his own, and the result is a romance. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 Though no one in the neighborhood knew it until long afterward—and then only in a conjectural way by piecing together fragments of rumors that floated about—young Oliver Hampden really prevented the duel. The Christmas Peace 1908 Is there any document which has a stronger conjectural claim? Notes and Queries, Number 71, March 8, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. The portrait of an ancient hero is a treasure beyond value, even though the features be but conjectural. Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States I have had myself to repair damages every now and then, in the way of conjectural restoration of defects caused by ill-usage. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I Values supposed to be fixed are fast becoming conjectural, and loss and failure have involved every branch of business. Fifty Years of Public Service Hence, it seems, Farmer took an interest in the successive editions, and supplied many valuable notes and acute conjectural readings. The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] Introduction and Publisher's Advertising Nay, the Revolution itself is foreshown in a remarkable glimpse of conjectural prophecy which occurs in the "Telemachus." Classic French Course in English In this space several interesting relics of the old abbey, and some conjectural models of the church in its former condition, may be seen. Bell's Cathedrals: A Short Account of Romsey Abbey A Description of the Fabric and Notes on the History of the Convent of Ss. Mary & Ethelfleda The dogma of the spirituality of the soul has turned morality into a conjectural science, which does not in the least help us to understand the true way of acting on men’s motives.... Diderot and the Encyclopædists Volume II. But, leaving the dim and still conjectural paths of archaeology, let us turn to the history of Lundy. Lynton and Lynmouth A Pageant of Cliff & Moorland Where the Folios are all obviously wrong, and the Quartos also fail us, we have introduced into the text several conjectural emendations; especially we have often had recourse to Theobald’s ingenuity. The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] Introduction and Publisher's Advertising Any speculation beyond them would be purely conjectural, and our minds are repelled by the slightest taint of uncertainty. The Blindman's World 1898 Myth.—A fictitious or conjectural narrative presented as historical, but without any basis of fact. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern The finished poems from 1 to 51 are ranged chronologically by the years, but in the section 52-74 a fanciful grouping of the fragments was preferred to the inevitable misrepresentations of conjectural dating. Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins Now First Published This forecast may seem to be of a highly conjectural nature. Impressions of South Africa The emendations are evidently conjectural, and though occasionally right, appear more frequently to be wrong. The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] Introduction and Publisher's Advertising The conjectural emendation of Shakespeare still goes on, but since Dyce, comparatively few suggestions find general acceptance. The Facts About Shakespeare The antecedent circumstances leading up to the crime, however, were largely conjectural, although they were pretty strongly suggested by the details of the struggle itself. The Paternoster Ruby But there is no need to resort to circumstantial or conjectural evidence. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion The chemical conditions under which gold is thus deposited are still conjectural. Impressions of South Africa But this is no doubt very conjectural, and the simple fact that Krishna was a herdsman would be a sufficient reason for the Ahīrs to claim connection with him. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II The factors of safety are indeterminable; the duplications of their internal mechanisms are conjectural, variable. Breaking Point His conjectural estimates of property, however, are exceptionable, as decidedly too high. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The date of death is merely conjectural, and unsupported by definite evidence. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators "Of course all this is very largely conjectural," said Anstice slowly. Afterwards We must, however, at certain points in anthropological inquiry have recourse to the conjectural method. Folklore as an Historical Science These are but conjectural reasons for the obscurity of those years. The Life of St. Paul There was conjectural probability enough; but men are not sent for trial in this country on charges of conjectural probability. The Dictator As it stands a terrifying beacon to conjectural criticism, I shall just notice some of those violations which the learned critic ventured to commit, with all the arrogance of a Scaliger. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 Of course the commencement of my narrative is somewhat conjectural; but there can be no doubt, from the circumstances I have mentioned, that the main features were perfectly true. Mark Seaworth Our first effort must be made by the evidence suggested by the conjectural method. Folklore as an Historical Science The words in brackets are conjectural, the stone at that point being much corroded. Notes and Queries, Number 181, April 16, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Hence it may have been applied as a nickname to the hall and street, but there are numerous other conjectural derivations. Mayfair, Belgravia, and Bayswater The Fascination of London But I may perhaps be able to think upon it to-night, in the meantime I think yours is a very just conjectural sketch. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 What the past fauna of Celebes may have been is as yet conjectural. On the Genesis of Species It may be approached first from the conjectural basis. Folklore as an Historical Science The cover picture is conjectural; it was used in Annual Reports 7, 9 and others. Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891 As he had said, in his own case, "War was not a conjectural art," and he had most carefully counted the cost, estimated the probabilities. The Eagle of the Empire A Story of Waterloo As to the second question: Whence the Primates sprang, the answer must be more conjectural. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told Of the heroic poetry in the Teutonic alliterative verse, the history must be largely conjectural. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature Social beginnings in the hands of conjectural anthropologists are merely abstractions with the whole history of man put on one side. Folklore as an Historical Science If we advance a step further than we are warranted to go by obvious and certain analogies, our conclusions must be purely conjectural, and cannot be accepted as inductive inferences. Modern Atheism under its forms of Pantheism, Materialism, Secularism, Development, and Natural Laws I affirm this for two reasons, one by authority and the other by conjectural demonstration. History of the Incas Of course all such reconstructions must be more or less conjectural. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia Within four or five years from the conjectural date of this dialogue, Vespucci made his first voyage, and saw for himself some of those "isles of paradise" which had so charmed Columbus. Amerigo Vespucci But afterwards, when he saw Him work miracles, he had a sort of conjectural suspicion that He was the Son of God. Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition The width of the unreadable area is conjectural. full size Plate XXXVI. A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228 The second page of the "Fable" is imperfectly reproduced, so the last letter on each printed line is conjectural. Sketch of Grammar of the Chippeway Languages To Which is Added a Vocabulary of some of the Most Common Words Here again the most probable, though merely conjectural, answer is furnished by Mr. Fison. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia A. Many conjectural opinions on this much-contested question have been entertained, yet it still remains to be satisfactorily elucidated. The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed. The total assets and income are more than three times the amount of the conjectural estimate made for 1870 by the royal commission. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" The verification of Le Verrier's prediction affords even a more satisfactory proof of the necessarily conjectural character of astronomical computations of unknown quantities and distances. Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity Too little is known, the most essential astronomical theories are too much a matter of conjecture, to give much strength to a theory built up entirely of such conjectural materials. Evolution An Investigation and a Critique Printed by Percy, ‘from an old black-letter copy; with some conjectural emendations.’ Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys Second, a genuine and present controversy as distinguished from a possible or conjectural one must exist with reference to the federal right. The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 Such appears to be the order of nature as evidenced by facts, and it must be admitted, however repugnant to preconceived notions or mere mortal conjectural amendments. An Expository Outline of the "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" With a Notice of the Author's "Explanations:" A Sequel to the Vestiges What part electricity plays in this process is, of course, only conjectural. The Breath of Life By this term I do not mean conjectural and literary-historical criticism. We Philologists Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche, Volume 8 Some of these are hardly more than conjectural sites; a few will be mentioned in the Gazetteer. Hertfordshire You have seen the kind of explanation given in the former case, a conjectural explanation of G.G.S. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 10 (of 12) When a writer expatiates amidst conjectural quotations from conjectural apocryphal Gospels, he is beyond the reach of refutation. Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" To the hypothesis of a further inquiry he gives a conjectural answer of such a kind as probably, in an account of a doubtful transaction, and to a superior, was never done before. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 08 (of 12) Their various personalities, little known in our time, were conjectural in his day: neither would the conventional scroll of the prophet do more than give a generic indication of the kind of person represented. Donatello, by Lord Balcarres The consequence was a certain gorgeous haziness and bewilderment, which made the task of translating his harangues rather troublesome and conjectural. The House by the Church-Yard Hence, whoever knows a contingent effect in its cause only, has merely a conjectural knowledge of it. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition Upon such a tissue of conjectural absurdities the wonderful opinion of the immortality of the soul is built. Superstition In All Ages (1732) Common Sense He puts the words: "'t Wapen van" in parentheses, in order to denote that they are merely conjectural. The Part Borne by the Dutch in the Discovery of Australia 1606-1765 Having no sculpture, the Cantoria of San Lorenzo is perhaps more important in this connection, as it is purely constructive, while its condition is intact: the Cathedral gallery having been rebuilt on rather conjectural lines. Donatello, by Lord Balcarres They are not in the habit of rejecting those who have actually served them for those who are making doubtful and conjectural promises of service. President Wilson's Addresses The recklessness of some modern critics, who make an abundance of conjectural emendations, and then embody them in their versions, with only a brief note, deserves severe condemnation. Companion to the Bible The entire amount of the manufacture must of course be conjectural, but it has been estimated at about three-quarters of a million sterling a year. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 425 Volume 17, New Series, February 21, 1852 Many of these names are odd and are only conjectural restorations made from the Chinese transcription, for which see Nanjio, 1340. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 In another copy in the British Museum conjectural emendations from the quarto edition,xv 1749, and the octavo edition, 1674, corrected by the quarto edition, 1668, printed on two leaves, have been inserted. Life of John Milton My conjectural account of the movements of the armies is an attempt to combine Baker with what may be true in the Herald. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) We may even assign a natural, though conjectural, reason for this. Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works Any computation, that we make, can be only conjectural. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 The meanings assigned to the numerals 6 to 9 are entirely conjectural. The Number Concept Its Origin and Development All this, or nearly all this, we must admit; but it brings us no nearer to any but a floating and conjectural kind of solution. A Study of Shakespeare The ascription of these Flores to a conjectural Matthew of Westminster by earlier editors is groundless. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) Thus we see that any investigation into the music of antiquity must be more or less conjectural. Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University The reasons of all this conjectural criticism are a curious illustration of perverse ingenuity. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 The derivations for 6 and 7 are obvious, but the meanings are conjectural. 306Boas, Sixth Report B. A. A. S., 1889. The Number Concept Its Origin and Development Although the painting is conjectural, many items shown—pottery, glassware, fireplace tools, and kitchen accessories—were unearthed on this historic island. New Discoveries at Jamestown Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America One traveller, on conjectural grounds, even assigns to the building an elevation of three stories, and ventures to restore the second and third in the mode represented in the woodcut. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. The third story of the accompanying sketch must therefore be regarded as conjectural. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. The history of this "diamond seal" is remarkable; and seems to have been recovered by the conjectural sagacity of Warburton, who never exercised his favourite talent with greater felicity. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 As a guide by which to sail, he had the conjectural map or chart sent him by Paolo Toscanelli, of Florence. Great Epochs in American History, Volume I. Voyages Of Discovery And Early Explorations: 1000 A.D.-1682 The spoon on the bottom is a conjectural restoration of Copeland’s specimen. New Discoveries at Jamestown Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America Th. translates 'on the roaring sea,' but adds 'quite conjectural.' Elene; Judith; Athelstan, or the Fight at Brunanburh; Byrhtnoth, or the Fight at Maldon; and the Dream of the Rood Anglo-Saxon Poems This scheme, in which there is nothing conjectural except the length of the reign of Pul, receives very remarkable confirmation from the Assyrian monuments. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. His conjectural cases are at least as numerous as his more positive facts; for he is not wanting in imagination. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 This chapter, therefore, is largely conjectural, and must be accepted as such. Sutherland and Caithness in Saga-Time or, The Jarls and The Freskyns The conjectural painting on page 48 shows its probable appearance when in use about 1650. New Discoveries at Jamestown Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America Experiments on the production of mules and monsters would be worthy the attention of a Spallanzani, and might throw much light upon this subject, which at present must be explained by conjectural analogies. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life My speculations on this head must be only conjectural. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12) This note is conjectural only, and is therefore offered with much diffidence. Notes and Queries, Number 65, January 25, 1851 The text here is corrupt and scholars differ widely in their conjectural emendations and interpretations. Genesis A Translated from the Old English I am not much a friend to conjectural emendation, I should prefer the latter sense, which requires no change of reading. Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies The origin and the progress of nations, next after the school divinity of the Middle Ages, has occasioned the most copious outpouring of conjectural criticism. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 In that case it is not conjectural, it is certain, the clubs will give law in the provinces; Bourgoing, or some such miscreant, will give law at Madrid. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12) Upon this head, the editor of the Biographia must record himself as having exhibited an instance of the folly of building facts upon the foundation of conjectural reasonings. Notes and Queries, Number 51, October 19, 1850 I have translated in brackets Grein's conjectural emendation, as supplying the probable meaning. Andreas: The Legend of St. Andrew Whether or not this conjectural history of the settlement had anything to do with the cheerful mid-winter holiday developments of the community need not be argued at length. Campfire Girls in the Allegheny Mountains or, A Christmas Success against Odds This opinion does not appear, however, to be based on any adequate study of the subject, but to be somewhat conjectural in its nature. Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 The answer to this is at present merely conjectural. Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1 This extraordinary omission set the house in a buzz of conjectural wonderment till “The Maid of Honour” put a stop to it. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 27, 1841 For years I have walked about the great metropolis without any known or even conjectural means of subsistence; my coat has always been without a patch—my linen without spot! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 7, 1841 Henry's visit to Mr. Chillingworth was not likely to be productive of any results beyond those of a conjectural character. Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood The etymologies of the name of the first woman given by the E.E. are merely conjectural. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson Two letters which I wrote to Benzenberg, May 19 and October 22, 1837, on the conjectural precession of the nodes in the orbit of periodical falls of shooting stars. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 Even the site at present indicated is "entirely conjectural:" the precise position of the poet's grave has been long forgotten. Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885 They breathe a spirit of malevolent disaffection, which is indeed but very imperfectly smothered in the decent language of conjectural propositions. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13 And he will, perhaps, permit us to hold to our own views, since we know that our dates are neither conjectural nor liable to modifications. Five Years of Theosophy When no conjectural reading is given, the break is indicated by leaders. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 10 of 55 1597-1599 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 The genealogy can only be taken as conjectural. Ancient Town-Planning Values supposed to be fixed are fast becoming conjectural, and loss and failure have invaded every branch of business. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 2: Grover Cleveland Add to these the slow action of thought, the conjectural inferences, the guesses of crude metaphysics, the theories of isolated men of religious and speculative genius. Custom and Myth Hence we put it to them as a fair question: at what point during their own conjectural lakh of years do they fix the root-germ of the ancestral line of the "old Greeks and Romans?" Five Years of Theosophy Mrs. De Peyster did not attempt an answer to this conjectural dilemma. No. 13 Washington Square The question, therefore, is--allowing that a strait was laid down in a chart drawn up by Behaim, whether it was a conjectural strait or one laid down from good authority? A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson What they possessed in the way of properties it is more than useless to speculate, as, whatever could be said, could only be conjectural. A History of Pantomime They had no medical knowledge, and therefore their diagnosis could only have been very conjectural. The Parish Clerk And if conjectural arguments may receive answer by conjectures; it then seemeth that some alteration may be found. Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations Under the head of Venus, in the fifth conversation, the story of Cupid and Psyche was told with fitting beauty, by Margaret; and many fine conjectural interpretations suggested from all parts of the room. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume I It constitutes, however, a conjectural eventuality which the present situation does not contemplate, I believe, and on which I shall, therefore, express no opinion. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 10 Prince Otto Von Bismarck, Count Helmuth Von Moltke, Ferdinand Lassalle Of these the first, at Lechlade, is conjectural; the second, at Windsor, came quite late in history, and the only one which seems to have been a primeval fortified site was Dorchester. The Historic Thames If I were to hazard an estimate of the number of hides annually exported, it would be conjectural, and not worth much. What I Saw in California Some conjectural attempts have been made in this work with regard to some of the systems, but how far they are correct, it will be for our readers to judge. A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 The origin of "prohibited degrees" is only conjectural. Consanguineous Marriages in the American Population He strikes out Brown's word 'perhaps,' as making the affirmation either conjectural or useless; and contends that the two facts,—morality and the general benefit,—being co-extensive, should be reciprocally tests of each other. Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics Thus the accepted allotment of tribal territory is largely conjectural. Early Britain—Roman Britain This romantic ballad is taken from Mr Herd's MSS., with several corrections from a shorter and more imperfect copy, in the same volume, and one or two conjectural emendations in the arrangement of the stanzas. Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 2 Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in The Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition The assignment of the dates and restoration of the plots of the thirty-two lost plays, of which a few not very interesting fragments remain, belong to the domain of conjectural erudition. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 This ballad is preserved, by tradition, on the west borders, but much mangled by reciters; so that some conjectural emendations have been absolutely necessary to render it intelligible. Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 With regard to the upper level, I heard opinions adverse to Father Busson's, though, like his, conjectural. Through the Mackenzie Basin A Narrative of the Athabasca and Peace River Treaty Expedition of 1899 The massacres too and the ruin, though only conjectural, they admitted also. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament (1808) Volume II At best it is conjectural, and the facts are such that opponents have more justification than is commonly admitted for regarding the bulk of savage religion as degenerate, or corrupted, from its own highest elements. The Making of Religion The date of his birth is conjectural, there being but Vasari's unsupported testimony that he died in his thirty-fourth year. Giorgione The failure of the modern evangelism is not conjectural: the year-books show it. The Church and Modern Life But I will not puzzle myself by conjectural evils; as I might perhaps do, if I had not enow that were certain. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 8 The illegible parts are precisely indicated, without any conjectural insertions, and young Washington's spelling and punctuation subjected to no literary tampering. George Washington's Rules of Civility Traced to their Sources and Restored by Moncure D. Conway Mr. L'Estrange's reasoning, being only conjectural, and very improbable, is therefore far from conclusive: It is certain that there never was a more intricate affair than this. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume IV Although objectionable on account of its too conjectural character, it contains a fund of details on the subject of symbolism, and may be consulted with advantage by the masonic student. The Symbolism of Freemasonry Most writers, by publishing their own works, prevent all various readings, and preclude all conjectural criticism. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces In comparing his notes with the text, our eye was caught by a verse in which there seems so manifest a corruption that we shall venture to throw down the discord-apple of a conjectural emendation. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 Though the dates of Michael Angelo's compositions are conjectural, it may be assumed that the two sonnets on Dante were written when he was himself in exile. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts This is a conjectural analogy, but I can suggest no better solution. The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll (Rev. C. L. Dodgson) How they contrived to make the ends meet, surpasses our conjectural powers. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 406, December 26, 1829 He has also been particular in making inquiries of our most distinguished legal and political characters, and from some has derived conjectural estimates which were truly alarming. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 The pronunciation of words in Shakspeare's time is a matter of no particular consequence, except that it may be made the basis of conjectural emendation. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 In each of these cases, then, the same circumstances of vagueness and uncertainty throw doubt on all investigation, and render a conjectural estimate impossible. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti And the more so, as those views were conjectural, but they were the conjectures of one who had personally known Mr. Heckewelder. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Those arguments are the most suitable to conjectural discussion which can be deduced from causes, from effects, or from dependent circumstances. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 And since Heine never committed himself in this connection, the matter will, in all probability, remain forever conjectural. Graf von Loeben and the Legend of Lorelei While the restoration belê, “weapon,” is purely conjectural, the context clearly demands some such word. An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic The earth had been for a considerable time lost to view, and the rate and direction of recent progress had become merely conjectural. The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation This did not merely contain a vague conjectural suspicion, but, as appeared afterwards, disclosed every particular of the design. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans The question in the conjectural examination is the same as that submitted to the judges, "Did he murder him, or not?" The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 Robert Herrick's means of livelihood, when in 1620 he quitted the university and went up to London, are conjectural. Ponkapog Papers The conjectural restoration is based on the Assyrian version, Tablet IV, 2, 36. An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic He might have followed her; but he was not constitutionally active, and preferred a conjectural pursuit. The Woodlanders Despite its conjectural side, by virtue of which it to some extent escapes the severest form of criticism, history has not been free from this universal revision. The Psychology of Revolution But he will also confirm the alteration by a conjectural statement of the case when employed in defending his client on the other charges. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 As regarded its origin there were various explanations, all of which must necessarily have been conjectural. The Scarlet Letter The restoration of this line is largely conjectural, based on the supposition that its contents correspond in a general way to I, 4, 16, of the Assyrian version. An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic Thus she remained thinking, the imagined pursuits of the man behind the light intermingling with conjectural sketches of his personality, till her eyes fell together with their own heaviness, and she slept. The Woodlanders I am of a very conjectural habit of mind. Confidence The argument brought to invalidate this is either the conjectural one, "They would not have been lost," or the other conjectural one, "That was not your reason for doing so." The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 Newman was on his guard; he was watchful and conjectural; and yet at the same time he was vaguely indifferent. The American All this, however, is purely conjectural, and we must patiently hope for more tablets of the Old Babylonian version to turn up. An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic "It is made after the best conjectural maps, based on actual visits to the city as it now exists." Jude the Obscure They looked instead straight through the fairest and most moving spectacle in nature's processional, and saw afar off, in conjectural vision, a formless sort of place which was Seattle. The Damnation of Theron Ware The confirmation of that statement, and also the argument used by the opposite party to invalidate it, must both be derived from the conjectural statement of the case. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 As all this is future, and of course conjectural, we may legitimately express our doubts of any authority on the subject. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843 For to prevent your conjectural interference from doing him a more serious mischief, I will now, and here, if you please, divulge the true and only cause of his absconding. Wylder's Hand Paul suspected this change, though he had no certain means of knowing it; for as soon as the wind baffled, his course had got to be conjectural again. Homeward Bound or, the Chase Of this charge we immediately discover that it is merely conjectural; the purpose was such as no man would confess; and a crime that admits no proof, why should we believe? Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 V. Now we will set forth the topics one portion of which applies to all conjectural discussion. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 It must be granted, that without other proofs it would be a radical objection, because in such a case the whole statement would he gratuitous and conjectural. Female Scripture Biographies, Volume II "Why—" Her eyes clouded; she pursed her lips over the conjectural annoyance. The Black Bag I'm afraid," Wanhope modestly confessed, "that from this point I shall have to be largely conjectural. Quaint Courtships This ingenious conjectural reconstruction has some probability, slight as is the evidence on which it rests. Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal Now we will proceed to explain what common topics are usually available in a conjectural statement of a case. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 The pencil scrawl supplied food enough for conjectural thought. The Slave of the Lamp They remained wrapped in a mystery which the outburst from it of an occasional gleam of conjectural light only served to deepen. Wilfrid Cumbermede Some suppose that the insertion 'He reads from the document' is an early conjectural interpolation. The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 2 The good man and eloquent expresses his conjectural belief that, if Adam had not fallen, Christ would still have been necessary, though not perhaps by Incarnation. The Literary Remains of Samuel Taylor Coleridge For all these circumstance are matters requiring proof, and we will explain them more carefully, when we come to speak about conjectural statements separately. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 One critic even thought it worth while to accuse Joshua Barnes of silently appropriating conjectural emendations from Milton's Euripides. Milton This calculation is doubly incomplete, as it applies only to a single year and to one part of the public charges; but it has at least the merit of not being conjectural. American Institutions and Their Influence If conjectural emendation, like this, be allowed, we might venture to read:— Are you become a patron to a new tune? or, Are you become a patron? Literary Remains, Volume 2 Why might not the old and ponderous table before me be the very one on which he displayed his conjectural maps, and expounded his theory of a western route to India? The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) When there is a dispute as to the fact, since the cause is confirmed by conjectures, it is called a conjectural statement. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 In a matter where certainty would be impossible, it is of little consequence to reproduce conjectural dates. Among My Books Second Series To know the kind of life these people led, the kind of place they dwelt in, and the tenor of their thought, makes much real to us that was conjectural before. Among My Books First Series A large velvet cloak, the worse for wear, disguised the rents of the sofa, whereon sat Mrs Gunning, majestic in another of faded purple satin, beneath which her dress remained conjectural. The Ladies A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty The situation in which he placed his conjectural strait, was somewhere about what at present is called the Isthmus of Darien. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) In the next place a conjectural argument cannot, as to the same portion of it, be at the same time both a conjectural one and a definitive one. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 But my conjectural judgments concerning his character lead me to persuade an absolute passive obedience to his opinion, and this, too, because I would leave to every man his own trade. Biographia Epistolaris, Volume 1. He would be like those conjectural Miltons and Cromwells of Gray's imaginary Hamlet. Among My Books First Series Early Egyptian chronology is in a great measure merely conjectural, and new information from the monuments only adds to the obscurity. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities It is proposed to submit a conjectural explanation of the objects and uses of the principal embankments, and to advocate its acceptance on the ground of inherent probability. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines We have made mention of them in speaking of the conjectural statement of a case, but we shall use induction when the cause requires. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 Man in "a state of nature" is only a presupposition, but a presupposition which is forced upon us by compelling evidence, conjectural and inferential though it is. The Mind in the Making The Relation of Intelligence to Social Reform A slight alteration in three letters and the transposition of two would bring our text into conformity with I Chronicles, and the conjectural emendation is tempting. 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 my own defense I can say that I know the highly conjectural nature of what I am doing. Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies The uses for which their principal earth-works were designed, with a conjectural restoration of one of their pueblos; and, IV. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines And in this kind of argumentation the conjectural refutation takes place. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 The Greeks and Romans had various theories of the origin of things, all vague and admittedly conjectural. The Mind in the Making The Relation of Intelligence to Social Reform Much of this interpretation is conjectural, and other views have been advanced with regard to nearly every word, but the above given is the most probable. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius But conjectural criticism has always something to abate its confidence. Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies To both of these requirements this conjectural restoration of one of the pueblos of the Mound-Builders responds in a remarkable manner. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines "Well, so far his love troubles are purely conjectural," said Sewell with a laugh. The Minister's Charge Her ladyship answered with kindness; but did not throw any light on the problem which exercised at once our memories, our skill in conjectural interpretation, and our sincere regrets. Autobiographical Sketches To revert to the matter of clothes, the American does as little as possible to make things easy for the conjectural observer. Roving East and Roving West On one point all philological critics are unanimous: namely, that the text is very much corrupted, and they have endeavoured to restore it by conjectural emendations. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature It is quite possible that Moses grafted the more commemorative aspect of the feast on an older 'harvest home'; but that is purely conjectural, however confidently affirmed as certain. Expositions of Holy Scripture How it originated is the great question, and Darwin's theory, like all other attempts to explain the origin of life, is thus far merely conjectural. Louis Agassiz as a Teacher; illustrative extracts on his method of instruction Glimpses of moral truth, or suggestions of what may lead to it; indications of neglected difficulties, and occasionally conjectural solutions of such difficulties,—these are what this essay offers. Autobiographical Sketches However, we can really do little more than note the resemblance: any theory we may form must be purely conjectural. The Gospels in the Second Century An Examination of the Critical Part of a Work Entitled 'Supernatural Religion' I have already indicated some conjectural deductions from this document. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 The massacres too, and the ruin, though only conjectural, they admitted also. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade, by the British Parliament (1839)
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