| 单词 | copiousness |
| 例句 | As it is “You People” satisfies only an appetite for “the million stories” unfolding in London at any given moment, a copiousness from which the author, like Nia, seems to derive her energy. Seeking Asylum in a London Pizzeria 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z “She has no academic credentials, only her obsession — which is less with the actual woman, one feels, than with the poem’s copiousness, its mingling of grief, desire, revenge.” 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z We’re invited only to marvel at the copiousness of the term; Garber abstains from exploring how differently each party privately defines “character,” and why. What Is Your True ‘Character’? And Who’s to Judge It? 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Is that down to the copiousness of the Met? Why New York's Metropolitan museum is leader of the free world of art 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z But even my friend’s rare dialectic skill and copiousness of apt illustration could not drive me from my agnostic position. Pioneers of Evolution from Thales to Huxley With an Intermediate Chapter on the Causes of Arrest of the Movement 2012-04-26T02:00:14.960Z Common diarrhœa—purging, or scours—manifests itself simply by the copiousness and fluidity of the alvine evacuations. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z No relation between the copiousness of the eruption and the severity of the disease has ever been proved to exist. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z For copiousness, sustained wit, and verbal brilliancy the man had few equals. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z The very fluency, copiousness, and verve of his language are impossible to a translator, at least in the early stages of a literature. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z This is treated by the author with great copiousness of detail, and in a spirit of profound reverence and sincere Christian faith. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z To the lightness, clearness, and elegance of diction which had distinguished Schlegel's earlier productions, was here united a greater richness and copiousness of expression, and a more harmonious fulness and roundness of period. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z Their copiousness, their texture, the way they almost but not quite absorb the soup. 5 Foods You Will Be Eating in 2012 2011-12-21T10:05:33Z In them, however, will be found that happy connection, that full and accurate expression, and the same copiousness and facility of illustration, which are conspicuous in the rest of his writings. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z From all this we may form some idea of the richness and copiousness of Joseph's history. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z Its copiousness, too, was much favored by the latitude it allowed of combining primitive words so as to produce any modification of idea desired. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z Authors' Copiousness.—The last quality that a good author acquires is copiousness: whoever has it to begin with will never become a good author. Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z The discourse was plain, and yet from its copiousness it was ornate; and the affectionate tone assumed an air of grave remonstrance which was deepened in effect by the appearance of formal logic. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z There is a suggestion of the robin's love-song in his, but its copiousness, variety, and rapidity give it a character all its own. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z "It is a thirst which is inflamed by the very copiousness of its draughts." The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Though the population is diminished and the cities ruinous, the country is still remarkable for fertility, thanks to the copiousness of its water-supply draining from the Lebanon mountains. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z He had no doubt a rapid faculty of acquiring knowledge; but he owed the versatility and copiousness of his attainments above all to his unwearied industry. Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science 2011-07-19T02:00:21.280Z Though shortened in leg, they maintained their former copiousness of seat, and served as an inexhaustible receptacle for dust. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z His silent meditations were somewhat broken in upon by the tobacco-smoke, which now began to rise in great and greater copiousness. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z The real value of his diligence consists in copiousness and discrimination; qualities rather adverse to each other. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Interest, of course, was an altogether second-rate feeling compared to love, and because it was second-rate it was noisier, expressing itself with a copiousness unnecessary when one got to the higher stages of feeling. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z Conceived and rehearsed as this was with the energy and copiousness of one who sustained a part in the scene, the mind of Constantia was always kept at the pitch of curiosity and wonder. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z His copiousness finds room in the freer field of prose fiction, and his want of skill in selection is less noticeable there. The Age of Tennyson 2011-05-31T02:00:36.607Z Standing or walking, he talked to himself; his heart constantly overflowed; with a copiousness of splendid words, he uttered to himself the loftiest emotions. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z Their copiousness, indeed, is without selection; they wrote before they were critics, but their truth is not the less truth because it is given with little art. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z His face was flushed, and his eyes, somewhat hazy from the copiousness of his libations, had an evil leer in them and an inward glow of deadly hate. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z Inferior to Demosthenes in power of argument and force of expression, he surpassed him in copiousness and ornament. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Carleton however had neither the verve nor the copiousness of Lever, who has been fixed upon by popular judgment as the leading Irish novelist of his time. The Age of Tennyson 2011-05-31T02:00:36.607Z On account of his wealth, strength, and copiousness of speech he was regarded with admiration by some, but with awe by all. The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources 2011-03-08T03:00:45.010Z It is not so remarkable for copiousness of words as for its great and almost unlimited flexibility. The Progress of Ethnology An Account of Recent Archaeological, Philological and Geographical Researches in Various Parts of the Globe 2011-02-12T03:00:34.983Z In the copiousness of the ancient swearing the notion of an oath accommodated itself to all the varieties of monstrous gods. A Cursory History of Swearing Thus, we are told, that he one day delivered a discourse before Cato, with great variety of thought and copiousness of diction, on the advantages of a rigid observance of the rules of justice. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z If Petrarch, Bembo, and a few more, had not aimed rather at purity than copiousness, the phrases which now appear barbarous, and are at least obsolete, might have been fixed by use in poetical language. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 And the old Captain, who need never have taken off his hat to Dickens or Dumas where copiousness was concerned, began to write—enormously. Hempfield A Novel From this expression we may learn still more clearly the copiousness of the blessing. The Spirit-Filled Life By his choice of a vehicle he has avoided the fatal facility and copiousness which have led many Spanish poets to destruction. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" Confident in the inexhaustible copiousness and fine precision of its language, it endured no limit to its curious investigations. The Religious Life of London It astonished me not a little to talk with the former, and to witness his copiousness of Scripture phraseology and the fluency of his religious talk. Christopher Crayon's Recollections The Life and Times of the late James Ewing Ritchie as told by himself The dialect is exquisitely soft and vowelly; and then the frequent repetition of many words, from the want of copiousness, renders it susceptible of being delivered with the most inconceivable rapidity. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia A fatal copiousness of words has ruined him. The London Pulpit He had studied the history, the politics, the literature and philosophy of the great nations, and could quote their poets and their sages with copiousness and aptitude. Mad Shepherds and Other Human Studies In popular poems, common ideas are unfolded with copiousness, and set off in polished verse—and this is called poetry. English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century When he is unjust, it is not from hatred; where he is impartial, it is not always from the copiousness of his information. The History of Freedom Awkward fact, that the colossal Infant should have lisped in a tongue which for copiousness of diction, and subtlety of expression, absolutely remains to this hour without a rival in the world! Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford As a speaker and converser he was eminently characterized by a constant flow of brilliant ideas, by a rapid succession of striking images, and by a never-failing copiousness of words, often quaint, but always correct. East Anglia Personal Recollections and Historical Associations The idea of copiousness, opposed to the former scantiness, is indeed implied in it. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 He cursed his horse with a copiousness which showed his power of imagination, and with a minute attention to detail which demonstrated a superior business capacity. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule This much we know, that there is no correspondence in general between the intensity of the precursory fever, and the copiousness of the after eruption. North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 And therefore, they exercised themselves in both kinds; and that discipline it was which produced that great copiousness of eloquence among them in both kinds of argumentation. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero Thus, copiousness and clearness of language tend directly to affluence and precision of thought. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions Quintilian says of him that his eloquence combined the power of Demosthenes, the copiousness of Plato, and the sweetness of Isocrates. Helps to Latin Translation at Sight "By its intrinsic value, copiousness of information, and impartiality, it is likely to take the place of all other guides to Canada which we know of." A Romantic Young Lady This copiousness is, however, the advantage of a special Dictionary. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia And although men who are endowed with great abilities, attain to a certain copiousness of eloquence without any definite principles of oratory, still art is a surer guide than nature. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero There appeared to be no exhausting of their resources; and the ease, and copiousness, and fluency of their language, were remarked by all present, as extraordinary, and by some as almost incredible. A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education The Dak is like the I E languages remarkable for its copiousness in prepositions. The Dakotan Languages, and Their Relations to Other Languages We make no apology for the copiousness of the extracts which we are now to make, and which, we think, will sufficiently explain themselves without much commentary from us. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. And notwithstanding the rapidity of his utterance and his copiousness he is not carried away into saying what he would rather not have said. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated And from this copiousness of theirs most abundant and undeniable arguments are derived for the explanation of the nature of everything. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero It combines in a remarkable degree the copiousness of a Thesaurus with the brevity and convenience for ready reference of a school-dictionary. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 At the very least, it increases by so much the aggregate of commercial transactions, while the ease and copiousness of water carriage go far to compensate for the increase of distance. Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 Volume 1 In the afternoon I was again examined in Law and Equity, answering nearly every question with great copiousness and best style of composition, quoting freely from Hon'ble Snell and Underhill to back my opinion. Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. From his own age to the present the fascination of his career, and at once the copiousness of information on it, and its mysteries, have attracted a multitude of commentators. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography The stirring events of the War of 1812-15 are also given with much copiousness of detail. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada A large hydrogen flame, which emits no smoke, was next employed, and it also produced with augmented copiousness those whirling masses of darkness. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 A rival to Shakespeare, if not in genius, at least in copiousness and variety, is found in Pope; and he was actually a Catholic, though personally an unsatisfactory one. The Idea of a University Defined and Illustrated: In Nine Discourses Delivered to the Catholics of Dublin Anybody else, or any other occasion, would serve his purpose as well, and call forth an equal copiousness of sympathy and tears. Practical Ethics What is said of the copiousness of our language? of the history of words? Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism His disposition to become an author appeared very early, as he very early felt that force of imagination, and possessed that copiousness of sentiment, by which intellectual pleasure can be given. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II Now, the Indian language, although quite sufficient for Indian wants, is poor, and has not the same copiousness as ours, because they do not require the words to explain what we term abstract ideas. The Settlers in Canada Perhaps no kind of superiority is more flattering or alluring than that which is conferred by the powers of conversation, by extemporaneous sprightliness of fancy, copiousness of language, and fertility of sentiment. Dr. Johnson and His Circle He will be expected to congratulate them on the elegance of their manners, the copiousness of their literature, and the refinement of their tastes. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 And this comprehensive knowledge Burke was able to impart again with a readiness that was never unreliable, with a copiousness that was never redundant. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III Now the Indian language, although quite sufficient for Indian wants, is poor, and has not the same copiousness as ours, because they do not require the words to explain what we term abstract ideas. The Settlers in Canada I subsequently became known as the "Beast," owing to my belligerent nature and the undue copiousness of my hair. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell Their very language ... in variety, in simplicity, in flexibility, and in copiousness, excels every other language of the western world.’ The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield Its copiousness and felicity of illustration, its fluent and harmonious elegance of diction, could not have failed to stamp it as a great effort if it had been delivered before any audience in the world. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion This plan of biography is, however, by no means that of Mr. Masson: he has no dread of overgrown bulk and overwhelming copiousness. Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American Greek, however, is celebrated for its copiousness in vocabulary, for its perspicuity, and its reproductive power; and its consequent facility of expressing the most novel or abstruse ideas with precision and elegance. Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) The Turks in Their Relation to Europe; Marcus Tullius Cicero; Apollonius of Tyana; Primitive Christianity A respectable capacity for marshaling facts was fortified in him by a copiousness of impressive language that made juries as clay in his hands and sometimes disguised a doubtful interpretation of the rules of evidence. The Woman in Black Macaulay’s Style.—One of the most remarkable qualities in his style is the copiousness of expression, and the remarkable power of putting the same statement in a large number of different ways. A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 Copy God in the many-sidedness and in the copiousness of the good that flows out from your life and conduct, because of your possession of that divine grace. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. That Robespierre had decent fluency, copiousness, and finish, need hardly be said. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre He has the invention, copiousness, and perspicuity of Cicero; and all the elegance and accuracy of composition which is admired in Isocrates, with much greater variety and freedom. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March The extreme copiousness of his vocabulary, the extreme subtlety of his mind and reasoning, and the imperiousness of temper with which he seldom failed to meet opposition, were all repugnant to her. Historical and Political Essays And the drinking was, of course, of a copiousness he had little dreamed of. Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life There is no copiousness of literary reference in his work, such as over-abounded in the civil and ecclesiastical publicists of the 17th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" No other country can parallel this literature, either in its copiousness or in its banality. A Book of Prefaces He had a light to all its copiousness, and the other party should have allowed him full enjoyment. Irish Wit and Humor Anecdote Biography of Swift, Curran, O'Leary and O'Connell It spread thence into Spain, Italy, Germany, England, and other places; but nowhere reached the height and copiousness of power it had in the land of its origin. The Friendships of Women Bigness of words, and fluency, and copiousness of verse cannot make up for the want of a sane and rational philosophy. The Last Harvest Guests were ever welcome at his board; the opulence of his mind and the fervid copiousness of his talk naturally made the guests of such a man very numerous. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" It gives clearness, force, precision, beauty, and copiousness of style, so valuable in extemporaneous and impromptu speaking. Successful Methods of Public Speaking The process resembles the coining of new words to which the higher languages owe their copiousness. Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-1880, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 263-552 To have two or more words with exactly the same sense, is no proof of copiousness, but simply an inconvenience. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 427 Volume 17, New Series, March 6, 1852 It was from the first well received, its ingenuity, eloquence, and great copiousness of effective illustration being universally acknowledged and admired. Life of Adam Smith It is the only way to give to a language copiousness and euphony. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 The copiousness of this subject has only left me space to assure you of the sentiments of esteem and respect, with which I am, Sir, your most obedient, humble servant, Th: Jefferson. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 The vernacular sermons and popular manuals of devotion increased in numbers and copiousness. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) I will instance but in one, to show the copiousness of his invention; it is that of Caliban, or the monster, in "The Tempest." The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 The copiousness and the multiplicity of the writings of many authors have shown that too many find a pleasure in the act of composition which they do not communicate to others. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 The copiousness of diction, elegance of phrase, the power of expressing himself in graceful strength were eminently his. The Young Priest's Keepsake So the merchant remembers prices, the politician other politicians' speeches and votes, with a copiousness which astonishes outsiders, but which the amount of thinking they bestow on these subjects easily explains. Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals When we examine the vocabulary of Shakespeare, what first strikes us is its copiousness. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XVI., December, 1880. There was a dryness, too, in the tone of his voice and words, blended with a copiousness of good humor, which, taken altogether, caused him to feel uncomfortable. The Poor Scholar Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three The mind of James I. had at all times the fulness of a student's, delighting in the facility and copiousness of composition. Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions The other point on which I think it is worth while to dwell for a moment is that this operation shows in a very significant way the copiousness and the variety of our naval resources. New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 April-September, 1915 Collections of American orations have been numerous and useful, but the copiousness of the material has always proved a source of embarrassment. American Eloquence, Volume 1 Studies In American Political History (1896) He had true creative imagination, a fund of original, underived emotion, and a copiousness of invention almost as great as Wagner's or Mozart's. Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians The copiousness and efficiency of their excuses for failing to do what they have undertaken would convince anyone who had no experience of their capabilities in this way. Epilepsy, Hysteria, and Neurasthenia Their Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment And then we perceive the effect, in a proportionably greater frequency, as well as copiousness of allusion.—Mich. Evidence of Christianity His History of Russia will nevertheless remain a standard work in Slavic literature, partly on account of the copiousness of its sources, partly because of the great learning and research displayed by its author. Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations He asked what it was all about, and the landlady replied with great copiousness of detail. The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes Definitions of a gentleman are numerous, and some of them famous; but we do not find such copiousness for choice in definitions of a lady. Etiquette The copiousness of its increase was, even to our accustomed eyes, remarkable in the extreme, but the reason was discovered with comparative ease. Scientific American Supplement, No. 470, January 3, 1885 The rain, which had for hours been a dull drizzle, fell with a copiousness that stifled us; we moved in running water up to our ankles. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 1 What first strikes us in considering the Russian language as a whole, is its immense copiousness. Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations There is no copiousness of literary reference in his works, such as over-abounded in civil and ecclesiastical publicists of the seventeenth century. Burke Such copiousness by no means proves poetic genius; and a superior poet may have less command of similes than one inferior to him. Essays Æsthetical A more comprehensive range of topics is presented, and such standard subjects as we should naturally expect to find introduced are worked up with much more copiousness and accuracy of treatment. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 64, February, 1863 I respectfully protruded my tongue while he withdrew into his palace, spitting politely and with unusual copiousness in acknowledgment. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 1 It is this copiousness and variety of radical syllables, which gives to the Russian in certain respects a claim over all other Slavic languages. Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations We may well believe that he was attracted by Dryden's ease, his copiousness, his gaiety, his manliness of style, but there can hardly have been any conscious attempt at imitation. Burke Slitlike streets flowed with holiday copiousness, whole families abroad on foot—mothers swayback with babies, and older children who ran ahead shouting and jostling. Every Soul Hath Its Song He is an author who has brought back to the world something of the copiousness, fancy, appetite, power, and unreason of the talk that, one imagines, was once to be heard in the Mermaid Tavern. Old and New Masters There is indeed a case of Scottish pronunciation which adds to the force and copiousness of our language, by discriminating four words, which, according to English speaking, are undistinguishable in mere pronunciation. Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character He will not deny that his copiousness in these matters is, in his own opinion, one of the meanest parts of his new work. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 03 Swift's Writings on Religion and the Church — Volume 1 He then frequented places of publick resort, and endeavoured to attract notice by the copiousness of his talk. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 04 The Adventurer; The Idler The copiousness of her vocabulary of abuse surprised herself, and she did not shrink from tautology. Bred in the Bone But Bacon's admonitions have a depth and copiousness that are all his own. Studies in Literature His remarks are natural and easy, and, what very rarely can be found, with great copiousness, he has great delicacy. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces Indeed, when a man has a varied experience, a retentive memory, and a sufficient copiousness of speech, the facility of story-telling may attain the character of a disease. Collections and Recollections His sermons are characterized by stateliness, copiousness and lucidity, and were long looked upon as models of correct pulpit style. The World's Great Sermons, Volume 02 Hooker to South For not only must variety of knowledge have led to copiousness of expression, but the most cultivated minds would naturally be most apt to observe what was orderly in the use of speech. The Grammar of English Grammars There is nothing turgid in his dignity, nor superfluous in his copiousness. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 03 The Rambler, Volume II As Mr. Tyrrel had considerable copiousness of speech, and a rich, but undisciplined imagination, he was always sure of an audience. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are But to speak with dignity and elegance and copiousness is a characteristic of Attic orators. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 A multitude of unthought-of qualifications are required; and it depends at least as much upon the nicely maintained balance of these, as upon the copiousness and brilliancy of each, whether the result shall be auspicious. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author Its copiousness, however, does not proceed, like that of the English, from borrowing from other languages. Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery But he alarms me by his copiousness and haste. Robert Louis Stevenson: a record, an estimate, and a memorial Such was his amplitude of learning, and such his copiousness of communication, that it may be doubted whether a day now passes in which I have not some advantage from his friendship. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 In a discussion on the Manilian law it was requisite to praise Pompey; and accordingly, in a temperate speech, we arrived at a copiousness of ornament. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 His prose flows with such ease, copiousness and grace, that it resembles the song of the sirens. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author This part is richly studded with blunders of every description, and written in language which for copiousness and clearness rivals the fertilizing inundations of the Nile. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860 Their literary faculty is further demonstrated in the copiousness of their vocabularies, their rare facility of expression, and their natural aptitude for the acquisition of other languages. Aboriginal American Authors It exhibits a vehemence and rapidity of mind, a copiousness of images and vivacity of diction such as he afterwards never possessed, or never exerted. Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776 Such was his amplitude of learning, and such his copiousness of communication, that it may be doubted whether a day now passes, in which I have not some advantage from his friendship. Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765 Perhaps he chooses some youthful confident of his imaginings: and the effect of this is, that he pours out his soul with uncontrolable copiousness, and with the fervour of a new and unchecked conceiving. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author Had we a picture drawn with equal copiousness and grace of the Rome of Marcus Aurelius half a century later, it would be a priceless addition to history. Latin Literature In gathering up the impressions made upon us by Mr. Masson's work as a whole, we are inclined rather to regret his copiousness for his own sake than for ours. Among My Books Second Series In The Idler, No. 34, he says 'that companion will be oftenest welcome whose talk flows out with inoffensive copiousness and unenvied insipidity.' Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776 I did not entirely abjure the creed which had, with great copiousness and eloquence, been defended in these letters. Edgar Huntly or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker Language is an instrument capable of being perpetually advanced in copiousness, perspicuity and power. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author His adulation of the Emperor and the imperial family passes all bounds; it exhausts what would otherwise seem the inexhaustible copiousness of his vocabulary. Latin Literature Of this language it may he said that for flexibility, copiousness, freedom of construction, and harmony and beauty of sound, it is the most perfect of all the idioms of the Neo-Latin or Romanic tongues. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities One very curious example of Ibsen's minute care is found in the copiousness of his stage directions. Henrik Ibsen I anticipated all she had to say, overpowered her with the copiousness of my ideas, and supported and illustrated them by long citations from the author. The Crayon Papers I am constantly sensible, however, how far I fall short of his copiousness and richness. Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey Each successive annalist tried to improve upon previous writers, either in elegance of style or in copiousness of matter, and so far as he succeeded in the double task his work replaced those already written. Latin Literature It is distinguished by its immense copiousness, the consequence of its great flexibility in adopting foreign words, merely as roots, from which, by means of its own resources, stems and branches seem naturally to spring. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities There are persons, celebrated for their power and copiousness of talking, who appear as counsel in behalf of the respective parties. Journal of an African Cruiser She soon recognised his love of nature; and this allowed her to dissert on the subject, at once sublime and inexhaustible, with copiousness worthy of the theme. Endymion It is true they have not his grace, his inimitable freedom and copiousness. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius It is an able exposition of Christian doctrine in a style which, for eloquence, copiousness, and refinement, is in the most striking contrast to the wretched prose produced by contemporary pagan writers. Latin Literature He improved the language in its harmony and its grammatical forms, and increased its copiousness and power. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities Of like copiousness and splendor is the Caledonia spring, or springs, in western New York. The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton He is a child in sensibility, while a youth in the vividness, and a man in the grasp, the piercingness and the copiousness of his thoughts. The Opium Habit Caesar followed in their steps; and no doubt the practice was conducive to copiousness and to an effective simulation of passion. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius Parallels to heroes and heroines in European fairy tales, with stars on their foreheads, are given with some copiousness in Stokes, l. c., pp. 242-3. Indian Fairy Tales And, finally, the very copiousness of expression permitted by the rhetorical Elizabethan form came to Shakespeare's aid. Play-Making A Manual of Craftsmanship It is this unique and unmistakable character of the lark's song, and its fountain-like sparkle and copiousness, that are the main sources of its charm. The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton Lamb returned to some of his old vivacity and copiousness in the London Magazine for January, 1825. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 For to me Cicero seems in his intense zeal for imitating the Greeks to have united the force of Demosthenes, the copiousness of Plato, and the sweetness of Isocrates. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius These endowments were accompanied with a copiousness of words, in which it would be difficult to name any writer except Barrow that has surpassed him. Lives of the English Poets From Johnson to Kirke White, Designed as a Continuation of Johnson's Lives Mussafia's, gives an astonishing impression of the copiousness with which such Christian Mythology, as it may fairly be called, was diffused and multiplied. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 If it cannot, I have committed an error on the right hand, by commending too much, the copiousness and well sounding of our language: which I hope my countrymen will pardon me. An English Garner Critical Essays & Literary Fragments He added to its richness, copiousness, and strength; he gave it music. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements Dr. Johnson said, he had great variety of knowledge, store of imagery, copiousness of language. Life of Johnson, Volume 5 Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774) Many particularities are of importance to one man, though they appear trifling to another; and it is always more safe to admit copiousness, than to affect brevity. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 06 Reviews, Political Tracts, and Lives of Eminent Persons The records show also that Burnside took the hint, whether intended or not, and in this campaign did not err on the side of copiousness in dispatches to Washington. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863 The defect has been greatly obviated by the copiousness of their general historians. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1 A summer shower has more copiousness and power, but this has the charm of freshness and of all first things. Locusts and Wild Honey Dr Johnson said, he had great variety of knowledge, store of imagery, copiousness of language. The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. She speaks English almost perfectly well, with great choice and copiousness of language, though now and then with foreign idiom, and frequently with a foreign accent. The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 1 Their very language—a type of the understandings of which it was the creation and the image—in variety, in simplicity, in flexibility, and in copiousness, excels every other language of the western world. A Defence of Poetry and Other Essays They greeted her with a deplorable copiousness of tact. The Old Wives' Tale In the song of the skylark, for instance, there is little or no melody, but wonderful strength and copiousness. Locusts and Wild Honey The lark is a more marvelous songster than the bobolink only on account of his soaring flight and the sustained copiousness of his song. Birds and Poets : with Other Papers But even on these subjects he was dry, and indisposed to answer with the full copiousness of free communication which she desired. The Belton Estate The song is of the sparrow kind, and, in its best parts, perpetually suggested the notes of our vesper sparrow; but the wonder of it is its copiousness and sustained strength. Winter Sunshine What mere copiousness of fecundity can supply and mere greed preserve, we possess. Man and Superman In oratory one wants force, invective, sustained attack; in history the charm is obtained by copiousness and agreeableness, even by sweetness of style. Letters of the Younger Pliny, First Series — Volume 1 There are examples of these—copiousness in Thucydides, gracefulness in Lysias, restraint in Demosthenes. Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies This gentleman has heard some one admired for precision and copiousness of language; and goes away, congratulating himself that he has not made a blunder in grammar or in rhetoric the whole evening. Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners He possesses the utmost readiness, copiousness, and abundance of language: he always speaks extempore, and his lectures are as finished as though he had spent a long time over their written composition. The Letters of Pliny the Younger Mackenzie complained that he too was in danger, and, with his usual copiousness and force of language, demanded the protection of the Estates. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 A respectable capacity for marshalling facts was fortified in him by a copiousness of impressive language that made juries as clay in his hands, and sometimes disguised a doubtful interpretation of the rules of evidence. Trent's Last Case He brought forward, with wonderful readiness and copiousness, arguments, replies to those arguments, rejoinders to those replies, general maxims of policy, and analogous cases from history. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 Fearfully and wonderfully made as is the whole of human nature, that fear and that wonder surpass themselves in the spaciousness and the copiousness of the human heart. Bunyan Characters (3rd Series) The language of painting must indeed be allowed these masters; but even in that they have shown more copiousness than choice, and more luxuriancy than judgment. Seven Discourses on Art Cicero regards him as the first example of an almost perfect orator, at once delighting the Athenians with his copiousness and grace, and overawing them by the force and cogency of his diction and arguments. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest I had not foreseen such copiousness and fatal fluency. And Even Now There is a suggestion of the robins love-song in his, but its copiousness, variety, and rapidity give it a character all its own. Bird Neighbors Mr. Arnold had not the many melodies of the Laureate, nor his versatile mastery, nor his magic, nor his copiousness. Letters on Literature And this copiousness of production is combined with a general excellence in the matter produced. The Life of John Bunyan |
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