| 单词 | corpulency |
| 例句 | As one critic discreetly put it: “The general aesthetic effect is vitiated by the excessive faithfulness to the corpulency of the rider.” The general’s horse wasn’t manly enough. So the sculptor gave the mare a makeover. 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z At the court of Louis XV. there were two lusty noblemen, related to each other: the king, having rallied one of them on his corpulency, added, “I suppose you take little or no exercise?” Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z The Rev. Mr. Demerse had dark-brown hair, full, round eye, fair complexion, rather full habit, something of the bull-neck, inclining to corpulency. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z But any way was acceptable under the present exigencies, so he clambered into the saddle after more or less effort and found it not quite roomy enough for one of his growing corpulency. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z Sancho was a martyr to corpulency; he could not even walk without being held up. The Moors in Spain 2011-08-29T02:01:09.183Z His corpulency is held by the Brahmins, as an indication of his benevolence, and his readiness to grant the desires of his worshippers. Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico 2011-07-29T02:00:23.127Z For the cure of corpulency, diminution of food of a nutritious nature has been generally recommended; added to this, little sleep and much exercise are advised. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z Charles Mowbray senior had hardly passed the prime of life, though a constitutional tendency to something like corpulency made him look older than he really was. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z Obesity, popularly considered to be an over-accumulation of fat, is sometimes thought to exist only when there is the large development of abdomen which is more properly designated corpulency. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z Take for example an inhabitant of Morocco where corpulency is commonly regarded as an element of beauty in women. Art Principles With Special Reference to Painting Together with Notes on the Illusions Produced by the Painter 2011-06-16T02:00:17.197Z He was an active man till a year or two before his death, when his corpulency so overpowered his strength that his life was a burthen, and his death a deliverance. The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress 2011-06-15T02:00:20.920Z The Colonel entered with that tiptoeing celerity of step affected by men who are conscious of increasing corpulency. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z "Your curiosity will not gain any great corpulency by what she can tell you, I imagine," he laughed. Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale 2011-04-05T02:00:12.720Z This woman was more inclined to corpulency than any we had yet seen, was of low stature, with an oblong face, grey eyes, and a flattish nose. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z He was stout almost to corpulency, and extended his fist excitedly in the ardour of his argument. The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike 2011-03-06T03:00:22.017Z The sensitiveness of people with a tendency towards corpulency is also at times provocative of trouble. Forty Years of 'Spy' 2011-03-04T03:00:57.237Z He could not help that; the corpulency of that member was a freak of nature; he was not at all responsible for it. A Japanese Boy 2011-02-14T03:00:37.363Z It has been frequently urged by inconsiderate persons, that, where there is a tendency to corpulency, stays are necessary to limit exuberant growth, and confine the form within the limits of gentility. Dress as a Fine Art With Suggestions on Children's Dress He was of medium height, but stout even to corpulency, and his cheeks were fat and puffy. To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3 Had his corpulency permitted, he would have thrown himself at Boleslav's feet. Regina or the Sins of the Fathers A roundness and fulness of figure, not usually extending to corpulency, is characteristic of the race, especially of the women. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II His Majesty appeared to me to be between fifty and sixty years of age; of middle stature, and somewhat inclined to corpulency. Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan His body was quite rotund, even to corpulency; and, save a heavy moustache, his face was closely shaven. The History and Records of the Elephant Club They enlarged in size, putting on a crimson corpulency into which the sunbeams infused a sweetened juiciness which is the peculiar charm of the perfectly ripened fruit. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 I recognised him at once by his corpulency and self-complacent air. The Marvellous History of the Shadowless Man and The Cold Heart His face and shape of the head had changed very little, but he had grown immensely; tall, awkward, and verging on corpulency even now, though I believe he is only twenty-eight years of age. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia I remember that this excessive corpulency evoked the admiration of the Turkish Ambassadors. The Memoirs of Madame Vigée Lebrun It was painful in after life to see his good looks swallowed up in corpulency, and his once handsome mouth thrusting its under lip out, and panting with asthma. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. He is of medium height, a little inclined to corpulency, and quick and nervous in his movements. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 It affords no trifling ground of suspicion against the use of animal food that it so obviously inclines us to corpulency. Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery But in such case he should have been exhibited active and young; for it is plain that age and corpulency are an excuse for Cowardice, which ought not to be afforded him. Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare In person, General Taylor was about five feet eight inches in height, and like most of our revolutionary generals, was inclined to corpulency. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. Every Easter the poor Rector was getting fatter and fatter and finding it a more and more serious task to stuff his corpulency into that tight-fitting "coat-of-mail." Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore Had this coarse fellow, with his pudgy hands, his corpulency, his drooping black mustache, some hold upon Miss Picolet? Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall or Solving the Campus Mystery Major Taylor was a man rather inclined to corpulency, with a red face, Roman nose and eagle eye that seemed to penetrate everything at which it glanced. The Ranger or The Fugitives of the Border Shall his corpulency and his vanities be recorded, and his more characteristic quality of Cowardice, even in the moment that it particularly demanded notice and reflection, be forgotten? Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare This is to compress the bowels and increase their absorption, and it thus removes one principal cause of corpulency, which is the looseness of the skin. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life The corpulency of the fish to which the same term is given explains its derivation. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year The union of persons prone to corpulency, of dwarfs, etc., would have parallel results; and so, likewise, of weakly and attenuated couples. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources In the same province are found stupid and intelligent peoples; white, black, and brown; and those of distinct degrees of corpulency, and features according to the various temperatures and climates. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 28 of 55 1637-38 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 While William was in Normandy, he submitted to a course of medical treatment, in the hope of diminishing his excessive corpulency, and relieving the disagreeable and dangerous symptoms which attended it. William the Conqueror Makers of History A Belgian official much inclined to corpulency came out to take charge of a post. An African Adventure This government would not be perfect, for 'power has a natural tendency to corpulency,' but it would be far superior to an unbridled democracy. The Tribune of Nova Scotia A Chronicle of Joseph Howe He was of medium height, inclining to corpulency. William Black The Apostle of Methodism in the Maritime Provinces of Canada Well, one need not look at his feet nor at his corpulency—that's all. Renée Mauperin But in they piled, regardless of trains, corpulency, or height; and coach after coach lumbered away to the church. Shawl-Straps A Second Series of Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag The day was sunny and sufficiently warm to render a slow pace agreeable to my nag, which was a sedate animal, inclined to corpulency like myself. Shifting Winds A Tough Yarn The body is round and inclined to corpulency, without angles. How to Become Rich A Treatise on Phrenology, Choice of Professions and Matrimony The stern-sheets were full of officers, distinguishable among whom was one with a red round face, sharp twinkling eyes, and an honest corpulency of body truly comfortable. Rattlin the Reefer I tell you what," said he: "a thought has struck me; I have a daughter, more beautiful than the moon, round, large hipped, and greatly inclined to corpulency. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan As regards health, this type is usually inclined to be both slight and delicate in their early years, but generally incline towards corpulency after passing middle life. Palmistry for All Day by day Shag was eating of the richer grass and becoming of a great corpulency. The Outcasts Bacchus was thought to have acquired his vigour and corpulency from eating Figs, such as the Romans gave to professed wrestlers and champions for strength and good sustenance. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure He preserved health, and kept himself from corpulency, to which he was somewhat inclined, by an abstemious diet, and by frequent exercise, particularly hunting. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part A. From the Britons of Early Times to King John His neglect of exercise had produced its effect, and he had become a prodigy of unwieldy corpulency. Gibbon "Nay, Mr. Pope, is not that assumption too sweeping?" put in the fourth man, of cheerful, rubicund countenance and, like Gay, inclined to corpulency. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' His corpulency, at this time reported to be excessive, was by no means remarkable. The History of Napoleon Buonaparte If used too freely, it produces in some persons excess of blood and corpulency. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada In the case just mentioned a tall, thin, long-limbed boy would not be permitted to use this bar; whilst a boy with short limbs and inclined to corpulency would be encouraged to use it daily. Another World Fragments from the Star City of Montalluyah Diane had heard of the corn-beef and father's corpulency before, but she was now somewhat gentler and less impatient and checked the old careless flashes of annoyance. Diane of the Green Van Your fasting has reduced you from being formerly a friar of very genteel dimensions to a cut of corpulency that smacks strongly of penance—fifteen stone at least. The Ned M'Keown Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three This was the more strange, inasmuch as in his earlier days he had been robust and stout, approaching even to corpulency. The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One Tamehameha was above the middle height, well made, robust and inclined to corpulency, and had a majestic carriage. Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America in the years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814 or the First American Settlement on the Pacific He gorges himself among them almost to bursting; he can scarcely fly for corpulency. McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader His form was portly, a little inclined to corpulency. Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue Socrates would then remember his Mrs. Nuttall again, and refer to an old herbal which claimed that "excessive corpulency may be reduced" by taking a few nettle-seeds daily. The Pleasures of Ignorance Every member waddled home as fast as his short legs could carry him, wheezing as he went with corpulency and terror. Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete He has been known to wear five strata of shirts at a time, and to have greatly surprised his friends by his rapid transitions from a state of corpulency to that of considerable leanness. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 472, January 22, 1831 Brother Stowe has a large frame, tends to corpulency, and shows great physical vigor. Thirty Years in the Itinerancy Falstaff, Sir John, a character in Shakespeare's "Henry IV." and the "Merry Wives of Windsor"; a boon companion of Henry, Prince of Wales; a cowardly braggart, of sensual habits and great corpulency. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge He would admit that he had never made a trial of this cure, as he had no desire to get rid of the corpulency with which the gods had seen fit to endow him. The Pleasures of Ignorance He was profoundly convinced that one of the patients had stolen his stomach—an idea inspired perhaps by the remarkable corpulency of the person he accused. A Mind That Found Itself An Autobiography In person he was tall and strongly built, with broad shoulders, large limbs, and a general air of strength, which was rather increased than diminished by an evident tending towards corpulency. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 50, December, 1861 He was of the middle size, stoutly built, and given to corpulency, though not so much so as to impair his activity. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire The women of the higher classes are generally inclined to corpulency, a quality which is highly esteemed not in women alone, but in men as well. A Woman's Journey Round the World Esmeralda weighed some two hundred and eighty pounds, and her extreme haste, added to her extreme corpulency, produced a most amazing result when Esmeralda elected to travel on all fours. Tarzan of the Apes The cases of obesity in infancy and childhood are of considerable interest, and we sometimes see cases that have been termed examples of "congenital corpulency." Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine "Shake hands with Dopey Charlie," said The Sky Pilot, whose age and corpulency appeared to stamp him with the hall mark of authority. The Oakdale Affair After what might have been minutes or hours, then, the door opened and without preamble Robert Visigoth walked in, and in the wide-kneed fashion forced upon him by corpulency seated himself beside her desk. Star-Dust There were no more than two gates to the city; and under Lewis surnamed le Gros, from his corpulency, the duties at the north gate produced no more than twelve francs a year. Paris as It Was and as It Is We hear of him gorging himself in the rice swamps; filling himself with rice almost to bursting; he can hardly fly for corpulency. Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies In some countries corpulency has been considered an adornment of the female sex. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine She seemed to entertain a kind recollection of Lord Byron, though she had evidently been much perplexed by some of his vagaries; and especially by the means he adopted to counteract his tendency to corpulency. Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey The corpulency which was one day to envelop him like suet was already giving him the appearance of ten years his senior. Star-Dust The two men, the one almost grotesquely tall, the other short of stature and already inclined toward corpulency, stared at each other. Poor White He who uttered these words was a man of middle size and age, originally in all probability of a spare habit, but now a little inclined to corpulency. Coningsby With unswerving decision, greys swallowed greens and greens greys, and extreme corpulency was the inevitable result. Tropic Days Tom Leander, the only living male representative of the new generation of Leanders, was a loosely built man of forty inclined to corpulency. Triumph of the Egg, and Other Stories He was now about forty-six years of age, of a florid complexion and goodly presence, though a little inclined to corpulency; social, insinuating, and somewhat specious in his manners, with a strong degree of self-approbation. Life of George Washington — Volume 01 Bennington observed with approval the corpulency of the bundle and the skilful manner with which it was tied on. The Claim Jumpers He preserved health, and kept himself from corpulency, to which he was somewhat inclined, by an abstemious diet and by frequent exercise, particularly hunting. The History of England, Volume I Talking of a man who was grown very fat, so as to be incommoded with corpulency; he said, 'He eats too much, Sir.' Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784 They were mostly of enormous corpulency, spreading out their naked feet and trousered legs of an enormous expanse. Travels in Morocco, Volume 1. The increasing corpulency of Napoleon was commented upon by all observers. The Glands Regulating Personality She seized a pillow and stuffed it in the front of her dressing gown so that it made a very respectable corpulency. Betty Gordon in Washington "She is suffering from an unnatural corpulency," said the stage-manager to the prompter. In Midsummer Days, and Other Tales His extreme corpulency, his hilarity, the interest he took in battles and sieges, ill accorded with the ideas we form in northern countries of the melancholy reveries and the contemplative life of missionaries. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 I recognized him at once by his corpulency and self- complacent air. Stories by Foreign Authors: German — Volume 2 His figure was tall without being thin, and broad without corpulency. Autobiography: Truth and Fiction Relating to My Life His person was large, robust, I may say approaching to the gigantic, and grown unwieldy from corpulency. Through the Magic Door "It's not corpulency at all," replied the prompter, "she's just puffed up with pride." In Midsummer Days, and Other Tales For my part, I say that men should be thin, because they are formed for exercises that require address and agility, incompatible with corpulency. Strong as Death It is thus in countries where men's bodies are apt to exceed in corpulency, personal beauty is placed in a much greater degree of slenderness, than in countries where that is the most usual defect. An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals M. Andre Fauvel appeared to be a man of fifty, inclined to corpulency, of medium height, with iron-gray hair; and, like all hard workers, he had a slight stoop. File No. 113 The sons were called Normand and Austin More, so called from his excessive strength and corpulency. History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name In stature Gian Maria was short and inclining, young though he was, to corpulency. Love-at-Arms "Yes," continued he, and his eyes, which, in spite of his corpulency and his extremely fleshy face, were yet large and wide open, shone more brightly. Henry VIII and His Court He has sandy hair and whiskers—is of medium height—and is a little inclined to corpulency. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 6: Artemus Ward's Panorama He was of the middle height, between forty and forty-five years of age, rather inclined to corpulency, and had features strikingly like those of the Bourbons. My Ten Years' Imprisonment Their walk is a waddle, and they bulge with seaming corpulency. The Mutiny of the Elsinore Of late the easy life in Paris had made him incline to corpulency, and his face was of a pale, unhealthy fullness. Bardelys the Magnificent; being an account of the strange wooing pursued by the Sieur Marcel de Saint-Pol, marquis of Bardelys... Poor king! whose corpulency forbids him to dance as he once had done with so much pleasure and so much dexterity! Henry VIII and His Court A photograph of Mrs. Postwhistle, taken quite recently, he would have encountered with this legend: “Before use of Professor Hardtop’s certain cure for corpulency.” Tommy and Co. Here the little quarto began to heave his sides and chuckle, until at length he broke out into a plethoric fit of laughter that had wellnigh choked him by reason of his excessive corpulency. The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon This must be fine fun for a total stranger rather inclined to corpulency, who has dauntlessly persevered in keeping up with the huntsman, although at some personal inconvenience. Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon In spite of his corpulency Maslennikoff hurried quickly up the stairs. Resurrection Rather did he regard them as healthful exercise of the body and a charm against that dreaded corpulency which, in the end, caused his downfall. The Works of Max Beerbohm The most striking difference is among the females, the Sokulk women being more inclined to corpulency than any we have yet seen. First Across the Continent The story of the exploring expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6 |
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