| 单词 | costliness |
| 例句 | These realities, along with the costliness of higher education, make the District’s degree requirement a tough sell for many. Will a college degree requirement lead to better, more respected preschool teachers? 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Another Redditor, who claimed to be a teacher, called the letter “ridiculous” and shared a story about how they handled the costliness of hosting classroom parties. Teacher's 'ridiculous' policy says kids who don't bring food to Christmas party don't get to eat 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z What has so often turned heads about her style is not the costliness of her clothes or the trendiness of them. Perspective | Speaker Pelosi’s style of power 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z But the costliness of the move also made it feel just a little more luxurious. The Dynamic Island could fix the Apple’s notch 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Despite the density and costliness of Manhattan real estate, the city continues to find ways to incorporate green spaces into the urban jungle. Six places to see this summer in New York City | Provided by ST Content Studio 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z But health and safety standards or professional training requirements aren’t the main reason for the costliness of child care. Perspective | Five myths about child care 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z The program stalled for years over concerns about its costliness and policies for reviewing and releasing footage. Amid string of controversial shootings, L.A. County sheriff moves slowly to deploy body cameras 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z Amid the crowds and costliness of Broadway theater, there’s still thankfully room for this kind of profound communication between actors and audiences. Tony Awards: Broadway flaunts its idealism in inspiring celebration of the year’s best 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z In fact, the costliness of London in general featured in a lot of replies: Londoners troll New York Times with deluge of 'petty crimes' 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Dunham thinks the resurgence of activist groups focused on limited government in the wake of the recession reignited the dialogue about the costliness of the policy. Meet the red-state conservatives fighting to abolish the death penalty 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z They also require special handling, such as refrigeration, and often must be administered intravenously, adding to their costliness. What do you do when your prescription costs $34,000 a year? 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z Its costliness is one indication of Britain’s ungenerous attitude towards those who want to settle in the country for good. Paytriotism 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z But this is less an issue of costliness than it is of principle: menstrual care is health care, and should be treated as such. The case for free tampons 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z No one needs to be reminded of the bizarre machinations already in place and now unfolding to reign in this costliness. The health insurance shell game 2013-06-17T14:15:00.140Z The true artist thinks less of the costliness of the material of which he forms his works than of the art-effect produced. Principles of Decorative Design Fourth Edition 2012-05-22T15:16:52.423Z To carry out his purpose he gathered architects from all countries, who rivalled each other in the extravagance and costliness of their designs. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z If we had not made peace we should have been compelled to evacuate the country from the enormous costliness of retaining troops in it. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z They reached Rome toward the end of the republic, and their costliness soon caused them to be regarded as one of the greatest luxuries of the table, though the moderns find them dry and leathery. 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 Focusing primarily on cost, costliness, and administrative priorities takes the health of the “health care system” as the primary goal. The health insurance shell game 2013-06-17T14:15:00.140Z It was unlike any other fancy ball I ever saw, in the variety and novelty of the characters represented, and the costliness with which they were dressed. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z Yet the Greeks and Romans of the better times, owing to the costliness of the material, contented themselves with the possession of borders or stripes of purple. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z The price which she must pay, the costliness of the sacrifice did not weigh with her at this moment, as it would weigh with her when her blood was cool. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z The Grand Canal, which is nearly two miles long, is lined with palaces, such as no modern capital can approach in costliness and splendor. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z And in that calling is the solution to the crisis of costliness.7 1. The health insurance shell game 2013-06-17T14:15:00.140Z Equally curious is the suggestion of deregulation/privatisation as the solution, given the comparative costliness of one of the world's most privatised systems – that of the US. Letters: Doctors dispute the diagnosis for NHS change 2012-02-13T20:59:03Z The place had been fitted up with incredible costliness, and was kept in scrupulous order by servants consecrated especially for the work, who entered it only at stated periods when its mistress was absent. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z So also the second law—“Let all costliness and excessive waitings be banished from funerals.” Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z They were silent with the wonder of the costliness on every side. Dorothy Dale in the City 2012-01-13T03:00:12.213Z No one needs to be reminded of the escalating costliness of this approach to sharing the risk in healthcare or discordance between the costliness in the United States and elsewhere. The health insurance shell game 2013-06-17T14:15:00.140Z Torpedo vessels have been growing in size and costliness. Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. 2011-12-26T03:00:15.410Z Before the invention of printing, at the time of the valuation of Colchester, books in manuscript, from their extreme costliness, could be purchased only by princes. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z The exceeding costliness of his "Birds of America" protected that work as completely as an International Copyright could; and, but for this, we never could have had it. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z We went inside this beautiful church of St. Mark’s and at first we could not realise the magnificence, the beauty, the costliness of its interior. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z A high current-density being employed, the turn-over of gold is rapid—an essential factor of success when the costliness of the metal is taken into account. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Nor is the taste of the Hindoo females in a primitive stage as far as costliness is concerned. 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 Vases of the most beautiful forms were to be produced in metal which should have the properties of solid silver without its costliness. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z It is a weapon which I seldom employ in the first instance, for many reasons; the principal of which is the costliness of the proceeding to the patient. Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it 2011-10-03T02:00:31.460Z When she was again in the castle, all were astonished at the beauty and costliness of her dress and jewels, in comparison to which those of the other princess were as nothing. The Swedish Fairy Book 2011-08-26T02:00:23.380Z "The costliness of urban fighting cannot be overestimated," said political risk consultancy Stratfor in a note. Analysis: Libya rebels seek to avoid Tripoli battle 2011-08-21T16:37:03Z They were something gigantic in costliness and magnificence. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z Was the cost of expressing a package unduly high because of the costliness of frequently transferring it into the hands of five separate companies? The Express Companies of the United States A Study of a Public Utility 2011-08-11T02:00:14.563Z The most expensive and those which from their exceeding size, and costliness, are regarded as the most sumptuous furniture of the mansion, are composed of a variety of materials. Nicotiana Or The Smoker's and Snuff-Taker's Companion 2011-07-29T02:00:29.353Z Only people of inferior position were compelled to follow the fashions--great ladies set them and the costliness of the material prevented the garments from appearing too fantastic. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z His dress was equally remarkable for the costliness of its material and the negligence of its arrangement; and left the point at issue, whether the costume were the more extravagant or the more slovenly. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z You may depend upon it, Dogvane, that this depression in our trade is owing either to the inferiority or costliness of the article. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z Its music was her only recreation, and this instrument surpassed any she had ever before seen, in the costliness and delicacy of its workmanship. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z The prosperity of the French shipping trade is hampered by the costliness of shipbuilding and by the scarcity of outward-bound cargo. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z As we have already remarked, the secret of perfect dressing is simplicity, costliness being no essential element of real elegance. Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness 2011-05-08T02:00:05.770Z May noticed how rapidly the elegance and costliness of the furniture and appointments decreased as they mounted. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z She remembered once that he had brought her some trinket that had pleased his fancy, and insisted on her always wearing it for his sake, and she had remonstrated with him on its costliness. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z Yet this costliness was generally a condition of the acceptableness of the sacrifice. The Seven Lamps of Architecture 2011-04-20T02:00:20.760Z It was become evident that the costliness of this plan rendered an adequate development of railways in India financially impossible. The Earl of Mayo Rulers of India 2011-04-11T02:00:13.067Z While government was thus growing in costliness, the resources of the people who had to foot the bills were diminishing. When the Ku Klux Rode 2011-04-06T02:00:03.767Z He does not care for costliness of apparel, but he is always attracted by freshness and daintiness. The Man Who Pleases and the Woman Who Charms 2011-04-05T02:00:10.347Z Perhaps I should account this costliness a merit, since it must impel farmers to study how to make few fences serve their turn. What I know of farming: a series of brief and plain expositions of practical agriculture as an art based upon science 2011-03-29T02:00:08.937Z By magnificence it p. 106must not be supposed, however, that I allude to costliness of furniture or any kind of luxury which pervaded the culinary department. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z A saddle and bridle it is; his own, cherished for their costliness, but now placed at the service of his young friend, to do what he will with them. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z "These are for your Greatness," said Sanders quietly, "from a people who do not gauge friendship by the costliness of presents." Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z Simplicity and exquisitely fresh neatness and daintiness are to a man more attractive than any extravagance of fashion or costliness of material. The Man Who Pleases and the Woman Who Charms 2011-04-05T02:00:10.347Z I am nothing surprised that people like ourselves, for instance, seek to enjoy even this passing splendor, and find themselves at a princely board, served with a more than royal costliness. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z The costliness of a European army is, of course, also undoubtedly great. The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z The floor was made of mud, and the solitary window with its broken panes showed very plainly the scarcity and the costliness of glass. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z In 1880 you felt as soon as you turned up the Quadrant that anything you might buy therein would certainly be dear; the very stones and stucco exuded costliness and the essential attars of luxury. Far Off Things 2011-02-04T03:00:19.967Z When arranging any dress, whether for home, street, or evening, be careful that each color harmonizes well with the rest, and let no one article, by its glaring costliness, make all the rest appear mean. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z The Act seems, however, to have had little effect in diminishing the excessive costliness of funerals among all classes above the very poorest. Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z These had been the weapons of their great-grandfathers, and they showed by their costliness that they were no mean upstarts, dating only from yesterday, but of a good old stock of warriors. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z She had chosen a pleated dress of black Liberty silk with a waist of Chantilly lace, which despite its costliness lay in simple lines of grace about her breast and arms. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z The strategy of the later Roman empire was to respond to a near-fatal challenge in the third century by increasing the size, complexity, power, and costliness of … the government and its army. What links the banking crisis and the volcano? 2010-04-19T19:00:00Z This lock was invented at Nuremberg in 1515, but was seldom applied to the arquebus and musket on account of the costliness of its mechanism and the uncertainty of its action. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" There are aldermanic banquets in New York or the city of London in our own day, which far surpass, in costliness and variety, the banquets of Lucullus or the pontiff’s feast described by Macrobius. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius It was not the costliness of the materials or of the ornaments, but the singular grace with which she knew how to wear and move in the plainest shawls and veils. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II Allied to the question of the costliness of the system is that of its tendency toward, or freedom from, speculative disturbances. The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 To add to the unavoidable costliness of ground-room on this island, has come in the effect of bad government. The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them Louis de Bruges, Seigneur de la Gruthyse, was another famous collector, whose books were no less splendid in their size, beauty and costliness, than those of the Duke of Burgundy. The Story of Books It is rather suspicious that, in the attempts at artistic appreciation in this period, attention seems to be concentrated on the supposed antiquity, rarity, or costliness of material. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius They chiefly occur in the earlier cemeteries, and the costliness of their construction confined their use to the wealthiest classes—e.g. in the cemetery of St Domitilla, herself a member of the imperial house. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" In winter the cassock was often lined with furs varying in costliness with the rank of the wearer, and its colour also varied in the middle ages with his ecclesiastical or academic status. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" One item of costliness was observed in the massive rails of the altar, which are formed of solid silver. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia Only the ladies are disguised; their faces are hidden behind elegant little black silk masks, and they vie with each other in the costliness and beauty of their costumes and dominoes. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. The costliness of many of these memorials was an affecting indication how precious to their families those now resting there once had been. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses But no place compared with Brussels in the costliness and splendor of its festivities, the most remarkable of which was a tournament. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 The berths were aft—mere boxes, each with a little bunk, but all fitted so as to correspond in point of costliness with the furniture of the living or state room. A Marriage at Sea The costliness of women's clothes would not be so serious if the fashions did not change at so bewildering a speed. The Intelligence of Woman Chains, rings, necklaces, gold thread, may be seen in abundance, if not in costliness. Oriental Women Many instances are recorded of the costliness of the attire of these Roman ladies. Roman Women Fur and velvet, too, abounded in his costume; and even to the immense "gland" that depended from his cane, there was an amount of costliness that bespoke affluence. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day How gloriously, too, did he expatiate on the beauty of the Madonna, the costliness of her gems, and the brilliancy of her diadem! Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day The tables in these Anglo-Saxon homes were often of great beauty and costliness. Women of England The service has been charged with costliness, uselessness, and pretentious display; with vain ambition, absence of organic purpose, and with being inimical to the morality of the individual member. The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. Some of these were marvellous, not only for their dimensions, but also for the costliness of the material and the artistic decorations. Roman Women She foresaw the impulse his extravagance would receive from such a residence, and how all the costliness of decoration would suggest wasteful outlay. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life I know well that the wealthiest of our citizens do not surpass you in the costliness of your furniture and appointments. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. His costume, by its neatness and the general costliness of the articles of which it was composed, bespoke him a man of the better class, and his bearing was nowise inferior to his guise. The Boy Slaves Not that the umbrella’s costliness has nothing to do with its great influence. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers If a globe were not made upon a principle involving the scientific combination of skilled labor, it would be a mere article of luxury from its excessive costliness. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. Similar instances of ruinous luxury we may find in the prodigal costliness of dress through the reigns of Elizabeth, James the First, and Charles the First. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 But, granting that it be so, in that very costliness, checking their common use in certain localities, is part of the interest of marbles, considered as history. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) No material is so adapted for giving full play to the imagination, but it must not be wrought with refinement or painfulness, still less with costliness. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), Pride Hark the rustle of a dress Stiff with lavish costliness! Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 This was written at the time of imposition of the tax on newspapers, when the indulgence in the appetite received a check from increased costliness. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. Dress, costliness of, in the reigns of Elizabeth, James I., and Charles I., iii. 405-408. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 It has attracted public admiration, partly by its costliness, partly by the delicacy and precision of its chiselling; being otherwise a very base and unworthy example of the school, and showing neither invention nor feeling. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) For if blocks of jasper or porphyry be inserted in the walls, the spectator cannot tell their thickness, and cannot judge of the costliness of the sacrifice. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), Criminal Pride Hark the rustle of a dress Stiff with lavish costliness! Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 Even those which are anxious in such cases to be fair and temperate are sadly hampered both by the limitations of space in their own columns and by the costliness of telegraphic correspondence. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations But another and very serious cause of its deterioration is its costliness. Needlework As Art One is represented by the man who boasts of the costliness of every possession, and invites the whole world to behold his opulence and expenditure. The Heart of the New Thought When a thing is bought, not for its use but for its costliness, cheapness is no recommendation. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy His quick eyes took in the simplicity of her costume, while he realized its comparative costliness for a village like Rocky Springs. The Law-Breakers English picture-frame makers marvelled at the costliness of material and the excellence of the work in American frames. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations They consist chiefly of animal victims, but fruits are also used, and with the importance of the occasion the variety and costliness of the offerings increase. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems The thrones and altars have become more and more magnificent in beauty, costliness, and splendor, with the progress of civilization; but not so the mob, the rabble, the "underworld," whose stirrings have rent the walls. Is civilization a disease? The other cause which renders wages and the cost of labor no real criteria of one another is the varying costliness of the articles which the laborer consumes. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy One really wearies of so much costliness which it is utterly impossible to appreciate at one visit. John and Betty's History Visit The toilettes worn at all entertainments of any extent and formality far surpass in costliness and beauty any festal garbs which feminine humanity can contrive to don in America. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 The very costliness of the affair took away all the pleasure. The Life of Cicero Volume II. The obstacle to the introduction of the superior plated ware now made by the Gorham Company is its costliness. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 Dresden china; yes, that was the word; and to see his own resemblance made in that delicate pâte, and elevated into that region of superlative costliness, tickled Mr. Copperhead, and in the most delightful way. Phoebe, Junior As to the care of his person, cleanliness was his chief object, he desiring no superfluity or costliness, either in his habit or food. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance There were speeches from delegations of various local bodies, and from local notables of various degrees; and there were wedding presents, out-vying each other, as it seemed, in kindly personal significance rather than in costliness. Hepsey Burke We find another proof of Cicero's wealth in the costliness of his son's household at Athens, as premeditated by the father. The Life of Cicero Volume II. The temples in this vicinity are isolated from the dwellings, a river running between, and are wonderful in architecture, size, and costliness. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months The variety, elegance, and costliness of the equipages in grand livery are surprising. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands In costliness and riotous excess the Prince of Purpoole's revel at Gray's Inn was not inferior to any similar festivity in the time of Elizabeth. A Book About Lawyers And, indeed, all the various forms of credit, mentioned above, agree essentially in this, however they may differ from one another in costliness and rapidity of circulation. Principles Of Political Economy Perhaps the only feature against it is its lack of simplicity of construction and corresponding costliness. Steam Turbines A Book of Instruction for the Adjustment and Operation of the Principal Types of this Class of Prime Movers The price of accommodation being so onerous, it is not difficult to infer the costliness of the necessaries of life. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era To effect this needs neither abundance nor costliness of material. A Manual of Moral Philosophy Before he had demonstrated his professional capacity, the habitual costliness and delicacy of his attire roused the distrust of attorneys, and on more than one occasion wrought him injury. A Book About Lawyers D. The frequent occurrence of heavy commercial payments, which finds expression especially in the magnitude and costliness of the most usual medium of exchange. Principles Of Political Economy Japan is blind neither to the costliness of American-built ships nor to the remoteness of European yards. East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan The general effect was of costliness and magnificence; but the details were at variance, and comfort and homelikeness had been sacrificed in the effort to make everything fine. A Little Country Girl That other argument as to the costliness of old men to the state was for the present dropped. The Fixed Period All ordinary richness of dress, of satin, and velvet, and embroidery of gold, was discarded for fabrics of unprecedented costliness, for bouquets of diamonds, and wreaths of the most precious gems. Louis XIV. Makers of History Series At the present day, men display their wealth in the costliness of their houses, and the gorgeousness and luxury of the furniture which they contain. Richard I Makers of History To these may be laid the charge of causing an immense amount of irreparable injury to numbers of violins of any standard of excellence or costliness. The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII. It reminds us of the costliness of much of our self-indulgence. George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God Even the experts of the German Government who examined Dreamwold the other day were amazed at its costliness and perfection. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated We are to remember also, I suppose, the labour which transcription involved, and the costliness of the skins out of which ancient books were manufactured. The Last Twelve Verses of the Gospel According to S. Mark But any simplicity in the form of his habit was splendidly atoned for by the costliness of the material. The Proud Prince I also made some little presents to the suite of the Eigeh, and the good people were lost in amazement at their costliness, till their attention was withdrawn from them to the ship itself. A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 Indeed, the beauty of such ornaments as these seldom has any relation to the costliness of them. Rollo in Geneva And all of these extra and indispensable employées make an extra drain on the income of the ship, and add to the extreme costliness of a high adequate mail speed. Ocean Steam Navigation and the Ocean Post They knew nothing of wines and did not suspect the costliness of those which during the entire voyage they drank at my expense. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude Now, who thinks of lecturing us on the costliness of tea? Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce The costliness of strict truthfulness.—Truth is not only hard to discover, but frequently it is costly to speak. Practical Ethics Another thing that forced the development of industry and commerce away from competitive methods was the increasing costliness of the machinery of production. The Common Sense of Socialism A Series of Letters Addressed to Jonathan Edwards, of Pittsburg The supplies which our fine mail packets carry for this purpose are of almost incredible extent and costliness. Ocean Steam Navigation and the Ocean Post No other amphitheatre can be compared with this for costliness of material; nor I believe, for size, it having contained some fifty to sixty thousand spectators at a time. Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta Samitelle, as its name implies, was doubtless a commoner quality of the rich and precious samite, which ranked in costliness and beauty with baldekin and cloth of gold, and above satin and velvet. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century Here we passed a veritable department store, its ground-floor plate-glass window set as a drawing-room, with gilded, brocaded chairs, marquetry table, and ormolu clock, and I know not what costliness of rug and curtain. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska The crises due to this unregulated production, and the costliness of the struggles, led to the formation of joint-stock companies. The Common Sense of Socialism A Series of Letters Addressed to Jonathan Edwards, of Pittsburg Outside, it was plain enough, but within it gave me a sense of studied charm and even costliness. Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South African Tales Though quite without means, he planned this in his visions on a scale of extreme costliness and magnificence. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3) Turgot From its costliness, however, this is only desirable for small work. On Laboratory Arts At most it can only lend it a somewhat deceptive appearance of costliness, with which was usually coupled whatever attraction there might be in the restriction of this special edition to a very few copies. The Booklover and His Books When costliness rather than beauty is the effect of flowers, the display is vulgar. The Etiquette of To-day Pleased with the beauty and costliness of the garment, the unsuspecting Glauce lost no time in donning it; but no sooner had she done so than the fell poison began to take effect. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome The prevailing feature throughout is the lavish costliness and luxury of these collections, several of which exceed ten thousand volumes. The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author Now, the richness and costliness of his dress, the splendor of his equipage, the gorgeousness of his furniture, cannot be made to come up to the height of his extravagant desires. Aurelian or, Rome in the Third Century "Never scruple at its costliness; it cannot be richer than Anne's heart." Agatha's Husband A Novel Considering, then, the magnitude and unavoidable costliness of the operations of this Institution, it is evident that a large annual income is indispensable, if it is to continue its noble career efficiently. The Lifeboat Nothing that vanity has invented for change, or folly loved for costliness; but all that can bring honest pride into homely life, and give security to health—and honor to beauty. On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature But equally, they all seemed quite unconscious of their costliness. Clayhanger It was in extent, and variety of pomp and costliness of decoration, a copy of that of the late triumph; and went even beyond the captivating splendor of the example. Aurelian or, Rome in the Third Century Young married women surrounded her, admiring the costliness of her clothing and preening themselves in the rich attire which they had assumed for this great occasion. Heroes of Modern Europe Whatever their merits, the excessive costliness of these preparations renders them inadmissible as pigments. Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists It is not only their costliness and their beauty, but the associations which make them of so much interest. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 28, April 1893 An Illustrated Monthly The services strongly objected to a purge of existing records on the grounds of costliness, and they were particularly opposed to the removal of photographs. Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 I shall now begin to speak of purple, which exceeds all the colours that have so far been mentioned both in costliness and in the superiority of its delightful effect. The Ten Books on Architecture A handsome young Prince of Wales was preaching, by example, that costliness of attire was indispensable among gentlemen; and the woodcutter's son set up decidedly for being a gentleman. Art in England Notes and Studies Its costliness, lack of brightness, and tendency to redden, are against its employment on the palette. Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists Are not those equally pitiable, who estimate themselves only by the gaiety, singularity, or costliness of their apparel? The Gipsies' Advocate or, Observations on the Origin, Character, Manners, and Habits of The English Gipsies The stranger is continually astonished at the magnitude and costliness of these residences. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867 In beauty of design and costliness they surpass any similar collection in the New World, but in one respect they are like all others, for they speak nothing but good of the dead. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City He will go back to a humble and simple dwelling not exceeding in costliness that of many a Massachusetts merchant or farmer. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 On account, probably, of its extreme costliness, it was frequently the custom to dye the cloth with a ground of kermes or alkanet, previous to applying the Tyrian purple. Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists The man was quite unconscious that there was anything objectionable in the dreadful food, and offered it to "the masthers" with perfect grace, and without the slightest pang at the costliness of the banquet. Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. Secondly, I am to say, that when the present you left came to be examined, the costliness and beauty of it inspired some concern. Charlotte Brontë and Her Circle She and Miss Robinson went to a little hotel in Mayfair, a hotel supposed to atone for its costliness and shabbiness by some peculiar emanation of British comfort. Franklin Kane And each family tried to outdo the rest in the costliness of their parties. Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story The splendour and the costliness of the precious things, of which the superb fashions of his time were so lavish, appealed to him more strongly. The Mind of the Artist Thoughts and Sayings of Painters and Sculptors on Their Art The result is often as appalling in its hideousness as it is startling in its costliness. The Land of Contrasts A Briton's View of His American Kin The general effect of this first side of the book-cover, or binding, is perfect--for antiquarian genuineness and costliness. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three Mere costliness does not constitute the soul of a present; it is the kind feeling that it manifests which gives it its value. Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society Suppers are prohibited by common consent, for costliness would speedily put an end to society too agreeable to be sacrificed to fashion. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 429 Volume 17, New Series, March 20, 1852 Hearse and coaches and nodding plumes and mutes added to the expense, and many a family of moderate means suffered terrible privation from the costliness of these burial customs, which, happily, now are fast disappearing. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland The costliness of writing materials gave rise to a peculiar usage. Companion to the Bible The beds are generally capacious, without canopies; but their covertures--in crimson, blue, or yellow silk--interspersed with spots of gold or silver--gave indication, in their faded state, of their original costliness and splendor. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three An aristocracy can hardly be maintained except by distinction in dress, and distinction in dress can only be maintained by sumptuary laws or costliness. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries Her white satin dress was cut and fashioned in a style which he was beginning to appreciate as evidence of skill and costliness. A Prince of Sinners It is distinguished for the size, costliness, and grandeur of its monuments. Paris: With Pen and Pencil Its People and Literature, Its Life and Business Mrs. Judson in a letter to a friend, mentions the splendor and costliness of some of the religious offerings, one of which cost three thousand tickals, or twelve hundred dollars. Lives of the Three Mrs. Judsons If not by its costliness, at all events by its dimensions, it was apt to throw all other church furniture into the shade. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century Jewels as a portable form of concentrated costliness have been in favor from the earliest ages, but now they are losing their factitious value through the advance of invention. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries His dress was "simple, yet not without marks of costliness, with a high Tartarian cap, and strings of pearls hanging from his flowered girdle of Kaskan." Fifth Avenue But the costliness of the materials, the richness and variety of the details, amply compensated for the moderate dimensions of the building. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 The King's mistress liked everything about her to be ornamented, because it was a point of honour with her to advertise the King's devotion to her in the costliness of all her surroundings. Essays on Art The heavy silken curtains fell drooping with their costliness to the velvet carpet, and a faint, sickening odor of withering water lilies pervaded the close atmosphere. The Fatal Glove The costliness, discomforts, and miserable ill-success of this expedition, while they occasioned clamor in the camp, sharpened the discontents existing at the capital. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 79, May, 1864 Barbarous enough it would have looked beside the marble lovelinesses of Greece, but it was quite like the coarser art which sought for impressiveness through size and costliness. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII The art of the tailor and dressmaker has at present no other test of merit than fashion and costliness, elements to which real art, architectural or otherwise, is always and absolutely indifferent. The House that Jill Built after Jack's had proved a failure Her dress, while not to be compared with her friends' costumes in costliness, yet was extreme in the prevailing style. The Day of the Beast They observed a medium between costliness and sordidness. A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 1 But simple as was the exterior of the cottage, all within was costliness, so far as it can be united with elegance. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 335, September 1843 The obvious costliness of that gangway and those superlative mats made Audrey feel poor, in spite of her ten million francs. The Lion's Share The costliness of books was a great refiner of literature. The Function of the Poet and Other Essays On entering I could with difficulty disguise my surprise at the variety of articles which it contained, and at the costliness and splendor of many of them. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 The corregidor admired the ingenuity of the contrivance, and judged from the costliness of the chain, that the pilgrim must have been a lady of great wealth. The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes Silk, of course, is the ideal material; but its costliness puts it beyond ordinary means, and common silesia, such as is used in dress linings, is almost as good. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 4, March, 1896 Every window was a miracle of taste, refinement, and costliness. The Lion's Share What is called business talent may lead him to invent schemes of costliness which relate far more to his own profit than to the wishes or character of the house-owner. Principles of Home Decoration With Practical Examples An attack has recently been made upon the throne on account of the costliness of the institution. The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) The tout ensemble of his personality made the impression of costliness which, to her unsophisticated soul, was synonymous with high birth and an exalted social position. Ilka on the Hill-Top and Other Stories Moreover, the character of the building materials, and the methods of construction used by the more prosperous among the people, were easily imitated in kind, if not in costliness, by the less prosperous. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic I am more sorry for the costliness of this adventure to you, though in a gracious note to me you cut down the fine one half. The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol. I They had before them a very large and complete assortment of native jewelry, which is usually valuable rather by reason of the elaborateness of its workmanship than any costliness of material. Ticket No. "9672" Hark! that rustle of a dress, Stiff with lavish costliness! The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell He speedily removed from his small cottage—took a mansion, furnished it magnificently, and made it a palace in costliness and hospitality. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 339, January, 1844 The dishes were brought in by a number of fine women, and set upon the tables by men, the abundance and costliness of the entertainment being wonderful. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 06 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time The detailed exactness and unobtrusive costliness of everything about him, from the pearl in his tie to the polish on his boots, were indicative of a will rigorously demanding "the best," and taking it. The Wild Olive See wealth. rich man. nabob, Crœoeus, Dives, plutocrat, millionaire. richness, n. opulence, wealth, affluence; abundance, profusion; luxuriance, sumptuousness, costliness, elegance, fertility, fecundity. Putnam's Word Book The richness and elegance of the banners,—which were numerous and well arranged,—could be equalled only by the costliness of their several mountings. Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society The costliness of the material employed in the work, viz., the fine flax thread, fosters the observance of order and economy, which, as well as habits of cleanliness, are firmly engrafted among the people. International Weekly Miscellany of Literature, Art, and Science — Volume 1, No. 4, July 22, 1850 If women could be made to understand that costliness of attire seldom adds to beauty, and often deteriorates it, a great amelioration in expense could be accomplished. The Idler in France There have been many—perhaps too many—descriptions of a Roman dinner, but the tendency, especially with the novelist, is to exaggerate grossly the average costliness and gluttony of such banquets. Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul There was nothing to distinguish them except the different woods used in their ceilings and walls, a distinction which betrayed its costliness and its taste only to the practised eye. Kimono The King's palace was then remembered in all its costliness, to be as much inferior to the present scene as could be detected by the lapidary's correct eye, when comparing the diamond with the pebble. Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society This he attributed to the absurd costliness, as he considered it, of the style in which the work was brought out. What I Remember, Volume 2 On the other hand, mere costliness does not constitute the soul of a present. Routledge's Manual of Etiquette The Cuisine of a woman of refinement, like her dress or her furniture, is distinguished, not for its costliness and profusion, but for a pervading air of graceful originality. The Jewish Manual Practical Information in Jewish and Modern Cookery with a Collection of Valuable Recipes & Hints Relating to the Toilette By degrees, however, he abated a little of the inscription and made up for it by trebling the costliness of the stone. The Delectable Duchy These chambers were adorned with vases, sculptures, and paintings on the walls, varying in costliness and style according to the means or taste of the builder. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 55, May, 1862 The majority, nine commissioners, found that the present stringent restrictions and costliness of divorce are productive of immorality and illicit relations, particularly among the poorer classes. A Short History of Women's Rights From the Days of Augustus to the Present Time. with Special Reference to England and the United States. Second Edition Revised, With Additions. On the other hand, mere costliness does not constitute the soul of a present; on the contrary, it has the commercial and unflattering effect of repayment for value received. Routledge's Manual of Etiquette All day long, each day, vans were thundering up to the rear doors of Windrift, each van loaded to bursting with new and magnificent, if not beautiful costliness. The Second Generation Both had the same dominant ambition to be distinguished and imitated, as the arbiters of fashion in dress for the costliness, splendour, or novelty of their toilet. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 545, May 5, 1832 It is, in fact, chiefly by his style in these latter things, his extensive unilluminated knowledge of Greek and Latin, and his greater costliness, that he differs from a young carpenter or clerk. An Englishman Looks at the World There were telephones and file cases, typewriters and all the appurtenances of business operations; the furniture was massive and handsome, and carpets and hangings had every appearance of magnificence and costliness. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 5, 1917 There were muslin, cambric, silk, shawls and lace, all rivalling one another in delicacy, beauty, and costliness—nor were ornaments forgotten. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 02 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes Julia cared for nothing because it was pretty or tasteful, but chose every thing by its costliness and magnificence. The Fairy Godmothers and Other Tales It is not in the costliness of the display that its splendour lies; it is in what may almost be termed the zeal with which Nature works with art towards the same end. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine There is nothing on our side of the world or in Europe to compare with them in beauty of design, costliness of material and lavishness of decoration. Modern India Some twenty servants in the imperial livery served the table which was furnished with truly royal profusion and costliness. Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume II This habit of making obvious costliness a canon of serviceability of course acts to enhance the aggregate cost of articles of consumption. Theory of the Leisure Class She was in a silver sheath, the calyx of a lily, her piled hair like black glass; she had the fragility and costliness of a Viennese goblet; and her eyes were intense. Main Street The decorators and caterers detailed the splendors and the costliness of the preparations of which they had charge. The Price She Paid Not that the umbrella’s costliness has nothing to do with its great influence. Lay Morals To reward certain industries and pay for certain products, a society is needed which corresponds in size with the rarity of talents, the costliness of the products, and the variety of the arts and sciences. What is Property? The superior gratification derived from the use and contemplation of costly and supposedly beautiful products is, commonly, in great measure a gratification of our sense of costliness masquerading under the name of beauty. Theory of the Leisure Class You have no idea of the expense and trouble of title, and the inevitable costliness, my dear Sir, of all conveyancing operations. Wylder's Hand There had been talk of a banquet to a visiting celebrity the night before, for which the menu was one of unusual costliness. The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation In short, we use the noble metals never because of, but now and then in spite of, their costliness. Freeland A Social Anticipation Her flowers had come,—magnificent in their costliness and arrangement, and everything he was to attend to was done, she knew, but no word had come from himself. Lo, Michael! The special attractiveness of these book-products to the book-buyer of cultivated taste lies, of course, not in a conscious, naive recognition of their costliness and superior clumsiness. Theory of the Leisure Class There are all kinds of subtle variants, no doubt, in "black," such as Lady Coryston habitually wore; and the costliness of them left nothing to be desired. The Coryston Family A Novel Beside the dust and stains of travel, there was a shininess or a fading of colour here and there which scarce accorded with the costliness of their material or the bearing of their wearer. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 Here every object was estimated, not for its beauty or elegance, but by its costliness. Tales and Novels — Volume 05 From these feeble beginnings have grown up the present religious organizations of Cleveland, numbering about seventy churches, many of them of great beauty and costliness, with flourishing Sunday schools and wealthy congregations. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men It signifies this even in costliness; but in form it signifies infinitely more. Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints What the imagination of the spectators was no longer equal to, was to be supplied by costliness of dress and scenery. Milton He is accompanied by a lady whose dress is also a marvel of beauty and costliness though hardly of fitness. Crowded Out! and Other Sketches I was more struck by the beauty of the structure than by its costliness or size; the journal says, "It is indeed wonderfully beautiful." Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894 But I was better qualified to judge of what I saw, and I had now a vivid sense of the costliness of Mrs. Strange's environment. Through the Eye of the Needle A Romance Productions in gold and ivory, from the costliness of these objects, were extremely rare. Early European History The English have prevailed nothing against the local civilization in most things, while they have infected it with the costliness of the whole Anglo-Saxon life. Roman Holidays, and Others This costliness in equipage and appearance was accompanied by corresponding contempt of everybody, capricious airs, insulting expressions, difficulty of access, not to strangers only, but even to his guardians also, unheard of lusts, inhuman cruelty. The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26 Clearly, then, our ignorance is due not to lack of appreciation of the scientific value of primate research but instead to its difficultness and costliness. The Mental Life of Monkeys and Apes A Study of Ideational Behavior The immense costliness of modern navies puts it out of the power of smaller states to maintain considerable sea-going fleets. Sea-Power and Other Studies At present, they abound in every quarter, and justly rank among the most remarkable features of the city, being very generally decorated with unrivaled costliness and splendor. The Youthful Wanderer An Account of a Tour through England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Among the presents offered him, that of Gawhar was especially splendid, and its costliness illustrates the colossal wealth acquired by the Fatimites. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) I can think of no reason for its long existence and dominance save its costliness. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) Because of the costliness of maintaining and breeding the monkeys and apes, it is especially desirable that the several kinds of research mentioned above should be conducted. The Mental Life of Monkeys and Apes A Study of Ideational Behavior Field Intrenchments, development of; facility in making; costliness of assaulting; at New Hope Church; at Cold Harbor; at Ezra Church; confederate troops refuse to assault breastworks; at Kinston. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 I have not found its equal anywhere; nor anything to rival it even, in costliness and splendor, except those of several of the Popes at Rome. The Youthful Wanderer An Account of a Tour through England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany They vied with each other in the costliness of their apparel, equipage, and plate, and in the variety and delicacy of the dainties with which their tables were covered. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1 As the sacred buildings increased in number and costliness, the services of the artist were called into requisition for their adornment. General History for Colleges and High Schools "I would, Mrs. Robson: I know not where I could live with more comfort; and where comfort is, my good madam, what signifies the costliness or plainness of the dwelling?" Thaddeus of Warsaw Such congestions are merely the measure of the general inaccessibility and insecurity and costliness of contemporary life, an awkward transitory phase in the first beginnings of the travel age of mankind. A Modern Utopia There were marvellous toilets—dresses not beginning as promptly as they should, perhaps, but seemingly seeking to make up for this deficiency by elegance and costliness, having once commenced. What Can She Do? The mass of original material accumulated upon his hands ever since his arrival in America made such a publication almost imperative, but the costliness of a large illustrated work deterred him. Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence Their costliness therefore, lay in those additions which they received from the king's charge. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 She knew the secret that a woman’s attractiveness, so far as it is a matter of clothes, depends far more upon the manner in which they are made and worn than upon costliness. Catharine Furze For, thanks to her eminence as a local beauty, she had not that fear of beautiful and rich things which renders abject people incapable of associating costliness with comfort. Cashel Byron's Profession It was a pity, too; for the new palace is mixed modern American-European, and has not a merit except costliness. Following the Equator, Part 5 Her one topic of conversation was the expense necessitated by her husband's illness, the costliness of chicken broth, butcher's meat, Bordeaux wine, medicine, and doctors' fees. The Fat and the Thin Every village of any size boasts a church that, for fineness of architecture and apparent costliness of construction, looks out of all proportion to the straggling street of shapeless structures that it overtops. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume 1 From San Francisco to Teheran Chryselephantine statues, i.e., statues of gold and ivory, must, from the costliness of the materials, have been always comparatively rare. A History of Greek Art And we have seen reason to believe that this antagonism between Individuation and Genesis becomes unusually marked where the nervous system is concerned, because of the costliness of nervous structure and function. Physics and Politics, or, Thoughts on the application of the principles of "natural selection" and "inheritance" to political society He based this supposition on the costliness of the manuscript which would point to its having belonged to a royal personage. Studies from Court and Cloister: being essays, historical and literary dealing mainly with subjects relating to the XVIth and XVIIth centuries Her father's business friends were still striving to outdo one another in the costliness of the jewelry they were giving her. Arsene Lupin She had never seen her brother's children before and was as heartily lost in admiration of their plump, well-formed bodies, as her helper of the costliness of their outfit. Australia Felix The predominant colors were black and fur browns, and the effect of richness was due entirely to the extreme costliness of the materials employed. In the Days of the Comet Walter did not like taking a gift so valuable, for his apprenticeship as an armourer had taught him the extreme rarity and costliness of so fine a piece of work. St. George for England Who is he that could tell of the costliness and the value of what each of these women carries on her person? A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): a contribution to the history of India He was dressed as became a noble of the time, and in apparel of unusual splendor and costliness; plumed bonnet, slashed velvet doublet, tight silken hose, jeweled dagger at his girdle. For Greater Things; the story of Saint Stanislaus Kostka The perfection and costliness to which the costume eventually reached is best shown by a description of Sir Richard Fanshaw ambassador of the king, as presented in the diary of his spouse. Royalty Restored The costliness of stuffs and furs made a garment in those days a durable thing,—as lasting as the furniture, the armor, and other items of that strong life of the fifteenth century. Catherine De Medici A present worth examining," Willoughby said to her: "and I do not dwell on the costliness. The Egoist The manuscript age is well past, and the costliness of books, the chief obstacle to the dissemination of thought, was soon to give no cause for remark. Old English Libraries In our advice we laid special stress upon the costliness of such an expedition as theirs and upon the many and varying regulations to be complied with, on such a trek, through the Western Transvaal. Native Life in South Africa James Hamilton, Sir George's eldest son, was remarkable for the symmetry of his figure, elegance of his manner, and costliness of his dress. Royalty Restored |
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