英语词汇“dabbler”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

The collective hopes to attract the same kind of freelancers, artisans and dabblers to its new space, which will be renovated. ArtsBeat Blog: A Piece of Brooklyn in Philadelphia: 3rd Ward Collective Branches Out 2011-09-29T20:08:24Z

Adapted from Goethe’s novel “The Sorrows of Young Werther,” the opera tells of an aimless and melancholic young courtier in 1780s Germany, a dabbler in poetry, fixated on his own perceptions of life. Music Review: A New ‘Werther’ at the Metropolitan Opera 2014-02-19T11:01:44Z

Beyoncé's Renaissance Tour was attended not only by diehards but also by luminaries, dignitaries and dabblers — all of whom wanted to partake in something historic. Taylor Swift’s invisible merchandise: The era of surprise song collectibles 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z

The latter are for dabblers, like me, who get kvetchy when an outdoor activity starts to eat into the dinner hour. Is Gascony the Most Delicious Corner of France? 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z

It’s fitting, then, that the Harlem rapper-slash-singer is promoting her new album with a remix contest, offering $10,000 to the fan, producer, or dabbler whose version of “Chasing Time” she deems most worthy. Azealia Banks Invites Fans to Remix Her Single “Chasing Time” 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z

But the fictional Veridian Dynamics, creator of products like "weaponized pumpkins" and dabbler in questionable human experiments, is no Sterling Cooper. Comfort food for your eyes: Here are 7 easily bingeable sitcoms you haven't seen 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z

But as recently as four years ago, when this conversation with my husband occurred, I was very much a dabbler. How I Created My Very First Garden From Scratch 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z

As a dabbler in Zen Buddhism, I was humbled by Bristol’s artists, who seemed to be poster children for nonattachment and impermanence. Art in Bristol, England, Moves Beyond Museum Walls 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z

This hourlong film is pitched at a level of detail that is admirable in theory but ill-suited to dabblers — or to the medium. ‘Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman’ Review: Artisanal Admiration 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z

He is no mere dabbler or trendy opportunist. Review | Bibliophiles love the mystery of a missing manuscript. ‘The Lost Book of Adana Moreau’ is just what they’re looking for. 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z

But he was also an unpublished dabbler in fiction, an amateur naturalist and a father who made up rabbit stories to entertain his two young daughters on long drives in the country. Richard Adams, Author of ‘Watership Down,’ Dies at 96 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z

Just as the women have to decide if they’re actual criminals or just dabblers, so, too, may “Good Girls” land on a better sense of what kind of series it is. Review: ‘Good Girls’ Offers Equal Time for Antiheroines 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z

Trainers of this elite caliber tend to dismiss celebrities as dabblers who want results without the work. Gym Jones Preaches the Cult of Physicality 2011-09-09T21:37:02Z

Do you have to watch a show for five episodes in a row rather than three to be a serious binger and not a pathetic dabbler? I Was Misinformed: A ‘House of Cards’ Binge Takes Its Toll 2014-02-21T23:08:59Z

Annoyingly, for a part-time dabbler, he is one the finest writers of nonfiction in English. Richard Lloyd Parry: By the Book 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z

On screen, after all, she has come to ennoble the dabblers. Greta Gerwig: ‘I don't need a man. I would have done all this anyway' 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z

After transitioning from pop princess to rap dabbler, she’s in her rock-goddess stage, but she probably wouldn’t call it that, explaining, “Tonight is about me dressing up as ridiculous things and then singing about them.” No shortage of glitter at Miley Cyrus’s sold-out Echostage show 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z

It attracts hobbyists and professionals alike, as well as dabblers who sign on for a class at a time. The Arts Collective 3rd Ward Thrives in Bushwick, Brooklyn 2010-07-02T22:14:00Z

Martin Margiela, a frequent and adept dabbler in size distortion, showed a spring 2000 collection of such exaggerated proportions that it brought to mind Lily Tomlin’s plight in “The Incredible Shrinking Woman.” The Next Big Thing in Fashion? Big Things 2014-04-23T22:56:50Z

Turner and the pre-Raphaelites and a dabbler in countless other subjects. The Unsettling Story of a Broken Marriage in "Effie Gray" 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

There are also art dabblers who work as scientists, while others, like me, just want to learn how to capture what we see around us. In Alaska, Slowing Down to Take Things In 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z

Slate complained that it was “a mediocre story that breezed past the bodyguards because of its Hollywood pedigree” and another writer in The Chicago Tribune, admitting envy, called Mr. Hanks “a dabbler at best.” Hollywood’s Most Decent Fella on Harvey, Trump and History 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z

In homes, they’re ideal for the inattentive plant dabbler, requiring only a weekly soak. The Alien Minimalism of Air Plants 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z

I was a dabbler in things I didn't necessarily want to be tied to. Todd Rundgren: 'Every once in a while I took a trip and never came back' 2013-05-01T15:42:00Z

To criticize him would be to read him as a dabbler, and the work as the byproduct of his associations. | "Dennis Hopper Double Standard" 2010-07-26T19:11:00Z

As a dabbler in cryptography — he studied it during World War II — he also knew how to write in code. Review: ‘Philip Sparrow Tells All’ Paints a Samuel Steward Portrait 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z

Instantly gripping, Split/Second's slight lack of subtlety only becomes apparent with extended play, but for dabblers and for many, many hours, this is an utterly thrilling racer. Games picks of the week 2010-05-21T23:06:00Z

Goethe was a passionate geologist; Voltaire performed scientific experiments; but today, someone without specialized scientific knowledge is seen as a dabbler. Review | Neglected visionary Agnes Denes altered our landscape with her art. At 88, she’s finally getting her due. 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z

The new album proves again that she’s not a dabbler, just as it proves again that she and Mr. Ward, her producer, share similar ideals. Critics' Choice: Alan Jackson?s ?Freight Train? Erykah Badu?s ?Return of the Ankh? She and Him?s ?Volume Two? 2010-03-29T04:58:00Z

Perhaps too immersed in numbers for politics and too much of a dabbler for academia, he was also a showman — and therefore a natural movie subject. Review: ‘Moynihan’ Is a Conventional, Entertaining Political Documentary 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z

As much as a handyperson is a dabbler of all trades, don’t expect the handyperson you hired for one project to be perfect for another. 5 questions to ask a handyman before you hire 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z

Even she warned that raising chickens may not save dabblers money, but she said her group was seeing huge traffic nonetheless. Forget Pandemic Puppies. Meet the Inflation Chicken. 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z

I consider myself a bit of a dabbler — always willing to learn about something or try something new, and then I dive deep into the rabbit hole with certain stuff. What’s on your desk, Antonio Di Benedetto? 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z

He has long been a spiritual dabbler, with a weakness for what some regard as quackery. Novak Djokovic, a Master on the Court, Keeps Making Errors Off It 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z

Klippert, who is running for Congress in Central Washington’s 4th District, also happens to be one of the state’s leading dabblers in the stolen election conspiracy. Politicians in Washington state are going on a censorship jag 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z

Laurie Anderson could be considered a modern Renaissance woman but she would humbly say that she's "just a dabbler and a tinkerer". Laurie Anderson's 'heartbreakingly beautiful' art 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z

“The true enthusiast is about one activity, maybe two, everything else is dabbling. And stories for dabblers won’t interest the dedicated enthusiasts,” he said. Outside magazine thrived on adventure stories. Now it’s in its own fight for survival. 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z

Nora, a student at the High School of American Studies at Lehman College in New York, was always “a serial dabbler,” but found commitment in a common pandemic hobby. ‘When Normal Life Stopped’: College Essays Reflect a Turbulent Year 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z

Because Hamilton has seen too many dabblers and swaggerers who didn’t study the shape of a wave, who thought they could handle a backhand from nature when they couldn’t. Perspective | As the waves crash around us, learn from one of the greatest riders on the planet 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z

“What Yogananda brought is a fairly advanced and much more comprehensive meditation practice for people who feel they don’t want to be a dabbler anymore,” Brother Chidananda said. If you practice yoga, thank this man who came to the U.S. 100 years ago 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z

Mr. Johnson created hundreds of sculptures, yet for many years he was considered a dabbler, a purveyor of kitsch, a rich dilettante who was scorned by critics and the art establishment. Seward Johnson, Johnson & Johnson heir who sculpted real-life images in bronze, dies at 89 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z

Like many New Age dabblers in the nineteen-seventies, he was drawn to the Fourth Way—a brand of mysticism established by George Gurdjieff in the early twentieth century. How Natural Wine Became a Symbol of Virtuous Consumption 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z

“You can call yourself a ‘contender’ of racial equality, you can call yourself a ‘part-time participant’ of racial equality, you can call yourself a ‘dabbler’ of racial equality. Seth Meyers to Trump: 'What chemical are you missing from your brain?' 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z

And then there are the perennial dabblers in presidential politics such as former New York mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. ‘Who doesn’t want to be a celebrity?’: Democrats ponder the stars in challenging Trump in 2020 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z

Most actors who try out directing don’t return to it, and cinema history is full of fascinating one-offs from dabblers who go back to acting after testing out the other side of the camera. Lessons from TIFF on the next year in film 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z

If you’re more of a casual dabbler in the world of serums and sprays, however, the industry’s rapidly changing trends require a bit of an explanation.... Your A-to-Z Guide to Skin Care Today 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z

Mr. Scaramucci, it turns out, is a dabbler in the biz. Pacino as Paterno, and Who Is That Producer? Anthony Scaramucci 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z

The rest, he said, are either newcomers or dabblers. Lines Out the Door and Strong Sales at Tampa Gun Show 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z

It is reasonable to wonder if the practitioners are dabblers, as with any fledgling professional network filled with people in the first halves of their careers. Yes, You Can Find a Financial Planner Even if You’re Not Rich 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z

Trump has been a dabbler in provocative rhetoric, goading attendees at his rallies to rough up protesters, and suggesting last summer that “Second Amendment people” could take action if Hillary Clinton were elected. Shooting is latest eruption in grim ritual of rage — and blame 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z

Mr. Trump has been an unabashed dabbler in provocative rhetoric, goading attendees at his rallies to rough up protesters, and suggesting last summer that “Second Amendment people” could take action if Hillary Clinton were elected. Shooting Is Latest Eruption in a Grim Ritual of Rage and Blame 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z

Cardboard is excellent for dabblers, and while some of its apps are fairly limited experiences, others offer plenty to see, do and play. The complete guide to virtual reality – everything you need to get started 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

It is the line between Canadians and Americans, traditionalists and newbies, hardcore fans and dabblers. The Great NHL Debate: Is It a Sweater or a Jersey? 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z

More evidence that Chinese "leaders" are nothing more than amateur dabblers. China’s Excess Production Has Intensified Slowdown, Business Group Says 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z

No matter how smart our leaders are, they are never going to outperform the vast power of the millions of dabblers and dreamers in each of their individual pursuits. The Importance of Garage-Style Thinking 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z

Costner, wearing dark-rimmed glasses in the style of the learned class, wanted to make clear to the assembled book lovers that he wasn’t just a dabbler. Kevin Costner, author, loves the Press Club 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z

A celebration for the converted, a beautiful baptism for the dabblers, a journey and adventure for all of them. A new rock bottom for England? 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z

They are exercise dabblers, perhaps recently committed to a New Year’s resolution fitness routine. New Year’s resolution wear: Workout clothes for the sweat-averse 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z

“I appreciate the policy—and indeed respect the wisdom behind it—of not allowing every wayfaring scholar, not to mention dabblers and rank amateurs, to sift through the Justice’s papers,” Kluger wrote. The Supreme Paper Caper 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z

An Open, just as Wimbledon does for tennis, brings in the masses - the dabblers, the part-timers, the kids and the occasionals. McIlroy grinds his way to greatness 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z

These unusual partnerships can seem unnecessary or contrived to us outsiders or dabblers. Why stressed-out stars turn to super-coaches 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z

Initially, Dr. Apple said, he, too, saw the donors as superrich dabblers. Billionaires With Big Ideas Are Privatizing American Science 2014-03-15T20:24:24Z

Earlier this month, Samuel Arbesman argued in Wired that the world needs more generalists, dabblers and polymaths. To Foster Your Creativity, Don't Learn To Code; Learn To Paint 2013-12-27T07:19:00Z

Robin Fell, the current occupant of the principal doorkeeper post, described his snuff-distribution duties as a "great privilege" in a recent interview with BBC Parliament's Sam Francis - despite the apparent paucity of dabblers. Time for MPs to snuff it out? 2013-11-05T03:56:04Z

As an observer of and dabbler in start-ups, I've kept track of all the things I'd try to avoid as an entrepreneur. 12 Mistakes Start-Ups Make the First Year 2013-06-24T16:44:06Z

No dabbler in dilettantish restraint, Actor Baur roars like a lion, whispers like a snake, employs every known trick of the method which more inhibited actors contemptuously describe as ‘mugging.’ Top 10 Les Mizzes Better Than the New Les Miz 2012-12-30T05:05:23Z

Track cycling has since become a niche sport but one more open to dabblers than road racing, which even at the lowest levels can require hours upon hours of riding. Philanthropist Joshua Rechnitz Keeps a Low Profile 2012-11-24T23:50:52Z

Turner is criticised as a dabbler and turncoat, a McKinsey consultant and a poor administrator. We need an iconoclast to lead the Bank of England 2012-10-09T20:00:06Z

The new “Live life fluently” slogan and whimsical approach of the ad aims to also appeal to what Ms. Mulder called language “dabblers, who turn it off and on at different points in their life.” Advertising: Rosetta Stone Ads Emphasize Fun, Not Efficiency 2012-06-20T00:44:52Z

The unskilled dabbler in the art who will wager a foregone pint of mild to get into the fringes of a village game perhaps sees darts at its best. From the archive, 8 June 1948: Darts final comes to Wembley 2012-06-08T06:30:00Z

The handwriting was scholarly but curiously legible, betraying the habit of a dabbler in strange words who printed rather than wrote, lest some playful compositor should invent a new and confounding philology. The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z

But the fury of the dabblers in bricks and mortar continues unabated, and they will not last long. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z

If it goes down smoothly, the dabbler in magic cries out, "He loves me;" if she chokes at her floral food, she must say sadly, "He loves me not." Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z

Some paid judges and some lawyers disparage the volunteer judges as dabblers. Judge Allen Beldock, 92, Still on Queens Bench, but Without Pay 2012-02-21T02:58:45Z

Indeed I venture to think that any disease that takes an epidemic form is regarded as a scourge sent by some great outraged Nature spirit, not a mere human dabbler in devils. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z

As gardeners, these old statesmen were no dabblers. Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z

But how did Aubrey who was a superficial dabbler come by Elizabethan England? Gargoyles 2012-01-05T03:00:27.063Z

It was not so much later that Herrick remembered him as a literary dabbler, an amateur statesman, endeavoring by means of elegant Ciceronics to waken his class to its duty as leader of the people! "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z

Why force a professional status on the mere dabbler in crime, who might never have dabbled again? The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z

The great Bay of Bourgneuf and its enfolding peninsula of Noirmoutier form an artist's sketching-ground that is not yet overrun with mere dabblers in paint and pencil, and is accordingly charming. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z

Who would believe That a poet, dabbler in every sort of folly, May turn discreet when mysterious love beckons? Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z

There is some odor about a dabbler that makes him especially offensive to all clean high-class men and women. Increasing Personal Efficiency 2011-07-31T02:00:10.480Z

Not really a job for dabblers, part-timers or the faint of heart. For Caddies, There?s More Than Just Schlepping a Bag 2011-07-30T16:55:49Z

These schemers and dabblers assumed to speak in the name of the Chartists, and the Chartists assumed to represent the people of England. Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:10.740Z

A client insist! and you, an old practitioner, suffer such a demur to your infallibility!—Ah! in my practice I had the sure means of disappointing such dabblers and divers into their own cases. The Heiress; a comedy, in five acts 2011-07-02T02:00:12.813Z

Some companies want dabblers in family lore to have fun. Finding Family Lore Online 2011-05-18T20:49:13Z

In these days such a dabbler in verse would scarce obtain the privilege of print.” The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z

It is also used in reference to the trifler and dabbler in art and science. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z

Hurree Babu replied that he was no more than an inexpert dabbler in the mysteries; but at least—he thanked the Gods therefor—he knew when he sat in the presence of a master. Kim 2011-03-13T03:00:25.327Z

It is hardly surprising that non-gamers and dabblers rarely see the appeal. I was a games addict 2011-03-11T09:00:00Z

The poetry of our day is not monopolized by dabblers in metre and is not shared exclusively by readers of verse. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z

Was he merely a dabbler who used H.G.H. for rehabilitative purposes? On Baseball: Saying It?s Time, but Sounding Less Certain 2011-02-05T02:48:10Z

Professional fund managers and retail dabblers alike are prone to piling in to the best performing investments just as they begin to falter. Investments: Don't look back for future performance 2011-01-10T14:50:17Z

Ahern, diagnosed with celiac at age 38 after feeling "low-level lousy" her whole life, said that even as dabblers drop the diet, they build awareness of gluten-free, which leads to more people getting diagnosed. How has gluten-free become so popular? 2010-09-16T16:15:00Z

They classify themselves mostly as dabblers — a few cigarettes a day, no more than half a pack. The Holdouts 2010-08-28T22:31:00Z

Many programs throw casual dabblers together with hard-core addicts and foster continuous group interaction. Does Teen Drug Rehab Cure Addiction or Create It? 2010-07-16T10:40:00Z

But the Bibracte enamels are the work of mere dabblers in the art, compared with the British examples. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race

It is among the possibilities that you, a dilettante, a dabbler, may solve the secret of all the ages past and to come. To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3

He was a dabbler in light verse, and had been elected to the college funny paper. The Seven-Branched Candlestick The Schooldays of Young American Jew

I was a mere dabbler in moral toxicology when I heard your first lecture, and, I assure you, I was struck by your knowledge. The Fortunes Of Glencore

Joe hated Raymond Copley with all the contempt that an old sportsman has for an ignorant dabbler in the great game. Hard Pressed

The Architect learnt here the theory of his art, mathematics, geometry, mechanics, without a knowledge of which he had ever remained a mere dabbler. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle

Williams and Medwin, themselves dabblers in verse and prose, listen with respectful admiration to the dicta of the great poets exchanging views. A Day with Lord Byron

Some of these "dabblers" are known to have made only fifty farthings of fifty shares of a railway now the first in the kingdom. Old and New London Volume I

In conclusion, it may be observed that it is mainly among half-taught dabblers in filology that etymological spelling has found its supporters. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880.

Till the Emperor Justinianus, He of all the greatest dabbler, Sent them home about their business. The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine.

The poet’s father, Thomas Chatterton, was a musical genius, somewhat of a poet, a numismatist, and a dabbler in occult arts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago"

Surely, the United is something greater than a superficial fraternal order composed of mediocre and unambitious dabblers. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922

It was boorish and an unfashionable thing not to be an author, a poetaster, a little orator, a critic, a dabbler in the arts. Vigée Le Brun

They had tried to make a stoop-shouldered dabbler in formulas out of him, but he was not the stuff from which good scientists are moulded. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931

To tell at length the stories of attempt and failure of the earliest dabblers in aeronautics would be unprofitable and uninteresting. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons

With all of his wonderful patience towards other men, Franklin had in the realm of scientific experiment something of the typical impatience of the mere dabbler. The American Mind The E. T. Earl Lectures

It is not alone the mediæval dabblers in the occult who have adopted, or endeavoured to adopt, various means for suspending the will and making the imagination passive. Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore

Such subjects as music, drawing, cooking, housekeeping, wood-carving, nursing, needlework, when they are studied at all, are studied more professionally and thoroughly and intelligently, and less in the spirit of the amateur and dabbler. Three Addresses to Girls at School

The Irish archbishop, compared to him, appears a dabbler in Romanism. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862

A dabbler in commissions, in fact, rather than a buyer and seller of diamonds in quantities on his own account. The Red Triangle Being Some Further Chronicles of Martin Hewitt, Investigator

But there is some candour in twenty-nine provisional committees, and their accumulated nominal capital proves to be—how much, think you, gifted reader, and confident dabbler in new stock? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845.

Demosthenes describes the mother of Æschines as a dabbler in mysteries, and tells how Æschines used to assist her by helping to bedaub the initiate with clay and bran. Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore

Dabbling is pitiful, certainly, and weakness has few allies, but let us do justice even to the weak dabblers. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868)

Rescue Science from this atheromatous degeneration, and then suppress the dabblers in “black magic” who pose as Hypnotists, as M�nsterberg advises. The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology

A man respects the judgment of a specialist on any given subject, and he is rather intolerant of the snap judgments of the dabbler or the dilettante. Penguin Persons & Peppermints

The sands are of all earthly spots the most delightful; but a greater delight than any earthly spot can afford awaits the dabbler in the sea. Stray Studies from England and Italy

The dabbler in science and invention often fancies himself a discoverer, asserts his claims, and receives recognition from those who are still more ignorant of the subject than himself. Buchanan's Journal of Man, March 1887 Volume 1, Number 2

If I were a writer instead of a mere dabbler in paints I'd dedicate my first book to you. Black Oxen

She had known of the laboratory, but had associated the place with those entertaining experiments that an idle dabbler in chemistry might undertake. The Man Who Knew

His dinners were famous, his cellar was one of the best in London and because of his acquaintances and friendships in the artistic sets, he was something of a dabbler in the arts he patronised. Jack O' Judgment

Indolence and adventure charm the dabblers, as industry absorbs the engineers. Stray Studies from England and Italy

Olive looked on the pretty red and white of the boyish dabbler in Art—for Lyle had lately taken a fancy that way too—and then at the countenance he maligned. Olive A Novel

Measurement is another certain guiding point with these dabblers; the measuring tape is produced and the instrument condemned if it does not tally with their erroneous theory. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators

Like Hughie, in a humbler sphere, he was a dabbler in many things,—lawyer, novelist, poet, trader, inventor, what not?—taking life easily, with no grand aspirations, and no disturbing fears for the future. Adrift in the Ice-Fields

He was no dabbler in infamy, but one who loved infamous things for their own sake. Figures of Several Centuries

You must know that Saturn—until at length, wearied by his ruinous experiments, the gods expelled him his empire—was a great dabbler in systems. The Infernal Marriage

In like manner, the Democratic dabblers in mischief are now yelling 'Radical,' abusing emancipation, and doing all in their power to hoist themselves into notoriety. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy

No dabbler, this one, no trivial illustrator or petty drawing-room amuser, but a man who had found within himself something long sought for. One Woman's Life

Whitley's reading in this field had been much wider than mine, and his knowledge of far countries and the men who wrote about them was a revelation to such a dabbler as I had been. Branded

I am bound, however, in fairness to call the attention of the unwary dabbler in statistics to a point of grave importance in dealing with German finances. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View

The keenest brain, if trained on some specialized line, will fail to understand what to the dabbler in many lines seems perfectly natural and reasonable. Swirling Waters

Every dabbler in politics abroad knows the fine distinctions between "official" and "officious" action, and how subtle are the changes which can be rung upon the two, but there was nothing of that description here. Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond

A particularly objectionable thing in these water drops, the dabbler insists upon my spying at is the furious activity of everything you see in them. Certain Personal Matters

Of all men was he the largest dabbler in that divine essence of things called men—the philosophy of blood. The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth

You see, all the time Craig has lived with the Professor, he has been a sort of dabbler with him in his studies. The Black Box

But see Europe he would, and if he could not go in the Government's service and at the public expense as a dabbler with official sealing wax, he would go as a private citizen. Fifth Avenue

It is yellowed now, and poor always; for I am but a dabbler at such things. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 70, August, 1863

If they had sat about more and thought, they might be fishing the dabbler out of ponds and examining him instead of his examining them. Certain Personal Matters

In the old days, Dr. West had been a considerable dabbler in experimental chemistry himself. Verner's Pride

And the painter-fellow, Hamish, the woman-man, the dabbler—would he be in the boat behind us? or would he be down below, in bed in the cabin, with a nurse to attend him? Macleod of Dare

Dear James," she said, shaking her head gently to and fro, "I wish we were not both writers, or, as he calls it, 'dabblers with the pen.' Red Pottage

On the other hand, I was an omnivorous reader of everything which did not concern my profession, and a dabbler in military history. A Student in Arms Second Series

Even so, it may be, the dabbler himself is being curiously observed.... Certain Personal Matters

He was a dabbler now, with—as Heine said of de Musset—a fine future behind him, and none but an artist can tell the bitterness of that self-knowledge. The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales

There is another class of "mystics" with whom I have but little sympathy—the dabblers in occultism. Christian Mysticism

What kind of reality Chang Taoling represents, one cannot say: whether a true teacher in his degree, sent by the Lodge, around whom legends have gathered; or a mere dabbler in alchemy and magic. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19

The mother of Æschines, he says, was a kind of ‘wise woman,’ and dabbler in mysteries. Custom and Myth

The dabbler is good enough to say that the suggestion is inconceivable. Certain Personal Matters

On the whole, we may say that it is not men of science who now assail philosophy, because it gives an idealistic explanation of the world, so much as unsystematic dabblers in matters of thought. Browning as a Philosophical and Religious Teacher

The writer who does not respect her is a falsifier, and the painter or sculptor who departs from her is a dabbler. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5

Antonyms: idler, drone, dabbler, sluggard, truant, dilettante, loafer, shirker. working, a. industrious. working man. worker, laborer. working together. coöperation; collusion; concurrence; collaboration. workman, n. artisan, artificer, craftsman, journeyman. Putnam's Word Book

My father is a dabbler in mystic arts. In the Days of Chivalry

Also side by side with the serious and earnest philosopher, as deeply learned in the books of his sect as a modern divine, there were charlatans and dabblers. Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul

An essay on the Humbug, by a dabbler in natural history. A Collection of College Words and Customs

It is the unworthy potterers with life, the dabblers in life-stuff, those who blind themselves to their high estate, those who are unsure of their footing who worry. Quit Your Worrying!

Lord Findon was indeed curious about everything; interested in everything; and a dabbler in most artistic pursuits. Fenwick's Career

Such a man may well be of noble nature, but he is a mere dabbler in nobility. Paul Faber, Surgeon

As to the copper and iron mines of Lake Superior, many dabblers in fancy stocks are but too well acquainted with them, and many burned fingers testify against those investments of capital. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861

The human head, that crowning capital of the column of man, is too interesting a subject, to be the proper theme of every dabbler. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author

It is the doubter, the unsure, the aimless, the dabbler, the frivolous, the dilettante, the uncertain that worry. Quit Your Worrying!

He was the real professional, and I was only the dabbler. Greenmantle

At the time, I remember, I was interested in some chemical experiments—I am a dabbler with the tubes—and went out but little. Under the Andes

Like many another physician of his time, George Turner had been a dabbler in more arts than that of medicine, an investigator in sciences other than pathology. She Stands Accused

We dabblers in science are experimenting with it at Gresham College. The Certain Hour

His wife, Electra, was a capable helpmeet, although—like himself—a dreamer of dreams and a private dabbler in romance. The 30,000 Dollar Bequest and Other Stories

Most of these dabbler wannabes put their modems in the attic after a few weeks, and most of the remainder minded their P's and Q's and stayed well out of hot water. The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier

Mourn, dabbler in dull party rhyme, Thy mind's disease, thy name's disgrace. The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2

All these things seem so distracting to us that we fear either that the young person will become a superficial dabbler or will fail to settle down to something serious. Your Child: Today and Tomorrow

Remember that, after all, women are only dabblers in diplomacy. The Pawns Count

While still a boy in his teens he was taken up and patronized by a number of gentlemen, Trumbull, Walsh, and Cromwell, all dabblers in poetry and criticism. The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems

Fenton, stationed at Khartum, an eager dabbler in the old lore of Egypt, sent me an enthusiastic telegram the moment he read the documents. It Happened in Egypt

A dabbler would add a chimney here, a window there, and apply various daubs of paint to the building. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition)

Like Johnson, too, he was a great dabbler in physic and a reader of medical works. Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780

He was, moreover, a dabbler in literature and music, and was actually engaged on a history of music, which he subsequently published in five ponderous volumes. Oliver Goldsmith A Biography

And yet the dabbler in psychology finds a good deal to indicate the poet's impression that the "subconscious" is shaping his verse. The Poet's Poet : essays on the character and mission of the poet as interpreted in English verse of the last one hundred and fifty years

In philosophy he dabbled, and for dabblers was a philosopher. The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1

There were times when this philanthropic dabbler in politics was irritating. Lifted Masks; stories

And yet not very safe, for Chicago has also its Bohemia, its clusters of real and imitation artists, its talkers and dabblers, as well as its toilers and achievers. We Can't Have Everything

I am a dabbler, an experimenter if you will. Marching Men

"A dabbler," said the major, with eye and hand still busy. Two Years Ago, Volume II.

For Hadrian, as I have stated, was in general a great dabbler in superstitions and employed divinations and incantations of all kinds. Dio's Rome, Volume 5, Books 61-76 (A.D. 54-211) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form By Herbert Baldwin Foster

He is only mentioned as Theodore's brother in this sketch.12 dabbler in literature, like his brother, but scarcely to the same extent a dabbler in wit. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2

I understood then, for the first time, the peculiar charm which I had often seen work so fatally with dabblers in Spiritualism. Men, Women, and Ghosts

The earliest dabbler of the genus, as a contemporary writer observes, is said to be Zoroaster, thought to be the king of the Bactrians, who flourished about 3,800 years ago, or A.M. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 325, August 2, 1828

"I ought not to begin our acquaintance by doubting your word: but these things are no dabbler's work;" and Tom pointed to some exquisite photographs of minute corallines, evidently taken under the microscope. Two Years Ago, Volume II.

The dabbler in unseen translations found himself caught as in a snare. Tales of St. Austin's

I am afraid, Mr Fustian, you have hitherto suspected that I was a dabbler in low comedy; now, sir, you shall see some scenes of politeness and fine conversation among the ladies. The Works of Henry Fielding Edited by George Saintsbury in 12 Volumes Volume 12

Moreover, the rural dabblers in vice had a natural jealousy of the more accomplished rakes from the city, which took on something of the air of virtuous indignation against them. What Can She Do?

He was not a dabbler in art, not a mere dauber of pigments: he was an ARTIST. The Hollow of Her Hand

The pursuit of truth for its own sake is essentially a religious thing: but the motives of many amateur dabblers in psychical research are far from being truly religious or spiritual. Religious Reality

A little experience with the said surf inclines you to think, as the dabblers in spiritualism say “that there is something in it.” Travels in West Africa

Should you prove yourself a wizard, a dabbler in the black art and a deceiver of the people, you shall be so punished that all men may know we share not in your guilt. Masters of the Guild

And that is how Turk, most faithful and loyal of servants, began his apparently endless employment with Mr. Philip Quentin, dabbler in stocks, bonds and hearts. Castle Craneycrow

She would never be satisfied as a dabbler; whatever her future career should be, into it she would throw all her powers of mind and heart and soul. The Story Girl

She was little, a very little blue, rather a dabbler in the "ologies," than a real disciple. The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 2

He is likewise something of a dabbler at reviewing novels, but they must be largely sprinkled with murders, and have plots strong enough to carry anything but the clergy. The Life and Adventures of Maj. Roger Sherman Potter

From youth I have always been a dabbler in medical and mystical study. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1

Mr. Gunnery was a dabbler in many sciences, but had a special enthusiasm for geology. Born in Exile

He was Cesare’s uncle, a surgeon by profession, and a dabbler in alchemy. Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini

It is not your fault, it is Ardea's, who has allowed that dabbler in spurious dividends to perform his part of intriguer.... Cosmopolis — Complete

It is not your fault, it is Ardea's, who has allowed that dabbler in spurious dividends to perform his part of intriguer…. Cosmopolis — Volume 2

He's a dabbler in a good many things—science, phrenology, antiques. Indiscretions of Archie

A dabbler in science, Mr. Holmes, a picker up of shells on the shores of the great unknown ocean. The Hound of the Baskervilles

When he has done with newspapers, Robert Macaire begins to distinguish himself on 'Change,* as a creator of companies, a vender of shares, or a dabbler in foreign stock. The Paris Sketch Book

Montgomery was introduced to Neville Payne, one of the most adroit and resolute agents of the exiled family, Payne had been long well known about town as a dabbler in poetry and politics. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3

I mention these samples of accomplishment to show that he was no mere dabbler in pots and pans. Noto: an Unexplained Corner of Japan

And this from Theodora, who detested fancy work, despised what she called 'dabblers in silk and wool,' and hated the sight of a Berlin shop! Heartsease, Or, the Brother's Wife

What you suppose about that dabbler in paint is about as far from the truth as your sketch of those who are my friends. A Face Illumined

That could happen to no one but a person whose trade was the law; it could not happen to a dabbler in it. Is Shakespeare Dead? From my autobiography.

Weatherbee was a clerk who had known naught but clerking all his life; Cuthfert was a master of arts, a dabbler in oils, and had written not a little. The Son of the Wolf

Hurree Babu replied that he was no more than an inexpert dabbler in the mysteries; but at least—he thanked the Gods therefore—he knew when he sat in the presence of a master. Kim

Every fool, from king to policeman, from the flatheaded parson to the visionless dabbler in science, presumes to speak authoritatively of human nature. Anarchism and Other Essays

They do nothing for her, these dabblers; and what they do not do for the mother, undoes at night, when the child comes home, all that they have done for the child in the day. The People of the Abyss

What women like is a bold man of action; what they despise, mere dabblers in pen and ink, writers of poisonous sensational tales such as yours! Derrick Vaughan, Novelist

Dr. Johnson, who was a great dabbler in physick, disapproved much of periodical bleeding. Boswell's Life of Johnson Abridged and edited, with an introduction by Charles Grosvenor Osgood

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例句	dabbler The collective hopes to attract the same kind of freelancers, artisans and dabblers to its new space, which will be renovated. ArtsBeat Blog: A Piece of Brooklyn in Philadelphia: 3rd Ward Collective Branches Out 2011-09-29T20:08:24Z Adapted from Goethe’s novel “The Sorrows of Young Werther,” the opera tells of an aimless and melancholic young courtier in 1780s Germany, a dabbler in poetry, fixated on his own perceptions of life. Music Review: A New ‘Werther’ at the Metropolitan Opera 2014-02-19T11:01:44Z Beyoncé's Renaissance Tour was attended not only by diehards but also by luminaries, dignitaries and dabblers — all of whom wanted to partake in something historic. Taylor Swift’s invisible merchandise: The era of surprise song collectibles 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z The latter are for dabblers, like me, who get kvetchy when an outdoor activity starts to eat into the dinner hour. Is Gascony the Most Delicious Corner of France? 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z It’s fitting, then, that the Harlem rapper-slash-singer is promoting her new album with a remix contest, offering $10,000 to the fan, producer, or dabbler whose version of “Chasing Time” she deems most worthy. Azealia Banks Invites Fans to Remix Her Single “Chasing Time” 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z But the fictional Veridian Dynamics, creator of products like "weaponized pumpkins" and dabbler in questionable human experiments, is no Sterling Cooper. Comfort food for your eyes: Here are 7 easily bingeable sitcoms you haven't seen 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z But as recently as four years ago, when this conversation with my husband occurred, I was very much a dabbler. How I Created My Very First Garden From Scratch 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z As a dabbler in Zen Buddhism, I was humbled by Bristol’s artists, who seemed to be poster children for nonattachment and impermanence. Art in Bristol, England, Moves Beyond Museum Walls 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z This hourlong film is pitched at a level of detail that is admirable in theory but ill-suited to dabblers — or to the medium. ‘Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman’ Review: Artisanal Admiration 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z He is no mere dabbler or trendy opportunist. Review \| Bibliophiles love the mystery of a missing manuscript. ‘The Lost Book of Adana Moreau’ is just what they’re looking for. 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z But he was also an unpublished dabbler in fiction, an amateur naturalist and a father who made up rabbit stories to entertain his two young daughters on long drives in the country. Richard Adams, Author of ‘Watership Down,’ Dies at 96 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z Just as the women have to decide if they’re actual criminals or just dabblers, so, too, may “Good Girls” land on a better sense of what kind of series it is. Review: ‘Good Girls’ Offers Equal Time for Antiheroines 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z Trainers of this elite caliber tend to dismiss celebrities as dabblers who want results without the work. Gym Jones Preaches the Cult of Physicality 2011-09-09T21:37:02Z Do you have to watch a show for five episodes in a row rather than three to be a serious binger and not a pathetic dabbler? I Was Misinformed: A ‘House of Cards’ Binge Takes Its Toll 2014-02-21T23:08:59Z Annoyingly, for a part-time dabbler, he is one the finest writers of nonfiction in English. Richard Lloyd Parry: By the Book 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z On screen, after all, she has come to ennoble the dabblers. Greta Gerwig: ‘I don't need a man. I would have done all this anyway' 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z After transitioning from pop princess to rap dabbler, she’s in her rock-goddess stage, but she probably wouldn’t call it that, explaining, “Tonight is about me dressing up as ridiculous things and then singing about them.” No shortage of glitter at Miley Cyrus’s sold-out Echostage show 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z It attracts hobbyists and professionals alike, as well as dabblers who sign on for a class at a time. The Arts Collective 3rd Ward Thrives in Bushwick, Brooklyn 2010-07-02T22:14:00Z Martin Margiela, a frequent and adept dabbler in size distortion, showed a spring 2000 collection of such exaggerated proportions that it brought to mind Lily Tomlin’s plight in “The Incredible Shrinking Woman.” The Next Big Thing in Fashion? Big Things 2014-04-23T22:56:50Z Turner and the pre-Raphaelites and a dabbler in countless other subjects. The Unsettling Story of a Broken Marriage in "Effie Gray" 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z There are also art dabblers who work as scientists, while others, like me, just want to learn how to capture what we see around us. In Alaska, Slowing Down to Take Things In 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z Slate complained that it was “a mediocre story that breezed past the bodyguards because of its Hollywood pedigree” and another writer in The Chicago Tribune, admitting envy, called Mr. Hanks “a dabbler at best.” Hollywood’s Most Decent Fella on Harvey, Trump and History 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z In homes, they’re ideal for the inattentive plant dabbler, requiring only a weekly soak. The Alien Minimalism of Air Plants 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z I was a dabbler in things I didn't necessarily want to be tied to. Todd Rundgren: 'Every once in a while I took a trip and never came back' 2013-05-01T15:42:00Z To criticize him would be to read him as a dabbler, and the work as the byproduct of his associations. \| "Dennis Hopper Double Standard" 2010-07-26T19:11:00Z As a dabbler in cryptography — he studied it during World War II — he also knew how to write in code. Review: ‘Philip Sparrow Tells All’ Paints a Samuel Steward Portrait 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Instantly gripping, Split/Second's slight lack of subtlety only becomes apparent with extended play, but for dabblers and for many, many hours, this is an utterly thrilling racer. Games picks of the week 2010-05-21T23:06:00Z Goethe was a passionate geologist; Voltaire performed scientific experiments; but today, someone without specialized scientific knowledge is seen as a dabbler. Review \| Neglected visionary Agnes Denes altered our landscape with her art. At 88, she’s finally getting her due. 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z The new album proves again that she’s not a dabbler, just as it proves again that she and Mr. Ward, her producer, share similar ideals. Critics' Choice: Alan Jackson?s ?Freight Train? Erykah Badu?s ?Return of the Ankh? She and Him?s ?Volume Two? 2010-03-29T04:58:00Z Perhaps too immersed in numbers for politics and too much of a dabbler for academia, he was also a showman — and therefore a natural movie subject. Review: ‘Moynihan’ Is a Conventional, Entertaining Political Documentary 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z As much as a handyperson is a dabbler of all trades, don’t expect the handyperson you hired for one project to be perfect for another. 5 questions to ask a handyman before you hire 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Even she warned that raising chickens may not save dabblers money, but she said her group was seeing huge traffic nonetheless. Forget Pandemic Puppies. Meet the Inflation Chicken. 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z I consider myself a bit of a dabbler — always willing to learn about something or try something new, and then I dive deep into the rabbit hole with certain stuff. What’s on your desk, Antonio Di Benedetto? 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z He has long been a spiritual dabbler, with a weakness for what some regard as quackery. Novak Djokovic, a Master on the Court, Keeps Making Errors Off It 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z Klippert, who is running for Congress in Central Washington’s 4th District, also happens to be one of the state’s leading dabblers in the stolen election conspiracy. Politicians in Washington state are going on a censorship jag 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z Laurie Anderson could be considered a modern Renaissance woman but she would humbly say that she's "just a dabbler and a tinkerer". Laurie Anderson's 'heartbreakingly beautiful' art 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z “The true enthusiast is about one activity, maybe two, everything else is dabbling. And stories for dabblers won’t interest the dedicated enthusiasts,” he said. Outside magazine thrived on adventure stories. Now it’s in its own fight for survival. 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z Nora, a student at the High School of American Studies at Lehman College in New York, was always “a serial dabbler,” but found commitment in a common pandemic hobby. ‘When Normal Life Stopped’: College Essays Reflect a Turbulent Year 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z Because Hamilton has seen too many dabblers and swaggerers who didn’t study the shape of a wave, who thought they could handle a backhand from nature when they couldn’t. Perspective \| As the waves crash around us, learn from one of the greatest riders on the planet 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z “What Yogananda brought is a fairly advanced and much more comprehensive meditation practice for people who feel they don’t want to be a dabbler anymore,” Brother Chidananda said. If you practice yoga, thank this man who came to the U.S. 100 years ago 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z Mr. Johnson created hundreds of sculptures, yet for many years he was considered a dabbler, a purveyor of kitsch, a rich dilettante who was scorned by critics and the art establishment. Seward Johnson, Johnson & Johnson heir who sculpted real-life images in bronze, dies at 89 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z Like many New Age dabblers in the nineteen-seventies, he was drawn to the Fourth Way—a brand of mysticism established by George Gurdjieff in the early twentieth century. How Natural Wine Became a Symbol of Virtuous Consumption 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z “You can call yourself a ‘contender’ of racial equality, you can call yourself a ‘part-time participant’ of racial equality, you can call yourself a ‘dabbler’ of racial equality. Seth Meyers to Trump: 'What chemical are you missing from your brain?' 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z And then there are the perennial dabblers in presidential politics such as former New York mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. ‘Who doesn’t want to be a celebrity?’: Democrats ponder the stars in challenging Trump in 2020 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Most actors who try out directing don’t return to it, and cinema history is full of fascinating one-offs from dabblers who go back to acting after testing out the other side of the camera. Lessons from TIFF on the next year in film 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z If you’re more of a casual dabbler in the world of serums and sprays, however, the industry’s rapidly changing trends require a bit of an explanation.... Your A-to-Z Guide to Skin Care Today 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Scaramucci, it turns out, is a dabbler in the biz. Pacino as Paterno, and Who Is That Producer? Anthony Scaramucci 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z The rest, he said, are either newcomers or dabblers. Lines Out the Door and Strong Sales at Tampa Gun Show 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z It is reasonable to wonder if the practitioners are dabblers, as with any fledgling professional network filled with people in the first halves of their careers. Yes, You Can Find a Financial Planner Even if You’re Not Rich 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z Trump has been a dabbler in provocative rhetoric, goading attendees at his rallies to rough up protesters, and suggesting last summer that “Second Amendment people” could take action if Hillary Clinton were elected. Shooting is latest eruption in grim ritual of rage — and blame 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump has been an unabashed dabbler in provocative rhetoric, goading attendees at his rallies to rough up protesters, and suggesting last summer that “Second Amendment people” could take action if Hillary Clinton were elected. Shooting Is Latest Eruption in a Grim Ritual of Rage and Blame 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z Cardboard is excellent for dabblers, and while some of its apps are fairly limited experiences, others offer plenty to see, do and play. The complete guide to virtual reality – everything you need to get started 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z It is the line between Canadians and Americans, traditionalists and newbies, hardcore fans and dabblers. The Great NHL Debate: Is It a Sweater or a Jersey? 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z More evidence that Chinese "leaders" are nothing more than amateur dabblers. China’s Excess Production Has Intensified Slowdown, Business Group Says 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z No matter how smart our leaders are, they are never going to outperform the vast power of the millions of dabblers and dreamers in each of their individual pursuits. The Importance of Garage-Style Thinking 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z Costner, wearing dark-rimmed glasses in the style of the learned class, wanted to make clear to the assembled book lovers that he wasn’t just a dabbler. Kevin Costner, author, loves the Press Club 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z A celebration for the converted, a beautiful baptism for the dabblers, a journey and adventure for all of them. A new rock bottom for England? 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z They are exercise dabblers, perhaps recently committed to a New Year’s resolution fitness routine. New Year’s resolution wear: Workout clothes for the sweat-averse 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z “I appreciate the policy—and indeed respect the wisdom behind it—of not allowing every wayfaring scholar, not to mention dabblers and rank amateurs, to sift through the Justice’s papers,” Kluger wrote. The Supreme Paper Caper 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z An Open, just as Wimbledon does for tennis, brings in the masses - the dabblers, the part-timers, the kids and the occasionals. McIlroy grinds his way to greatness 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z These unusual partnerships can seem unnecessary or contrived to us outsiders or dabblers. Why stressed-out stars turn to super-coaches 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z Initially, Dr. Apple said, he, too, saw the donors as superrich dabblers. Billionaires With Big Ideas Are Privatizing American Science 2014-03-15T20:24:24Z Earlier this month, Samuel Arbesman argued in Wired that the world needs more generalists, dabblers and polymaths. To Foster Your Creativity, Don't Learn To Code; Learn To Paint 2013-12-27T07:19:00Z Robin Fell, the current occupant of the principal doorkeeper post, described his snuff-distribution duties as a "great privilege" in a recent interview with BBC Parliament's Sam Francis - despite the apparent paucity of dabblers. Time for MPs to snuff it out? 2013-11-05T03:56:04Z As an observer of and dabbler in start-ups, I've kept track of all the things I'd try to avoid as an entrepreneur. 12 Mistakes Start-Ups Make the First Year 2013-06-24T16:44:06Z No dabbler in dilettantish restraint, Actor Baur roars like a lion, whispers like a snake, employs every known trick of the method which more inhibited actors contemptuously describe as ‘mugging.’ Top 10 Les Mizzes Better Than the New Les Miz 2012-12-30T05:05:23Z Track cycling has since become a niche sport but one more open to dabblers than road racing, which even at the lowest levels can require hours upon hours of riding. Philanthropist Joshua Rechnitz Keeps a Low Profile 2012-11-24T23:50:52Z Turner is criticised as a dabbler and turncoat, a McKinsey consultant and a poor administrator. We need an iconoclast to lead the Bank of England 2012-10-09T20:00:06Z The new “Live life fluently” slogan and whimsical approach of the ad aims to also appeal to what Ms. Mulder called language “dabblers, who turn it off and on at different points in their life.” Advertising: Rosetta Stone Ads Emphasize Fun, Not Efficiency 2012-06-20T00:44:52Z The unskilled dabbler in the art who will wager a foregone pint of mild to get into the fringes of a village game perhaps sees darts at its best. From the archive, 8 June 1948: Darts final comes to Wembley 2012-06-08T06:30:00Z The handwriting was scholarly but curiously legible, betraying the habit of a dabbler in strange words who printed rather than wrote, lest some playful compositor should invent a new and confounding philology. The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z But the fury of the dabblers in bricks and mortar continues unabated, and they will not last long. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z If it goes down smoothly, the dabbler in magic cries out, "He loves me;" if she chokes at her floral food, she must say sadly, "He loves me not." Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z Some paid judges and some lawyers disparage the volunteer judges as dabblers. Judge Allen Beldock, 92, Still on Queens Bench, but Without Pay 2012-02-21T02:58:45Z Indeed I venture to think that any disease that takes an epidemic form is regarded as a scourge sent by some great outraged Nature spirit, not a mere human dabbler in devils. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z As gardeners, these old statesmen were no dabblers. Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z But how did Aubrey who was a superficial dabbler come by Elizabethan England? Gargoyles 2012-01-05T03:00:27.063Z It was not so much later that Herrick remembered him as a literary dabbler, an amateur statesman, endeavoring by means of elegant Ciceronics to waken his class to its duty as leader of the people! "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z Why force a professional status on the mere dabbler in crime, who might never have dabbled again? The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z The great Bay of Bourgneuf and its enfolding peninsula of Noirmoutier form an artist's sketching-ground that is not yet overrun with mere dabblers in paint and pencil, and is accordingly charming. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z Who would believe That a poet, dabbler in every sort of folly, May turn discreet when mysterious love beckons? Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z There is some odor about a dabbler that makes him especially offensive to all clean high-class men and women. Increasing Personal Efficiency 2011-07-31T02:00:10.480Z Not really a job for dabblers, part-timers or the faint of heart. For Caddies, There?s More Than Just Schlepping a Bag 2011-07-30T16:55:49Z These schemers and dabblers assumed to speak in the name of the Chartists, and the Chartists assumed to represent the people of England. Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:10.740Z A client insist! and you, an old practitioner, suffer such a demur to your infallibility!—Ah! in my practice I had the sure means of disappointing such dabblers and divers into their own cases. The Heiress; a comedy, in five acts 2011-07-02T02:00:12.813Z Some companies want dabblers in family lore to have fun. Finding Family Lore Online 2011-05-18T20:49:13Z In these days such a dabbler in verse would scarce obtain the privilege of print.” The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z It is also used in reference to the trifler and dabbler in art and science. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z Hurree Babu replied that he was no more than an inexpert dabbler in the mysteries; but at least—he thanked the Gods therefor—he knew when he sat in the presence of a master. Kim 2011-03-13T03:00:25.327Z It is hardly surprising that non-gamers and dabblers rarely see the appeal. I was a games addict 2011-03-11T09:00:00Z The poetry of our day is not monopolized by dabblers in metre and is not shared exclusively by readers of verse. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z Was he merely a dabbler who used H.G.H. for rehabilitative purposes? On Baseball: Saying It?s Time, but Sounding Less Certain 2011-02-05T02:48:10Z Professional fund managers and retail dabblers alike are prone to piling in to the best performing investments just as they begin to falter. Investments: Don't look back for future performance 2011-01-10T14:50:17Z Ahern, diagnosed with celiac at age 38 after feeling "low-level lousy" her whole life, said that even as dabblers drop the diet, they build awareness of gluten-free, which leads to more people getting diagnosed. How has gluten-free become so popular? 2010-09-16T16:15:00Z They classify themselves mostly as dabblers — a few cigarettes a day, no more than half a pack. The Holdouts 2010-08-28T22:31:00Z Many programs throw casual dabblers together with hard-core addicts and foster continuous group interaction. Does Teen Drug Rehab Cure Addiction or Create It? 2010-07-16T10:40:00Z But the Bibracte enamels are the work of mere dabblers in the art, compared with the British examples. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race It is among the possibilities that you, a dilettante, a dabbler, may solve the secret of all the ages past and to come. To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3 He was a dabbler in light verse, and had been elected to the college funny paper. The Seven-Branched Candlestick The Schooldays of Young American Jew I was a mere dabbler in moral toxicology when I heard your first lecture, and, I assure you, I was struck by your knowledge. The Fortunes Of Glencore Joe hated Raymond Copley with all the contempt that an old sportsman has for an ignorant dabbler in the great game. Hard Pressed The Architect learnt here the theory of his art, mathematics, geometry, mechanics, without a knowledge of which he had ever remained a mere dabbler. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle Williams and Medwin, themselves dabblers in verse and prose, listen with respectful admiration to the dicta of the great poets exchanging views. A Day with Lord Byron Some of these "dabblers" are known to have made only fifty farthings of fifty shares of a railway now the first in the kingdom. Old and New London Volume I In conclusion, it may be observed that it is mainly among half-taught dabblers in filology that etymological spelling has found its supporters. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880. Till the Emperor Justinianus, He of all the greatest dabbler, Sent them home about their business. The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. The poet’s father, Thomas Chatterton, was a musical genius, somewhat of a poet, a numismatist, and a dabbler in occult arts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" Surely, the United is something greater than a superficial fraternal order composed of mediocre and unambitious dabblers. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 It was boorish and an unfashionable thing not to be an author, a poetaster, a little orator, a critic, a dabbler in the arts. Vigée Le Brun They had tried to make a stoop-shouldered dabbler in formulas out of him, but he was not the stuff from which good scientists are moulded. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 To tell at length the stories of attempt and failure of the earliest dabblers in aeronautics would be unprofitable and uninteresting. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons With all of his wonderful patience towards other men, Franklin had in the realm of scientific experiment something of the typical impatience of the mere dabbler. The American Mind The E. T. Earl Lectures It is not alone the mediæval dabblers in the occult who have adopted, or endeavoured to adopt, various means for suspending the will and making the imagination passive. Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore Such subjects as music, drawing, cooking, housekeeping, wood-carving, nursing, needlework, when they are studied at all, are studied more professionally and thoroughly and intelligently, and less in the spirit of the amateur and dabbler. Three Addresses to Girls at School The Irish archbishop, compared to him, appears a dabbler in Romanism. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 A dabbler in commissions, in fact, rather than a buyer and seller of diamonds in quantities on his own account. The Red Triangle Being Some Further Chronicles of Martin Hewitt, Investigator But there is some candour in twenty-nine provisional committees, and their accumulated nominal capital proves to be—how much, think you, gifted reader, and confident dabbler in new stock? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. Demosthenes describes the mother of Æschines as a dabbler in mysteries, and tells how Æschines used to assist her by helping to bedaub the initiate with clay and bran. Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore Dabbling is pitiful, certainly, and weakness has few allies, but let us do justice even to the weak dabblers. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) Rescue Science from this atheromatous degeneration, and then suppress the dabblers in “black magic” who pose as Hypnotists, as M�nsterberg advises. The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology A man respects the judgment of a specialist on any given subject, and he is rather intolerant of the snap judgments of the dabbler or the dilettante. Penguin Persons & Peppermints The sands are of all earthly spots the most delightful; but a greater delight than any earthly spot can afford awaits the dabbler in the sea. Stray Studies from England and Italy The dabbler in science and invention often fancies himself a discoverer, asserts his claims, and receives recognition from those who are still more ignorant of the subject than himself. Buchanan's Journal of Man, March 1887 Volume 1, Number 2 If I were a writer instead of a mere dabbler in paints I'd dedicate my first book to you. Black Oxen She had known of the laboratory, but had associated the place with those entertaining experiments that an idle dabbler in chemistry might undertake. The Man Who Knew His dinners were famous, his cellar was one of the best in London and because of his acquaintances and friendships in the artistic sets, he was something of a dabbler in the arts he patronised. Jack O' Judgment Indolence and adventure charm the dabblers, as industry absorbs the engineers. Stray Studies from England and Italy Olive looked on the pretty red and white of the boyish dabbler in Art—for Lyle had lately taken a fancy that way too—and then at the countenance he maligned. Olive A Novel Measurement is another certain guiding point with these dabblers; the measuring tape is produced and the instrument condemned if it does not tally with their erroneous theory. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Like Hughie, in a humbler sphere, he was a dabbler in many things,—lawyer, novelist, poet, trader, inventor, what not?—taking life easily, with no grand aspirations, and no disturbing fears for the future. Adrift in the Ice-Fields He was no dabbler in infamy, but one who loved infamous things for their own sake. Figures of Several Centuries You must know that Saturn—until at length, wearied by his ruinous experiments, the gods expelled him his empire—was a great dabbler in systems. The Infernal Marriage In like manner, the Democratic dabblers in mischief are now yelling 'Radical,' abusing emancipation, and doing all in their power to hoist themselves into notoriety. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy No dabbler, this one, no trivial illustrator or petty drawing-room amuser, but a man who had found within himself something long sought for. One Woman's Life Whitley's reading in this field had been much wider than mine, and his knowledge of far countries and the men who wrote about them was a revelation to such a dabbler as I had been. Branded I am bound, however, in fairness to call the attention of the unwary dabbler in statistics to a point of grave importance in dealing with German finances. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View The keenest brain, if trained on some specialized line, will fail to understand what to the dabbler in many lines seems perfectly natural and reasonable. Swirling Waters Every dabbler in politics abroad knows the fine distinctions between "official" and "officious" action, and how subtle are the changes which can be rung upon the two, but there was nothing of that description here. Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond A particularly objectionable thing in these water drops, the dabbler insists upon my spying at is the furious activity of everything you see in them. Certain Personal Matters Of all men was he the largest dabbler in that divine essence of things called men—the philosophy of blood. The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth You see, all the time Craig has lived with the Professor, he has been a sort of dabbler with him in his studies. The Black Box But see Europe he would, and if he could not go in the Government's service and at the public expense as a dabbler with official sealing wax, he would go as a private citizen. Fifth Avenue It is yellowed now, and poor always; for I am but a dabbler at such things. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 70, August, 1863 If they had sat about more and thought, they might be fishing the dabbler out of ponds and examining him instead of his examining them. Certain Personal Matters In the old days, Dr. West had been a considerable dabbler in experimental chemistry himself. Verner's Pride And the painter-fellow, Hamish, the woman-man, the dabbler—would he be in the boat behind us? or would he be down below, in bed in the cabin, with a nurse to attend him? Macleod of Dare Dear James," she said, shaking her head gently to and fro, "I wish we were not both writers, or, as he calls it, 'dabblers with the pen.' Red Pottage On the other hand, I was an omnivorous reader of everything which did not concern my profession, and a dabbler in military history. A Student in Arms Second Series Even so, it may be, the dabbler himself is being curiously observed.... Certain Personal Matters He was a dabbler now, with—as Heine said of de Musset—a fine future behind him, and none but an artist can tell the bitterness of that self-knowledge. The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales There is another class of "mystics" with whom I have but little sympathy—the dabblers in occultism. Christian Mysticism What kind of reality Chang Taoling represents, one cannot say: whether a true teacher in his degree, sent by the Lodge, around whom legends have gathered; or a mere dabbler in alchemy and magic. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 The mother of Æschines, he says, was a kind of ‘wise woman,’ and dabbler in mysteries. Custom and Myth The dabbler is good enough to say that the suggestion is inconceivable. Certain Personal Matters On the whole, we may say that it is not men of science who now assail philosophy, because it gives an idealistic explanation of the world, so much as unsystematic dabblers in matters of thought. Browning as a Philosophical and Religious Teacher The writer who does not respect her is a falsifier, and the painter or sculptor who departs from her is a dabbler. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 Antonyms: idler, drone, dabbler, sluggard, truant, dilettante, loafer, shirker. working, a. industrious. working man. worker, laborer. working together. coöperation; collusion; concurrence; collaboration. workman, n. artisan, artificer, craftsman, journeyman. Putnam's Word Book My father is a dabbler in mystic arts. In the Days of Chivalry Also side by side with the serious and earnest philosopher, as deeply learned in the books of his sect as a modern divine, there were charlatans and dabblers. Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul An essay on the Humbug, by a dabbler in natural history. A Collection of College Words and Customs It is the unworthy potterers with life, the dabblers in life-stuff, those who blind themselves to their high estate, those who are unsure of their footing who worry. Quit Your Worrying! Lord Findon was indeed curious about everything; interested in everything; and a dabbler in most artistic pursuits. Fenwick's Career Such a man may well be of noble nature, but he is a mere dabbler in nobility. Paul Faber, Surgeon As to the copper and iron mines of Lake Superior, many dabblers in fancy stocks are but too well acquainted with them, and many burned fingers testify against those investments of capital. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861 The human head, that crowning capital of the column of man, is too interesting a subject, to be the proper theme of every dabbler. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author It is the doubter, the unsure, the aimless, the dabbler, the frivolous, the dilettante, the uncertain that worry. Quit Your Worrying! He was the real professional, and I was only the dabbler. Greenmantle At the time, I remember, I was interested in some chemical experiments—I am a dabbler with the tubes—and went out but little. Under the Andes Like many another physician of his time, George Turner had been a dabbler in more arts than that of medicine, an investigator in sciences other than pathology. She Stands Accused We dabblers in science are experimenting with it at Gresham College. The Certain Hour His wife, Electra, was a capable helpmeet, although—like himself—a dreamer of dreams and a private dabbler in romance. The 30,000 Dollar Bequest and Other Stories Most of these dabbler wannabes put their modems in the attic after a few weeks, and most of the remainder minded their P's and Q's and stayed well out of hot water. The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier Mourn, dabbler in dull party rhyme, Thy mind's disease, thy name's disgrace. The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2 All these things seem so distracting to us that we fear either that the young person will become a superficial dabbler or will fail to settle down to something serious. Your Child: Today and Tomorrow Remember that, after all, women are only dabblers in diplomacy. The Pawns Count While still a boy in his teens he was taken up and patronized by a number of gentlemen, Trumbull, Walsh, and Cromwell, all dabblers in poetry and criticism. The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems Fenton, stationed at Khartum, an eager dabbler in the old lore of Egypt, sent me an enthusiastic telegram the moment he read the documents. It Happened in Egypt A dabbler would add a chimney here, a window there, and apply various daubs of paint to the building. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) Like Johnson, too, he was a great dabbler in physic and a reader of medical works. Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780 He was, moreover, a dabbler in literature and music, and was actually engaged on a history of music, which he subsequently published in five ponderous volumes. Oliver Goldsmith A Biography And yet the dabbler in psychology finds a good deal to indicate the poet's impression that the "subconscious" is shaping his verse. The Poet's Poet : essays on the character and mission of the poet as interpreted in English verse of the last one hundred and fifty years In philosophy he dabbled, and for dabblers was a philosopher. The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1 There were times when this philanthropic dabbler in politics was irritating. Lifted Masks; stories And yet not very safe, for Chicago has also its Bohemia, its clusters of real and imitation artists, its talkers and dabblers, as well as its toilers and achievers. We Can't Have Everything I am a dabbler, an experimenter if you will. Marching Men "A dabbler," said the major, with eye and hand still busy. Two Years Ago, Volume II. For Hadrian, as I have stated, was in general a great dabbler in superstitions and employed divinations and incantations of all kinds. Dio's Rome, Volume 5, Books 61-76 (A.D. 54-211) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form By Herbert Baldwin Foster He is only mentioned as Theodore's brother in this sketch.12 dabbler in literature, like his brother, but scarcely to the same extent a dabbler in wit. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2 I understood then, for the first time, the peculiar charm which I had often seen work so fatally with dabblers in Spiritualism. Men, Women, and Ghosts The earliest dabbler of the genus, as a contemporary writer observes, is said to be Zoroaster, thought to be the king of the Bactrians, who flourished about 3,800 years ago, or A.M. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 325, August 2, 1828 "I ought not to begin our acquaintance by doubting your word: but these things are no dabbler's work;" and Tom pointed to some exquisite photographs of minute corallines, evidently taken under the microscope. Two Years Ago, Volume II. The dabbler in unseen translations found himself caught as in a snare. Tales of St. Austin's I am afraid, Mr Fustian, you have hitherto suspected that I was a dabbler in low comedy; now, sir, you shall see some scenes of politeness and fine conversation among the ladies. The Works of Henry Fielding Edited by George Saintsbury in 12 Volumes Volume 12 Moreover, the rural dabblers in vice had a natural jealousy of the more accomplished rakes from the city, which took on something of the air of virtuous indignation against them. What Can She Do? He was not a dabbler in art, not a mere dauber of pigments: he was an ARTIST. The Hollow of Her Hand The pursuit of truth for its own sake is essentially a religious thing: but the motives of many amateur dabblers in psychical research are far from being truly religious or spiritual. Religious Reality A little experience with the said surf inclines you to think, as the dabblers in spiritualism say “that there is something in it.” Travels in West Africa Should you prove yourself a wizard, a dabbler in the black art and a deceiver of the people, you shall be so punished that all men may know we share not in your guilt. Masters of the Guild And that is how Turk, most faithful and loyal of servants, began his apparently endless employment with Mr. Philip Quentin, dabbler in stocks, bonds and hearts. Castle Craneycrow She would never be satisfied as a dabbler; whatever her future career should be, into it she would throw all her powers of mind and heart and soul. The Story Girl She was little, a very little blue, rather a dabbler in the "ologies," than a real disciple. The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 2 He is likewise something of a dabbler at reviewing novels, but they must be largely sprinkled with murders, and have plots strong enough to carry anything but the clergy. The Life and Adventures of Maj. Roger Sherman Potter From youth I have always been a dabbler in medical and mystical study. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 Mr. Gunnery was a dabbler in many sciences, but had a special enthusiasm for geology. Born in Exile He was Cesare’s uncle, a surgeon by profession, and a dabbler in alchemy. Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini It is not your fault, it is Ardea's, who has allowed that dabbler in spurious dividends to perform his part of intriguer.... Cosmopolis — Complete It is not your fault, it is Ardea's, who has allowed that dabbler in spurious dividends to perform his part of intriguer…. Cosmopolis — Volume 2 He's a dabbler in a good many things—science, phrenology, antiques. Indiscretions of Archie A dabbler in science, Mr. Holmes, a picker up of shells on the shores of the great unknown ocean. The Hound of the Baskervilles When he has done with newspapers, Robert Macaire begins to distinguish himself on 'Change,* as a creator of companies, a vender of shares, or a dabbler in foreign stock. The Paris Sketch Book Montgomery was introduced to Neville Payne, one of the most adroit and resolute agents of the exiled family, Payne had been long well known about town as a dabbler in poetry and politics. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 I mention these samples of accomplishment to show that he was no mere dabbler in pots and pans. Noto: an Unexplained Corner of Japan And this from Theodora, who detested fancy work, despised what she called 'dabblers in silk and wool,' and hated the sight of a Berlin shop! Heartsease, Or, the Brother's Wife What you suppose about that dabbler in paint is about as far from the truth as your sketch of those who are my friends. A Face Illumined That could happen to no one but a person whose trade was the law; it could not happen to a dabbler in it. Is Shakespeare Dead? From my autobiography. Weatherbee was a clerk who had known naught but clerking all his life; Cuthfert was a master of arts, a dabbler in oils, and had written not a little. The Son of the Wolf Hurree Babu replied that he was no more than an inexpert dabbler in the mysteries; but at least—he thanked the Gods therefore—he knew when he sat in the presence of a master. Kim Every fool, from king to policeman, from the flatheaded parson to the visionless dabbler in science, presumes to speak authoritatively of human nature. Anarchism and Other Essays They do nothing for her, these dabblers; and what they do not do for the mother, undoes at night, when the child comes home, all that they have done for the child in the day. The People of the Abyss What women like is a bold man of action; what they despise, mere dabblers in pen and ink, writers of poisonous sensational tales such as yours! Derrick Vaughan, Novelist Dr. Johnson, who was a great dabbler in physick, disapproved much of periodical bleeding. Boswell's Life of Johnson Abridged and edited, with an introduction by Charles Grosvenor Osgood
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