| 单词 | delusive |
| 例句 | Did these visitors to the Fair, strangers to Chicago, find their way to Holmes’ Castle in answer to delusive advertisements sent out by him, never to return again? The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Journalists, media types, and the delusive Edinburgh Comedy festival are complicit in supporting a broken system. Stewart Lee: the slow death of the Edinburgh Fringe 2012-07-30T19:00:00Z But how did Jackson arrive at this extreme point of delusive self-fashioning? Michael Jackson: King of hypochondria 2010-04-23T23:14:00Z His Willy, a salesman aggressively trapped in a delusive way of thinking, would rather die a martyr than admit to being sold a bill of goods about success. How Arthur Miller speaks to our pandemic economy in 'Death of a Salesman' 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z Often intertwined with economic and social resentments, demonization of Jews was long part of Christian tradition, and, with the growth of European nationalism in the 19th century, it took on delusive notions of race. The New German Anti-Semitism 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z “When they are trying to persuade the region that they are competent to fulfill its development dreams, they are misrepresenting themselves with a delusive promise of an ‘alternative model.’” Chinese media: U.S.-led ‘Quad’ is ‘doomed to fail’ 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z After all, if the world and the self are illusions, it is delusive to believe that they can be redeemed. Hermann Hesse’s Arrested Development 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z Supporters of #MeToo have, on occasion, adhered to this idea in a sort of delusive optimism. One Year of #MeToo: What Women’s Speech Is Still Not Allowed to Do 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z In fact, Martinez says, just as there is a kind of freedom that Martinez wants to defend from delusive ones, there is also a different kind of responsibility that he insists we should accept. Raoul Martinez on writing this year's essential text for thinking radicals 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Begin, Descartes wrote, by doubting absolutely everything you know, think, and perceive; assume that it is all delusive, as in a dream. Are We Really So Modern? 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z President Obama has governed for six years inspired by a delusive hope for bipartisanship. Our Unrealistic Hopes for Presidents 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Hippocrates, the father of medicine, called experience "delusive." Well: Ignoring the Science on Mammograms 2012-11-28T20:19:14Z But pretended revelation has either obscured moral light, or held out lights that are false and delusive. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z How could he know that for the moment she was tasting a happiness as brief and delusive, though more controlled, than poor Osmond's? The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z This poem has an historical interest, for it throws light upon the manners of the time, over which poetry, tradition, and romance have thrown a very delusive charm. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z President Obama has governed for six years inspired by a delusive hope for... Our Unrealistic Hopes for Presidents 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Yet the British Ministry are amusing the government with their delusive ideas of mediation, armistices, Congresses, peace, and anything to lay them asleep. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 2012-04-03T02:00:34.180Z There we were at home again—our own delusive little speciality rose uppermost. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Pontiac himself clung fast to this delusive hope; yet he was greatly vexed at the safe arrival of the vessel, and the assistance she had brought to the obstinate defenders of Detroit. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z Fire is then needless; so delusive matches must be produced—wet splints dipped in powdered sulphur. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z Recourse must then be had to tracheotomy, the good results of which are however only too often delusive and transient. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z In both cases some unbargained-for dash of cold water interferes with the purity of the article, and nips in the bud our delusive anticipations. Doesticks, What He Says 2012-03-14T02:00:27.940Z He early embraced the doctrine of immediate and unconditional emancipation, and was among the few members who voted against the delusive scheme of apprenticeship. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z Again, fearful as he had been lately that those around him suspected him, he was unable to feel, even for one delusive moment, the sense of innocence. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z Under these circumstances, whether quite delusive or not I hardly know, this group appeared to us one of exceeding beauty. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z One point which must be remembered here is that all colour production for registration by the mixture of three colours is delusive, unless the eye of the operator is tested for its colour sense. Colour Measurement and Mixture 2012-02-27T03:00:13.987Z Had he done so, he would have quelled the Irish thoroughly, as he did the Welsh, and so have nipped their delusive dream of freedom in the bud. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z A large redundancy of money in the Treasury, gave a delusive appearance of national wealth. The Commercial Restraints of Ireland 2012-02-13T03:00:20.483Z It seemed complimentary—and delusive—now to call the profit contingent; the salary was all he had in the world. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z A small bribe will win him to your purpose, especially as Mr. Roche, the incumbent, is just now at the sea-side, whither he is gone in the delusive hope of curing old age. The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) 2012-02-11T03:03:50.943Z My dear Henschel, Your flattering dream is beautiful—but, I fear, alas, delusive. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z This is but a grazing of the ark on Ararat--a delusive omen of the subsiding of the waters. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z “This world of truly modern, educated, advanced consciousness suspects the core consciousness that I take to be a fact of being inauthentic and probably delusive.” Lehman Bust Left Goldmanite Derman, Das Reading Spinoza, Twain 2012-02-07T08:28:23Z With her dark rebellious hair, the delicate colour in her cheeks, and her starry eyes, she had a quite delusive look of fragility. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z Before his imagination there floated the dream of what he might have been, and his mind alternated between passionate remonstrances against his unfortunate circumstances and delusive hopes and anticipations. Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight 2012-01-19T03:00:21.953Z They are the delusive shapes who tempted the saints of old with exceeding beauty and wiles of love, and great show of affection and flattery. The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation 2012-01-18T03:00:12.427Z It has a delusive outer appearance of physical thinking, but there's no real meaning in it of any sort. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z Men, women, and children ran into the cloister in order to be sure of eternal life; for the delusive notion prevailed that man could justify himself before God and be saved by his own works. Life of Luther with several introductory and concluding chapters from general church history 2012-01-12T03:00:13.267Z Oh! that he could have been satisfied with our calm joys, which mend the heart, and left those false delusive ones, which corrupt and vitiate it! The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z These ruby lips, and wine, and minstrel boys, And lute, and harp, your dearly cherished toys, Are mere redundancies, and you are naught, Till you renounce the world's delusive joys. The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z It was followed by others fully exposing the delusive source and nature of the doctrine and practice of Laurence Oliphant and Thomas Lake Harris. The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation 2012-01-18T03:00:12.427Z By unreliable promises he was filled with delusive hopes, and lead on to more certain destruction—to disaster and failure, at least. Nurse and Spy in the Union Army The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields 2012-01-07T03:00:15.907Z Falsidical.—Of hallucinations delusive, i.e., when there is nothing objective to which they correspond. Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death 2012-01-05T03:00:42.307Z We had had so much experience in riding after delusive dips that we decided to stop here, and slid off our horses. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z This chaos has taken to itself the pleasant and delusive name of "Courtesy of the Trade." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z Bingham proceeds to reject this interpretation on two grounds; 1st, that it was superstitious and delusive, “Any Jew or Gentile might easily be made a Christian by having another, after his death, baptized for him.” Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z To this delusive idea you may trace up the habit in some parishes of going to the sacrament once a year, in order, as an old farmer once said, "to wipe off the year's sins." Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z This conduct did not increase the confidence of the Creoles, and so hopes of support from the native Cubans proved delusive. The History of Cuba, vol. 3 2011-11-28T03:00:26.510Z But I may not bear you any more on my back through the delusive regions of air, because you have committed sin. Psyche 2011-11-15T03:00:18.293Z Thus, if we are realizing our portion amid the unshakeable realities of heaven, we shall find little difficulty in resigning the delusive joys of earth. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z She tried to deafen herself against it, or to fill the ear of conscience with delusive sounds. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z I warn you to beware of the delusive notion that all men and women are alike children of God, whether they have faith in Christ or not. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z At any rate, the hope of the Spanish Government proved delusive. The History of Cuba, vol. 3 2011-11-28T03:00:26.510Z Even here the antiquity is to a considerable extent artificial or delusive, some of the insertions being due to analogy, and the popular language often omitting the traditional consonant or inserting a different one. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z It only takes away from us a delusive hope, to give us, instead, "a hope which maketh not ashamed." Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z His treatise on the conduct of their foreign allies, first taught the English nation the dangers of a continental war, dispelled their delusive dreams of conquest, and stopt them in the full career to ruin. Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works 2011-10-18T02:00:19.057Z Were you to trust yourself to its delusive gleam, it would lead you to the most dangerous parts of the moss.” Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z Those who have studied literature sufficiently widely, and from a sufficient elevation, know that these systematisings are always more or less delusive. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z But the delusive idea of having a friend at court whom they call a redeemer, who pays all their scores, is an encouragement to wickedness. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z That cutting off and burning the diseased twigs is pronounced by some to be a sovereign remedy, and by others to be a delusive humbug. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z Hopes of his complete restoration to health, however, proved delusive, and on the 10th of May, Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:31.450Z These, like their more radical disciples in the following century, regarded Scripture as delusive, and nature and reason as alone trustworthy sources of religious knowledge. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z He felt sure that it would always be at a distance he might worship her, but it was pleasant—nay, bliss supreme—to sometimes hug the delusive “might be,” and build brighter and airier castles. Burning of the Brooklyn Theatre A thrilling personal experience! Brooklyn's horror. Wholesale holocaust at the Brooklyn, New York, Theatre, on the night of December 5th, 1876 2011-09-13T02:00:36.647Z The world had lost its usual sharp outlines, and was changed into some kind of region deceitful, uncertain,--delusive and blurred in near places, but entirely unknown in the distance. On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski 2011-09-13T02:00:27.560Z Buddha is said by the Vedas to have been a delusive incarnation of Vishnu, but his followers give a different account. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z But his assumption is a purely subjective and, as will presently be shown, delusive impression. Contemporary Socialism 2011-09-10T02:00:28.673Z In a few moments the sea also vanished; the Fata Morgana withdrew her delusive spells. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z The church, falsely so called, is opening her bosom with delusive tenderness, and inviting poor sin-burdened, world-sick, and heavy-laden souls to take refuge therein. The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III 2011-09-01T02:00:17.707Z To what delusive trumpet-music had they marched, beneath what visionary banners, with what far-off thrilling glimpses of golden heights which they would never scale! Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z Perhaps even the chosen three were only saved from intoxicating and delusive hopes by the sobering knowledge that what they had seen was to remain a secret until some intervening and mysterious event. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z Both pleas are, however delusive; it is neither good nor possible to suppress chance, and if competition involves some loss, it yields a much more abounding gain. Contemporary Socialism 2011-09-10T02:00:28.673Z "To what purpose this absurd deception?" cried I, angrily—"Thou delusive shadow, what would'st thou here?" The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) 2011-08-09T02:00:28.197Z Their parents gave way to delusive dreams and devoted their energies to “going to town” by day “going to meetin’” by night. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z So it appeared that Bundy had let the light of his imagination gild Kootenay Lake with a delusive splendour, as it did all those "propositions" which engaged his ardent rhetoric. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z Now, it is curious how, even at this early period, we are led to use delusive language. Social Rights And Duties Addresses to Ethical Societies Vol II 2011-08-05T02:00:45.557Z Thus, in our strange, delusive sophistry, even if we think of death, we seek to alienate the idea from ourselves. Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou 2011-08-04T02:00:22.900Z Without a guide to lead me in the right path, I fear my inexperienced steps will stray into some of the many fascinating, delusive snares which are found in every direction. Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. 2011-08-02T02:00:25.157Z They seem approaching, but the vast plain is delusive; they are yet miles away. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z Now, as he looked at the writer's tired face, it was as though the naked realities of such a life lay before him, stripped of all delusive trappings. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z Yet must we now abandon it for ever as false and delusive, because, forsooth, it seems to clash with the scarcely intelligible babblings of infant sciences. The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, March 1865 2011-07-30T02:00:17.007Z An extensive secret organization existed in the border States, the object of which was, under the delusive name of “sympathy,” to foment and aid rebellion in the British Provinces. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z I fear, however, these feelings are too often delusive; we substitute the love of holiness for the actual possession, and often deceive ourselves. Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. 2011-08-02T02:00:25.157Z Another judgment will sweep over Christendom and sweep away the "destructive critics," the false teachers and leaders of delusive movements which flourish everywhere. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z She already yielded to the delusive hope that Gabriel was only come to forgive her and had only wished to give her a fright by calling up the memory of the past. Gabriel A Story of the Jews in Prague 2011-07-27T02:00:26.233Z Therefore, that theory cannot be true, and the arguments by which it is supported must be false and delusive. The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, March 1865 2011-07-30T02:00:17.007Z This was a delusive promise, since the translation has not yet made its appearance. Mathilde Blind 2011-07-27T02:00:25.473Z It is delusive to pull down the altar of superstition and not erect an altar of science in its place. The Limits Of Atheism Or, Why should Sceptics be Outlaws? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.300Z And such false teachers, men who pose as religious leaders, are doing their dreadful and delusive work throughout the professing church. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z The tropical woman inspires a love that is half compassion; this is always dangerous, untrustworthy, delusive—pregnant with future pains innumerable. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z These delusive hopes had served to delay a little longer our projected escape, but at last we resolved to end the suspense. Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. 2011-07-19T02:00:19.070Z It cannot get over its hankering after the delusive modes of limitation which I have discussed. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z Full of these ennobling, and as it proved, delusive ideas, she entered the wigwam with a mien and step which would not have disgraced a far more regal palace. The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z They prophesied falsely, led the people away and awakened the delusive hope of an early return from the captivity. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z She looked away, she would gaze no longer, she would not again fall a victim to the old delusion--she would not let herself be softened by the wonderful, delusive face! On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z Aag� could not forget the strange conversations he had heard between the artist and his pupil, of the delusive dream in which the whole Christian world was wandering. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:26.270Z No human intellect can fathom these subjects; not from any of their delusive properties, but from our limited capacities! The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2) or, The Adventures of Three Southerns 2011-07-06T02:00:46.297Z He sprang back into the cellar, and stood in confusion and amazement, until the short chuckling laugh of the sentinel roused him from his delusive dream of hope. The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z This idea is delusive; it is self-deception, ignorance, or worse. Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha 2011-07-04T02:00:25.783Z The trace proved delusive, and must she now begin again where ten years before she ended in weariness and discontent? On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z And thus may the skull of a living person be, in reality, so covered with an irregular mass of muscular and cuticular integuments, as shall give an equally delusive effect. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z But it was an interval delusive in every way. The Widow Barnaby Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:14.900Z Indeed, if they see anything better, they understand it so little, that they think it must be a delusive appearance, and that an earnest view of any subject is extravagance, or even insanity. Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. 2011-06-30T02:00:25.950Z Is it possible," said he, "that at so early an age, you are prepared to renounce all the delusive pleasures of this world? The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z Why is Kemper College, the first and only institution of the Church beyond the Mississippi, permitted to languish, while the Mormon temple, and the Mormon university, offer their delusive attractions to the rising generation? The City of the Mormons or, Three Days at Nauvoo, in 1842 2011-06-23T02:00:26.503Z And so am I, when lifted up On hopes delusive wing; I laugh, and quaff the flowing cup, I love, I write, I sing! The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z Every day I am more satisfied that the former enquiry is vain and delusive, and the latter only the true object of the science. Letters of David Ricardo to Thomas Robert Malthus, 1810-1823 2011-06-09T02:00:21.460Z In this manner spake the delusive poison working within me, and I was wholly in its power, incapable of resistance. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z Some constructed their theories to explain the inexplicable; and too many, by torture, extorted their presumed facts and delusive confessions. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Nearer it was still attractive but more with the delusive attractiveness of tables at a school treat. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z His conclusions were specious but delusive, and were not uninfluenced by improper biases; but of this he himself was scarcely conscious, and it must be at least admitted that he acted with scrupulous sincerity. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z If there were I am sure they know better than to believe the speakers who make such delusive promises. Letters of David Ricardo to Thomas Robert Malthus, 1810-1823 2011-06-09T02:00:21.460Z The vague declarations by the Socialist that production and exchange are to be organised are delusive without clear statement of the methods and principles of the organisation. Some Objections To Socialism From "The Atheistic Platform", Twelve Lectures 2011-05-31T02:00:37.647Z Thou little know'st the anguish of my soul, If thou believ'st I ever can again, So long the wretched sport of angry Fortune, Admit delusive hope to my sad bosom. The Inflexible Captive A Tragedy, in Five Acts 2011-05-31T02:00:32.980Z In his ‘Three Hundred Sonnets,’ he kindly undertook, in the reference to Gladstone, to warn the public to ‘Beware of mere delusive eloquence.’ The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography 2011-05-29T02:00:07.883Z The lady's conjectures, founded on this delusive information, necessarily wandered widely from the truth. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z The most painful part of corporeal pain is the incorporeal part of it, that is to say, our own impatience, and our delusive conviction that it will last for ever. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z Their dream of a golden age proved utterly delusive. The Invasion 2011-05-20T02:00:29.260Z Nothing is more common, and nothing more delusive than a noisy, talkative religion. Christian Sects in the Nineteenth Century 2011-05-17T02:00:19.317Z He visited all the courts open in the long vacation; prowled about the Temple, Lincoln's Inn, and other places where lawyers congregated, in the delusive hope that he might by good luck meet with him. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z The idea of total forbearance was not less delusive. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z Dear mourner, think!—thy son will weep no more; His life was spotless, and his death was mild, And, when this vain delusive life is o’er, He’ll shine a seraph, whom thou lost a child. Literary Byways 2011-05-12T02:00:09.493Z Both gentle and simple fled hither, being buoyed up by the widespread, but in this case delusive notion, that sanctuary walls would be sacredly respected. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z It follows that pure Theism is more immediately the contrary of this belief, more unacceptable and more delusive in the eyes of its followers, than any scheme of doctrine or code of revelation. William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z For years and years many such patients exhibit a single delusive idea as the only prominent symptom. Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results 2011-05-02T02:00:17.657Z He seemed to wake up, to start back from some delusive trance that crept upon him. The Sea Lady 2011-04-22T02:00:07.843Z Arcesilaus denied that truth could be ascertained by their assistance, because there is no criterion by which to distinguish false and delusive objects from such as are real. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z With aching head and weary feet Turn from the town's delusive joys. Punch 1893.07.29 2011-04-01T02:00:37.493Z "Not that I ever permitted myself to hold out hopes which might prove delusive," added he, "for I belong to a profession whose first maxim is, 'Nothing is certain.'" Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z I have been careful not to throw any false, delusive halo over this indispensable calling, and by no means to induce the belief that the farmer's lot is necessarily and uniformly a happy one. 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 They came out of each other's arms with cheered spirits, but both with entirely delusive hopes. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z "Condemned to Hope's delusive mire, As we toil on from day to day By sudden stroke or slow decline Our means of comfort drop away." Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z The other notion that the preservation of whatever is elevating and refining depends upon the religious opinions of mankind, is equally delusive. Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays 2011-03-12T03:00:23.783Z There is nothing more delusive than arguing from a fellow's school or collegiate successes to his triumphs in after life. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z The dates are obscured by the quickness or slowness of individual printers in adopting various improvements—sheet-numbering, leaf-numbering, printed capitals, titlepages, methods of imposition, etc.—which thus become uncertain and delusive landmarks. Fine Books 2011-03-08T03:00:40.363Z When the day's labor is ended, he is free, but is overburdened with the cares of family and household, which make his freedom an empty and delusive mockery. Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters 2011-03-06T03:00:21.020Z Many of them are honest, but they have no Apostles, nor other officers, nor gifts to detect evil, or to keep them from being led by every delusive spirit. Key to the Science of Theology 2011-03-05T03:00:29Z Never did a prospect of pleasure prove more delusive; never did a scene of enjoyment terminate more miserably. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z No vision of the days in which she had not lived could be more alluring than the visions of the days in which she was to live, nor more delusive. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z His hopes of happiness had ever proved delusive—his anticipations of misery were always realised! Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z Now, under the delusive name of liberty, you work him, "from morn to dewy eve"—from infancy to old age—then turn him out to starve. Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters 2011-03-06T03:00:21.020Z But this is a delusive appearance, arising from the circumstance that the conclusion to be tested is itself a fact of concomitant variation. A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive 7th Edition, Vol. I 2011-03-01T03:00:43.470Z What, in comparison, is the delusive happiness of a joyous moment? Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:10.707Z In these days there hath arisen a delusive hope as to infants. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z But although the pleasure of another meeting with the robber chief, whereupon he rested his delusive hopes, was shortly realised, and brought with it a train of concomitant inconvenience, no mule was ever restored. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Our happiness is so involved in the happiness and well-being of everything around us, that a mere selfish philosophy, like political economy, is a very unsafe and delusive guide. Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters 2011-03-06T03:00:21.020Z It had to go on, he believed, until the spreading certitudes of the scientific method pierced its unsubstantial thickets, burst its delusive films, drained away its folly. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z In delusive ease he is unexcelled; and we only regret that he could not have written prose oftener instead of plays. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z O what’s this world with all its joys, But a delusive dream; The dead, as speaking witnesses, All testify the same. Awd Isaac, The Steeple Chase, and other Poems With a glossary of the Yorkshire Dialect 2011-02-16T03:00:41.223Z Then followed naturally an era of really delusive prosperity, while the expenditure of this capital in substituting the new lamps of costly railroads for the magical old lamps of stern-wheel steamboats was going on. Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z And yet, having tasted of the delusive sweets, he was tempted to further indulgence. The Home Mission 2011-02-12T03:00:30.217Z They, too, are attracted by the delusive hope of protection afforded by the branches, and at the beginning of the wood they stop instinctively for a breathing space and to change shoulders. War 2011-02-10T03:00:52.487Z He was now standing at the window of the small apartment gazing at the dreary dead mountain landscape, to which the sunset was lending a rather delusive semblance of life. Danira 2011-02-06T03:00:59.460Z But the delusive gleam had vanished from the eyes which the boy had pronounced 'beautiful evil eyes,'--they were shining with the clear sunshine of love and happiness. Saint Michael A Romance 2011-01-31T03:00:12.470Z This was the delusive brightness of a brief day, to be followed by the darkness of a long night. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z The ancient assertion is delusive, but equally so is the modern. Ancient Chinese account of the Grand Canyon, or course of the Colorado 2011-01-12T03:00:34.043Z It is a very small good work, oftentimes an evil, delusive work, for God has not commanded it. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z My condition has indeed the appearance of happiness, but appearances are delusive. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z But we are here on dangerous ground; Some will be weighed and wanting found, Will from the truth depart, Will false, delusive spirits heed, And pride and arrogance will feed, And harden still the heart. Poems With a Sketch of the Life and Experience of Annie R. Smith 2010-12-26T03:00:20.460Z Idolatry an imposing and delusive Counterfeit of the Revealed System, in respect to the leading features of its Ritual, and the prerogatives ascribed to the Arch-deceiver—Reference to the Symbols of the Apocalypse. The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets 2010-12-20T17:11:50.233Z But the extra Nine are false or delusive and mere reflections of the true sun on fog or vapor. Ancient Chinese account of the Grand Canyon, or course of the Colorado 2011-01-12T03:00:34.043Z What is the circuit breaker in this delusive cycle? The deception of real-world "Inception" 2010-07-31T00:17:00Z Nothing could win the self-enamoured boy from his devoted passion; but bending over the lucid spring, he fed his eyes with the delusive shade which seemed to gaze on him from the depths. Heathen Mythology Will you part with earth’s delusive joys, with all its vain delights, And “bear the consecrated cross,” to have the Christian’s rights? Poems With a Sketch of the Life and Experience of Annie R. Smith 2010-12-26T03:00:20.460Z Idolatry an imposing and delusive Counterfeit of the Revealed System, in respect to the leading features of its Ritual, and the prerogatives ascribed to the Arch-deceiver—Reference to the Symbols of the Apocalypse. The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets 2010-12-20T17:11:50.233Z He looks like a fiend waving brands and lighting the fires of hell, and the men in the opposite gulch are imps lighting delusive fires in inaccessible crevices, over yawning chasms.... Ancient Chinese account of the Grand Canyon, or course of the Colorado 2011-01-12T03:00:34.043Z In the Aeneid, Virgil is really the panegyrist of despotism under the delusive disguise of paternal government. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil I soon saw that he was still under the influence of the delusive fiend that had usurped the seat of reason. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 If I could but have had one word, to have lived on it for a few moments; even to have known directly after that it was false and delusive! A Little World The 'vow' of aparigraha is the renouncing of all delusive interest in everything that exists not; since bewilderment of thought may arise from a delusive interest even in the unreal. The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha Review of the Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy This delusive hope has done us great injuries, and, if ever we are ruined, will be the cause of our fall. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams If its oracles might, from a few old-world examples, seem to supply such a spiritual want, the appearance is delusive even according to pagan testimony. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius However, he presently straightened himself and regarded the party with comparative, if delusive, serenity. A Poached Peerage In youth we have Hope; later on we know that of all the gifts of Pandora's box none are so treacherous and delusive as the one that Pandora left at the bottom. Beatrice Boville and Other Stories An apparent but delusive calm ensued on the part of the crown officers. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution To this entirely illusive and delusive scheme, the remnant of the Autonomist party gave adherence with a devotion worthy of a better cause. The History of Cuba, vol. 4 Such proposals were repeatedly made, by the Spanish government, but they were invariably either consciously or unconsciously delusive. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 Her soul is not tormented with thoughts alone that accuse and excuse each other, but with delusive appearances that strike her with terror. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. This is no delusive scheme for gold mining or oil boring, but a solid and practical business that guarantees sure returns and certain dividends. Rockhaven Based on virtue and equity, it spurns vice in all its borrowed and delusive forms. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Henry had entered fully into that most delusive joy of journalism which spurs the young, raw writer on when he imagines he has some unpalatable truths to deliver. The Call of the Town A Tale of Literary Life The delusive promises of the relief which was to come with union were not fulfilled. A Short History of England, Ireland and Scotland There was the danger that facile talent and social prestige might bring him an early delusive success; a failure, rightly seen, however tricked out with glamour. An Engagement of Convenience A Novel Scarce rolls, alas! o’er mortal buds a year, But claims afresh the tributary tear: Soon each fair hope some lowering cloud invades, And all the gay delusive landscape fades. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact Is he an enemy who transfers us from the land of delusive dreams, the region of phantoms and corroding cares—to an Elysium of substantial joys and enduring bliss? Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Nothing, on the whole, can be more delusive than official and other inquiries into the labor problem through commissions and legislative committees. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 They started to make what they thought would prove a short cut down to the landing-place; but as usual the short cut proved delusive, and they soon found themselves wandering in unknown streets. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War It is the delusive knowledge of the surface of things; the deceitful lore which breeds mischievous beliefs and makes them fanatical. The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses Would mere love have compensated for thwarted ambition, delusive hope, and poverty? Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) In March, the first fresh fragrance of the Southern spring, and the merry songs of birds in the evergreen-trees, filled the soft air with a delusive promise that summer was near at hand. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 There is reality here; all else is empty and delusive. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II The sweet delusive dream of a democracy, organised and based on irremovable foundations—the expectation of a moral impossibility—made men howl and laugh and dance and weep together. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second Such was the terrible promise she extorted from the wretched lover, under the delusive hope of their meeting in another and happier life. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume I (of II) A few have hopes of peace from the Peace Commissioners in Canada, but fear it is delusive. An Artilleryman's Diary Having no room left for a fuller exposure of this delusive representation, we shall here content ourselves with an illustrative allusion or two. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 Such kinds of peace, our Lord implies, are delusive. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II The sweet delusive dream of our physically impossible democracy will end in the evolution of.... The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second Then followed some vague speculations as to where and how this youth was possibly employed, and some equally delusive guesses as to the signs by which he might be recognized. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience The solicitude felt by Washington on account of the universal relaxation of the sinews of war, was not allayed by reports of pacific speeches, and motions made in the British parliament, which might be delusive. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools You are not to cast aside anything that you have heard, merely because Mr. Bliss tells you that it is delusive. A Modern Wizard But the peace we gain by submission is both short-lived and delusive. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II That the delusive Wix “bilked” him, by going down a trap. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 On the part of that other, well, what had he to do with anything so delusive as the fleeting and temporary thing called happiness, he whose life was all behind him? A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance The enormous spring, the May of all the earth, unmarked, disguised by a delusive likeness to the London spring, has visited the town. London Impressions Etchings and Pictures in Photogravure Circumstantial evidence, I need hardly tell you, is most delusive in its character. A Modern Wizard Oh, easily enough, but you must remember that they are capricious, and appear in many delusive forms. Legends of Florence Collected from the People, First Series There, where it must live, or bear no life, it may find all hollow, delusive, and false. Here and There in London Here antagonism in the most forcible form is expressed against the delusive cults of paganism, and exclusive worship claimed for “the unseen, yet all-seeing God, the uncreated Creator of the world.” Jewish Theology The very clink of it implies that the real and the positive are in question, not the imaginary and the delusive. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance But strong as such evidence may appear, as I have said, it is delusive. A Modern Wizard He is a spy—artful, delusive, and penetrating beyond the abilities of his class. The Spy Condensed for use in schools He determined to disappoint his brethren no longer by holding out delusive promises of succor. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 The late measures of the British government had extinguished such delusive hopes. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia The life-boat was even brought to the beach; but no one was willing to man her, and the delusive hope aroused by her appearance was soon extinguished. Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) It raises me above delusive hopes, and confers upon me the quiet repose of resignation.' Tales from the German. Volume I. Arwed Gyllenstierna They indeed have the appearance of supplying our need, but the appearance is delusive. Reminiscences The Story of an Emigrant He did not delude his followers by the promises—after he had himself found them to be delusive—of foreign succor. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 Bacon endeavoring to procure provisions from them and offering compensation, they put him off with delusive promises till the third day, when the whites had eaten their last morsel. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia It was a dangerous and delusive measure; it was a trap set for unwary men, who might suddenly find themselves to have been guilty of an offence which they had no intention of committing ... Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) The so-called enterprising methods of some German traders are, however, condemned by many experienced English traders, and it is said that in China, for instance, the seeming successes of the newcomers are delusive. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile. A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June On the contrary, under the delusive promises of their preacher, it seemed to rise higher than ever, and they rejected with scorn every invitation to surrender. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 I was not long left to indulge such delusive hopes. Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2 To describe any "Method" of developing voices under such circumstances would be quite delusive. The Boy's Voice A Book of Practical Information on The Training of Boys' Voices For Church Choirs, &c. Or we are impressed like St. Paul with the delusive, lying character of evil, which makes the belief in a malevolent will almost inevitable. St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians A Practical Exposition It is touching to watch him centring his whole interest and placing his paternal pride in that delusive will-o'-the-wisp glimmer of goodness which must inevitably lead hope astray. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. What a wonderful phenomenon it was that truth should triumph over fiction, and the simple doctrines of the Cross should conquer delusive mythology! A Christian But a Roman There is always the delusive charm of uncertainty—of possibility—in gem seeking, fascinating to the average mind. The Pearl of India By suffering him to indulge in this delusive impression, I saved myself all the trouble of concealing my real feelings, which I had no desire to expose before him. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II Still, however, the publick debt has been very considerably reduced, not by the dirty and delusive scheme of depreciation, but the nominal sum. Essays on the Constitution of the United States Honesty and benevolence are among the noblest qualities; but where the one is practiced for reputation, and the other from mere feeling, they are sadly delusive as to the ends of practical goodness. Coelebs In Search of a Wife Put not your trust in Providence, that most delusive snare; Cast, if you will, your pearls of thought before the Western hog, But never go to Providence to try it on a dog. Second Book of Verse Mere outward appearance, delusive phantom of what it once was! Wanderings in South America I indulged the dream, that among the memories of an awful period this was never to recur; but unhappily the expectation was delusive. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II The scheme of accepting the report of the Convention, and amending it afterwards, is merely delusive. Essays on the Constitution of the United States The other is a systematic exposure of sophistical tricks, mostly verbal quibbles, whereby a delusive appearance of victory in debate may be obtained. Logic, Inductive and Deductive The instances of comparison in those who have tried both harmonies are rare; those in poets only are delusive and uncertain. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) A low steady fever seized her, and at length her brain became so seriously affected that all hope of recovery appeared futile and delusive. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part Even as it heals the wound Which with it thou hast dealt— So may thy delusive splendor in grief and ruin fall.” Life of Wagner Biographies of Musicians The delusive bubble has broke, and in breaking has beggared thousands, and left you an unprotected people; numerous without force, and full of resources but unable to command one of them. Essays on the Constitution of the United States I felt only too deeply that I was not strong enough to shake myself out of this dream, which was mocking one with delusive hopes of happiness. Weird Tales. Vol. I Well might Sydenham speak of the delusive nature of the party nicknames borrowed by his legislators from England. British Supremacy & Canadian Self-Government, 1839-1854 An air of piety, though of a most delusive kind, had settled upon the whole pagan world. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition It was a delusive imitation of the American system. The History of Freedom Royalty, its fanatical eclat, its superstitious idolatry, the delusive assumption of its necessity, all these fictions have been invented only to obtain from men excessive taxes and voluntary servitude. The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. 1791-1804 It is not a light matter for either of them to propagate false doctrines and excite delusive hopes, on the subject of politics or religion. Thoughts on African Colonization Nigh an hour had been lost by this delusive retracing of footmarks. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement Both Greeks and Hindus turned their attention to the delusive phenomena of the world. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition Its union was precarious and delusive, but it lasted in this state long enough to enable secondary influences to do much towards supplying the place of principles. The History of Freedom However it may be in this case, certain it is that the same terms misapplied have often raised those delusive notions termed false analogies. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 This unscientific process is, it is true, usually delusive; but only because, and in proportion as, the subject-matter of the observation is limited in extent. Analysis of Mr. Mill's System of Logic Feeling and desire do not yield to this delusive belief. An Outline of Occult Science It never occurs to us that, in our present state, though the pursuits may have changed, they are none the less vain, the objects none the less delusive. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition All this apparent enthusiasm, however, was very delusive and unsubstantial. Alexander the Great Makers of History But this impression was delusive, his distinction being merely social. The Pines of Lory It is true that they know how to deck out their desires with a somewhat brilliant and delusive ideology, but it is easy for an expert to recognize the instinct beneath the thought. General Bramble The writer believes that the path of co-operation is the efficient and slow one of economic and social organization rather than the delusive short-cut of religious union. The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology Since I have read it, I do feel a hope that the Lord will yet save you from the delusive snare into which your pretended friends seemed to have drawn you. A Vindication of the Seventh-Day Sabbath and the Commandments of God With a Further History of God's Peculiar People from 1847-1848 It seemed calculated to suggest ideas she had no intention to suggest—ideas delusive and disturbing. Shirley He also knew that the apparent simplicity of the hat and gown were delusive. The Pines of Lory Colonel Menken closed with this offer, which was meant as a delusive one. The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War His deadly disease returned after a delusive interval, as is its hideous custom. The Winning of Popular Government A Chronicle of the Union of 1841 This is an excellent illustration of the manner in which delusive legends grow up on the smallest foundations. Dickens' London These prospects might be delusive, but they were brilliant—to some they were even true. Shirley It had never occurred to him that the world of matter might be the product of those same delusive physical senses, through which he believed he gained his knowledge of it. Carmen Ariza A delusive hope assailed me that some accident might have overtaken it. The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War The bursting bubbles show that their attraction is hollow and delusive. Evangelists of Art Picture-Sermons for Children His redemption begins when he turns his eyes from the delusive Heaven and plucks up his heart from the fear of Hell. Flowers of Freethought (First Series) Pontiac's patience was strengthened with the delusive idea that the French were only temporarily defeated and would rally to his assistance. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 A brief residence in the island passes like a midsummer night's dream, while the memories one brings away seem almost like delusive spots of the imagination. Due South or Cuba Past and Present Again the hope of safety seemed a delusive one; the skiff swooped away from the rock, spun more giddily about, and threw both men upon their knees. A Noble Woman They may be delusive, but they cannot possibly be fictitious. Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics With Some of Their Applications She had drifted into this delusive friendship and companionship without so much as bothering her pretty golden head about how it would end. Jolly Sally Pendleton Or, the Wife Who Was Not a Wife Thus there is no escape, no loophole for a delusive hope, only the cultivation of the courage of sorrow. The Soul of a People Susan privately settled it that Boston was not in the least seeing her, was only occupied with her seeing Boston, and that any assumed affinity between the two characters was delusive and vain. The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 However, it is of the greatest consequence to point it out here, lest the want of discrimination should occasion an idea of security from the infection of the Small Pox, which might prove delusive. An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae A Disease Discovered in Some of the Western Counties of England, Particularly Gloucestershire, and Known by the Name of the Cow Pox Armed neutrality was a delusive phrase and misrepresented actual conditions; it merely glozed over a state of undeclared hostility and deceived no one. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources There was no deception; it was not the delusive phantom of a passing dream; her brother's glad greeting was too earnest; her mother's sobbed blessing too tender. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 These same leaders are busily inculcating the delusive notion that the diplomatic instrument which will one day close hostilities will be a treaty of peace. England and Germany Has he not acquired a little of the delusive plausibilities of lawyers? The Book of Khalid They were not permitted to proceed far under this delusive supposition. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State The stern virtue and nobility of Scipio proved a delusive promise. A Short History of Spain The illusory connection of some insipid narrative is only delusive. The Aural System Being the Most Direct, the Straight-Line Method for the Simultaneous Fourfold Mastery of a Foreign Language. It cannot be let, like a paltry farm, to those who shall bid the highest, in vain compromises and delusive hopes of liberty. Pius IX. And His Time It was, indeed, by delusive accounts of America, that most of them had been induced to embark. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI To add to his troubles, his nerves were seriously affected, and though he was no coward, depression held him at times in its fell grip, and mocked him with delusive pictures of other men's happiness. Lover or Friend You see it is not given every day to an impressionable youngster, his brain stuffed with poetry, pictures, and such like delusive visionary things, to tumble head first into the romance of the actual world. The Belovéd Vagabond "It is the great modern protest against unreality, against the delusive shams which now masquerade as verities." British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals Liberalism and Labour learned to co-operate in resisting delusive promises of remedies for unemployment and in maintaining the right of free international exchange. Liberalism It has fluttered, a delusive vision, before our men since the start. A Padre in France The binding of Satan refers to some time when the delusive charms of heathenish worship were largely cleared away and there became a greater universal knowledge of the true God. The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity Such an anticipation was not to be thought delusive, because the opposition made to the Society at its commencement still continued. The Trial of Reuben Crandall, M.D. Charged with Publishing and Circulating Seditious and Incendiary Papers, &c. in the District of Columbia, with the Intent of Exciting Servile Insurrection. Carefully Reported, and Compiled from the Written Statements of the Court and the Counsel. The philosopher of British Socialism tells us: "Socialism is the great modern protest against unreality, against the delusive shams which now masquerade as verities." British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals Is it not, then, a delusive prospect of peace which is offered to us in exchange for the law in question? Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject He certainly, at least, thought it worthy to be announced to the people, although he "forewarned them from being thrown into security by hopes that might be delusive." The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 There is in this hierarchy an enchanting, delusive spirit that has intoxicated her subjects. The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity No matter how nominal, shallow, and delusive this faith may be, it sustains them through the worst trials. Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange The sad fate which threatens the man, to whom I looked for the realisation of my hopes, proves to me that in both cases I have entertained a delusive dream. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora But this is a delusive appearance, arising from the circumstance that the conclusion to be tested is itself a fact of concomitant variations. A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive The vegetation which they had seen from the opposite shore was but a delusive mirage raised by the Spirit of Evil to tempt them to disobedience. Chips From A German Workshop, Vol. V. Miscellaneous Later Essays The same hidden mysterious delusive spirit has so intoxicated its subjects that they consider such speech as blasphemy. The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity Ah! why have I indulg'd my dazzled sight With scenes in Hope's delusive mirror shown? Original sonnets on various subjects; and odes paraphrased from Horace “Is it you, Rosarita?” cried Fabian, in a scarcely perceptible voice, “or a delusive vision which will quickly disappear?” Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora This amiable class are amenable to instruction, but are often by their easy credulity, induced to yield to unworthy teachers, or to the guidance of unsound but pretentious or delusive literature. Buchanan's Journal of Man, August 1887 Volume 1, Number 7 We are compelled to admit that these guides are too often insufficient and delusive. The Orchestral Conductor Theory of His Art Those blinded by the mysterious, delusive spirit of iniquity considered such language against the “holy church” as blaspheming against God. The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity The world of sense might be fleeting and delusive, but the voice of reason and conscience would not mislead the upright man. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles Some there were who ardently wished that Johannesburg itself had gone thither, before they had heard of its unlucky and delusive existence, and among this daily increasing number might now be reckoned Laurence Stanninghame. The Sign of the Spider And I will give thee a sign, that what thou seest and hearest now in thy slumber is no idle and delusive vision conjured up by a fevered brain. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf Her name was on men's lips in the same class with this hard-cheeked professor of religious flummery, this mercenary practitioner of an un-medical imposture calculated to cheat the unfortunate by means of delusive hopes. The Faith Doctor A Story of New York This delusive scheme often proves a success, allowing the flesh to go on reaping its carnal lusts with the soul endeavoring to satisfy itself with the hope of rest above. The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity He had asserted that all the objects of sense were mere phantoms--delusive and transitory. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles This opinion has slain its thousands and its tens of thousands, and multitudes of dram-drinkers daily shelter themselves under its delusive mask. Select Temperance Tracts The revolution was effected in an hour of despair, and by delusive promises. Ancient States and Empires I endeavoured to comfort myself with these names,—but in a vain, delusive manner; and though I used them constantly, I was beginning absolutely to hate them. The Fixed Period It is very dangerous and delusive to encourage the heart to hope for a home in heaven when the flesh still loves this world. The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity The witch narcotised her pupils in order to produce in them delusive visions; the surgeon stupifies his patient to prevent the pain of an operation being felt. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 We are apt to think that "seeing" is a simple, straightforward sort of thing, whereas it is really a strangely complex and delusive process. More Science From an Easy Chair In the crowd, too, were even less reputable fellows, who sought to entrap rural youths into "betting on cards," and making "rare bargains" in delusive watches. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine The suggestion, to reconcile Richards to the use of spectral evidence, that something would "ordinarily" providentially turn up to rescue innocent persons, against whom it was borne, was altogether delusive. Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather A Reply Who has not wondered, as they read of the Savior's and the apostles' warnings of “false teachers,” grievous wolves, delusive powers, and deceptive lights, what it all could mean? The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity When dry, old age will seem to have crept over and through it, but of a delusive and unnatural kind. The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII. The apparent increase of strength which follows the administration of alcohol in cases of cardiac weakness is delusive. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say But all this show was very hollow and delusive. Charles I Makers of History This was not the special lesson impressed upon landlords or tenants by Cobbett, whose violent and delusive writings had a large circulation in the country. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) Such are their delusive hopes, while setting themselves against the Lord, and against his Anointed. A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse For we by no means sense all that is sensible, and, as I have already indicated, our sense impressions are often delusive. Second Sight A study of Natural and Induced Clairvoyance The relief, therefore, which can be obtained by alcohol is delusive and dangerous. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say Oh what are earthly crowns and earthly bliss, And pride's delusive dreams, compared with this? Enthusiasm and Other Poems Democracy.—Democracy will itself accomplish the salutary universal change from delusive to real, and make a new blessed world of us by and by.—Carlyle. Pearls of Thought As recently as April 27th, 1906, he alluded to the South African War as "that delusive and guilty war," in an address to the Eighty Club. Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 In Italy, where he next studied, he made great advances in mathematics, law, languages, and the delusive science of astrology, in which he was a firm believer ever afterward. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Such is the delusive power of the anæsthetic effect of alcohol. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say But at Moscow the delusive impression was of short continuance. The Two Great Retreats of History Was it not some delusive phantom of the night that his own feverish imagination had conjured up before him? The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck Impressions in favour of so expensive, so despondent, and so inadequate a scheme, can have no better origin than specious reports, emanating from delusive opinions derived from a very limited knowledge of facts. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. II This delusive palliation is more particularly one of the effects of corrosive sublimate in Dysentery; and is exceedingly dangerous in this disease. Apis Mellifica or, The Poison of the Honey-Bee, Considered as a Therapeutic Agent Away, away! delusive power, Thou shalt not haunt my coming hour; Unless, indeed, without thy wings. My Recollections of Lord Byron "All is known, digested, tested; nothing new is left to learn When the soul, serene, reliant, Hope's delusive dreams can spurn." Indian Poetry Containing "The Indian Song of Songs," from the Sanskrit of the Gîta Govinda of Jayadeva, Two books from "The Iliad Of India" (Mahábhárata), "Proverbial Wisdom" from the Shlokas of the Hitopadesa, and other Oriental Poems. Among the most successful agencies of the great deceiver are the delusive teachings and lying wonders of Spiritualism. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan Divested of its dignified and delusive rhetoric, what does the lady say or mean in plain, homely English? Buchanan's Journal of Man, March 1887 Volume 1, Number 2 That dome, that block of stone, had been the delusive object of his hopes, and the cause of all his misery. The Immortal Or, One Of The "Forty." (L'immortel) - 1877 But, alas! nothing is so delusive as human hope. A Dixie School Girl He shrinks from encountering life, with its delusive joys, its pitiless injustice and its arbitrary fate. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' God looks with pitying tenderness upon these souls, educated as they are in a faith that is delusive and unsatisfying. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan Was ever a more unfair and delusive statement made by a hired attorney? Buchanan's Journal of Man, March 1887 Volume 1, Number 2 I kept catching glimpses of figures standing in these delusive vistas, and then, with a start, realizing they were but myself. The Other Side of the Door By a delusive offer of marriage with the daughter of Artabanus, Caracalla decoys the Parthians into his camp, where he treacherously attacks and slays a great number of them. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 O delusive phantom of humanity, how art thou attainable? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 The people of God are directed to the Scriptures as their safeguard against the influence of false teachers and the delusive power of spirits of darkness. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan "Yes, it will—always," asserted Bea, with the fond delusive belief, experienced by every women when in love, that life will be one endless courtship and honey-moon. Six Girls A Home Story A bungling Cobbler, broken down by want, having begun to practise physic in a strange place, and selling his antidoteI.15 under a feigned name, gained some reputation for himself by his delusive speeches. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes But this experiment and this hope proved futile and delusive. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, June 1844 Volume 23, Number 6 The earnestness of their faces is very striking as Susy brandishes a pail, Dotty a glass pitcher, and Prudy a watering-pot, in the delusive hope that they are making themselves useful. Dotty Dimple At Home He was, in truth, a rare phenomenon; so perfect, in one point of view; so shallow, so delusive, so impalpable, such an absolute nonentity, in every other. The Scarlet Letter There was the teacher who would assert a premature and delusive personal perfection, proclaiming himself so close to Christ that he had already reached the holy goal. Philippian Studies Lessons in Faith and Love from St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians I was not long to indulge such delusive hopes. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 So accustomed had she become to her sad situation, that it seemed like a delusive dream when she remembered the sportive hours of her earlier childhood. Live to be Useful or, The Story of Annie Lee and her Irish Nurse The whole collection is, in its general effect, delusive and mischievous, the purpose being to exhibit War as always glorious and France as uniformly triumphant. Glances at Europe In a Series of Letters from Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, &c. During the Summer of 1851. The same clear good sense, the same sweet good temper, which I had persuaded myself was but the effect of a delusive imagination! The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 Hast thou uncertain, like thy kind, A sweet delusive guile designed? The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse They arrived full of resolution, buoyed often by hopes which they were soon destined to find delusive. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude She awoke from her delusive dream to the consciousness that she was alone in a great city without friends, money, or virtue. Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. And so one of the old prophets, in speaking of the delusive hopes of man, says that they are like 'spiders' webs,' and 'shall not become garments.' Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John A few moments more, and the heavenly dream would become a glorious, life-brightening reality, or would melt away, a delusive mirage in the desert of his existence, leaving his pathway a blanker wilderness than ever. Fairy Fingers A Novel Ten years have past, each day and night Unheeded in delusive flight. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse She wondered whether he had discovered any possible avenue of escape, for nothing but the promptings of a strong hope, whether real or delusive, could have produced such a change in his bearing. Hope and Have or, Fanny Grant Among the Indians, A Story for Young People They dispersed all over the world, carrying their delusive science with them, practising and teaching it, welcomed everywhere by the credulous and superstitious, often highly honored and always richly paid. Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria Hence money was delusive, since, with ten times the increase of specie, there was a corresponding decrease in those necessaries of life which gold and silver would purchase. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges Your remedy," said the Senator, "is delusive; your remedy is no remedy at all; and to hold it up to the world as a remedy is a gross fraud, however pious it may be. History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States May the Lord greatly prosper his work amongst them, preserve them from every delusive snare, and may their happy souls be kept blameless unto the day of Jesus Christ! The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada I am desirous to have the language of the proposition clear and not delusive. A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 Such men do service to public character, by encouraging a manly and intelligent conflict with the real causes of disease and scarcity, instead of a delusive reliance on supernatural aid. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 But, for all that, a delusive hope clung to her. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy All was dismay and despair, except in those who had sold out in time, and turned delusive paper into solid values. A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I France and England in North America It is delusive, because the direct aim at pleasure turns us aside from the direct aim at objects. Practical Ethics As to the hope of gaining over the Symbolic Lutherans, I consider it altogether delusive. American Lutheranism Volume 2: The United Lutheran Church (General Synod, General Council, United Synod in the South) But no good can come of giving it a delusive value, by claiming for it a power in physical nature. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 That men should be in demand on the earth is a temporary and passing status of the conjuncture which makes things now true which in a wider view are delusive. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals I cannot say this delusive safety was enjoyed, for there was unbelievable hardship. Greener Than You Think This pursuit of pleasure for pleasure's sake is delusive and destructive. Practical Ethics The archbishop had played me terribly false; the Arabian Nights were no less delusive. The King's Mirror These are ushered into newspapers with a long train of pompous declarations, almost always false, and always delusive. The Young Man's Guide They therefore led to delusive deductions in regard to life and its meaning, which entered into subsequent action as guiding faiths, and imperative notions about the conditions of success. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals Since the delusive hope had been so high, the disappointment threw the public into a despair greater than ever before. Greener Than You Think This very imprudent marriage was followed by a few months of delusive happiness on the part of the bride; for the little fair beauty adored her dark-haired Apollo, who graciously accepted her adoration. Cruel As The Grave Equally delusive are the prospects held out that the new system of cheap provincial justice will be a change unconditionally for the better. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 The seeming proficiency achieved through the influence of such motives—knowledge acquired for the nonce, not assimilated—is often delusive, and is apt to vanish when the stimulus is withdrawn. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 In its place was a treacherous line of bushes that faded into a delusive clump of trees. Forty Minutes Late 1909 All other steps are futile, can only be mischievous and delusive, and terminate in disappointment and defeat. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 Thus almost every collection gives at a first perusal a specious and delusive impression of homogeneity. A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles Whatever hopes of a "heaven" a neglected soul may have, can be shown to be an ignorant and delusive dream. Natural Law in the Spiritual World But on Philip's side at least these negotiations were simply delusive. History of the English People, Volume IV How many a master says the same, and goes on ploughing the ocean in the delusive hope of reaping a harvest till the great reaper gathers him into his garner. The Two Whalers Adventures in the Pacific We may have money, and pleasure, and success, and fame, but they are all delusive husks if the grace of the Lord be absent. My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year Some delusive form of Hell, some spirit Of Falsehood, sent from th' everlasting Pool To tempt and terrify my fervent soul! The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works This idea—delusive, as intended to delude—is old as slavery itself; at the same time, modern as Mormonism, where it has had its latest, and coarsest illustration. The Death Shot A Story Retold But, with all these disheartening circumstances, hope, delusive hope, still supported us. Diary in America, Series Two A pause ensued, and I had hopes; but they were delusive. Diary in America, Series One “It was all my fault,” she said to herself; “I was placed here to help them, and I have neglected that very clear duty by giving way to delusive fancies.” Clara Maynard The True and the False - A Tale of the Times Prisoners arriving from Hobart Town gave them erroneous tidings respecting the absconders, and delusive hopes of success, and thus the foolish and desperate were prompted to hazard the perils of flight. The History of Tasmania , Volume II There men lie in death from wounds given, as received under the grand, if delusive, idea of glory. The Death Shot A Story Retold Before six o’clock,—a check to these delusive expectations was experienced, by the boat being run aground on the Romer Shoal, near Sandy Hook. Diary in America, Series Two We continually cheered them at the pumps with the delusive hopes of its being soon day-light. Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora Despatched to Arrest the Mutineers of the 'Bounty' in the South Seas, 1790-1791 All the infernal apparatus of later ages was easy to be supplied by a delusive and an unreasoning imagination. The Superstitions of Witchcraft Often, from the most selfish motives, the most delusive statements had been forwarded by prisoners. The History of Tasmania , Volume II The English have conceded self-government to many of their colonies, and not of the frail delusive sort that Spain granted to Cuba. The Philippine Islands Nothing is more delusive than statistical argument of this kind, and while these conclusions should be given due weight, they should not be too hastily accepted. Socialism A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles The news from Maryland had made profound sensation and had dissipated the delusive hopes—indulged there as well as in Montgomery—like mists before the sun. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death Philip so far humoured the fancy, which he must have known to be delusive, that he sent the Count de Feria to congratulate her. The Reign of Mary Tudor To commence this delusive swing of pleasure, his first application is to the tailor, whom we see here taking his measure, in order to trick out his pretty person. The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency For how we spent that last night in delusive gladness thou knowest, and must needs remember too well. The Aeneid of Virgil Is all this appearance of gradual modification by the action of natural causes—a modification the successive steps of which we can almost trace—all delusive? Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays The discovery that the codes by which we have lived are misleading and delusive may lead us to have nothing whatsoever to do with morals. Human Traits and their Social Significance How many he could not tell, for the moon, fighting her way through a smother of clouds, gave scarce light to see, and in the trees the shadows were delusive. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain Like them, it is true, he turned his back on the delusive splendours of the world; he accepted and expressed in song the divine ordinance of the universe. Personality in Literature No more do I pray for the old delusive marriage, nor that he give up fair Latium and abandon a kingdom. The Aeneid of Virgil Cheered by this delusive fancy, when my turn came I made a thrilling tale of the night's adventures, and, having worked my audience up to a flattering state of excitement, paused for applause. Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag, Vol. 5 Jimmy's Cruise in the Pinafore, Etc. While thus absorbed, it often seemed that the past had been but a cruelly delusive dream. Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 That any one will be turned aside from so noble a mission by the delusive dream of conquest and empire in the Western Hemisphere is an absurdity too monstrous and mischievous to be believed. Official Report of the Niger Valley Exploring Party He still hoped that he would be able to return home, and inquired in regard to mutual friends, but his hope was delusive and he died on November 24, 1889. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. To this Juturna adds a yet stronger impulse, and high in heaven shews a sign more potent than any to confuse Italian souls with delusive augury. The Aeneid of Virgil The weather at last showed a delusive promise of spring, and the sun shone. The War Service of the 1/4 Royal Berkshire Regiment (T. F.) He is in danger of yielding to the delusive heresy which sees more of interest in human suffering than in crime. Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 There is a certain delusive similarity between the cancer process and an infection. Preventable Diseases I say that such a policy as that would be foolish and delusive. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. The morphia habit is one degrading slavery of mind and body, and only the miserable victims know how delusive are its promises, how unsatisfactory its rewards. Afterwards He had long foreseen, and boldly asserted his belief in, the certain success of steam locomotion by rail, at a time when opinions such as his were scouted as wild delusive dreams. The Iron Horse Much of what you have said is true, I admit, but I assure you that the bright prospects you have cut out for yourself are very delusive. The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West An infatuated lover of this delusive art met with one who pretended to have the power of transmuting lead to gold; that is, in their language, the imperfect metals to the perfect one. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 This was to be corrected by the "improvement," which, in their delusive hope, was to give them cheap water transportation all the year around. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. It has been said that happiness is the most delusive thing that man pursues. Pushing to the Front Pleasure, most often delusive, may be born of delusion. Book of Wise Sayings Selected Largely from Eastern Sources But he remained, in the delusive hope that he should receive credit for the evil he might prevent. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 His peculiarities included a faculty for breaking his bones, at frequent and inconvenient occasions, an insatiable curiosity about matters with which he had no concern, and a most engaging and delusive silkiness of manner. A College Girl False, cruel girl that she was, how could she encourage me as she had done, to nurse delusive hopes which, as she must have known, would only end in disappointment! She and I, Volume 1 The long day of shadowy promises and delusive dreams was over; and the oracular expounder of mysteries was at last gripped by the hard realities of the taxes. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 We find it difficult even to think of striving for what is eternal, all-holy, and perfect, so unreal, so delusive do such thoughts seem. Education and the Higher Life Georgia was really induced to secede, only upon the delusive suggestion that better terms could be made with the National Government by going out for a season than by remaining steadfastly loyal. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 On a sudden he threw down his brush, and with a feeling of bitter disappointment upbraided himself for what he now thought his folly in listening to the fairy, and accepting her delusive gift. Wonder-Box Tales A delusive appearance of novelty is one of the most dangerous weapons of Cupid. Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House Yet partially withdrawn as he was from active life in the House of Commons, Mr. Gladstone was far too acute an observer to have any leanings to the delusive self-indulgence of temporary retirements. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 The promise of a literature which a generation ago budded forth in New England was, it appears, delusive. Education and the Higher Life I had fondly imagined that after reaching Natchez my difficulties would have been over; but I very soon99 discovered that this was a delusive hope. Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 It was hoped that these two forts would be able to prevent British ships from going up the Hudson river, but this hope soon proved to be delusive. The War of Independence To those great convulsions, which are occasioned by the clashing of important rights, succeeded the delusive tranquillity of servitude. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 Like me thou art an empty Form, Like me alone, thou’rt made; Like me delusive seem’st a Man, But only art a Shade. The Merry-Thought: or the Glass-Window and Bog-House Miscellany Parts 2, 3 and 4 My honoured and beloved uncle has revived a little, they tell me," said Tom; "but I fear these appearances are delusive. The Two Admirals Unless they involve a conscious reference to God, they are but delusive resemblances of the reality. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) I had almost concluded the tepee was one of those delusive mirages which lead prairie riders on fools' errands, when I descried figures mounting ponies where the peaked camp had stood. Lords of the North Ray, is it love? delirious, delicious, delusive love, again? Marion's Faith. But no man, I think, could satisfy completely in woman the craving for dominion, which the delusive humility of his desire awakens. Women's Wild Oats Essays on the Re-fixing of Moral Standards Damp patches were sometimes found quite early but the hopes they raised were usually delusive and water was only struck at a considerable depth, and then not in any abundance. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 How has this delusive figure of speech introduced itself into the rhetoric of monopolists? Sophisms of the Protectionists Was it one of those delusive sounds which the anxious mind sometimes conjures up, or did an answer really come to the lad's cry for help? The Wizard of the Sea A Trip Under the Ocean Of course, it seemed safe and reasonable enough, even to the banker's shrewd eyes; but, nevertheless, it proved as delusive and destructive as any that ever led a less worldly man astray. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 Th' uncurling floods diffused In glassy breadth, seem through delusive lapse Forgetful of their course. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 There were shrill altercations, vehement invective and reproach; Pike even hoped for a minute that there had been enough after all to start them fighting among themselves, but the hope was delusive. Sunset Pass or Running the Gauntlet Through Apache Land Do not delay to adopt curative measures under the delusive idea that the difficulty will disappear of itself. Plain Facts for Old and Young How many bright lights in the dramatic and musical professions have been prematurely quenched through indulgence in the delusive draught! Voice Production in Singing and Speaking Based on Scientific Principles (Fourth Edition, Revised and Enlarged) If presented at all, it was in the delusive and ambiguous guise of "the execution of the laws" and "protection of the public property." The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government The long daylight was so delusive that the men did not realize it was nearly midnight. Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward Abandoning the bench to men less ambitious, he was soon embarked upon the uncertain and delusive sea of politics. Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective Trust neither promises nor hopes, for these may be vain and delusive; and reckon your own only that which you hold in your hand. Jerome Cardan A Biographical Study Laboring under this delusive notion, or conviction, the soul has lost the knowledge of its own proper nature—its divine origin, and ultimate destiny. Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity "That they are neither gold nor good paper, but are a kind of fiat currency, having no intrinsic character, being cheap, delusive, irredeemable and worthless." Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 M. Taine's figure of the man who drains the poisonous draught, as having been previously 'a little weak in constitution, but still sound and of peaceful habits,' is entirely delusive. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3) Essay 8: France in the Eighteenth Century Surrendering his effects to his creditors, he returned to his native place, almost penniless, and suffering mental depression from his misfortunes, which he recklessly sought to remove by the delusive remedy of the bottle. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Condemned to Hope's delusive mine, As on we toil from day to day, By sudden blast or slow decline Our social comforts drop away. Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys Cough and purulent expectoration ultimately result, although there may be a delusive protracted symptomless interval. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Justine was almost deceived by the delusive semblance of vitality, and a hope that was half anguish stirred in her. The Fruit of the Tree The mere delusive imitations, the servile copyings of the actual shapes of reality, are not the proper objects of art. The Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No. V, May, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Say, "'There is but one God, and Mohammed is his prophet,' and heaven shall be your portion; but cling to your delusive errors, and you shall be companions of the infernal fire." The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life The operators carry on their processes chiefly in secresy, and under some delusive firm, with the ostensible denotements of a fair and lawful establishment. A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons Exhibiting the Fraudulent Sophistications of Bread, Beer, Wine, Spiritous Liquors, Tea, Coffee, Cream, Confectionery, Vinegar, Mustard, Pepper, Cheese, Olive Oil, Pickles, and Other Articles Employed in Domestic Economy They had been instigated to this rash design by the delusive stories of one among them, who had acquired great influence over his companions by his supposed skill in necromancy. Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 1 Is it, that oft since then my heart has sighed, As Youth, and Hope's delusive gleams, flew fast! The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan There are two kinds of perceptual objects, namely, ‘delusive perceptual objects’ and ‘physical objects.’ The Concept of Nature The Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919 Phœbe, though she possesses nothing less, Is proud of being rich in happiness: Laboriously pursues delusive toys, Content with pains, since they're reputed joys. The Poetical Works of Edward Young, Volume 2 The figments of theology are a consecration of our delusive dreams; the teaching of the new faith should be the utilization of every emotion to the bettering of the world of the future. Prose Masterpieces from Modern Essayists We have quoted these first two poems in extenso, to obviate any suspicion of our having made a partial or delusive selection. Early Reviews of English Poets I was often uneasy during the decline of religion in my soul, but philosophy had its anodynes, its soothing syrups, its dreamy, delusive, spiritual drugs. Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story The situation of a delusive perceptual object is a passive condition in the ingression of that object into nature. The Concept of Nature The Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919 I feel myself like God's lost prodigal; I left Him for the world's delusive charms. Love's Comedy When we rise beyond ourselves we are most in need of some definite guidance, and in the greatest danger of following some delusive phantom. Prose Masterpieces from Modern Essayists Our light is departing, and darkness returns, Like a lamp half-extinguished, and lonely it burns; Faith fades from the age, nor can honour remain, And fame is delusive, and glory is vain. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century To say that employers and employed are partners in an enterprise is only a delusive figure of speech. What Social Classes Owe to Each Other The delusive hopes created by these visionary calculations were soon dissipated, and a great proportion of the inhabitants found themselves involved in debts they were unable to discharge. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 4 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States If we take the cases just cited, and examine them separately, we see that they are delusive. Chopin and Other Musical Essays This world is a delusive charm of the great magician called Maya. Nature Mysticism When uttered the truths may be likened to a breath exhaled and gone, or to a delusive light which dies away, though they appear outwardly like genuine truths. Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence The sages held me forth delusive light, Divine instructions only can be right. Our Day In the Light of Prophecy Thus ghosts are said to glide above the grave; 775 Thus oft delusive dreams the slumbering sense enslave. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor But perhaps, after all, it is we, ourselves, who are the victims of delusive hope in reference to the destiny of our noble Union. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 1, January, 1864 Some cases, however, that at first seem obvious, are really delusive unless further data be supplied. Logic Deductive and Inductive There can be no war nowadays between civilized nations, nor any peace that is not hollow and delusive, unless sustained and backed up by the sentiment of the people who are parties to it. Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z I may not mock thee with such blessed, but, alas! delusive hopes; my doom hath gone forth, revealed when I knew it not, confirmed by that visioned seer but few short weeks ago. The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History In the matter of leadership the South had certain very real and certain other apparent but probably delusive advantages. Abraham Lincoln Vice is ugly when once stripped of the delusive fascination of the passions; the vicious excesses of the lower nature are ugly and repulsive as soon as the intoxication is over. The Heavenly Father Lectures on Modern Atheism But the payment of a tribute, and not a beneficial commerce to that country, wore this specious and delusive appearance. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 08 (of 12) Life—a troubled dream, a waking reality, yet we cling to it with fond delusive hopes. Lady Rosamond's Secret A Romance of Fredericton Some Poles had intoxicated that general with inconsiderate promises, dictated by the delusive hope common to all exiles, with which they flatter the ambition of the leaders who rely upon them. History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 Enough has been said already of his delusive attractiveness. Abraham Lincoln It is in human life and experience that we must fight our way through delusive appearances to reality; and Carlyle constructs a typical and immortal biography. Among Famous Books The hope entertained by the Directors, of confining this destructive practice of giving an enhanced price to a particular spot, must ever be found totally delusive. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 08 (of 12) Many brilliant springs are delusive in their promise, but rarely is there such achievement after an unprofitable youth. Great Possessions |
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