| 单词 | descant |
| 例句 | “No, of course not. The call note arises out of imitation and then fee various bird songs are developed by repeating the call note and descanting upon it.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Attention is naturally drawn to high notes, so a part that is higher than the melody is sometimes given a special name such as "descant." Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z As the audience flows out of the auditorium, there is the same jubilant descant, the great sound of crowded people explaining things to each other as fast as their minds will work. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "Our father speaks for all of us," observes Adah, and so the voices of his family are a kind of descant to his mission. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver 2013-05-03T17:41:01Z I had described myself as being stood on a heap of telephone directories to sing the descant to Beethoven's Creation's Hymn. Peter Carey? Doesn't know his leeches. Tom McCarthy? Bad on moths 2010-10-17T20:44:00Z At its best, it is a kind of poetic descant to history, reimagining it in a lyrical and reflective mode. It’s written all over their faces 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z A cascade of overlapping Rickenbacker, chorus and descant, prayer and polemic. Annotated For the People: A Track By Track Look at the New R.E.M. Retrospective 2011-11-15T10:00:27Z That she is black is another plus, creating a kind of racial descant to the play’s main theme of hearing and deafness. In a Summer Theater Weekend, Odd Couples and Immigrants on the Make 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z Will the protagonist, who loves to “descant on mine own deformity,” make us see anew the premium that society places on women’s appearances? Review: An All-Female ‘Richard III’ Makes for an Evening of Discontent 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z This is a dark and defensive descant to a more substantial and necessary conversation about whiteness in America. Perspective | N.C. Wyeth painted the world full of beauty, resilience and adventure. And full of white people. 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z But what followed was far from a utilitarian compilation, with a series of florid descants, and elaborate arrangements of traditional carols like “God Rest You, Merry Gentlemen,” and “The First Nowell.” ‘Everyone Wants to Hear’ This One Chord in a Christmas Carol 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Your average English school choir comprises whoever can be trusted to turn up to 30% of rehearsals and not get pregnant before mastering the descant on Hark the Herald Angels Sing. Cable girl: Gleeful 2010-06-08T09:24:00Z With no lines to address it, this extension of the theme of assumed privilege can only serve as a descant to the others, but sometimes that’s enough. Review: Sound, or Silence? A Passionate Debate in ‘Children of a Lesser God’ 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z Birdsong — little sonic bubbles let loose on the air — provided an intermittent descant of optimism. Perspective | Is Glenstone a great art museum or a billionaire couple’s folly? 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z No media coverage of a political campaign would be complete without the small-town diner story featuring salt-of-the-earth folks in John Deere hats descanting their cracker-barrel wisdom about the state of the world. The GOP's heart of darkness: Why Ron DeSantis can never beat Donald Trump 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z For seven decades, Katz has been providing a visual descant to the work of the New York School of poets, many of whom were his friends. Review | At 95, Alex Katz is having another moment. His Guggenheim show is a knockout. 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Birds provided an intermittent descant to the insect buzz and the drone of a distant tractor. Van Gogh through a pinhole The Hynde storyline, which includes her messing around with songs on an acoustic guitar, runs as a kind of descant against the personal and professional noise of the Pistols. You think you know the Sex Pistols. This new TV show tries to deliver a corrective 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z It is the ever-present descant to any and every Brexit conversation or judgment. Time is on the side of remainers amid Brexit’s smoke and mirrors | Martin Kettle 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z To put that in context, Christmas choristers singing the descant line of Hark! Hitting the highest note in New York 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z The descants about political correctness, racial grievance and class resentment toward millionaire athletes all reminded his base why he was one of them. Inside Donald Trump’s Latest Battle Against the NFL 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z Her Ladyship first descanted enthusiastically upon the beauty of Colonel Manners's mother and called upon Mrs. Falkland to vouch how very lovely she was. The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale 2012-04-06T02:00:27.227Z I should think that I was almost insulting such an audience, were I to descant upon Shakespeare's position among the bards and writers of England, and of the modern world. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z The preacher blandly advises him not to put himself in a passion, and proceeds to descant upon the Whole Duty of Woman, as understood in Japan. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z There he discovered the author-doctor drinking with a circle of friends, to whom he was descanting upon Peg's worship of himself. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z Admirably, sir, has this paper which I hold in my hand descanted on this most wicked project. Quodlibet 2012-03-26T02:00:29.820Z And now, having descanted upon the wisdom of the cobbler sticking to his last, or of the clergyman adhering rigorously to his spiritual functions, let us proceed to Godalming on foot. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z Presbyterian man was descanting on the accountability of infants, and asserting that a child three years old can commit sufficient sin to doom it to the lowest hell. Doesticks, What He Says 2012-03-14T02:00:27.940Z One of the quaint poems of the gentle priest descants upon the bad behavior of people at church. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z He had friends here whom he was diligent to move in his favor by descanting on the cruelties of the other man. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z I saw the juggler afterwards at Ole Bull's concert, and he moved not a muscle while the nightingale was pouring forth its sweetest descant. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z The influence of traditional superstitions is too generally known and admitted to require to be descanted on. An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol I (of 2) Exhibiting their discovery, population, language, government, manners, customs, productions and commerce. 2012-03-01T03:00:24.137Z "In descant most, in voluntary all, he past." Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z The reviewer loves to descant on the "peculiar cosmology and physical science of the volume before us." How to Write a Novel A Practical Guide to the Art of Fiction 2012-02-17T03:00:36.070Z HEN Don Quixote was descanting on the beauty of the peerless Dulcinea, the Duchess interrupted him by expressing a doubt as to that lady's existence. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z Lord Clare descanted on the beauty of the scenery, the loveliness of Dublin Bay, the delights of summer weather. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z Were I to discuss the policy of a high or low tariff, or descant upon the various merits attached to one or another form of banking, I should be justly obnoxious to censure. The Iron Furnace Slavery and Secession 2012-02-14T03:00:24.963Z Upon the corrupting influence of such pictures he descants at great length, and attacks with all the bitterness of the narrow theologian the masterpieces of art. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z To hear him descant on the marvelous virtues and money-making qualities of his lamp, one would be inclined to take him for the lineal descendant of Aladdin, and inheritor of that scampish individual's precious heirloom. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z The greater and lesser circles were then pointed out, the meaning of longitude and latitude defined, the form and divisions of the earth mentioned and descanted upon, and the sun’s path through the ecliptic described. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z The use of the dried root is too well known in England to descant upon the virtues of it; the green root is preserved in sugar, and forms a much admired sweetmeat. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z Forgive, however, this long descant on my delays, my doubts and fears, my final jump, rendered thus clumsy by my nervousness.... The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z I paid, therefore, but a scanty attention, until, the talk having slid, as it will, from dead men to their funerals, some native began to descant upon the magnificence of Adam Mayle's. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z I will not descant upon it here, as a book on Spanish romance and legend is scarcely the place for a disquisition on the occult. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z Nay, did not your printers repeatedly stoop To descant and reflect on my Portable Soup? The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z The merits of this amphibious animal are too well known to descant upon. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z But his historical works containing those lectures are so well known that it would be as nearly superfluous as it is impracticable to descant upon them here. The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 2012-01-09T03:00:24.167Z I gave her my Hand, and led her to her own Apartment, where she still descanted upon the mighty Resemblance betwixt the Chevalier and me. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume III Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-08T03:00:19.933Z So might a critic of our own day descant upon the popular predilection for the cheap novel, or the whole desert of sensation-fodder which pours from the all too rapid machines of the Fiction Trusts. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z Occasionally he would bring the model in the office, and while whittling on it would descant on its merits and the revolution it was destined to work in steamboat navigation. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z It is a topic most harrowing to the feelings, and one that a sensitive mind cannot descant upon. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z He was pointing out each object, on which he descanted, with his stumpy finger, his hands being, I am bound to admit, by no means clean. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z Frederick, who has kept in the background, watches them disappear, and the scene closes with his final descant on revenge. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z He was descanting on the want of entertainment and the absence of all things which make an American's life possible in any 180 country on the globe outside his perfect native land. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z He had also plaster casts of skulls, arm and jaw bones, and flint saws, upon which he descanted with great vivacity. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z Jesus had, as we have shown, a firm belief in the immediate destruction of the world, and upon that theme he descants and dilates. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z Instinctively, therefore, she refrained, and listened to Richard while, with his arm touching the casket on the chimney-piece, he descanted on the writer of the unknown letter. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z Trumbull, the historical painter, descanting on the many excellencies of Cole's pencil, in the delineation of American forest-scenery—a theme the richest in the world for Mr. Cooper's contemplation. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z “He was a considerable scholar and an eminent divine, and had a very happy faculty in descanting upon Scripture so as to bring forth surprising remarks, which yet generally tended to illustration.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z These I spent a long Sunday morning over, while Mr Forbes descanted upon the pages as I turned them. Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z But the teacher does not go beyond this, and descant upon the opposite conditions, and promise joys ineffable and full of glory. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z Was Mr. Longcluse also a very little embarrassed as he descanted thus on light and colour? Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z Julia Otway, for instance, would descant almost daily upon Harry Wilbur's "splendid figure," and how he held his shoulders; how he walked from the hip, and how easily he played the hottest game. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z I walk around and in the fields confer Of love at large with tree and flower and stream, And list the lark descant upon my theme, Heaven's musical accepted worshipper. The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z On your own merits to descant be shy, Or false, or true, the end is vanity. A Century of Emblems 2011-10-08T02:00:24.280Z It is, however, a subject upon which one cannot descant before the general public. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z In the meanwhile Boi�ldieu never lost the opportunity of playing through Rossini's operas to his pupils, and descanting upon their merits. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z He descanted at great length upon the art of speaking, and finally, when he paused, the Baroness took my hand and said, "Where do you live?" Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z At World’s End the ladies were never tired of descanting upon the glories of the silk and satin, the lace and tulle. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z He repeated several of Watts's "Lyric Poems," and descanted upon their sublimity in a strain worthy of them and of their pious author. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z This time the Christ is pictured as breaking bread and walking on water, whence occasion is taken to descant on the bread of life. The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity 2011-07-19T02:00:18.297Z Some he merely looked at and put aside without a word; others he descanted upon in his peculiar dry and caustic fashion which always inspired the listeners with something bordering on repulsion. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z On this congenial theme the old man continued to descant for some time. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z War was the subject on which he descanted with pleasure and judgment, and on which those who sat near him endeavoured to draw him out. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z Moses Hunn, an old stager, was descanting on the previous night's raid, having first borrowed a chew of long-green tobacco from his nearest neighbor. The Night Riders A Thrilling Story of Love, Hate and Adventure, Graphically Depicting the Tobacco Uprising in Kentucky 2011-06-23T02:00:24.513Z After that event has happened, no doubt the bard will sing their praises and descant about their matchless beauty, their enormous strength, and their bloodthirsty cruelty. Missing Friends Being the Adventures of a Danish Emigrant in Queensland (1871-1880) 2011-06-15T02:00:22.810Z His biography is a descant to the last 50 years of American foreign policy. Lawrence Eagleburger Dies:A Legend of Foreign Service 2011-06-04T19:48:06Z How to descant upon charms and graces he sees limned in beauty before his eyes? Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z When once the subject had been introduced, Helena was prone to descant upon her own situation, and listened with deference to the remarks and admonitions of her companion. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z And you see that the eyes are really the man, For the thought of him proliferates This way over to Hindostan, And that way descanting on Yeats. Songs and Satires 2011-05-20T02:00:37.050Z Speak of cherishing a departed friend, and they will descant on the absurdity of going about moaning and weeping all your days. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z Her faults of judgment and errors of temper are due to the fact so forcefully descanted upon by Selma, that women are not permitted to share the interests and anxieties of their husbands. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z And this also showed its familiar features in the talk of the distinguished man as he bewailed the social bareness of American life and descanted upon the charm of an ancient and well-ordered society. From the Easy Chair, series 2 2011-04-29T02:00:06.407Z He proceeded to descant on his loss without any interruption from his auditors, whom this intelligence had struck dumb. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z And with what gusto the old snob descanted upon it! The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z And then, as was often the case with the foolish-fond fellow, when he could get a listener, he descanted eagerly about his little Croydon house and his mother and sisters. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z Each octave resumes the theme of the last stanza with a swell of utterance, a crescendo of intonation, that recalls the passionate and unpremeditated descant of a bird upon the boughs alone. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z But here these bands contend, in alternate verses; the maids descanting on the beauty and advantages of a single life, and the lads on those of marriage. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z In fact, a considerable part of them, descanting on the fleeting nature of wealth and beauty, and all such adventitious or transitory possessions, is borrowed from the second oration of Isocrates. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z He then began with all the volubility of a chalan to descant on the points of the animal. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z He looked almost majestic as he stood before them, in his ragged dressing-gown, descanting on the merits of his Tobit, that had sold for an old song. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z Morality, by descanting and making continual Observations on the Causes of the Rise or Fall of any Man's Character, Fortune, Power &c. mention'd in History; the Advantages of Temperance, Order, Frugality, Industry, Perseverance &c., &c. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z Now, reader, it you wish to know yourself—to "descant on your own deformity"—read on. Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters 2011-03-06T03:00:21.020Z He contrasts a life of listless indolence with one of honourable activity; and, finally, descants on the task of the historian as a suitable exercise for the highest faculties of the mind. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z The play-bill descanted most eloquently upon the wonderful genius of the "highly trained" animal, and was sufficient to raise expectation on tip-toe. The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z As this kind of men, I mean those of them who are not professed cheats, are over-run with enthusiasm and philosophy, it was very amusing to hear this religious adept descanting on his pretended discovery. Mysteries of the Rosie Cross Or, the History of that Curious Sect of the Middle Ages, Known as the Rosicrucians; with Examples of their Pretensions and Claims as Set Forth in the Writings of Their Leaders and Disciples 2011-02-23T03:00:32.190Z I cannot choose but smile to think how the villain will flout the gallows, scorn the audience, and descant on the hangman, and all presuming of his pardon from hence. The Spanish Tragedy 2011-02-21T03:00:10.373Z But I did not think it so, when I heard him descant on her various attractions and talents with an eloquence which was by no means pleasing to me. A Wife's Duty A Tale 2011-02-17T03:00:19.313Z Great clearness of exposition distinguished all his harangues, and, while descanting on topics of law or equity, he possessed an inexhaustible fund of argument and illustration. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z At one of these the lecturer, who was one of the professors at the Monmouth College, descanted on the high general standard of educational attainments in this Willamette Valley. Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z My prairie excursion had furnished me with facts—deeds upon which I could descant. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z Nor shall I descant long on such an unpleasant theme. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z If it could be understood, generally, that even in England it is deemed vulgar to descant on the liquor that is put upon the table, perhaps we might get rid of the practice too. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z The elderly resident of the establishment who escorts one about the premises descants upon each admirable detail in measured phrase that is pleasantly appropriate to the ancient flavour of the scene. Stained Glass Tours in England 2011-01-03T03:01:00.547Z This reference stirred up the squire to descant on a personal matter with great gusto, and changed the subject. Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles 2011-01-01T03:00:27.980Z I had had ample time, while he was descanting on the moo-calf's terrible doings, to replace my treasures in the bag. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z It is with no halting, staid, discriminative pen that he descants upon the pleasantries and follies, the very reference to which give life and colour to a weary argument. A Cursory History of Swearing To this proposal the latter readily assented; and they have been together ever since, quoting Pope to one another daily, and daily descanting on the merits of their favourite author. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8 They are grown universally learned in the nature, tendency, and consequences of them, and very elegant and pathetic in descanting upon them. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams I was one of those present, but the circumstances you mention have never been descanted upon by me. The Valiants of Virginia It was a descant on the times, a picture of parties, of their leaders, their hopes, and effects. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 But Githa was discreet enough not to descant too much upon his blandishments, and keep his affection as a delightful secret between herself and him. The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life “One might descant on the promise of spring and the renewal of hope, but in reality I gather as little from the prospect as you do,” I returned. The Span o' Life A Tale of Louisbourg & Quebec Albert often descanted in conversation with his friends, on the general neglect of female education, which consisted of a few trifling embellishments, while those of the more substantial order were left out of the question. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact Stubber candidly confessed that he had not, and listened patiently while his master descanted critically on the different styles of art, and his own especial tact and skill in discriminating between them. The Fortunes Of Glencore It is a remarkable proof, however, of the turn which Europe, and especially Italy, was taking, that a pope's legate should, on a solemn occasion, descant so seriously on the injury sustained by profane literature. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 But they were not men to whom he could descant on the wholesomeness of cabbages as an article of daily food, or who would sympathise with the struggling joys of an embryo father. Ayala's Angel He descants on the pernicious influence of such skeptical notions, as leading to downright infidelity and atheism, "and as being nothing less than to depose the Almighty Creator of the universe from his office." Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Albert often descanted in conversation with his friends, on the general neglect of female education, which consisted of a few trifling embellishments, while those of the more substantial order were left out of the question. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact True, I had mended that matter by the wholly gratuitous invention of a cheerless home and a wicked sister, but I had hitherto found nothing more attractive to descant upon than my own domestic wrongs. My First Book: the experiences of Walter Besant, James Payn, W. Clark Russell, Grant Allen, Hall Caine, George R. Sims, Rudyard Kipling, A. Conan Doyle, M.E. Braddon, F.W. Robinson, H. Rider Haggard, R.M. Ballantyne, I. Zangwill, Morley Roberts, David Christie Murray, Marie Corelli, Jerome K. Jerome, John Strange Winter, Bret Harte, "Q.", Robert Buchanan, Robert Louis Stevenson, with an introduction by Jerome K. Jerome. He repeated several of Watts's 'Lyric Poems,' and descanted upon their sublimity in a strain worthy of them and of their pious author. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 He descanted on the contumely I had suffered, with a vehement bitterness that chafed my young blood to flame. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. She had descanted volubly on all her favourite topics; had bantered, and argued, and pretended to disagree for the sake of arguing again. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising She held it aloft, and descanted eloquently upon its virtues. The Head Girl at the Gables The housekeeper waited unmoved till there fell a moment's break in his descant; and then, 'You'd better drink it before it gets cold,' she observed again, impassively. The Golden Age The boys, through the evening, descanted among themselves on the outrage. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories Neither the protestations of his parents, nor their careful descanting upon the virtues of the daughters of his own people could move the young man. Oriental Women We can imagine how Perugino descanted on all this folly to the other young men in his workshop. Belcaro Being Essays on Sundry Aesthetical Questions The girls giggled hysterically as, almost with tears in her voice, she descanted upon the merits of a cracked teapot, the beauties of a battered birdcage, or the capacity of a Japanese pencil-box. The Head Girl at the Gables Having descanted somewhat largely on the preliminary portion, we will pass on to the rearing of the progeny. The Dog Again, she is found descanting in a critical vein on the qualities of Warburton's Notes on Shakespeare. Women of England One has perfume of her own manufacture, upon the merits of which she glibly descants, even in terms poetic, as she thrusts the jars under the nostrils of the hoped-for purchaser. Oriental Women He descanted upon them, illuminating his positions from such a vast source of illustration, that I gazed upon him with a feeling akin to amazement. Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2 To my surprise, however, he descanted less on political grievances than those which affect the well-being of the country socially. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II "Arrah, don't be talking!" grunted out the old cook, whose passion could scarcely be restrained at the boastful tone Mister M'Keown assumed in descanting on his successes. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I Her wonderful escape from Bloody Jim, her triumphal ride over Hank Glutter, her astonishing beauty, talents, and virtues were subjects upon which he descanted with great fluency. Little Wolf A Tale of the Western Frontier These and the other features characteristic of popular government on which Lowe savagely descanted were pieced together out of Plato and Tocqueville, coupled with his own disagreeable experiences of Australian politics. Studies in Contemporary Biography In vain to me the smiling mornings shine, And reddening Phoebus lifts his golden fire: The birds in vain their amorous descant join, Or cheerful fields resume their green attire. English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century The student of surgery descants upon the comparative anatomy of the joint he is carving, and asks whether “a slice of adipose tissue will be acceptable.” Talkers With Illustrations True, she could descant by the hour together, if she had the opportunity, on Lady Alice's sweetness and goodness; but when could she get the opportunity of speaking about them to him? Brooke's Daughter A Novel On this he descants; and the extract is a political curiosity in the French style! Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 He used to descant upon the qualities of discipline, good-fellowship, good-humour, mutual help, and postponement of self which they are calculated to foster. Studies in Contemporary Biography He then quotes Gray’s sonnet:— In vain to me the smiling mornings shine, And reddening Phoebus lifts his golden fire; The birds in vain their amorous descant join, Or cheerful fields resume their green attire. English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century “James is never weary of descanting on your goodness.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) Ethel would talk of Oliver, would descant on his perfections, and, above all, on his love for her. Brooke's Daughter A Novel Subject particularly inviting for Jesse; always advocated welfare of Working Classes; now seized opportunity to descant on theme. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, May 17, 1890. On this delicate matter he descanted in such unvarnished language that the details of what he said cannot well be repeated here. Memoirs of Life and Literature But wherefore need I thus descant of my own estate, when so many things of the highest concernment are pressing upon my tablets for registration? Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters He recited the duty to our neighbour in the catechism, and descanted on that text in a style in all respects far superior to the others. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. III You could put six or eight of them on board one of the American steam-ferries described, not to descant on the absence of all decent accommodation. The Truth About America He volubly descanted on the frequent loss of life at level crossings and proceeded to show his devices for lessening such dangers. The Day of Sir John Macdonald A Chronicle of the First Prime Minister of the Dominion Thus when Doctor Jenkinson descanted in his sermon on the all-embracing character of Christianity, I made him go on to say that "true Christianity embraces all opinions—even any honest denial of itself." Memoirs of Life and Literature He had heard Claude descant on the subject many a time in the years when Lois was still putting in a timid appearance at dances. The Side Of The Angels A Novel The last article on the Council list was one for the reduction of the militia, and it was upon this that he descanted with great vehemence. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. III As the sage proceeded in his oration, he descanted upon this subject, with so much force and eloquence that the young man became more composed and attentive, as it were in spite of himself. The History of Sandford and Merton Ruskin is often disquieting to conventionalists; he is too candid to be popular with those who make long prayers and descant on charity while they ignore justice. The Arena Volume 18, No. 92, July, 1897 Each day the Indian chief descanted at length upon the horrors of cold and famine that still lay before them. Adventurers of the Far North A Chronicle of the Frozen Seas My friend is a scientific gardener, and descanted on the wonderful climate of Ireland, where plants that will not grow in England nourish luxuriously. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Did set her thoughts to descant wantonly; Nay most inhumane, more then bad, or ill, As in the sequell you may reade at will. Seven Minor Epics of the English Renaissance (1596-1624) The company at the Retreta is discussed, and the brown beauties of the cathedral terrace are descanted upon. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba The Pelagians employed this truth to conceal a pernicious error when they unctuously descanted on the magnitude and necessity of grace as manifested in creation. Grace, Actual and Habitual A Dogmatic Treatise Alexander the Great, be it remarked, for the special behoof of schoolboys, furnishes an example of any virtue or vice descanted on in any prose task or poem under the sun. The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue An unhappy halibut, which had come to an untimely end, stood on his tail in a narrow basket, his mouth wide open, looking like a Home Rule orator descanting on the woes of Ireland. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Having descanted at some length upon its merits, the boy remarked, "Mother, I see Luther and the table, but where are the worms?" The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. And the Allied Press was then descanting on the stagnation in German trade and the starvation of the German people. England and Germany How many such have I heard cavalrymen talk about, descanting on the "remarkable" qualities of their half-human favorites, whilst the tears wet their cheeks. War from the Inside The Story of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion, 1862-1863 He descanted upon the delicious clime, the luxuriant soil, the populous cities, the architectural splendor of the edifices, and the inexhaustible mines of silver and of gold. Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots Writers are never tired of descanting on the divisions which ruined Rome; but they have not seen that those divisions always existed, and ever must exist in a free community. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 Much descanting there is, of, and about the Master-Bee, and their degrees, order and gouernment: but the truth in this point is rather imagined, then demonstrated. A New Orchard And Garden or, The best way for planting, grafting, and to make any ground good, for a rich Orchard: Particularly in the North and generally for the whole kingdome of England She descanted on the beauty of the neighborhood, the size of the yard, and the manifold conveniences of the establishment. Jennie Gerhardt A Novel Part of the joy was that he could peep at it from his secure retreat; it inspirited him vaguely, setting, as it were, a cheerful descant to the soft melody of his own thoughts. Beside Still Waters It is a subject on which many writers have descanted and in regard to which much might still be written. The Empire of the East Whitfield, jest as soon as he sot down, begun to descant on the beauty of his islands. Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands When the day's toil was ended, he loved to gather around him associates whose feelings harmonized with his own, and to descant upon their own grievous oppression and upon the arrogance of aristocratic greatness. Madame Roland, Makers of History She all night long her amorous descant sung; Silence was pleased. The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' Inspired by his animated pages, we descanted with the profoundest erudition, to our astonished companion on the box, about its machicolated towers, and the finely proportioned mullions of the hall. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 I must leave other pens than mine to descant on that interesting if highly speculative matter. The Empire of the East Wherever we went, however grand the domestics, soldiers, or police, Dominico was always high above them, and I could hear him descanting constantly on the wonderful richness of California. The Land of Thor He descants perpetually on virtue, religion, “the good man,” life, death, immortality, eternity—subjects which are apt to give a factitious grandeur to empty wordiness. The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete I suspect we are misled by associations of this kind when we descant on the peculiarities of race as interposing insurmountable barriers to the progress of improvement, physical or mental. The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland In touching upon the different battles, the lecturer descanted upon the more eminent individuals whom the fate of war and opportunity brought to the front, and enshrined forever in the gallery of patriots. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier Certainly, writers whose productions are unreliable as a guide to the events of the past century or two are only indenting upon their imagination when they descant upon the chronological data of the Puranas. India, Its Life and Thought I superficially described your person, and descanted a little on the embellishments of your mind. Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father And some ministers, in descanting upon the sphere of woman, are wont to magnify the glory and beauty of a mother teaching some future chief-justice, or some president of the United States. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II And this was the grand beauty upon which the young backwoodsman had so enthusiastically descanted. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness He paints history, rather than descants on it; he throws the colorings of a mind, unconsciously poetic, over all he describes. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Flattery was the next process, and after descanting on my accomplishments the chief spokesman finished up by saying, "In fact I may say you are god." India and the Indians Such a storm as this was the memorable one of 1493, upon whose violence chroniclers of the time delighted to descant. In Château Land Famous literati thronged its portals; great poets and painters enjoyed its patronage, and annalists descanted on its magnificence. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era They descanted on the mythological events which renders "Brij," or the country around Muttra, so holy with the Hindoos, but not one of them knew nor remarked the "cross and basilica." Notes and Queries, No. 209, October 29 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. Those who take a different view descant upon the encouragement which would, they say, be given to immorality were divorce made easy. The Woman Who Dared M. Madox answered again, that the B. name, if it were descanted upon, did most significantly shew his qualities. A History of Elizabethan Literature Here he descanted so successfully on the beauty of Jacobean furniture that Yetta added her persuasion to his, and Elkan at length surrendered. Elkan Lubliner, American And it was little Frau's delight to descant on the qualities of the menu as she dished and served it. The Martian Ah! how wisely and well Could Mabel descant on Maternity! tell Other women the way to train children to be An honor and pride to their parents! Three Women Their singing and their descanting appeared to me a charming pastime. The Wagnerian Romances He had often heard me descant on the charms of grouse shooting and deer-stalking, and he came to me to ask me to help him to a situation in Scotland. Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter Let not a novice like myself, however, presume to descant on the subject of fried pies to the thousands who doubtless know all the details of their manufacture. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine She told him so in the inn, and descanted on the goodness of God, who had sent her a friend in that bitter hour. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866 Still earnestly talking, her eyes sometimes dimmed with tears of excitement as she descanted upon her favorite theories, Corona began to eat what was before her. The Associate Hermits Her mother was descanting on lodgings, on the people already at Brighton, or coming there; on dresses ready and unready; and to vary this topic the Squire complained that his wine was not cooled properly. The Old Helmet, Volume II Quick as thought it flashed upon Betty, the words she had heard Pitt Dallas quote so lately, quote and descant upon, about giving his body 'a living sacrifice.' A Red Wallflower On our brother's vices or genius we never weary of descanting; to his bipedism or his hairless skin we do not consecrate a thought. The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy To that humble abode Webster once returned in his declining years, and with streaming eyes descanted on the various events of the home of his youth. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History René was very willing to descant upon his master's exploits, as far as he knew them: "Whew, Mademoiselle should have seen him fight!" he would say, "a lion, Mademoiselle, a real lion!" The Light of Scarthey Beginning with an exceedingly fine whistle, which could not be heard far away, he descanted in sounds that it is impossible to convey in syllables. Birds of the Rockies The uninformed outsider, on hearing it descanted upon, might naturally have been betrayed into the momentary weakness of expecting to see Mr. Downing moulder away, and little old Doctor Burton crumble into dust. In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim His chapter on Solitude, wherein he descants on the delights of rural scenery and gardens; and his conclusion, directing every man towards the attainment of his own felicity, are worth perusing. On the Portraits of English Authors on Gardening, with Biographical Notices of Them, 2nd edition, with considerable additions In the afternoon of this day a clergyman, whose name it would be highly indecorous in me to mention, descanted on the aspect of Spiritualism from his point of view in the Church of England. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis She hummed a low and plaintive descant, mournful and tender as her own thoughts. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 Lincoln's sparrows descanted in rich tones at various places in the bushy vales, but were always as wild as deer, scuttling into the thickets before a fair view of them could be obtained. Birds of the Rockies They have descanted on the horrors of warfare, on the woes which befall the vanquished. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 He stated their resources, descanted upon the advantages of union daily drawing closer and closer as external danger pressed upon them, and their capacity for defense. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 They would hardly have descanted on the tenderness as absolutely extinct. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography It is easy for us now to descant on the virtues of moderation. William Pitt and the Great War Early one morning a few days later I heard a brilliant vocalist descanting from the top of a pump in a wide field among the foothills. Birds of the Rockies Those Senators, it seems to me, have descanted on the punishment of the men who have levied war against their country and their parents, against their healths and their altars. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 And then the Evening News can descant on the $25,000 each, with income of $1,700 each, and Mrs. Lincoln's share, she not being able to touch any of her sons' portion. Behind the Scenes or, Thirty years a slave, and Four Years in the White House He tried to descant upon the weather, but the subject failed him. The heart of happy hollow A collection of stories My father wrote me that he intended to become a director in a railway company, and descanted upon the advantage of embarking in the enterprise. Fairy Fingers A Novel Rods, reels, casting lines, flies and fish are described and descanted on in a way and in a language, the reading whereof reduces me to temporary insanity. Woodcraft Another trial of this sex is one which I descant upon, in this place, with diffidence. The Young Maiden Even now a wood thrush closed his last descant in flute-like notes across the river. Days Off And Other Digressions Then came my mother's clear, high-bred voice, just outside the door, descanting on the beauty of the Count's parterres and orangery. The King's Mirror All the way home he descanted on his influence with Wells and the trustees. A Tame Surrender, A Story of The Chicago Strike While he was so employed Mr. Royston descanted freely on the subject of lovely women in the choice of which he declared himself to be an epicure. Men of Affairs A few ungentlemanly words were exchanged between this small politician and a staunch supporter of the English Church; several topics were descanted upon, among which was the character of Wellington and his campaigns. Sinks of London Laid Open A Pocket Companion for the Uninitiated, to Which is Added a Modern Flash Dictionary Containing all the Cant Words, Slang Terms, and Flash Phrases Now in Vogue, with a List of the Sixty Orders of Prime Coves “The works of the present writer are the only ones the spirit of whose rhetoric does justice to those times, and in fascination of description and style equal the fascinations they descant upon.” Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States Nay, now you are too flat, And mar the concord with too harsh a descant: 95 There wanteth but a mean to fill your song. Two Gentlemen of Verona The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] Then, when the ladies had left us, Browne had kindled up, and we all three had a glorious hour, voicing the praises of Africa in a sort of three-man descant or glee. Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South African Tales Learnedly did I descant with the learned in dahlias over the merits of my lost beauty. The Lost Dahlia Presently was mingled with the bird's descant low singing of another kind. Chivalry “Moths, glow-worms, lady-birds, may-flies, bees, and a variety of other inhabitants of the insect world, are descanted upon in a pleasing style, combining scientific information with romance, in a manner peculiarly attractive.” Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States They began to descant upon their instructors, and the pictures their instructors had last exhibited at the Academy or the American Artists; and the things that the old Synthesis pupils had there. The Coast of Bohemia "A holder for neckwear, the merits of which modesty forbids me to descant upon, invented by its namesake, Smith." Little Miss Grouch A Narrative Based on the Log of Alexander Forsyth Smith's Maiden Transatlantic Voyage The fanaticism of the North was descanted on, and the character of slavery and its wisdom as a social institution upheld. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 The logical spirit, propagated among the learned by a scholastic education, was producing its effect: writers drew apart one single quality or characteristic and descanted upon it, neglecting all the rest. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance Top IT is but little necessary to descant here on the different fleeces, and various flavours of mutton which the numerous breeds of sheep afford. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals Call, quickly call, the page who bears the lute; Bid him attune to descant of sad strains The lily voice we thought for ever mute. Ionica The people were much elated, for these savages were probably as much influenced by brilliant spring weather as civilised folk are, though not given to descant so much on their feelings. Red Rooney The Last of the Crew Henry now stood forward as our leader and spokesman: eloquently did he descant upon all our grievances, not forgetting mouldy bread, caggy mutton, and hebdomadal meat pies. Rattlin the Reefer He then intimated that he had long perceived the growing attachment; talked of the danger of young people being left so much together; hinted about opportunity, and descanted upon morals and propriety. Percival Keene Oh, it is vary sad, vary sad!” she used to exclaim, after descanting on the liberality of her guests. Hurricane Hurry He then descanted upon the advantages attending the life of a dervish, proved them to be superior to the low pursuits of a l�ti, and at length persuaded me to embrace his profession. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan And continued for several minutes to descant upon the theme of everlasting torture by incandescence and thirst. Clayhanger One had been to a cathedral and had heard some very fine music, and was descanting particularly upon an anthem which gave him much pleasure. Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Volume I The last chapter of the Urn Burial is an almost rithmical descant on mortality and oblivion. Brief History of English and American Literature For the first day that same Alessandro del Dardo won her to himself by his descant upon the theme, "How a gentleman may dismember himself without dishonour for a lady's love; and how not." Little Novels of Italy Admiration for Priestley increases on hearing him descant on the people about him—on the natives— Here every house-keeper has a garden, out of which he raises almost all he wants for his family. Priestley in America 1794-1804 She was never tired of descanting upon the pageant, and telling about all the aristocratic people who had come to see it. For the Sake of the School They made very merry over this, and Judy descanted on the genius that could paint a picture that looked just as well upside down as rightside up. Molly Brown's Orchard Home We do not know when extemporaneous descant gave place to written composition, but it was probably early in the twelfth century. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present He was full of enthusiasm for the cause and descanted with particular eloquence upon what he called the wrongs of the South. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis Under the titles of the 'Lance of Pallas,' and the 'Wings of the Lion,' the Greek and Venetian art inspirations are descanted upon. Art in England Notes and Studies Many travelers have so descanted upon them as to make them familiar to all, and yet no words can ever do them justice; they must be seen to be comprehended. 'Three Score Years and Ten' Life-Long Memories of Fort Snelling, Minnesota, and Other Parts of the West Her high-pitched, childish voice was descanting freely about everything she saw, and people smiled at her quaint questions and comments. The Jolliest School of All By descant in the foregoing account, reference is made to the practice of extemporaneous singing of an ornamental part to the plain song or a secular cantus fermus. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present Instead of the national game the class was wrestling with figured bass and the art of descant, and again it groaned aloud. Old Fogy His Musical Opinions and Grotesques His most celebrated burst of oratory, or rather turn of phrase, was in this very year 1765, when descanting in the House of Burgesses on the tyranny of the Stamp Act. The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II The enthusiasm of the people of Nashville for their favorite has been descanted upon, years ago. 'Three Score Years and Ten' Life-Long Memories of Fort Snelling, Minnesota, and Other Parts of the West He longed to explore these gardens and take home to Harwich some report of the famous Dutch tulip-beds on which Captain Barker was perpetually descanting. The Blue Pavilions The study of a style had developed a technic and to the achievement of vocal feats this technic had been incited by the rapid rise of the act of descant. Some Forerunners of Italian Opera The bridal day came.—No need to descant on the weather. Louis' School Days A Story for Boys He described at great length the incidents of his trip hither, and descanted on the industrial and political conditions of east Tennessee. The Ordeal A Mountain Romance of Tennessee Whilst music-lovers were descanting on the beauties of the 'Creation,' Haydn was busily composing a second oratorio founded upon Thomson's famous poem, 'The Seasons.' Story-Lives of Great Musicians From the position of the added part, the above example is called 'bass' descant. Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries Hand in hand the technic and the art of descant had come down the years. Some Forerunners of Italian Opera Had the sweet psalmist of Israel sat in this spot, he would have glorified God the Creator by descanting on these his handiworks. The Annals of the Poor And upon this theme excited volubility descanted at large. The Price Then he began to descant on our miserable "politics" which brought about such a state of things. The Reminiscences of an Astronomer Nightingale, descants, 22, 23. kept awake with thorn, 22, 26. Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries The rapid expansion of the florid element in the polyphonic music of the composers indicates to us that the improvised descant of the singer had a sensible influence. Some Forerunners of Italian Opera In this essay he descants on the greatest crime as though it were an accomplishment, and his freakish wit makes this paper as enjoyable as Charles Lamb's essay on the origin of roast pig. Modern English Books of Power Every tongue seemed now unloosed, each as if emulously descanting on the injuries of the place he represented. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 440 Volume 17, New Series, June 5, 1852 It is scarcely worth while here to descant upon the work of Phidias or Sophocles, and to analyse its excellence. Platform Monologues Luc.Nay, now you are too flat, And mar the concord with too harsh a descant: There wanteth but a mean to fill your song. Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries Robin descants upon freedom, and upon the advantage of dwelling beneath the sky rather than beneath a groined roof that shuts out all the meaning of heaven. Shadows of the Stage I have halted in the Alte Wiese to descant on the usual dinner of Carlsbad, which, ordered à la carte, never costs more than a few shillings. The Gourmet's Guide to Europe But this melody and descant were not, in some ears at least, without monotony. Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles Phillis - Licia This is not the same idle performance as to descant rapturously upon his purely inborn genius. Platform Monologues To 'descant' meant to sing or play an extempore second 'part' to a written melody. Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries He was descanting brilliantly upon the doings and prospects at Fort Hamilton, where he was stationed, much to the entertainment of his mother and brother. Queechy, Volume II Pointing out his slaves, he descants on them; and goes on to explain how much trouble he had to get them; he could not value them for less than P80 apiece. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir The dread of the fever was descanted on with copious and rude eloquence. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 Nor pour your descant, grating, on my soul; Thou young-eyed Spring, gay in thy verdant stole, More welcome were to me grim Winter’s wildest roar. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham A more accurate example of descant would be this—let A sing a hymn tune, say the Old 100th, and let B accompany him extempore with a separate melody within the bounds of harmony. Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries Pages, and at least two volumes, have been written to prove the origin of that cosmopolitan, half-Gregorian descant known here as “America,” and in England as “God Save the King.” The Story of the Hymns and Tunes My host, the owner of the house, waxed over-merry in his cups and was descanting on his valiant feats in the pre-American days. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir Jane North proudly displayed the four five dollar gold pieces, and descanted long on "such fine linen," and that beautiful lady who sent it. The Harvest of Years The old hero was exceedingly vehement, and was proceeding to descant with especial violence, when he was interrupted by the entrance of Mr. Secretary Woodbury, and I never heard another word about the matter. Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States Further on, he distinguishes between 'breaking the notes of the ground' and 'descanting upon' the ground. Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries Mr. Gladstone did not yield to Walpole in political and parliamentary courage—it was a quality which he closely observed in others, and on which he was fond of descanting. Successful Methods of Public Speaking When he spoke of her, he rested upon his oars to descant upon her virtues, her generosity, her affability, her goodness to the poor, and his countenance became quite animated with enthusiasm. The Diary of an Ennuyée She descanted upon the hard-earned savings which Andrew had risked, but she held her old head very high with reluctant joy, and her bonnet had a rakish cant. The Portion of Labor His amorous descant never fails him: his lute is always by his side. Gifts of Genius A Miscellany of Prose and Poetry by American Authors A 'just' plainsong would mean that the singer had managed his extempore descant 'without singing eyther false chords or forbidden descant one to another.' Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries He had now a new subject of grief to descant upon. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch On that favourite poet of mine, Sir Thomas Wyat, I descanted in a former lecture. On the Art of Writing Lectures delivered in the University of Cambridge 1913-1914 The minister spoke at length, descanting upon the character of the deceased, his uprightness and strict integrity in business, avoiding pitfalls of admissions of weaknesses with the expertness of a juggler. The Portion of Labor Deborah often descanted indignantly upon the folly of sleeping in little tucked-up bedrooms instead of good chambers, because folks' fathers had been scared to death of wind, and Barnabas agreed with her. Pembroke A Novel Here Lucrece says she will 'bear the diapason' with deep groans, i.e., 'hum' a 'burden' or drone an octave lower than the nightingale's 'descant.' Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries Beneath, as if in mockery of their woe, The tumbling flood, with murmurs deep and low, Return'd their wailings; while the birds above With sweet aerial descant fill'd the grove. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch But Canada lies so near to us, and in the British Press its railways receive such constant attention, that I need not descant further upon them. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland I had discovered them long ago, and I did not care to hear Mary descant on them at length. The Soldier of the Valley I have before121 descanted somewhat upon probably the most splendid of his projected performances, and now hasten to a more particular account of the man himself. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Two He hemmed a little, and then for more than an hour descanted upon the character and nature of the fabulous plant, it is needless to add, fabricating all the way through. Paris: With Pen and Pencil Its People and Literature, Its Life and Business He not only knew every leading event, every great statute, but he had the minutest details at command, and was always pleased to descant upon a British statute, or on an epoch of British legislation. Discourse of the Life and Character of the Hon. Littleton Waller Tazewell It would have been an ungracious task ruthlessly to lay bare and to descant upon their weaknesses. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century The scheme of the "Eikon" required the respondent to take up the case article by article, a thing impossible to be done without abundant "descant" of the kind which Milton deprecates. Life of John Milton He took pleasure in these and also in some first editions, containing the original plates, which, when you knew him well, he produced from the bookcase and descanted on their value and rarity. Mike Fletcher A Novel The quality has much fallen off during the last eighteen months, but it affords a convenient outlet for the young colonists to air political and social crotchets, and to descant on philosophical theories. Town Life in Australia Theologians descant pleasantly upon free moral agency; but they should begin by admitting individual rights. No and Yes With what magisterial gravity he descants of whipping out the dogs, 'except the sober lap-dog of the good widow Howard,'—tearing away the children's half-eaten apples, smoothing the dog's ears of the great Bible! The English Church in the Eighteenth Century We say that harmony is real, and inharmony is its opposite, and therefore unreal; yet we descant upon sickness, sin, and death as realities. Unity of Good He descanted at length on their breeding, and whence came they and their fathers and their fathers' fathers even unto the sixth generation. The Killer Ah, what a world of descant makes my soul Upon this voluntary ground of love! A Study of Shakespeare The given melody or “principal” soon acquired the name of cantus firmus, and the other parts were each called contrapunctus, 11 as before they had been called tenor and descant. Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University And then, in more forcible language, he descanted upon what he called 'the deformity and undecency' of difference of practice. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century He descanted upon his good qualities, glossed over his defects, and drew deeply upon invention in his behalf. Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three But here I must restrain my rovings, and recall my purpose to descant on other points. Lectures on Popular and Scientific Subjects Here did he begin and finish the Translation of so many Authors, that considering their Voluminousness, a Man would think he had done nothing else; which made one thus to descant on him. The Lives of the Most Famous English Poets (1687) Groping, he recalled a saying of Gardner's as that wearied enthusiast descanted upon the glories of past great names in metropolitan journalism. Success A Novel She will not descant upon bodily ailments in the drawing-room or at the table. Letters to a Daughter and A Little Sermon to School Girls He appeared to be deep in the speculation concerning the ancient castle of which we have already heard, and was learnedly descanting upon it to Mrs Rice Rice, a lady on his other side. Gladys, the Reaper He ate his soup in silence when she descanted on various benevolent schemes. The Quest of the Silver Fleece A Novel The emotions of an author who for the first time sees himself in print, have often been descanted upon. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character When Allen gave rein to his fancy and began descanting upon the grandeur of the Republic and the Beautiful Experiment making in "these states," Dan would see a blank puzzled look steal into Thatcher's face. A Hoosier Chronicle Silence accompany'd; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale; She all night long her amorous descant sung; Silence was pleas'd. Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations These are the last words we have left to descant upon: they are such as should be the last; and, like Joseph Surface, “moral to the end.” Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, September 25, 1841 Philosophers, moralists, poets, in all ages, have never better pleased themselves or satisfied their readers than when they have descanted upon, deplored, and denounced the pernicious influence of money upon the heart and the understanding. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 7, 1841 Of his power in the passions, in description, in the mock heroic, I leave others to descant. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 With His Letters and Journals It was not Cardinal Wolsey, but Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, who delivered to them a fiery oration, descanting to them on the enormity of their offences, and calling upon them to abjure their hateful heresy. For the Faith At the same time he was forever reading, reading, reading—history, archæology, ethnology, geology, travel, medicine, biography, and descanting on the wonders and idiosyncrasies of man and nature which they revealed. Twelve Men I need not descant upon the evils and dangers of the situation. Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall He descanted especially on the vast increase that had accrued to the sum of human happiness in Italy since the success of that remarkable movement. A Christmas Garland He referred to past successful undertakings, descanted on his present roseate responsibilities, and hinted sagely at impending operations which would eclipse in importance any in which he had hitherto been engaged. Unleavened Bread We descant volubly upon the subjects of citizenship and civilization but, as yet, have achieved no adequate definition of either of the terms upon which we expatiate so fluently. The Reconstructed School It was he who first took me into Leary's bookstore in Philadelphia, descanting with his usual gusto on its merits. Twelve Men Each of them had a guitar; and invited by the stillness of the night, they sang alternately, Andrew beginning the descant, and Clement responding. The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes He is dogmatically and furiously descanting on the Immaculate Conception, on fasting in Lent, on avoiding meat of a Friday, on the doctrine of the Trinity, on the special nature of hell-fire. The Roman Question A disciple of the wise once descanted upon the merits of a celibate life in the presence of Rava and this Rav Saphra, and the face of the latter beamed with delight. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala The farmer trotted beside the wheel nearly all of the way, descanting warmly in painful English on the present condition of things in the hills. Truxton King A Story of Graustark He had now begun to play devilishly upon a pathetic stop, and sought every occasion to descant upon the social ruin that was overtaking Julian, and his deep concern in the matter. Flames Revealed knowledge is not descanted upon; therefore Christians at least need take no offence. Answer to Dr. Priestley's Letters to a Philosophical Unbeliever Mr. Gaskell pointed out the beauties of the perspective as seen from his vantage-point, and we were fortunate in hearing the sweet descant of nightingales for which this garden has ever been famous. The Lost Stradivarius So the neighbors went home, and as the world will ever do, descanted upon the probable result of Mrs. Carter's labors at the homestead. Homestead on the Hillside For half an hour he spoke with impassioned fervour, descanting furiously on the amazing virtues of his wily master and the plans he had arranged. Truxton King A Story of Graustark "Father says he is very quick," ventured Martha Meech, a faint color coming to her dull cheek at this unusual opportunity of descanting upon such an absorbing subject. Sandy But I don't know how far it may be lawful for us Laymen to descant upon these Matters. Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. Read-y Wit.—A young man, in a large company, descanting very flippantly on a subject, his knowledge of which was evidently very superficial, the Duchess of Devonshire asked his name. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 574, November 3, 1832 Title He descanted with some eloquence upon the wickedness of lacing, the ungracefulness of artificial forms and the beauty of her own wholly natural grace. In Old Kentucky Many people were surprised to find that they could descant sincerely and patriotically upon the might and glories of the Empire. The Siege of Kimberley I soon discovered the malady, and descanted on the nature of it, till I convinced both the patient and his nurse, that the spleen is not to be cured by medicine, but by poetry. The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899 The only branch of natural history, on which the author descants, is mineralogy and geology. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson It is related that a French educational critic was once descanting to an English head master on the monotony of the conversation of English public school boys: "they talk of nothing but football." Cambridge Essays on Education I have heard a noble earl descant on park and forest scenery with the science and feeling of a painter. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists If one showed it, the other descanted upon its merits, or wrapped it up in paper when the bargain was completed. Apples, Ripe and Rosy, Sir He then proceeded to descant upon the general wrongs of horses. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 339, January, 1844 They no more discuss the questions of Satan, of angels, and archangels, nor arouse an undefined fear by descanting on the mysterious prophecies of Daniel: they talk to you like human beings. Strange Visitors This beautiful melody, apparently so free, was so exquisitely contrived that it contained within itself descant and harmony. Evelyn Innes A little provoking for the Old Salts descanting on Naval affairs to observe smile of pitying toleration with which he listens. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, March 14, 1891 Not while the choric Chant of creation Floweth from all things, Poured without pause, Cease we to echo Faintly the descant Whereto for ever Dances the world. The Poems of William Watson He was in earnest, with a big theme to descant upon—the responsibility of the constituency to the empire. The Philanderers The inhabitants of Nismes seem very proud of its antiquities, and even the humbler classes descant with much erudition on the subject. The Idler in France When things are known and found out, then they can descant upon them, they can knit them into certain causes, they can reduce them to their principles. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 I would take you up to me Alhambra, and descant to you for hours upon its perfections and its romantic history. International Weekly Miscellany — Volume 1, No. 2, July 8, 1850 Or it may rise higher, and rest in the relations of things, in similes and metaphors; it may infuse longing and love and passion; it may descant fair reason and meditative musing. The World's Best Poetry, Volume 10 Poetical Quotations Now have the people liberty to talk, And descant on his vices. The White Devil Allowing for constitutional bias, he recognizes, as the two great sources of a desponding imagination, Superstition and Scepticism, whose evils he descants upon at length. Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics The postmaster-general condemned a direct advance as "strategically defective," while Chase descanted on the "moral power" of a victory. Abraham Lincoln, Volume I O preachers, beware of your sentimental descant on the worth of goodness, the goodness of being good, and the sinfulness of sin, without specifying either! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 64, February, 1863 Then the owner of the wagon began to descant glowingly upon the many advantages of going on a road hike aided by the service that such a specially constructed wagon would give. The High School Boys' Training Hike The white-throat's distant descant with slow stress Note after note upon the noonday falls, Filling the leisured air at intervals With his own mood of piercing pensiveness. Lyrics of Earth Faliero, brooding over his own imagined wrongs, disclaimed that title, and gladly seized occasion to descant on his personal insignificance. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 481, March 19, 1831 The Brunswick canal project was descanted upon, and pronounced, without a shadow of dissent, a scheme the impracticability of which all but convicted its projectors of insanity. Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation 1838-1839 And where was the wonder, seeing I served religion so much in the same way—descanting upon the needlework that clothed the king's daughter, instead of her inward glory! Paul Faber, Surgeon But space forbids us thus to descant on the details of all active exercises. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 05, March, 1858 He commended them to the strictest vigilance and to the exemplary discipline of the State legislatures, while descanting at large upon the safety, the economy, the beauty, and the glory of a sound hard-money currency. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 06, April, 1858 Presently he led out an animal and began to descant upon its merits. A Roman Singer And nightingales among those branches wing Their flight, and safely amorous descants sing. Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden I would then descant to buyers upon the freshness of the berries wet with the dews of heaven, but my ruse was soon discovered, and people refused to purchase such mucilaginous pulp. The Gentleman from Everywhere Marna went out of the room to prepare his bedtime bottle, and Kate took advantage of being alone with him to experiment in those joys which his mother had with difficulty refrained from descanting upon. The Precipice Agents for every kind of phosphates crowded around me, descanting on the needs of the old land, until I began to comprehend what the owner meant by "keeping it up." Adopting an Abandoned Farm Especially I call to mind his expression of indifference when Ercole began to descant upon the worldly possessions of the Lira household. A Roman Singer Masonic writers have, however, generally adopted the more usual derivation of Cain, from a word signifying possession; and Oliver descants on Tubal Cain as a symbol of worldly possessions. The Symbolism of Freemasonry Silence accompanied: for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk—all but the wakeful nightingale: She, all night long, her am'rous descant sung. The Illustrated London Reading Book Kate descanted on the beauties of the system till Ray yawned. The Precipice He descanted quite largely upon the courtesy due from citizens of one state to those of another state. Isaac T. Hopper It was so odd to hear the old fellow descanting on his attractions. A Roman Singer Presently was mingled with the bird’s descant another kind of singing. Chivalry He descanted upon the trials by which America had won her independence and declared that "France, our ally and friend, and who aided in the contest, has now embarked in the same noble career." Washington and his colleagues; a chronicle of the rise and fall of federalism They are fond of descanting on the fact that woman is responsible for all the woes of mankind and that her very presence is dangerous. A Short History of Women's Rights From the Days of Augustus to the Present Time. with Special Reference to England and the United States. Second Edition Revised, With Additions. They inventoried the furniture, gave mother cookery recipes, described minutely the unsurpassable talents of each of their children, and descanted volubly upon the best way of setting turkey hens. My Brilliant Career The last chapter of the Urn Burial is an almost rhythmical descant on mortality and oblivion. From Chaucer to Tennyson If the "courteous reader" will accompany us, we will descant on the scenery presented on the road, as well as the numerous vehicles and thronging pedestrians will permit us. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 374, June 6, 1829 He descanted upon the perils to liberty involved in the course they were pursuing. Washington and his colleagues; a chronicle of the rise and fall of federalism Teach me, who learned descant and counterpoint in the Gallo-Belgic schools, sir; the best in all the world! Master Skylark He became animated, and spoke with the assurance of a man who knows whereof he is descanting, and an authority that carried conviction with it. Facing the Flag They expatiate upon her faults, they enlarge upon her weaknesses, they descant upon her errors; but they touch lightly and carelessly upon the primary influences which governed her after-life. The Life of Marie de Medicis — Volume 1 Mr. Hedges says that the man from whom he purchased the animal, in descanting upon his many excellent qualities, said: "He is that kind of an animal that drives the whole herd before him." The Discovery of Yellowstone Park At his leisure he may descant with enthusiasm upon the forlorn courage of sacrificed patriots, and hymn, amidst general applause, the battles of freedom long since lost or won. Essays in Rebellion And still on many a service rare Could I descant, if need there were, My firmer claim to bind. The Sylphs of the Season with Other Poems He descants not unfrequently upon propositions so trite that even the most earnest enforcement can give them little interest. Samuel Johnson The venomous old reprobate had no need of descanting on that theme. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself Gladly, did time permit, would I descant upon their great and varied merits. Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume II The hours of the day, for example, can be called out by a clock, the starting of a train announced, and the merits of a particular commodity descanted on. Heroes of the Telegraph These reminiscences appeared to awaken no very torturing pangs in the breast of Mrs Snevellicci, who was sufficiently occupied in descanting to Nicholas upon the manifold accomplishments and merits of her daughter. Nicholas Nickleby These new advocates of prerogative were heard with pleasure by the court, and with patience by the people, when they inculcated the duty of passive obedience, and descanted on the inevitable mischiefs of freedom. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 In another letter, he descants still more poetically upon his gardener with the enlarged soul. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3 But I forbear descanting further, and rather leave the judicious reader to his own remarks and application. Gulliver's Travels Then would Mr Perch descant upon the hours of acute uneasiness he and Mrs Perch had suffered out at Balls Pond, when they first suspected 'things was going wrong.' Dombey and Son This is the original sin upon which St. Austin and Calvin descanted. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author We must be brief in descanting upon this part of her career. Vanity Fair He had descanted upon the supreme satisfaction that would be felt by a dying man as he reflected how his young widow would be left in affluence. The Price She Paid Come here, come, revive me, Sun-God, teach me, Apollo, Measures descanted before; Since I ancient verses, I emulous follow, Prints in the marbles of yore. New Poems Be good enough to lie still while I walk upon you, singing the praises of universal suffrage and descanting upon the blessings of civil and religious liberty. Fantastic Fables The housekeeper waited unmoved till there fell a moment's break in his descant; and then, "You'd better drink it before it gets cold," she observed again, impassively. The Golden Age Roderick, in the glow of that renewed admiration provoked by the fixed attention of portrayal, was never weary of descanting on the extraordinary perfection of her beauty. Roderick Hudson He was an advocate for unequivocal sincerity; and had often, in my presence, descanted on the evils which arise in society from the despotism of rank and riches. Maria, or the Wrongs of Woman For that matter, why had he felt called so publicly to descant upon the natural history of the Lone Wolf? The False Faces Further Adventures from the History of the Lone Wolf It would be easy to descant upon the superiority of our advantages, and to urge our increased responsibility; but do we equal her in the firmness of our faith, and the steadfastness of our profession? Female Scripture Biographies, Volume I Mrs. Bolingbroke proceeded to descant upon the difference between friendship and love: with some vanity, and some malice, she touched upon the difference between the sorts of sentiments which different women excited. Tales and Novels — Volume 06 Li Wan and Pao-ch'ai descanted, of course, with their aunts and cousins on the events that had transpired since their separation. Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books Not to descant further on this grim topic, let me now say something about Monte Carlo itself. In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" But, while the lovely zealot thus descanted on splendid and half incomprehensible themes, what did I? Anna St. Ives Then the dowager and the rest of the company continued to descant upon the folly of the match. Tales and Novels — Volume 03 To proceed with our newspapers.—The next advertisement is from a schoolmaster: but we shall not descant upon its grammatical errors, because they are not blunders peculiar to Irish schoolmasters. Tales and Novels — Volume 04 A superlative coxcomb, and an epicure more from fashion than taste, he gloried in descanting, with technical precision, on the merits of dishes and of cooks. Tales and Novels — Volume 05 Both descant on their own deformity and confide to the public their villainous designs. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller But he descanted almost instantly from Mr. Clifton, to whom his phrase alluded, to me; adding—it was high time now to do me too. Anna St. Ives He descanted at length upon the difficulties, as the world goes, of meeting with a confidential friend, whom it is prudent to trust in any affair that demands delicacy, honour, and address. Tales and Novels — Volume 03 I descanted craftily on the character of the woodsman out of the woods and in the right frame of mind for deviltry. The Forest The first is entitled de qualitate temporis and descants on the ultimate destruction of the world by fire—a well-known Stoical doctrine. Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal Come off," said he; "I long to hear Montenero descant on the merits of the dentition. Tales and Novels — Volume 09 It was the voice of the man who had descanted on the pleasures of betting during their journey from New York. Thoroughbreds Mrs. Franks descanted long and learnedly upon festoons and loops, knots and fringes, submitting all the time every thing to her ladyship's better judgment. Tales and Novels — Volume 03 He descanted on the subject of Literary Property. Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776 What nation would ever, O Queen, outgrow its infancy, were a policy like this, now descanted upon, to guide its counsels? Zenobia or, the Fall of Palmyra Patrickson in his slow manner descanted upon the folly of signing papers in a hurry, just when people were getting into carriages, which was always the way with young gentlemen, he said. Tales and Novels — Volume 09 Mr. Græme would descant for hours on an antique species of spinnet, which he procured from the East, and which he vehemently averred, was the veritable dulcimer. A Love Story He was descanting brilliantly upon the doings and prospects at Fort Hamilton where he was stationed, much to the entertainment of his mother and brother. Queechy Let us imagine a dignified and cultivated Chinese official conversing with a pushing Manchester or Birmingham manufacturer, who descants on the benefits of our modern inventions. Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883 When he heard its descant, he burst into tears and repeated the following verses: The nightingale's note, when the dawning is near, Distracts from the lute-strings the true lover's ear. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV Some were for blowing up the old 'Brian' with all on board; and in fact every counsel that drunkenness, insanity, and crime combined could suggest was offered and descanted on. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 Mrs. Sampson flushed angrily, but she covered her discomfiture, as well as she was able, by turning her attention to the statue, and descanting upon its beauties to Greenfield. The Philistines I have them dished up occasionally by mother, although she prefers to descant upon the immortal eighties, when she was a leader herself and 'money wasn't everything.' The Sisters-In-Law When the little children came in, he was in raptures with them, and descanted upon the delightful mode of treating them now, in comparison with what he had experienced in childhood. Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge Ingram's descant on the golden phrase was querulous, after his manner. Rest Harrow A Comedy of Resolution He constantly descants upon rights or wrongs, while duties seem forgotten. The Elements of Character In the midst of these scenes, remembrance is too vivid to allow me thus to descant on them. Jane Talbot And he ran on descanting coarsely on beauties which I dared not even have profaned by naming, in a way that made me, I knew not why, mad with jealousy and indignation. Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography It was of course easy to descant on the beauties of park and mansion, and as I did so I observed our hostess. A Passionate Pilgrim A hundred critics, who do not do much for the poor themselves, will descant on the waste of money in religious enterprises, and smile condescendingly at the enthusiasts who are so unpractical. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. John Chapters I to XIV She longed to descant on his looks, to repeat his words, above all to tell of the heavenly promise contained in that last divine sentence concerning Franky. Mrs. Day's Daughters A little consideration, therefore, ought to have shown me the impropriety of thus descanting on an evil without remedy; yet I still persisted. Jane Talbot Endymion listened with interest to other views of his master, who descanted on them at much length. Endymion Bacchus in the Oedipus, or descant on some moral theme, as the advantage of an obscure lot, in the same play. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius True love, true friendship, true benevolence, true tenderness, were beautiful to her,—qualities on which she could descant almost with eloquence; and therefore she was always shamming love and friendship and benevolence and tenderness. The Eustace Diamonds Mrs. Larkins got out tea things, and descanted on the noble simplicity of their lives, and how he “mustn’t mind our simple ways.” The History of Mr. Polly At Bedford he descanted on the fate of empires, forgetting that there was nothing so likely to destroy an empire as unnecessary wars. Speeches on Questions of Public Policy, Volume 1 My public act I will not falsify, The maid shall die; howe'er she may descant On sacred kinship. Specimens of Greek Tragedy — Aeschylus and Sophocles In vain do we search for several of the leading characteristics on which Mr. Papineau descants so eloquently; time, the great destroyer, has obliterated many traces. Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present Jeems perceived that the topic interested the young fellow, so he descanted at length concerning the Fays, their belongings, and their doings. The Claim Jumpers He descanted, in a second or third rate style, on the horrors of famine in Ireland,—its horrors especially as seen in the family. American Scenes, and Christian Slavery A Recent Tour of Four Thousand Miles in the United States This he tells, this he brindles and burnishes on a' winter's eves, 'tis his star of set glory, his rejuvenescence to descant upon. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 This is not the time or place to descant on their religion, which, with many gross practices, contains not a little that is pure and beautiful. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter This project originates entirely in a spirit of Jacobinism—it is a new theme on which to descant to effect a revolution in Connecticut. Count the Cost An Address to the People of Connecticut, On Sundry Political Subjects, and Particularly on the Proposition for a New Constitution It is a quick and soft touch of many strings, all shutting up in one musical close; it is wit's descant on any plain song. Character Writings of the 17th Century There how sweetly the plain-song was dissolved into descant, and how easily they came off with the last rest. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 Dawson began once more to descant upon his own astuteness, but I was too sick at heart to listen. The Lost Naval Papers She had heard him descant upon it 'much to the admiration of those who had no expectation of his skill in such matters.' Life of Johnson, Volume 5 Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774) Ajax discreetly descanted upon the widow's fine complexion, but old man Kapus lent him but an indifferent ear. Bunch Grass A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch To descant upon his merits as a Comedian would be superfluous. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia Then let us solace, and in love's delight And sweet embracings spend the livelong night; And whilst love mounts her on her wanton wings, Let descant run on music's silver strings. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 As they walked back from the stables he began to descant on the population question, denouncing the century, and repeating all his old theories. Fruitfulness When he read our favorite authors with his rich, musical voice, and descanted on their beauties with discriminating taste and fervent poetic feeling, a new light fell on the page. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857 During his residence at Strasburg, while descanting, in a large and respectable company, on the virtues of his antidote, his pride met with a very mortifying check. Thaumaturgia He descanted on the advantages of this manual, and ocular mode of teaching the science of numbers, and gave us practical illustrations of its efficacy, by examining his pupils in our presence. A Voyage to the Moon This was a subject upon which my sister descanted frequently, and it was from her that Ideala learnt all she knew of it. Ideala She was more clear-sighted where the work of her fellow-scribes was concerned, and in a letter written about this time, she descants upon the dearth of good literature in a somewhat disillusioned vein. Little Memoirs of the Nineteenth Century Mankind have always taken great delight in knowing and descanting on the actions of others. History of Tom Jones, a Foundling Miss Dundas never bestowed a thought on his absence, except when, descanting on her favorite subject, "the insolence of dependent people," she alleged his daring to withdraw himself as an instance. Thaddeus of Warsaw Conventional writers have descanted with a show of great indignation upon Gould's bribing of legislative bodies and upon his cheatings and swindlings. Great Fortunes from Railroads Their masters boast of their happiness, as in the north of Europe the great landholders love to descant upon the ease enjoyed by peasants who are attached to the glebe. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 The station homestead, so lovingly descanted upon in the advertisement, consisted of a two-roomed slab hut; the woolshed, where the sheep were shorn, was made of gumtree trunks roofed with bark. Outback Marriage, an : a story of Australian life In vain to me the smiling mornings shine, And reddening Phoebus lifts his golden fire; The birds in vain their amorous descant join, Or cheerful fields resume their green attire. Biographia Literaria Mr. Fregelius was an historian, and possessed some interesting records, upon which it was his habit to descant. Stella Fregelius But you descant; Is baptism one of the laws of Christ? Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 To Lord Worthington's astonishment, he not only asked him to dinner next evening, but listened with interest while he descanted to his heart's content on his favorite topic of the ring. Cashel Byron's Profession The elder ones always tried to get him on the subject of a danseuse named Mademoiselle Legallois, one on which he would descant unendingly. Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville That is the one case everybody knows about, the one the papers descant upon, the one that cheers the heart of the grafter and every criminal who can afford to pay a lawyer. Courts and Criminals She described his appearance and manners,—descanted on his genius as a painter, and all unconsciously poured out her ardent, enthusiastic soul on this wonderful discovery of the Real in the Ideal. Innocent : her fancy and his fact And then she descanted on the kind heart of her poor boy, and how he had been led off by bad company, etc., etc. Caesar's Column But she talked on about the scenery, about the weather,—descanting on the pleasure of living where such loveliness was within reach. He Knew He Was Right One of his most favourite topics, on which he is rich indeed, and in descanting on which his spleen serves him for a Muse, is the disproportionate match between Desdemona and the Moor. Characters of Shakespeare's Plays A number of the first citizens were present, and among them the Captain recognised Colonel S—, who approached and began to descant upon the sale of the woman. Manuel Pereira When over, they joined him for a stroll over the plantation, to hear him descant upon the prospects of the coming crop. Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter A good-natured friend descanted upon the excitement it would be to the household to entertain a living author, and how eagerly my utterances would be listened to. Where No Fear Was And these, With some exceptions, which I need not tease Your patience by descanting on, are all You and I know in London. Percy Bysshe Shelley He often descanted on the social intolerance of men, their lack of graciousness and generous instincts; he would have made room for the Devil himself—at all events in his "outer circle." South Wind Having descanted with force and ability upon these and other topics of a similar tendency, he urged his conclusion, that the question of royal revenue ought not to be the first business of the parliament. History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the Second He commences descanting on his own fierce enmity to infidelity and catholicism. Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter As they were generally TETE-A-TETE four or five hours a day, they had ample time for descanting on all these interesting topics. Mr. Hogarth's Will Then again, there is that want of uniformity which Mr. James Smith has so ably descanted upon, and to which I have already referred. The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken |
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