| 单词 | desideratum |
| 例句 | Kindness, humility, piety, respect for other human creatures—these are the great desiderata of all who pursue virtuous action, and it matters not whether those who preach them heed their own advice. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z So many talents, so many different attractions, so much money, elegance, and beauty on display, but—and it’s a trivial observation—this multitude of desiderata is inevitably spread out among a large group of people. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Those mountains heralded the approach of my desideratum. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z For a little boy not long weaned himself, breasts were the great desiderata, the high points of passion, the impossibly distant hills towards which all sensual yearnings tended. John Banville on Marilyn Monroe 50 years after her death 2012-08-03T21:55:13Z And more than most works that make that short list, it fulfills the official desiderata that Pulitzer plays reflect and explore the American experience. Theater Review: Kristoffer Diaz?s Body Slam to the American Dream 2010-05-21T03:52:00Z Diversity isn’t necessarily an ethical desideratum in a collection. What Should I Do With My Portrait of a Slaveholding Ancestor? 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z If conservatives think they can do a better job of delivering the most legitimate desiderata of conservatism, then it's on them to explain how, and to show that it can actually work. Can a "true" conservatism be redeemed after Trump? Maybe — if it embraces liberalism 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z These desiderata don’t all pull in the same direction. Should I Get a Covid-19 Vaccine When Others Need It More? 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z Since her subjects are motivated by wealth or a related desideratum—beauty, youth, glamour, celebrity—they tend to be pathetic or... ‘Generation Wealth by Lauren Greenfield’ Review: Money Can’t Buy Class 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z This then is a simple and clear view of the subject, and the grand desideratum for retaining these important organs in a sound and healthy state, to the latest period of existence. How Dental Floss Became a Thing in the First Place 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Additionally, the allusion to lower long-term primary surpluses is arguably not only macroeconomically sensible but a way to satisfy the political desideratum of keeping the IMF involved in the Greek bailout. Greek bonds and shares surge after debt relief progress - business live 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z But the core theme remains the same: You deliver the most legitimate desiderata of conservatism by embracing the practices, policies and ideals of liberalism. Can a "true" conservatism be redeemed after Trump? Maybe — if it embraces liberalism 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z Moreover, our journeys through this maze of quantification are subjected to the most accurate possible computer modelling, with a view to achieving that quintessentially modern desideratum: smooth traffic flow. Staring at the Shard 2013-01-18T18:13:13Z The chief desideratum of the lessees was extended tenures to enable them to finance on more favourable terms and recover from their immense drought losses. Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information 2012-04-22T02:00:09.320Z Nationalism, democracy, and min shêng were each indispensable, but none was superior to the supreme desideratum, Chinese survival. The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I 2012-04-04T02:00:55.303Z Additionally, the allusion to lower long-term primary surpluses is arguably not only macroeconomically sensible but a way to satisfy the political desideratum of keeping the IMF involved in the Greek bailout. Greek bonds and shares surge after debt relief progress - business live 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z The other reason is that in meeting novel problems the mental set or attitude is likely to be one which rejects one after another response as their unfitness to satisfy a certain desideratum appears. The Psychology of Arithmetic 2012-03-31T02:00:28.817Z Shorter points, say 6mm or one-quarter inch long, are sometimes preferred, where economy of space is a desideratum. Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects 2012-03-28T02:00:31.483Z But this would not hinder the new experiment from becoming insignificant in its turn and giving place to a new desideratum. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z Democracy and social welfare were necessary to the stability and effectiveness of this nationalism, but the preservation and continuation of the race-nation was always to remain the prime desideratum. The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I 2012-04-04T02:00:55.303Z With their keen inventor's instinct, the now successful arc-light men have early recognized the desiderata of a constant current machine. The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting 2012-03-28T02:00:22.660Z An undershot "monkey face" is the desideratum, and though sometimes shy breeders, these little dogs are well worth having, and make the best of house pets. A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them 2012-03-25T02:00:07.687Z The desiderata are then disposed of, the rest thrown away, and the beating renewed. Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects 2012-03-28T02:00:31.483Z The great desideratum in using these drifts is to drive them true, and to strike fair blows, otherwise they will break. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z Health is also the chief desideratum to happiness. Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity 2012-03-22T02:00:38.537Z Lives of Sacred Poets, by Robert Willmott, Esq.; and truly such a work would be a great desideratum were the idea here suggested efficiently carried out. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 108, November 22, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-03-20T02:00:10.797Z We come at last to the great desideratum, a universal peace. "Der Tag" The Tragic Man 2012-03-19T02:00:28.147Z Good faith, as a principle of action, being a most important desideratum, no retractation must be made in respect of the number of days conceded prior to our advance on the city. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z In simple forms of yellow fever the first desideratum of the practitioner is to become acquainted with the patient's condition at the moment of attack. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Technique for technique's sake is no longer a desideratum; furthermore, as Felix Leifels wittily remarked: "No one plays the piano badly"; just as no one acts Hamlet disreputably. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z A collection of Sempill's Poems, with some authentic account of the author, is certainly a desideratum in Scottish literature. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 105, November 1, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-03-09T03:00:19.037Z This feature of hieroglyphic—the analytical designations of ideas—which misled Leibnitz to regard it as preferable to alphabetic writing is rather in antagonism with the fundamental desideratum of language,—the name. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z Figures and stripes do not conceal impurity, nor should this be a desideratum with any decent man. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z Audiences more intelligently critical and better trained are apparently the chief desiderata, if composers and performers are to rise above mediocrity. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z A new edition, with additional literary illustrations and more appropriate embellishments, appears to me to be a desideratum. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z The British statement alone was published in his first edition, but the United States’ counter-statement, a very able paper, which was a great desideratum, has been annexed to the second edition. The Oregon Territory Its History and Discovery 2012-02-22T03:00:27.207Z She had entered the trade strong and healthy, and had been well-paid at first, when she had the great desideratum—Speed. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z Bearing in mind that pain or stiffness is the result of want of supplesse, the first desideratum is to acquire this most desirable elasticity. The Barb and the Bridle A Handbook of Equitation for Ladies, and Manual of Instruction in the Science of Riding, from the Preparatory Suppling Exercises 2012-02-13T03:00:14.370Z "These volumes have long been a desideratum, and will be hailed as a useful, and indeed essential, introduction to Miss Strickland's world-famous biographical history." The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z It had at least one desideratum, namely, quietness. Charles Darwin: His Life in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters 2012-01-22T03:00:19.733Z The text has been revised and, where necessary, rewritten, and is superior to the editions now current both in literary excellence and in the valuable desideratum of "accents" and other adaptabilities to musical utterance. Martha or, The Fair at Richmond 2012-01-19T03:00:23.947Z A complete history of these times has long been a great desideratum in literature; and whoever considers the magnitude of the undertaking will not think it likely to be soon supplied. The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) 2012-01-18T03:00:13.193Z Homogeneity.—The optical desideratum is uniformity of refractive index and dispersive power throughout the mass of the glass. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z He now fixed his residence at Islington, engaged chiefly upon lunar observations, with a view to the great desideratum of a method of finding the longitude at sea. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z The accuracy it insured was precisely the desideratum of the day! The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z There was no 'scamping,' for durability was a desideratum. The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z Accordingly, Mr Playfair of London has had the boldness to follow Smith, by endeavouring to supply, in part, this desideratum, by adding supplementary chapters and notes to the Treatise on the Wealth of Nations. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z The simple fact was that the whole of their wonted haunts were submerged, and they had sought their desiderata elsewhere. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z More thorough investigation, however, based on the main desideratum, weight-power ratio, leads us to other conclusions, particularly with reference to high speed engines. Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair 2011-12-04T03:00:04.777Z Hot water, both for bathing and drinking, seems to have been a great desideratum with the Pompeians. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z Collapsed condition, absences, interruptions of all sorts, have made the year end with most of the desiderata postponed to next year. The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z A conservative candidate of good repute, and sufficiently well known to the public, seemed to be a desideratum. The Life of Lyman Trumbull 2011-11-20T03:00:11.243Z Accurate acquaintance with, and profound subjection to, the Word, are the great desiderata of the present moment. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z She felt that she had recovered her usefulness—that desideratum in morals; and life, spite of her misfortunes, acquired a charm in her eyes. Adeline Mowbray or, The Mother and Daughter 2011-11-04T02:00:17.120Z Ephraim, who thought he had hit upon the exact desideratum, carried him to the country, put him to school, and became exceedingly proud and fond of him. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z And again: "A change in our habits and industrial pursuits is a far greater desideratum than any change in the laws of our Government...." The Rise of Cotton Mills in the South 2011-10-19T02:00:21.010Z This is unquestionably a lamentable desideratum in the original conception and design of the popular Hindoo Shastras, clearly demonstrating its superficiality and poverty. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z As the plan does not include any device for advancing partisan interests, it stands a fair chance of remaining in our national oubliette of intellectual desiderata. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z Sustaining perfectly the reservoir of air is the greatest desideratum in using the voice. Seed Thoughts for Singers 2011-10-09T02:00:24.093Z The desiderata are coolness and dryness, which should not be carried to the extent of freezing, nor of desiccation. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z The result of this meeting is a desideratum. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 90, July 19, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. 2011-10-03T02:00:27.757Z As respects some counties, much less has been done by the printing press to furnish this desideratum; at least that of privately engraved portraits. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 89, July 12, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. 2011-10-01T02:00:34.553Z Perceiving the great want of labour in the new settlement he was the first who took any active part in the procuration of the desideratum. Fern Vale (Volume 3) or the Queensland Squatter 2011-09-30T02:00:17.137Z The latter desideratum could have been attained just as well by taking them to the lasher and back again, but allowing them to be eased once in each mile or so. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z The desideratum being to have a material that shall be sufficiently pliant, and at the same time firm enough to withstand the elevated temperatures to which it may be exposed. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z Boots are the great desideratum of an army in the field. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z Such a work has long been a desideratum. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z That is the desideratum which seems to have been arrived at, both as to men and the support at the National Capital. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z The desideratum is to ensure motion, No. 3 being performed in its due order, and not before No. 2. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z In what follows, I have endeavoured to show, however imperfectly, the way by which I believe that this desideratum is to be found. Our Knowledge of the External World as a Field for Scientific Method in Philosophy 2011-08-16T02:00:44.423Z The first desideratum is, then, to cover the slab by means of which the finger is to be blackened, with an extremely thin layer of ink. Finger Prints 2011-08-07T02:00:07.827Z Motion, motion is the great desideratum in summer. Lectures on Ventilation Being a Course Delivered in the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia 2011-08-03T02:00:12.183Z I will now describe one or two methods employed to effect this desideratum. Magic In which are given clear and concise explanations of all the well-known illusions as well as many new ones. 2011-07-10T02:00:22.253Z Deficiency in either one of these desiderata is often fatal to a captain’s chances of success in his office. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z The desiderata are, then, accuracy, persistent use, and clearness for the general public. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z Generations of it will be required to make those countries what they ought to be; but it is the desideratum to successful republicanism. Teaching the Child Patriotism 2011-07-03T02:00:11.747Z A minute collation of all Erasmus' editions is a desideratum we may one day come to see supplied. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. 2011-06-30T02:00:31.117Z But some statement from the Philippines at once became a supremely important desideratum, to counterbalance Judge Parker’s over-statement, some optimism to meet the Parker pessimism. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z It therefore becomes a great desideratum to find some means of making the locomotive wheels bite more tenaciously without increasing the load they have to carry. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z The great desiderata of humanity still remain these: to preserve the integrity of nature, the purity of sentiment, and the coherence of thought. Modern Society 2011-06-23T02:00:27.897Z Now the ordinary teaching is that a hot water bag wrapped in dry flannel, if dry heat is the agent desired, and in moist flannel, if moist heat is the desideratum, is much more efficient. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z Satisfactory lexicons of patristic Greek and Latin are still a desideratum: but assistance may be obtained in the study of the Greek fathers from Suicer’s Thesaurus, the Lexicon of Byzantine Greek by E.A. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z On this account, as well as from the volatility of alcohol, and the intervention of gaseous partitions in the tube, a good and thoroughly reliable minimum thermometer was for a long time a desideratum. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z Coleridge could never be without a friend, without a listener: and a listener was a desideratum to him. A Day with Samuel Taylor Coleridge 2011-06-08T02:00:18.910Z If variety is the desideratum, why not attempt it in the direction in which variety is spontaneous, resultant, and always delightful? A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z Since race suicide, then, is a hopeless desideratum, the reformer must turn to more practicable methods if he would at least alleviate the worst of our social maladjustments. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z The second desideratum, of low thermal and high electrical conductivity, was achieved by dividing the bismuth telluride into pellets a few nanometres across. Solar power: The third way 2011-05-12T11:01:28Z Near the top of the list of desiderata: the oil-rich provinces of Ottoman Turkey that, after the war, would be fatefully cobbled together into the British protectorate of Iraq. What will turn Americans against militarism? 2011-05-03T17:20:00Z So, even though Explaining Religion did not actually achieve its rather ambitious eponymous goal, it has found some promising avenues of investigation, and led to that great desideratum of science, more research. Religious studies: The good god guide 2011-04-20T11:06:02Z It’s the one desideratum of—” Here the door opened abruptly and Beth came in. Aunt Jane?s Nieces on the Ranch 2011-04-14T02:00:48.280Z The desideratum, to use Dante's words, was "that illustrious, cardinal, courtly, curial mother-tongue, proper to each Italian State, special to none, whereby the local idioms of every city are to be measured, weighed, and compared." Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z My object in sending for Marion Le Mar was to obtain a guide over the house, a very important desideratum, since I had never been inside its walls until that moment. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z Even up to the middle of the ’seventies dribbling was looked upon as the great desideratum; it was the essential for a forward, just as long kicks were the main object of a back. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z This is the great desideratum with respect to them—the chief thing necessary for their preservation. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z This kind of harmony is often spoken of in the accounts of other Associations, and seems to have been a general characteristic, or at least a desideratum, of the Owen and Fourier schools. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z If also it could be made to prevent insuring of tickets and capitals, it seems to be the grand desideratum in this branch of financeering. A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis Containing a Detail of the Various Crimes and Misdemeanors by which Public and Private Property and Security are, at Present, Injured and Endangered: and Suggesting Remedies for their Prevention 2011-03-23T02:00:17.353Z The theory of the German labor movement is, that physical environment is the first desideratum. Socialism and Democracy in Europe 2011-03-15T02:00:12.887Z It compels him also to carry his hands at a considerable distance off the horse’s head, and thus entails also the desideratum of long reins. Riding Recollections, 5th ed. 2011-03-10T03:00:52.223Z This is the reason why a hard, tough rubber is no longer a desideratum with manufacturers, although originally taken as an indication of good quality. The Preparation of Plantation Rubber 2011-03-09T03:00:40.870Z This desideratum the aid of philology will be found satisfactorily to supply. Philological Proofs of the Original Unity and Recent Origin of the Human Race 2011-02-06T03:00:56.253Z This great desideratum is only to be attained by a well-regulated Police, calculated to destroy the sources from whence evil propensities spring, and to remove the facilities by which criminality is nourished and assisted. A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis Containing a Detail of the Various Crimes and Misdemeanors by which Public and Private Property and Security are, at Present, Injured and Endangered: and Suggesting Remedies for their Prevention 2011-03-23T02:00:17.353Z Negroes, when brought into market, are always anxious to be sold; and to be sold first is a great desideratum, for in their estimation it is an evidence of their superiority. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z The first desideratum, therefore, of the chambermaid, is the scrub-pail and a piece of oilcloth—some maids use a newspaper—under it to protect the carpet. Guide to Hotel Housekeeping 2011-01-27T03:00:39.557Z A higher synthesis, which would give static and dynamic theories common ground, would seem to be a desideratum of high importance. The Value of Money 2011-01-04T03:01:12.363Z A similar record of the rich English collections in the Bodleian library, Oxford, remains a great desideratum. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z Not a bad fraction of the desideratum, but one that will be hard to sustain in the face of the world’s economic difficulties. The fight against AIDS: HIV's slow retreat 2010-11-25T10:47:00Z For Apple, the eastern half of Europe is still both terra incognita and non desiderata. Europe.view: Cupertino's cold warriors 2010-05-06T11:37:00Z All that was wanting was fortune; and this was a desideratum which there was a reasonable probability of Henry soon supplying. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 Uniformity in this respect is a great desideratum, and it is certainly to be found here. The Story of Malta These desiderata are so absolutely modern that they have only been formulated definitely with the beginning of the twentieth century. The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time It has long been a cherished desideratum in my mind to place this multum in parvo within the reach of every working man in our land. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Privacy and coolness appear to have been the chief desiderata, and those architectural ornaments seem to have been preferred, which recall, at almost every step, the hereditary dignities of the family tree. An Architect's Note-Book in Spain principally illustrating the domestic architecture of that country. A complete life of Shelley was a desideratum in literature, and there was no man so competent as Captain Medwin to supply it.”—Inquirer. Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations It is only after the freeze-up that the surfaces of the lakes and rivers supply this desideratum. The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin Manuscript copies are numerous, and a critical edition is a desideratum. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" In the autumn of 1778 he returned to France and exerted his influence in favor of a treaty of alliance and greatly aided in consumating that desideratum. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution The great desideratum is to make our vast stores of silver available for ultimate redemptions, and this, natural bimetallism effectually accomplishes. The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 "It astonished me, and I can account for it only by assuming that the triumph of the common-school system is of general significance and an imperative desideratum of the times." The Progressionists, and Angela. Next to thorough discussion of their proved beneficence, an efficient enabling act is certainly the first desideratum, in any state still without it, so that towns and cities may tax themselves for this purpose. The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses It isn't as if the catching of Levison's murderer was the chief desideratum. A Traitor's Wooing To shun all wrong and practise all right is the great desideratum of earthly bliss. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution A service that only lasts an hour is a desideratum. The Religious Life of London And whereas, the party of the second part can supply the desideratum aforesaid. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. Jam, as we marched to Lhassa, though not a necessity, was our primary desideratum. To Lhassa at Last The kind of minimum that might have tended to increase towards what we now find actually developed is the philosophical desideratum here. Essays in Radical Empiricism This desideratum is often a blighting substitute for genuine affection—too often the corroding mildew of matrimonial happiness. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution So far as my knowledge extends, such a work is a desideratum. Notes and Queries, Number 228, March 11, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc The great desideratum in the successful argument of disputable points, is the possession of an equable temper. Every-Day Errors of Speech If we could effect some alterations in the style of school architecture in our school houses, especially the primary departments, it would be a great desideratum. The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. The chief desiderata are a plain straightforward plan and broadly treated elevations where voids and solids are 45 carefully disposed with an eye to getting as large unbroken blocks of cob as possible. Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) To effect a proper organization of the general government was a desideratum with all the states. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution For the remedy of these conditions the first desideratum is the careful differentiation of the various functions performed by all these institutions, and the devising of appropriate legal and administrative regulations for each one. Banking With one, clean linen, a well-starched front, or a neat cap-border, is a desideratum, because it is supposed to indicate that the wearers were once in a better sphere. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 The desideratum now was the choice of a Doge who should possess both the generalship and the diplomatic skill necessary to rescue Venice from the clutches of her enemy, more daring every day and hour. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. The chief desiderata in designing a satisfactory Pisé plant appear to be these: All constituent parts should be reasonably light and easy to handle. Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) The continuous supply of pure fresh air is the main desideratum, a cool climate being greatly superior to a tropical one. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" If I could only have my shroud now, I would not make lace a desideratum; serge or sackcloth would be welcome. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part B. All the better—you have embodied yourself in your own work, which every writer of fiction ought to do; but they can seldom attain to such a desideratum. Olla Podrida A fire was his great desideratum, and, had he believed it possible without great trouble and work, he would have kindled one before that. Through Apache Lands So far as society is concerned, this is the great desideratum. Sex-education A series of lectures concerning knowledge of sex in its relation to human life A sustained piano note is, indeed, the great mechanical desideratum for the music of the future. Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast The Commissioners point out that a military asylum is a desideratum, there being no provision for soldiers, while sailors were well cared for at Haslar Hospital. Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles Shall we be told that invincible prejudices render this great desideratum impracticable? Thoughts on African Colonization A good steam gauge has long been a desideratum. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 Towards such a desideratum refinement of men will contribute immensely. Sex-education A series of lectures concerning knowledge of sex in its relation to human life Hence cheap power will become increasingly a desideratum, and the possible applications of natural sources of energy will be keenly scrutinised with a view to turning any feasible plan to advantage. Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast An edition with a good text, brief introductions to each play, giving only ascertained facts, and a few notes, glossological and historical, at the foot of the page, is still a desideratum. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 Puvis adhered to one principle: A wall is a wall, and not an easel picture; it is flat, and that flatness must be emphasised, not disguised; decoration is the desideratum. Ivory Apes and Peacocks This is one of the finest luxuries; and, what is a great desideratum, it is within the easy reach of every poor family, even, in all the rural districts of the land. Soil Culture He said to this boy at intervals:—"You stow that drumming, young Ebenezer, and 'and me up the turps"—or some other desideratum. When Ghost Meets Ghost The desideratum is an organism with a correspondence of a very exceptional kind. Eternal Life “This venal doctor seems quite a desideratum,” he reflected. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) The following desiderata still remain to be determined, viz. Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries We will, nevertheless, make bold to remark that one of the great desiderata of the day is a revival of expository preaching, while another, equally great, is a renaissance of doctrinal preaching. The Message and the Man: Some Essentials of Effective Preaching This is very easily done on one side, and the contrary on the other; redistribution can accomplish either desideratum—surplus or no surplus. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. III Purity of conception and faultlessness of workmanship were still the desiderata of music. Music: An Art and a Language Till modern invention, however, has provided us with this desideratum in the heating of the bath, we must be satisfied with existing methods. The Turkish Bath Its Design and Construction “And that desideratum will result in making everybody honest, I suppose?” Carmen Ariza “A history of the civil and domestic architecture of the middle ages, is yet a desideratum; and unless this task is soon accomplished in England, the opportunity will be lost for ever.” Architectural Antiquities of Normandy This last is a special desideratum in a climate where ice is an expensive luxury, and the difficulty of keeping milk from becoming acid is very great. Due South or Cuba Past and Present In countries where the principle of accumulation is as weak as it is in the various nations of Asia, the desideratum economically considered is an increase of industry, and of the effective desire of accumulation. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy Even the Church of Jesus was for centuries so corrupt that all good men felt its reform in head and members to be the greatest desideratum in Christendom. The Social Principles of Jesus And yet, this great desideratum can never come about until the youth are brought into the true fold. Carmen Ariza It is this part that makes this somewhat hastily written book of such importance to criminologists; because it sets forth under the chief heads the juridical desiderata of the New School. Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso But still his work supplies a great desideratum in European literature; and if not the best that could be conceived, is by much the best that has yet appeared on the subject. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 They accomplish one of the great desiderata in armaments afloat; but they leave another equally important demand utterly unsatisfied. Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy It may also be admitted that the desiderata for teachers mentioned above are not likely to be all insured by any system of training. College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College The forces operating for and against this desideratum seemed to him about equally matched. Carmen Ariza For twenty years did Mr. Hullmandel labour to attain some mode of printing drawings, made by a series of washes, with a brush, on stone, feeling this to be the great desideratum in the art. A Walk from London to Fulham It may tend to create litigation, as to claims which are now refused entirely, but if no litigation or less is the grand desideratum, why not establish a dictatorship at once? Scientific American magazine Vol 2. No. 3 Oct 10 1846 The Advocate of Industry and Journal of Scientific, Mechanical and Other Improvements As it is obviously a desideratum to procure preparations of protoxide of mercury of uniform strength, Mr. Evans has been led to seek a process, by which to obtain this oxide in a pure state. North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 Mrs. Willard was an exponent of the belief that freedom of development for the individual was the greatest desideratum for humanity. College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College From childhood she had looked eagerly forward through the years with an eye single to such recognition as life’s desideratum. Carmen Ariza The acquisition of the railroads by the Government would, moreover, afford the conservative capitalist a safe and permanent investment, which, with the gradual disappearance of our war debt, might become a national desideratum. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses If health is a desideratum, one way to attain a lot of it is to cut out the booze. The Old Game A Retrospect after Three and a Half Years on the Water-wagon To distinguish between these two conditions, is a desideratum pathology. North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 Thoroughness and mastery are desiderata for the sake both of subject matter and character; and in very much greater degree than in the general course. College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College But, in lieu of that delayed desideratum, some expedient must be devised at once. Carmen Ariza Many imagine that flexibility alone is the chief desideratum, and bows have been shown to me almost indiarubber-like in their pliancy; the owners expecting me to wax enthusiastic over this—to my mind—serious defect. The Bow, Its History, Manufacture and Use 'The Strad' Library, No. III. I will set his works down among my literary desiderata. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance One of our social desiderata, it seems to me, is the protection of the great springs of human action from destructive exploitation for selfish, commercial, or other trivial ends. Introduction to the Science of Sociology The great desideratum is to build up the general health, not by tonics, which are usually only stimulants, but by the judicious observance of the laws of health. What a Young Woman Ought to Know Accurate intelligence is one of the very first desiderata of war, and as the means of obtaining and transmitting it are never in excess of the necessities, those means have to be carefully administered. Lessons of the war with Spain and other articles The first organised effort towards realising this desideratum was made by the German Astronomical Society in 1865, two years after its foundation at Heidelberg. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition The Portrait of Hannay is a great desideratum to the Granger Collectors. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance The struggle does not need to be direct to be real; the essential point is that the competitors seek after the same desiderata, of which there is a limited supply. Introduction to the Science of Sociology Such a criticism applies only to the rarer and costlier desiderata. The Book-Collector A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time Philosophical Magazine of the present month contains a very important article by Messrs. Spiller and Crookes upon this great desideratum in photographic practice. Notes and Queries, Number 236, May 6, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc A more powerful instrument was the first desideratum; and here his mechanical genius came to his aid. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition Life of him by Lord Holland, or Mr. Southey, a literary desideratum, 160 Youth. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance The dream then brings surcease from our maladjustments: If we are denied power, influence, or love by society or by individuals, we can obtain these desiderata in our dreams. Introduction to the Science of Sociology A complete copy of the sale catalogue is a desideratum for the follower in this gentleman's footsteps; but he would have to spend more money than Mr. Corser did by some thousands. The Book-Collector A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time And she would prove to the demagogue, out of his own mouth, that everything cannot be reduced to "bread and shoes all round," as the grand desideratum. Famous Women: George Sand The privileged classes of any society regard stability as the chief political desideratum. The Spirit of American Government A Study Of The Constitution: Its Origin, Influence And Relation To Democracy The most perfect copy known, 1705 41 0 0 This is the great desideratum of all the collectors of De Foe's works. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance The great desideratum is the fine equilibrium between nature and discipline. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression The Transatlantic buyer, or indeed the buyer at a distance anywhere, has no option in employing an agent on the spot to acquire his desiderata, and he is practically in his hands. The Book-Collector A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time Early maturing fruit.—Where early maturity is the great desideratum the exposure of the field is often very important. Tomato Culture: A Practical Treatise on the Tomato For in that summery clime shade, not sun, is the desideratum. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley I am glad to hear you notice such kind of collections; for utility and common sense have always appeared to me a great desideratum among the libraries of your professed bibliomaniacs. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance These plants were therefore the rage; and, consequently, the desiderata of the nurseryman. The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains His possessions or desiderata are not vehicles of instruction; they are far too valuable; they are objects of ocular and sensuous indulgence equally with china, paintings, sculpture, and coins. The Book-Collector A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time When fruit at the lowest cost a bushel is the desideratum, neither pruning nor staking is desirable. Tomato Culture: A Practical Treatise on the Tomato Enough to live on, in a simple and comfortable fashion—a book or two, leisure, and no worry—these were Rudolph’s desiderata, and he found them in Mark Lane. One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford Hence, to describe these two spheres with clearness and precision, and to determine the precise point at which they come into contact without intersecting each other, is still a desideratum in the science of theology. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory One of the most beautiful features in our infant schools is the circumstance, that they have tended greatly to lessen this evil, and in some measure to supply the desideratum. A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education A new edition has been mooted; it is a clear desideratum. The Book-Collector A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time Indeed, they seem to attain that brevity and simplicity which are the great desideratum when dealing with a native peasantry. From Jungle to Java The Trivial Impressions of a Short Excursion to Netherlands India A history of Japan of moderate size has indeed long been a desideratum; that it was not forthcoming was no doubt due to the want of a proper person to undertake such a work. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Asters of various kinds, such as Chinese and German, will now be in full beauty, and where large single flower-heads are a desideratum, only two or three must be allowed beyond the bud stage. Little Folks (Septemeber 1884) A Magazine for the Young There is no sentiment in botany or in chemistry, and in them the desideratum is truth. Madame Bovary A Tale of Provincial Life The dealer looks after, not his own desiderata—for he has none—but those of his immediate clients. The Book-Collector A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time This is still the grand desideratum of metaphysical science. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles To everything he brought an almost infinite capacity of patient study and minute examination; his principle being that to achieve success the first desideratum is to avoid mistakes. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Sometimes, though less often, he distorts the natural order of the English in order to secure the Latin desideratum of finishing with the most emphatic and important words of the clause. A History of Elizabethan Literature This is a melancholy desideratum in France, a want for which nothing can compensate. Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. In a conversation with Mr. Gladstone in 1887, he referred to the enormous power and responsibilities of the United States, and suggested that a desideratum was a new unity between our two countries. Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader As these two desiderata seem indispensable to lunar inhabitation, we may chiefly consider the question, Do these conditions exist? Moon Lore But the causes of the alteration that has taken place in the seasons in North America, remain yet a desideratum with the learned. History of New Brunswick They are all expensive, and the least number that will answer is the main desideratum. Principles of Mining Valuation, Organization and Administration A unity between the idea and its form of expression constitutes the desideratum of refinement in composition. Pictorial Composition and the Critical Judgment of Pictures "The title in startling, but it is indicative of the contents of the book itself; the work is a desideratum." How To Behave: A Pocket Manual Of Republican Etiquette, And Guide To Correct Personal Habits Embracing An Exposition Of The Principles Of Good Manners; Useful Hints On The Care Of The Person, Eating, Drinking, Exercise, Habits, Dress, Self-Culture, And Behavior At Home; The Etiquette Of Salutations, Introductions, Receptions, Visits, Dinners, Evening Parties, Conversation, Letters, Presents, Weddings, Funerals, The Street, The Church, Places Of Amusement, Traveling, Etc., With Illustrative Anecdotes, a Chapter on Love and Courtship, and Rules of Order for Debating Societies But religious feeling, on which you lay so great stress, was not the desideratum in p. 26Johnson’s virtue.” Anna Seward and Classic Lichfield The choice of soaps has considerable influence in promoting and maintaining this desideratum. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources Aside from the easier and cheaper drilling and setting up of machines with this kind of "cut," there is no drill dust,—a great desideratum in these days of miners' phthisis. Principles of Mining Valuation, Organization and Administration Gradually it came about that expedition in a tapissier, the ability to weave quickly, was as great a desideratum as fine work. The Tapestry Book In one respect this circumstance was found to be very advantageous — our desiderata were at once well defined. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. An artificial means of catching the altitude of a celestial body when the sea horizon is obscured by fog, darkness, or the intervention of land; a simple one is still the greatest desideratum of navigators. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. In a company where sprightliness was the great desideratum, Stonor, no doubt, would have been considered slow. The Woman from Outside [on Swan River] It was good that the hotels were behind him and that that inexplicable feeling for the desideratum had died down to a few burning cinders. An Apostate: Nawin of Thais One would have thought that in these days of beauty culture a clear complexion would have been the desideratum. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, June 24, 1914 How these desiderata may best be accomplished I shall now proceed to point out. The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock A Nautical Dictionary, or Cyclopædia of Naval Science and Nomenclature, is still a desideratum. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. First, it was a piece possessing that grand desideratum in all amateur performances, that there were several parts in it of equal calibre, and none which implied decided superiority of talent in its representative. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 Vast engineering skill and ability have been directed to this point both in this country and Europe; and this object has been declared the commercial desideratum of the age. Ocean Steam Navigation and the Ocean Post The great desideratum at present is to find some cheap and effective method of disengaging the microscopic gold contained in the auriferous quartz. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 By storing, too, the bulbs lose a portion of their excessive amount of water, and become less bulky, which is unquestionably a desideratum. The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock An instrument wherewith to measure the direction and velocity of wind under its varying forces—a desideratum at sea. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. To philosophers, however, this horizon, like every other, is a mere misunderstanding, a sort of slamming of the door in the face of the real beginning of their world,—their danger, their ideal, their desideratum.… The Case Of Wagner, Nietzsche Contra Wagner, and Selected Aphorisms. He announces, in his second page, that he has completed and will soon publish a Treatise of Popular Astronomy; a desideratum for France. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 The want of a certain diuretic, has long been one of the desiderata of medicine. An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases A higher efficiency is the goal, and the intention is to obtain this desideratum by fair and by just means. The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 2 A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies It is less surprising, therefore, than it might at first appear, that a comprehensive and scholarlike treatment of the religions of the world should still be a desideratum. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion Such a work as that which you propose to bring out is a desideratum, and cannot fail to be interesting, and increasingly so as years roll on. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2 From 1620-1816 And from what I have understood, I am persuaded the chief desideratum is to furnish them with the refutations of the attacks of the late Councillors. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada When a “Catholic Literature in the English tongue” is spoken of as a desideratum, no reasonable person will mean by “Catholic works” much more than the “works of Catholics.” The Idea of a University Defined and Illustrated: In Nine Discourses Delivered to the Catholics of Dublin Boiling Water is a very important desideratum in the making of good coffee. Breakfast Dainties All these old books had Charles Lamb's desideratum of a volume, were "strong backed and neat bound." Customs and Fashions in Old New England A truly comprehensive compendium of geographical and historical information, judiciously blended, has been heretofore a great desideratum. Ups and Downs in the Life of a Distressed Gentleman "Is not that your idea also?" said he,—"some one to love; is not that the great desideratum here below!" Miss Mackenzie "The sine qua nons," the letter went on, "are marked with red crosses, the desiderata in black." Lalage's Lovers Its solution cannot fail of being full of interest, but it is yet, unluckily, a desideratum, or, like the principle which gives motion to the divining rod, as yet only indicated and partially outlined. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 He fancied he read relenting softness in her gaze; a flash of memory into a past, where glamour and romance, and the heart-history of the rose made up life's desideratum. Under the Rose East sailing is no doubt an essential desideratum in these days—but what a price to pay for it! Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 456 Volume 18, New Series, September 25, 1852 Who knows but that some ardent young zoologist, who has taken his first lessons from this little book, may be the man to supply the desideratum? Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys So, better times are come at last; to these Old walls new masters and high wassail—both A long desideratum. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry There is another cause which will bring vast numbers of miners from Australia, and that is the great scarcity of water—a desideratum of the first importance. Handbook to the new Gold-fields A cheap religion is the desideratum of the human heart; and an assurance of salvation at the smallest possible cost forms the tempting bait held out to a conscience-stricken world by the Romish Church. Natural Law in the Spiritual World The deepest impression made by these preliminary examinations on those who conducted them was this; that the grand desideratum for the higher education of women was regulation, authoritative and peremptory. The Education of American Girls But probably Mr. Evans is already aware of these references to Bishop Frampton, whose life is a desideratum which many will be glad to hear is going to be supplied. Notes and Queries, Number 72, March 15, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. All the better—you have embodied yourself in your own work, which every writer of fiction ought to do; but they can seldom attain to such a desideratum. Olla Podrida In the first place, their machinery is not by any means equal to ours; in the next, they have no sea-going steam vessels, which after all is the great desideratum of steam navigation. Diary in America, Series Two By his account, a parsimony in every point appears to be the great desideratum aimed at. Diary in America, Series One The great desideratum of our time is the culture of the component parts of society, of the individual man. The Simple Life The Declarer should bear in mind that as the game is the desideratum, the surest, not the most glorious or enjoyable, route of reaching it should be chosen. Auction of To-day The volume will be much sought for, as it is really a desideratum in the world of literature. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy The great desideratum to be attended to in the formation of a government is to guard against man preying upon his fellow-creature. Diary in America, Series Two A good adherent deposit of copper on aluminium used to be considered a desideratum in the days when it afforded the only means of soldering the latter. On Laboratory Arts Collectors know, and have ever known, all that they need for the acquisition of their particular desiderata. The Book-Hunter at Home Every well-informed person knows that a monopoly is the desideratum of business men. Practical Pointers for Patentees The volume will be much sought for, as it is really a desideratum in the world of literature. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy In fact, one begins to realise that the schemes for the classification of knowledge are becoming so numerous, that a classification of the systems themselves has fairly become a desideratum. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries This was often a singular desideratum, because until you reached the fifth form, according to law you ascended by the less direct back stairway. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell An appearance of antiquity is never a desideratum to the honest book-collector. The Book-Hunter at Home For several years a complete cheap edition of his poetical works has been an acknowledged desideratum. Publisher's Advertising (1872) It is the mystical need, the desideratum, expressed in terms of this world's goods—"Marion's form and colour," "Mantegna's pictures," the lines of a boat. Personality in Literature To this name it may be justly objected that it has no international use, a great desideratum in science. Lectures on Stellar Statistics If this desideratum could be accomplished, its beneficial result would go far to assist in rendering us in a measure independent of the potato crop, which, of late years, has proved so uncertain. A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes He can 'place' certain rare books at once, for he knows the desiderata of each of his customers and the deficiencies of their collections. The Book-Hunter at Home Cheapness became the desideratum of our age, We insisted on cheap gloves and shoes and wine and ribbons, and why not cheap divorces? Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General Fortunately, sufficient wood has been left in his instruments to enable time to exert its beneficial effects, a desideratum overlooked by many makers of good repute. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators We can imagine, however, that in certain circumstances, the desideratum could be tolerably well supplied without much outlay or formality. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 449 Volume 18, New Series, August 7, 1852 Consequently such as may be deemed absolutely the best is a thing of the future; they do not yet exist—and there is no probability that the desideratum will soon be attained. The Principles of Breeding or, Glimpses at the Physiological Laws involved in the Reproduction and Improvement of Domestic Animals You may meet with their works continually, and many a prize may slip through your hands unless you are acquainted with the collector's desiderata regarding each of these authors. The Book-Hunter at Home Indeed, at the present day there is no greater desideratum in theology than a philosophy of the Cross which would thoroughly satisfy the religious mind. The Trial and Death of Jesus Christ A Devotional History of our Lord's Passion But the most important result of this discovery is, that it may be applied to the establishment of that great desideratum in the learned world—a universal language. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators A community building, tasteful in architecture and equipped for community use, is a great desideratum, but is not often available. Society Its Origin and Development Alleged Cure for Hydrophobia.—From time to time articles have appeared in "N. & Q." as to the cure of hydrophobia, a specific for which seems still to be a desideratum. Notes and Queries, Number 181, April 16, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Tools, with which to cut up the wreck to form the raft, were the next great desideratum, and the carpenter’s chest could not be found. The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea Many people—and this is especially true of scholars—seem to think that the great desideratum in life is to get as much valuable information into the head as possible. Pushing to the Front A greater population, and of a higher calibre, is one of Mexico's chief desiderata. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development School libraries and village libraries that contain well-selected literature are to be included among the desiderata of every countryside. Society Its Origin and Development Railway Signals.—An effective communication from the guard to the engineman, for the prevention of railway accidents, seems to be an important desideratum, which has hitherto baffled the ingenuity of philosophers. Notes and Queries, Number 181, April 16, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. He lived to see his son an exile, but he had the consolation of reflecting that the honour of his clan, the great desideratum with a chieftain, was yet unstained either by cowardice or disloyalty. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I. Notwithstanding white pigments are tolerably numerous, a thoroughly unexceptionable white is still a desideratum—one combining the perfect opacity or body of white lead with the perfect permanency of zinc white. Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists We have had books on etiquette, of various kinds, lately, but a work of this sort for prisons will be found, one would think, to supply an important desideratum. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844 Volume 23, Number 4 A good memory, not critical acumen, is the great desideratum in a Muslim theologian. The Faith of Islam A revision of genus Cratægus has long been a desideratum with botanists. Handbook of the Trees of New England It must be admitted that a comprehensive work on European Books of Emblems, illustrated with fac-similes of the various engravings, &c., is a great desideratum in modern literature. Notes and Queries, Number 189, June 11, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. One of the most valuable products of the madder root, it has supplied a great desideratum, and in water especially is indispensable, both as a local and auxiliary colour. Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists I strove for just that, feeling that here, above all, it was the one desideratum. White Ashes A desideratum in biblical literature has been well supplied by Professor Bissell, of Hartford, in a work on the Old Testament Apocrypha. A History of American Christianity By means of this central organization, all the desiderata for African archæology are obtained, and the best methods are put in practice for excavations, the organization of museums, and the publication of antiquities. The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 No registration could, of course, take place, but long practice enabled the gunners to put down a very accurate barrage without this desideratum. A Short History of the 6th Division Aug. 1914-March 1919 They have justly been considered as supplying a desideratum, and as among the most valuable acquisitions of the palette in modern times, since permanent transparent red and rose pigments were previously unknown. Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists The great desideratum of a government, after settling its principles in conformity with controlling facts, is to secure to itself the means of progressive change, without the apprehension of convulsion. Recollections of Europe A seriously important desideratum in theological literature is some authoritative canon of the infallible utterances of the Roman see. A History of American Christianity The first desideratum in the minds of the old pueblo builders in choosing the location of their habitations was nearness to some area of tillable land. Aboriginal Remains in Verde Valley, Arizona Thirteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1891-92, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896, pages 179-262 A catalogue of the City Library compiled in accordance with modern bibliographical practice is still a desideratum. Three Centuries of a City Library an Historical and Descriptive Account of the Norwich Public Library Established in 1608 and the present Public Library opened in 1857 An energetic campaign for new members is the most obvious desideratum. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twelfth Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, October 6 and 7, 1921 Were it not for this dune, the site of the ruin would command one of the best areas of cultivable land in the canyon, but apparently an extensive outlook was not a desideratum. The Cliff Ruins of Canyon de Chelly, Arizona Sixteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1894-95, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1897, pages 73-198 So Mr. Symonds departed, promising to set all possible wheels to work, and to inform me of the earliest opportunity for a start, the first desideratum being, of course, a reliable guide. Border and Bastille For black beers a soft water is a desideratum, for ales of the Burton type a hard water is a necessity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" A universal receptivity, such as Rousseau requires of Emile, is a desideratum. The Elements of General Method Based on the Principles of Herbart To protect these two arteries of commerce from destruction was a desideratum to the General commanding, and his plan of campaign was framed on these lines. Troublous Times in Canada A History of the Fenian Raids of 1866 and 1870 A thoroughly practical and reliable guide to elementary instruction in science has long been a desideratum, and this work, embodying the results of fourteen years of actual classroom tests, will satisfactorily meet such a demand. The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. This seat had been previously known in at least nine patented reapers; but it had not been well placed, and an appropriate location for it was, up to 1847, an acknowledged desideratum. Obed Hussey Who, of All Inventors, Made Bread Cheap I was eating one of those large, hearty breakfasts which the combination of a dead flat calm and a sunshiny brisk air make such a desideratum. Le Petit Nord or, Annals of a Labrador Harbour Cheerfulness, quiet and the absence of desire are the chief desiderata, and they are attained. The Antichrist The morphine should be given not less than an hour and a half before bronchoscopy to allow time for the onset of the soporific and antispasmodic effects which are the desiderata, not the analgesic effects. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery A laboring class will ever be a desideratum in this tropical country. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America The true social desideratum at last is, not that women, equally with men, assume the exercise of authority; but that men, equally with women, forego the exercise of authority. The Friendships of Women If sufficient encouragement be given, no pains will be spared to make the project complete, and thus to meet a great and acknowledged desideratum in the apparatus for study. What is Darwinism? The task of collecting the materials is a labour of love, and every fresh discovery in some out-of-the-way corner, of a long-sought desideratum, a delight which the patience and industrious enthusiast alone can appreciate.” Banbury Chap Books And Nursery Toy Book Literature The sole safety, the ultimate desideratum, is perception of law with disinterested conformity. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Cheapness, and not genuineness and excellence, is the grand desideratum with the unprincipled dealers in drugs and medicines. A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons Exhibiting the Fraudulent Sophistications of Bread, Beer, Wine, Spiritous Liquors, Tea, Coffee, Cream, Confectionery, Vinegar, Mustard, Pepper, Cheese, Olive Oil, Pickles, and Other Articles Employed in Domestic Economy We stipulated for a good-sized sitting-room and an airy double-bedded lodging room, with a sea view, and if not deceived, have obtained these desiderata at No. 2 Cliff. Charlotte Brontë and Her Circle As the last desideratum was named, Guly glanced anxiously toward his brother, but Arthur's eye was turned another way, and when the collation was brought he sat readily down at the table by Clinton's side. The Brother Clerks A Tale of New-Orleans This desideratum must necessarily result whenever a Unitary Law shall be discovered in Science; whenever the Sciences, and the Phenomena within the different Sciences, shall be basically connected. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 6, December 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy To clear the ground has been our desire, and so to strip, burn and destroy, saving only such logs as appealed to us for "lumber," was the desideratum. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers Certain I am, however, that moisture is the great desideratum in the culture of this genus. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. For this desideratum he will make any sacrifice. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 435 Volume 17, New Series, May 1, 1852 To what nation shall we look for the desideratum? Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro These new competitors content themselves with infinitesimal profits, or none at all in cases where the desideratum is cash to lend out at so many hundreds per cent. per annum. Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond If not in poetry, at least in fact; And fact is Truth, the grand desideratum! The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6 Well, I believe it is true that a rose without thorns is a desideratum. Queechy, Volume II The work which Mr. Buckle contemplated was designed to supply this desideratum in respect to History. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 2, February, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Desiderata.—The most important desiderata appertaining to the subject of storms, are certainly their origin and termination. The Hurricane Guide Being An Attempt To Connect The Rotary Gale Or Revolving Storm With Atmospheric Waves. Amongst the many desiderata of the Coast is a law making all our silver coins legal tenders. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative Indeed to me the obligation is stronger than to any other individual of our society; as “Anacharsis” is an indispensable desideratum to a son of the muses. 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 The one great desideratum to this end is the absolute control of education—an end that will never be reached so long as the Catholic Church continues to save Christian civilization through its religious schools. Catholic Problems in Western Canada She is a young woman entirely without the bump of veneration, and this, I should say, far more than an elegant pronunciation, is the desideratum in a wife. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 4, April, 1891 I am free to admit that the minute subdivision obtained by the Edisonian, Swan, or Fox system—they do not differ materially—is a great desideratum; but this cannot bridge the financial gulf. Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882 The European history of witchcraft embraces so wide a field, and requires for its just completion a research so various, that there is little probability, I fear, of this desideratum being speedily supplied. Discovery of Witches The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster To gather as many dollars as possible, and to give out as few, is the desideratum. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters We've had a good bit of exercise, anyhow, and that, after all, is the chief desideratum to a man of a sedentary occupation. Olympian Nights We will acknowledge that if he does so, he may probably get his desideratum; but do not let him make too sure of this. The Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56, No. 2, January 12, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside At a croquet or garden party it is certainly a desideratum. Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society Reflex influence.—Still further, this type of recitation reaches back into the home and begets a wholesome coöperation between the home and the school, and this is a desideratum of no slight import. The Vitalized School When a man has skated over the frozen surface of society a little matter of one-and-thirty years, it is just reasonable to hope he has reached that desideratum known as years of discretion. Trifles for the Christmas Holidays If psychology can contribute nothing to the point, it confesses to a desideratum for future inquirers. Practical Essays This impression is perhaps rather rare than valuable; although I am free to admit it is yet a desideratum in the Spencerian collection. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Two The great desideratum—you see I understand the Latin tongue, Mr. Bankes—the great desideratum is harmony—the harmony of the soul! Interludes being Two Essays, a Story, and Some Verses Thus she understands, and that is the prime desideratum in reading. The Vitalized School He was a low demagogue, flaunting in rags, dirty, and venomous: he was always calling out for more blood, as if the grand desideratum was the annihilation of mankind. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 426 Volume 17, New Series, February 28, 1852 That it was the great desideratum in cities in the production of food, and in food transportation from farms to trunk lines, on railways and on the ocean. The Harris-Ingram Experiment To make this a really human and a moral relation, is one of the principal desiderata in social improvement. Auguste Comte and Positivism The "piney woods" gopher, which may be not inappropriately termed a "highland turtle," is a great desideratum in the food supply of the pauper denizens of these portions of the South. Black and White Land, Labor, and Politics in the South Another desideratum of the chamber of illness is cleanliness in the minutest particular. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) To restrain and humble this gigantic power was the desideratum of ages. Luther and the Reformation: The Life-Springs of Our Liberties This was, indeed, a desideratum and many orders came in. The Harris-Ingram Experiment The desideratum is, that every science should precede those which cannot be scientifically constitute or rationally studied until it is known. Auguste Comte and Positivism Such a work was a 'desideratum,' and had the execution been equal to the conception, it would have been simply invaluable. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century A radical correction of them, therefore, was a great desideratum. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 This report is to me a vast desideratum, for reasons political and philosophical. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 There are two artists in the neighborhood of Paris, who seem to be advancing towards the desideratum in this business. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 Importers in England of oil in these flasks care nothing, however, about quality; cheapness is the only desideratum. Scientific American Supplement, No. 443, June 28, 1884 The desideratum hitherto has been a perfect and at the same time an economical mixer. Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 He stopped abruptly, as though willing to leave the third desideratum in the air, but she would not let him. Empire Builders Has he also got a child yet?—his desideratum, when I saw him last. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals There seems a possibility that the great desideratum in the use of the balloon may be obtained. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 With regard to tropical Africa, so vast in area, so great in resources, the first desideratum for its development is the opening up of communication. World's War Events Volume 3 Beginning with the departure of the first American destroyers for service abroad in April, 1917, and closing with the treaties of peace in 1919. To conform the regimen of the nursery and the school to the established truths of modern science—this is the desideratum. Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library And, surely, such a "desideratum" may best be effected by a careful perusal of the manuals to be included in the present series. Musicians of To-Day The chief desideratum with the Boer, in regard to government, is that it shall be his own, and not that of some other power, be it never so excellent a form of government. In the Shadow of Death If there be a moral, a political equality, this is the desideratum in our Constitution, and in every constitution in the world. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) "We have at length, in this attractive volume, the desideratum of a complete picturesque guide to the topography of Jerusalem." The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science While much is being done in the detailed improvement of our systems in respect both of matter and manner, the most pressing desideratum has not yet been even recognised as a desideratum. Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library The portrait would seem to combine this desideratum with generally large and simple outlines, so that the whole surface can be statistically reported with comparative ease. Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. Now the desiderata of such a compendium are: 1. Gilbertus Anglicus Medicine of the Thirteenth Century Now this expedience is the desideratum, to be sought either without the experience of means or with that experience. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) A book at once clear, concise, and modern has long been the great desideratum. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864 The great desideratum, of course, was to hide where we could see without being seen, to shoot from where there was least danger of being shot. A Soldier's Sketches Under Fire An immediate mental recall at the end of five seconds of visual stimulation, under favorable though not unusual conditions of light, position and distance, seemed most likely to secure this desideratum. Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. Mental calculations for the first time are simplified, which will prove a grand desideratum and of the greatest importance in mercantile affairs. The Hedge School; The Midnight Mass; The Donagh Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three By the way, do you understand the manufacture of forty shilling free-holders in an economical way, because if you do, it would be a desideratum. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two A better quality of wrought iron, therefore, has long been a desideratum, and it appears now that it has at last been found. Scientific American Supplement, No. 613, October 1, 1887 The exercise consisted in going to the university library and matching these titles of desiderata with the books actually in the catalogue. The Unpopular Review, Volume II Number 3 It was this method of trial which prevented so long that great desideratum in all judicial systems—a court for the correction of errors and final adjudication of cases. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest Thus, even on their ideal side, civilizations have their law of limitation; and to know what this law of limitation definitely is constitutes now one of the great desiderata of the world. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 79, May, 1864 He agrees with me, however, that it has not got the qualities that make for a sale, and you know that this is the great desideratum with the publisher. Books and Persons Being Comments on a Past Epoch 1908-1911 Fortunately, in the case before us, all these desiderata are supplied. Notes and Queries, Number 64, January 18, 1851 The introduction, therefore, of a safe and sufficient medium of circulation may be still pronounced a desideratum, and one of the first importance to the general prosperity of the colonists. Statistical, Historical and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements in Van Diemen's Land With a Particular Enumeration of the Advantages Which These Colonies Offer for Emigration, and Their Superiority in Many Respects Over Those Possessed by the United States of America Why establish control by cumbersome, superfluous machinery when the war has made it clear as the sun at high noon that the essential desideratum, British Union, exists now? New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915 April-September, 1915 With the aid of these desiderata in the appointments of a voyageur, we had a comfortable encampment on the following night. Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume I. Owing to the difficulty in obtaining copies, it has been suggested that a re-issue, in a cheap form, is a desideratum, and the present volumes are the result. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 To redeem his position was now the grand desideratum. Sevenoaks Facility and cost of transport to the nearest market or shipping port are the next desiderata to be ascertained, as well as a careful estimate of the cost of plant or machinery necessary. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. This was a great desideratum, and men of all parties conspired to encourage and reward him. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction Consequently, the first desideratum of a war plan is that the means adopted must conflict as little as possible with the political conditions from which the war springs. Some Principles of Maritime Strategy Scarcely any of these are now out of employment; and we are in possession of his desideratum. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) It has consequently been a great desideratum to find some way of preparing a sensitive plate which could be dried and laid away, retaining its sensitive quality for days or weeks until wanted. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 69, July, 1863 Dancing constitutes that desideratum of the learned of all ages—an universal language. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 341, March, 1844 The great desiderata were proximity to water and rising ground—the beauty of the surrounding scenery, which was superadded at least at Tully Castle, was probably but little valued. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 These opinions were published in 1831, and since that period the desideratum has been supplied. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 335, September 1843 He was without money, and he had sense enough to know that money is a desideratum, especially to the traveller. Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue It is a great desideratum to be possessed of a supply of fat, but it is not easy to obtain it from antelopes and other sinewy game. The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries Their chief excellence consists in their preserving their original white colour to the last, which is a great desideratum. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 421 Volume 17, New Series, January 24, 1852 The great desideratum of the philological method is a proof that the ‘Disease of Language,’ ex hypothesi the most fertile source of myths, is a vera causa. Modern Mythology As there was an outhouse at the end of the garden which he could use as a workshop, his principal desideratum in a residence, he obeyed her readily. Septimus With them, piety was the first desideratum in marriage. The Christian Home It is a great desideratum to know the lightest portable food suitable to different countries. The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries I am just about to finish my new Front hospital according to the desiderata expressed by our President of the Hygiène Commission. The Living Present Now the desideratum is well-qualified masters and mistresses. Lady Byron Vindicated A history of the Byron controversy from its beginning in 1816 to the present time But, after all, to a traveler over those sterile regions water is the grand desideratum, and this he is sure to find in the vicinity of the wild palm. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 30, September, 1873 "The love of money is the root of all evil;" and when it is the primary desideratum in marriage, it acts like a canker-worm upon domestic peace and happiness. The Christian Home I have therefore thought it best to describe only one outfit as a specimen, selecting for my example the desiderata for South Africa. The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries The origin of the proverb is still a desideratum. Notes and Queries, Number 24, April 13, 1850 Boiling water is a very important desideratum in the making of a cup of good coffee or tea, but the average housewife is very apt to overlook this fact. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home Let but the art of Pantomime become universal, and this grand desideratum must be obtained. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, July 17, 1841 This, it will be confessed, is a great desideratum; and an attempt to do this, is the principal object of the present publication. The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant A good description and figure of it are still desiderata. Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 To the writer of that letter the desideratum still remains unsupplied. Notes and Queries, Number 06, December 8, 1849 The compilation of such original works as may be considered desiderata. Notes and Queries, Number 53, November 2, 1850 A general action was the first desideratum of Suffren, and it is therefore safe to say that to avoid such action should have been the first object of Hughes. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 The desideratum here is, of course, to find what became of Colonel Watson's papers; and then to ascertain whether this and what other writings of Simpson's are amongst them. Notes and Queries, Number 09, December 29, 1849 His style is so peculiar, so allusive, and so full of metaphor and quotation, and the work is luminous with "the sparks of so many sciences," that a good translation is a desideratum. Notes and Queries, Number 43, August 24, 1850 An Historical Magazine has long been the great desideratum of our literature. Notes and Queries, Number 40, August 3, 1850 Hence the desideratum mentioned in the text is easily supplied. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14 A good description and figures of its varieties are still desiderata. Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon As your "NOTES AND QUERIES" will become a standard book of reference, strict accuracy on all points is the grand desideratum. Notes and Queries, Number 09, December 29, 1849 The faculty of representing precisely what we wish and feel comes by degrees; an essential desideratum for a noble-minded man. Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Volume 2 The great desideratum is to put his fore legs out of commission, and get him down on his knees. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The continuance of her life is certainly a political desideratum. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 098, February, 1876 The great desideratum in female education, at home, is to impart a graceful, quiet, lady-like manner of speaking. A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland I will give an example or two, indicating the kind of papers which are desiderata to the mathematical historian. Notes and Queries, Number 09, December 29, 1849 Self-knowledge is therefore the only desideratum which can wipe off all false knowledge, all illusions of death and rebirth. A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 Now it is undubitably the truth that my wife regards our place among the socially elect as the crowning achievement—the great desideratum—of our joint career. The "Goldfish" Money was, to him, no longer any great desideratum. The Air Trust It followed from these views, that the great desiderata were to ascertain what these means were. A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland I have, I fear, already trespassed too far upon your space for a single letter; and will, therefore, defer my notice of a few other desiderata till a future day. Notes and Queries, Number 09, December 29, 1849 But these desiderata which I have named are all prices either of ordinary use, of comfort, or felicity; and it is generally understood that happiness is costly: but virtue? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 64, February, 1863 Mechanics are aware, that, from the time of James Watt to the year 1850, the grand desideratum of the engine builder was a perfect joint,—a joint that would not admit the escape of steam. Famous Americans of Recent Times And you shall carefully study the country in general, and its water and food-products, so that you may inform yourself better, in order if possible, to preserve health, which is the principal desideratum. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century Its greatest recommendation is, that the white ant will not touch it, and it will consequently be a great desideratum where that insect abounds. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 480, March 12, 1831 This was truly a desideratum, as few ships had gone to this island without having in the course of their stay either been blown off, or been in some danger on the shore. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King. No doubt seemed to remain but that the desideratum was discovered. Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 2 This was an important desideratum, as we had lost one horse and eleven sheep on the voyage. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2 A sketch of this rustic dwelling is a desideratum, as, in after days, it may be demolished to make way for modern improvement. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 537, March 10, 1832 An adequate definition of Reason is the first desideratum; and whatever boast may be made of strict adherence to it in explaining phenomena, without such a definition we get no farther than mere words. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 07 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes The liver also seemed to be an especial desideratum, and in fact every part of the viscera was saved. Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China This desideratum we are now enabled to supply through Mr Shaw. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 331, May, 1843 It is obvious, then, that the great desideratum in cooking the potato, is to promote the expansion and separation of its cells; in other words, to render it mealy. Science in the Kitchen. "A nice funeral" is the most important of all desiderata, and many are the privations which the living cheerfully endure, that the dead may be interred with due respect and decorum. North, South and over the Sea And because thoughts of God are novel and comforting, they have been raised up as the great desideratum. A Tramp's Sketches In fact, the latter was the greatest desideratum and when offers of money failed to induce a native to pose for the camera a bottle nearly always would decide matters in our favor. Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China If this work is unworthy to aspire to such rank, let the patrons of English literature remember that the achievement of my design is still a desideratum. The Grammar of English Grammars The work is comprehensive in its object, judicious in its plan, accurate in its details, as far as the specimen proceeds, and an unquestionable desideratum in literature. Notes and Queries, Number 03, November 17, 1849 Progress was the great desideratum; and change was the hand-maiden of progress. The Crater Thus has been realized an important desideratum—the greatest possible power to do execution coupled with the greatest simplification of the means. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 562, Saturday, August 18, 1832. A machine which should obviate these objections, was a desideratum; and we think such a one has been invented by Mr. Burnet, of Golden Square. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 531, January 28, 1832 Of the three proverbial desiderata, it is as easy to be healthy as to be wealthy, and much easier than to be wise, except so far as health and wisdom mean the same thing. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 18, April, 1859 Still there was a desideratum, which these adornments of English Literature, "The Annuals," alone supplied. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 396, October 31, 1829 But the desideratum still remained of being able to paint motion. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 405, December 19, 1829 The desideratum still exists of an increased percentage of pupils leaving our schools for the deaf, possessing a facility of expression in English vernacular. Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 Permit me to include a couple of commissions and desiderata. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 02 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes While we are waiting for the realization of this desideratum, it is necessary to take the steamboat, and that I am preparing to do in company with many others. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Certainly not for want of interest in the subject because to fly, has been the great desideratum of the race since Adam. A Project for Flying In Earnest at Last! Nowadays the Cotswold district falls short in one desideratum, and that a most essential one, of being a first-rate hunting country. A Cotswold Village A perfect analysis of the language is a great desideratum. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers It was to supply such a desideratum for cable work that Sir William Thomson invented the siphon recorder, his second important contribution to the province of practical telegraphy. Heroes of the Telegraph A simpler and cheaper mode of inflation was not only a desideratum, but an absolute necessity. The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation A battery embodying this basic principle will have features of great value where lightness and durability are desiderata. Edison, His Life and Inventions They may sound all right in the big tabernacle, where a great volume of noise is the chief desideratum; but they make very poor reading. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 This desideratum will require propagating the knowledge that those digitized files exist, so that they can end up in other on-line catalogs. Library of Congress Workshop on Etexts The reason for the latter desideratum is obvious. In Darkest England and the Way Out Cheerfully, as she has already accepted so many modifications of old methods by "new thought," she accepts the idea of instilling mental and moral desiderata into the receptive pupil, viâ the charming tale. How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell The great necessity for more durable carbons became a desideratum so urgent that the tireless inventor decided to commission another explorer to search the tropical jungles of the Orient. Edison, His Life and Inventions Fine binding is a desideratum, and, for its cost, that of the Procrustes could not be improved upon. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue She pressed the desideratum of going beyond Boolean searches and performing more sophisticated searching, which the insertion of more markup in the text would facilitate. Library of Congress Workshop on Etexts Here, appetite, not food, is the great desideratum. My Bondage and My Freedom But, confronted with the concrete problem of what desideratum by which tale, and how, the average teacher sometimes finds her cheerfulness displaced by a sense of inadequacy to the situation. How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell The principal thing to be avoided, is the absorption of the sensitive solution into the pores; and it must be evident that this desideratum cannot be obtained by unsized paper. History and Practice of the Art of Photography I am persuaded that such candor is the desideratum of the world to-day. Love's Final Victory The latter had been a desideratum during the last two days. Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia When entombed at Covey's, shrouded in darkness and physical wretchedness, temporal wellbeing was the grand desideratum; but, temporal wants supplied, the spirit puts in its claims. My Bondage and My Freedom One of his desiderata, a practical veto on "puffing," it has not yet been found feasible, by the passing of an almost prohibitive duty on advertisements, to realise. Thomas Carlyle The great desideratum in a photographic camera is perfect lenses. History and Practice of the Art of Photography To avert this blow has now become a desideratum so great with England, that all her cunning and genius are brought to bear upon the subject. Ridgeway An Historical Romance of the Fenian Invasion of Canada They are excellently well adapted for the purpose, and in that country a good supply of ice is a desideratum. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 30, April, 1860 Not only was the performance of these vessels highly satisfactory, but they were the first ships in the navies of Europe in which the great desideratum was secured of placing the machinery below the load-line. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860 At the age of seventy-five he is still hale, hearty and vigorous, looking younger than his actual years, and possessing that great desideratum, a sound mind in a sound body. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men And since it soon becomes impossible to say what is useful and what useless to know, books of this sort become very often a sort of encyclopaedias or catalogues of desiderata. Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic If such measurements were applied to the different gymnastic systems, we might be able to compare their efficiency, which would be a great desideratum in view of the unfortunate rivalry between them. Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene As to the continuation of the "Lives of the Poets," it is a work sadly wanting, but I am not the person to supply the desideratum, even were my power equal to the deed. Life and Remains of John Clare "The Northamptonshire Peasant Poet" Culture a desideratum in her choice of work. Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife Hence the great desideratum, the yet to be, the coming pigment is a white oxide of lead or a combined white oxide of lead and white oxide of zinc, without sulphates or chlorides. Scientific American, Volume 22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. P.S.—The great desideratum in obtaining labor from free blacks is its enforcement. Report on the Condition of the South Here he brought his Marine Dictionary to a conclusion—a work which had occupied him for years, and which supplied a desideratum in the literature of the profession. The Poetical Works of Beattie, Blair, and Falconer With Lives, Critical Dissertations, and Explanatory Notes This desideratum would be an abridgment of labor in our mental acquisitions, of which we cannot determine the consequences. The Columbiad Since light is the great desideratum, the paint, as a rule, should be light in color, though soft and tinted in tone for restfulness to the eye. Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife I make the above observation casually, in order to introduce a few ideas on the subject of improvement in agricultural implements—the great desideratum of the West at this moment. Scientific American, Volume 22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. Sir,—My attention has been particularly engaged by one suggestion in your Prospectus, because it seems to hold out a hope that your intended work will furnish what has long been a desideratum in literature. Notes and Queries, Number 01, November 3, 1849 The first desideratum is to give the children healthy bodies, and then there will be no trouble in giving them what knowledge they need. Maintaining Health Formerly Health and Efficiency |
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