| 单词 | dilatory |
| 例句 | King George was in a fury over the dilatory, cautious behavior of his general. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Thank you for sending us Two Figures by a Fountain, and please accept our apologies for this dilatory response. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The dilatory limousine came rolling up the drive. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z After a pause he added "sir" in a dilatory, grudging way. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Given the older audience's famously dilatory cinema-going habits, stakeholders will be hoping for a relatively gentle erosion from this weak start. Wreck-It Ralph batters Bruce Willis 2013-02-27T10:01:39Z It's a strangely dilatory piece of writing in which the soloist seems too absorbed in philosophic thoughts to play any of the main themes. Hall?/Mark Elder ? review 2011-03-20T18:01:00Z But Donald Trump’s dilatory enthusiasm for his German heritage—in 1999, he was the grand marshal of the German-American Steuben Parade in New York—is something of a one-way street. The Ancestral German Home of the Trumps 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Once he spied a dilatory writer on the street in New Haven. In ‘Avid Reader,’ a Celebrated Editor as Shepherd and Alchemist 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z We, I'm afraid, have been a bit dilatory. Great dynasties of the world: The Copper Family 2011-08-05T23:06:30Z In the first half, especially, Mr. Dodin emphasizes the dilatory and digressive. Review: In ‘The Cherry Orchard,’ the Myopia of an Aristocratic Family 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z The older upscale audience is notoriously dilatory at going to the cinema, and tends to be relatively strong midweek, so it's not over quite yet for Much Ado and Summer in February. Man of Steel leaps predecessor in a single bound as waiting game pays off 2013-06-18T17:11:52Z Ruders, a prolific composer with a dazzling musical mind, sometimes writes works whose expressive ends can seem dilatory and obscure. Revisiting “The Handmaid’s Tale,” the Opera 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z A shared prophetic dream suggesting that Odysseus will soon be returning and on a rampage of revenge gives the drama a degree of urgency, though there's a dilatory quality to the conversational gambits. 'Penelope' an audacious reimagining of Homer 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z Numerous modern explanations have been offered for Hamlet’s dilatory approach to the matter of avenging his father, from Ernest Jones’s “Hamlet and Oedipus” to T. S. Eliot’s judgment that the play was a failure. Dr. Eben Alexander’s so-called after-life 2012-11-26T16:00:00Z The BTP's review found that while no act or omission in the investigation was made maliciously, there was a "lack of professional inquisitiveness exacerbated by dilatory and lazy practices". Connor Marron death: Police 'hindered' search for answers, say parents 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z That effort proved futile after Feb. 24, 1877, when the Democratic House speaker ruled against “dilatory” tactics, two days before the infamous Wormley hotel meeting between Hayes’s representatives and Louisiana Democrats. Opinion | There was no corrupt bargain in the 1876 presidential election 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z Gerry Adams, another key player in the 1998 talks as head of the political wing of the Irish Republican Army, said he would be "very, very dilatory about making changes to the Good Friday Agreement". Architects of Northern Ireland peace see hope beyond Brexit deadlock 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z But if a senator places a “hold” on a nominee, it can take days of floor debate and dilatory votes to get an approval. Opinion | Where are all the U.S. ambassadors? 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z "The defendants have consistently engaged in dilatory and obstructionist discovery practices, from the inception of these cases right through to the trial." Judge hits “stunningly cavalier” Alex Jones with sanctions before new Sandy Hook trial even begins 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Despite partisan obstruction, arcane rules and dilatory habits, the Senate struck a blow against hopelessness. Opinion | Senate Democrats strike a blow against cynicism — and hopelessness 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z After a year of holding up Biden’s program and shrinking it almost beyond recognition, Manchin owes his colleagues and the country more than another dose of dilatory vagueness. Opinion | Presto! Manchin’s party of one makes the Democrats’ program disappear. 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z Public employees need to accept the importance of conducting city business on government devices, not their personal phones, and of being responsive, not dilatory, when records are requested. City of Seattle must make reforms stick after deleted-texts fiasco 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z This suit is another in a long line of dilatory litigation tactics,” the state argued. Supreme Court to hear Texas death row inmate’s call for DNA testing of crime scene 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z Cleage’s dilatory method, unfortunately, nudges her to find melodramatic solutions to the stasis. Review: Phylicia Rashad beautifully directs 'Blues for an Alabama Sky' at Mark Taper Forum 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z “In the Court’s view, characterization of defendant’s previous and threatened future actions as dilatory, in bad faith or unduly prejudicial would be a bootless exercise. They are, in varying degrees, all three,” he said. Judge: Trump delays on rape accuser’s claims in ‘bad faith’ 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z “That bet has paid off. Despite this Court’s protestations over the ‘extraordinary solicitude’ it gave this case and the narrowness of any dispute, it accepts yet another dilatory tactic by Texas.” Supreme Court denies abortion providers’ request to return Texas case to judge who blocked state’s six-week ban 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z Shows in New York usually start seven minutes late to accommodate dilatory theatergoers, so I didn’t worry at 4:05 when the webpage showed no signs of theatrical life. A livestreamed 'Clyde’s' starring Uzo Aduba is the next best thing to being in a theater 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z And some parents-to-be, either superstitious or simply dilatory, hesitate to purchase baby items far in advance. What to Expect When You’re Expecting: Supply Chain Issues 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z “When we create more and more programs, it can have a dilatory and distracting effect on the good programs that already exist,” said Wikner of Cross Community Church. Montgomery County weighs guaranteed income pilot, which would give recurring cash payments to 300 families 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Bill Clinton was well known for his dilatory ways by White House reporters, whose faces would sunburn in the Rose Garden while waiting for him to step outside the Oval Office. The late show, with Joe Biden: The president on average is more than 20 minutes tardy for his events 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z “We will be taking the trial testimony of Donald Trump, under oath, on Monday after years of the defendants’ dilatory attempts to shield him from this examination. Trump expected to give deposition in protesters’ lawsuit 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z For years, the lawyers say, the FBI was dilatory. Opinion | Ending secrecy over the Saudis and 9/11? It’s about time. 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z On its own, it couldn’t do much to combat the coronavirus itself — the last presidential administration’s efforts were dilatory at best, historians say. Now That Everyone Is Bullish, Be Cautious 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z Surely, therefore, his lawyers will not engage in frivolous arguments, obfuscation, pettifoggery or dilatory tactics that would complicate uncovering the truth, right? Opinion | John Bolton: Time is running out for Trump — and Republicans who coddle him 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z Throughout Friday, Democrats had pushed a number of dilatory procedural maneuvers, including an unexpected — yet brief — closed session that Democrats said was meant to candidly discuss the toxic process surrounding Barrett’s confirmation. Senators engage in bitter floor feud over Barrett nomination to Supreme Court 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z “Good morning. I welcome everyone to this confirmation hearing on the nomination…” said Grassley before Harris and other Democrats commandeered control of the hearing with various motions, points of order and dilatory tactics. Amy Coney Barrett hearings: Nominee to face supercharged atmosphere in the age of coronavirus 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z “Mr. Trump shouldn’t be able to profit from his own dilatory conduct.” Lawyer for Trump's son Eric defends delayed questioning in New York probe 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z The Chinese government system now “values the mediocre, the dilatory and the timid,” he says, and is mired in “inoperability.” Opinion | China has reached a ‘dead end.’ Democracy is the only way out, a professor says. 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z "I'm not sure what the implication was supposed to be except we are being unpatriotic by not agreeing to their dilatory tactics." Sen. Josh Hawley: Nadler basically accused senators of treason before Chief Justice Roberts admonished him 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z They interrupted the hearings with no fewer than 42 dilatory points of order, requests, objections, appeals, inquiries and just plain outbursts. Opinion | The GOP: If it looks, swims and quacks like a duck, it’s an avocado 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z This dilatory approach has not prompted any softening in Mr. Biden’s support. Joe Biden’s 2020 Plan Is Almost Complete. Democrats Are Impatient. 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Ensnared by her own convictions, she has resorted to dilatory tactics because she has belatedly realised the full weight of their burden. The Guardian view on the Brexit vote: the prime minister is on the run | Editorial 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z “Evidence shows that this was either due to this litigation or a matter of dilatory coincidence,” said Bradshaw, who noted the council’s after-the-fact training may be admissible evidence at trial. Lawsuit against Seattle over head-tax meetings moves forward, but repeal vote stands 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z “We’re not intending to be dilatory,” he said at a news conference Tuesday. Key GOP senators side with party as Democrats seek documents about Trump's Supreme Court nominee 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z Corker said asking for all of Kavanaugh’s paperwork “feels dilatory to me.” Democrats seize on failure of judicial pick to demand all of Supreme Court nominee’s documents 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z This new, less dilatory mode doesn’t ask to be understood, but haunts us with a bleakly dead-on, diffident humor about the pain of being alive. Read Any Antisocial Novels Lately? 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z Last week, Scott’s administration challenged a federal judge’s order that the state adopt a rights-restoration procedure that is less arbitrary and dilatory. Opinion | There’s no good reason to stop felons from voting 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z The White House, though, said it has gone to great lengths to try to rope Democrats in early in the process, with frequent outreach, only to be met by dilatory tactics. Senate Democrats hold blue slips, delay judicial nominees 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z “I would like to succeed in negotiating something where we get full and fair hearings – we’re not trying to be dilatory – and hear what these nominees have to say,” Schumer said. Democrats prepare for confirmation battle over 'troublesome' Trump cabinet nominees 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z But his housing order was fought for two years by what he called “obstructive and dilatory tactics,” and in August 1988 he imposed the fines: $100 the first day, doubling each subsequent day. Leonard B. Sand, Judge in Landmark Yonkers Segregation Case, Dies at 88 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z Amid all the criticism, including the dilatory response to Hurricane Katrina, Smith is most effusive in support of Bush’s commitment to lead the global fight against AIDS, an often overlooked achievement of his presidency. Biographer blasts George W. Bush for going to war in Iraq 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z That was a corollary to the dilatory pursuit of war crimes prosecutions by a West German justice system that was riddled with lawyers and judges who were former Nazis. A Front-Row Seat to Germany’s Long Reckoning With Its Past 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z In his chapter on red deer, perhaps the best in the book, Foster describes trying to cultivate that animal’s dilatory, fearful, and observant stillness. The Man Who Became a Goat 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z Hart accused Hubbard of using, “dilatory litigation tactics to delay this trial as much as possible,” and said he should not be rewarded with another continuance. Prosecutors oppose Hubbard trial delay 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z And the shabby, dilatory, ostensibly capricious disbursement of Hurricane Sandy relief money. The only person who really loves Chris Christie ... is Chris Christie | Jeb Lund 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z The police, he says, have been dilatory, not pushing for testing and not pursuing suspects who were readily available for questioning. Old rape kits and 4 brave women bring rapist to justice 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z “There is no reason to reward the dilatory with more time than is necessary,” he said, suggesting Congress impose tough time limits. This technology could prevent train crashes. So what are the railroads waiting for? 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z It still is working through dilatory and incomplete responses to subpoenas, and unresponsive answers to congressional questions. Rein in the corrupt IRS 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z "A $2 billion prize might get scientists to deal with the superbug crisis" is the caption for this op-ed, as if it is scientists who somehow are being recalcitrant or dilatory. How to Develop New Antibiotics 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z Finally, after all this time, an end to the dilatory nonsense. Release the torture report: A small measure of accountability that is long past due 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z The recent World Series was rife with dilatory batters, particularly among the Royals. Five Ways to Tweak Baseball, Before the Next 'Worst World Series Ever' 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z So I will still be writing this summer, I sincerely hope, it'll just be in other places and at a more dilatory pace. Today in Tabs: Good News / Bad News As they press their clients’ interests, these firms specialize in complicated waivers, dilatory obstructions and loopholes in the drafting of both legislation and regulations. Corporate lawyers have broken Washington Theis accused Holmes' public defenders of "dilatory" tactics, and said that defense lawyers threatened to file contempt of court charges in New York against Winter if she refused to testify. Journalist asks delay in Colorado shooting case to fight subpoena 2013-03-19T23:33:15Z Canada, America and Australia are gaining from those we shun with our rebarbative, dilatory visa system and increasingly xenophobic politics. With this student visa policy, Cameron is throttling our cultural exports 2013-02-28T19:56:00Z There will be votes on so-called "dilatory motions" demanding that the House do now adjourn. The war of the Lords 2012-07-10T12:25:47Z Charles sat dilatorily drinking port after luncheon; and, while he changed his clothes, everybody was kept waiting with the baby at the church. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z He has kept me waiting for more than a month—these dilatory French! Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z He appears to have been somewhat dilatory in obedience, for in 1260 he was sharply reminded of the command and enjoined no longer to postpone its fulfilment. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z The dilatory methods and cautious policy of the Stadtholder fretted him; "an active Prince, like ours, was always for charging the enemy." Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z But so dilatory were the English, that before any effectual steps were taken, their agile enemies appeared upon the scene. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z The reluctance of the States of Holland, and of Amsterdam in particular, to grant adequate supplies caused the campaigns of 1638 and 1639 to be in the main defensive and dilatory. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Seeing him return alone for the third time, we whispered hints of a dilatory sweetheart. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z The publishers of his latter works must be aware how dilatory he was in determining the metronomic signs which were frequently obtained from him only after repeated correspondence. Life of Beethoven 2012-03-12T03:00:21.693Z His messengers sent back to hurry on the dilatory convoy had strangely failed to return. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z The situation of this country is deplorable, and the infatuation of their government in taking the most dilatory and ineffectual measures for their protection, highly blamable. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z The chief linen draper in the town, as he watches the County ladies, in their dilatory fashion, toy with one fabric after another, can scarcely suppress a look of impatience on his well disciplined face. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z Hence his cautious, dilatory tactics: the encouragement of Italian propagandists, who were few, the discouragement of German propagandists, who were many. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z If we were to change sides, you would not find me so suspicious and dilatory. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z It seemed to express the dilatory passage of the years during which he had looked for her coming, and had looked in vain. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z Here are you," I would object to myself, "a bookish student of a mean stature and a dilatory mind. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z This threat had little effect, for on 13th December we find Murray still coaxing his dilatory author, telling him with justice that there were passages in his book “equal to Defoe.” The Life of George Borrow 2012-01-26T03:00:14.707Z These answers, though of a dilatory nature, may be looked upon as an eventual acceptation of the mediation. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume X (of 12) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.850Z Meanwhile the family increased; and Elizabeth, as well as her husband, became careless and dilatory from despair. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z Incensed by the dilatory and factious proceedings of the House, Cromwell dismissed the parliament on the 22nd of January 1655. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z Better then to tolerate the planet’s occasionally dilatory spin than to risk blowing the thing up with some technological “oops” like an unintended missile strike. It's Official: The Leap Second Is Saved! 2012-01-19T23:06:31Z All very nice and very commonplace and dilatory until the very end. The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 2012-01-19T03:00:20.007Z To the world at large his tactics did seem slack, his method dilatory, his mood indifferent. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z His bulky volumes are in great part occupied with suggestions for making the courts of justice less dilatory and uncertain, less expensive to the poor, and less partial to the rich. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z The inquisitors commenced the preparatory instruction, but their proceedings were so dilatory, that the Count Duke died before the order for his arrest could be issued. The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. 2011-12-22T03:00:10.443Z He felt like explaining to them that he had not just arrived, and that he really was not so foolish or so dilatory as he looked. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z The big French brother, heartily disgusted with this dilatory business, this trifling away of so much valuable time, hinted more clearly than ever before that something definite must be done and must be done quickly. The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 2012-01-19T03:00:20.007Z Seeing the skipper of the Canny Scotia and his mate come below together smiling, the steward readily guessed what they wanted, so he was not dilatory in producing the rum-bottle and two tumblers. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z The first fruits of the dilatory policy was the sacrifice of forty men. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z My dear Flournoy,—Your altogether precious and delightful letter reached me duly, and you see I am making a not altogether too dilatory reply. The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z The cowmen became weary of such dilatory tactics, and determined to go into the canyon and fight it out with the Indians. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z "But my friends in England are so dilatory," was the evasive answer. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z She has dragged her dilatory English Ally into joining the offensive on the Somme, and whatever inward worth the British army has it now has an abundance of artillery. Raemaekers' Cartoon History of the War, Volume 2 The Second Twelve Months of War 2011-10-27T02:00:27.020Z You know how evasive and dilatory they are in Berlin on this point. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:45.883Z Several of the States had been dilatory in their consent, but Rhode Island absolutely refused, and Paine undertook to reason with that State. 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 His eye was at once keen and quiet, his smile dim and dilatory, but perfectly sincere. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z If your father shall seem disposed to think me not unduly dilatory in the matter of payment, you need tell him nothing. A Man of Honor 2011-10-02T02:00:16.927Z There were interviews with leading citizens in all walks of life, expressing amazement and indignation over the murder of Sylvanus Gage and the dilatory tactics of the officials. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z The young Woman was not dilatory in the Execution of her Commission. The Travels and Adventures of James Massey 2011-09-13T02:00:31.293Z If he did not admire the disorderly methods of the governor, neither did he approve of the dilatory methods of the council. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z A man who is dilatory in his love affairs deserves to spend his days underground and his nights in hotels. The Bigamist 2011-08-31T02:01:34.797Z Sometimes the taproom was decorated with broad hints to dilatory customers. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z It was evident at once by his style of leadership that the voevoda, though heavy and dilatory,--for he was bent with age,--was an experienced and valiant soldier. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z The French at Cherbourg were by no means dilatory in recognizing the value of these Dahlgren guns. An Englishman's View of the Battle between the Alabama and the Kearsarge An Account of the Naval Engagement in the British Channel, on Sunday June 19th, 1864 2011-08-08T02:00:19.967Z And Europe — dilatory and incremental, requiring unanimity — does not do shock therapy. News Analysis: With Prospect of U.S. Slowdown, Europe Fears a Worsening Debt Crisis 2011-08-08T01:23:03Z It was Austin who compelled the rather dilatory young fellow to paint in earnest. In Wild Rose Time 2011-08-01T02:00:13.473Z On this occasion he was somewhat more dilatory than usual. A Cabinet Secret 2011-07-31T02:00:10.693Z When it does I do not think you will find me dilatory. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z Darkness came, but no letter; eight o'clock struck, and still there was no sign of the dilatory Doris. Cynthia Wakeham's Money 2011-07-18T02:00:24.717Z This was the climax of his misdeeds—he had been reprimanded for his blunders, delivering the wrong meat at the customers' doors; for his dilatory ways in going on his errands. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z The wild throng rushed into the houses of the dilatory, in order to rouse them out of bed. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z Pleasure-boat just "putting off,"—which is naturally a dilatory operation—Skipper says they are only waiting for me. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93., October 1, 1887 2011-06-29T02:00:26.507Z Had she remained at Westmore, Baird would be hers now, and quite unconscious that he had been a dilatory lover; and she had beauty and charm enough to have kept him in ignorance. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z Richard was dilatory in his preparations to oppose them, and unfortunate in his encounters. Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z Evidently the Chief was not visiting his displeasure too severely upon his dilatory favorite. Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z They who were on horseback placed themselves at the head of the procession; rode hither and thither, in order to quicken the motions of the dilatory, and to maintain the whole train in order. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z For out of spite against dilatory fate, one sets himself on purpose to work against the very things that depend upon him, and desires them nevertheless. The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z The pope’s dilatory reply having been accepted by his ministry, the president replaced it on the 1st of November by the Fould-Rouher cabinet. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z At one time, the only way of going up the Nile was by the dahabeah, a kind of yacht fitted up for the convenience of travellers, an expensive and dilatory mode of conveyance. Cities of the Dawn 2011-05-13T02:00:10.047Z In the absence of any inducements to economy, the guaranteed railways had cost £17,000 a mile, and were worked under a system of double supervision—expensive, dilatory, and complicated. The Earl of Mayo Rulers of India 2011-04-11T02:00:13.067Z “If I had,” replied her lover, escaping from his embarrassment by a happy subterfuge, “I should not have been so dilatory in declaring my love to you.” The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z It brought before their minds the fact that the law, though much disregarded and sadly dilatory, did sometimes, as if unawares, uphold the right. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z But French help proving dilatory and uncertain, the rebel leaders in Ireland were divided in opinion as to the expediency of taking the field without waiting for foreign aid. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z These chiefs were as fickle as they were avaricious, and as dilatory as they were exacting. Cities of the Dawn 2011-05-13T02:00:10.047Z Once we are on the Continent I shall feel as if I could breathe; but this wretched dilatory way of getting money worries me to death.” The Haute Noblesse A Novel 2011-03-10T03:00:50.577Z But it must be confessed that the Abyssinian scribe does not hold the pen of a ready writer; and the dilatory management of his awkward implement is attended with gestures and attitudes the most ludicrous. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z "The men are unconscionably dilatory about their blasting," said Wolfgang, glad to find an opportunity to cut short the interview. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z He was fond of natural history and a good chemist, but, according to Constable, slow and dilatory and not well qualified. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z "I began to think you would not condescend to come at all," was the remark, delivered in his sharpest and most unpleasant tone, with which he greeted the dilatory Gustave. Partners A Novel. 2011-02-02T03:00:20.690Z Watch him in his pocket fumbling, In a dilatory way; Plumbing the unmeasured deeps there, With some muttered vague excuse, For the coinage that he keeps there, But will not produce. Familiar Faces 2011-01-26T03:00:30.173Z There was something ominous in the tone, and even the dilatory Brenda decided that it would be best to respond as quickly as possible to the summons. Brenda, Her School and Her Club 2011-01-15T03:00:31.087Z Just here, then, I have intense need for this practical gift of God in order with nicety and precision to apply principles to concrete cases; often I am precipitate or perhaps dilatory. The Abiding Presence of the Holy Ghost in the Soul 2011-01-06T03:00:50.440Z Grant had the mortification of learning in the evening that, through the dilatory movements of the troops under Smith and Wright, his plans had failed. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z Passing one day through a wretched quarter of the East Side in search of a dilatory laundress, my steps halted in front of a cheap toy-shop. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z She said she would, but being rather dilatory, he said to her humorously ‘Dôs, dôs, dôs,’ i.e., British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z In that case, Democrats can turn to Frumin and ask him to rule GOP tactics as dilatory and out of order. Senate Republicans launch guerrilla campaign against healthcare reconciliation 2010-03-24T13:25:00Z No notice of it was taken by the writer, who sat with his eye fixed on the candle, concocting, like a good poet, one of those works of imagination called a preliminary or dilatory defence. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 On the other hand, Smith, who was intrusted with the execution of the enterprise, was dilatory in the execution. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z The other was only a boy in stature and scarcely more than a boy in years, yet at the time deliberate and dilatory. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise I think before this time many of our troops must have arrived at headquarters, for though we have been dilatory in this and the neighboring towns, others, I hear, have done their duty better. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams But he was probably one of those lingering, dilatory writers who meet us in Martial,952 waiting for the fire from heaven which never comes. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Civil and criminal courts are both corrupt and dilatory. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" The novelties which he introduced were abundance of English troops, prompt instead of dilatory movement, and above all capable leaders—inspired with his own spirit, and in their turn inspiring the men whom they led. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical "Oh, you have been very dilatory and foolish, Mr Wilson," suddenly exclaimed Mrs Twisleton in a clear sharp tone, which had nothing of the softness of tears about it. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 I know not who has the care of raising them here, but this I know, we are very dilatory about it. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams There was nothing dilatory about him, and here he again resembled his father, who had markedly the power of doing things at the right moment, and thus avoiding waste of time and discomfort to others. Rustic Sounds and Other Studies in Literature and Natural History It was possible to prolong this extra tap and thus make it appear more dilatory. Clever Hans (The horse of Mr. Von Osten): A contribution to experimental animal and human psychology It was responsible for a great deal of confusion and for the dilatory policy which characterized the government of the Spanish West Indies. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 The edict exercised a great moral effect; it was a sharp admonition to the dilatory, that it was a question for all, of life or death. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. Indeed, the most dilatory chaffinch must have been singing since 19th February, and in fortunate seasons might have been heard on 7th January. Springtime and Other Essays She saw stones that rolled with them or bounded after; a sombrero whirled above the dust and tumult like a dilatory parachute; a six-shooter jolted up into the air. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus He first met three grotesque musicians who had gathered around them an audience of admiring house-maids, dilatory market-people, and unkempt children. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands In London they also visited their publisher, Mr. Johnson, an intelligent, generous, but most dilatory man, who was then confined in King's Bench Prison on account of some publication held treasonable. Maria Edgeworth Richard I. had been set free before the dilatory pope put Leopold of Austria under the ban. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" All promise is poor dilatory man, And that through every stage: when young, indeed, In full content we, sometimes, nobly rest, Unanxious for ourselves; and only wish, As duteous sons, our fathers were more wise. Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes Knowing, however, their dilatory manner of doing business, we engaged them to be on the ground at daylight. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. “The Pope,” Chapuys said, “had been so dilatory and so dissembling that he was not in favour with either side.” The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII He had been idle and dilatory, he told himself; but he was older, the present was his, and he felt the strength to make it wholly to his use. The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel Some went in sable parties like dilatory homing cattle, browsing as they went on anecdotes of the dead. Carnival Above all, we will have dilatory pleas in favour of remaining at Trevethlan. Trevethlan: Volume 1 A Cornish Story. They lie in long chairs in the verandah and tell each other interminable stories, or stare citywards and express their opinion of some dilatory debtor. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Here they set to work to throw up intrenchments, and the leisurely, and indeed dilatory, advance of the British gave them ample time for this. The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars He had seen very little of her, but, sailor-like, his heart had gone with a bound to her who had won it; and he was even now accusing himself of being dilatory in his love. Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One We have to begin again this month, as last, by presenting the excellent reports of dilatory Chapters. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 8, May 1878, No. 7. An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks The regular forms of procedure were too dilatory, and the judges themselves would hardly be found subservient enough to the will of Alva. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 The dilatory juniors, by dint of much urging, were at last hustled off the scenes. The Head Girl at the Gables Mr. Disraeli fought his battle with much steadiness, but did not go beyond a dilatory amendment. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) The Holy See is really as dilatory in beatifying parties, or making them happy, as the High Court of Chancery. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) Unfortunately, Hirschler was as dilatory as his master, and, until the process-server claimed a personal interview, as indifferent. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections Their prosecution had been conducted in a deliberate, and indeed dilatory manner, which had nourished in their friends the hope of a favorable issue. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 During the great trade “boom” of 1905 there was a good deal of buying by exporters in advance of their indents because manufacturers continued to contract engagements which threatened to exclude dilatory buyers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" In the Lords it was immediately confronted by a dilatory resolution. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) One is the protection which we give to the money-lender, and the other is the dilatory nature of our justice. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches Girolamo was a blithe spirit, very sweet and pleasing in his conversation, and in his work somewhat slow and dilatory. Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol 08 (of 10) Bastiano to Taddeo Zucchero They seemed to regard Europe as a transitory effect which might fade like the glories of sunset before they had finished seeing it, and anything savoring of the dilatory aroused their suspicion. The Portal of Dreams The latter petition, signed almost universally by the bar, characterizes Judge Noyes as "weak," "vacillating," "dilatory," "careless," "negligent," "partial," and "absolutely incompetent." The Land of Nome A narrative sketch of the rush to our Bering Sea gold-fields, the country, its mines and its people, and the history of a great conspiracy (1900-1901) She rode her horse nearly to death, snubbed Anabel—whose children were down with the measles—over the telephone, and even boxed the ears of a dilatory hen. Ancestors A Novel That will be a slap in the face to the dilatory gentlemen, and send up the shares like wildfire.” Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 That Camillo, however, being slow and even dilatory in his work, did not paint much save small things and works of little importance. Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol 08 (of 10) Bastiano to Taddeo Zucchero The heart nerved the hand and the weak, dilatory playing ceased. The Frontiersman A Tale of the Yukon After a confused and dilatory start the two trains strung out over the prairie and went on again; but the rebellious wagon-owners on the east side of the creek were not with the caravan. Bring Me His Ears A smile of acclamation greeted his dilatory entrance on the terrace. The Return of the Prodigal A large Chinese army was put into the field, but it was placed under the command of an incapable officer, whose dilatory movements promised little for the aid of the valiant defenders. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The process of gathering a royal army in Samoa is cumbrous and dilatory in the extreme. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) An early dinner was eaten, and the dishes washed with an alacrity in agreeable contrast to the dilatory methods of the morning. Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted The military gentlemen proved very dilatory in paying their subscriptions. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 Straker, making his dilatory entrance, became aware of the distance to which his hostess had carried it already. The Return of the Prodigal She never appeared to have patience to wait for anything, and sometimes even tried to hurry up dilatory buds. Upon The Tree-Tops The prisoners were double-quicked to Springfield, eight miles distant, for the dilatory Michiganders had at length began to move, and there was no reason for fighting, although we could have whipped them. History of Morgan's Cavalry He had meant no harm when he had called out "Hurry up!" to that dilatory old Truchsess. Jena or Sedan? After more than two hours of waiting, it began to strike him that the said captain was somewhat dilatory, and he began to meditate a reprimand for such a neglect of his dignity. The Lily and the Cross A Tale of Acadia This has always been a stock quotation to use against oratory of the ‘dreary’ and ‘dilatory’ order. By-ways in Book-land Short Essays on Literary Subjects It was resorted to for the purpose of escaping from the other dilatory, intricate, and expensive modes of recovering landed property anciently in existence. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. Nothing demoralizes cavalry more than dilatory movements in time of danger. History of Morgan's Cavalry Charioteers behind blood-horses bathed in foam; heads helmeted in flashing splendour; eyes all intent upon the track ahead, keen to anticipate the risks of headlong speed and warn the dilatory straggler from its path. When Ghost Meets Ghost The windows of one house were duly fitted with window-screens, holland shades and clean, fresh white curtains; for it was May, and Berwick ladies were rarely dilatory with their "Spring-cleaning." Two Little Women The first information about this incident was so vague that the matter was at first treated in a dilatory fashion in Washington. My Three Years in America I have got into such a deliberate, dilatory, expansive turn, that the effort to compress this last yarn was unwelcome; but the longest yarn has to come to an end some time. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) A dilatory administration of justice amounts too often to a denial of it altogether. The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit Every day this most dilatory and incompetent of men announced that the packet would sail to-morrow. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series Lose this day loitering—'twill be the same story To-morrow, and the next more dilatory. Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order President Wilson caused the investigations to be carried on in a dilatory fashion because he did not want to see his peace move disturbed by controversies. My Three Years in America That is the greatest danger since, because of the great distance, redress moves with very dilatory steps. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 36, 1649-1666 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 close of the nineteenth century. He is probably wondering why I am so dilatory in answering. Under the Maples And Mrs. Iden, where will you find this type of nervous, irritable wife, full of spiteful disillusioned love for her dilatory husband better painted than by Jefferies? Amaryllis at the Fair Lose this day loitering, 'twill be the same story To-morrow, and the next more dilatory; True indecision brings its own delays. Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order The question of stating our conditions, therefore, Your Excellency will handle dilatorily. My Three Years in America The distance was short, and his feelings would not allow him a longer delay; for he conceived every dilatory suggestion to be as detrimental to the success of his design. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. Lennox, to whom time was too dilatory and resignation too remote, happened on the device which he translated after his manner. The Paliser case Evan's cup, Evan's plate, the bit of bread he had left on it, Diana's fingers were dilatory and unwilling in dealing with them. Diana Lose this day loitering,—'t will be the same story To-morrow, and the next more dilatory; The indecision brings its own delays, And days are lost lamenting over days. Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order The old muzzle-loader, with its ramrod and dilatory "motions," ought to have been obsolete long before Grant left the West to lead the Army of the Potomac from the Wilderness to Appomattox. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War A citizen is offered a choice between submitting to the wrong inflicted by a fellow-citizen and accepting the wrong inflicted by a dilatory and crushingly costly legal procedure. Social Justice Without Socialism The Senate," he proceeded, "has no rules by which debate can be limited or brought to an end, no rules by which dilatory tactics of any kind can be prevented. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources Austrian diplomacy, dense and dilatory as ever, argued, protested, temporized. England and Germany The Pope himself next came to be considered as intolerably dilatory in preparing measures of reform. Pius IX. And His Time He was possessed with a rage against his former dilatory self, and a fierce desire to win, to do the clean, square thing, no matter what the consequences. Treasure Valley Natural fruits of the dilatory war policy—Scott's fault. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 Mr. Basketful was a choleric Englishman, and one of Coonie's chief diversions was to put him into a rage by a dilatory approach to the village. Duncan Polite The Watchman of Glenoro Jack complied, though angry at the fellow for being so dilatory and fastidious at such a time. The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies The latter taught the dilatory man an important lesson. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services Whoever was dilatory, whoever was slow, the Gibeonites dared not be. The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture His uncle had been dilatory in the matter of dying, but his nephew did not have it in his kindly heart to hold it up against the old gentleman. What's-His-Name It is in reality a most exhausting, dilatory, and humiliating exercise. Scally The Story of a Perfect Gentleman I know well the dilatory methods of theatrical people—and to-day is rehearsal, too. The Light of the Star A Novel The short time limit attached to our demand must be attributed to our long experience of the dilatory arts of Serbia. The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers Adams bore the disappointment, which the dilatory proceedings at Greenwich and Cambridge had inflicted upon him, with quiet heroism. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition I have heard other men complain that the Department is dilatory, not merely deliberate, and that it is often impossible to get an answer to a letter at all. A Padre in France As dilatory as this editor has been in reviewing this important case, he is equally timid in his criticism upon it. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II General Sheridan's method of operation could hardly be held as dilatory. The County Regiment A Sketch of the Second Regiment of Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery, Originally the Nineteenth Volunteer Infantry, in the Civil War The attitude at Berlin, as at Vienna, is still dilatory. The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers "I never had such a dilatory damsel to make my first tent breakfast!" Betty Leicester A Story For Girls Apparently the girl lost interest in the party under discussion; at least she asked no more questions and, dilatory as usual when not definitely directed, Armstrong dropped the lead. The Dominant Dollar Still, even while thus dancing attendance upon a somewhat dilatory general, his plans were maturing; so that when occasion arose he was, as always, ready for immediate action—had no unforeseen decision to make. Admiral Farragut He had never been quite satisfied with Lincoln, whose policy seemed to him too dilatory. McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908 That dilatory general, finding nothing to do in the North, was returning to Edinburgh by sea, and might be looked for any day. The Red True Story Book Sir, you may well remember, and if you do not, the Court cannot forget, what dilatory dealings the Court hath found at your hands. State Trials, Political and Social Volume 1 (of 2) So France can now easily decide whether it had been in 1815 an unpardonable crime in her eyes to cause by a dilatory question the adjournment of the signing of the treaties of Vienna. Political Women, Vol. 2 The country had grown tired of dilatory tactics and prolonged inaction. Lectures on the French Revolution I am much surprised at the dilatory and reserved conduct of your Court. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII "The Grail already is sending for the dilatory servant!..." The Wagnerian Romances He had once or twice in his life done bold things by catching his dilatory temper napping. The Faith Doctor A Story of New York The Greek Government, British retaliation which was all but bankrupt, was dilatory in settling these claims. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) Mr. Carlyle, wearied of the dilatory methods of the Bakerian War Department, properly took the law into his own strong hands. Something Else Again But as he was dilatory in giving him a positive answer he took possession of an earthen tub, which he always carried about with him, and which was the only house he ever had. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Their movements were so dilatory that that place would have fallen if it had not been for the courage and military capacity shown by Wurantai, leader of the Canton Bannermen. The Life of Gordon, Volume I The Government was dilatory, but finally concluded to re-enforce the fort, and to that end secured the steamer "Star of the West," and began the work of provisioning her for the voyage. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 The rest of the party, with a shout back at this dilatory pair, disappeared around it. The Indifference of Juliet They grew still more dilatory, but the only consequence that arose from it was a decent solicitation to dispatch, without any of those more effectual means being used, which impatient love or greedy avarice suggest. A Description of Millenium Hall And the Country Adjacent Together with the Characters of the Inhabitants and Such Historical Anecdotes and Reflections As May Excite in the Reader Proper Sentiments of Humanity, and Lead the Mind to the Love of Virtue He was vain and arrogant, and at the same time dilatory and vacillating. With Cochrane the Dauntless The Emperor's generals unfortunately reverted to their old dilatory measures, because they failed to realise the importance with which the possession of Nanking still invested the Taepings. The Life of Gordon, Volume I The last copy of the Annual had been sold before the gong whirred out its summons to dinner; and dozens of dilatory students were already besieging the chairman for an extra edition. Beatrice Leigh at College A Story for Girls They were as slow and dilatory as the others were eager and persistent. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality After months of dilatory negotiations the offers of Lord Malmesbury were definitely declined, and the English envoy returned home at the end of the year. History of the English People, Volume VIII Modern England, 1760-1815 The fact that she had been dilatory in taking in sail, when no one could know at what instant the squall would break upon her, had indicated a degree of recklessness which increased his anxiety. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim Of these dilatory habits of the natives the Englishman had been warned, and that whenever it happened, he was to prevent them from stopping, and force them to go on. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, June 1844 Volume 23, Number 6 Travellers generally supply themselves with brandy for the use of their boatmen, from an idea that they will be stubborn and dilatory without it. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland Spring is the most dilatory and provoking of all the seasons at Halifax. Bert Lloyd's Boyhood A Story from Nova Scotia From him he heard a voluble flow of words dealing with regrets, expressions of disgust, one lament after the other, a jeremiade on hard times, maledictions hurled at dilatory creditors, infinite consolation—and empty advice. The Goose Man The old dial seemed equally dilatory and unwilling to move. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 He may have been dilatory in his college duties; he may have wasted his allowance on billiards instead of in missionary contributions. At Good Old Siwash He reminds the dilatory, and admonishes the forgetful, always in friendly fashion. Modern Saints and Seers Inefficient and dilatory as was much of the subsequent administration of the navy, there was never any further question of its continuance. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life Jason Philip had become a dilatory debtor; the publishers no longer gave him books on approval; he was placed on the black list. The Goose Man But the Spaniards were not ready for sea, and Villeneuve was anxious to be west of the Straits of Gibraltar as soon as possible, and could not wait for his dilatory allies. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima Pitt despaired of thwarting these dilatory tactics, backed by wealth and influence from all quarters. William Pitt and the Great War They were not joined here by the French under General Montauban, who mustered only seven thousand bayonets, until some weeks later, our allies being very dilatory in their movements. Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant The dilatory one was old Kelly; and him Forsythe shot through the heart. The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility The dilatory 200movements of the silver caused anxiety to Mr. Isaac Hale, with whom the diggers had been "boarding round." Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science The methods of the American navy were very dilatory, professional opinion was opposed to Steevens, whose project was regarded as that of a "crank," and the ship was left unfinished for years. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima The Bill passed the Commons on 31st May; but owing to dilatory and factious procedure in the Lords, it was held over until the year 1792. William Pitt and the Great War He was dilatory, however, in assembling his fleet, negligent in practice and gun drill, and passive in his whole policy to a degree absolutely ruinous to morale. A History of Sea Power In no other way can his dilatory proceedings be accounted for. The Campaign of Trenton 1776-77 They afford another illustration of the dilatory motions of vegetation here. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science Finding her dilatory in doing so, he tapped her arm thrice with his glove, saying, half in jest: “Go, go, go!” The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology At one point his conduct was weak and dilatory. William Pitt and the Great War The minority perceived the impossibility of preventing the final passage of the resolution, yet deemed it their duty to put it off as far as possible by their only available means—"dilatory motions." History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States Now, as I said, these dilatory objections were interposed previous to the adoption of our present Constitution. A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 But the precious time which our dilatory laundress had wasted, nothing could recall. Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II If you were picking out a bad man, would you select one who, on the machine, showed a dilatory nerve response? The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado He may often save a vital situation which, in the hands of a dilatory skipper, might easily have been lost. Mushrooms on the Moor Strenuous efforts were made by the Democratic minority to defeat the proposed joint resolution by means of "dilatory motions." History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States What purpose can gentlemen have in interposing these dilatory pleas, objections merely for delay, when we all know that Congress is now waiting for—actually inviting the action of this Conference? A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 Why had he been so dilatory in a matter which was of so much greater importance to himself than to any one else? Cousin Henry Seemingly a dilatory and inadequate reward for such a service. John Eliot's First Indian Teacher and Interpreter Cockenoe-de-Long Island and The Story of His Career from the Early Records Nobles, virgins, soldiers, courtesans, flock to the Tribunal, dragging their condemnation from dilatory judges, claiming death as a right which they are impatient to enjoy. The Gods are Athirst The preliminary ceremonies were so dilatory, that I allowed five minutes to the court to give me a proper reception, saying if it were not conceded, I would then walk away. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure Therefore among the strenuous, the hurrying, and the anxious-eyed, one girl loitered on dilatory foot from wide window to wide window. Jewel Weed In business, such a man is nowhere; and in social life a dawdling, dilatory man or woman is simply a pest. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, V. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 Scribner's Illustrated Since when have we become so dilatory, my friend? No Man's Land He had a tendency to air local grievances, especially in the presence of his existing noble guest, whom he regarded, not wholly without reason, as somewhat lukewarm and dilatory in questions of reform. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance There is a little suspicion, a little imputation laid upon over-tedious and dilatory counsels. Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions Together with Death's Duel “But you see, Sir Ralph,” he observed, “workmen are often dilatory, and we cannot always depend upon their doing what they promise.” Won from the Waves I am obliged to confess, papa, that at boarding-school, where I longest knew Jeannette, she was inclined to be dilatory; but that was years ago. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, V. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 Scribner's Illustrated The advance had seemed to be dilatory before, and the generally received opinion in the camp had been that the defending party, to save risk, was to be starved into submission. Crown and Sceptre A West Country Story Nothing would so arouse suspicion and hurt his credit as a dilatory payday. The Lady Doc The verses went on to relate that the girl, finding her shepherd dilatory, turned her attention to another swain, and at last she flouts the shepherd. Mistress Anne It requires scoring above and below the line, which is a most cumbersome and dilatory proposition. Auction of To-day The pendulum vibrated to the other extreme, and it is not easy to realize the wide-spread popular discontent which finally revealed itself respecting the dilatory movements of our forces. Political Recollections 1840 to 1872 If some commander—perhaps of a regiment only—has been dilatory, the whole movement is delayed. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy He had been dilatory but now he intended to get down to business. The Lady Doc The tedious, dilatory time and money-wasting “come later on” procedure of times gone by no longer obtains. The Philippine Islands The discipline of every library should be firm in this respect, and dilatory or tardy assistants brought to regard the rule of prompt and regular service. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries The dilatory habits of a decade were not so readily unlearned. Union and Democracy Tom Rush's cooks were either very dilatory, or they had not got the hang of the steamer's kitchen, for we had to wait an hour for the meal. Breaking Away or The Fortunes of a Student He appeared perfectly well and exhibited his customary impatience with dilatory workmen. A Daughter of the Middle Border Every legal quibble was adjusted by a dilatory process, impracticable in a colony yet in its infancy, where summary justice was indispensable for the maintenance of order imperfectly understood by the masses. The Philippine Islands Every weak power trying to resist a stronger one must needs take refuge in evasive and dilatory tactics. Impressions of South Africa The leaders of the different parties were here, there and everywhere, looking after the interests of their respective candidates, talking, persuading, urging or buying the dilatory or vacillating vote. A Woman for Mayor A Novel of To-day The precedents for ruling out dilatory motions where an amendment of the rules is under consideration are many. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 As the dark mass swelled the more he wrestled and screamed abuse at the dilatory spirit of the rain. Witch-Doctors It was not like Mary Rose to be so dilatory. Mary Rose of Mifflin As Philippa recovered, it became more and more evident even to the most dilatory mind that the sooner she left the scene of her late unrehearsed performance the better. Much Darker Days He had gone to the three-mile field half an hour ago, after bestowing upon the two dilatory servants a hearty cursing, and promising to reckon with them at dinner-time. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia The proposition is to so amend the rules in contested-election cases as to take away the right to make and repeat dilatory motions, to prevent consideration, etc. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 European governments were growing impatient at the dilatory policy of our nation; and every day we were losing sympathy and friends. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens He says he will not go away again till it is completed, and has been riding all the morning in every direction, engaging new men to aid the dilatory workmen already employed. The Old Stone House and Other Stories A good jointure to his mother was chargeable on the property, and this was an excuse on all occasions for the Squire's dilatory payment in other quarters. Handy Andy, Volume One A Tale of Irish Life, in Two Volumes Philip the Second, ever wary, ever dilatory, more able than the Pope to assist Venice, was less ready to do so. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 1, January 1886 It may be observed that for the first time in the history of Congress, dilatory methods were resorted to, to prevent the consideration of election cases. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 But man, especially man that writes verse, is born to disappointments, as surely as printers and booksellers are born to be the most dilatory and tedious of all creatures. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IV (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland II "Quite a pleasure, indeed," echoed Mrs. Ianson, deeply thankful to anything or anybody that stood in the breach between herself, her husband, and the dilatory cook. Agatha's Husband A Novel Her action in educational matters is often provokingly dilatory, but she holds what she gains and thus continues to progress. On the Firing Line in Education “Look sharp now, lads,” said Cameron, impatiently, to several dilatory members of the band. The Dog Crusoe and his Master Therefore the Chair has always announced upon a proposition to change the rules of the House he never would entertain a dilatory motion.' Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 The post-boys—who in many instances were grey-headed men—also gave the authorities much trouble, many of them being addicted to strong drink, and not a few to dilatory habits and dishonesty. Post Haste This is not to deny that Raymond seemed to have days when he found even me dilatory and exasperating; but old Brand would probably have driven him mad. On the Stairs “But if we must die, either of diet or the doctor, I am for knowing,” said the purser, “not what doctor, but what sort of diet, is most dilatory in its despatch.” Rattlin the Reefer He was facetious and good-tempered, but was very dilatory in every thing. Newton Forster The Merchant Service It will be observed that the then Speaker says he has frequently held that pending a proposition to change the rules dilatory motions could not be entertained. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 Twice the black-bearded man walked up the street, glancing sharply at the République, and twice he walked back with the same meditative and dilatory air. High Noon A New Sequel to 'Three Weeks' by Elinor Glyn Not that we counsel dilatory and piecemeal composition. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, August 1850 of Literature, Science and Art. “I sent up to order supper to be got ready for you, and I see that my people have not been dilatory,” he observed as we entered the room. The Young Llanero A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela He had again, however, to return to the camp of El Bakay, where the perils of his position kept increasing, and he in vain urged his dilatory protector to enable him to make his escape. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley The most memorable of the decisions was the one which put an end to dilatory motions to prevent the House from making or amending its rules of procedure. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 "Lose this day by loitering—'t will be the same story tomorrow, and the next more dilatory." Pushing to the Front And in less than a minute the troupe did indeed emerge, and old Snaggs expostulated with a dilatory public, respectfully but firmly. Clayhanger But to return to my first remark: I never saw anything more shameless, artful, and dilatory. The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order Owing to the dilatory character of his friend the sheikh, the progress was very slow, but he was thus enabled to enter into conversation with the natives, and obtained much information. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley A point of order was made against a dilatory motion, which was debated at much length, and with some heat, by the ablest parliamentarians of all parties in the House. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 Undue obstruction is not tolerated, and the Speaker may decline to put a motion which he considers dilatory. The Governments of Europe But, under different circumstances of position or of numbers, such dilatory field operations may be impracticable. Story of the War in South Africa 1899-1900 In these letters, indeed, I am urgently pressed by you to send answers, but what renders me rather dilatory in this respect is the difficulty of finding a trustworthy carrier. The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order The unwarlike spirit and dilatory proceedings of the army, large as it was, enabled the inhabitants of other villages to make their escape. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley The Chair is unable to recognize this in any other light than as a dilatory motion. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 As a rule—Brother Copas, standing on the gravel below Brother Biscoe and counting the strokes for him, begged him to note it—they were none so dilatory. Brother Copas Then he's a light sleeper," commented Mr. Rogers, "and an even more dilatory dresser. Major Vigoureux As for Connecticut and New Hampshire, there could be no doubt; and their declarations for independence, on the 14th and 15th of June respectively, were simply dilatory expressions of their sentiments. The War of Independence I had received more than a dilatory donkey on the road to the fair! The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 28, April 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Such dilatory methods have been little resorted to since. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 The war for our Union, with all the constitutional questions which it settled, and all the military lessons which it gathered in, has throughout its dilatory length but one meaning in the eye of history. Memories and Studies The two successors of the chair held by Lamarck were certainly not dilatory in asking for appointments. Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work This, however, was proven to the contrary, and the fact was that even had there been anything hidden under the ground, Bucholz's defenders were too dilatory in going in search of them. Bucholz and the Detectives Luckily, Atwood has brought ashore a duplicate of my despatches, Bluewater, and if this dilatory gentleman does not return by the time we have dined, I will send off a second courier. The Two Admirals His messenger had been even more dilatory than he was prepared to expect. The Young Mountaineers Short Stories It was finally agreed, about half-past six o'clock on Sunday morning, that the Democrats would permit a vote to be taken on Monday without further debate, delay, or dilatory motion. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis See, too, how the consuls have followed the same dilatory measures, and can you doubt that it is all by agreement with these traitor nobles? The Lion's Brood When the head of a division is tardy, the clerks soon venture to follow his example, and if he is prompt they are ashamed to be dilatory unless they have an adequate excuse. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 2 For the indefatigable Dalgas has roused the dilatory Danes to such good purpose that soon the marshes and waste lands of Jutland will be no more. Denmark He kept, therefore, retreating, under pretext of gaining an advantageous position; but the people, who guessed his real motive, unanimously protested against such dilatory proceedings. The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II She said she would; but being rather dilatory, he said to her humorously, ‘dôs, dôs, dôs,’ i.e., ‘go, go, go,’ and he slightly touched her arm three times with his glove. Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales Not even the “glorious news” of the fall of Sebastopol sufficed to deflect the local mind from the irritating habits of a dilatory directorate. The Story of the Cambrian A Biography of a Railway The Speaker decided that the motion in this form cut off all dilatory proceedings. Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 Those dilatory, oriental governments, embarrassed by so many difficult problems of internal administration, do not willingly act except under some pressure. Standard Selections A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Productions From Best Authors For Use in Class Room and on the Platform A whole day Drake waited where he was, to try and exchange his prisoners for English galley-slaves, but, getting nothing but high compliments and dilatory answers for his pains, on the morrow he sailed. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 They make the men and women who are late at meeting, late to meet their business engagements, late everywhere—a tardy, dilatory, inefficient class of persons, wherever they are found. The Bobbin Boy or, How Nat Got His learning “Oh!” said the doctor to himself, “my dilatory pupil, I presume.” Louis' School Days A Story for Boys After dilatory motions and the offer of various amendments, which were rejected, the bill was passed by ayes 113, noes 43. Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 It is possible he may have thought that war could be averted by dilatory proceedings. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 These two interruptions provided admirable opportunities for delay and confusion, which the dilatory Turk embraced. With the British Army in The Holy Land The Minute Book constantly records payments of arrears due to the Under Library Keeper, showing that many of the Members were very dilatory in their payments. 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 This threat had little effect, for on 13th December we find Murray still coaxing his dilatory author, telling him with justice that there were passages in his book 'equal to Defoe.' George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends Many sought refuge in the houses, others ran out of the town; while, on the other hand, armed citizens began to present themselves, and the dilatory members of the militia corps now joined the rest. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag "But Runnells, though dilatory, will launch them after dusk, while the tide suits." The Mayor of Troy To them Tatius and the Sabines seemed to proceed somewhat dilatorily. The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 Some of the Library Keepers were also dilatory in their repayments to him of incidental expenses. 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 Answer—No. On the contrary, I saw him urging on a company of the Thirteenth, which appeared to be dilatory. Troublous Times in Canada A History of the Fenian Raids of 1866 and 1870 The baron stood before the building, listening impatiently to the beating of the hammer which had been so dilatory in completing its task. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag "How blessings brighten as they take their flight!" and jealousy is infallible to bring dilatory lovers to the point. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel With such people ought war to be conducted in a remiss and dilatory manner? The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 The handsomest, youngest, and most robust magnetizers held also an iron rod with which they touched the dilatory or stubborn patients. Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism How to Hypnotize: Being an Exhaustive and Practical System of Method, Application, and Use As much as the bold and vivid spirit of Montrose prompted him to enterprising measures, as much was the cautious temper of Hamilton inclined to such as were moderate and dilatory. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell Doubts of their sincerity in this respect, doubts which the event showed not to be ill grounded, had probably been one cause of his former pacific and dilatory measures. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. The French retired into their garrisons; and expected by dilatory measures to waste the fire of the English, and disgust them with the enterprise. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary Lose this day loitering, 'twill be the same story To-morrow, and the next more dilatory; The indecision brings its own delays, And days are lost, lamenting o'er lost days. Making the Most of Life Dear Sir,—It is time I should reply to your last, as I shall fail in fulfilling my promise of not being so dilatory as on a former occasion. Charlotte Brontë and Her Circle The trail, once he reached the hills, was a dilatory, leisurely affair, thoroughly Mexican; it sought out the gentlest slope always and appeared in no haste to arrive anywhere. Daughter of the Sun A Tale of Adventure By this time, so dilatory had been the proceedings, the sun was sinking in the west. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 435 Volume 17, New Series, May 1, 1852 But the equipment of the fleet and army was so dilatory that the French got intelligence of the design, and were prepared to receive them. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary We pass the night combat at Gifford, in which Marmion knows his opponent by moonlight, though he never could guess at him in sunshine; and all the inconsistencies of his dilatory wooing of Lady Clare. Early Reviews of English Poets I shall always be glad to have a letter from you, and I promise when you write again to be less dilatory in answering. Charlotte Brontë and Her Circle Three years later, when he had become fully as much disgusted with the dilatory sloth and tricks of Spain, he offered himself again to Portugal. Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery, 1394-1460 A.D. With an Account of Geographical Progress Throughout the Middle Ages As the Preparation for His Work. But Philip was so dilatory that he could not even commit a murder with decent promptitude. Historical Mysteries His mission failed, owing to the dilatory nature of the inquiry and the difficulties in getting the contesting parties to attend, as they were in scattered places. The Story of Newfoundland He realised that Braden's dilatory tactics alone were accountable for the delay in bringing the issue to a head. From the Housetops All those strings of red tape, which he had meant to tie with such dilatory cunning hung loose in his grasp; to a Cabinet really set on resignation he could not apply them. King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties "In that case," I observed, "we can quicken our march; why adhere to a plan whose dilatory proceeding you already disapprove?" The Last Man The negotiation of the treaty was dilatory in the extreme. Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States He will ask no questions, and only think I am very dilatory and changeable. A Canadian Heroine, Volume 2 A Novel How is it that a people with such a genius for success in foreign trade have been so dilatory in their work of nation-building? The Canadian Commonwealth The Wallacks are the most dilatory people in the whole world. Round About the Carpathians She kept Miss Carew and the maid fussing about her, in a terror of being alone, until the draught was at last sent in by a dilatory chemist. Great Possessions They all knew that Gladstone had sent him and refused to relieve him; at least, the relief was so long-drawn-out, so dilatory, that it was practically useless. From the Bottom Up The Life Story of Alexander Irvine Those who charge her with being dilatory should remember that haste is not always speed. The Hudson Three Centuries of History, Romance and Invention M. de Mohrenheim is in the habit of doing this sort of thing; when he chooses, his instincts are dilatory. The Schemes of the Kaiser By dilatory pleas this officer had several times escaped justice, but on this trial he was found guilty and censured. General Scott Our driver was a dilatory dog: we had said that we would leave at five a.m., and at six he was washing his teeth in the little stream which acted as the village sewer. The Luck of Thirteen Wanderings and Flight through Montenegro and Serbia Lose this day loitering, t'will be the same story To morrow, and the rest more dilatory The indecision brings its own delays. Bohemian Society I should have liked to have pushed on to some considerable distance at once; but the habits of the country are dilatory, and one must conform to them. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government About them lounged a handful of dilatory brokers. Destiny Then Mrs. Carnegie appeared, hustling dilatory Tom before her, and leading by the hand Polly, a little white-frocked girl of nine. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax Complaint, demurrer, confession and avoidance, traverse, replication, dilatory pleas, peremptory pleas, rejoinder, rebutter, and sur-rebutter. The Man in Court Its staff may appear preposterously large and its methods unduly dilatory, but the fact remains that it is one of the few public departments that actually pays its way. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, August 4th, 1920 This Commission was very dilatory in the performance of its duty and it is very doubtful if they ever came to any decision. Bolshevism The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy As I did so it occurred to me to wonder why the Captain and Mr. Rogers had been so dilatory. Poison Island Man, woman, and child, the sword had slain them all, Tilly being in considerable measure responsible for the massacre, for he was dilatory in ordering its cessation. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German Let us hark back, Gentlemen, to our original problem, and consider if our dilatory way have led us to some glimpse of a practical solution. On The Art of Reading In such a position, the advance of your King's flank Pawns is a process too dilatory to be very effective. The Blue Book of Chess Teaching the Rudiments of the Game, and Giving an Analysis of All the Recognized Openings To varnish a rod in December proves that one possesses either a dilatory or a childishly anticipatory mind. Fishing with a Worm It indeed adopted an ordinance of gradual emancipation on July 1, 1863, but of such an uncertain and dilatory character, that public opinion in the State promptly rejected it. A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's Abraham Lincoln: A History Bel was dilatory one minute, and in a hurry the next. The Other Girls Perhaps they had delayed to take a last farewell of their pleasant summer homes, or, may be, they were dilatory in their habits, and did not make their morning toilet in season. The Nest in the Honeysuckles, and other Stories The dilatory march, absurd movements, and traitorous surrender of Hull's army to a British force of three hundred regulars and four hundred militia, are but too well known. Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars. While they voted against the bill,—merely to be in accord with their party associates,—they insisted that there should be no filibustering or other dilatory methods adopted to defeat it. The Facts of Reconstruction For I knew how dilatory men can be about other people's business, and I fully expected that Uncle Max would put me off to the summer. Uncle Max The Defiance and Windsor, ever the most dilatory of our vessels, were at this time four miles astern. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow Come what might, they would go to the help of the settlers, be the Assembly ever so dilatory in sending help. French and English A Story of the Struggle in America Never were Napoleon's, plans better conceived, never did his troops fight with greater bravery; but the dilatory movements of his generals enabled his active enemies to parry the blow intended for their destruction. Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars. He, who with a petty force had saved Scotland, was represented by Cadogan and by his political enemies as dilatory and disaffected! A Short History of Scotland By dilatory pleas her counsel succeeded in delaying her answer to Sharon's suit until after the decision in her favor in the state court. Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California with Other Sketches; To Which Is Added the Story of His Attempted Assassination by a Former Associate on the Supreme Bench of the State It was read the first time, when a dilatory motion was offered that the bill lie over to the next session, which was decided in the negative. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens They were in the nature of dilatory pleas, exceptions of form, previous questions. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) What these Canadian parties to the great Imperial drive thought of Sir Wilfrid's dilatory, evasive and blocking tactics is not a matter of surmise. Laurier: A Study in Canadian Politics B. The substitution of speedy purchase for dilatory litigation. Against Home Rule (1912) The Case for the Union His majesty, who had more than once experienced this dilatory disposition, once ordered an instrument, which he made Ramsden positively promise to deliver on a certain day. The Book of Three Hundred Anecdotes Historical, Literary, and Humorous—A New Selection The friends of the bill voted down this dilatory motion, and had the bill made the special order of the following Monday,—it now being Saturday. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens Accordingly, in spite of all the dilatory forms of the complex government of the United Provinces, the treaty was concluded in three days. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) The good luck of the French and the dilatory cowardice of their opponents saved them now again for the last time. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots That Act possessed the additional advantage of dealing with the estates as a whole instead of with individual holdings, and it substituted the principle of speedy purchase for that of dilatory litigation. Against Home Rule (1912) The Case for the Union It still lacked a few moments of the toss up; the whistle having been blown sooner to hurry the dilatory sophomores, who seemed determined to linger, unaccountably, in the little side room. Grace Harlowe's Sophomore Year at High School The Record of the Girl Chums in Work and Athletics The Mexican followed me down the trail and began complaining that the alleged purchaser of the bear was dilatory in closing the deal with cash. Bears I Have Met—and Others He never complained, even when editors were dilatory in their remuneration and friends forgetful of their promises. Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made His scorn of the King of Saxony, on account of being dilatory in paying the subscription for the Grand Mass, was pronounced. Beethoven The Irish Ministry that was not actively hostile, but only unsympathetic and dilatory, might, in many ways, fatally embarrass Ministers at Westminster. Against Home Rule (1912) The Case for the Union Perceiving, however, that he was in danger of becoming lazy and dilatory, she cut the warp of her web and said, "My son, this is what you are doing with the web of life." The Awakening of China My men, with every stitch of equipment on their backs, stood on the firing-step and kept up a dilatory fire on the Turkish lines. Tell England A Study in a Generation This feeling on his part was possibly the cause of the somewhat dilatory character of his military operations in 1641 and 1642. History of Holland Their letters had been infrequent during the last six months, for this visit had been impending, having been put off from time to time because the committee had been dilatory and he otherwise engaged. Unleavened Bread The aim of this dilatory policy soon became evident. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) It was the old story of a freight being dilatory in getting out of a block that had been opened for the passage of an express. Ruth Fielding on Cliff Island Or, The Old Hunter's Treasure Box But Dante had himself hinted the solution by placing Sordello among those dilatory souls whose tardy repentance involved their sojourn in the Ante-purgatory. Robert Browning He was a thin middle-aged man, with light watery eyes, a straggling beard, and an astoundingly dilatory manner. The Devil's Garden Ten days after Chateauguay dilatory Wilkinson, tired of waiting for defeated Hampton, left the original rendezvous at French Creek, fifty miles below Sackett's Harbour. The War With the United States : A Chronicle of 1812 He's clever at such things, an' terrible dilatory. Hocken and Hunken "It's monstrous they should be so tardy and dilatory in sending down any farther account." Montcalm and Wolfe BELFAST, Monday, June 25.—I left Dublin yesterday at 4 P.M., in a train which went off at high pressure as an “express,” but came into Belfast panting and dilatory as an “excursion.” Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888) Yet it is an incontrovertible fact that dilatory tactics were seriously suggested as a policy at the Conference. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference All looked at the clock and called for the dilatory voters. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 The answer of the Old Man was cautious, vague, and dilatory. Sketches in the House (1893) It seems the Chief Minister of State had some private Ends in these dilatory Proceedings, and King James's Cause in Ireland was also to be sacrific'd to this Gentleman's Resentments. Memoirs of Major Alexander Ramkins (1718) To Upper Canada Mr. Foster sent no notice whatever of the war, and Major-General Brock was left to learn it officially through the circuitous and dilatory channel of the governor-general. The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock Now, not a word, Thurston, I know what dilatory folks young people are. The Missing Bride A beginning of the new order was made when a group of ex-military men attempted to defeat the measure for abolishing purchase of commissions in the Army by a series of dilatory motions. John Redmond's Last Years Home exhibitors, by reason of the very completeness of their facilities of transport, were the most dilatory. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 102, June, 1876 If some of Scott's stories are dull and dilatory, it is not because they are giants, but because they are hunchbacks or cripples. Varied Types These hedges, these dilatory roads were full of associations. Mr. Britling Sees It Through On his arrival, he at once effected one important matter, by stirring up the dilatory Spartans to send Gylippus at once to Syracuse with reinforcements for that city, to destroy the Athenian army in Sicily. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I It has been an urging to which millions of undecided souls will for ever owe their deliverance from the dilatory and hindering influences around them, into an earnest start towards a heavenly life. The Authoritative Life of General William Booth If the latter were dilatory our yemshicks turned aside and revenged themselves by lashing some of the sled horses and all the drivers they could reach. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life People of her grade in society are always partial to a dilatory shillingworth. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, July 17, 1841 You have been very generous, I very promising and dilatory. The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol. I By these dilatory manoeuvres he incurred general contempt, and was looked upon with disgust by his own soldiers, while the enemy, with the exception of one man, thought him utterly without warlike enterprise. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I I will confess that I have been dilatory. The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat The man had been so dilatory and obstinate that I concluded to take my opportunity, and stubbornly refused permission for the change. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life It has seemed worth while to insert here this note on the philosophy of sight-seeing, however dilatory or disproportionate it may seem. The New Jerusalem When the tallow candle with its dim, dilatory flame had left off flickering and burned up sufficiently to make us both visible, I could make out what he was like. The Bishop and Other Stories His case against the dilatory couple is not in the least affected by the viciousness of their aim. Robert Browning He was temporizing, making, with unconscious prudence, a dilatory opposition to an impending catastrophe. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians The reverend worthy was dilatory in starting, and as we were likely to be delayed an hour or two, we economized the time by taking tea. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life Antonyms: slow, dilatory, sluggish. quicken, v. revive, vivify, vitalize, resuscitate, animate; excite, stimulate, incite, actuate; accelerate, expedite, hasten, advance, facilitate, further. Putnam's Word Book At length, however, in spite of both active Yankee and dilatory Dutchmen, the operation was completed, and the little Sumter once more ready for sea. The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter The department would then have had to obtain his Majesty's decision by a representation at Ems, or, if dilatory treatment were considered useful, by a report in writing. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 10 Prince Otto Von Bismarck, Count Helmuth Von Moltke, Ferdinand Lassalle The clerk was dilatory, and the Duke remonstrated. William of Germany He asked the permission of the Chinese, but those worthies were as dilatory as usual, and Mouravieff could not wait. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life Antonyms: slow, sluggish, clumsy, dilatory, unready, dull, heavy. nimble-fingered, a. dexterous. nimbus, n. halo, glory, aureola. nincompoop, n. Putnam's Word Book He was facetious and good-tempered, but was very dilatory in everything. Newton Forster By his dilatory tactics, I knew the young rascal was delaying in the hope of getting a word with the Doña Anita. A Texas Matchmaker He was dilatory in keeping his army well supplied and in an effective condition, while in other respects he was a severe martinet, so that disturbances arose which ended in great loss. The Secret History of the Court of Justinian Hilary Chayne stayed away from Dorsetshire for ten complete days; and though the hours crept by, dilatory as idlers at a street corner, he obtained some poor compensation by reflecting upon his fine diplomacy. Running Water Antonym: illogical. loins, n. pl. reins. loiter, v. saunter, linger. loitering, a. sauntering, dilatory. Putnam's Word Book Movement was as odious to him now as it ever had been, and by talking about shoes and overcoats, and by other dilatory pleas, he extended his delay until the close of the month. Abraham Lincoln, Volume II Other blame also has been laid upon Lincoln on the ground that he was dilatory in reaching the determination to relieve the fort. Abraham Lincoln, Volume I Feckless, dilatory and extravagant, she saw as in a vision her own shortcomings and how they might involve disaster for Christine. The Pretty Lady The writer describes King Forday as a man rather advanced in years, less fraudulent but more dilatory. Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa This siege detained Philip a long time; and it might have been relieved, had not Attalus and the Rhodians been dilatory. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 But if Kettle was prompt, his captors were by no means dilatory. A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle Never had he seemed to her so dilatory and slow. Witness for the Defense If some of Scott's stories are dull and dilatory, it is not because they are giants but because they are hunchbacks or cripples. Twelve Types The American envoy would no longer listen to the dilatory policy with which the Japanese had just bought a few months' respite from anxiety. The Constitutional Development of Japan 1863-1881 |
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