英语词汇“docility”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

Ira accepted our choice with her usual docility; if she fretted at the thought of leaving us and her brothers she showed no sign. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at her carefully, but he was no match for the bland and vacuous docility Lyra could command when she wanted to; and finally he nodded and went back to his newspaper. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

One or two lynchings went a long way toward inducing docility among even a large group of people, for people respond strongly to strong incentives. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

And although it is hazardous to assume any of this had formative effects on his character, it is equally an exaggeration to say that Eratosthenes grew up breathing an atmosphere of pure royalist docility. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

In this secret music, I could tell those tales I was denied, and, there being no text, none could read whether I spake of docility or insubordination. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

When the principal threatens to get Child Services involved with Robin’s case, Theo is willing to try anything to keep from medicating his son into an appropriate state of docility. Review | Fresh off a Pulitzer win for ‘The Overstory,’ Richard Powers delivers another environmental ode 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z

The grand plan, the plan to end the Second World War, was inspired by the docility of Paula Hitler. Breaking the cycle: women are learning to love their hormones 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z

Its mistakes can clearly be infuriating but its docility, though merely that of the machine, arouses the poet's, and the reader's, sympathy. Poem of the week: Dragon Talk by Fleur Adcock 2010-10-20T12:52:00Z

“Easy Man” is about enjoying domestic bliss without quite slipping into docility, while “Heartbreak Holiday” is a chirpy take about getting dumped. Get in the holiday mood with Ne-Yo, Lea Michele and Chicago 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z

Some police officers interpret anything other than docility as a challenge to their authority, even an indication of danger or guilt. Justice Is Blind. Sometimes, So Is Prejudice. 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z

She followed him up the stairs to his sixth-floor flat, with painful docility. ‘Consent,’ a Memoir That Shook France, Recalls Living a ‘Perverse Nightmare’ 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z

She hasn’t entirely cast off the docility that once hobbled her, and she still tends to freeze in the face of a leering taunt. They’re Mad as Hell 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z

Her novel — and its dramatic adaptations — turned the “hard and dominant Anglo-Saxon race” toward Christian salvation with a simple lesson: to stop enslaving quintessential Christians in all their “lowly docility of heart.” A History of Race and Racism in America, in 24 Chapters 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z

Even worse than this, the peasants and working people, brainwashed into docility, dumbly accept whatever their overlords do to them. Review | Your perfect July 4 read: A book packed with politics, preaching and fireworks 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z

But don’t let the docility fool you — she’s one of the most powerful singer-songwriters performing today, and peppers her live sets with all sorts of surprises, from cameo duets to headbanging thrash interludes. Pop Music Listings for Sept. 25-Oct. 1 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z

But her upward tilting chin belies all evidence of docility: Her chin signals ego, stubbornness and a touch of defiance. Review | A fascinating look at the girl who inspired Degas’ ‘Little Dancer’ sculpture 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z

Until, that is, the brutal taunts tease out a glinting seam of hatred, and Solange’s docility begins to flare into a veiled threat of retribution. Theater Review: ?The Maids? by Jean Genet, From Red Bull Theater 2012-03-16T02:00:00Z

That, I suppose, is what the communists used to call "false consciousness" as an explanation for the disappointing docility of the masses. Bernard Shaw's guide to the post-crash world 2012-10-12T21:55:16Z

Humans seem to have a capacity for violent aggression as strong as that of chimpanzees and a capacity for gentleness and docility as strong as that of bonobos. Did Capital Punishment Create Morality? 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z

But there was also a docility about his students – answering to his beck and call and unwilling to challenge him. He made a fortune from his trademarked Bikram yoga, but now his empire is in tatters 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z

In a resolute acknowledgment of the oppression that too many young women face at home, the film portrays the family structure as the enforcing unit of feminine docility. Review: In ‘What Will People Say,’ Tyranny Begins at Home 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z

The book’s title is a play on the literal meaning of the word Islam, and also suggests the docility with which France in 2022 accepts the new order. Michel Houellebecq, Casually Provocative 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z

Compartmentation would have been vital, unless all the more aggressive creatures were suddenly endowed with docility. Was Noah's ark bigger than Oasis of the Seas? 2013-05-29T14:15:01Z

In her first poetry collection, “Imagine Being More Afraid of Freedom Than Slavery,” Sneed writes that from childhood she was “trained for docility, factory work.” ‘Funeral Diva,’ a Mix of Memoir and Poetry, Stirs the Body and Mind 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z

The point is that even in situations where toughness is paramount and survival is at stake, a woman will still be judged by her looks and her docility. ‘The Homesman’ Stars Hilary Swank and Tommy Lee Jones 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z

These are characters given less social permission for anger in America, in part because of “model minority” stereotypes of docility. ‘Beef’ Review: Mad in America 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z

It also means to tear away the stereotypical veil of docility and propriety in which such characters have too often been presented, to the extent that they’ve been presented at all. Review: The exuberantly rude 'Joy Ride' gives its stars the raunch-pad they deserve 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z

Some have argued that the adoption of agriculture encouraged humans to select and reproduce traits that would produce the most advantages, such as docility and cooperativeness. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z

What Republicans seem most amazed by is the docility of Democrats in the face of Mr. Biden’s obvious weaknesses. It’s Been a Week. What Does It Tell Us About 2024? 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z

Corporations’ ability to put through price increases derives from more than consumer docility. Column: These companies cynically used global crises to juice profits — and inflation 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z

When Brookshire finds it easy to pick up and hold a wild pigeon, the scientist advising her explains that such docility results from millennia of domestication. Review | Rodent: Friend or foe? ‘Pests’ explores how some animals become villains. 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z

“Now we need to know more about what comes first, docility or cognitive abilities.” Shy Raccoons Are Better Learners Than Bold Ones, Study Finds 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z

By continually testing the strength of their chains, the runaways exposed the illusion of black docility and put human faces on the slavery controversy. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z

You’re so enchanting and so peaceful that your docility masks the deep struggle at your core. In the L.A. of my dreams the city shouldn’t be this hard to live in 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z

They found modern horses had two stark genetic differences from other ancient lineages — one gene linked to docility and another to a stronger backbone — which may have facilitated the animals’ spread. The Horse You Rode In On May Have Been Made in Southern Russia 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z

Rote learning, discouraging individuality and instilling docility in children are still at the root of what it means to be educated across much of the world. To Solve the Environmental Crisis, We Must Foster the Power to Imagine 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z

SAITAMA, Japan — They were down, then they were up and then it was close again, the U.S. men’s basketball team violently swinging between dominance and docility. U.S. men's basketball overcomes slow start vs. Spain to advance to semifinals 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z

At a time when queer culture’s acceptance in the mainstream felt like it depended on queer people’s docility, Hadreas refused to comply. No shape: how tech helped musicians melt the gender binary 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z

“Another intriguing explanation of wild turkey docility was that birds in the wild weren’t wild at all,” Sterba writes. Turkeys in the northwest: Conservation success or nuisance? 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z

“Seminaries should articulate that priestly obedience begins with humble and willing cooperation in seminary life, docility to direction and wholehearted compliance with the seminary’s policies,” it says. Catholic seminarians are newly speaking out about sexual misconduct — and being shunned as a result 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z

The women’s strategy depends on the men’s presumption of their docility, weakness and lack of ambition or know-how. Jennifer Lopez is a star reborn in 'Hustlers,' a smart, bracing tale of strippers turned grifters 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z

There are other aspects of the pact which commentators have been quick to seize upon, notably the agility of the Soviet and German leaders and the docility of their peoples. The Molotov-Ribbentrop pact – archive, August 1939 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z

Those men of God argued that the sermons on the injunction in Ephesians and Colossians, “slaves, obey your earthly master,” would promote docility among enslaved workers. The Bible was used to justify slavery. Then Africans made it their path to freedom. 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z

For a while, he wore the shackles of docility, to which he had committed, but on the field he was allowed to compete, fair and square. Whether They Wanted it or Not, Jackie Robinson Raised Americans’ Consciousness 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z

His courteousness was often taken — mistaken might be the better word — for docility. George Bush, 41st President, Dies at 94 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z

When it came to child-rearing, this conviction translated, at least in the Hesse family, into a concerted effort to break the young Hermann’s will, to teach him the docility and submissiveness that God demanded. Hermann Hesse’s Arrested Development 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z

It was a mirror into our perfected acts of believability and our docility and deference—and it demonstrated unequivocally how our palatability and supplication do not serve us. Keeping Women Safe Is a Radical Act 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z

According to Myhre, women from Curry’s era believe that science rewards women for their humility and docility. A sea change in science 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z

Lyons soldiered on for another seven years, watching inmate after inmate walk to their death with an unsettling docility, until a bitter divorce from TDCJ, which resulted in her winning a case for gender discrimination. The woman who watched 300 executions 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z

Without some kind of totalising theory, they argue, we are simply flailing around in the dark, condemned to docility because we cannot recognise where we stand in relation to power and history. Intersectional-what? Feminism's problem with jargon is that any idiot can pick it up and have a go 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z

Further, docility is certainly necessary for large groups of humans to cooperate in urban environments, even if it also predisposes us to “follow the leader,” for good or for ill. Readers Respond to the May 2017 Issue 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z

It’s hard to tell whether he knows that his docility is a stereotype of black behavior. Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, from the Heart 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z

Much of the initial power granted to nondemocratic leaders is given freely, via “heedless acts of conformity,” long before popular docility is requested or required. Review | 20 ways to recognize tyranny — and fight it 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z

He frequently expressed his disgust at the fact that slaveowners cited scripture to argue that slavery was divinely ordained and that the Lord demanded the docility of the enslaved. Opinion | Five myths about Frederick Douglass 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z

For many citizens of those countries, the docility of their leaders is frustrating. In Face of Trump’s Order, Some Muslim Nations Are Conspicuously Silent 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z

She’s acting symbolism and tragedy in a way only partly to do with her husband’s assassination and everything to do with performing docility, sympathy, wifeliness, decorum, strength and bereavement for an expectant nation. The Year’s Most Captivating Film Performances 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z

When you consider that the side effects of the lobotomy — tractability, passivity, docility — overlap nicely with what many men considered to be ideal feminine traits, that disparity is perhaps not surprising. A Brain Surgeon’s Legacy Through a Grandson’s Eyes 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z

David Bandurski, a researcher at the University of Hong Kong’s China Media Project, sees jiantao in a darker context as “a psychological tool of power, about commanding deference and enforcing docility.” Self-Criticism Makes a Comeback in Xi’s China 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z

Traits that ensure survival in the wild often give way to qualities that benefit humans, such as docility and fast growth. When chickens go wild 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z

Farmers select for docility, high meat and milk production. Texas Scientist With a Thing for Longhorns 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z

If you break down the typical corporate or institutional recruiting process, you see that in many ways our traditional recruiting systems reward compliance and docility, which is to say sheeplike behavior. How (And Why) To Sell Your Job Opportunity to Job Candidates 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z

This docility has increased investors’ appetite for both stocks and bonds, which helps explain why the stockmarket hovers near record highs and yields on Treasuries near historic lows. Sea of tranquillity 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z

While they quickly display the first glimmerings of a basic predisposition — a relative tendency toward shyness or boldness, tetchiness or docility — that personality is then powerfully influenced by the other spiders in the group. Basics: The Social Life of Spiders Thriving in a Social Web 2014-05-11T19:02:31Z

The Church called on the diocese of Limburg to accept the decision "with docility" and to work toward restoring a "climate of charity and reconciliation". Germany's 'bishop of bling' resigns 2014-03-26T12:24:16Z

Tebartz-van Elst will get a new job, said the Vatican, adding that the pope hoped that residents of Limburg would accept the decision with “docility and willingness to rediscover a climate of charity and reconciliation.” Pope Francis Fires German ‘Bling Bishop’ 2014-03-26T12:08:24Z

“It was probably this docility that made these owls susceptible to attack from introduced ferrets, weasels and cats and, ultimately, hastened their extinction,” Fuller writes. A new book is one of the only places where you can see exotic, extinct animals 2014-03-03T21:59:29Z

This type of consistent variation in behavior, called “animal personality,” is being found in several traits, such as sociability, boldness, and docility, across many species. How aggressive hyena moms give their kids a boost 2012-11-29T15:45:09.033Z

Refuting stereotypes of docility, today’s Chinese professional women say they are even more ambitious at work than their American counterparts. China's 'Leftover Ladies' Are Anything But 2012-08-22T23:19:31Z

His bouncer is used sparingly especially on a pitch of this docility, but very effectively. South Africa's Dale Steyn picnics on last scraps of England optimism 2012-07-23T16:42:13Z

They remain good bowlers but here they were defeated by the docility of the track and the discipline of three of the finest batsmen in the world. Amla and Smith make England suffer 2012-07-21T18:23:23Z

Slavery was distinctly and formally recognised by Christianity,129 and no religion ever laboured more to encourage a habit of docility and passive obedience. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z

I have never seen any animals showing such intelligence, and trained to such docility and obedience. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z

With great docility, she caught the hints of the commanders by whom she was surrounded, and, convinced of her own want of experience and skill, delivered them to the forces as the dictates of Heaven. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z

Jean Baudin helped the doctor and the women with a touching docility. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z

Her docility in doing everything to make her parents happy, could only be equalled by her sense and aptitude. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z

The control is rigorously kept up, the medium agreeing to it with the greatest docility. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z

This self-complacency produces admirable patience and docility in certain particulars, besides charity and toleration towards others. Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z

But no, Patroclus, my good word and a kindly pat for your docility and strength must be your meed to-day. Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle 2012-03-26T02:00:39.977Z

He should exhibit great intelligence in his expression, docility in his disposition, and activity and buoyancy in his deportment. A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them 2012-03-25T02:00:07.687Z

He resigned himself… with a docility that gave little augury of his future greatness. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z

In cold storms, however, and in sudden and severe weather, all this must be encountered; and, therefore, every shepherd should teach his sheep docility. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z

Jesus preached a pious docility, which implicitly credits every thing without examination; and to tell them, that the kingdom of heaven would be the reward of this happy disposition. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z

From the course of training necessary to bring about this end has resulted an unexpected but very natural docility in the horses, which are Californian bronchos, and a poor class of animal. Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle 2012-03-26T02:00:39.977Z

Eyes.—Should be medium in size, rather oblique in shape, not set too wide apart, bright and dark in colour, showing great intelligence and docility of temper. A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them 2012-03-25T02:00:07.687Z

Children love to make mud pies, and to build sand castles, because the material is plastic and responds with more or less of docility to their demands upon it. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z

However, I said nothing to disturb her or endanger her docility, and we discussed our plans reasonably and with perfect calmness. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z

It was to recompense the devotion and docility of this holy usurper, that the prophets and the priests, loaded with kindness, promised him in the name of heaven, that his family should reign forever. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z

And there was not that complete docility in her look which he expected to find. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z

Under less solemn circumstances I should have been amused with the absolute docility with which these big savage-looking men obeyed me. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z

Another proposition in favour of the free system is said to be the greater docility of the negroes now they are emancipated. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z

I don't say that he's a flyer, but then, like the Government, I prefer docility to brains in my followers. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z

It toys with the mad lightnings which break from the darkness, and guides death and destruction through the earth, until it allures the impetuous element into docility and subserviency. Recitations for the Social Circle 2012-01-17T03:00:22.643Z

But because, Mr. Flixton, for docility--and I think a husband may congratulate himself on the fact----" "To be sure! Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z

About this time a change came over his habitual docility, and instead of listening attentively to the discourses of Eben Bonabben, he neglected his studies and took to strolling in the gardens of his abode. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z

Toledo made his father laugh, and that was enough to cause the son to consider him an inferior being, but one worthy of esteem nevertheless, because of his docility and patience. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z

We feel a little ashamed of our mistrust of so much docility, and leave the stable with much less awe of a race-horse than we entered it. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z

He attended to the wants of Boanerges, and in time reduced that unreliable vehicle to quite a surprising degree of docility. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z

All they are for, in the eyes of the hierarchy, to which they submit with the docility of sheep, and less than a sheep's intelligence, is to pay. Exempting the Churches An Argument for the Abolition of This Unjust and Unconstitutional Practice 2011-12-24T03:08:02.973Z

Still feeble in intellect, Enna Johnson had become as remarkable for gentleness and docility as she had formerly been for pride, arrogance and self-will. Elsie's Widowhood A Sequel to Elsie's Children 2011-12-22T03:00:21.710Z

When I found her willing I had added Latin to her studies, and we diligently plodded through a course of reading arbitrarily marked out by me, and followed by my pupil with enthusiastic docility. A Witch of the Hills, v. 1-2 2011-12-15T03:00:15.700Z

“I have been wondering for a long time when all this was to come to an end—your ‘docility and humility,’ your ‘sweet bright gentleness,’ as your friend Captain Clare calls it. Frederica and her Guardians The Perils of Orphanhood 2011-12-05T03:00:50.157Z

The strength of the mastiff is not in the least supported either by the swiftness of the grey-hound, or by the sagacity of the spaniel, or by the docility of the shepherd's dog. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z

Avoid both indulgence and opposition, and a habit of docility will be formed by the time the child becomes capable of deliberate self-control. Household Education 2011-12-02T03:00:25.437Z

Then she turns to Zuniga, and with the greatest effrontery favors him with a fragment of the "Habenera" song, to which refrain she marches away with apparent docility. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z

Though the accomplished angler is allowed to relate fish stories without interruption from an absolutely incredulous audience, the remarks of an inexperienced outsider would, I fear, not be received with equal docility. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z

Not only did that force floundering states like Greece and Italy into accepting strict German remedies, but it also produced unusual docility and submission by Paris. No New Action On Euro Crisis As Leaders Agree To Disagree 2011-11-25T04:35:20Z

Yours of the 20th, just arriving, pleases me by its docility of spirit and passive subjection to philosophic opinion. The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z

Zebras have been half tamed, when kept in menageries, but lack the instinctive docility of the horse. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z

Him she obeyed with the docility of a child. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z

Yes, I am impressed with the docility and evident gratitude these old people show toward the Sisters. 'As Gold in the Furnace' A College Story 2011-11-07T02:00:16.163Z

As a songster it is indeed surpassed by many other species, but its docility and ready attachment to its master or mistress make up for any defect in its vocal powers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z

The half-bred Arab has much to recommend him over the pure Burmese pony in greater docility and speed; but these advantages appear to have been gained at some sacrifice of weight-carrying power and endurance. Small Horses in Warfare 2011-10-26T02:00:30.897Z

Though of a wild disposition, he can be tamed, and taught various tricks, in which he displays a good deal of sagacity and docility. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z

He accepted the proposal that they should separate with perfect docility. The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z

Many of my associates repaid me for my care with strong proofs of docility and affection. The Emigrant's Lost Son or, Life Alone in the Forest 2011-10-13T02:00:39.777Z

Taking a hundred under his immediate tuition, he brought them into such a state of docility, that when turned out for exercise, they formed a stud worthy of the zoologist's attentive study. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z

Continue then your docility so far as to write the names which you have just recited on separate slips of paper and put them in a proper receptacle. Search-Light Letters 2011-10-06T02:00:43.957Z

Of his docility Mrs. Bowdich gives the following amusing, if, at the time, alarming illustration. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z

Indeed the only thing he had not accepted with docility had been his introduction to Lord Moone, on the only occasion on which the two men ever met, as "Mr. Buckley, the drawing-master." The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z

“Yes, mamma—very,” said Aurora with docility—and also, as I thought, with subtlety—while the two ladies went to prepare for their visit to the Pasteur Galopin. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z

Application is painted on your visage, and docility also. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z

This may have been the case; but too much reliance is often placed on the general docility of bulls. Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting 2011-09-30T02:00:19.420Z

The practice of employing animals to hunt animals is of very early origin, and the docility of the Chetah early marked him out as a suitable ally in the chase. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z

Labor unions, after years of docility, are waking up to the fact that Target’s wages and benefits are much the same as Wal-Mart’s. Target's Fading Cheap-Chic Glamour 2011-09-22T22:30:11Z

The two young Englishmen inaugurated the policy of not resisting Mrs. Westgate by submitting, with great docility and thankfulness, to her husband. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z

Ahead of him he drove a train of burros who, well broken to their work, followed with docility the wise old leader in the advance. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z

Such are Bosch's valuable and instructive comments, to which, as representing Sandford and Merton, I listen with depressed docility. Puppets at Large Scenes and Subjects from Mr Punch's Show 2011-09-19T02:00:13.900Z

Captain Brown in his "Habits and Characteristics of Animals and Birds" gives the following illustration of the docility and sagacity of the chimpanzee. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z

Flora, like many who seem gentle, was only simple; and had neither docility nor comprehension for being turned aside from the prosecution of her wishes. The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:28.670Z

Passivity, docility, acquiescence, come to be primal intellectual virtues. How We Think 2011-09-16T02:00:18.973Z

In the other, with a singular docility, the orchestra submits itself to the slavery of the voice. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z

On the whole, however, his docility had passed all praise; he even consented to burden himself with a most superfluous Inverness cape, all for the better concealment of the ready-made suit. My Lord Duke 2011-09-09T02:01:11.940Z

This animal he made so perfectly tame, that it followed him about the house like a dog, scrambling up the stairs after him, and showing much affection and docility. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z

Perhaps some of the virtues, which the servile condition helps to develop in undue proportion, such as docility, lightheartedness, serviceableness, had made him a soothing and helpful companion. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z

"Very well, you go to bed at seven on Saturday," she would say, which was inevitably followed by an "Oh, mums!" of contrition and docility. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z

She has no presence either, but is a timid, meek, childlike little maiden—docility itself, but a made player, as it were, not a spontaneous one. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z

But he accepted Claude's criticism with his usual docility, and dropped him at the gates with his unfailing nod of pure good-humour. My Lord Duke 2011-09-09T02:01:11.940Z

She had quite made up her mind to return to England, however, and to reward Lord Manister's long-suffering docility by marrying him at the end of the six months. Tiny Luttrell 2011-09-07T02:00:16.757Z

When I think of the dumb patience of those black fellows in their endurance for an idea of which they knew nothing, I am amazed at the docility and kindness inherent in common men. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z

"There is humility, there is docility!" sneered the baronet, looking after him. Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 1/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:34.720Z

Having exhibited their docility to her utmost satisfaction, she dismissed them, and turned carelessly to Mildred. The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life 2011-08-24T02:00:19.813Z

To see the great literary agent humbly obeying these directions, or listening with extreme docility to the opinions of this young patriarch of twelve, was a striking revelation of the amiability of the American parent. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z

It was her very docility and lack of resistance that maddened Roger. The Heart's Country 2011-08-02T02:00:26.847Z

But she must make a pretense at keeping up an appearance of amiable docility. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z

It is not habits of passive docility that are desirable, habits of timidity and uncriticising acceptance. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z

They are experiencing what Mr. Edmond Holmes has called the Nemesis of docility. Religion and the War 2011-07-18T02:00:22.307Z

And when the young obeyed, the old sat up like big sexless birds gloating over the docility of youth. Knut Hamsun 2011-07-18T02:00:21.927Z

The docility of the pupils in the eyes of the able teacher is neither an antecedent nor a consequent of his teachings; it is an aspect of it. The Reform of Education 2011-07-18T02:00:21.207Z

It is possible that some actor-managers succumb to the temptation of ordering their parts to measure, and call for even more docility than talent from the young authors whom they employ. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z

And such docility must be cultivated by every one who would write well, such strenuous docility. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z

It builds governments of force that ignore the moral and political claims of their own people, reducing them to a docility in which they are little more than "dumb driven cattle." Religion and the War 2011-07-18T02:00:22.307Z

He had all the docility and playfulness that belong to the first years of life. Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z

Another thing that surprised the girl more than a little was the docility with which her associates submitted to his dictation and even invited it. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z

"Right you are," called back her future lord on the note of cheery docility which was to resound throughout his married life. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z

The inhabitants were found to be handsomer and more civilized than any they had yet seen, while they retained the gentleness and docility that had proved so pleasing to the admiral. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z

He thinks those heathen are not at all to blame, judging by the docility, hospitality, kindness, and affection with which they treat the white men. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z

But Sassoon, as though the lion had clipped his claws, never made the slightest attempt to presume, acting mildness and docility. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z

With a docility and total absence of distrust that later surprised her to remember, Joan sank back, eyes eloquent with the question unuttered by her parted lips. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z

The Catholic vengeance of Mary in its reaction was out of all proportion greater than the Protestant docility of Edward. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z

She had listened to his precepts with docility. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z

In a sign of humility or docility, young people agree. A Generation of Slackers? Not So Much 2011-05-28T19:08:35Z

Reuben thanked him heartily, and accepted his few words of warning with grateful docility; then both hurried back to Eunice, who till next day knew nothing of her brother's danger. Spinning-Wheel Stories 2011-05-28T02:00:23.707Z

Quard suffered himself to be led with a docility as grateful as it had been unexpected. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z

Dear George, I am amused by your attitude toward the spaced sonnet, and by the docility of Gilder. The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z

Throughout the whole trial, the Commission took the law from the Judge-Advocates with the unquestioning docility usually manifested by a jury on such matters in civil courts. The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt 2011-05-24T02:00:12.183Z

"I suppose so," he answered, much struck by this tone of docility. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z

My docility seemed to affect him more than might have done my tears, had I shed any. Daisy Burns (Volume 1) 2011-05-20T02:00:34.097Z

This is the time to say in entire frankness that the Government handled the situation with the tact, timeliness and conciliatory spirit of a German war governor jack-booting a Belgium town into docility. The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons 2011-05-07T02:00:25.193Z

But she did what she was told to do, not only with docility, but with an unaffected simplicity which Aunt Pauline's good taste perceived to be infinitely charming. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z

Vice-President Johnson, in the harrowing novelty of his position, was for the time being awed into passive docility. The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt 2011-05-24T02:00:12.183Z

Nowhere else has there been such docility and such unanimity. Pope Pius the Tenth 2011-04-26T02:00:21.967Z

She woke hungry and talkative, and after partaking of the tempting meal her aunt had provided, submitted with tolerable docility when Mildred announced her intention of making war with the tangles. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z

The simple souls listened with wondrous credulity, and, eager to visit their friends in the happy region described, followed the Spaniards with the utmost docility. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z

Their enormous strength, docility, and sagacity make them of great value in the East for road-making, building, and transport. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z

I do not think France would push her docility so far as to follow Germany a second time. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z

"Even neutral ships aren't safe after to-morrow," she said, accepting with the hypnotized docility shown by so many in those early days any edict bearing the German stamp. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z

The docility with which Gerald accepted the change of subject was completely reassuring to Virginia. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z

But from the unwonted docility he afterwards manifested, I have high hopes that this visit of yours will be accompanied by the blessing of Heaven. The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) 2011-03-05T03:00:28.153Z

The Devons have the preference of all other breeds for the yoke, being strong, active, and of great endurance; and are remarkable for docility and good temper. Herd Record of the Association of Breeders of Thorough-Bred Neat Stock Short Horns, Ayrshires and Devons 2011-03-03T03:00:46.420Z

She simply obeyed Miss Bodkin with listless docility. A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:26.237Z

Their docility would render their complete reduction very easy. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 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, Volume XLIII, 1670-1700 2011-02-26T03:00:46.860Z

Their docility and usefulness, added to very limited wants, rendering them in high demand, none are ever sold out of the countries bordering on the Gochob, and none therefore find their way to Shoa. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z

His docility, his industry, and his devoted love for me procure me many a pleasant hour. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z

The zebrass was supposed to display the "docility, strength, and utility" of the mother donkey, and the "spirit, activity, and beauty" of the father zebra. Anecdotes from the Archive: What's black and white and brown all over? 2011-02-22T14:15:00.287Z

He was giving his client's docility a severe test, and he knew it. The Last Stroke a detective story 2011-02-19T03:01:39.327Z

With the instinctive docility of lower natures they yielded to the force of a superior mind. Under a Charm, Vol. III. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:37.767Z

But its docility went no further, for when Waldemar would have urged it forward it resolutely refused to obey. Under a Charm, Vol. II. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:34.173Z

The Indians of Nicaragua are remarkable for industry and docility; they are unobtrusive, hospitable, and brave, although, fortunately for themselves, not warlike. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z

She had accepted his suit without opposition in compliance with her father's wish, and she would bend to his will with the same docility should he sever the tie. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z

Perhaps she would not have followed it, though on occasion she has shown more docility than many of the family. Serbia: A Sketch 2011-02-11T03:00:25.893Z

Those eyes could teach the wild, headstrong boy docility--they will be able to hold the man in curb. Under a Charm, Vol. III. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:37.767Z

As regarded social relations, he even showed a docility they had not expected. Under a Charm, Vol. II. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:34.173Z

She gathered up all the books and brought them to him instantly, standing beside him with perfect docility as he turned over the blotted pages. Vestigia Vol. I. 2011-02-04T03:00:23.340Z

Erna turned pale, and her lip quivered, but her face was by no means expressive of docility. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z

Oh, yes! mamma is docility itself where you are concerned," cried Gabrielle, growing more and more excited; "and she expects the same from me. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z

True humility and docility were sure to disarm him. Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z

Now will the tongued world say—See the vile boy of Mary Glendinning!—Deceitful! thick with guilt, where I thought it was all guilelessness and gentlest docility to me. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z

Perhaps the unexpected docility with which Moonlighter allowed himself to be manoeuvred through the crowd was due to Bernard's thirteen stone; at all events, his progress through a gate into the next field was unexceptionable. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z

The half-indignant tone of the man made his guest feel as if she had insulted him; and she obeyed with a docility which appeased his anger at once. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z

She accepted the pretext with all docility, and this simple, natural explanation found credence both at the house she was leaving and at the Castle. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z

Frederick followed his advice with docility, feeling an attachment to everything connected with Madame Arnoux—her furniture, her servants, her house, her street. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z

For is sweet docility a general's badge? and is this baton but a distaff then?—Here's something widely wrong. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z

He accepted with rather disturbing docility the arm I slipped into his. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z

But Dolly thought it a beautiful speech, was glad to believe every word of it, and accepted this piece of advice with admirable docility. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z

Japanese firms rely on employee loyalty, docility and sacrifice—rarities in some other work cultures, especially modern China’s. Japanese firms in China: Culture shock 2010-07-08T11:50:00Z

Our collective decisions should not be the result of docility in the face of the constructed objectivity of the "facts" of economic theory, but the product of subjective and collective ideological resolutions. Greek debt crisis: Let's not return to the status quo 2010-05-13T12:25:00Z

If properly managed, cattle may be trained with all the docility, intelligence, and much of the activity of the horse. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy.

Avitus repaid all this paternal care by a docility and deference which were becoming rare among the young men of the day. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius

Yet for his lack of docility, the church execrated him. The Ifs of History

Barb, a horse of the Barbary breed, introduced by the Moors into Spain, and of great speed, endurance, and docility. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis

This greatly increased her docility and inspired her with faith and hope. Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician

Furthermore, it conveyed a possible, and alarming hint that his docility perhaps was wearing thin. The Belovéd Traitor

Pleased with the docility of his son he became his instructor and prepared him for college. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution

She had none of the docility which made Queen Victoria a model house-wife and mother, and also a model constitutional sovereign. The Ifs of History

His disposition, though lively and active, was marked by docility and sweetness. A Concise Biographical Sketch of William Penn

A remarkable instance of docility in a lion once took place in the menagerie at Chester, in England. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom

In all docility they stood until the last instant, then broke into senseless stampede, with the horses at their stubby tails. The Shadow of a Man

After the first explosion of its rage is over, the unhappy people will resume its old yoke with docility—because the time has not yet arrived for their liberation! The Branding Needle, or The Monastery of Charolles A Tale of the First Communal Charter

But on the whole the people submitted with characteristic docility to the sanitary regulations of the government. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis"

Safety is found only in the service of God, by obedience, humility, and docility. Mary, Help of Christians And the Fourteen Saints Invoked as Holy Helpers: Instructions, Novenas and Prayers with Thoughts of the Saints for Every Day in the Year

But it discovers none of that docility which has rendered the services of the horse so invaluable to man. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom

So was he beginning to send his juries about their vital business; and, after all, Moya went to hers with as much docility as the twelve good men and true. The Shadow of a Man

He grinned as the young people obeyed him with grateful docility, speeding away in his electric runabout; and bestowed a look of orphic sagacity upon the officer in white undress uniform who had joined him. Stories That End Well An Adventure in Altruria——Through the Terrors of the Law——The Real Thing——The Old Partisan——Max—Or His Picture——The Stout Miss Hopkins' Bicycle——The Spellbinder——The Object of the Federation——The Little Lonely Girl——The Hero of Company G——A Miracle Play

Hence, the Lord, whilst Martha was busy working and ministering, commended principally the docility and devout attention of Mary to His word. Saint Bonaventure The Seraphic Doctor Minister-General of the Franciscan Order

They show a fair degree of intelligence and docility, and are not generally very vicious. The Speech of Monkeys

Miscellaneous Anecdotes.—There was, in the year 1827, in a farm-house in England, a remarkable instance, not only of docility, but of usefulness, in a rat. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom

For some cause as yet unclassified, acquiescence seemed to be quite the proper thing when she was with Brockway, though docility with others was not her most remarkable characteristic. A Romance in Transit

Mercedes quite won our hearts by her docility and the quiet way she obeyed. Stories That End Well An Adventure in Altruria——Through the Terrors of the Law——The Real Thing——The Old Partisan——Max—Or His Picture——The Stout Miss Hopkins' Bicycle——The Spellbinder——The Object of the Federation——The Little Lonely Girl——The Hero of Company G——A Miracle Play

Nevertheless, with her usual docility to his wishes, she said not a word, nor showed in her face any sign of dissatisfaction. Maximina

By various makeshifts, however, they made themselves understood, and poor Montejo, misled by the seeming docility of the natives, flattered himself that he had an easy task before him. History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII.

He combines strength, speed, and docility, beyond any other animal. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom

Appeased by this docility, Loftus condescended to agree in turn with her. The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident

The Countess consented with a most childlike docility. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847

He gave in with unwonted docility, but when the evening came and the fond mother folded her hands and knelt by his bedside, he shook his head, and said, "No, māmma; no sleigh—no prayers!" Fragments of an Autobiography

It simply shows the spread of the practice to workers who have no other claim upon it than their own avaricious impulses—and the extreme docility of the public. The Itching Palm A Study of the Habit of Tipping in America

Mr. Jesse had one which he made so perfectly tame, that it followed him about the house like a dog, scrambling up the stairs after him, and showing much affection and docility. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom

As they rest now at one side they are the impersonations of docility and dignity, but a hint of mischief lurks in their complacent expressions. Landseer A collection of fifteen pictures and a portrait of the painter with introduction and interpretation

He would brandish it over his head, run with it and trip in it, get his legs and body all wound up in it, and finally throw himself upon it and bite it into docility. Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road

I sometimes flatter myself that I possess a faculty of inducing docility in my sitters. Fragments of an Autobiography

The clergy, like some wild animal hardly broken in, were made to parade their docility and to approve beforehand the Archbishop’s intended action. The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII

David had obeyed him with childlike docility, and sat now like a pupil about to be corrected by the master. The Garden of Eden

He himself was very much the same with the exception of the docility. A Short History of French Literature

No observant person can fail to see what docility and intelligence kindness to any domestic animal is sure to elicit, while brutality and harshness induce only reluctant and inefficient service. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia

The Squire was amused at his excessive docility, and winked, as much as to say, "I have been once upon a time in your plight," and so went and gloried in his hog alone. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865

"My share, at once, if you please," insisted Perroquet, with heavy docility. Where the Pavement Ends

Jean cried, and clung to Vanna’s hands with feverish protests of love and fealty; but she allowed herself to be soothed and petted and waited upon with a docility as new as it was touching. A Question of Marriage

So she sat on her companion's—or captor's—knee with a docility that would have amazed Zarallo, who had anathematized her as a she-devil out of hell's seraglio. Red Nails

There was no surer or sadder symptoms in Sybil's insanity, than the perfect docility of her who had once been so difficult to manage. Tried for Her Life A Sequel to "Cruel As the Grave"

The Jews failed because they lacked the faith and docility which would have enabled them to correspond to God's larger leading. St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Vol. II A Practical Exposition

A boy, interesting in his appearance, as also from his remarkable docility, was attacked, on a cold day of spring, by a complaint of the trachea—not precisely croup, but like it. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845

But he had during these last athletic weeks broken so many of his canons and his laws that he accepted this last command with more docility than Patrick had expected. Little Aliens

He took his stand under the ladder, and held on as I told him, with a beautiful docility. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865

It diminishes her obedience to the winds, and increases her docility to man. Toilers of the Sea

To perfect form should be added high ranging qualities, high courage, great docility, keen nose, and great endurance. The Dog

Song can draw down the moon from the sky—song shall draw and charm many a rugged, uncouth, untamed understanding to a more submissive political docility. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845

The tassel, or tercel, was the male of the peregrine falcon, and was noted for its docility and gentleness. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

I thought when you ordered Dean to bring in my luggage, and he obeyed with such docility, that he was your servant. Lord Stranleigh Abroad

They followed their guide with the docility of despair, leaning on the first comer. Toilers of the Sea

There was scarcely any other point by which this domineering spirit could be touched, than docility and obedience. Priests, Women, and Families

If the farmer differs from Mary's little lamb in not being white as snow, he resembles that poetic pet in his amiable docility. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888

The horse appeared to fear him, and started for the post with a docility that surprised everybody, and sent Sherdil's hopes once more down to zero. Barclay of the Guides

On the German's innate docility and credulity many have dwelt, but few on what 1870 did to this. The Pentecost of Calamity

You are shocked at my want of sweet, feminine docility? The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6.

At your age, the first of all virtues is confidence and docility toward your relations. Josephine Makers of History

He then sprang upon the white horse which allowed him to mount with docility. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors

His docility, modesty, simplicity, and healthiness of soul are at least as remarkable as the beauty for which he was so famous. A Problem in Greek Ethics Being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion

Thus they soon learn to associate the idea of feeding time with their public performance, which doubtless adds to their docility on the occasion. The Pearl of India

I always found him strictly honest, gentlemanlike, kind, and grateful, possessing docility of manners and nice feelings. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment

He returns docility for dollars; and suavity for salary. Physiology of The Opera

Nor was Bakewell less known for his stock of neat-cattle, for his judicious crosses, and for a gentleness of management by which he secured the utmost docility. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864

In fact, it had led my grandfather to expect a youth of extreme docility and modesty, requiring a protector rather to embolden than to restrain him. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1

He follows his master with as much docility as a dog. The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres

He will, with his wonted docility, commit passages to memory, and he will do his best to speak these passages with the elocution on which you insist. Minor Poems by Milton

He forgot the stranger, the show business, and all his own immediate interests, and with the docility of a little child obeyed. A Daughter of the Forest

Gentleman's Magazine" of his date says,—"This docility seemed to run through the herd. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864

She told of Mary's docility, and her affection, and her innocent little sayings; but she never told the details of the occasional days of wild disorder, and driving insanity. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851

He showed some opposition to Ned's mounting him, but with the assistance of Tom he quieted down and showed as much docility as the others. Through Apache Lands

Worst of all things is it to resign oneself so readily, to welcome death with so much docility, to have strength for nothing, to desire nothing. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages

Up to that moment it had shown no particular penchant for rapid travelling, but had been going, under their guidance, with a steady, sober docility. The Boy Slaves

The docility of the child, who believes whatever is told him, has in it an element of submissiveness. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life

It has been held by some writers that the American prejudice against the negroes was occasioned by their docility and unresenting spirit. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War

Chimpanzees exhibit great docility in confinement, where, however, they seldom survive for any great length of time. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton"

But beauty is not the only demand of this fastidious gentleman; the fortunate woman whom he deigns to honour must be a paragon of sweetness and docility. Threads of Grey and Gold

We see the consequences of this contracted view: hate instead of love, stubbornness instead of docility, stagnation instead of progress. The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli

But to whatever we do he submits with a terrible docility. A Diary Without Dates

You will find in me more docility than people give me credit for. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851.

Gentleness and docility are specially characteristic of the species, even when full-grown; while in the native state its habits are thoroughly arboreal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton"

There was disappointment in her tone, but it was docility itself. When Ghost Meets Ghost

Immediately upon sight of him the were-wolf flew at him with a savage joy that astonished those accustomed to his usual gentleness and docility. Legends & Romances of Brittany

The men, who fall in with our moods with a docility which I am beginning to suspect is a mask, admit too that she is comic. A Diary Without Dates

With her usual considerateness and docility, Talbot obeyed; and although she did not sleep, she certainly obtained an amount of rest of which she stood in great need. A Castle in Spain A Novel

Tell this to your friends; assure them from me of my docility; assure them that, however they conceive of my deficiencies, they cannot suppose me more unfit to be a ruler than I do myself. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25)

Were only genius requisite for an able mathematician, Hobbes had been among the first; but patience and docility, not fire and fancy, are necessary. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors

This sagacious person, who knew of the animal’s customary docility, insisted that some evil must have been done him. Legends & Romances of Brittany

There is no end of stories about the elephant, the horse, the dog; about their docility, and the affection they have for those who treat them kindly. Happy Days for Boys and Girls

The comparative absence of either religion or philosophy among them to-day makes the spectacle of their docility, to me, far more remarkable than anything in the history of mediaeval martyrdom. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography

For this end the educator must be relatively finished in his own education, and the pupil must possess confidence in him, or docility. Pedagogics as a System

As they passed outside beyond the window’s sphere of light, docility changed to whirlwind. The Missourian

To the wild beast the red-hot iron bar was merely the terrible insignia of the Professor's indubitable might and mastery; a very compelling invitation to docility and respectful obedience. Finn The Wolfhound

He hated the sight of her rough bulk, and dreaded the contact of her hard hands; but she taught him docility in a trice. Shirley

Nancy asked, as she followed him with a docility quite new to her, past the big green gate, and the row of nondescript shops between it and the corner of Broadway. Outside Inn

She submitted with the docility and trust of a child. The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire

They had brought him to the carcel, or dungeon, of the hacienda, where peons were constrained to docility. The Missourian

Disraeli still loves ingenuous youth; but he has gained quite a new perception of the value of docility. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3)

Tommy was extremely surprised and pleased to remark its tameness and docility, and asked by what means it had been made so gentle. The History of Sandford and Merton

But Catharine was not of the stuff from which are modelled the monuments of docility. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13

To one who can read between the lines, this arraignment of the Americans for their lack of docility to the teachings of the Priest's Prayer Book is not devoid of drollery. A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer

"But the great trial you were going to make of my patience, my docility—" She caught away her hand. The Quality of Mercy

If you are short on docility you are long on making people happy!” Robinetta

May God give you understanding of what I say, and docility and acquiescence in the truths, which he causes to penetrate your soul. Letters of Madam Guyon

Then this imported docility gave way, and the press of people became entirely Canadian. Westward with the Prince of Wales

The "soft," the "fair," the "gentle sex" learned its lesson with only too much docility. Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle

Jabe trained him to haul a pung, finding him slower to learn than a horse, but making up for his dulness by his docility. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories

Travellers who have visited them unite in testifying to their great amiability and docility. Japan

They are said to be perfectly quiet, and I suppose they are, according to Australian ideas; but they did not come up to my notion of docility. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam'

He stood always as docilely as a camel to be saddled and bridled, with what method in this apparent docility no man versed in horse philosophy ever had been able to reason out. The Duke Of Chimney Butte

But this docility, this understanding, 48 was only a part of the sight that brought Haig to a standstill. The Heart of Thunder Mountain

With flattering docility the fat rascal faced about. Nobody

Gorman listened with every appearance of deference and docility, while von Moll explained the Prussian way of dealing with people like the Irish. The Island Mystery

Harry Junior was a model of docility the rest of that day. Teething Ring

The unforeseen docility of the band had put new ideas in that sleek, baby-seal head. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas

Well, she thought, he might try, but he could not prevent either of them from making their reputations, and neither would ever sink to the mechanical docility of London players. Mummery A Tale of Three Idealists

Once round the bend her rider tried to bring her to a halt, but no persuasion could reduce her to the necessary docility. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana

That was too much for the obstreperous animal; he knew he was conquered and gave in to the inevitable, allowing himself to be handled and put through his paces with suspicious docility. Australia Revenged

Now in the former class are docility, memory, and others, nearly all of which are called by the one name of ingenium, and those who possess them are called ingeniosi. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero

Then, whether because of Blake’s weight or the fact that he was a stranger, all the beast’s newly acquired docility vanished. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation

Toward the end of the day she began to feel somewhat appeased by his docility and evident repentance. David Dunne A Romance of the Middle West

Last Chance, his tail braided in a hard knot and minus the ribbons in his mane, submitted to the saddling process with unusual docility. Old Man Curry Race Track Stories

The most tyrannical precepts were obeyed with the greatest docility. Roman Catholicism in Spain

But as he found himself treated with invariable kindness, he began to develop an anxious gratitude and docility. In the Morning of Time

Even the twins were tired enough to behave with uncommon docility, beyond continually removing from one another the ribbon which should have designated Ananias from Sapphira. Dorothy's House Party

These stupid birds here acquire an astonishing degree of docility. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton

When about to change their residence, he and his children regretted exceedingly being obliged to leave a favorite cat behind them, which had endeared itself to them by its docility and affection. Minnie's Pet Cat

She was gentle and affectionate in her manner to her mother, and this unusual docility seemed to add to Mrs. Sefton’s uneasiness. Our Bessie

Surely it would be not much to ask for the docility to recognize such patent facts as these. The History of Dartmouth College

A few days’ confinement in a shed, a few carrots, with a little salt, and gentle treatment, reduces the wildest of the three-year-olds to docility. A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid

This, however, only proves the docility of the horse, and how badly he has been ridden. Hints on Horsemanship, to a Nephew and Niece or, Common Sense and Common Errors in Common Riding

Influenced by the example of his gentle foster-mother, he was docility itself toward his tamer, whom he came to love well after the reticent fashion of his race. Kings in Exile

I have a fly waiting for Bessie; my son will look after the luggage;” and Edna obeyed him with the docility of a child. Our Bessie

Of the several qualities,—the wakefulness, precision, fullness, equipoise, and docility—that form, in other words, the motion, edge, weight, balance, and direction of the forged and tempered intellect,—I might give many instances. The History of Dartmouth College

Six lessons from Mr. Rarey would have produced, at least, temporary docility. A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid

The two farm horses that drew the cart, chosen for their docility, also wore red surcoats. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel

Howsoever He speaks, be it ours with all docility to follow the voice, indorsing every utterance of providence, and every precept of Scripture, with our Lord’s own words, “This is the Father’s will!” The Mind of Jesus

The dog is a slave, and the crowning evidence of his docility, that he will fawn on the person who has beaten him, is the result of his character having been bred out of him. Introduction to the Science of Sociology

"She is waiting," said I. I drew him to the door and he obeyed me with strange docility. The Belovéd Vagabond

His docility did not seem to be produced by fear or constraint, but the result of perfect confidence. A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid

Beulah’s academic spirit recognized and rejoiced in the fact that with all her docility, Eleanor held firmly to her preconceived notions. Turn About Eleanor

The obnoxious young man didn't eat with his knife when he came, with docility, a day after he received the invitation. Somehow Good

He obeys his captors with the same docility with which he had previously obeyed his own officers. Life in a Tank

Mr. Saunderson bustled down in well-meant concern for Christopher’s well-being, and received certain emphatic instructions, which he took with shrewd docility, and a wink of his eye to the world. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker

Stafford was afterwards ridden by a groom, and showed the same docility in his hands as in those of Mr. Rarey. A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid

The animals found on the island seem to be quite a distinctive breed from any other known race, and are noted for their intelligence, as well as for their docility, after proper domestication. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months

He suggests that our young man could step round for Dr. Maccoll; but the proposed patient says, "The devil fly away with Dr. Maccoll!" which doesn't look like docility. Somehow Good

I once saw a big boar that followed a Sakai tribe with wonderful docility even allowing the children to play tricks upon it; it had been brought up by the women. My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula)

They had been married nearly three years by this time, and Beth's habitual docility had deceived him. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius

By patiently applying the practices explained in the preceding chapters, the smallest and most highly-bred pony may be reduced to perfect docility without impairing its spirit, and taught a number of amusing tricks. A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid

“He expects everything except docility,” said Penborough; “if the Opposition employ that means, they will embarrass all his calculations.” Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange

Mary received the statement with an apparent docility that brought welcome relief to Marjorie. Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore

Yet the dispositions necessary for the sufficient apprehension of these religious intimations—sincerity, conscientiousness, docility—are not, even collectively, already Religion, any more than they are Science or Philosophy. Progress and History

What concerned him most intimately was the fact that, after their night’s rest, they seemed to exhibit a good deal more docility and intelligence than they had displayed on the night before. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure

But is not docility on a maid’s part a sign of love? Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905

With the docility of the intelligent, she accepted his fiat, but chose the evil represented by a unit rather than by the sum total of family companionship. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905

Unfortunately, they have all the bad qualities of the Spaniard and the Indio, and lack that docility of character observed in the latter and the nobility and greatness characteristic of the former. The Legacy of Ignorantism

Another purpose is to inculcate gentleness and politeness and docility. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy

Nature is our only instructress; and however much she may have hitherto been neglected, it is only by following her leadings with a child-like docility, that improvement is ever to be expected. A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education

I—why, it seems to me that her docility might prove it, might it not? Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905

She began to love that woman with a sort of animal devotion, and to obey her with the docility of a dog. Germinie Lacerteux

She accepted his kindly dismissal with an altogether new docility; and on arriving in her own room gave conclusive proof of her happiness by flinging herself on the bed in a paroxysm of stifled sobbing. Captain Desmond, V.C.

All this shows plainly that many districts were still peopled by Yemishi and that their docility varied in different localities. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era

It was one thing for her to give ready obedience, but to be led like some culprit marching to execution was something which roused her out of her docility. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies

But underneath this reticence and willingness to hear dwells a quiet scepticism which has no docility in it, and is not to be persuaded out of its way by any eloquence or any emotion. Change in the Village

Louis XIV. seemed to have attained his object in the guidance of his grandson, who followed the great monarch’s injunctions with filial docility. Political Women, Vol. 2

She listened with a docility that promised future reprisals, and then, agreeing that it would be well to secure the horse, said that she should not mind being left alone. Lorimer of the Northwest

But these evidences of docility and friendship were not indicative of the universal mood. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era

The little goat followed with docility at his heels, uttering now and again a plaintive bleat of protest at the pace. Love of Brothers

I draw the inference, however, that this docility may be merely the forerunner of an outburst at any time. Sundry Accounts

To this imposing array of canine virtues, those who enjoyed his more intimate acquaintance—the few—would have added the affectionate docility of the Newfoundland, and the delicate playfulness of the Italian greyhound. Burl

Oh, that docility, blind as your act!" he raves; "You were glad, at a beck from your father, to follow. The Wagnerian Romances

The measure was, doubtless desirable, but the docility of the troops had been overrated. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era

We will inquire, however, with due docility, of the oracles of scientific research. Moon Lore

Further, it is credulous and accepts with unreasoning docility what it is told. Self Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggestion

I was told a story which illustrates the docility of the sadoe drivers, and the cleverness with which they can trace and identify their "fares." A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore

Joyfully stirred as he is by the beauty of dream and song, Sachs controls his emotion, to secure all he can from the young poet's momentary docility. The Wagnerian Romances

An unfounded prejudice as to the want of docility of the African elephant has favoured the notion that the Carthaginians used the Indian elephant. More Science From an Easy Chair

She realized also that Pachuca for all his docility was only waiting the opportunity to turn the tables on her. Across the Mesa

The organ obeys with docility, and either at once or little by little performs its functions in a normal manner. Self Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggestion

To them Tom accordingly went, and read with the docility and faith of youth, bent on learning and feeling itself in the presence of men who had, or assumed, the right of speaking with authority. Tom Brown at Oxford

It is said, that if an Indian breathes freely into the nostrils of a wild young buffalo on the prairie, the creature will follow him with all the gentleness and docility of a lamb. History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians

Mindful of the seaman's words, and with a docility that would have surprised him in different circumstances, Ross staggered along the corridor. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War

Here are some anecdotes that are very entertaining, in regard to their docility, or readiness to learn. Minnie's Pet Horse

Yes, dear; and the English sheep dog is also remarkable for its docility and faithfulness. Minnie's Pet Dog

Faith is another, about which revolve confidence and trust, docility and humility. George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God

It must be confessed, indeed, that the gentleness and docility of p. 162the children are such as to occasion their parents little trouble, and to render severity towards them quite unnecessary. Journal of the Third Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage

I thought this a wonderful instance of sagacity as well as docility, but how very far does this fall short of the intellectual faculty of dogs! Anecdotes of Dogs

His conduct as a student in the University of Rheims, which he entered at eight years old, was marked by diligence in study and gentle docility. The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886

She stood above him as he sat in a new docility before her, and bathed the cut upon his temple, with lingering, tender touch, pushing back the hair to get at it. A Sheaf of Corn

Charming, still gloomy and silent, learned all that this young mentor could teach him, then returned to his former preceptors, whom he astonished by his intelligence and docility. Laboulaye's Fairy Book

She let him take the suit case and she turned back with him, but it struck him painfully that her docility was like that of a frightened animal. Simon

His docility and mental pliability exceed those of any other animal; his habits are social, and his fidelity not to be shaken; hunger cannot weaken, nor old age impair it. Anecdotes of Dogs

She yields to the supposed Friar with a kind of forced docility, because her situation as a religious novice, and his station, habit, and authority, as her spiritual director, demand this sacrifice. Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical

In this discussion, guide the thoughts of the pupils to the qualities of faithfulness, loyalty to his friends, and docility—few animals are so easily taught. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study

Friedrich supposed that some form had been omitted, and returned with docility to the Federal Building. A Tar-Heel Baron

But common-sense and a certain docility, which was strongly developed in her, in spite of her superficial self-assertion and blunt, even abrupt outspokenness, made her yield to Phebe's advice. Robin Redbreast A Story for Girls

We have seen with what modest feelings he published his first poems; with what docility he accepted criticisms, and yielded to the advice of friends whom he esteemed. My Recollections of Lord Byron

Nothing pleased him," continues Mr Gleig, "more than to undertake some animal which nobody else could control, and to reduce it, as he invariably did, to a state of perfect docility. Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men.

When their docility has thus been proven the definite signal, "lachez tout," is given, and the hounds rush towards the stag. Royal Palaces and Parks of France

We can only refer to some of the many and interesting particulars collected by the captain and the naturalist Anderson, which relate to the gentleness and docility of the natives. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century

Reduced to a proper frame of mind, either by Miss Chandos' continued attentions or the contagion of No. 6's docility, the youth was now all submission. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis

Gifford's criticisms were always received by Lord Byron not only with docility and modesty but even with gratitude. My Recollections of Lord Byron

A lady who was a fellow passenger of the Pickards on their homeward voyage was struck by the gentle management of the mother and the easy docility of the child. Daughters of the Puritans A Group of Brief Biographies

The creature has a marvellous strength, great intelligence, and remarkable docility. Domesticated Animals Their Relation to Man and to his Advancement in Civilization

Their docility ministered to his pride, and he showed his appreciation by fairly showering his bounty upon them. Bert Lloyd's Boyhood A Story from Nova Scotia

He liked the clerks because of their servile docility and their famished faces. The Goose Man

We are now learning to distinguish between receptivity and docility, between apathy and aspiration. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers

The remarkable docility which Mr Planner evinced under such treatment, was only to be equalled by the volubility and pleasure with which he communicated his numerous and ingenious ideas. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843

We have ever been given to asking little of them, save docility. Domesticated Animals Their Relation to Man and to his Advancement in Civilization

The Wyandots have all the energy of the savage warrior, with the intelligence and docility of civilized troops. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2)

In her eyes there was an expression of fatal docility; it terrified him. The Goose Man

I obeyed with docility that must have surprised the autocrat. When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood

It would be exceedingly strange if its previous purchasers had the docility to eliminate the title-page from their copies, in deference to an order certainly not very emphatically promulgated. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography

The day's labor of his mistress finished, she unties him, wraps the string around his body, and he follows her up to the town with the docility of a well-trained dog. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy

He ascertained that the pattern boy's progress at the village school proceeded from something more than mechanical docility and readiness of comprehension. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851

Satisfied as he was with her docility and her progress, Herr Carovius referred to her at times as the coming female Paganini, and pictured himself in the rôle of a demoniacal impresario. The Goose Man

Amazed, but also enchanted with her docility and sweetness, I gave her an old man's blessing, and my prayers that the rigour of the holy Sisters might be softened toward her tender and high-spirited youth. Rita

"Then," said Margherita with unexpected docility, "an' it please your Majesty I will listen." The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus

At your age, the first of all virtues is confidence and docility towards your relations. Hortense Makers of History Series

He exhibited and satisfactorily explained to his visitors his practice and principles; and they remarked, with astonishment, the singular docility of his bees, and the thorough control to which they were subjected. Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual

Up to that moment it had shown no particular penchant for rapid travelling, but had been going under their guidance with a steady sober docility. The Boy Slaves

With great docility they listened to his teachings, and were eager to be baptized as Christians. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago

Very many amusing stories are told of its docility and sagacity. Mamma's Stories about Birds

He was carried to court, shown to the king and many honourable gentlemen, and excited general admiration for his extraordinary form and great docility. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II

Lecky, on the other hand, says: "Slavery was distinctly and formally recognized by Christianity, 290and no religion ever labored more to encourage a habit of docility and passive obedience." Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals

When it is once learned and imprinted on the heart, O what a docility is in the mind to more! The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning

They also brought such reports of the docility and amiability of the Indians, as to inspire the Christians in Canada with the intense desire to establish missionary stations among them. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago

"So be it," said she, and followed him to the saloon with a proud docility. The Tinted Venus A Farcical Romance

Everywhere the same story was told, and everywhere was it received with the same eagerness and docility. The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance

Kindliness, docility, sympathy, tenderness, daintiness,—these and other attributes were cultivated into incomparable blossoming. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals

Our hero and Larry, being utterly ignorant of the manners and habits of the people amongst whom they were thrown, obeyed with the docility of little children—showing themselves, thereby, to be real men! Over the Rocky Mountains Wandering Will in the Land of the Redskin

Not only is the animal created with the desired quality as to its parts and products, but its nature is transformed from fear and ferocity to that of trust and docility. The Stewardship of the Soil Baccalaureate Address

He went with silent docility, and without a tear; but also without a smile. Bonaventure A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana

He waltzed, he threw somersaults, he found handkerchiefs, he carried the hat; his docility was all that Trotter and the Signor could have asked. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories

Shockingly, for the crab doesn't exactly take to the net with docility. Instinct

But at seventeen we look less for these characteristics than for the sweetness and docility which Margaret certainly possessed. A True Friend A Novel

What we do want is humility, docility, reverence for God, and love for man. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1

And Katherine, sitting upright, with great docility and a certain gentle shame, accepted food and drink. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance

He caught her small answering smile, noting with what a docility of response her lips shaped themselves to it. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories

Unable to comprehend the significance of the subdued exclamation, Robert nevertheless followed the detective with confiding docility, and the pair hastened down a flight of stairs which conducted them to the main hallway. The Flaw in the Sapphire

It was not for nothing she had studied a hundred trials, with a woman's observation and patient docility. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866

She had given her hand to each of them and submitted to Phil's care with a docility I failed to recognize in my companion of the dark. The Thing from the Lake

Captain Vanstone, meanwhile reassured as to the newcomer's discretion and docility, applied his mind to his patient. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance

Indefatigably the dicers pursued their pastime, with now and then an audible oath, or muttered imprecation, which belied that docility mine host had boasted of. Under the Rose

Some of the species are favourite pets—on account of their pleasing manners, and the docility of their nature. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys

He cast, however, an astonished gaze at the zebra, and was evidently greatly surprised at seeing the docility of the animal. In the Wilds of Africa

An unwonted gentleness and docility on the part of a previously irritable or vicious mare, and supervening on service, is an excellent indication of pregnancy, the generative instinct which caused the excitement having been satisfied. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse

A chirp sent an electric thrill through her handsome frame; a “Quiet, Vic!” sufficed to calm her to absolute docility. The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains

I must go into the school of the Lord, and in docility of spirit I must sit at His feet. My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year

But this is the result of numerous favorable causes combined, and proves nothing, from which to infer the Indian's docility. Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States

You may think of me then as a severe mentor, a cold, unfeeling sage, and wonder at the gentleness with which you bore my reproofs, and the docility with which you yielded to my will.” Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel

I could never account for this mutiny, especially as the blacks from Ayudah and its neighborhood are distinguished for their humble manners and docility. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver

She has never yet failed in docility and respect. The Dragon Painter

"I did not tell you to come back," she said, amused at his docility. Paul Patoff

In Manila he was drilled past docility—in six months he became even fawning, cringing, and servile, until goaded into open rebellion. The Philippine Islands

Rough, uncultured, careless of danger, their fighting instincts sometimes leading them to ferocity; but withal they were strong in many ways, and had intervals of docility which ofttimes made them lovable. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century

As working oxen, the Devons perhaps excel all other races in quickness, docility, beauty, and the ease with which they are matched. Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure

Her brother, all kindness, docility, and goodness, locked up in a place like this with thieves and hardened convicts! Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York A Series of Stories and Sketches Portraying Many Singular Phases of Metropolitan Life

The albatross—its docility was charming—soon occupied a splendid isolation on the tarpaulined covered hatchway platform.... Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 1, 1916

Still Mern was boldly taking advantage of the young man’s docility. Joan of Arc of the North Woods

Instantly a fusillade of pistol shots and a mad chorus of shrill cowboy yells broke out, that terrorized train crew and passengers into docility. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier

This magnificent horse was presented to Her Majesty by the Thakore of Morvi, and does not bear the best of stable reputations, but when mounted he is docility itself, and a very faithful worker. The Idler Magazine, Volume III, April 1893 An Illustrated Monthly

She listened with great docility, and seemed so pleased with me that she even asked me to stay to dinner. Balthasar and Other Works - 1909

After all, what an infinite trouble would a wife be to him,—especially a wife of whose docility in harness he was not quite assured. Kept in the Dark

"All right," said Ives, with such docility that Paresi shot him a startled, suspicious glance. Breaking Point

They are certainly capricious, and sometimes without any apparent cause burst into fits of ill temper, therefore are by no means to be trusted, even in the midst of love and docility. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals

"Good-by," said Mr. Vyner, and turned in at the gate, while Joan, a little surprised at his docility, proceeded on her way. Salthaven

The negro stared, but went with his accustomed docility. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia

These dumb companions of his, in their docility to his guidance, and absolute trust in his care, had taught him the secret of peace in helplessness, of patience in ignorance. The Life of David As Reflected in His Psalms

It was they who insidiously prepared the doom for their country, as they wove and span and bore children, with stupid docility. The Daughters of Danaus

Their extreme beauty, and their greater docility, make them more interesting than the tiger; nevertheless, they, like others of the feline tribe, should not be treated too unreservedly. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals

Return to Table of Contents THE supposed docility of the American Negro was counted among the reasons why it was thought he could never gain his freedom on this continent. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens

The affection of the parents towards their children showed itself in a thousand ways, and the children on their part have so much gentleness and docility as to render any kind of chastisement unnecessary. Kalli, the Esquimaux Christian A Memoir

Even in that hour of supreme anxiety he could not help felicitating himself on the successful application of pony docility to horsey self-will. Twice Bought

The elder girl’s defection thus became, to the mother, a sort of investment, bearing interest of docility in the younger. The Daughters of Danaus

I don’t think I ever saw such a magnificent horse, as to size, beauty, and spirit, coupled with docility, either before or since. Shifting Winds A Tough Yarn

He liked the gentle Spaniard for his gravity; He almost honour'd him for his docility; Because, though young, he acquiesced with suavity, Or contradicted but with proud humility. Don Juan

It took for granted the unalterable docility of the Liberal Party. Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography

The two men surveyed each other, anger disappearing from the face of one to give place to pity, the other regarding him with mild docility. The Ape, the Idiot & Other People

Macallan, therefore, willingly undertook the tuition of a boy who combined energy or mind with docility of disposition and sweetness of temper. The King's Own

Ceylon has for time immemorial been celebrated for the number and size of its elephants, and for their great sagacity and docility when trained. My First Voyage to Southern Seas

They would come at their call, and allow themselves to be milked with perfect docility. Hendricks the Hunter The Border Farm, a Tale of Zululand

I came honestly by him by purchase, and called him Neogle on account of his strength, and sagacity, and docility. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War

We had much more trouble in teaching manners to our dumb companions; for in spite of Master Nimble’s general docility, he was constantly playing some trick, or getting into scrapes of all sorts. On the Banks of the Amazon

The two Sisters were the first to obey with the docility of holy women accustomed to unfaltering submission. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 Boule de Suif and Other Stories

Kate looked up, too surprised by her sister's docility to do anything but nod. The Madigans

And in the measure in which men learned that the centre of the work of the Rabbi Jesus was the death of the Incarnate Son of God, their docility was sublimed into faith. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy.

With a spirit of docility, if not humility, altogether incomprehensible, Mr. Buchanan "accepted the position cheerfully and cordially on the terms on which the offer was made." Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860

She was not once late for breakfast or dinner, and, notwithstanding the want of the brooches, her collars retained their position with unusual docility. Grandmother Dear A Book for Boys and Girls

Till luncheon, however, the ladies confined themselves merely to being agreeable to her in order to increase her confidence in them and her docility to their counsels. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 Boule de Suif and Other Stories

We sometimes think of the teacher as a lawgiver, and of the learner as one who with docility receives what is graciously given. By the Christmas Fire

The leader of the herd is a full-grown bull with large, strong tusks, whom all the others obey with the greatest docility. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People

Thunderbolt was a horse that waited for such an event with remarkable docility and when it arrived he made the best of the opportunity to get even with us for drawing the lash-rope so tight. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872

Safety for us—the possibility of later escaping—all of that seemed to lie in a course of docility. The White Invaders

He took his food and medicine with the docility of a child, and occasionally smiled at his aunt when she ministered to him. The Hand in the Dark

Baby acceded to all the details with more than the docility which real infants usually show. The Story of the Mind

But youth has some fantastic as well as some noble dreams, so that docility is a better quality than independence in a very young person. Girls and Women

单词	docility
例句	docility Ira accepted our choice with her usual docility; if she fretted at the thought of leaving us and her brothers she showed no sign. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked at her carefully, but he was no match for the bland and vacuous docility Lyra could command when she wanted to; and finally he nodded and went back to his newspaper. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z One or two lynchings went a long way toward inducing docility among even a large group of people, for people respond strongly to strong incentives. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z And although it is hazardous to assume any of this had formative effects on his character, it is equally an exaggeration to say that Eratosthenes grew up breathing an atmosphere of pure royalist docility. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z In this secret music, I could tell those tales I was denied, and, there being no text, none could read whether I spake of docility or insubordination. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z When the principal threatens to get Child Services involved with Robin’s case, Theo is willing to try anything to keep from medicating his son into an appropriate state of docility. Review \| Fresh off a Pulitzer win for ‘The Overstory,’ Richard Powers delivers another environmental ode 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z The grand plan, the plan to end the Second World War, was inspired by the docility of Paula Hitler. Breaking the cycle: women are learning to love their hormones 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z Its mistakes can clearly be infuriating but its docility, though merely that of the machine, arouses the poet's, and the reader's, sympathy. Poem of the week: Dragon Talk by Fleur Adcock 2010-10-20T12:52:00Z “Easy Man” is about enjoying domestic bliss without quite slipping into docility, while “Heartbreak Holiday” is a chirpy take about getting dumped. Get in the holiday mood with Ne-Yo, Lea Michele and Chicago 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z Some police officers interpret anything other than docility as a challenge to their authority, even an indication of danger or guilt. Justice Is Blind. Sometimes, So Is Prejudice. 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z She followed him up the stairs to his sixth-floor flat, with painful docility. ‘Consent,’ a Memoir That Shook France, Recalls Living a ‘Perverse Nightmare’ 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z She hasn’t entirely cast off the docility that once hobbled her, and she still tends to freeze in the face of a leering taunt. They’re Mad as Hell 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z Her novel — and its dramatic adaptations — turned the “hard and dominant Anglo-Saxon race” toward Christian salvation with a simple lesson: to stop enslaving quintessential Christians in all their “lowly docility of heart.” A History of Race and Racism in America, in 24 Chapters 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z Even worse than this, the peasants and working people, brainwashed into docility, dumbly accept whatever their overlords do to them. Review \| Your perfect July 4 read: A book packed with politics, preaching and fireworks 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z But don’t let the docility fool you — she’s one of the most powerful singer-songwriters performing today, and peppers her live sets with all sorts of surprises, from cameo duets to headbanging thrash interludes. Pop Music Listings for Sept. 25-Oct. 1 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z But her upward tilting chin belies all evidence of docility: Her chin signals ego, stubbornness and a touch of defiance. Review \| A fascinating look at the girl who inspired Degas’ ‘Little Dancer’ sculpture 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z Until, that is, the brutal taunts tease out a glinting seam of hatred, and Solange’s docility begins to flare into a veiled threat of retribution. Theater Review: ?The Maids? by Jean Genet, From Red Bull Theater 2012-03-16T02:00:00Z That, I suppose, is what the communists used to call "false consciousness" as an explanation for the disappointing docility of the masses. Bernard Shaw's guide to the post-crash world 2012-10-12T21:55:16Z Humans seem to have a capacity for violent aggression as strong as that of chimpanzees and a capacity for gentleness and docility as strong as that of bonobos. Did Capital Punishment Create Morality? 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z But there was also a docility about his students – answering to his beck and call and unwilling to challenge him. He made a fortune from his trademarked Bikram yoga, but now his empire is in tatters 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z In a resolute acknowledgment of the oppression that too many young women face at home, the film portrays the family structure as the enforcing unit of feminine docility. Review: In ‘What Will People Say,’ Tyranny Begins at Home 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z The book’s title is a play on the literal meaning of the word Islam, and also suggests the docility with which France in 2022 accepts the new order. Michel Houellebecq, Casually Provocative 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z Compartmentation would have been vital, unless all the more aggressive creatures were suddenly endowed with docility. Was Noah's ark bigger than Oasis of the Seas? 2013-05-29T14:15:01Z In her first poetry collection, “Imagine Being More Afraid of Freedom Than Slavery,” Sneed writes that from childhood she was “trained for docility, factory work.” ‘Funeral Diva,’ a Mix of Memoir and Poetry, Stirs the Body and Mind 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z The point is that even in situations where toughness is paramount and survival is at stake, a woman will still be judged by her looks and her docility. ‘The Homesman’ Stars Hilary Swank and Tommy Lee Jones 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z These are characters given less social permission for anger in America, in part because of “model minority” stereotypes of docility. ‘Beef’ Review: Mad in America 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z It also means to tear away the stereotypical veil of docility and propriety in which such characters have too often been presented, to the extent that they’ve been presented at all. Review: The exuberantly rude 'Joy Ride' gives its stars the raunch-pad they deserve 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z Some have argued that the adoption of agriculture encouraged humans to select and reproduce traits that would produce the most advantages, such as docility and cooperativeness. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z What Republicans seem most amazed by is the docility of Democrats in the face of Mr. Biden’s obvious weaknesses. It’s Been a Week. What Does It Tell Us About 2024? 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z Corporations’ ability to put through price increases derives from more than consumer docility. Column: These companies cynically used global crises to juice profits — and inflation 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z When Brookshire finds it easy to pick up and hold a wild pigeon, the scientist advising her explains that such docility results from millennia of domestication. Review \| Rodent: Friend or foe? ‘Pests’ explores how some animals become villains. 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z “Now we need to know more about what comes first, docility or cognitive abilities.” Shy Raccoons Are Better Learners Than Bold Ones, Study Finds 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z By continually testing the strength of their chains, the runaways exposed the illusion of black docility and put human faces on the slavery controversy. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z You’re so enchanting and so peaceful that your docility masks the deep struggle at your core. In the L.A. of my dreams the city shouldn’t be this hard to live in 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z They found modern horses had two stark genetic differences from other ancient lineages — one gene linked to docility and another to a stronger backbone — which may have facilitated the animals’ spread. The Horse You Rode In On May Have Been Made in Southern Russia 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Rote learning, discouraging individuality and instilling docility in children are still at the root of what it means to be educated across much of the world. To Solve the Environmental Crisis, We Must Foster the Power to Imagine 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z SAITAMA, Japan — They were down, then they were up and then it was close again, the U.S. men’s basketball team violently swinging between dominance and docility. U.S. men's basketball overcomes slow start vs. Spain to advance to semifinals 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z At a time when queer culture’s acceptance in the mainstream felt like it depended on queer people’s docility, Hadreas refused to comply. No shape: how tech helped musicians melt the gender binary 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z “Another intriguing explanation of wild turkey docility was that birds in the wild weren’t wild at all,” Sterba writes. Turkeys in the northwest: Conservation success or nuisance? 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z “Seminaries should articulate that priestly obedience begins with humble and willing cooperation in seminary life, docility to direction and wholehearted compliance with the seminary’s policies,” it says. Catholic seminarians are newly speaking out about sexual misconduct — and being shunned as a result 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z The women’s strategy depends on the men’s presumption of their docility, weakness and lack of ambition or know-how. Jennifer Lopez is a star reborn in 'Hustlers,' a smart, bracing tale of strippers turned grifters 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z There are other aspects of the pact which commentators have been quick to seize upon, notably the agility of the Soviet and German leaders and the docility of their peoples. The Molotov-Ribbentrop pact – archive, August 1939 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z Those men of God argued that the sermons on the injunction in Ephesians and Colossians, “slaves, obey your earthly master,” would promote docility among enslaved workers. The Bible was used to justify slavery. Then Africans made it their path to freedom. 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z For a while, he wore the shackles of docility, to which he had committed, but on the field he was allowed to compete, fair and square. Whether They Wanted it or Not, Jackie Robinson Raised Americans’ Consciousness 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z His courteousness was often taken — mistaken might be the better word — for docility. George Bush, 41st President, Dies at 94 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z When it came to child-rearing, this conviction translated, at least in the Hesse family, into a concerted effort to break the young Hermann’s will, to teach him the docility and submissiveness that God demanded. Hermann Hesse’s Arrested Development 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z It was a mirror into our perfected acts of believability and our docility and deference—and it demonstrated unequivocally how our palatability and supplication do not serve us. Keeping Women Safe Is a Radical Act 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z According to Myhre, women from Curry’s era believe that science rewards women for their humility and docility. A sea change in science 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z Lyons soldiered on for another seven years, watching inmate after inmate walk to their death with an unsettling docility, until a bitter divorce from TDCJ, which resulted in her winning a case for gender discrimination. The woman who watched 300 executions 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z Without some kind of totalising theory, they argue, we are simply flailing around in the dark, condemned to docility because we cannot recognise where we stand in relation to power and history. Intersectional-what? Feminism's problem with jargon is that any idiot can pick it up and have a go 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z Further, docility is certainly necessary for large groups of humans to cooperate in urban environments, even if it also predisposes us to “follow the leader,” for good or for ill. Readers Respond to the May 2017 Issue 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z It’s hard to tell whether he knows that his docility is a stereotype of black behavior. Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, from the Heart 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z Much of the initial power granted to nondemocratic leaders is given freely, via “heedless acts of conformity,” long before popular docility is requested or required. Review \| 20 ways to recognize tyranny — and fight it 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z He frequently expressed his disgust at the fact that slaveowners cited scripture to argue that slavery was divinely ordained and that the Lord demanded the docility of the enslaved. Opinion \| Five myths about Frederick Douglass 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z For many citizens of those countries, the docility of their leaders is frustrating. In Face of Trump’s Order, Some Muslim Nations Are Conspicuously Silent 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z She’s acting symbolism and tragedy in a way only partly to do with her husband’s assassination and everything to do with performing docility, sympathy, wifeliness, decorum, strength and bereavement for an expectant nation. The Year’s Most Captivating Film Performances 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z When you consider that the side effects of the lobotomy — tractability, passivity, docility — overlap nicely with what many men considered to be ideal feminine traits, that disparity is perhaps not surprising. A Brain Surgeon’s Legacy Through a Grandson’s Eyes 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z David Bandurski, a researcher at the University of Hong Kong’s China Media Project, sees jiantao in a darker context as “a psychological tool of power, about commanding deference and enforcing docility.” Self-Criticism Makes a Comeback in Xi’s China 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z Traits that ensure survival in the wild often give way to qualities that benefit humans, such as docility and fast growth. When chickens go wild 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z Farmers select for docility, high meat and milk production. Texas Scientist With a Thing for Longhorns 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z If you break down the typical corporate or institutional recruiting process, you see that in many ways our traditional recruiting systems reward compliance and docility, which is to say sheeplike behavior. How (And Why) To Sell Your Job Opportunity to Job Candidates 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z This docility has increased investors’ appetite for both stocks and bonds, which helps explain why the stockmarket hovers near record highs and yields on Treasuries near historic lows. Sea of tranquillity 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z While they quickly display the first glimmerings of a basic predisposition — a relative tendency toward shyness or boldness, tetchiness or docility — that personality is then powerfully influenced by the other spiders in the group. Basics: The Social Life of Spiders Thriving in a Social Web 2014-05-11T19:02:31Z The Church called on the diocese of Limburg to accept the decision "with docility" and to work toward restoring a "climate of charity and reconciliation". Germany's 'bishop of bling' resigns 2014-03-26T12:24:16Z Tebartz-van Elst will get a new job, said the Vatican, adding that the pope hoped that residents of Limburg would accept the decision with “docility and willingness to rediscover a climate of charity and reconciliation.” Pope Francis Fires German ‘Bling Bishop’ 2014-03-26T12:08:24Z “It was probably this docility that made these owls susceptible to attack from introduced ferrets, weasels and cats and, ultimately, hastened their extinction,” Fuller writes. A new book is one of the only places where you can see exotic, extinct animals 2014-03-03T21:59:29Z This type of consistent variation in behavior, called “animal personality,” is being found in several traits, such as sociability, boldness, and docility, across many species. How aggressive hyena moms give their kids a boost 2012-11-29T15:45:09.033Z Refuting stereotypes of docility, today’s Chinese professional women say they are even more ambitious at work than their American counterparts. China's 'Leftover Ladies' Are Anything But 2012-08-22T23:19:31Z His bouncer is used sparingly especially on a pitch of this docility, but very effectively. South Africa's Dale Steyn picnics on last scraps of England optimism 2012-07-23T16:42:13Z They remain good bowlers but here they were defeated by the docility of the track and the discipline of three of the finest batsmen in the world. Amla and Smith make England suffer 2012-07-21T18:23:23Z Slavery was distinctly and formally recognised by Christianity,129 and no religion ever laboured more to encourage a habit of docility and passive obedience. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z I have never seen any animals showing such intelligence, and trained to such docility and obedience. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z With great docility, she caught the hints of the commanders by whom she was surrounded, and, convinced of her own want of experience and skill, delivered them to the forces as the dictates of Heaven. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z Jean Baudin helped the doctor and the women with a touching docility. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Her docility in doing everything to make her parents happy, could only be equalled by her sense and aptitude. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z The control is rigorously kept up, the medium agreeing to it with the greatest docility. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z This self-complacency produces admirable patience and docility in certain particulars, besides charity and toleration towards others. Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z But no, Patroclus, my good word and a kindly pat for your docility and strength must be your meed to-day. Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle 2012-03-26T02:00:39.977Z He should exhibit great intelligence in his expression, docility in his disposition, and activity and buoyancy in his deportment. A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them 2012-03-25T02:00:07.687Z He resigned himself… with a docility that gave little augury of his future greatness. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z In cold storms, however, and in sudden and severe weather, all this must be encountered; and, therefore, every shepherd should teach his sheep docility. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z Jesus preached a pious docility, which implicitly credits every thing without examination; and to tell them, that the kingdom of heaven would be the reward of this happy disposition. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z From the course of training necessary to bring about this end has resulted an unexpected but very natural docility in the horses, which are Californian bronchos, and a poor class of animal. Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle 2012-03-26T02:00:39.977Z Eyes.—Should be medium in size, rather oblique in shape, not set too wide apart, bright and dark in colour, showing great intelligence and docility of temper. A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them 2012-03-25T02:00:07.687Z Children love to make mud pies, and to build sand castles, because the material is plastic and responds with more or less of docility to their demands upon it. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z However, I said nothing to disturb her or endanger her docility, and we discussed our plans reasonably and with perfect calmness. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z It was to recompense the devotion and docility of this holy usurper, that the prophets and the priests, loaded with kindness, promised him in the name of heaven, that his family should reign forever. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z And there was not that complete docility in her look which he expected to find. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z Under less solemn circumstances I should have been amused with the absolute docility with which these big savage-looking men obeyed me. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z Another proposition in favour of the free system is said to be the greater docility of the negroes now they are emancipated. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z I don't say that he's a flyer, but then, like the Government, I prefer docility to brains in my followers. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z It toys with the mad lightnings which break from the darkness, and guides death and destruction through the earth, until it allures the impetuous element into docility and subserviency. Recitations for the Social Circle 2012-01-17T03:00:22.643Z But because, Mr. Flixton, for docility--and I think a husband may congratulate himself on the fact----" "To be sure! Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z About this time a change came over his habitual docility, and instead of listening attentively to the discourses of Eben Bonabben, he neglected his studies and took to strolling in the gardens of his abode. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z Toledo made his father laugh, and that was enough to cause the son to consider him an inferior being, but one worthy of esteem nevertheless, because of his docility and patience. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z We feel a little ashamed of our mistrust of so much docility, and leave the stable with much less awe of a race-horse than we entered it. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z He attended to the wants of Boanerges, and in time reduced that unreliable vehicle to quite a surprising degree of docility. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z All they are for, in the eyes of the hierarchy, to which they submit with the docility of sheep, and less than a sheep's intelligence, is to pay. Exempting the Churches An Argument for the Abolition of This Unjust and Unconstitutional Practice 2011-12-24T03:08:02.973Z Still feeble in intellect, Enna Johnson had become as remarkable for gentleness and docility as she had formerly been for pride, arrogance and self-will. Elsie's Widowhood A Sequel to Elsie's Children 2011-12-22T03:00:21.710Z When I found her willing I had added Latin to her studies, and we diligently plodded through a course of reading arbitrarily marked out by me, and followed by my pupil with enthusiastic docility. A Witch of the Hills, v. 1-2 2011-12-15T03:00:15.700Z “I have been wondering for a long time when all this was to come to an end—your ‘docility and humility,’ your ‘sweet bright gentleness,’ as your friend Captain Clare calls it. Frederica and her Guardians The Perils of Orphanhood 2011-12-05T03:00:50.157Z The strength of the mastiff is not in the least supported either by the swiftness of the grey-hound, or by the sagacity of the spaniel, or by the docility of the shepherd's dog. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z Avoid both indulgence and opposition, and a habit of docility will be formed by the time the child becomes capable of deliberate self-control. Household Education 2011-12-02T03:00:25.437Z Then she turns to Zuniga, and with the greatest effrontery favors him with a fragment of the "Habenera" song, to which refrain she marches away with apparent docility. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z Though the accomplished angler is allowed to relate fish stories without interruption from an absolutely incredulous audience, the remarks of an inexperienced outsider would, I fear, not be received with equal docility. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z Not only did that force floundering states like Greece and Italy into accepting strict German remedies, but it also produced unusual docility and submission by Paris. No New Action On Euro Crisis As Leaders Agree To Disagree 2011-11-25T04:35:20Z Yours of the 20th, just arriving, pleases me by its docility of spirit and passive subjection to philosophic opinion. The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z Zebras have been half tamed, when kept in menageries, but lack the instinctive docility of the horse. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z Him she obeyed with the docility of a child. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z Yes, I am impressed with the docility and evident gratitude these old people show toward the Sisters. 'As Gold in the Furnace' A College Story 2011-11-07T02:00:16.163Z As a songster it is indeed surpassed by many other species, but its docility and ready attachment to its master or mistress make up for any defect in its vocal powers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The half-bred Arab has much to recommend him over the pure Burmese pony in greater docility and speed; but these advantages appear to have been gained at some sacrifice of weight-carrying power and endurance. Small Horses in Warfare 2011-10-26T02:00:30.897Z Though of a wild disposition, he can be tamed, and taught various tricks, in which he displays a good deal of sagacity and docility. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z He accepted the proposal that they should separate with perfect docility. The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z Many of my associates repaid me for my care with strong proofs of docility and affection. The Emigrant's Lost Son or, Life Alone in the Forest 2011-10-13T02:00:39.777Z Taking a hundred under his immediate tuition, he brought them into such a state of docility, that when turned out for exercise, they formed a stud worthy of the zoologist's attentive study. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z Continue then your docility so far as to write the names which you have just recited on separate slips of paper and put them in a proper receptacle. Search-Light Letters 2011-10-06T02:00:43.957Z Of his docility Mrs. Bowdich gives the following amusing, if, at the time, alarming illustration. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z Indeed the only thing he had not accepted with docility had been his introduction to Lord Moone, on the only occasion on which the two men ever met, as "Mr. Buckley, the drawing-master." The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z “Yes, mamma—very,” said Aurora with docility—and also, as I thought, with subtlety—while the two ladies went to prepare for their visit to the Pasteur Galopin. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z Application is painted on your visage, and docility also. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z This may have been the case; but too much reliance is often placed on the general docility of bulls. Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting 2011-09-30T02:00:19.420Z The practice of employing animals to hunt animals is of very early origin, and the docility of the Chetah early marked him out as a suitable ally in the chase. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z Labor unions, after years of docility, are waking up to the fact that Target’s wages and benefits are much the same as Wal-Mart’s. Target's Fading Cheap-Chic Glamour 2011-09-22T22:30:11Z The two young Englishmen inaugurated the policy of not resisting Mrs. Westgate by submitting, with great docility and thankfulness, to her husband. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z Ahead of him he drove a train of burros who, well broken to their work, followed with docility the wise old leader in the advance. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z Such are Bosch's valuable and instructive comments, to which, as representing Sandford and Merton, I listen with depressed docility. Puppets at Large Scenes and Subjects from Mr Punch's Show 2011-09-19T02:00:13.900Z Captain Brown in his "Habits and Characteristics of Animals and Birds" gives the following illustration of the docility and sagacity of the chimpanzee. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z Flora, like many who seem gentle, was only simple; and had neither docility nor comprehension for being turned aside from the prosecution of her wishes. The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:28.670Z Passivity, docility, acquiescence, come to be primal intellectual virtues. How We Think 2011-09-16T02:00:18.973Z In the other, with a singular docility, the orchestra submits itself to the slavery of the voice. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z On the whole, however, his docility had passed all praise; he even consented to burden himself with a most superfluous Inverness cape, all for the better concealment of the ready-made suit. My Lord Duke 2011-09-09T02:01:11.940Z This animal he made so perfectly tame, that it followed him about the house like a dog, scrambling up the stairs after him, and showing much affection and docility. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z Perhaps some of the virtues, which the servile condition helps to develop in undue proportion, such as docility, lightheartedness, serviceableness, had made him a soothing and helpful companion. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z "Very well, you go to bed at seven on Saturday," she would say, which was inevitably followed by an "Oh, mums!" of contrition and docility. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z She has no presence either, but is a timid, meek, childlike little maiden—docility itself, but a made player, as it were, not a spontaneous one. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z But he accepted Claude's criticism with his usual docility, and dropped him at the gates with his unfailing nod of pure good-humour. My Lord Duke 2011-09-09T02:01:11.940Z She had quite made up her mind to return to England, however, and to reward Lord Manister's long-suffering docility by marrying him at the end of the six months. Tiny Luttrell 2011-09-07T02:00:16.757Z When I think of the dumb patience of those black fellows in their endurance for an idea of which they knew nothing, I am amazed at the docility and kindness inherent in common men. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z "There is humility, there is docility!" sneered the baronet, looking after him. Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 1/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:34.720Z Having exhibited their docility to her utmost satisfaction, she dismissed them, and turned carelessly to Mildred. The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life 2011-08-24T02:00:19.813Z To see the great literary agent humbly obeying these directions, or listening with extreme docility to the opinions of this young patriarch of twelve, was a striking revelation of the amiability of the American parent. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z It was her very docility and lack of resistance that maddened Roger. The Heart's Country 2011-08-02T02:00:26.847Z But she must make a pretense at keeping up an appearance of amiable docility. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z It is not habits of passive docility that are desirable, habits of timidity and uncriticising acceptance. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z They are experiencing what Mr. Edmond Holmes has called the Nemesis of docility. Religion and the War 2011-07-18T02:00:22.307Z And when the young obeyed, the old sat up like big sexless birds gloating over the docility of youth. Knut Hamsun 2011-07-18T02:00:21.927Z The docility of the pupils in the eyes of the able teacher is neither an antecedent nor a consequent of his teachings; it is an aspect of it. The Reform of Education 2011-07-18T02:00:21.207Z It is possible that some actor-managers succumb to the temptation of ordering their parts to measure, and call for even more docility than talent from the young authors whom they employ. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z And such docility must be cultivated by every one who would write well, such strenuous docility. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z It builds governments of force that ignore the moral and political claims of their own people, reducing them to a docility in which they are little more than "dumb driven cattle." Religion and the War 2011-07-18T02:00:22.307Z He had all the docility and playfulness that belong to the first years of life. Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z Another thing that surprised the girl more than a little was the docility with which her associates submitted to his dictation and even invited it. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z "Right you are," called back her future lord on the note of cheery docility which was to resound throughout his married life. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z The inhabitants were found to be handsomer and more civilized than any they had yet seen, while they retained the gentleness and docility that had proved so pleasing to the admiral. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z He thinks those heathen are not at all to blame, judging by the docility, hospitality, kindness, and affection with which they treat the white men. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z But Sassoon, as though the lion had clipped his claws, never made the slightest attempt to presume, acting mildness and docility. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z With a docility and total absence of distrust that later surprised her to remember, Joan sank back, eyes eloquent with the question unuttered by her parted lips. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z The Catholic vengeance of Mary in its reaction was out of all proportion greater than the Protestant docility of Edward. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z She had listened to his precepts with docility. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z In a sign of humility or docility, young people agree. A Generation of Slackers? Not So Much 2011-05-28T19:08:35Z Reuben thanked him heartily, and accepted his few words of warning with grateful docility; then both hurried back to Eunice, who till next day knew nothing of her brother's danger. Spinning-Wheel Stories 2011-05-28T02:00:23.707Z Quard suffered himself to be led with a docility as grateful as it had been unexpected. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z Dear George, I am amused by your attitude toward the spaced sonnet, and by the docility of Gilder. The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z Throughout the whole trial, the Commission took the law from the Judge-Advocates with the unquestioning docility usually manifested by a jury on such matters in civil courts. The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt 2011-05-24T02:00:12.183Z "I suppose so," he answered, much struck by this tone of docility. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z My docility seemed to affect him more than might have done my tears, had I shed any. Daisy Burns (Volume 1) 2011-05-20T02:00:34.097Z This is the time to say in entire frankness that the Government handled the situation with the tact, timeliness and conciliatory spirit of a German war governor jack-booting a Belgium town into docility. The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons 2011-05-07T02:00:25.193Z But she did what she was told to do, not only with docility, but with an unaffected simplicity which Aunt Pauline's good taste perceived to be infinitely charming. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z Vice-President Johnson, in the harrowing novelty of his position, was for the time being awed into passive docility. The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt 2011-05-24T02:00:12.183Z Nowhere else has there been such docility and such unanimity. Pope Pius the Tenth 2011-04-26T02:00:21.967Z She woke hungry and talkative, and after partaking of the tempting meal her aunt had provided, submitted with tolerable docility when Mildred announced her intention of making war with the tangles. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z The simple souls listened with wondrous credulity, and, eager to visit their friends in the happy region described, followed the Spaniards with the utmost docility. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z Their enormous strength, docility, and sagacity make them of great value in the East for road-making, building, and transport. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z I do not think France would push her docility so far as to follow Germany a second time. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z "Even neutral ships aren't safe after to-morrow," she said, accepting with the hypnotized docility shown by so many in those early days any edict bearing the German stamp. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z The docility with which Gerald accepted the change of subject was completely reassuring to Virginia. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z But from the unwonted docility he afterwards manifested, I have high hopes that this visit of yours will be accompanied by the blessing of Heaven. The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) 2011-03-05T03:00:28.153Z The Devons have the preference of all other breeds for the yoke, being strong, active, and of great endurance; and are remarkable for docility and good temper. Herd Record of the Association of Breeders of Thorough-Bred Neat Stock Short Horns, Ayrshires and Devons 2011-03-03T03:00:46.420Z She simply obeyed Miss Bodkin with listless docility. A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:26.237Z Their docility would render their complete reduction very easy. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 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, Volume XLIII, 1670-1700 2011-02-26T03:00:46.860Z Their docility and usefulness, added to very limited wants, rendering them in high demand, none are ever sold out of the countries bordering on the Gochob, and none therefore find their way to Shoa. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z His docility, his industry, and his devoted love for me procure me many a pleasant hour. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z The zebrass was supposed to display the "docility, strength, and utility" of the mother donkey, and the "spirit, activity, and beauty" of the father zebra. Anecdotes from the Archive: What's black and white and brown all over? 2011-02-22T14:15:00.287Z He was giving his client's docility a severe test, and he knew it. The Last Stroke a detective story 2011-02-19T03:01:39.327Z With the instinctive docility of lower natures they yielded to the force of a superior mind. Under a Charm, Vol. III. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:37.767Z But its docility went no further, for when Waldemar would have urged it forward it resolutely refused to obey. Under a Charm, Vol. II. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:34.173Z The Indians of Nicaragua are remarkable for industry and docility; they are unobtrusive, hospitable, and brave, although, fortunately for themselves, not warlike. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z She had accepted his suit without opposition in compliance with her father's wish, and she would bend to his will with the same docility should he sever the tie. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z Perhaps she would not have followed it, though on occasion she has shown more docility than many of the family. Serbia: A Sketch 2011-02-11T03:00:25.893Z Those eyes could teach the wild, headstrong boy docility--they will be able to hold the man in curb. Under a Charm, Vol. III. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:37.767Z As regarded social relations, he even showed a docility they had not expected. Under a Charm, Vol. II. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:34.173Z She gathered up all the books and brought them to him instantly, standing beside him with perfect docility as he turned over the blotted pages. Vestigia Vol. I. 2011-02-04T03:00:23.340Z Erna turned pale, and her lip quivered, but her face was by no means expressive of docility. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z Oh, yes! mamma is docility itself where you are concerned," cried Gabrielle, growing more and more excited; "and she expects the same from me. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z True humility and docility were sure to disarm him. Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z Now will the tongued world say—See the vile boy of Mary Glendinning!—Deceitful! thick with guilt, where I thought it was all guilelessness and gentlest docility to me. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z Perhaps the unexpected docility with which Moonlighter allowed himself to be manoeuvred through the crowd was due to Bernard's thirteen stone; at all events, his progress through a gate into the next field was unexceptionable. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z The half-indignant tone of the man made his guest feel as if she had insulted him; and she obeyed with a docility which appeased his anger at once. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z She accepted the pretext with all docility, and this simple, natural explanation found credence both at the house she was leaving and at the Castle. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z Frederick followed his advice with docility, feeling an attachment to everything connected with Madame Arnoux—her furniture, her servants, her house, her street. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z For is sweet docility a general's badge? and is this baton but a distaff then?—Here's something widely wrong. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z He accepted with rather disturbing docility the arm I slipped into his. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z But Dolly thought it a beautiful speech, was glad to believe every word of it, and accepted this piece of advice with admirable docility. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z Japanese firms rely on employee loyalty, docility and sacrifice—rarities in some other work cultures, especially modern China’s. Japanese firms in China: Culture shock 2010-07-08T11:50:00Z Our collective decisions should not be the result of docility in the face of the constructed objectivity of the "facts" of economic theory, but the product of subjective and collective ideological resolutions. Greek debt crisis: Let's not return to the status quo 2010-05-13T12:25:00Z If properly managed, cattle may be trained with all the docility, intelligence, and much of the activity of the horse. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. Avitus repaid all this paternal care by a docility and deference which were becoming rare among the young men of the day. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Yet for his lack of docility, the church execrated him. The Ifs of History Barb, a horse of the Barbary breed, introduced by the Moors into Spain, and of great speed, endurance, and docility. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis This greatly increased her docility and inspired her with faith and hope. Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician Furthermore, it conveyed a possible, and alarming hint that his docility perhaps was wearing thin. The Belovéd Traitor Pleased with the docility of his son he became his instructor and prepared him for college. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution She had none of the docility which made Queen Victoria a model house-wife and mother, and also a model constitutional sovereign. The Ifs of History His disposition, though lively and active, was marked by docility and sweetness. A Concise Biographical Sketch of William Penn A remarkable instance of docility in a lion once took place in the menagerie at Chester, in England. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom In all docility they stood until the last instant, then broke into senseless stampede, with the horses at their stubby tails. The Shadow of a Man After the first explosion of its rage is over, the unhappy people will resume its old yoke with docility—because the time has not yet arrived for their liberation! The Branding Needle, or The Monastery of Charolles A Tale of the First Communal Charter But on the whole the people submitted with characteristic docility to the sanitary regulations of the government. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" Safety is found only in the service of God, by obedience, humility, and docility. Mary, Help of Christians And the Fourteen Saints Invoked as Holy Helpers: Instructions, Novenas and Prayers with Thoughts of the Saints for Every Day in the Year But it discovers none of that docility which has rendered the services of the horse so invaluable to man. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom So was he beginning to send his juries about their vital business; and, after all, Moya went to hers with as much docility as the twelve good men and true. The Shadow of a Man He grinned as the young people obeyed him with grateful docility, speeding away in his electric runabout; and bestowed a look of orphic sagacity upon the officer in white undress uniform who had joined him. Stories That End Well An Adventure in Altruria——Through the Terrors of the Law——The Real Thing——The Old Partisan——Max—Or His Picture——The Stout Miss Hopkins' Bicycle——The Spellbinder——The Object of the Federation——The Little Lonely Girl——The Hero of Company G——A Miracle Play Hence, the Lord, whilst Martha was busy working and ministering, commended principally the docility and devout attention of Mary to His word. Saint Bonaventure The Seraphic Doctor Minister-General of the Franciscan Order They show a fair degree of intelligence and docility, and are not generally very vicious. The Speech of Monkeys Miscellaneous Anecdotes.—There was, in the year 1827, in a farm-house in England, a remarkable instance, not only of docility, but of usefulness, in a rat. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom For some cause as yet unclassified, acquiescence seemed to be quite the proper thing when she was with Brockway, though docility with others was not her most remarkable characteristic. A Romance in Transit Mercedes quite won our hearts by her docility and the quiet way she obeyed. Stories That End Well An Adventure in Altruria——Through the Terrors of the Law——The Real Thing——The Old Partisan——Max—Or His Picture——The Stout Miss Hopkins' Bicycle——The Spellbinder——The Object of the Federation——The Little Lonely Girl——The Hero of Company G——A Miracle Play Nevertheless, with her usual docility to his wishes, she said not a word, nor showed in her face any sign of dissatisfaction. Maximina By various makeshifts, however, they made themselves understood, and poor Montejo, misled by the seeming docility of the natives, flattered himself that he had an easy task before him. History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII. He combines strength, speed, and docility, beyond any other animal. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom Appeased by this docility, Loftus condescended to agree in turn with her. The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident The Countess consented with a most childlike docility. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 He gave in with unwonted docility, but when the evening came and the fond mother folded her hands and knelt by his bedside, he shook his head, and said, "No, māmma; no sleigh—no prayers!" Fragments of an Autobiography It simply shows the spread of the practice to workers who have no other claim upon it than their own avaricious impulses—and the extreme docility of the public. The Itching Palm A Study of the Habit of Tipping in America Mr. Jesse had one which he made so perfectly tame, that it followed him about the house like a dog, scrambling up the stairs after him, and showing much affection and docility. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom As they rest now at one side they are the impersonations of docility and dignity, but a hint of mischief lurks in their complacent expressions. Landseer A collection of fifteen pictures and a portrait of the painter with introduction and interpretation He would brandish it over his head, run with it and trip in it, get his legs and body all wound up in it, and finally throw himself upon it and bite it into docility. Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road I sometimes flatter myself that I possess a faculty of inducing docility in my sitters. Fragments of an Autobiography The clergy, like some wild animal hardly broken in, were made to parade their docility and to approve beforehand the Archbishop’s intended action. The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII David had obeyed him with childlike docility, and sat now like a pupil about to be corrected by the master. The Garden of Eden He himself was very much the same with the exception of the docility. A Short History of French Literature No observant person can fail to see what docility and intelligence kindness to any domestic animal is sure to elicit, while brutality and harshness induce only reluctant and inefficient service. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia The Squire was amused at his excessive docility, and winked, as much as to say, "I have been once upon a time in your plight," and so went and gloried in his hog alone. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 "My share, at once, if you please," insisted Perroquet, with heavy docility. Where the Pavement Ends Jean cried, and clung to Vanna’s hands with feverish protests of love and fealty; but she allowed herself to be soothed and petted and waited upon with a docility as new as it was touching. A Question of Marriage So she sat on her companion's—or captor's—knee with a docility that would have amazed Zarallo, who had anathematized her as a she-devil out of hell's seraglio. Red Nails There was no surer or sadder symptoms in Sybil's insanity, than the perfect docility of her who had once been so difficult to manage. Tried for Her Life A Sequel to "Cruel As the Grave" The Jews failed because they lacked the faith and docility which would have enabled them to correspond to God's larger leading. St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Vol. II A Practical Exposition A boy, interesting in his appearance, as also from his remarkable docility, was attacked, on a cold day of spring, by a complaint of the trachea—not precisely croup, but like it. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845 But he had during these last athletic weeks broken so many of his canons and his laws that he accepted this last command with more docility than Patrick had expected. Little Aliens He took his stand under the ladder, and held on as I told him, with a beautiful docility. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865 It diminishes her obedience to the winds, and increases her docility to man. Toilers of the Sea To perfect form should be added high ranging qualities, high courage, great docility, keen nose, and great endurance. The Dog Song can draw down the moon from the sky—song shall draw and charm many a rugged, uncouth, untamed understanding to a more submissive political docility. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845 The tassel, or tercel, was the male of the peregrine falcon, and was noted for its docility and gentleness. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition I thought when you ordered Dean to bring in my luggage, and he obeyed with such docility, that he was your servant. Lord Stranleigh Abroad They followed their guide with the docility of despair, leaning on the first comer. Toilers of the Sea There was scarcely any other point by which this domineering spirit could be touched, than docility and obedience. Priests, Women, and Families If the farmer differs from Mary's little lamb in not being white as snow, he resembles that poetic pet in his amiable docility. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 The horse appeared to fear him, and started for the post with a docility that surprised everybody, and sent Sherdil's hopes once more down to zero. Barclay of the Guides On the German's innate docility and credulity many have dwelt, but few on what 1870 did to this. The Pentecost of Calamity You are shocked at my want of sweet, feminine docility? The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. At your age, the first of all virtues is confidence and docility toward your relations. Josephine Makers of History He then sprang upon the white horse which allowed him to mount with docility. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors His docility, modesty, simplicity, and healthiness of soul are at least as remarkable as the beauty for which he was so famous. A Problem in Greek Ethics Being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion Thus they soon learn to associate the idea of feeding time with their public performance, which doubtless adds to their docility on the occasion. The Pearl of India I always found him strictly honest, gentlemanlike, kind, and grateful, possessing docility of manners and nice feelings. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment He returns docility for dollars; and suavity for salary. Physiology of The Opera Nor was Bakewell less known for his stock of neat-cattle, for his judicious crosses, and for a gentleness of management by which he secured the utmost docility. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864 In fact, it had led my grandfather to expect a youth of extreme docility and modesty, requiring a protector rather to embolden than to restrain him. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 He follows his master with as much docility as a dog. The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres He will, with his wonted docility, commit passages to memory, and he will do his best to speak these passages with the elocution on which you insist. Minor Poems by Milton He forgot the stranger, the show business, and all his own immediate interests, and with the docility of a little child obeyed. A Daughter of the Forest Gentleman's Magazine" of his date says,—"This docility seemed to run through the herd. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864 She told of Mary's docility, and her affection, and her innocent little sayings; but she never told the details of the occasional days of wild disorder, and driving insanity. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 He showed some opposition to Ned's mounting him, but with the assistance of Tom he quieted down and showed as much docility as the others. Through Apache Lands Worst of all things is it to resign oneself so readily, to welcome death with so much docility, to have strength for nothing, to desire nothing. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages Up to that moment it had shown no particular penchant for rapid travelling, but had been going, under their guidance, with a steady, sober docility. The Boy Slaves The docility of the child, who believes whatever is told him, has in it an element of submissiveness. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life It has been held by some writers that the American prejudice against the negroes was occasioned by their docility and unresenting spirit. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War Chimpanzees exhibit great docility in confinement, where, however, they seldom survive for any great length of time. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" But beauty is not the only demand of this fastidious gentleman; the fortunate woman whom he deigns to honour must be a paragon of sweetness and docility. Threads of Grey and Gold We see the consequences of this contracted view: hate instead of love, stubbornness instead of docility, stagnation instead of progress. The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli But to whatever we do he submits with a terrible docility. A Diary Without Dates You will find in me more docility than people give me credit for. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. Gentleness and docility are specially characteristic of the species, even when full-grown; while in the native state its habits are thoroughly arboreal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" There was disappointment in her tone, but it was docility itself. When Ghost Meets Ghost Immediately upon sight of him the were-wolf flew at him with a savage joy that astonished those accustomed to his usual gentleness and docility. Legends & Romances of Brittany The men, who fall in with our moods with a docility which I am beginning to suspect is a mask, admit too that she is comic. A Diary Without Dates With her usual considerateness and docility, Talbot obeyed; and although she did not sleep, she certainly obtained an amount of rest of which she stood in great need. A Castle in Spain A Novel Tell this to your friends; assure them from me of my docility; assure them that, however they conceive of my deficiencies, they cannot suppose me more unfit to be a ruler than I do myself. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) Were only genius requisite for an able mathematician, Hobbes had been among the first; but patience and docility, not fire and fancy, are necessary. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors This sagacious person, who knew of the animal’s customary docility, insisted that some evil must have been done him. Legends & Romances of Brittany There is no end of stories about the elephant, the horse, the dog; about their docility, and the affection they have for those who treat them kindly. Happy Days for Boys and Girls The comparative absence of either religion or philosophy among them to-day makes the spectacle of their docility, to me, far more remarkable than anything in the history of mediaeval martyrdom. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography For this end the educator must be relatively finished in his own education, and the pupil must possess confidence in him, or docility. Pedagogics as a System As they passed outside beyond the window’s sphere of light, docility changed to whirlwind. The Missourian To the wild beast the red-hot iron bar was merely the terrible insignia of the Professor's indubitable might and mastery; a very compelling invitation to docility and respectful obedience. Finn The Wolfhound He hated the sight of her rough bulk, and dreaded the contact of her hard hands; but she taught him docility in a trice. Shirley Nancy asked, as she followed him with a docility quite new to her, past the big green gate, and the row of nondescript shops between it and the corner of Broadway. Outside Inn She submitted with the docility and trust of a child. The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire They had brought him to the carcel, or dungeon, of the hacienda, where peons were constrained to docility. The Missourian Disraeli still loves ingenuous youth; but he has gained quite a new perception of the value of docility. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) Tommy was extremely surprised and pleased to remark its tameness and docility, and asked by what means it had been made so gentle. The History of Sandford and Merton But Catharine was not of the stuff from which are modelled the monuments of docility. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 To one who can read between the lines, this arraignment of the Americans for their lack of docility to the teachings of the Priest's Prayer Book is not devoid of drollery. A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer "But the great trial you were going to make of my patience, my docility—" She caught away her hand. The Quality of Mercy If you are short on docility you are long on making people happy!” Robinetta May God give you understanding of what I say, and docility and acquiescence in the truths, which he causes to penetrate your soul. Letters of Madam Guyon Then this imported docility gave way, and the press of people became entirely Canadian. Westward with the Prince of Wales The "soft," the "fair," the "gentle sex" learned its lesson with only too much docility. Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle Jabe trained him to haul a pung, finding him slower to learn than a horse, but making up for his dulness by his docility. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories Travellers who have visited them unite in testifying to their great amiability and docility. Japan They are said to be perfectly quiet, and I suppose they are, according to Australian ideas; but they did not come up to my notion of docility. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' He stood always as docilely as a camel to be saddled and bridled, with what method in this apparent docility no man versed in horse philosophy ever had been able to reason out. The Duke Of Chimney Butte But this docility, this understanding, 48 was only a part of the sight that brought Haig to a standstill. The Heart of Thunder Mountain With flattering docility the fat rascal faced about. Nobody Gorman listened with every appearance of deference and docility, while von Moll explained the Prussian way of dealing with people like the Irish. The Island Mystery Harry Junior was a model of docility the rest of that day. Teething Ring The unforeseen docility of the band had put new ideas in that sleek, baby-seal head. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas Well, she thought, he might try, but he could not prevent either of them from making their reputations, and neither would ever sink to the mechanical docility of London players. Mummery A Tale of Three Idealists Once round the bend her rider tried to bring her to a halt, but no persuasion could reduce her to the necessary docility. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana That was too much for the obstreperous animal; he knew he was conquered and gave in to the inevitable, allowing himself to be handled and put through his paces with suspicious docility. Australia Revenged Now in the former class are docility, memory, and others, nearly all of which are called by the one name of ingenium, and those who possess them are called ingeniosi. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero Then, whether because of Blake’s weight or the fact that he was a stranger, all the beast’s newly acquired docility vanished. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation Toward the end of the day she began to feel somewhat appeased by his docility and evident repentance. David Dunne A Romance of the Middle West Last Chance, his tail braided in a hard knot and minus the ribbons in his mane, submitted to the saddling process with unusual docility. Old Man Curry Race Track Stories The most tyrannical precepts were obeyed with the greatest docility. Roman Catholicism in Spain But as he found himself treated with invariable kindness, he began to develop an anxious gratitude and docility. In the Morning of Time Even the twins were tired enough to behave with uncommon docility, beyond continually removing from one another the ribbon which should have designated Ananias from Sapphira. Dorothy's House Party These stupid birds here acquire an astonishing degree of docility. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton When about to change their residence, he and his children regretted exceedingly being obliged to leave a favorite cat behind them, which had endeared itself to them by its docility and affection. Minnie's Pet Cat She was gentle and affectionate in her manner to her mother, and this unusual docility seemed to add to Mrs. Sefton’s uneasiness. Our Bessie Surely it would be not much to ask for the docility to recognize such patent facts as these. The History of Dartmouth College A few days’ confinement in a shed, a few carrots, with a little salt, and gentle treatment, reduces the wildest of the three-year-olds to docility. A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid This, however, only proves the docility of the horse, and how badly he has been ridden. Hints on Horsemanship, to a Nephew and Niece or, Common Sense and Common Errors in Common Riding Influenced by the example of his gentle foster-mother, he was docility itself toward his tamer, whom he came to love well after the reticent fashion of his race. Kings in Exile I have a fly waiting for Bessie; my son will look after the luggage;” and Edna obeyed him with the docility of a child. Our Bessie Of the several qualities,—the wakefulness, precision, fullness, equipoise, and docility—that form, in other words, the motion, edge, weight, balance, and direction of the forged and tempered intellect,—I might give many instances. The History of Dartmouth College Six lessons from Mr. Rarey would have produced, at least, temporary docility. A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid The two farm horses that drew the cart, chosen for their docility, also wore red surcoats. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel Howsoever He speaks, be it ours with all docility to follow the voice, indorsing every utterance of providence, and every precept of Scripture, with our Lord’s own words, “This is the Father’s will!” The Mind of Jesus The dog is a slave, and the crowning evidence of his docility, that he will fawn on the person who has beaten him, is the result of his character having been bred out of him. Introduction to the Science of Sociology "She is waiting," said I. I drew him to the door and he obeyed me with strange docility. The Belovéd Vagabond His docility did not seem to be produced by fear or constraint, but the result of perfect confidence. A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid Beulah’s academic spirit recognized and rejoiced in the fact that with all her docility, Eleanor held firmly to her preconceived notions. Turn About Eleanor The obnoxious young man didn't eat with his knife when he came, with docility, a day after he received the invitation. Somehow Good He obeys his captors with the same docility with which he had previously obeyed his own officers. Life in a Tank Mr. Saunderson bustled down in well-meant concern for Christopher’s well-being, and received certain emphatic instructions, which he took with shrewd docility, and a wink of his eye to the world. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker Stafford was afterwards ridden by a groom, and showed the same docility in his hands as in those of Mr. Rarey. A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid The animals found on the island seem to be quite a distinctive breed from any other known race, and are noted for their intelligence, as well as for their docility, after proper domestication. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months He suggests that our young man could step round for Dr. Maccoll; but the proposed patient says, "The devil fly away with Dr. Maccoll!" which doesn't look like docility. Somehow Good I once saw a big boar that followed a Sakai tribe with wonderful docility even allowing the children to play tricks upon it; it had been brought up by the women. My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) They had been married nearly three years by this time, and Beth's habitual docility had deceived him. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius By patiently applying the practices explained in the preceding chapters, the smallest and most highly-bred pony may be reduced to perfect docility without impairing its spirit, and taught a number of amusing tricks. A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid “He expects everything except docility,” said Penborough; “if the Opposition employ that means, they will embarrass all his calculations.” Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange Mary received the statement with an apparent docility that brought welcome relief to Marjorie. Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore Yet the dispositions necessary for the sufficient apprehension of these religious intimations—sincerity, conscientiousness, docility—are not, even collectively, already Religion, any more than they are Science or Philosophy. Progress and History What concerned him most intimately was the fact that, after their night’s rest, they seemed to exhibit a good deal more docility and intelligence than they had displayed on the night before. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure But is not docility on a maid’s part a sign of love? Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 With the docility of the intelligent, she accepted his fiat, but chose the evil represented by a unit rather than by the sum total of family companionship. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 Unfortunately, they have all the bad qualities of the Spaniard and the Indio, and lack that docility of character observed in the latter and the nobility and greatness characteristic of the former. The Legacy of Ignorantism Another purpose is to inculcate gentleness and politeness and docility. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Nature is our only instructress; and however much she may have hitherto been neglected, it is only by following her leadings with a child-like docility, that improvement is ever to be expected. A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education I—why, it seems to me that her docility might prove it, might it not? Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 She began to love that woman with a sort of animal devotion, and to obey her with the docility of a dog. Germinie Lacerteux She accepted his kindly dismissal with an altogether new docility; and on arriving in her own room gave conclusive proof of her happiness by flinging herself on the bed in a paroxysm of stifled sobbing. Captain Desmond, V.C. All this shows plainly that many districts were still peopled by Yemishi and that their docility varied in different localities. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era It was one thing for her to give ready obedience, but to be led like some culprit marching to execution was something which roused her out of her docility. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies But underneath this reticence and willingness to hear dwells a quiet scepticism which has no docility in it, and is not to be persuaded out of its way by any eloquence or any emotion. Change in the Village Louis XIV. seemed to have attained his object in the guidance of his grandson, who followed the great monarch’s injunctions with filial docility. Political Women, Vol. 2 She listened with a docility that promised future reprisals, and then, agreeing that it would be well to secure the horse, said that she should not mind being left alone. Lorimer of the Northwest But these evidences of docility and friendship were not indicative of the universal mood. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The little goat followed with docility at his heels, uttering now and again a plaintive bleat of protest at the pace. Love of Brothers I draw the inference, however, that this docility may be merely the forerunner of an outburst at any time. Sundry Accounts To this imposing array of canine virtues, those who enjoyed his more intimate acquaintance—the few—would have added the affectionate docility of the Newfoundland, and the delicate playfulness of the Italian greyhound. Burl Oh, that docility, blind as your act!" he raves; "You were glad, at a beck from your father, to follow. The Wagnerian Romances The measure was, doubtless desirable, but the docility of the troops had been overrated. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era We will inquire, however, with due docility, of the oracles of scientific research. Moon Lore Further, it is credulous and accepts with unreasoning docility what it is told. Self Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggestion I was told a story which illustrates the docility of the sadoe drivers, and the cleverness with which they can trace and identify their "fares." A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore Joyfully stirred as he is by the beauty of dream and song, Sachs controls his emotion, to secure all he can from the young poet's momentary docility. The Wagnerian Romances An unfounded prejudice as to the want of docility of the African elephant has favoured the notion that the Carthaginians used the Indian elephant. More Science From an Easy Chair She realized also that Pachuca for all his docility was only waiting the opportunity to turn the tables on her. Across the Mesa The organ obeys with docility, and either at once or little by little performs its functions in a normal manner. Self Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggestion To them Tom accordingly went, and read with the docility and faith of youth, bent on learning and feeling itself in the presence of men who had, or assumed, the right of speaking with authority. Tom Brown at Oxford It is said, that if an Indian breathes freely into the nostrils of a wild young buffalo on the prairie, the creature will follow him with all the gentleness and docility of a lamb. History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians Mindful of the seaman's words, and with a docility that would have surprised him in different circumstances, Ross staggered along the corridor. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War Here are some anecdotes that are very entertaining, in regard to their docility, or readiness to learn. Minnie's Pet Horse Yes, dear; and the English sheep dog is also remarkable for its docility and faithfulness. Minnie's Pet Dog Faith is another, about which revolve confidence and trust, docility and humility. George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God It must be confessed, indeed, that the gentleness and docility of p. 162the children are such as to occasion their parents little trouble, and to render severity towards them quite unnecessary. Journal of the Third Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage I thought this a wonderful instance of sagacity as well as docility, but how very far does this fall short of the intellectual faculty of dogs! Anecdotes of Dogs His conduct as a student in the University of Rheims, which he entered at eight years old, was marked by diligence in study and gentle docility. The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 She stood above him as he sat in a new docility before her, and bathed the cut upon his temple, with lingering, tender touch, pushing back the hair to get at it. A Sheaf of Corn Charming, still gloomy and silent, learned all that this young mentor could teach him, then returned to his former preceptors, whom he astonished by his intelligence and docility. Laboulaye's Fairy Book She let him take the suit case and she turned back with him, but it struck him painfully that her docility was like that of a frightened animal. Simon His docility and mental pliability exceed those of any other animal; his habits are social, and his fidelity not to be shaken; hunger cannot weaken, nor old age impair it. Anecdotes of Dogs She yields to the supposed Friar with a kind of forced docility, because her situation as a religious novice, and his station, habit, and authority, as her spiritual director, demand this sacrifice. Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical In this discussion, guide the thoughts of the pupils to the qualities of faithfulness, loyalty to his friends, and docility—few animals are so easily taught. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study Friedrich supposed that some form had been omitted, and returned with docility to the Federal Building. A Tar-Heel Baron But common-sense and a certain docility, which was strongly developed in her, in spite of her superficial self-assertion and blunt, even abrupt outspokenness, made her yield to Phebe's advice. Robin Redbreast A Story for Girls We have seen with what modest feelings he published his first poems; with what docility he accepted criticisms, and yielded to the advice of friends whom he esteemed. My Recollections of Lord Byron Nothing pleased him," continues Mr Gleig, "more than to undertake some animal which nobody else could control, and to reduce it, as he invariably did, to a state of perfect docility. Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men. When their docility has thus been proven the definite signal, "lachez tout," is given, and the hounds rush towards the stag. Royal Palaces and Parks of France We can only refer to some of the many and interesting particulars collected by the captain and the naturalist Anderson, which relate to the gentleness and docility of the natives. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century Reduced to a proper frame of mind, either by Miss Chandos' continued attentions or the contagion of No. 6's docility, the youth was now all submission. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis Gifford's criticisms were always received by Lord Byron not only with docility and modesty but even with gratitude. My Recollections of Lord Byron A lady who was a fellow passenger of the Pickards on their homeward voyage was struck by the gentle management of the mother and the easy docility of the child. Daughters of the Puritans A Group of Brief Biographies The creature has a marvellous strength, great intelligence, and remarkable docility. Domesticated Animals Their Relation to Man and to his Advancement in Civilization Their docility ministered to his pride, and he showed his appreciation by fairly showering his bounty upon them. Bert Lloyd's Boyhood A Story from Nova Scotia He liked the clerks because of their servile docility and their famished faces. The Goose Man We are now learning to distinguish between receptivity and docility, between apathy and aspiration. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers The remarkable docility which Mr Planner evinced under such treatment, was only to be equalled by the volubility and pleasure with which he communicated his numerous and ingenious ideas. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 We have ever been given to asking little of them, save docility. Domesticated Animals Their Relation to Man and to his Advancement in Civilization The Wyandots have all the energy of the savage warrior, with the intelligence and docility of civilized troops. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) In her eyes there was an expression of fatal docility; it terrified him. The Goose Man I obeyed with docility that must have surprised the autocrat. When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood It would be exceedingly strange if its previous purchasers had the docility to eliminate the title-page from their copies, in deference to an order certainly not very emphatically promulgated. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography The day's labor of his mistress finished, she unties him, wraps the string around his body, and he follows her up to the town with the docility of a well-trained dog. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy He ascertained that the pattern boy's progress at the village school proceeded from something more than mechanical docility and readiness of comprehension. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 Satisfied as he was with her docility and her progress, Herr Carovius referred to her at times as the coming female Paganini, and pictured himself in the rôle of a demoniacal impresario. The Goose Man Amazed, but also enchanted with her docility and sweetness, I gave her an old man's blessing, and my prayers that the rigour of the holy Sisters might be softened toward her tender and high-spirited youth. Rita "Then," said Margherita with unexpected docility, "an' it please your Majesty I will listen." The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus At your age, the first of all virtues is confidence and docility towards your relations. Hortense Makers of History Series He exhibited and satisfactorily explained to his visitors his practice and principles; and they remarked, with astonishment, the singular docility of his bees, and the thorough control to which they were subjected. Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual Up to that moment it had shown no particular penchant for rapid travelling, but had been going under their guidance with a steady sober docility. The Boy Slaves With great docility they listened to his teachings, and were eager to be baptized as Christians. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago Very many amusing stories are told of its docility and sagacity. Mamma's Stories about Birds He was carried to court, shown to the king and many honourable gentlemen, and excited general admiration for his extraordinary form and great docility. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Lecky, on the other hand, says: "Slavery was distinctly and formally recognized by Christianity, 290and no religion ever labored more to encourage a habit of docility and passive obedience." Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals When it is once learned and imprinted on the heart, O what a docility is in the mind to more! The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning They also brought such reports of the docility and amiability of the Indians, as to inspire the Christians in Canada with the intense desire to establish missionary stations among them. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago "So be it," said she, and followed him to the saloon with a proud docility. The Tinted Venus A Farcical Romance Everywhere the same story was told, and everywhere was it received with the same eagerness and docility. The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance Kindliness, docility, sympathy, tenderness, daintiness,—these and other attributes were cultivated into incomparable blossoming. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals Our hero and Larry, being utterly ignorant of the manners and habits of the people amongst whom they were thrown, obeyed with the docility of little children—showing themselves, thereby, to be real men! Over the Rocky Mountains Wandering Will in the Land of the Redskin Not only is the animal created with the desired quality as to its parts and products, but its nature is transformed from fear and ferocity to that of trust and docility. The Stewardship of the Soil Baccalaureate Address He went with silent docility, and without a tear; but also without a smile. Bonaventure A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana He waltzed, he threw somersaults, he found handkerchiefs, he carried the hat; his docility was all that Trotter and the Signor could have asked. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories Shockingly, for the crab doesn't exactly take to the net with docility. Instinct But at seventeen we look less for these characteristics than for the sweetness and docility which Margaret certainly possessed. A True Friend A Novel What we do want is humility, docility, reverence for God, and love for man. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 And Katherine, sitting upright, with great docility and a certain gentle shame, accepted food and drink. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance He caught her small answering smile, noting with what a docility of response her lips shaped themselves to it. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories Unable to comprehend the significance of the subdued exclamation, Robert nevertheless followed the detective with confiding docility, and the pair hastened down a flight of stairs which conducted them to the main hallway. The Flaw in the Sapphire It was not for nothing she had studied a hundred trials, with a woman's observation and patient docility. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 She had given her hand to each of them and submitted to Phil's care with a docility I failed to recognize in my companion of the dark. The Thing from the Lake Captain Vanstone, meanwhile reassured as to the newcomer's discretion and docility, applied his mind to his patient. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance Indefatigably the dicers pursued their pastime, with now and then an audible oath, or muttered imprecation, which belied that docility mine host had boasted of. Under the Rose Some of the species are favourite pets—on account of their pleasing manners, and the docility of their nature. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys He cast, however, an astonished gaze at the zebra, and was evidently greatly surprised at seeing the docility of the animal. In the Wilds of Africa An unwonted gentleness and docility on the part of a previously irritable or vicious mare, and supervening on service, is an excellent indication of pregnancy, the generative instinct which caused the excitement having been satisfied. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse A chirp sent an electric thrill through her handsome frame; a “Quiet, Vic!” sufficed to calm her to absolute docility. The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains I must go into the school of the Lord, and in docility of spirit I must sit at His feet. My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year But this is the result of numerous favorable causes combined, and proves nothing, from which to infer the Indian's docility. Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States You may think of me then as a severe mentor, a cold, unfeeling sage, and wonder at the gentleness with which you bore my reproofs, and the docility with which you yielded to my will.” Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel I could never account for this mutiny, especially as the blacks from Ayudah and its neighborhood are distinguished for their humble manners and docility. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver She has never yet failed in docility and respect. The Dragon Painter "I did not tell you to come back," she said, amused at his docility. Paul Patoff In Manila he was drilled past docility—in six months he became even fawning, cringing, and servile, until goaded into open rebellion. The Philippine Islands Rough, uncultured, careless of danger, their fighting instincts sometimes leading them to ferocity; but withal they were strong in many ways, and had intervals of docility which ofttimes made them lovable. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century As working oxen, the Devons perhaps excel all other races in quickness, docility, beauty, and the ease with which they are matched. Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure Her brother, all kindness, docility, and goodness, locked up in a place like this with thieves and hardened convicts! Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York A Series of Stories and Sketches Portraying Many Singular Phases of Metropolitan Life The albatross—its docility was charming—soon occupied a splendid isolation on the tarpaulined covered hatchway platform.... Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 1, 1916 Still Mern was boldly taking advantage of the young man’s docility. Joan of Arc of the North Woods Instantly a fusillade of pistol shots and a mad chorus of shrill cowboy yells broke out, that terrorized train crew and passengers into docility. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier This magnificent horse was presented to Her Majesty by the Thakore of Morvi, and does not bear the best of stable reputations, but when mounted he is docility itself, and a very faithful worker. The Idler Magazine, Volume III, April 1893 An Illustrated Monthly She listened with great docility, and seemed so pleased with me that she even asked me to stay to dinner. Balthasar and Other Works - 1909 After all, what an infinite trouble would a wife be to him,—especially a wife of whose docility in harness he was not quite assured. Kept in the Dark "All right," said Ives, with such docility that Paresi shot him a startled, suspicious glance. Breaking Point They are certainly capricious, and sometimes without any apparent cause burst into fits of ill temper, therefore are by no means to be trusted, even in the midst of love and docility. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals "Good-by," said Mr. Vyner, and turned in at the gate, while Joan, a little surprised at his docility, proceeded on her way. Salthaven The negro stared, but went with his accustomed docility. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia These dumb companions of his, in their docility to his guidance, and absolute trust in his care, had taught him the secret of peace in helplessness, of patience in ignorance. The Life of David As Reflected in His Psalms It was they who insidiously prepared the doom for their country, as they wove and span and bore children, with stupid docility. The Daughters of Danaus Their extreme beauty, and their greater docility, make them more interesting than the tiger; nevertheless, they, like others of the feline tribe, should not be treated too unreservedly. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals Return to Table of Contents THE supposed docility of the American Negro was counted among the reasons why it was thought he could never gain his freedom on this continent. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens The affection of the parents towards their children showed itself in a thousand ways, and the children on their part have so much gentleness and docility as to render any kind of chastisement unnecessary. Kalli, the Esquimaux Christian A Memoir Even in that hour of supreme anxiety he could not help felicitating himself on the successful application of pony docility to horsey self-will. Twice Bought The elder girl’s defection thus became, to the mother, a sort of investment, bearing interest of docility in the younger. The Daughters of Danaus I don’t think I ever saw such a magnificent horse, as to size, beauty, and spirit, coupled with docility, either before or since. Shifting Winds A Tough Yarn He liked the gentle Spaniard for his gravity; He almost honour'd him for his docility; Because, though young, he acquiesced with suavity, Or contradicted but with proud humility. Don Juan It took for granted the unalterable docility of the Liberal Party. Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography The two men surveyed each other, anger disappearing from the face of one to give place to pity, the other regarding him with mild docility. The Ape, the Idiot & Other People Macallan, therefore, willingly undertook the tuition of a boy who combined energy or mind with docility of disposition and sweetness of temper. The King's Own Ceylon has for time immemorial been celebrated for the number and size of its elephants, and for their great sagacity and docility when trained. My First Voyage to Southern Seas They would come at their call, and allow themselves to be milked with perfect docility. Hendricks the Hunter The Border Farm, a Tale of Zululand I came honestly by him by purchase, and called him Neogle on account of his strength, and sagacity, and docility. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War We had much more trouble in teaching manners to our dumb companions; for in spite of Master Nimble’s general docility, he was constantly playing some trick, or getting into scrapes of all sorts. On the Banks of the Amazon The two Sisters were the first to obey with the docility of holy women accustomed to unfaltering submission. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 Boule de Suif and Other Stories Kate looked up, too surprised by her sister's docility to do anything but nod. The Madigans And in the measure in which men learned that the centre of the work of the Rabbi Jesus was the death of the Incarnate Son of God, their docility was sublimed into faith. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. With a spirit of docility, if not humility, altogether incomprehensible, Mr. Buchanan "accepted the position cheerfully and cordially on the terms on which the offer was made." Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 She was not once late for breakfast or dinner, and, notwithstanding the want of the brooches, her collars retained their position with unusual docility. Grandmother Dear A Book for Boys and Girls Till luncheon, however, the ladies confined themselves merely to being agreeable to her in order to increase her confidence in them and her docility to their counsels. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 Boule de Suif and Other Stories We sometimes think of the teacher as a lawgiver, and of the learner as one who with docility receives what is graciously given. By the Christmas Fire The leader of the herd is a full-grown bull with large, strong tusks, whom all the others obey with the greatest docility. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People Thunderbolt was a horse that waited for such an event with remarkable docility and when it arrived he made the best of the opportunity to get even with us for drawing the lash-rope so tight. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 Safety for us—the possibility of later escaping—all of that seemed to lie in a course of docility. The White Invaders He took his food and medicine with the docility of a child, and occasionally smiled at his aunt when she ministered to him. The Hand in the Dark Baby acceded to all the details with more than the docility which real infants usually show. The Story of the Mind But youth has some fantastic as well as some noble dreams, so that docility is a better quality than independence in a very young person. Girls and Women
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