| 单词 | edifying |
| 例句 | “At the Villa Rossa. It was very edifying, baby. We all sang. Where have you been?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z As a journalist, I found it edifying to experience things from the other side of the fence. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The atmosphere should probably sharpen your ears and restrain me to concentrate on those aspects which are tasty, edifying and constructive. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll sit over here with Nell, and if you come across any particularly edifying moral precepts you think would do me good, read them aloud.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z At the same time, however, a rival faction in the capital, the Russian Association of Proletarian Musicians, was calling for compositional techniques that remained intelligible, engaging and edifying for a modern socialist listener. When Ukrainian Music Wasn’t Under Threat, It Thrived 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Indeed, the event's most edifying moments weren't in what the candidates said but in the reaction shots caught on camera when they weren't talking. Stars of the final presidential debate: Biden laughing at Trump's BS and the invisible mute button 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z When actors and directors did visit the country, it was flattering, but the results usually weren’t very edifying. Critic?s Notebook: Filmmakers Head to the Country, in Several Countries 2011-08-04T22:40:22Z In the more indulgent universe of audiobooks, however, animals actually do talk, and not only in stories for children or edifying fables, but as fully fleshed characters with their own perception of reality. Review | When these animals talk, listen: Audiobooks give voice to a cat, a horse, a sheep and others 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z Presumably, an audience attracted to a concert in the Miller Theater’s always edifying Composer Portraits series, which focuses entirely on contemporary music, is one that would find most any Cage-related event appealing. Music Review: John Cage and Pierre Boulez Juxtaposed at Miller Theater 2012-09-21T22:10:17Z But it is thoroughly edifying, handsomely produced and buoyed by brave, resilient people fighting for basic equality. Television Review: ‘Half the Sky,’ About Sex Trafficking, on PBS 2012-09-30T21:56:14Z But like Martin Luther King Jr. warned us about the ideals of progressivism, there is no inherent logic to change being better, to something different being more edifying and transcendent. “Maybe it is not that you couldn’t. It is that you wouldn’t”: Michael Eric Dyson reflects on Obama’s complicated legacy on race 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z Nevertheless, that didn't make the combination of grunty man-rock and reactionary sentiment that has been a staple of his solo career any more edifying. Paul Weller: Wake Up the Nation 2010-04-15T14:30:00Z Get past puzzling over why Donald Trump talking about early colonists is in any way edifying, and what you're left with is history in broad strokes presented with the help of reconstructions and CGI muskets. I Am Slave 2010-08-30T05:45:00Z In her review of “Union Street” for The New York Times Book Review, Eden Ross Lipson described Ms. Tax’s work as “edifying romances, airplane fiction with political content.” Meredith Tax, Feminist Author, Historian and Activist, Dies at 80 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z And, yet, it is all this that makes her testimony and her comportment in an ongoing countersuit so compelling, edifying and — darn it — fully empowering. With her tough testimony, did we just meet the real Taylor Swift? 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z It's a pity because when Mr Sneer talks of a moralising writer whose idea is "to dramatise the penal laws", he seems to be anticipating our own move towards edifying verbatim theatre. The Real Inspector Hound/The Critic 2010-07-11T20:30:00Z A legitimately funny point was being made there, something about the naturally didactic and edifying urges of the Marsalis family. Music Review: Satchmo?s Story, Music Substituting for Words 2010-08-31T22:25:00Z The important points are all underscored in an edifying drama that nevertheless feels burdened by good intentions. Review | Albert Einstein and Marian Anderson were good friends. But a new play at Ford’s Theatre only scratches the surface. 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Fortunately, they did not subtract from the edifying exhibition at the center. ‘Frans Hals Portraits: A Family Reunion’ Review: Piecing Together the Van Campen Clan 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z It was an elegant and edifying celebration of Shakespeare’s enduring vitality in America. Race, inequality, polarized politics: Why Shakespeare's 1623 First Folio matters in 2016 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z The accompanying sambal, in a plastic tub, was all chile, and edifying. Spreading the Flavors of Indonesia, One Table at a Time 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and Mendelssohn dominated its edifying programs in the city last year. Music Review: Takacs Quartet Plays Britten and Janacek at Zankel Hall 2012-04-15T18:18:42Z "Nothing wrong with robust criticism, but laughing at other people's mistakes is never an edifying spectacle." London's Strata tower wins Carbuncle Cup as Britain's ugliest new building 2010-08-12T16:33:00Z The typical Apatow ethos is essentially conservative and optimistic: people are meant for each other, love exists, modern life is essentially good and edifying, at least potentially, and happy endings are possible. Swipe Left: “Love” and the Unromantic Comedy 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Physically, the museum is only a short distance from the agoraphobia of the relentlessly edifying Mall. At 100, the Phillips Collection doesn’t seem to have aged 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z There’s a big part of the book that says that television is at its most dangerous when it is pretending to be edifying. Bradley Whitford Finds Inspiration in the Theater (and Dog Park) 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z When the actor and character mesh in more complex, unexpected ways, the resulting creation becomes both an entertaining cultural artifact and an edifying work of art. Why music biopics so often fall flat 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z Here are just a few things a passenger is likely to learn on the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s lively, edifying river cruise: 3 Day-Cruises Worth the Trip 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z And it is something else, simpler and more abstract: a moral lesson, an edifying tale about the art of humane attentiveness and of looking at the overlooked. Art Review: A Language Explorer Who Heard Echoes of Africa 2010-09-02T21:30:00Z “I wanted to honor this idea of public rooms, which are soaring, celebratory and edifying — uplifting,” he said. Studio Museum in Harlem Unveils Design for Expansion 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z We were like, "How do we strike the balance between edifying their love when framing their love, while also not skirting over the fact that they were constantly hiding?" From "Perry Mason" to "Severance," Jen Tullock explores the various shades of "American loneliness" 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Rights were bought left and right but few of the results were edifying. DCI Banks: the case of the literary TV detectives 2010-09-27T11:46:00Z Spielberg is the BFG who’s menaced by bigger and more monstrous giants who aren’t interested in edifying their audiences but merely in consuming them—consuming the consumer, so to speak. Steven Spielberg’s “The BFG” Is a Forced March of Fun 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z At the park’s base is a smattering of gift shops and food stalls hawking hot coffee, noodle soups and edifying bowls of dok boki, toothsome rice cakes drenched in a fermented red chili sauce. Exploring ‘The Land of Morning Calm’ 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z Somehow, though, it seems unlikely to result in quite such an edifying conclusion. The Cooper Union Tragedy 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z The mannequins displaying them are mostly dispersed throughout the home — including in the dining room — which makes the cultural arrogation at play painfully, if edifyingly, clear. Worth the Ride: 5 Surprising Exhibition Spaces in Upstate New York 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z As most sightseers to the real Sistine Chapel know, the visit isn’t always edifying. Bringing the Sistine Chapel to Life, With the Vatican’s Blessing 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z That’s a question raised, if not definitively answered, by “Disguise: Masks and Global African Art,” an intermittently edifying and generally entertaining exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum. ‘Disguise: Masks and Global African Art,’ Where Tradition Meets Avant-Garde 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z The exhibition is typical of the edifying surprises that await visitors to the undeservedly neglected museum, occupying a lonely perch above Aldrich Bay in a 122-year-old renovated British fort. 2010-01-28T08:50:00Z It’s fortunate that the cartoons on display are such instantly satisfying works of popular genius, because, despite its subject, “Herblock” shows how even an edifying talking-heads documentary bumps up against the limitations of the format. Movie Review: ‘Herblock: The Black & the White,’ About Herbert Block 2013-08-16T00:11:08Z As demonstrated by his earlier novels, Amis is, like Dickens, an insistently moral writer, satire being an edifying genre with a noble cause: the improvement of society. ‘Lionel Asbo,’ by Martin Amis 2012-08-18T00:06:07Z This world is kaleidoscopic, a bewitching, terrifying desert sprinkled with edifying oases. No Man's Sky Is Becoming Delightfully Mysterious and Weird 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z “All Bullock’s films promote an edifying sense of human experience—she has an instinct for what people like to see—and that gift makes The Blind Side the perfect, God-sent antidote to Precious.” The World’s Most Contrarian Film Critic: Armond White 2013-10-18T09:45:17Z BOMB, which showcases edifying interviews between artists, celebrates its 30th anniversary on Friday with a benefit gala and auction. The Buzz 2011-04-13T21:43:55Z Walker’s edifying biography deconstructs the legendary composer’s life and works with zeal. 50 notable works of nonfiction in 2019 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z I’m still highlighting lines, because there are really interesting, edifying things in there, but I want to go back to reading without having questions in mind. B.A. Parker Can’t Get Enough of K-Dramas 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z But as ever, the reactionary music fans' kneejerk defence of their sacred cow was even less edifying. Public Enemy are rubbish? If only more classic albums got this treatment … 2012-07-17T11:43:03Z Their work is not exactly edifying, but if you can forget the specter of North American gun carnage for a moment, you will acknowledge the movie’s violent artistry even as Viggo admires Wick’s. Review: In John Wick, Keanu Reeves is Back Up to Speed 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z For all its apparent desolation, nearly every chapter of the novel culminates in a moment of edifying grace. The Overlooked Autofiction of Yuko Tsushima 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z For the rest, the music was mostly entertaining on some level and occasionally edifying. Music Review: Australian Voices Focuses on Music From Home 2013-06-27T20:13:38Z The postcolonial world is “a world of proximities,” and the job of an exhibition is to make those encounters productive, meaningful, edifying, beautiful. The World’s Most Prestigious Art Exhibition Is Over. Maybe Forever. 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Today, with Instagram and embarrassing congressional selfies, it’s edifying to know that in our nation’s darkest decade a group of artists created works of lasting beauty and relevance. Review: ‘Group f.64,’ by Mary Street Alinder celebrates photography’s revolutionaries 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z It is edifying to see a show of Warhol photographs isolated from the rest of his work, a compelling counterpoint to the monumental Warhol retrospective at the Whitney last year. Andy Warhol Through the Lens 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z Naturally we took full advantage, with Andrew Miller and Alexei Sayle holding the bloggers down while the rest of us took turns to pummel them with edifying and hilarious anecdotes drawn from our own lives. Chris Cleave: what happened when authors and book bloggers met for lunch 2011-02-21T12:56:34Z Stornoway Oxford Town Hall Then touring But there's no shortcut to mass adoration for a band with appeal this edifyingly nuanced. Stornaway – review 2013-02-13T17:56:02Z But in the context of the film it couldn't be more edifying, more appropriate. Curses! Colin Firth against PG-13 cut of King's Speech 2011-02-28T15:06:18Z One of the most edifying and delicious guides is Culinary Backstreets, which offers tours in more than a dozen markets. Review | Why do restaurants ask for a credit card to hold a reservation? A few bad apples. 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z Proponents of images argued that they were educational and edifying. ‘Object of Devotion,’ an Exhibition of Alabaster Sculptures 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z “One Friday in April” is a heart-rending and edifying portrait of the pain of mental illness. Review | Donald Antrim’s ‘One Friday in April’ is a vital book about mental illness and recovery 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Yet the movie’s very style and tone are part of its subject: the redemption of a celebrity who ultimately devotes the bully pulpit to edifying the commoners who are watching. Jodie Foster's Boring and Exciting “Money Monster” 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z La Barra is an American-style tapas bar with a longish menu of smallish plates and an edifying list of Spanish wines. The 20 Most Delicious Things at Mercado Little Spain 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z It might have been edifying but it wouldn’t have played well in the Catskills. Feminism can be funny too: Julie Klausner and season 3 of “Difficult People” on Hulu 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z Its maritime museum is cozy but edifying, giving equal time to Blackbeard’s shipwrecked Queen Anne’s Revenge, discovered nearby in 1996, and crab fishing. Cruising the Past, from Baltimore to Charleston 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Most of these innovations are grouped under the rubric “Life,” which also features edifying graphs and charts on things from household energy use to tooth brushing. Art Review: Art That Interacts if You Interface 2011-07-28T17:28:56Z Besides, the precepts Evans offers are both edifying and entertaining. The Value and Virtue of Good Writing (Rule No. 7: Don’t Be a Bore) 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z There’s nothing so would-be edifying or so worked-over in The Get Down. Review: Baz Luhrmann's
The Get Down Misses Too Many Beats 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Just seeing my daughter in the evening wasn’t an edifying way to parent. I don't know how he does it! Meet the new superdads 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z But it's hard to tell from the outside whether idleness is hedonistic or edifying. "Doing nothing" is all the rage — is it a form of resistance or just an indulgence for the lucky few 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z But the Schadenfreude expressed in many journalistic circles over Gawker’s current plight is not edifying. Et tu, Gawker: Can Nick Denton’s rebel tabloid empire be saved from slime and self-righteousness? 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z Some critics have suggested that Mr. Trump watch different programming — maybe some edifying scripted TV. Trump Isn’t Watching Too Much TV. He’s Watching the Wrong Kind. 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z Irving makes offhand anti-Semitic remarks so flagrantly offensive it’s difficult to see what’s edifying about including him. ‘The Meaning of Hitler’ Review: Understanding Fascism 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z Consider Thomas de Quincey’s “Confessions of an English Opium Eater,” which was published in the eighteen-twenties, and which frames a tell-all account as an instructive, morally edifying story. Megan Boyle’s “Liveblog” and the Limits of Autofiction 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z But it’s a survey of heavily traveled historical terrain and one devoid of noteworthy touches of singular perspective that would stamp it as edifying. Review | In ‘The Great Society,’ history marches numbingly on, and on, and on, and on 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Hearing a band who once personified futurism being reduced to following last year's sonic fad isn't edifying. The Human League: Credo ? review 2011-03-17T23:20:01Z Identifying directions in color, shape and mood and interpreting them for the camera are, of course, Ms. Lanphear’s métier, a means of placing the season’s most covetable looks in some kind of edifying context. In Fashion, Are Trends Passé? 2012-08-22T23:58:16Z In Britain, little Philip read morally edifying comics, such as the Eagle. Philip Pullman: Why I love comics 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z They might need to learn a bit about Diana’s noble-minded causes, an edifying use of fame that boosted her image even as it contributed to real change. How Princess Diana Created a New Era of Celebrity 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z As in his previous novels Mr. Martin demonstrates a fondness for shifting perspectives and time frames, and he performs the neat trick of providing an edifying read that also succeeds as genre fiction. Books of The Times: Two Women Love One Man, Worthy of Neither 2011-06-19T21:55:18Z The answer lies in Shepard's full life story, which constitutes the first half of the film — and turns out to be particularly edifying. 'Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine' adds insight to tragedy 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Yet, with the help of illuminating descriptive labels lifted from Mr. Roberts’s book, those here cumulatively bring to mind a panoramic vista that’s as entertaining as it is edifying. ‘A Brief History’ Depicts City’s Story at Historical Society 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z And once Dr. Broyles establishes Beethoven in the American concert hall, he shows how early fans turned the composer from a cultural hero into a god of sorts, a fountainhead of edifying, “ethical” music. Books of The Times: ?Beethoven in America,? by Michael Broyles - Review 2011-12-18T22:36:08Z If there is anything restorative in the world, it is interacting with empathic, edifying people, being encouraged to depart from the dimensions of previous ways of assessing. A new start: Sarah Hall on trauma and the unexpected tonic of extreme reading 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z He also conveyed a twinkling sense of fun around reading and thinking about the world and literature, a notion that erudition could be not just edifying but entertaining. ‘Umberto Eco’ Review: Remembering a Literary Explorer 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Her premise is that dismissive disgust at blood spilt and life lost is an edifying but overly simplistic and apolitical response to revolution past and present. In Defence of the Terror: Liberty or Death in the French Revolution by Sophie Wahnich – review 2012-08-17T21:55:02Z There are plenty of cringes in this book, none more edifying than the ones found in the diary that Fisher kept during the filming of “Star Wars” when she and Ford were involved. Kissing Harrison Ford and other cringe-worthy moments in Carrie Fisher’s book 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Maybe it's guilt at our destruction of their habitats, the proliferation of internet-related animal cuteness or because there are parents keen to give their children something more edifying than Iron Man 3. Are animals in Hollywood films too human? 2013-04-25T18:30:01Z There are only 26 paintings here, but they form a thrilling, seductive and edifying experience. Carlo Crivelli, an Overlooked Renaissance Master, in Boston 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z It's just as thrilling as it is edifying. Review: 'Plot for Peace' unveils an unsung anti-apartheid hero 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z It’s not a major Robbins ballet, but it’s comely; the partnering creates a delicate strength, and Ms. Treiber’s musicality was especially edifying. New York Theater Ballet at the 92nd Street Y 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z Nor are they edifying the rest of us. World War Z unleashes an unedifying breed of zombie 2013-06-17T13:58:58Z The vignettes, timed to play at the golden hour, are casual, edifying and candid, asking us to consider the overlapping landscapes of the cemented-over wetlands, the skyscraper canyons, the storm surges. Theater Is in the Streets of New York, if You Listen 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z Why you shouldn't: His tantrum at Alesha Dixon's criticism a fortnight ago wasn't very edifying, and nor was the endless whining on about wanting to get a 10. Strictly Come Dancing: who will make the final? 2010-12-10T14:50:00Z This regimen inevitably yielded the occasional face-first failure, soon to be transmuted by pedagogical alchemy into an edifying failure. Tuesdays with William Zinsser 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z Those of us who fear loss of control of our lives more than we fear death will find Abraham’s book edifying. I’m Dying Up Here: Books on How to Grieve and How to Die 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z It was edifying to watch them struggle with that. Theatre, Film, and Culture of 2014 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z It was that sort of show: almost as exhausting as it was edifying, and maybe even too ambitious – but there was something for everyone. Best art shows of 2012, No 7 – Everything Was Moving at the Barbican 2012-12-13T15:48:04Z And it reveals on this edifying occasion that there are neither any small actors nor small parts. Review | Sometimes, no sisters are better than ‘Three’ 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z The results are edifying, even if they seem to be more outreach than art. ‘Soft Power’: When Political Art Walks a Very Fine Line 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Other shifts are quieter but no less edifying. ‘Jeff Koons: A Retrospective’ Opens at the Whitney 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z I wanted to make music that was audiovisual and edifying to the soul. Five Minutes That Will Make You Love Avant-Garde Jazz 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z After all that edifying meditation and yoga, we were more than ready to dig in to breakfast by 8:30. Who knew nirvana was tucked away in Virginia’s back roads? “As a genre, books by active politicians are typically not very edifying. … Schiff’s is better than most, offering valuable contributions to the historical record.” 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z Sure, sure — "Splice" does not offer an edifying portrait of motherhood, or of daughterhood either, and you may construct a feminist critique around that if you'd like. "Splice": Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley make a monster 2010-06-04T16:01:00Z Girls is not edifying, but it does tell the stories of a very particular type of young woman very well. Have you been watching … Girls? 2012-11-21T12:18:58Z The larger cultural picture painted by this new 300 is not any more edifying—it sets a tyrannical, violent East against a folksy, democratic West. Zack Snyder and the West Should Stop Killing Ancient Persians 2014-03-10T14:33:58Z This company's concerts are as edifying as a dance-history seminar — but a lot more fun. The Week Ahead: Earshot Jazz, Lesbian and Gay Film festivals get underway 2010-10-06T23:21:00Z Evans’s pictures of a bygone era offer an edifying measure of our own cultural progress. A Bygone Time Captured Through the Lens of Walker Evans 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z As a young painter he pioneered a radically anti-establishment Neo-Classicism that substituted morally edifying scenes from ancient Roman history for Rococo images of courtly life. Art Review: ?Drawings From the Louvre? at the Morgan Library - Review 2011-09-29T21:30:26Z Persons of discernment look instead to the small screen, which these days is awash with edifying drama, complex characters and witty comedy. Before Midnight rages against film's dying of the light 2013-06-24T15:50:20Z This may have been a low point, but not even the more edifying moments of the discussion shed much light on the essential conflict between Brustein’s commitment to integration and Wilson’s appeal for separatism. Commentary: Robert Brustein and the double-edged sword of authority in criticism 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z “It was such an edifying moment for us both to see the scope of a lifetime of work dedicated to investigating these sets of questions that are formal, conceptual, cultural and material.” At the Made in L.A. 2023 biennial, Luis Bermudez's work is posthumously honored — and sheds more light on his story 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z "They are not edifying or appropriate for a person who was representing all of Spanish football. He himself has publicly acknowledged the inappropriateness of his behaviour." Spain coaching staff resign over Rubiales row 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z Watching the DeSantis campaign collapse has been an extraordinarily edifying spectacle. DeSantis' star sets while Ramaswamy's rises | Charles M. Blow 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Tucker Carlson has a history and also belongs to a clear historical tradition, neither of them pleasant or edifying. "Dark Brandon Tonight": Joe Biden, Tucker Carlson and the lure of the unsayable 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z You learn the problem’s history and lots of edifying facts along the way. Review | It’s easy to see what’s wrong with car culture. Fixing it is harder. 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z “I love a good devotional or something spiritually edifying,” says the Lebanon, Tenn., native who moved to L.A. nearly a decade ago. How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to 'Bel-Air' princess Coco Jones 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z Even lounging at the pool was an edifying experience: A band performed popular songs from around the country, including many that inspired guests to put down their drinks and join in. Advice | How to do an all-inclusive vacation if you hate lying around But that answer, like many she has provided, wasn’t very edifying. Questioned on Biden documents, his press secretary has only one answer 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z His suspension was imposed for his less edifying, but now more regular, social media output - a string of tweets highlighting refereeing calls against his team. Spectre of absent Erasmus sets mood at Twickenham 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z By the end of this edifying and engaging book , I felt like I had fallen through a time portal and re-entered the Dead world of yesteryear. Review: The Grateful Dead memories rise again in a book celebrating bootleg concert tapers 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z Wherever we go, we expect to frolic and eat delicious things and have the best, most relaxing, most edifying time ever. Why we fight on vacation (and how to stop the madness) 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z Is she an authentic, edifying figure or the latest version of an overused, under-examined stereotype? From ‘Turning Red’ to ‘Everything Everywhere,’ the Asian (North) American mom goes mainstream 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z Sure, race is always relevant, and stories that use it as a prism are largely edifying, giving dimension to the figures in our history books. Viola Davis, Inside Out 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z One need only review various widely available left-wing and right-wing news outlets, not to mention Twitter, to conclude that political speech today is extensive and vigorous, if not always edifying. Opinion | Is Free Speech Endangered? 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z In shaking off the conventional historical experience — those endless photos of orange groves where soon the mighty studios would stand, etc.— the museum chose the culture of conversation over the tradition of edifying timeline. Academy Museum took heat for its handling of Hollywood's Jewish founders. A fix is coming 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z I could recommend “Fahrenheit 451” because of its edifying political and ethical dimensions or argue that reading this novel is good for you, but that really misses the point. Opinion | My Young Mind Was Disturbed by a Book. It Changed My Life. 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z How much of that do you find personally edifying, and how much of it signals the way the industry has shifted? How does Cate Blanchett choose her roles? Hint: It's not by the size of the part 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z What is edifying about this version of a hero’s journey? Review: Think you're tired of addiction stories? Read this new novel and think again 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z Perhaps it’s because they want us to see it as a platform for creative self-expression — or perhaps just because fine art provides a more edifying context than video games or working from home. What Will Art Look Like in the Metaverse? 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z It might be edifying to hear that the gears of upward mobility in this country can still grind out someone like me. The Myth of Asian American Identity 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z Mimi Leveque, a Boston consulting conservator who has inspected or preserved more than 40 mummies, suggested that, handled correctly, mummies can be deeply edifying. The thorny ethics of displaying Egyptian mummies to the public 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z For introverts with an extrovert career, news conferences are not edifying. Times columnists talk Naomi Osaka, mental health, the media and seeing athletes 'as humans' 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z And, goodness, Jones would bring to parenting one of the most edifying backgrounds going, if one dares be observant. Mac Jones’s dad learned how to be a sports parent by playing and coaching tennis 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z “Bringing out a book should signify that a publisher believes there is something edifying, worthwhile or elucidating contained in the volume,” Nossel said. Norton takes Philip Roth biography out of print 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z But to be honest, it's not particularly edifying or compelling. Why didn't Capitol Police mobilize on Jan. 6? They claim intel warning wasn't "specific" enough 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z Co-author and local food writer Sara Dickerman helped with the vivid, edifying essays on the likes of Roman outdoor markets, sustainability while traveling and “Wine for the people!” Why Renee Erickson’s new cookbook ‘Getaway’ is perfect for today — plus her recipe for homemade potato chips 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z “I want to wholeheartedly pursue Christian filmmaking, because it’s so edifying for the soul to watch people come to Christ from something that you’ve been able to produce.” Poet’s film is a stepping stone in faith for Alabama teen 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z In the case of his family and personal lawyer, such a list might prove embarrassing to the president — and edifying to the public. Opinion | It might not be so simple for Trump to pardon his children and Giuliani 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z Still, “Mayor” proves a unique, involving and edifying experience. Review: Ramallah 'Mayor' Musa Hadid lifts up his city amid ongoing Israel-Palestinian conflict 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z On Fox News right after the debate, the veteran Republican strategist Karl Rove said: “I’m not certain it was very edifying or enlightening for the viewers.” Biden raises record funds as aides jab 'train wreck' Trump after sorry debate 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z Now there will be no more, and the movies that he leaves us with must shoulder a far greater burden than that of merely entertaining and edifying us. Appreciation: Chadwick Boseman held the screen with power and unerring purpose 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z As a result, Taylor added, Dr. Bailyn “tells only the edifying part of the tale, for the colonial environment created as much misery as opportunity, and more individual dependence than independence.” Bernard Bailyn, historian who reinterpreted the American Revolution, dies at 97 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z Such context would make the film more edifying. Review: As press freedom is threatened in the Philippines, democracy dies by 'A Thousand Cuts' 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z I used to be told, in all seriousness, to read the opinion sections of major newspapers as an edifying activity. Letterheads: social media and the end of discourse 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z The encounters are unlikely to be especially dynamic, or edifying. One thing I hope we learn from the Covid-19 crisis: experience counts | Stefan Stern 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z We are given the choice of either embracing the proven past or, to quote the rest of the title of Hyde’s capriciously edifying new book, “Getting Past the Past.” How to Listen: A classical music series to open our ears in a COVID-quieted world 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z These playwriting maneuvers are intended to afflict some edifying discomfort on white theatergoers, who are not permitted to duck or hide from the collective past. The new radicalism of Black playwriting 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z The result is her absorbing and edifying corrective, “Strange Situation: A Mother’s Journey Into the Science of Attachment.” Review | A quest to understand the parent-child bond, driven by a mother’s self-doubt 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z Throughout our interview, Kojima expressed a desire for Death Stranding to offer a similarly edifying experience. Hideo Kojima’s Strange, Unforgettable Video-Game Worlds 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z Clinton describes watching “Hillary” as an edifying experience, particularly when it came to understanding how she inadvertently fed into the perception that she is evasive or shifty. 'Hillary' introduces a new, blunter Clinton — on her marriage, sexism and 2016 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z That’s not to say that the ensuing conversation would have been edifying. Should I Speak Up
About a Worker’s Confederate Battle Flag? 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z It was, as expected, an adjustment — and an edifying one. Tom Lutz fights for L.A. publishing, this time as a novelist 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z It is time to reformat presidential debates — if not to junk the existing model, then at least to experiment with more edifying alternatives. Opinion | Greta Van Susteren: The debate format isn’t working. Here’s a better alternative. 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z “That this edifying bit of wisdom is now being promulgated by a retail giant is just one of the merry paradoxes of our age,” Mr. Isherwood wrote. How the Grinch Stole Our Hearts 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Inspired by the medium’s educational and entertainment possibilities, he wanted Hallmark to deliver edifying fare. How Hallmark Took Over Cable Television 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z This pass is both edifying and flexible — a choose your own educational adventure, if you will. Great last-minute holiday gifts you can grab as late as Christmas Eve | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z Just mounting contingencies, and then rhetorical questions that are not necessarily as edifying as one might wish them to be. Why am I addicted to the impeachment hearings? I’m not even American? | Rosa Lyster 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z That, too, could have been an edifying day to sit way up top. Perspective | At Tennessee, how bad can it get? Oh, look, here comes Georgia. 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z Among the intense philosophical and ethical debates going on anti-natalist groups, there's a darker and less edifying undercurrent. The people who want you to stop having babies 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z That part of the story, it’s not edifying, it plays out in a way that I feel is more true to what I wanted to say within the piece. 'The Babadook' director Jennifer Kent tackles violence, misogyny and racism in 'The Nightingale' 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z “People are too interested in anything that is not uplifting, edifying. They’re too busy being preoccupied with homosexual activities and the wife-swap shows.” Ala. Secretary of State John Merrill laments Americans too ‘preoccupied with homosexual activities’ 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z He was edifying me,” Henry said in a 2017 New Yorker profile. Joe Henry reveals cancer diagnosis at Largo concert: ‘This is my journey’ 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z Observers of a suspicious turn of mind see the pivot in less edifying lights. Facebook’s new encrypted network will give criminals the privacy they crave | John Naughton 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z But upsets in the boardroom are less edifying. Tennis’s attention should be on Andreescu’s exploits, not boardroom coups | Kevin Mitchell 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z A wealth of correspondence, minute books, accounts and catalogues gives a unique, day-by-day insight into the growth of research as a professional occupation, and some of its less edifying byways. The society that turned Cambridge into a scientific powerhouse 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z Another remembers the horrific conditions they endured, with recognizable English understatement and sarcasm: when it was pouring rain and the soldiers were slipping in mud, “the language was very edifying.” The First World War Remains Remarkably Alive in British Memory 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z The sight of ball boys or girls scurrying around to deliver sweaty towels on command to ratty players is not an edifying one and has become a bone of contention in the sport. Players' towel habits can be ridiculous: Zverev 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z It can be perversely edifying for people like first responders, morticians and firefighters. The online community where people watch other people die 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Titled “Jane Fonda in Five Acts” and premiering Monday, the film is directed by Susan Lacy, a veteran of edifying profiles of prominent figures. Jane Fonda on her new HBO documentary: 'You have to stay open, at any age, to finding out: How do I get better?' - Los Angeles Times 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z If you work downtown, you could have spent it in a more edifying fashion: touring the National Museum of African American History and Culture and having lunch at the Sweet Home Cafe. You can finally visit — or just grab lunch at — the African American Museum without a ticket 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z But they keep going, living for the moments when a passerby approaches and offers an edifying comment: For subway buskers, an increasingly complicated calculus: Where to perform? 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z I want my books to be pleasurable and edifying. Min Jin Lee: 'History has failed almost everybody who is ordinary' 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z Europe is girding for the return of U.S. nuclear sanctions on Iran next month, and the spectacle in Brussels isn’t exactly edifying. Europe’s Iran Options 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z One is about your partner’s responsibility for edifying his parents. How Can I Make My Partner’s Parents More Woke? 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z Usually, my friends, over my objections, preferred this to playing ball—or to other popular, if less edifying, neighborhood pursuits, such as tearing hood ornaments off parked cars. How Fortnite Captured Teens’ Hearts and Minds 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z The people proved the edifying essence of the San Francisco Symphony’s semi-staged “Boris Godunov,” led by Michael Tilson Thomas last weekend. Searching for Russia's soul, then and now, in 'Boris Godunov' 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z It worries the boy that while his teacher is saying edifying valedictory things to him, he becomes acutely concerned about the winter quarters of the ducks in the Central Park lagoon. Reading “The Catcher in the Rye” in 1951 1951-08-04T04:00:00Z They could be frustrating and rarely edifying to deal with, but no one would expect otherwise — in the same way that no one would expect to be entertained on a trip to the dry cleaners. The Risky Business of Speaking for President Trump 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z “The desire to forget saw Mussolini swept under the carpet, and the 1938 blackshirt and Roman salute were consigned to one of the World Cup’s and FIFA’s least edifying but overtly political moments.” WORLD CUP: With war looming, Italy dons black in 1938 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z “It hasn’t been an edifying conflict,” said David B. Roberts, a Gulf expert at King’s College in London. The Brazen Bootlegging of a Multibillion-Dollar Sports Network 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z It is both an edifying read and an exhilarating one. Into the storm, with a band of bonobos 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z The conclusion: the vast majority of students found the classes edifying, Education Minister Chen Baosheng told a recent press conference. Reading, Writing and Xi Jinping Thought: China’s Students Learn Leader’s Philosophy 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z Over the next decade Minow was instrumental in carving out space for public television and educational programming that was intended to be safe and edifying for children, including iconic series like Sesame Street. 2017 was YouTube’s best year it ever. It was also its worst. 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z IT IS China’s least edifying diplomatic strategy, and it is certainly not from “The Analects” of Confucius or from Sun Tzu’s “Art of War”. South Korea is making up with China, but a sour taste remains 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z He wants to both indulge and critique the vile, amoral stupidity of his characters, to draw us into a moral dead zone that, he insists, might prove instructive and even edifying. George Clooney's racially charged 'Suburbicon' is a dreadful movie for dreadful times 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z Online, many just skip the bits that are meant to be morally edifying. In China’s war on graft, television is a double-edged sword 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z That his stint in the public eye lasted less than two weeks, though, should be less a punchline than it is edifying. Who'd want Scaramucci's job now? In Trump's White House, no one comes out alive | Lucia Graves 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z It’s addictive and edifying, like popping a special kind of bubble wrap that expands your vocabulary. Best games of 2017: Splatoon 2, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, and more 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z The tech world seems to have been field-testing that thought experiment, and the results have not been edifying. If Tech Execs Act Like Spoiled Brats, Should We Spank Them? 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z Reading about the behavior of other species is much more edifying. Opinion | When political animals grow tiresome, turn to animals 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z But when I ask myself why I felt that way, even a little, the answers are not edifying. Wake up, liberals: There will be no 2018 “blue wave,” no Democratic majority and no impeachment 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z The film is an edifying celebration of this music, humanizing and contextualizing it beyond its popularity, locating its roots within a history informed by politics, colonialism, oppression, and racism. Katie Walsh reviews Buena Vista Social Club: Adios 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z The notion that he has a plan that he is just not sharing would be edifying if evidence to the contrary weren’t so convincing. Opinion | Trump’s dangerous ‘good cop, bad cop’ foreign policy 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z And even if audiences don’t find such appearances emotionally edifying, it’s undoubtedly a charge for the real folks involved. From 'Sully' to 'Hidden Figures,' biopics are featuring appearances from their real-life subjects 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z He played guard all along but also defensive line as a sophomore, an edifying quirk he calls “my study-abroad program.” A secret ingredient in JMU football’s rise to FCS championship game: Peanut butter 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z This is my attempt to address them in the most useful and, hopefully, edifying manner. Michael Eric Dyson Believes in Individual Reparations 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z As the priests will soon learn, the consequences of answering God’s call are not always so clear or edifying. Martin Scorsese's 'Silence' is an anguished masterwork of spiritual inquiry 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z The second four carried on the same edifying theme, but may be Anne's original work. Anne Frank poem sells for $148,000 - BBC News 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z However, Mr. Trump’s behavior and campaign rhetoric of misogyny and bigotry didn’t predicate an election edifying “the beating heart of American democracy.” Are the anti-Trump demonstrators protesting democracy? 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z Her campaign wasn’t pretty, or edifying, or entirely uplifting. The Making of President Donald Trump 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z But early in Season 1, which is now available, an edifying question is asked that spurs a group of young women to buck tradition and demand equal standing in journalism. Former journalist returns to her roots to tackle sexism in the workplace in 'Good Girls Revolt' 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z It’s made important strides to be respected, credible and edifying Hall of Fame, one whose leadership thoughtfully defines and justly applies a standard that recognizes the gradations of greatness, not just the absolutes. Who is Hall of Fame worthy? The definition continues to evolve - Golf Digest 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z It occurred to me that it might be fun, and edifying, to watch a well-prepared politician with Trump’s positions debating Clinton. Running Mates From the Past Prove the Need for a New Politics of the Future 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z But as a black citizen, the experience was personally edifying. You can’t tell U.S. history without black history. Finally, a museum gets that. 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z This experience was all the more edifying given the problem our state faces regarding the amount of money and resources we expend every year on our corrections system. Why we went to jail — for a day 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z A reservation is required for a tour, but simply enjoying the astounding architecture from the outside is edifying enough. TRAVEL: London sites to see in two days 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z It might have been edifying to hear a white Southerner who came of age in the world created by that exchange — even one who lived in relative middle-class comfort — speak about that. A white Southerner searches for the source of his family’s racism 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Rare among his countrymen these days, who tilt toward unreflective, he also gave an edifying glimpse into the mind of a player. Once America’s next great hope, Ryan Harrison is finally finding his way 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z The first lasted an edifying 2:18, and the second came in at a loquacious 4:42. Their match ended at 1:48 a.m. And why not? It’s the U.S. Open. 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Whether it’s favorable or unfavorable, it gives them some connection with the person who’s onstage, and I think those connections are edifying. John Dickerson Is Tired of Politicians’ Propaganda 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z But the least edifying feature of it all is the spectacle of intellectually brilliant politicians pretending that profoundly complex policy problems are, in fact, easily solved. We’re just 10 days from making the most terrible mistake on Europe | Matthew d’Ancona 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z The next two investigations, by Virginia’s Office of the State Inspector General and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, were no more edifying. In a Virginia jail, a young man wasted away and died — and no one bothered to notice 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z The election campaign taking place in the port city on the Gulf of Mexico, and in the surrounding state of the same name, is less edifying. The view from Veracruz 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z When edifying friends about technology, I always underline the importance of judging each product on its own individual merits. Onkyo's headphones teach the folly of brand loyalty 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z Of course, games can be fun without being edifying. Videogames So Tough They Teach You to Win in Real Life 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z The book also drew praise for its edifying story line. The Prude Who Invented the Modern Novel 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z We need one name to acknowledge the elementary and edifying exploration of life, with its own funding mechanisms. Natural history: Restore our sense of species 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z Nobody wants to lose the edifying and necessary knowledge that in the aftermath of a crushing defeat there is always someone else to blame. Has the Replay Taken the Fun Out of Watching Sports? 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z He told BBC Radio 4's The World This Weekend: "We'd be plunged into a Conservative leadership crisis which is never a very edifying sight." EU referendum: Boris Johnson accuses Barack Obama of 'hypocrisy' - BBC News 2016-04-16T04:00:00Z The experience of interviewing 15- to 27-year-olds was edifying for Dow, who grew up at a time when white privilege was not a commonly used term and there was no discussion about gender being fluid. New 'Whiteness Project' shows millennials struggling with identity 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z That's why looking at trends across several polls is more edifying. About that Florida Poll... 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z The Donald, then, is a piece of Americana, maybe not the most edifying or appealing, but part of the family. The genie grown monstrous: How Donald Trump, the all-American Frankenstein, devoured the GOP 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z Chess, which at its heart is kill or be killed, is not an edifying game. Chess is gloriously rebellious. Maybe that’s what Saudi Arabia’s mufti fears | Stephen Moss 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Shulman says that not everyone, however, has found the parallel edifying. Why a History Lesson About World War II Refugees Went Viral 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z This heart-thumping picture is an exciting, edifying look into a subculture and the best DJ movie you'll see all year, complete with a fantastic soundtrack. 'Northern Soul' dances across '70s British club scene with a frenzied beat 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z The back-and-forth between Christie and Paul was both entertaining and edifying. CNN’s Tapper looks to ignite exchanges between candidates at Wednesday’s GOP debate 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z The potential advance of Hungary towards their first major tournament since 1986 would make a far more edifying tale. Euro 2016 qualifiers: 10 things to look out for 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z But that also means that the possibility of a magical moment, even an edifying one, was lost. A fashion photo should evoke fantasies, but Beyoncé’s Vogue cover coos familiar snippets about her brand 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z None of the answers are very edifying, much less comforting. Donald Trump is the last whimper of the angry white man: What’s really behind his stubborn lead 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Much like her book, I thought the whole conversation with Brown was edifying. The 1 percent declares war on Puerto Rico: The austerity push that unmasks neoliberalism 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Might it not be an edifying use of time to reveal to a generation coming of age who the gifted people are, making the lights flash and the lyrics rhyme? The 2015 Tonys: The play’s not the thing 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z “Even the least edifying of the objects here were created against the almost insurmountable odds of racism and bigotry,” The Times’ Henry J. Seldis writes. LACMA’s 50 years on Miracle Mile 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z During the more than four years I spent covering weddings — an endeavor that was edifying and inspiring — I heard versions of this same story again and again. Freezing my eggs restored my sanity 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Reading the Washington Post’s editorials is often, I find, an edifying experience. Washington Post editorial board offers embarrassingly idiotic defense of Rahm Emanuel 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Early Christians so revered him that they faked an exchange of edifying letters between him and St. Paul. The Man to Know in Ancient Rome 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z Watching him try to make it through the campaign without losing his temper would be entertaining but not particularly edifying. Eugene Robinson: The 2016 campaign is returning to the familiar 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z I heard several edifying, and some just plain illuminating, anecdotes. From White House to Hilton Worldwide, business success is grit and not a little luck 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z By perpetuating the belief that pain is edifying, we place the onus on survivors to heal themselves — and we deemphasize the value of prevention and support services. What doesn’t kill you doesn’t necessarily make you stronger 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z At some point, those things, and not a private immersion in a more edifying realm, became what people expected from the reading experience. The Birth of Pulp Fiction | The New Yorker 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z It has also offered up some less edifying creations: web-borne viruses, cybercrime and Charles C. Johnson. Sowing Mayhem, One Click at a Time 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z Last year’s Jaguars put in a less than edifying performance in a 42-10 rout at the hands of San Francisco 49ers. Jaguars' first clashes of NFL season may show how loudly London is calling 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z A thoughtful response by Prof. Krugman to this paper would be far more interesting, and edifying, than sly scatological insults. Pulitzer's Advice Applies To Krugman: "Put It Before Them...Above All, Accurately" 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z And much of it, I have to admit, has been entertaining, if not edifying. Scottish referendum: we won't need your peacekeepers after the vote 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z This week the group pulled off a more edifying win, defeating an attempt to allow Californian universities to take account of race when deciding whom to admit. Race and higher education: Not black and white 2014-03-20T16:01:14Z "A nation of some 40 million pressuring a community of 3,000 in the 21st century is not an edifying sight," he said. UK minister's visit to contested Falklands angers Argentina 2014-02-10T17:52:24Z Was there ever a more edifying contrast than between Nelson Mandela and his descendants? Mandela's Family Argues Over His Resting Place 2013-07-02T03:05:24Z An altogether more edifying use of the property, that. The Spin 2013-04-10T10:22:52Z Rival claims about whether a dab of legislation exclusively concerned with a royal charter that it doesn't mention amounts to "statutory underpinning" are not edifying, but do no harm. Politicians and press regulation: a good deal on paper … 2013-03-18T22:35:17Z It was less edifying to see one of their number throw a banana at Bale while the abuse of Emmanuel Adebayor, their former striker, was as appalling as ever. Arsène Wenger questions the timing of leaked bid for Arsenal 2013-03-03T20:55:17Z As edifying as it might be, we will not see through the eyes of the autistic child, the Afghan woman, the Alzheimers’ patient—the marginalized of any kind. If You Have A Great Idea (And $1,500) You Can Be A Google Glass Explorer 2013-02-20T16:02:56Z And certainly this particular case, which has conjured the edifying spectacle of high-ranking officials receiving envelopes of cash even while they imposed austerity measures on the rest of the population, seems particularly egregious. Spain Hates Corruption. Can Anything Be Done about It? 2013-01-25T19:35:35Z There are few sights less edifying than self-satisfied men giving themselves a fiscal conservative rubdown as a stretch of America lies ruined. Gotham: Changing Tone on Disaster Relief Costs When It’s Closer to Home 2013-01-01T01:49:05Z The presidential campaign wasn’t edifying; it was rife with attack ads and vague promises. Letter From Washington: Learning From Lincoln 2012-11-25T16:20:06Z Like making sausages, innovation is not always an edifying thing to watch. British innovation is not dead. But it needs public investment to flourish 2012-10-07T10:30:01Z In theory, debates are edifying exchanges and arguments. The First Presidential Debate: A Test of Character 2012-10-03T21:05:42Z Two of them – the men's football semi-final at Wembley and the final – were the least edifying. Letters: Drama and emotion as it all kicks off 2012-08-17T20:00:08Z The assumption is that the Pietersen texts were derogatory about some of his colleagues and in particular his captain, which is none too edifying. South Africa's only problem in this has been keeping a straight face 2012-08-14T19:53:00Z Stalker, who happily volunteers that boxing saved him from a life less edifying, knew Uranchimeg was a tough nut to crack but held his nerve under sustained pressure. London 2012: Tom Stalker stunned by boxing defeat and waits on appeal 2012-08-08T23:45:34Z More immediately, Mr. Espinosa added, the project is an edifying and cautionary tale for students. Yale Memorial Project Commemorates Those Lost to AIDS 2012-07-05T00:22:53Z The scent of change may hang thick, but so do odors less edifying. Gotham: With Three Spirited Primaries, Competitive Democracy Is Breaking Out in New York 2012-06-19T02:26:32Z We are, daily, getting a fuller picture, and it is not an edifying one. Jeremy Hunt: minister for Murdoch 2012-05-24T20:14:18Z Thus our preacher might be supposed to speak, but all nun tales are not so edifying; the ribald jongleur was fond of them too. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z She said this with a simple gravity that made me laugh; upon which they all stared at me with the most edifying amazement. Ghosts and Family Legends A Volume for Christmas 2012-04-21T02:00:22.650Z Under other local customs, the priest claimed as a perquisite the bier on which a corpse was brought to his church, leading, in case of resistance, to quarrels more lively than edifying. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z It is edifying to observe all the different ways in which the Divine protection toward David had been shown, all the time that he had been exposed to the hostility of Saul. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z We must not suppose that people sat down to write a lie under the idea that they were edifying the Church or anybody. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z These documents are neither edifying nor useful: they prove nothing but the baseness of the vocation which gave them existence. Baltimore and The Nineteenth of April, 1861 A Study of the War 2012-04-04T02:01:00.923Z If one could have been present at the recent interviews between Count Bismarck and M. Thiers, he would doubtless have enjoyed a curious and edifying intellectual treat. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z We have had a delightful Sunday, and a most edifying sermon on the Conversion of St. Paul. Edward Hoare, M.A. A record of his life based upon a brief autobiography 2012-03-28T02:00:25.040Z The emperor who was soon apprised of it, received at the same time some relation respecting the private conduct of the pontiff: it was not the most edifying. The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z "The whole body," says the apostle, meaning the body of Christ himself, "maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in charity." The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z He made an edifying end at Croydon, and was buried, by his own request, in Trinity Church, opposite the Hospital he had founded in his native town. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z Let no worthless speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z The characteristic of Holy Trinity parish was “Life”; the Holy Spirit was manifestly at work in the place, blessing the various agencies among rich and poor, young and old, arousing, renewing, converting, and edifying. Edward Hoare, M.A. A record of his life based upon a brief autobiography 2012-03-28T02:00:25.040Z Here is Alfred Douglas slamming the memory of his old chum in a not particularly edifying manner, though he tells some truths, wholesome and unwholesome. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z From him—that is to say, by means of the vivifying influence of the Son of God, present in the Church, she maketh increase of herself unto the edifying of herself in charity. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z To such its secrecy is very edifying, and it strongly affects their souls. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 30 of 55 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 XXX, 1640 2012-03-06T03:00:26.127Z The prospect of spending one’s old age rigged up to sensors that document one’s ebbing life force is not edifying. Schumpeter: Now for some good news 2012-03-01T16:00:40Z It was very edifying, but I had to come away very quickly, as I wanted to be back. Edward Hoare, M.A. A record of his life based upon a brief autobiography 2012-03-28T02:00:25.040Z "Your running commentaries are highly edifying, my dear nephew," said I, and at the same moment a large red rose hit him full on the nose. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z As soon as you have passed through this gateway, you are forcibly struck with the calm and pious atmosphere of this peaceful city, and with the grave and edifying looks of its female inhabitants. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Those Indians are excellent Christians, and show most edifying devotion and piety, a statement thoroughly confirmed by later reports. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 30 of 55 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 XXX, 1640 2012-03-06T03:00:26.127Z There he soon met with some success in edifying a few pious people who seemed gratified beyond measure by his ministrations. The History of the Negro Church 2012-02-24T03:00:22.860Z Then I made myself visible, and caught a frown, which was accompanied by a helpless condition truly edifying; for his arms and hands and eyes and feet were all equally on service. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z The end, as it turned out for the general good, did actually seem to justify the means; but at the time it was not a very edifying exhibition. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 28th, 1916 2012-02-23T03:00:40.467Z I must say, I never heard an idle word drop from his lips, or any conversation which was not to the use of edifying. Fletcher of Madeley 2012-02-23T03:00:39.877Z The saint was, without much difficulty, induced to do this, and the Jew became an edifying specimen of conversion. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 104, October 25, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-20T03:00:18.340Z At the time of her visits at Channing's cottage Thoreau was sojourning with Emerson, and we may be sure that the quartette of starry souls, thus juxtapos�, held much soulful and edifying converse. Literary Shrines The Haunts of Some Famous American Authors 2012-02-18T03:00:15.287Z I must in candor admit that the Plutarch of piracy is sometimes more edifying than entertaining. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z If Curran could read him, he could read the peeresses; and neither subject was an edifying one for investigation. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z Indeed, there is almost everything to be seen and everything going on that is instructive, edifying, and amusing. The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z But His Excellency declined to take part in the edifying pageant--even muttered something uncomplimentary about a pack of donkeys. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z To this espionage we are indebted for some edifying details of Hawthorne's sojourn in upper Berkshire. Literary Shrines The Haunts of Some Famous American Authors 2012-02-18T03:00:15.287Z His hands were pretty full, thanks to my Lords Clare and Camden, who pursued the stormy tenor of their way with an edifying steadiness of purpose. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z Are you not afraid that some fine morning holy Church will join them, and that you will come down to breakfast to find them in an edifying position on their knees, claiming mamma's blessing?' My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z During the meal a clergyman read out something edifying for them, and when it was over no one was to speak till grace was said. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z Next in order are the several sets of directions for winning the affections of maid, wife, and widow, with a collection of edifying sentiments from various saints and wits concerning widows. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z He bade them spare not to do evil, and advised them to eat, drink, and be merry: after which edifying discourse they did homage to him in the usual indecent manner. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z Oh! we has turned nice and good," said Tom Jones, trying to affect a fine lady's accent; "ain't it edifying—ain't it delicious—to hear us speaking so well of ourselves? The Little Princess of Tower Hill 2012-02-06T03:00:11.547Z If the Elizabethan play is confused, long spun out, and not especially edifying, it is yet occasionally intense in its emotional effect and maintains some verisimilitude of life and character. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z "If I had a sister who persisted in talking in that aggravatingly edifying fashion, I should feel tempted to shake her," he said. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z The quarrels of authors are frequently amusing but rarely edifying, and this hatred of Bowring that possessed the soul of poor Borrow in his later years is of the same texture as the rest. The Life of George Borrow 2012-01-26T03:00:14.707Z His piety and faithfulness appear to me most edifying. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z In the following passage he tells his side of the story, and gives us a vivid, though not an edifying glimpse of the parochial politics of that far-off time and remote corner of Scotland. Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight 2012-01-19T03:00:21.953Z Rowe's artificially ingenious and morally mellifluous play, if edifying, is never thrilling. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z It is salutary and even edifying that so much interest is shown in the next generation. Gov. Jerry Brown calls for less testing 2012-01-18T22:01:06Z Very edifying to the worms, those cunning operatives, who work so skilfully, in silence and darkness! Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z Farewell, Beloveds, it is church time, and this edifying critter is uncommon punctual in her devotions. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z They may, however, find other things, which, if not so edifying, are far more amusing. Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight 2012-01-19T03:00:21.953Z In pity he bought it from the goat-herd, and in triumph carried it to a neighbouring town where he preached a parable to an admiring crowd, even edifying the bishop by his piety. The Story of Assisi 2012-01-14T03:00:18.710Z The discourse was edifying, and duly impressed the only listener; but Philip, to whom it was really addressed, was far off, and did not get the benefit of it. Woman and Artist 2012-01-10T03:00:14.960Z Judge Skinner and Jesse took an edifying walk up the mountain, in search of the body—they did not find it, which is very surprising. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z The pictures nailed up on the boards are not of an edifying description. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z The Priests were also sent abroad, for the perfecting of the Saints, for the Work of the Ministry, and for the edifying of the Body of Christ, Ephes. iv. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume IV Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-09T03:00:26.543Z The Bible contains many edifying and well worked-out case histories with prescriptions for the treatment of such difficulties. The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 2012-01-09T03:00:24.167Z Men have tried in various ways to bring the immeasurable greatness of the material universe nearer to the comprehension of us all, and then they have seized the opportunity to make edifying remarks. The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) 2011-12-29T03:00:18.017Z The history of all, that passes in the bosom of a proud man, unrestrained by fixed religious and moral principles, during his transition from affluence to poverty, must be a very edifying history. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z The ladies did this with edifying precision and devotion, their ivory fingers, on which diamonds and emeralds twinkled like stars, piously crossed or clasped, their pretty heads bent low—they were quite bewitching. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z It does not now seem good to us to speak more concerning it, but we will relate for your bettering some other edifying matter of the great mother of God. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z Try as I would, I was unable to discover in him ideals of any sort, and he refused to adopt any that I offered, however edifying. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z She was the most exemplary and edifying Christian I have ever seen. The Old Yellow Book Source of Robert Browning's The Ring and the Book 2011-12-08T03:00:22.847Z What I feared and wrote to you about, has really come to pass; and the thing is becoming too objective—an interesting, even thrilling picture, but far from edifying the heart of the listener. The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio "Elijah" 2011-12-06T03:00:26.413Z Before actually slipping it into the envelope, together with this edifying epistle, he read the marriage licence carefully through. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z Seriously speaking, it is more edifying to us others, dear Godkin, than you yourself can understand it to be, and I for one have learned by the example. The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z Why did he send to Martha moralizing and edifying letters when he was traveling in Southern France and Italy? Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z A sermon in slang, however, would, perhaps, be more curious than edifying. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 62, Jan 27, 1872 2011-11-19T03:00:22.947Z "Oho! here's Albert taking up the cudgels for the dressmaker! it's highly edifying.—I propose a wager, Mouillot: fifteen napoleons that I triumph first over that timid virtue." San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z It is edifying to learn that Spanish knights, forbidden in their own country to cut each other's throats, often resorted hither to do so, by gracious permission of his Moorish Majesty. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z Such histories have rather the effect of discouraging than of edifying those who read them. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z The audacity of these distinctions is very edifying. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z It is very edifying and profitable to create a world out of your own brains, and people it with inhabitants who are so many Melchisedecs, and have no father or mother but your own imagination…. The Bront? Family, Vol. 1 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? 2011-10-27T02:00:24.317Z These are clear, instructive, thoroughly evangelical, and highly edifying. Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses 2011-10-20T02:00:26.230Z What had happened to produce so edifying a change? Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z Perhaps the fact that some of the intervening Florentine bishops were anything but edifying, has made these two–almost at the beginning and end of the Middle Ages–stand forth in a somewhat ideal light. The Story of Florence 2011-10-20T02:00:24.237Z In the quiet cloisters of a large town I met a lonely man, living one day like another, a quiet and edifying life, to whom I felt particularly attracted. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z The general state of Hindoo female society, as at present constituted, exhibits an improved moral tone, presenting an edifying contrast to the gross proclivities of former times as far as popular amusements are concerned. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z It may be edifying, and if not, it can not fail to be amusing to American Protestants, to see a specimen or two of Popish miracles. Popery! As it Was and as it Is Also, Auricular Confession; And Popish Nunneries 2011-10-12T02:00:50.077Z At the close of the "Age of Reason" he exhorts the clergy to "preach something that is edifying, and from texts that are known to be true." The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z These men took pride in preparing brief addresses which they hoped might prove edifying; and so general was the custom, that if the minister failed to be present, his absence was unfelt. The Story of a Life 2011-10-11T02:01:02.723Z He also says elsewhere that the "Lucifer" was presented, "Forsooth, as edifying lore, Wherein proud England hath much store." Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z As a vanquished race, subordination is the inevitable lot of the Natives, but it is edifying to see how they hug its trammels with perfect complacency. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z It was the old story—that from the positive, the prodigious morality of such a painter of the sophisticated life as Dumas, not from anything else or less edifying, one must pray to be delivered. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z His friends, under one pretext or another, refused to give their houses for this edifying purpose. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z They had nothing in common with herself; their conversation was neither edifying nor entertaining. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z This being considered, let us not hold the good and the usefulness of edifying and entertaining plays too lightly. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z Yama said, "I am very much satisfied with your edifying speech, and am disposed to grant you another boon." The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z It was a scene most edifying and altogether blithesome and lighthearted, and one having a special interest. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z Quite edifying, I protest!' burst forth Mrs Ireton, when she found that she was discovered. The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:28.670Z As told by the women at the hunting-camp, these edifying stories brought over from old Europe gain rather than lose in picturesqueness of detail. The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks 2011-09-16T02:00:21.817Z By this we do not mean that Mr. Swinburne is not didactic, nor edifying, nor devoted to pleading the cause of virtue. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z The humility that was displayed was most edifying. Fifty Years of Golf 2011-09-14T02:00:50.627Z Inevitably, you, with your experience and associations, can tell us something of the inner being and its ways on a farm which will be edifying. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z With the old decrepid and weak Body which has liv'd perfectly well, and whose Actions have been exemplary to the Youth and edifying to those advanced in Years? The Travels and Adventures of James Massey 2011-09-13T02:00:31.293Z The Corpus Christi procession, as witnessed by the author, in 1888, at the village of Caughnawaga, was picturesque and edifying beyond description. The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks 2011-09-16T02:00:21.817Z But as the church was in ruins, and parishioners were lacking, this pastor without a flock visited Hreptyoff, and remained there whole weeks, edifying the knights with pious instruction. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z For twenty-four years Maisonneuve held the post of military governor, edifying all by his piety, and inspiring confidence in all by his bravery and vigilance. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z The tombs even were ransacked; a skull was brought to my house by my children's drawing-master, from which my younger son designed an admirable and edifying death's head. Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith 2011-09-09T02:00:59.237Z Our conversation during tiffin was probably not very edifying, but it was very spirited. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z His Conduct at other Times was seasoned with the like watchful Circumspection and Attention to the Guidance of divine Wisdom, which rendered his whole Conversation uniformly edifying. John Woolman's Journal 2011-09-06T02:00:09.260Z Though these have been made more edifying, they have not lost their charm and interest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z This, brethren, is ineffably precious and edifying for our souls. The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III 2011-09-01T02:00:17.707Z I have read an account of the conduct of these missionaries to the galériens at Toulon, which was very interesting and edifying. Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith 2011-09-09T02:00:59.237Z In an ecstatic state, men are incapable of edifying others: we shall presently see how far they can edify themselves. Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:34.690Z During his short Visit to Friends in that Kingdom, we are informed that his Services were acceptable and edifying. John Woolman's Journal 2011-09-06T02:00:09.260Z Credulous piety, which attributed writings to every Apostle, and even to Jesus himself, soon found authors for each anonymous work of an edifying character. Supernatural Religion, Vol. I. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:33.183Z It was an old custom of the Billeviches, when there were no guests, to spend evenings with the servants singing hymns and edifying simple minds by their example. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z The 'illustrious Princess' might perhaps, after all, have something within her which squared ill with the easy vision of a well-conducted heroine in an edifying story-book. Queen Victoria 2011-08-23T02:00:32.007Z According to the narrative of the Acts of the Apostles, the apostolic age presents a most edifying example of concord and moderation. Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:34.690Z Several of whom were favoured in their publick Exercise; and, through the Goodness of the Lord, we had some edifying Meetings. John Woolman's Journal 2011-09-06T02:00:09.260Z These lessons might be very edifying, but they would be out of place, for St. Matthew tells us that He healed them all. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z On the contrary, a picture is the rather edifying and agreeable to Christian religion and duty, if only it be fairly, artificially, and correctly painted. Of the Just Shaping of Letters 2011-08-18T02:00:25.350Z The large number of men and women who received holy communion was most edifying. The Demands of Rome Her Own Story of Thirty-One Years as a Sister of Charity in the Order of the Sisters of Charity of Providence of the Roman Catholic Church 2011-08-18T02:00:21.113Z To the nobody there is something edifying and comforting in the knowledge that the road to fame is beset with thorns. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z Even if such a thing were done, it would be looked upon as rather suggestive than edifying. Some Phases of Sexual Morality and Church Discipline in Colonial New England 2011-08-08T02:00:19.693Z The game was gripping but not always edifying. Man City 2-3 Man United 2011-08-07T15:48:00Z Every religion has its saints, and honours them in various ways, not always altogether edifying. Social Rights And Duties Addresses to Ethical Societies Vol II 2011-08-05T02:00:45.557Z It is strange," said Simeon; "our pope never spoke such edifying words while he had his wits about him. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z Occasionally they dine in the Hamburg Exchange and take a liqueur or two at the Opera Restaurant, and to see them walking along arm in arm, at eleven o'clock, is really quite an edifying sight. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z If the parish priest could have the singing, it would, of course, be most desirable and very edifying, but not at all necessary. The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, April 1865 2011-07-30T02:00:17.553Z The fate of "Lenora," and that of the "Curate's Daughter," will be edifying subjects of contemplation for the maids of honour. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:08.803Z ‘Well, I try to do my duty in the situation in which Providence has placed me,’ said the Rector, with a truly edifying air. Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:10.740Z Undeniable at all events it is, that the effect which these ever-recurring announcements produce on the devout reader of Scripture is the reverse of edifying: is never helpful: is always bewildering. The Revision Revised 2011-07-15T02:00:18.897Z Funeral services in this Latin-American capital were not, as a rule, very edifying functions. A New Medley of Memories 2011-07-12T02:00:37.147Z An angel in your form, on a celestial ladder, or, for want of that, on a fire-ladder, would certainly be highly edifying to a bewildered soul. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z "Ah, master," said Morten, with a tremulous voice and clasped hands, "you should, by my troth, have been a bishop: you often speak so touchingly and edifyingly that the tears start into mine eyes." King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:29.790Z There was no want, however, of furniture or comfort; there were writing materials as well as both edifying and entertaining books. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z For any such edifying notions as that the average man feels subdued and reverential in the presence of impending danger may safely be relegated to the Sunday school. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z Perhaps it is the holy character and reputation of the leader that ensures this edifying result, for the Syyed Hadji Aïn Asrâf is justly invested with both of these. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z Some volumes of homilies, and other edifying writings, were also to be found; together with a lyre, a David's harp, and many similar things, to lighten their captivity and beguile the time. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z Each prose composition is followed by a poetical one; 'collect,' 'meditation,' and 'poem' succeed each other in due order throughout the book, and every page contains instructive and edifying matter. The Childhood of Distinguished Women 2011-06-28T02:00:13.170Z Thanks!" he said, "the poem is beautiful and edifying; but deceit and treachery I will hear nought of the day before my bridal. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z New York decision and offers: Reading Dante is unquestionably more cultured and intellectually edifying than playing Mortal Kombat. Gaming as Art: Supreme Court Declares Video Games Deserve First Amendment Protections 2011-06-27T19:31:28Z My own position, when I came to overhaul it properly, I discovered to be by no means edifying. The Kidnapped President 2011-06-23T02:00:29.120Z We now saw the Baron at a distance, and went towards him, as if occupied in pious and edifying discourse. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z After this edifying explanation, a very respectable looking Mormon asked me to walk over to his house. The City of the Mormons or, Three Days at Nauvoo, in 1842 2011-06-23T02:00:26.503Z She searched among the books: she found some edifying works, as they are called. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z Here are some edifying facts concerning Spanish officials in the Philippines. The Friars in the Philippines 2011-06-17T02:00:20.100Z It was edifying to see Martin's devotion to her, and no doubt it was greatly owing to this that at length the remedies succeeded, the bandages closed the wound again, and the blood was stanched. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z His charity was rewarded by the edifying sight of his happy death, and by this consoling vision after. A Mediaeval Mystic A Short Account of the Life and Writings of Blessed John Ruysbroeck, Canon Regular of Groenendael A.D. 1293-1381 2011-06-14T02:00:22.820Z It is a great spectacle but not a very edifying one. Out of order! 2011-06-01T14:16:33Z Along with these saintly eulogiums may be mentioned a style of composition more ancient than edifying—the Sicilian 130 parodies. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z But a fellow who has for nigh upon twenty years written for yellow newspapers can't be expected to say much that's edifying on that subject. The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z We could make extracts in which the piety would be far, very far, less edifying, would in fact take on the characteristic dissolute French type of moral sentiment. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z And to think that this same audience listens devoutly and with angelic patience to the edifying harangues of King Mark endlessly reiterated at official gala performances under the baton of some star conductor! An Autobiography 2011-05-21T02:00:10.850Z "Certainly," I said, and went up to the nursery to see Chris in this edifying r�le. That Little Beggar 2011-05-21T02:00:09.877Z Kate wanted her brother to give him a cutting reply; he said there was nothing more cutting than silence, and lit his cigar with Mr. —'s edifying letter.* Daisy Burns (Volume 2) 2011-05-20T02:00:30.427Z Presto: The youth repents and enters the church, is made Bishop and proceeds through an endless course of fat capon and Château Margaux to an edifying end! The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z In Strindberg's case, religious conversion is not an edifying, but on the contrary a morbid and saddening spectacle; it is equal to a declaration of complete spiritual bankruptcy. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z Nothing is more edifying in this civil war than the standard-bearers of the "honest people." History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z It was very edifying, and there was a great deal of piety—more conspicuous, perhaps, among the foreigners than the Romans, but of course that was to be expected, as the former came on purpose. John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. A Memoir 2011-04-18T02:00:10.453Z The Dial was the original organ of this afflatus, and contains many articles that are edifying to Christians of good digestion. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z Much music, many Hochs, and the edifying spectacle of all their majesties and royal highnesses in a distinguished row on the balcony, for the delectation of the masses, completed the joys of the evening. One Year Abroad 2011-03-27T02:00:18.457Z All these sermons are extemporaneous; some of them are edifying, and faithful to the Scriptures. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z Out of deference to the "highest rank" the baroness had put her hand up to her mouth on the side nearest to the young people as she made this edifying communication. Our Own Set A Novel 2011-03-26T02:00:12.923Z The prospect that the President of the United States was to be forced out of his office as a punishment for his opposition to the Legislative Department was not edifying. The Struggle between President Johnson and Congress over Reconstruction 2011-03-26T02:00:12.183Z The love-philtre in this report sounds apocryphal; and the story of the madness and suicide attributes too edifying an end to an atheist and Epicurean not to be suspected. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z In vain may the Jesuits describe their miracles in letters which are rarely curious or edifying; they can never equal our good friend. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z To think of your dear, noble, heroic brother, who served his country and his Queen so truly, so heroically, with a self-sacrifice so edifying to the world, not having been rescued! In the Days of Queen Victoria 2011-03-17T02:00:14.783Z It is not particularly edifying to the academic statesman, but it is business, and Americans are a business people. The Middle Period 1817-1858 2011-03-14T03:01:05.737Z "Gifts are for the edifying of the Church." A Voice of Warning An introduction to the faith and doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2011-03-13T03:00:21.363Z Of all the systems extant—and they were legion—he found that of Democritus the most helpful and edifying. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z He was surprised to find that all the members of these societies were so extremely desirous of edifying the world, that they wished to have it entirely under their dominion. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z In the pauses of this edifying occupation he roused himself to an unedifying activity; that is to say, he scolded all the servants, without assigning any grounds for his displeasure. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z But on further examination that account contained no more than relations of the religious lives and edifying death of those Jesuits who suffered on that occasion. The Condition of Catholics Under James I. 2011-03-09T03:00:42.087Z He was known for his edifying attendance at Mass on all the Sundays of the year. Makers of Modern Medicine 2011-03-05T03:00:29.580Z This legend purported to offer a terrible and edifying example, a warning to all Christians to avoid the snares of science, of pleasure, and of ambition. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z You display a truly edifying fickleness of character. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z The reader knows his remarks were anything but edifying; and even the august presence of the overturned bishop could not prevent him from hurling a torrent of invectives against the unfortunate Gipsy. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z "The most punctual, edifying, self-tormenting saint I ever had the pleasure of knowing in any quarter of the globe," said Mr. Dingwell. The Tenants of Malory Volume 3 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:53.937Z "Come, girls," said I, "this is no place for you; your father's proceedings are neither very edifying nor exemplary." The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z Well, shocking it is—in me, who refuse to believe it, but edifying in Eliphalet. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z She attended to all her religious duties with most edifying exactness. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z There was the squire, edifying the public generally with copious extracts from Solomon and some that were not from Solomon. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z Mr. Blunt made the most edifying remarks you ever heard. Miss Theodora A West End Story 2011-02-26T03:00:48.940Z The edifying conversation was, however, suddenly interrupted by the cessation of the priestly voices. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Judging from the countenance of each, their t�te-�-t�te had not been of a very edifying nature. The Eichhofs A Romance 2011-02-19T03:01:37.327Z "Your thoughts upon morals are, I must say, very edifying, sir." Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z A highly edifying exhibit of the political intrigues of Germany throughout the United States; every citizen should read it and look plain facts in the face.... Your Negro Neighbor 2011-02-14T03:00:35.203Z Prayers, masses, and confessions followed each other with an edifying regularity, and the bell of the adjacent chapel, built by Champlain, rang morning, noon, and night. Historic Handbook of the Northern Tour 2011-02-10T03:00:53.020Z The personal column of the Times she found peculiarly edifying. What Not A Prophetic Comedy 2011-02-09T03:00:50.423Z Above all, let your conversation be intellectual, graceful, chaste, discreet, edifying, and profitable. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z In the midst of innumerable edifying figures, he declined to edify. The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z The century of Jesuit missions in Japan after St. Francis Xavier's time is one of the most glorious, edifying and romantic chapters in Church history. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z Murally speaking, a plan of this sort could be made historically edifying also. Half-Hours with the Idiot 2011-01-22T03:00:18.853Z I escaped from the table without being noticed and went outside the Castle to get some fresh air, but there, too, I found a none too edifying spectacle. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z "My dear, what you say upon this subject is so absurd, that I even prefer to hear your praises of Colonel Plouernel—although that topic is not of the most edifying." The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code A Tale of the Grand Monarch 2011-01-18T03:00:14.120Z But while the Spaniard takes his bow and the heroes of Celtic Manor tee off in the first big event of the 2011 season there is other, less edifying, business to attend to. Judgment day arrives as Elliot Saltman aims to clear his name 2011-01-16T00:06:28Z Of course, the young people flirted, for that diversion is apparently irradicable even in the "best society," but it was done with a propriety which was edifying to behold. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z Though they are never particularly edifying, literary quarrels may at times be educative. The Scribleriad and The Difference Between Verbal and Practical Virtue 2011-01-05T03:00:54.800Z Proceeding eastward to Becket’s Crown, we shall be afforded an edifying opportunity to observe how much more brilliant and generally delightful are the old mosaic medallions than even the best modern copies. Stained Glass Tours in England 2011-01-03T03:01:00.547Z "Nothing but what is beautiful and edifying, I assure you!" said Akosh. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z The legend about her is not very edifying. Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by the Native Religions of Mexico and Peru 2011-01-02T03:00:21.577Z It was in this edifying fashion that we supported ourselves in our present trials. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z Scarcely had Carathis ended this edifying discourse, when the sun, setting behind the mountain of the four fountains, gave place to the rising moon. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z The latter exhibited a Latin book, the title-page and last leaves of which were wanting, and declared that it was the most edifying work which they possessed. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Baron Shoskuty, indeed, was heard to murmur against the impertinence of young men; while Mr. Zatonyi made some edifying reflections about sneaking informers: but this was all. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z A truly edifying sight is that of the noisy, dirty, blaspheming crowd collected on a Sunday evening outside Madison Square Gardens, New York, on the eve of a "six days' go-as-you-please walking match." Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z Certain pledges have preceded inquiry and divided the possible conclusions beforehand into the acceptable and the inacceptable, the edifying and the shocking, the noble and the base. Character and Opinion in the United States 2010-12-20T17:12:15.253Z To note such chapters and places as contain matters of genealogies, or other such places not edifying, with some strike or note, that the reader may eschew them in his public reading. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z Those extracts at least, which he furnishes in the “True Christianity,” are, unquestionably, evangelical and truly edifying. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z It is at the funeral of a good bequeathing uncle that he is especially edifying. English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters 2010-12-20T17:12:04.833Z All this is highly amusing; but, at the same time, how edifying and interesting! Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z He smoked for a time, leaning on the pier of the iron wicket that from this side admits to the churchyard, and looking in with thoughts very far from edifying. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z Even if it was not the most edifying of spectacles right at the end, there are definitely worse things in football to complain about. There are worse things in football than getting deliberately sent off 2010-11-24T13:05:00Z Burden's World Cup was less edifying than England's. Roger Burden must raise his game to be new FA chairman 2010-10-27T23:26:00Z As the parade went through the city, it paused twice for “the staging of edifying plays.” Book Review - The Book in the Renaissance - By Andrew Pettegree 2010-08-13T17:04:00Z But at least with the new season starting, you can put the beast to more edifying use. All the football: this season's television viewing options 2010-08-14T19:43:00Z He added that explaining to allies about delays in delivering promised technology is "not an edifying experience." U.S., citing security, to revamp export controls 2010-04-20T17:56:00Z The crowd shots are different, too, although not always entirely edifying. Nick Clegg would not have won if the others had done a Gary Neville 2010-04-18T23:10:00Z And then there are those edifying moments when a pair at loggerheads find common ground and move forward, not in total agreement, but with a shared understanding nonetheless. In defence of anonymity online | Mariam Cook 2010-03-17T11:30:00Z There's no guarantee that the conversation would be edifying, of course. Why Washington's Tied Up in Knots 2010-02-18T09:00:00Z But now and then a happy accident yields us an edifying glimpse of their private histories. The Joy of Living (Es lebe das Leben) A Play in Five Acts It was a pen, however, bearing little resemblance to that of Calderon which furnished these edifying dramas. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies The conversation of these men, if not edifying in a religious way, was no doubt stimulating to his intelligence. The True Benjamin Franklin For the deep Christian feeling, which has given to Beowulf its almost prudish propriety and its edifying tone, is manifested by no direct and dogmatic reference to Christian personages or doctrines. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn They sat just across the aisle, engaged in their usual edifying discussion as to the identity of the historic sites we were supposed to be passing. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise He glared round at his three auditors who were listening to his edifying account of himself and his proposals with rapt attention. A Poached Peerage For some time he continued to hold forth in the same edifying strain. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 No more will his edifying example dictate to his numerous offsprings the sweetness of virtue and the majesty of patriotism. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Only after he had made himself popular by several performances did he attempt to weave edifying matter into his verse. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn The Schrandeners craned their necks to get a better view of the edifying scene, of which they now expected to be spectators. Regina or the Sins of the Fathers To most people Utopia conveys the idea of a high-toned political and ethical dream—agreeable and edifying, no doubt, but of no practical value whatever. The Salvaging Of Civilisation Certain dwellers in the Highlands look on it as the eighth deadly sin; the Shakers, on the contrary, consider it as the most edifying of religious exercises. Friend Mac Donald In the last century, family prayer had been heartless and formal; now, the edifying contemplations and moral reflections of the father of a family gave occasion for dramatic scenes within it. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. The end of it is edifying; the valiant Dean reaped the reward of his dangerous work by winning the soul of Apollonia to his Church. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. The contemplation of virtuous happiness is at least as edifying for this lady as the contemplation of water from a cliff.' The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen A few wretched liaisons, and a number of silly and by no means edifying scrapes, were all that came of it. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. Would to God that this touching and edifying charity replaced the low and rampant vice of jealousy! Fraternal Charity The pursuit is interesting and edifying, if one goes properly equipped, and with adequate skill. Oscar Wilde: Art and Morality A Defence of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" It did not reach the floor, however, and as the platform was rather high, we had a preliminary view from almost the knees down of all the necessary preparation and vesting, more interesting than edifying. A Flight in Spring In the car Lucania from New York to the Pacific coast and back, during April and May, 1898 Such a friendship is very edifying; do you know it? especially between princes. Marguerite de Valois You, too, as Fat Rossel has just confided to me, belong, to a certain extent, to my class, although I hope and trust that you represent a somewhat more edifying species. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. The doctor, therefore, was some time before he perceived that his edifying reflections on the sins of pride and self-conceit were unheeded. Tony Butler So that renunciation was made, and their relation with Mrs. Venables became less amusing to themselves and, presumably, less edifying to her. The Furnace Presently, accepting the unlooked-for fact, they settled down into an edifying discussion of the question, whether darkness was not more convenient for their purposes than daylight. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. Soon, however, the express command of God provided for an orthodox and edifying transfer of the priestly function from Moses to his brother Aaron. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus We see the complicated structure of your thoughts, we see how the sap of your ideas circulates through it; all of which is very remarkable and edifying, but anything rather than artistic. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. Here is the result, with the number of votes obtained by each virtue, and truly it is not an edifying result: 1. Rambles in Womanland “A work so simple in style and in structure, breathing at every point the spirit of the Master, can hardly fail to find acceptance, and is eminently fitted to be at once edifying and elevating.” The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II I have no religion, but it was most charming and edifying to see these fine chaps with their beads and the way in which they prayed to God. The Irish at the Front The matter is made as interesting and edifying as possible, and the coloured illustrations are artistic and attractive. Five Minutes' Stories The people were refreshingly ignorant; a scrap of conversation between two old women was specially edifying. Fragments of an Autobiography This led to a discussion of magnetic sand, and it was edifying to see how well informed these pilots are in the latest advances of science. Careers of Danger and Daring Jack falls asleep with his mind full of the subject of the fishpond, and is very much surprised presently to find himself an inhabitant of Waterworld, where he goes though wonderful and edifying adventures. Corporal 'Lige's Recruit A Story of Crown Point and Ticonderoga |
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