| 单词 | effeminacy |
| 例句 | The accusations were crudely ironical considering the obvious effeminacy of Mark. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z For me, my voice has always been the leading edge of my effeminacy. Is there a 'gay voice'? Director David Thorpe on his Outfest documentary 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z This was defined by a cultivated or performed effeminacy, including make-up, falsetto, and the use of "camp names" and female pronouns. LGBT+ history: The story of camp, from Little Richard to Lil Nas X 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z I think a lot of gay men are happy to have a chance to openly discuss the stigma of effeminacy. Is there a 'gay voice'? Director David Thorpe on his Outfest documentary 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Through his balletic gait and florid presentation, Mercury rubbed the nose of Live Aid’s global audience in a powerful brand of effeminacy, seducing them into adoring something they might otherwise view with contempt. When Queen Took ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ to Live Aid 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z One critic wrote that it “has not the slightest trace of effeminacy, but is distinctly and thoroughly masculine in effect.” Amy Beach, a Pioneering American Composer, Turns 150 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Hadreas grew up outside Seattle, and he was bullied for his effeminacy. Perfume Genius’s New Album, “No Shape,” Is Full of Sunlight 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z Frederick William I was a monster: a pigheaded bigot who forced his son to spend his childhood on the parade ground and regarded his interest in books and music as a sign of effeminacy. Prussian and powerful 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z He later made slighting remarks about the “effeminacy” of the group. A Maverick Master, Revisited 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z But they were also viewed as a form of imported decadence, carrying a virus of effeminacy that would weaken Rome’s imperial muscle. Review: In ‘China: Through the Looking Glass,’ Eastern Culture Meets Western Fashion 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Warhol also embraced camp as a personal style, performing a theatrical effeminacy that equated to a strategic queerness designed to discomfit those among his contemporaries who held him to be "too swish." LGBT+ history: The story of camp, from Little Richard to Lil Nas X 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z He spoke to TIME—in a voice, it’s worth mentioning, that was clear and confident—about those complicated feelings, the surprising origins of the pressure to be masculine and the mysterious effeminacy of Disney villains. This Guy Just Wants to Know If He Sounds Gay 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z I thought that skipping was something that “only girls do,” and for an Asian kid who grew up in a blue-collar, Irish/Italian town, effeminacy was not a good look. Grow up, inner child: I survived adult preschool play-for-pay, but I’m not going back 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z At times when I haven’t had a lot of confidence, I’ve been more attuned to how I felt bad about being effeminate and how my voice was the leading edge of my effeminacy. This Guy Just Wants to Know If He Sounds Gay 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z It was a hyper-masculine look, a way of compensating for the perceived effeminacy of gay men. Manny Pacquiao loses his crown 2012-05-16T18:50:00Z Luckily, for me and for Freddie, the stupefying naïveté of the ’70s provided cover for even the most flagrant acts of effeminacy. Growing Up Gay to a Glam Rock Soundtrack 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z Questions remain: To what degree is effeminacy innate, and to what degree is it learned? Review: ‘Do I Sound Gay?’ Examines a Manner of Speaking 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z I’m waiting to see where you go with Lee Russell’s effeminacy and the depictions of his Korean-American wife and mother-in-law, which have already raised some hackles. Danny McBride: Vice Principals Isn't A Story About Race 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z But where Shawn labored to counteract the perceived effeminacy of dancing men, Madboots is serious about expanding the range of masculinity in dance by ignoring the supposed boundaries of gender. Review: Madboots Dance Ignores Gender Boundaries 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z Accusations of effeminacy trailed him all the same. The evolution of Leo: His punishing, paternal “Revenant” is the penance that will erase his party-boy past 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z He was criticized by his church and sent to therapy to fix his effeminacy at age 5. Take advantage of the pandemic book bump with a holiday gift 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z He subtly connects Michael’s accommodating friendship with Alan, who makes no bones about his distaste for male effeminacy, to Michael’s own self-loathing. Review: The 'Boys' are back: Parsons, Quinto and Bomer bring the 'Band' party to Netflix 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z “We need to be aware of this effeminacy before it’s too late and deal with it,” said Wang, 48. To fight K-pop’s influence in China, a club teaches young boys to be alpha males 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z Perhaps most frustrating were those adjectives that couched Wolf’s perceived effeminacy – his “flamboyance” – as a marketable quirk. Patrick Wolf on the car accident and his comeback: ‘It completely whacked me out for six’ 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z An outlandish phobia of women and effeminacy may be hardwired into the long social, political and cultural dominance of men. The crisis in modern masculinity 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z For all the shame he feels at Eddy’s effeminacy, he repeatedly assures him of his love. Growing Up Poor and Queer in a French Village 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z And what is wrong with effeminacy to begin with? Illma Gore: 'If anyone is going to be threatened by a small penis, it's Trump' 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z In 1912, he wrote to a friend, “We are in the karst, and the hardened mountains forgo the effeminacy of any vegetation.” Alone in the Alps 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z But while a boyish girl may merely be identified as a tomboy, manifestations of effeminacy in youngboys can prompt ridicule, or worse, bullying. How Instagram is being given a gay makeover 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z “If they have long hair, it is forcibly cut, because it’s seen as a sign of effeminacy,” she said. Cairo bathhouse raid spreads fear in Egyptian gay community 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z But essentially it’s his sympathetic personality and charming effeminacy that sells the show, not his occasional blue asides. Pantomine Has Never Been So Outrageous – Or So Popular But a different sort of hypocrisy has been exposed by tittering gay journalists, a group of people who took a break from describing just how awful bullying is to mock perceived effeminacy and vanity. The bizarre quasi-”outing” of Aaron Schock 2014-01-06T17:15:00Z The 1949 edition of the BBC Variety Programme Guide for Writers and Producers prohibited jokes about "Lavatories, effeminacy in men, immorality of any kind". BBC Breakfast didn't doom Today programme after all 2013-01-20T00:02:05Z The disgust aroused by the vices and effeminacy of the king increased the popularity of Henry of Guise. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Yet, in his whole bearing and appearance could be seen the iron frame and hardihood, which in these days have given place to a certain effeminacy of manners. The Frontiersmen 2012-04-10T02:00:18.933Z I quitted a life of sloth, effeminacy, and bondage, for one of ease, freedom, and activity. The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale 2012-04-06T02:00:27.227Z Whether there was an inherent weakness and effeminacy in the character which would have unfitted him for the awful responsibilities of the priestly office, we know not. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z They bespeak either effeminacy or a love of display. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z Their mind is generally depraved by effeminacy, and their love is purely animal. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z After 1825 “dandy” lost its invidious meaning, and came to be applied generally to those who were neat in dress rather than to those guilty of effeminacy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z His whole costume, indeed, had an air of effeminacy; but he was such a delicate-looking little fellow that it was not noticeable. For the Major A Novelette 2012-02-10T03:00:17.550Z For you know the custom of the world: it is the choice of many to lead a life of effeminacy, to do nothing demanding fortitude and true courage. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.223Z Little touches of effeminacy about his dress failed to take the attention away from its shabbiness. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z He impressed upon Musa the natural advantages of his native land, and laid stress upon its distracted and defenceless condition, the effeminacy and degeneracy of its warriors, and the unprotected state of its cities. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z She told me a hundred anecdotes to illustrate his contempt of danger, his scorn of effeminacy, his condescension and liberality; and twice as many which illustrated nothing but her enthusiasm upon the subject. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z He addressed an energetic memorial to the governor, urging the banishment of this effeminacy and voluptuousness from the military school. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z Ancient East gives us many parallels; and to this day, dirty, lazy fakirs of Hindostan assault the olfactories, and call for curses on the effeminacy of the cleanly and the sane. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z It is altogether a different quality from effeminacy, this woman element. The Happy Warrior 2011-12-18T03:00:18.863Z These rude encounters were little in harmony with the elegance and effeminacy of the French court. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z In this temple of effeminacy, Lady St Edmunds and I generally passed our morning hours, and it usually happened that Lord Frederick joined the party. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z Coarseness is the inevitable excrescence of superabundant vitality, just as effeminacy is the danger limit of delicacy and refinement. Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z If the truth were told of him at this time he was, owing to his splendid health and sound physique, verging on the opposite of effeminacy. 'As Gold in the Furnace' A College Story 2011-11-07T02:00:16.163Z His long, glossy hair was rumpled, and even at a distance The Phantom could see that his features, so regularly molded as to give an impression of effeminacy, were intensely pale. The Gray Phantom 2011-11-04T02:00:21.427Z He was young, daring, and untameable; several years spent at Constantinople had failed to civilize him, but had succeeded in filling him with contempt for Roman effeminacy. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z Charles d’Orl�ans is himself sufficient proof of what can be done in them in the way of elegance, sweetness, and grace which some have unjustly called effeminacy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z "I admit, my friend, that I am an effeminate man," said Scuratoff with a gentle sigh, as though he were really reproaching himself for his effeminacy. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z Everybody who knew him would laugh at the idea that Henning and effeminacy had the remotest connection. 'As Gold in the Furnace' A College Story 2011-11-07T02:00:16.163Z He was a mixture of effeminacy and unbounded daring. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z Such a condition of the Shogunate could not fail to estrange those retainers who did not live habitually in Kamakura, and were, therefore, not yet tainted with the effeminacy of a courtier's life. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z It has indeed been accused of a certain effeminacy, the appearance of which is in all probability mainly due to this very contrast. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z The effeminacy and coxcombry of a man’s ruff and band are well ridiculed by many of our dramatic writers. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z The contempt which has been poured upon the idea of asceticism in recent times has contributed more than anything else towards effeminacy. Religion And Health 2011-08-12T02:00:18.323Z When he tried to roll the snow into a pillow his companion kicked it away, as a proof of disgraceful effeminacy. Social Rights And Duties Addresses to Ethical Societies Vol II 2011-08-05T02:00:45.557Z Notwithstanding its effeminacy, it had its own peculiar charm, which ranked in perfection far above the na�ve culture of Kamakura, the latter being too rough and new, however refreshing. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z But that this effeminacy was no natural or inevitable fault of the ballades and the rondeaux was fully proved by the most remarkable literary figure of the 15th century in France. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z But now we have come to such a pitch of effeminacy as to lie down while at our meals. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Fair waving locks, mild blue eyes, and soft rosy cheeks, gave to his features, an air of weakness, almost effeminacy--and yet the carefully arranged blond mustachio and whiskers became him wonderfully. Gabriel A Story of the Jews in Prague 2011-07-27T02:00:26.233Z It was not until he spoke that he caught the unmistakable note of effeminacy in his voice and saw it clearly reflected in his features. The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z He never failed in gaining the hearts of the men, as he spoke to them in a manly way, without any signs of effeminacy or peculiar sanctity unsuited to western life. The Warden of the Plains and Other Stories of Life in the Canadian North-west 2011-07-03T02:00:11.037Z Many amongst the great German people may stand far before me; but I also hate nothing more than the cowardice and effeminacy of this day. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z She threw her sewing aside as though the effeminacy of it sickened her, and rose from her seat and paced the room. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z What the ‘effeminacy’ passage really expresses is of course no more than a passing mood of lassitude, gratefully welcomed as a relief from the strain of feelings habitually more acute than nature could well bear. Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z The typical evidences of this moral degradation and effeminacy he found in poetry and the drama; and it is to this motive that his bitter assault on both must be ascribed. A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism 2011-05-30T02:00:13.147Z What on earth is going to become of us if this awful wave of effeminacy which has struck the race does not soon subside? Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z Take the blade in thy hand, nor shrink from it; the touch of steel will fire thy heart, and purge away the accursed leaven of effeminacy which is creeping over our Viking race. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z His eyebrows were as even and accurately arched as if pencilled; but they were redeemed from anything like effeminacy, on account of the delicacy of their outline, by the intellectual fulness of the brow. Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-05-06T02:00:10.447Z Bad habits are the leeches that would suck a Hercules to effeminacy. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z On the side of Asia was Venus—that is, sensual passion—pleasure—and effeminacy. Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady 2011-04-19T02:00:19.607Z It was not because a Bushi was heartless toward the weaker sex, but effeminacy was a thing which he despised most. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z This dress is picturesque enough, and well adapted to the fine sunshiny weather of the Peninsula; there is a dash of effeminacy about it, however, hardly in keeping with the robber’s desperate trade. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z Frankenstein's relationships with Walton and Clerval also emphasise effeminacy and are undoubtedly sexual in nature. Readers' new meanings for Frankenstein 2011-03-21T13:54:18Z The people rose, and ran to arms; and Babylon, which had been so long immersed in idleness and effeminacy, became the theatre of a bloody civil war. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z There is no effeminacy in the title "nursing fathers," but the contrary. How to be Happy Though Married Being a Handbook to Marriage 2011-03-11T03:00:13.410Z Nevertheless, the long-continued peace and the effects of inheriting their occupation made them somewhat inclined towards effeminacy—in other words, less martial than their ancestors. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z Nature made it distinctive of the male and female; and its abandonment has commonly been accompanied not only by periods of general effeminacy, but even by the decline and fall of states. Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman 2011-02-28T03:00:32.460Z Victor Frankenstein creates a large, masculine being in order to complement his own effeminacy and to fulfill his repressed homosexual desires. Readers' new meanings for Frankenstein 2011-03-21T13:54:18Z At the south, gentlemen, without the charge of coxcombry or effeminacy, wear them in the button-holes of their vests—fair girls wreathe them in their hair, and children trudge to school loaded with bouquets. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z Let us defer the softness and effeminacy of long, cheap telegrams. The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z Xenophon, speaking of the Persians, gives as an instance of their effeminacy "that they not only covered their head and feet, but guarded their hands from cold by thick gloves." The Evolution of Fashion 2011-01-06T03:00:44.710Z A certain effeminacy, and even the endemic practice of odious vices, appears to have early enervated it. Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by the Native Religions of Mexico and Peru 2011-01-02T03:00:21.577Z Hereby he designed to check and put to shame our sinful tenderness and effeminacy. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z But the hardy life of the mountaineer gave robustness to his frame, and saved him from the effeminacy and sloth which corrupted the inhabitants of the capital. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies The severe chalif, a sworn foe to all effeminacy, strove to train a rude host to war. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII Away with such shreds and patches of effeminacy! Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 The ruddy tan had disappeared, to leave his skin pure, fair, and soft as a woman’s; but there was no show of effeminacy there. By Birth a Lady Luxury, dissipation, and effeminacy are pretty nearly of the same degree of excess here and in every other part of Europe. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams But the young prince, in his general aspect, might be relieved from the charge of effeminacy, by his truly chivalrous bearing and the dauntless spirit which beamed from his clear blue eye. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies "What need of such fastidious effeminacy?" he asked himself rebukingly. Regina or the Sins of the Fathers Combinations were held to be the depth of effeminacy, and Avery often enquired when Michael was going to appear in petticoats and stays. Sinister Street, vol. 1 The Asiatic pomp which had been adopted by the pride of Diocletian assumed an air of softness and effeminacy in the person of Constantine. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 I might have inquired whether he mentioned the universal spirit of debauchery, dissipation, luxury, effeminacy, and gaming, which the late ministerial measures are introducing, etc., etc., etc., but I forbore. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams Hers was the full blood, quick-running and generous of the south, that loves in mankind a daintiness and effeminacy which they would scorn in their own sex. The Firebrand How often, since my misfortunes, have I congratulated myself on the education I had given him,—on the languages I had taught him,—on having accustomed him to despise effeminacy, and habituate himself to fatigue! Lives of Celebrated Women "Who would write, if he had anything better to do?" he scornfully enquires, "I think the mighty stir made about scribbling and scribes, by themselves and others, a sign of effeminacy, degeneracy, and weakness." A Day with Lord Byron In ancient times she hardened men to stone, in modern, she softens them into effeminacy. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine I view the tea drinking as a destroyer of health, an enfeebler of the frame, an engenderer of effeminacy and laziness, a debaucher of youth, and a maker of misery for old age. Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend From them we learn that effeminacy of physique and habit is by no means a distinctive mark of the born p�derast. A Problem in Modern Ethics being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion, addressed especially to Medical Psychologists and Jurists If the spirit of chivalry prevented effeminacy, it was the foster-father of a ferocity of manners now happily unknown. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem Is it not its legitimate tendency to foster in them such vices as indolence, effeminacy, licentiousness, covetousness, inhumanity, haughtiness, and a supreme regard for self? Three Prize Essays on American Slavery Society lost sight, to a great extent of true morality, and the effeminacy of the people constituted the chief feature of the age. Oriental Women We hope this effeminacy may not spread any farther.—It is Mr. Rigby, and not Mr. Harper, is to have the silk gown. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago While English society was noted for its rudeness and coarseness, it was saved from much of the effeminacy which poisoned the life of its neighbors on the continent. Women of England Rapacity, avarice, and effeminacy are the vices ascribed to the increase of commerce; and in some degree, it must be confessed, they follow her steps. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem Second horses and men to load indicate in England just what pasties of nightingales' tongues, and garlands of roses, indicated with the Romans,—effeminacy and self-indulgence. A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June It was inevitable that with the harem should come immorality, luxury, effeminacy, and the encroachments of foreign influence, through the women of many lands bringing their forms of worship and also their deities with them. Oriental Women To get the upper hand over so many accommodating directors, an entirely new standard of effeminacy and baseness is required. Priests, Women, and Families Fire and valour, rather than tenderness or tears, were the external outcome of this passion; nor had Malachia, effeminacy, a place in its vocabulary. A Problem in Greek Ethics Being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion In the vice of effeminacy alone, perhaps, do we exceed our ancestors; yet, even here we have infinitely the advantage over them. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem There is a certain effeminacy inherent in all rice-eating nations, and yet what did not the former people of this island achieve in the building of great cities, grand palaces, and temples of stone? The Pearl of India Sometimes the restless spirit of the wanderer and man of war, trained to action and strife, manifested itself in the midst of this effeminacy. Sónnica Even the women would have looked upon it as a piece of luxurious effeminacy. Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign Precisely similar effeminacies were recognised as pathological by Herodotus, to whom Greek paiderastia was familiar. A Problem in Greek Ethics Being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion As in individuals, a virtue will rise into a vice, generosity into blind profusion, and even mercy into criminal lenity, so civilized manners will lead the opulent into effeminacy. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem The mountaineer, born and bred to Spartan self-denial, has a scorn of luxury, regarding its effeminacies with the same contempt as does the nomadic Arab. Our Southern Highlanders But, as to the effeminacy, I denied it in toto, and with good reason, as will be seen. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 You shall die—you shall pay for your cowardice, your effeminacy. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages It was a powerful and masculine emotion, in which effeminacy had no part, and which by no means excluded the ordinary sexual feelings. A Problem in Greek Ethics Being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion The art of war was too laborious for their delicacy, and the generous warmth of heroism and patriotism was incompatible with their effeminacy. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem We often see them unbridled and licentious in their manners, because it is impossible that idleness, effeminacy, and luxury should not corrupt the heart. Letters to Eugenia or, a Preservative Against Religious Prejudices The charge is not answered by the favorite retorts about effeminacy, God's providence, neighbors' faults, and doing "no worse." Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. Without suggesting effeminacy, he gave me the impression of a feminine soul in a masculine envelope. Ivory Apes and Peacocks Yet the fact remains that, till the last, Greek paiderastia among the better sort of men implied no effeminacy. A Problem in Greek Ethics Being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion Some dreaded the introduction of wealth, and its attendants, luxury and effeminacy; while others affirmed, that no adequate advantages could arise from so perilous and remote a navigation. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem The old soldier, roused by the recollection of a fifty-year-old grievance, still rankling, launched into a denunciation of the effeminacy and timidity of Authorities and Seniors, of all sorts and conditions. When Ghost Meets Ghost “How simple and manly!” she cried: “none of that effeminacy of neatness, which is so detestable in a man!” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) They are often not blamable in themselves, but there lies in them a hidden danger that they may allure us into luxury or effeminacy. Pedagogics as a System While the paiderastia of the Greeks was sinking into grossness, effeminacy, and �sthetic prettiness, the moral instincts of humanity began to assert themselves in earnest. A Problem in Greek Ethics Being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion At present his work has about it a softness bordering on effeminacy, which leads us to believe that his conception of the poet's art is rather imperfect. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 Although he was a prince, he was not brought up in habits of luxury and effeminacy. Alexander the Great Makers of History Beneath a brow white and smooth as a child's, shone a noble countenance, gentle almost to effeminacy, but redeemed by firm lines about the mouth, and the intensity of the steel-gray eyes. The Fifth of November A Romance of the Stuarts They are often not essentially blameworthy, but there lies in them a hidden danger that they may allure us into luxury or effeminacy. Pedagogics as a System Every detail of his dress was elaborated to the point of effeminacy. The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War The Roman senate, in the reign of Tiberius, decreed that only women should wear silk, on account of its effeminacy. Needlework As Art Many of them were older than himself, and better able to resist these temptations to luxury, effeminacy, and vice. Alexander the Great Makers of History I have found by experience that many who have spent all their lives in cities, contract not only an effeminacy of habit but of thinking. Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order Such is the effeminacy of the people, they could not endure the noise of carriages upon pavement. Adventures in the Philippine Islands For the ferocious personalities of Churchill, the coarse-fibred friend of his youth, we have a sad strain of lamentation over the growing luxury and effeminacy of the age. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) The people of Lydia were noted for the effeminacy of their manners. Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer They brave hunger, cold, and every species of exposure with pride and pleasure, having the greatest contempt for any thing like softness and effeminacy of character. Alexander the Great Makers of History The list of his disciples, however, contains the names of some very rich and powerful men, who may have regarded the Stoic theory as a powerful counter-agent to the growing effeminacy of the age. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." Friendship is both a virtue and a passion essentially; love is passion only in its nature, and is not a virtue but by accident: good-nature makes friendship, but effeminacy love. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 Sorrow too often tends to produce bitterness or effeminacy of character. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) And yet, how could she associate effeminacy with a man of his known character? The Law-Breakers He provided himself a seraglio of three hundred and sixty young females, in whose company he spent his time, giving himself up to every form of effeminacy and dissipation. Alexander the Great Makers of History He had a clear complexion, with a good fresh colour in his cheeks, which were still covered with the down of youth, but without imparting the slightest appearance of effeminacy. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 The increasing refinement of modern life and its pleasures leads to effeminacy. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study Abdication and effeminacy were gradually dragging down the Hōjō family to the same level as that of the shōguns and emperors. Japan The rugged and uncultured often mistake politeness for effeminacy, sensibility for weakness. The Vagrant Duke His mind, weakened by effeminacy and dissipation, was very susceptible to superstitious fears. Alexander the Great Makers of History The high and divine beauty which can be loved without effeminacy, is that which is found in combination with the human will. Nature They are almost universally straight and well proportioned; their limbs are clean, but less muscular than those of the whites, and their whole appearance strongly indicative of effeminacy. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State Long before this time the custom of abdication, and the habits of luxury and effeminacy in which the family of the shōgun was reared, had dragged the house down to the usual impotent level. Japan He holds that almost anything civilized is an effeminacy, and out of place in the bush, where he considers that life ought to be lived in a stern and "natchral" way. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand De Launay stood alone and, to him as to the others, that little pointed mustache was a mark of affectation and effeminacy. Louisiana Lou A Western Story His employment had a touch of effeminacy about it, and gave a man the air of being merely an assistant to the cow. Treasure Valley I do not think that there was ever much real 'effeminacy' to be knocked out of him. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice The ablest men in the movements which were now in progress were afraid of the traditions of indulgence and effeminacy which attached to the court at Kyōto. Japan Conceive the fury of O'Gaygun at such an innovation, such pampering, effeminacy, luxury! Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand Their quilted petticoats, sattin boots, and their fans, had a mixture of clumsiness and effeminacy that ill accorded with the military character. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton Masculine performance on any instrument, except a mouth-organ or a fiddle, which last was distinctly worldly, was regarded as rather inclining to effeminacy. Treasure Valley The presentation of the purely emotional side of their nature inevitably tends to produce an appearance of weakness and effeminacy. Australian Writers Freed from a rival, who kept their emulation alive, they sunk into a lethargic sloth and effeminacy. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) It is always a mark of great civilisation and the effeminacy of a people when women obtain the undue mastery of men.” Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement She despises the frivolity of Paris, the effeminacy of the moderns, and her youthful bosom throbs with the desire of being noble in spirit and of achieving great exploits. Madame Roland, Makers of History Why refuse to look their own effeminacy in the face,—their own gaudy and overweening encouragement of what they dare not contemplate in its results? Captain Sword and Captain Pen A Poem Have I shown no proof of that weakness or effeminacy which is so contemptible in a man? Louis Philippe Makers of History Series But, if we would make a true judgment of things, was the unbounded ambition of that queen much less blamable, than the dissolute effeminacy of Sardanapalus? The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) His languid nature and general effeminacy make him entirely dependent upon his servant for most of the activities and amenities of life. India, Its Life and Thought Beware, then, my son, beware of yielding the heart to the effeminacies of passion. Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father His face was shaved clean of the down of his adolescence, so that his somewhat sallow complexion looked smooth to effeminacy. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius The physical organization of the Bengalee is feeble even to effeminacy. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) Thousands of girls have a muscular development that could do the work of the world as well as men; and there are thousands of men born to effeminacy and weakness. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II He would have liked to throw bombs into the nest of effeminacy. The Rough Road "He never dreamed that such obstinacy is rather the effect of the weakness and effeminacy of a distempered mind, which breaks out in violent passions like so many tumors." Tolstoy on Shakespeare A Critical Essay on Shakespeare The charge of effeminacy and want of courage in battle seems to be considered as better founded. Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader Forked straddling animals are we all, as the mad king says in the play, and it is mere effeminacy and affectation to cover up the truth. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations They were the wickedest of the nations of the earth, and effeminacy, pride and sensuality followed naturally from their material civilization unhallowed by high religious ideas. Ancient States and Empires Dud’s blue eyes were frank, his lips were red and nicely curved; but his square chin took away from the lower part of his face any suggestion of effeminacy. The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City He was always neat, dressed in a decent, becoming manner; observing a just medium between what might seem gross and rustic, and what savored of pride and effeminacy. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History A rhythmical movement of the body in the dance shows more internality than the athletic game, but it is less hardy, is more indicative of luxury and effeminacy. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary The most obvious point of inferiority in Euripides is the choice of his subjects, which are charged with meanness and effeminacy; while Sophocles and Æschylus chose for theirs the most dignified and noble passions. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 3 Periods of moral decadence in the life of a people are always contemporaneous with times of effeminacy, sensuality, and luxury. Religion and Lust or, The Psychical Correlation of Religious Emotion and Sexual Desire Lady Melvyn was void of delicacy; she had a regular set of features but they wanted to be softened into effeminacy before they could have any just pretence to beauty. A Description of Millenium Hall And the Country Adjacent Together with the Characters of the Inhabitants and Such Historical Anecdotes and Reflections As May Excite in the Reader Proper Sentiments of Humanity, and Lead the Mind to the Love of Virtue That's the way," I answered, "in which effeminacy gets the better of energy, and cowardice of courage! Adventures of a Young Naturalist Note the warm bath again, supposed sign of effeminacy; here it is taken by Ulysses with decided approbation. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary For young Farnham, in spite of his effeminacy, has the instincts of his ancestors; and Randall, in spite of a magnificent physique, carries round with him something that says to David, “Don’t trust him!” At Plattsburg Periods of moral decadence in the life of a people are always contemporaneous with times of effeminacy, sensuality, and luxury. Religion and Lust or, The Psychical Correlation of Religious Emotion and Sexual Desire In every period and place of national decline, you will find other causes than these at work to bring it about, namely, luxury, effeminacy, love of pleasure, fineness in Art, ingenuity in enjoyment. On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature It is precisely the language of sensation among men who feared no charge of effeminacy for feeling what they had no want of resolution to bear. Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher Blue eyes are generally more indicative of weakness and effeminacy than brown or black. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science They despised wealth just as other nations despise effeminacy and foppery. Xerxes Makers of History During the reign of Louis XV., examples of effemination crowded into the court and vied with the royal fop in the splendor of their raiment and effeminacy of their bearing. Religion and Lust or, The Psychical Correlation of Religious Emotion and Sexual Desire The ex-commercial traveller was astonished at the effeminacy engendered by provincial life. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life He was handsome, but there was a sinister look about his dark eyes, and, in spite of his effeminacy, his lithe limbs betokened great strength. The Golden Magnet There is nothing of effeminacy in the young Napoleon. Hortense Makers of History Series No previous Sixth had ever been guilty of this effeminacy, or of wearing lavender kid gloves on Sundays. The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's A School Story And never was there such a mixture of finery, effeminacy, insolence, and sycophancy in any royal minion before or since. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges We were spectators of the combat from an eminence, but peace was soon after restored, which made the older warriors regret the effeminacy of the age, as, regularly, it ought to have lasted till night. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10) There ought indeed to be astonishing penalties for choir masters who allow such musical effeminacy in church. En Route The effeminacy, was, however, relieved by a pair of moustaches, soft, silky, and curling. Valerie But when will a native Aristophanes arise to purge the effeminacy of the American press, and show up the sausage-venders and Cleons of the Republic in their true light? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 Men who through weakness or effeminacy cannot vault upon their horses' backs, teach them to kneel and so receive their riders. Plutarch's Morals His features were well formed and refined, without any approach to effeminacy. Won from the Waves By degrees, first one stout husband and then another, men took to the bottle; the curse of effeminacy was lifted; the habit grew on men of all sizes. The Perfect Gentleman Sometimes a woman's soul goes into a man's body; then the man acts woman, and people cry against him for effeminacy. The Return Of The Soul 1896 "A habit picked up in England," he had assured her, when, with the frankness characteristic of her, she had criticised him for the effeminacy. A Philanthropist But nowadays from luxury and effeminacy and lavish expenditure people do not use their own resources, though they have them, but borrow from others at great interest without necessity. Plutarch's Morals Even those who ought to know better lightly esteem the sport, as if, forsooth, there were something in the nature of effeminacy in its pursuit. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler The voice was high pitched without effeminacy, soft yet penetrating, polished yet conveying all the meaning of an insult. The Lady Doc The passage quoted by L. in Greek is, according to Smith: "Prudent consideration, to be specious cowardice; modesty, the disguise of effeminacy; and being wise in everything, to be good for nothing." Notes and Queries, Number 197, August 6, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Masculine character in the bull is of the greatest importance to the success of the breeder—effeminacy in the male must be shunned as the most deadly poison. Cattle and Cattle-breeders To the establishment of these separate states, the luxury and effeminacy of the court at Damascus in no small degree contributed. History of the Moors of Spain Some suppose that it is unworthy of a robust character to be gentle in demeanor, that it indicates a certain amount of effeminacy, and that strength and gruffness go together. Life and Conduct The practice, however, points to a certain effeminacy—the average person of our day would not care to have his bed so treated—with invalids the “Hot Water Bottle” has p. Pickwickian Manners and Customs I did not notice them until thou liftedst up thy hands to heaven, in detestation of such effeminacy and impudence. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection In a hot climate to wear gloves implies a considerable degree of effeminacy. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 It was always the seat of some sentiment or passion, and in its womanly refinement gave to me an appearance of constitutional delicacy and effeminacy, that I certainly did not possess. Rattlin the Reefer Food for man and beast was so easily procured that the descendants of the early settlers sunk into effeminacy long before the breaking out of the great Apache war of the last century. Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited Alas! that their own indolence and effeminacy should have reduced them so low that they should become the slaves of despots, and thus have all the vices inherent in a state of slavery. The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea He laughed at my effeminacy, and urged me to arouse myself, and to practise the old English sports, which would fit me for the rough life I might be destined to go through. The Golden Grasshopper A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham The tendency of civilisation is naturally towards softness, effeminacy, and a dread of pain or discomfort; and these evils are far more serious than bruises, sprains, broken collar-bones, or even occasionally a more calamitous accident. Dr. Jolliffe's Boys The Marquis De Frezelière appears to have been a fine specimen of that proud and valiant aristocracy, not even then wholly broken down in France by the effeminacy of the times. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume II. He told her of the hitter pangs he had felt at her father's taunts—that his soul spurned the imputations of effeminacy and cowardice, implied by his language. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 Oh, American women, be exhorted to flee from the sorceress whose enchantments are binding you in the silken chains of an ignoble effeminacy. Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women On the Various Duties of Life, Physical, Intellectual, And Moral Development; Self-Culture, Improvement, Dress, Beauty, Fashion, Employment, Education, The Home Relations, Their Duties To Young Men, Marriage, Womanhood And Happiness. When all manly exercises had an inseparable taint of coarseness, delicate people naturally mistook effeminacy for refinement. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) The reader will note the comparative effeminacy and sentimentality of the style and the frequent use of euphemisms and double-entendre. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula The next day, being Sunday, it rained very hard; and I must observe that the Corsicans with all their resolution, are afraid of bad weather, to a degree of effeminacy. Boswell's Correspondence with the Honourable Andrew Erskine, and His Journal of a Tour to Corsica They are an effeminacy, only, and introduced by city life. Rural Architecture Being a Complete Description of Farm Houses, Cottages, and Out Buildings Aoyama was not one to charge with effeminacy in any form. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 His features were exquisitely cut, and, in a child, one was not disposed to complain of their effeminacy. A Flat Iron for a Farthing or Some Passages in the Life of an only Son There was no effeminacy connected with his lovable nature; he was quick to resent meanness or deceit, or wrong-doing of any kind. Story-Lives of Great Musicians We also would assuredly have saved the fatherland, for we have, we believe, marrow in our bones, and remain uncorrupted by modern luxury and effeminacy. Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia So long as he had lived alone he had never felt as if his art, or perhaps rather his method of giving himself to it, had any trait of effeminacy. The Way of Ambition This Aoyama poses as a misogynist, takes a wife—perforce, and charges those of us who like women with effeminacy. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 It honors him who goes forth amid the struggling elements to fight his battle, and who shrinks not, with cowardly effeminacy, behind pillows of ease. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry The effeminacy of his manner seemed to have disappeared under the strain of his extreme anger. A Maker of History The latter stood with his hands at his sides, a picture of effeminacy, but when the man tapped him on the nose a most singular and astonishing result followed. Oscar the Detective Or, Dudie Dunne, The Exquisite Detective Society lost sight, to a great extent, of true morality, and the effeminacy of the people constituted the chief feature of the age. Japanese Literature Including Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of Japan You pretend to hate women; you charge us with effeminacy who have wives; and take your own but on compulsion. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 Yet any suggestion of effeminacy certainly did not survive beyond the first glance at their ruggedly masculine features. The Time Traders A prominent chin and a full mouth, so determined as to suggest cruelty, certainly selfishness, preserved the face from effeminacy at the sacrifice of artistic perfection. The Golden Silence I have therefore no acidulous effeminacy to pour upon these German Schläger bouts. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View The second is a satire on the feebleness and effeminacy of the Pisans. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series Charged with weakness and effeminacy one would be laughed at as a fool; be unable to show his face. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 Gaveston, in the first scene, speaks of his master's effeminacy, and on more than one occasion there are hints from the royal favourites that the king should assert his majesty more vigorously. The Growth of English Drama Now the sin of uncleanness or effeminacy would seem to be most contrary to nature, since it would seem especially in accord with nature that agent and patient should be distinct from one another. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province This kind of foreigner he particularly loathed—the slender, nervous type which suggested over-refinement to the point of effeminacy. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis Our prosperous generation, threatened with effeminacy and softness, needs to re-open the pages of history and to linger long upon the portraits of our heroic leaders. The Battle of Principles A Study of the Heroism and Eloquence of the Anti-Slavery Conflict When this sort of arrest of development occurs in a man, it takes the element of masculineness out of him, and replaces it with adipose effeminacy. Sex in Education or, A Fair Chance for Girls When he was first taken into the cabinet he evidently regarded the finer social amenities as matters of no consequence, or even as effeminacies. American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' Hence it is clear that perseverance is commended for observing the mean, while pertinacity is reproved for exceeding the mean, and effeminacy for falling short of it. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province In these he laughs at the effeminacy of the times—the strange dresses and high heels. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour The luxury and effeminacy which are enjoyed in spite of a barbarous climate, can only be the privilege of a few. History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 When they had been subdued, they deteriorated into a state of effeminacy, left the management of the city to their servants and let those servants, as a rule, also carry on their campaigns. Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form Beneath the effeminacy of the Maccaroni, Lord Hervey was one of the few who united to intense finery in every minute detail, an acute and cultivated intellect. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 Therefore effeminacy is not a vice opposed to perseverance. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province He was saved from effeminacy by nervous impulses which passed for sustained manly daring. The Portion of Labor It has been said of the Jew that he is nearly always possessed of a streak of femininity, not effeminacy. Bella Donna A Novel His strictly classical features were enhanced by the luxuriance of his hair, which he wore flowing in its native curls, while his full beard and mustache relieved his face from the charge of effeminacy. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales But the effeminacy of the people, especially of those in the higher ranks, made them the creatures of the army that protected them. The Navy as a Fighting Machine This is what we understand by effeminacy, because a thing is said to be "soft" if it readily yields to the touch. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province But this Frenchman has left barbarism so far behind that he is not afraid of effeminacy; nor does he need to remind himself that he is a male. Letters of a Soldier 1914-1915 Despite his breadth, his large limbs, and his beard, there was about his whole person an indescribable effeminacy, which seemed heightened, rather than diminished, by his bulk and his virile contours. Bella Donna A Novel He is up with the lark, his senses clear and awake from the moment the cold water goes streaming over his head; there is no "lazing" with him, no beefy-mindedness, no affectation and effeminacy. The Story of Baden-Powell 'The Wolf That Never Sleeps' Then, effeminacy spreading even to the warriors, strength to resist internal disorders as well as external assaults gradually faded, and both caliphates fell. The Navy as a Fighting Machine And if it be opposed by deficiency, it will be the same as effeminacy, which is clearly false. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province In earlier times the Romans had scouted at this innovation, which they called a piece of Campanian effeminacy. The Wonders of Pompeii Its extension is seen in the complaint that men learned fierceness from the Saxon of Germany, effeminacy from the Fleming, and drunkenness from the Dane. History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 She took kindly to Roman luxury and effeminacy, and could no longer have thundered at the gates of her neighbors demanding "land." A Short History of France Your method is in pleasing contrast with the ridiculous effeminacy of the previous witnesses. The Gold-Stealers A Story of Waddy Therefore effeminacy is not opposed to perseverance but to temperance. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province On the one side, Cowper's apparent effeminacy was all on the surface; his mind, when it was not unstrung, was of an essentially masculine and vigorous type. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century He gazed doubtfully at the birds, as though they might possibly be deteriorating in the effeminacies of shore life. The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul But there was a suggestion of effeminacy mingling with the manliness of him that aroused the protective instinct in Sanderson. Square Deal Sanderson We have seen that the Romans, the greatest of all nations, were ruined, chiefly, by degradation of character, by effeminacy, by ignorance; for we generally find that idleness degenerates, at last, into sloth and inaction. An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged But properly speaking effeminacy regards lack of pleasures, while delicacy regards the cause that hinders pleasure, for instance toil or the like. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Friendship is both a virtue and a passion essentially; love is a passion only in its nature, and is not a virtue but by accident: good nature makes friendship; but effeminacy love. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 His short life was a mixture of effeminacy, lust, and extravagance. Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. In a big man the suggestion of effeminacy would have been disgusting, and Sanderson's first action as owner of the ranch would have been to discharge such a man instantly. Square Deal Sanderson But Walpole and his tribe have fashion wholly to themselves, and possess force without heaviness, and elegance without effeminacy. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844 Accordingly just as it belongs to effeminacy to be unable to endure toilsome things, so too it belongs thereto to desire play or any other relaxation inordinately. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province The Gauls and other Northern nations, envious of their wealth, and despising the effeminacy of their manners, often invaded them with, numerous, though ill-formed armies. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) Whenever Cher'ea came to demand the watch-word from the emperor, according to custom, he always gave him either Venus, Adonis, or some such, implying softness and effeminacy. Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. But in Sanderson's heart had come a spirit of tolerance toward the little man, for he felt that the effeminacy had resulted from his afflictions. Square Deal Sanderson Often all that the poor man can think of in the rich man is a cowardly greediness for safety, luxury, and effeminacy, and a boundless affectation. Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals Now this is a mark of "incontinency" in pleasurable matters, and of "effeminacy" or "squeamishness" in unpleasant matters, according to Ethic. vii, 1. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province There is an effeminacy about him, which shrinks from and repels common and hearty sympathy. Lectures on the English Poets Delivered at the Surrey Institution In the rear followed a train of Seloucian music-girls, who sang songs derisive of the effeminacy and cowardice of the proconsul. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. Gold and silver to tempt cupidity were not to be found, and the stern, though not inhospitable character of the Northern tribes was very different from the imbecile effeminacy of the Southern races. The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance The effeminacy of a false aristocracy is no nearer the heights of true manhood than the clumsiness of the clod, but I think it is just as near. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 70, August, 1863 An umbrella carried by a man was obviously then considered an extreme effeminacy. Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions It was thus, with this expression, that Mrs. Garman was listening to Mr. Aalbom, the tall assistant master, who was holding forth about the delicacy and effeminacy of the rising generation. Garman and Worse A Norwegian Novel The softness of Southern climates produces, in the long run, gentleness, effeminacy, and indolence, or passionate rather than persevering effort. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864 With all his effeminacy, he was beyond the least doubt desperately determined to possess himself of Cornelia. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. Indeed, there is something about the whole countenance that is a little womanish, though his character certainly presents no appearance of effeminacy. Ancient Egypt They made small use of coaches; there were but few in those times, and they were deadly foes to sloth and effeminacy. Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions Of all oriental races, the Affghans had best resisted the effeminacy of oriental usages, and in some respects we may say—of Mahometan institutions. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 This is the happy phrase of Robertson, as he describes the reëstablishment of society in Europe after the great Northern invasions, which gave new life to Roman effeminacy, and new strength to Roman corruption. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864 Who had regarded the idleness and effeminacy of town life with something of an unexpressed scorn? Macleod of Dare The effect was almost foppish, but the fire in the snapping eyes contradicted any suggestion of effeminacy. A Daughter of the Dons A Story of New Mexico Today Being fond of little children argues no effeminacy in a man, but, as far as my observation has gone, the contrary. Advice to Young Men And (Incidentally) to Young Women in the Middle and Higher Ranks of Life. In a Series of Letters, Addressed to a Youth, a Bachelor, a Lover, a Husband, a Father, a Citizen, or a Subject. There was a certain effeminacy in his own nature which made him understand women better than men. A History of English Prose Fiction His letter to the Caliph shows what must have been the population and splendor of Alexandria, and the luxury and effeminacy of its inhabitants at the time of the Moslem conquest. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 They made small use of coaches; there were but few in those times; and they were deadly foes to sloth and effeminacy. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character It is a head made, indeed, rather to butt than to think with; it is visited with no effeminacy of thought or dream. Prose Fancies And I have never observed that effeminacy was at all the marked companion of fondness for little children. Advice to Young Men And (Incidentally) to Young Women in the Middle and Higher Ranks of Life. In a Series of Letters, Addressed to a Youth, a Bachelor, a Lover, a Husband, a Father, a Citizen, or a Subject. Is the man softened into effeminacy, you see it in his gait. A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements Luxury, enervation, and effeminacy are rife, and snobbery follows close behind them. The Whence and the Whither of Man A Brief History of His Origin and Development through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895 My feelings had become in some way mastered by what I had seen, and all about my heart was disturbance and unseemly effeminacy. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 335, September 1843 He does not deny it humanitarianism, and a still lingering sense of freedom, but it is steeped in corruption and displays nothing so much as a luxurious and selfish effeminacy. Political Thought in England from Locke to Bentham On the other hand, civilization at the South has passed into luxury, has produced effeminacy, till individual freedom has been lost under grinding despotism. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology Religion will not conquer either the admiration or the affections of men by effeminacy, but by strength. Around The Tea-Table Profound without pedantry, subtle without craft, zealous without bigotry, and humane without effeminacy, he lived a philanthropic, pure, and consistent life. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862 Whatever she had caught of its corruptions, she had caught nothing of its effeminacy. Montcalm and Wolfe Avarice, cupidity, sensuality, gluttony, love of finery, effeminacy, meanness, and pride—everything charged against him by the Buddhist—are his most marked characteristics. The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow The assassinations which occur in the streets of Rome, prove rather the inefficiency of the police than the effeminacy of the citizens. The Roman Question The latter viand was repulsed with horror by the colonel, who in the effeminacy of a city life at Cuzeo had never tasted anything more outlandish than monkey. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 22, January, 1873 Mr Crawley had called attention to the fact that savages fear womanly characteristics, that is, effeminacy, which is identified with weakness. Taboo and Genetics A Study of the Biological, Sociological and Psychological Foundation of the Family He delighted in every kind of hardihood; and, in his contempt for effeminacy, once said to his mother: "Better be a savage of some use than a gentle, amorous puppy, obnoxious to all the world." Montcalm and Wolfe There was a suggestion of effeminacy about the lad's small, well-shaped hands and feet. A Man Four-Square Behind these followed courtesans of Seleukeia, singing girls, who chanted many obscene and ridiculous things about the effeminacy and cowardice of Crassus. Plutarch's Lives Volume III. I'm not hinting at anything like effeminacy in Jevons, only at a certain oddity that really saved him. The Belfry Judson Bane was far, however, from giving the impression of effeminacy. Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper But the young Prince, in his general aspect, might be relieved from the charge of effeminacy by his truly chivalrous bearing and the dauntless spirit which beamed from his clear blue eyes. Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean Expel grief, fear, desire, envy, malevolence, avarice, effeminacy, intemperance, from your mind. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy The type which physically appeals to him most, and to which he appeals, is fair, smooth-skinned, gentle, rather girlish and effeminate, with the effeminacy of the ingénue, not the cocotte. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 Sexual Inversion All his correct figure, his trunk, his bedstead and the table—all have an air of elegance and effeminacy. The Schoolmaster He confesses not only fraud, but things which are to the natural man more difficult to confess even than fraud—effeminacy, futility, physical cowardice. Robert Browning Thus, in the murder to which he gave his concurrence he was cruel, base in his flight and effeminacy, miserable in his death. Alfgar the Dane or the Second Chronicle of Aescendune He was quite scandalized at such an exhibition of effeminacy, and positively refused to gratify my wish.... The Personal Life of David Livingstone He showed no effeminacy in his preferences for games or work. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 Sexual Inversion As instances of "muscular effeminacy," two fields of mine, where flax was formerly grown, went by the name of "Pax grounds"; the words "rivet" and "vine," were rendered "ribet" and "bine." Grain and Chaff from an English Manor This does not mean effeminacy on his part—he must be virile, bold, strong, aggressive, positive, compelling. Sane Sex Life and Sane Sex Living Some Things That All Sane People Ought to Know About Sex Nature and Sex Functioning; Its Place in the Economy of Life, Its Proper Training and Righteous Exercise He almost tends to effeminacy in his thoughtful attentions to those he likes; and he generally feels much hurt, though silently, if his attentions are not appreciated or returned. Corea or Cho-sen The Land of the Morning Calm The accomplishments of life are in nowise productive of effeminacy or enervation. The Abominations of Modern Society "Aesthetic" to many good people has an implication of effeminacy and of trifling which is far from praiseworthy; to artists and critics it may sum up what is most admirable in civilization. The Making of Arguments He was temperate in meat and drink, and a hater of effeminacy, a vice or folly much complained of in his time, especially that circumstance of long artificial hair, which he forbade upon severe penalties. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 10 Historical Writings Sport, in its excess, is effeminacy, as being relaxation from toil. Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics And when these two potent causes of effeminacy and pride had worked out their proper result in the character of the masters, then, behold! their resources fail. Famous Americans of Recent Times It is an offence to tell a man that he wears the toumán; being equivalent to a charge of effeminacy; and vice versâ. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 329, March, 1843 Since landing on the island, Captain Magnus had forsworn the effeminacy of forks. Spanish Doubloons That his whole staff were enjoying the delights which Syracuse afforded, with the same indolence and effeminacy. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 Arthur, on the contrary, was delicate in feature almost to effeminacy. Fort Lafayette or, Love and Secession For one or two generations the warlike character and manly habits were maintained; and then the intruders, having adopted Chinese manners, ceremonies, literature, and civilization, sank into more than Chinese effeminacy and degradation. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 Still, it would scarcely have distressed those sturdy limbs, well developed and preserved by Roman training, never permitted by him to degenerate into effeminacy. More Bywords Indolence and effeminacy stole upon him by pleasing and imperceptible gradations, relaxed the sinews of his resolution, and extinguished his thirst of military glory. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 04 The Adventurer; The Idler They, whose whole life had been one of indulgence and effeminacy, had now to undergo the greatest privations, the hardest sufferings. The Merchant of Berlin An Historical Novel Those critics who have objected to the effeminacy of the architecture unconsciously pay the highest tribute to the genius of the builders. A Handbook to Agra and the Taj Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri and the Neighbourhood The life of the region in which he lives is a life of effeminacy, indolence, timidity, and amusement. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 Trousers or breeches of any sort they despised as marks of effeminacy. The Winning of the West, Volume 1 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769-1776 He told her of the pangs he had felt at her father's implied imputation of effeminacy and cowardice. Primitive Love and Love-Stories The peace did its work: it settled the dynasty, and filled the purse; but men, considering it, whispered of effeminacy and degeneracy, and the like, as men will to the end of time. The Castle Inn Our northern way of expressing effeminacy, is derived chiefly from the hardships of cold. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 572, October 20, 1832 He has speeches, perhaps, sometimes scenes, which have all the delicacy of Rowe, without his effeminacy. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces Small of stature and slight in frame, his delicate aspect was redeemed from effeminacy by a head of classic contour, a penetrating and melodious voice, an address which always won attention. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 50, December, 1861 In Tibullus there is a note of tenderness which, however, is a mark of effeminacy rather than of an improved manliness. Primitive Love and Love-Stories And no sooner did honest hand labour become despised than effeminacy crept in, and this once haughty nation was practically blotted out from the face of the earth. A Cotswold Village An umbrella carried by a man was obviously then considered as extreme effeminacy. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 572, October 20, 1832 A language of exhaustless variety; strong without ruggedness, and flexible without effeminacy. Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers To sleep in a tent is semi-luxury, and tainted with too much effeminacy to suit the ardor of a first-rate "Rough." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 50, December, 1861 Xenophon, mourning the march of luxury among the Persians, says that modern effeminacy has reached such a pitch, that men have even devised coverings for their fingers, called gloves. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861 Hard riding and all sports which involve an element of danger are the best antidotes to that luxury and effeminacy which long periods of peace are apt to foster. A Cotswold Village But as I grew older, and watched her, and the men round her, I began to suspect that religion and effeminacy had a good deal to do with each other. Phaethon The penalties they threaten—sickness, decrepitude, effeminacy—are too dire to pass unheeded. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 Yet there was a set of the mouth and a prominence of the chin which relieved him of any trace of effeminacy. The White Company But the most singular feature in the character of Manuel, is the contrast and vicissitude of labor and sloth, of hardiness and effeminacy. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 The Asiatic pomp, which had been adopted by the pride of Diocletian, assumed an air of softness and effeminacy in the person of Constantine. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2 The slothful effeminacy of the former exposed them to the contempt, the sullen ferociousness of the latter excited the aversion, of the conquerors. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 The Fall of Rome was due not to luxury, effeminacy or corruption, not to Nero's or Caligula's wickedness, nor to the futility of Constantine's descendants. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 The effeminacy of dress that characterised the reign of Richard the Second was a constant theme of contemporary authors. Intentions As we abhor oppression, we abhor kings: as we detest vain-glory, we detest rank: as we despise effeminacy, we despise wealth. The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan Amory liked him for being clever and literary without effeminacy or affectation. This Side of Paradise Cold undoubtedly imparts vigor, and, according to DeThou, Henry III lost his effeminacy and love of pleasure in winter and reacquired a spirit of progress and reformation. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine This were to teach him a lesson of effeminacy and cowardice. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author Does not, for example, the worship of material luxury and wealth, which constitutes so large a portion of the "spirit" of our age, make somewhat for effeminacy and unmanliness? Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature Instead of the savage instinct becoming dominant, we are fairly open to the charge of effeminacy, of super-estheticism. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 These two Italian abbes were ne plus ultras in luxury and effeminacy. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume II (of II) I well remember the rebellion - the protest against effeminacy - which the white tie called forth amongst some of us upon its first invasion on evening dress. Tracks of a Rolling Stone The coat was shaped delicately; it outlined the wearer, and, fitting him as women's clothes fit women, suggested an effeminacy not an attribute of the tall Corliss. The Flirt But when we gravely ask ourselves whether this wholesale organization of irrationality and crime be our only bulwark against effeminacy, we stand aghast at the thought, and think more kindly of ascetic religion. Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature The grossness of excessive banqueting, and the effeminacy of many clothes are attainments that never met my fancy. The Lost Continent He was a sprightly man of about thirty, with none of the effeminacy that marked so many of the officers of the King's household. An Enemy to the King Soon after their arrival, and even during the course of their voyage, he had observed among the sailors something like a disposition to mutiny, encouraged probably by the negligence and apparent effeminacy of their captain. Tales and Novels — Volume 05 The effeminacy belonged all to the tailor, an artist plying far from Corliss Street, for the coat would have encountered a hundred of its fellows at Trouville or Ostende this very day. The Flirt The French, by chiefly frequenting the women, contracted their manner of speaking, which was ridiculed as an effeminacy by the women, as well as the men, among the natives. History of Louisisana Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing His features had all the softness of woman without effeminacy; and in his eye there sat a lambent fire which bespoke the man, without roughness, and without ferocity. Imogen A Pastoral Romance Manly enough in some things, he was fastidious in others to the very verge of effeminacy; an aristocrat by birth and by predilection, he made a parade of democratic opinions. Lord Kilgobbin A general air of effeminacy produced in the hearer at once a state of mind not very favorably disposed to receive his opinions. Zenobia or, the Fall of Palmyra He had laid before her many arguments, which, by reason of their effeminacy, appealed to her illogical mind, proving that Dora could not do better than marry him. From One Generation to Another Those rosettes were, I'll own, rather an annoyance to me; to my thinking, such 'effeminacies' were calculated to lower me in the eyes of my companions. The Jew and Other Stories This lesson of the downfall of Rome they never forgot; and to-day, with all their beauty and refinement, physical and mental effeminacy is left solely to the women. A Strange Discovery When that integrity was broken, this people did not languish in the weakness of nations sunk in effeminacy. An Essay on the History of Civil Society, Eighth Edition The love of the beautiful, the magnificent, and the luxurious, is our national fault, Lucius; it betrays itself in every department of civil and social life, and not unfrequently declines into a degrading effeminacy. Zenobia or, the Fall of Palmyra If there is excess anywhere, it lies perhaps in a certain effeminacy of sentiment. Amiel's Journal It is precisely the language of sensation among men who feared no charge of effeminacy for feeling, what they had no want of resolution to bear. Literary Remains, Volume 2 His style has been charged with effeminacy; but Mr. C. thought it very graceful and chaste. Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge The weakness and effeminacy of which polished nations are sometimes accused, has its place probably in the mind alone. An Essay on the History of Civil Society, Eighth Edition The effeminacy in his own nature had from the first both shrunk from and been attracted by the masculinity in Brandon. The Cathedral The suspicion of effeminacy which he suggested might be unjust, but he certainly had not experienced what Oliphant would call "life." Literary Love-Letters and Other Stories "Away, villain, and marshal in this fair frost piece—fear not she will complain of my effeminacy; and thou, Ramorny, away also." The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day Contact with the vice and effeminacy of the East tended to lessen the manly vigor of the Greeks, both in Asia and in Europe. Early European History The armies of Europe have been obliged to make the experiment; and the children of opulent families, bred in effeminacy, or nursed with tender care, have been made to contend with the savage. An Essay on the History of Civil Society, Eighth Edition Such diversity in their executions has this view, that in punishing of glaring iniquities, it behoves likewise to display them to sight: but effeminacy and pollution must be buried and concealed. The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola It is wealth, luxury, and the effeminacy that comes with them that have softened the fibre of Rome, and made her willing to bear a master. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius But, as to the effeminacy, I denied it in toto; and with good reason, as will be seen. Autobiographical Sketches To wear a beard was regarded as a sign of effeminacy in a man. Early European History A youth with long hair, a velvet coat, extravagant manners, and the other effeminacies of emptiness looks the charlatan he is. John M. Synge: a Few Personal Recollections, with Biographical Notes Much of the story of Solomon, e.g., is unmistakably historical—his luxury, his effeminacy, his commerce, his unscrupulousness. Introduction to the Old Testament What is more revolting—what proves a deeper degeneracy of human nature, than horrid crimes conceived in the bosom of cowardly effeminacy? Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature The Britons despised the Romans as much for their belief in many gods as for their luxury, and what they considered their effeminacy. Beric the Briton : a Story of the Roman Invasion Be sure, be sure, that ever since the days of the Persians of old, effeminacy, if not twin-sister of cowardice and dishonesty, has always gone hand in hand with them. Prose Idylls, New and Old His face was strikingly handsome, only saved from effeminacy by a firm chin. The Sheik Beyond that they will not go, contemning effeminacy. Concerning Animals and Other Matters With infinite cleverness and inexhaustible flow of wit, he has exposed the sophistical subtilty, the rhetorical and philosophical pretensions, the immoral and seductive effeminacy, and the excitations to undisguised sensuality of Euripides. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature The profile turned towards her was delicate to effeminacy. Phantom Fortune, a Novel And afford nobody any excuse whatever, either wealth or birth, or anything else that accompanies excellence, for affecting indolence or effeminacy or any other behavior that is not genuine. Dio's Rome, Volume 4 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form The latter, which it was hard to recruit on account of the growing effeminacy of the city, it was harder still to keep under discipline. The Gracchi Marius and Sulla Epochs of Ancient History His seeming effeminacy of attire had been long proved to mark no effeminacy of nature, no lack of strength. Between Whiles Such a state of things appears very uncomfortable to us; but the Greeks had nothing of effeminacy about them; and we must not forget, too, the mildness of their climate. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature But with all the intrepid effeminacy of your true dandy, he still continued his Cologne-water baths, and sported his lace-bordered handkerchiefs in the very teeth of a tempest. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War If Louis XIV. was a Nebuchadnezzar, unapproachable from pride, Louis XV. was a Sardanapalus in effeminacy and insouciant revelries. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 08 Great Rulers He showed equal scorn for such pursuits as at Rome at least were associated with effeminacy and vice, and expressed in lively language his dislike of singing and dancing. The Gracchi Marius and Sulla Epochs of Ancient History His conquests were equally splendid; nor did he lead the forces of a brave and generous people, against a nation depressed by slavery, and relaxed with effeminacy. Four Early Pamphlets In the accompanying music, he adopted all the innovations invented by Timotheus, and chose those melodies which were most in unison with the effeminacy of his own poetry. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature Is it difficult to predict the ultimate effect on a nation of overwhelming standing armies eating up the resources of kings, or of the general prevalence of luxury, effeminacy, and vice? Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02 Jewish Heroes and Prophets She inveighed with much warmth against the effeminacy and depravity of the modern times. Damon and Delia A Tale The moral of the piece is evidently to expose the evil consequences of luxury, effeminacy, and supineness in the sovereign. Chinese Literature Comprising the Analects of Confucius, the Sayings of Mencius, the Shi-King, the Travels of Fâ-Hien, and the Sorrows of Han To have a long tunic with long sleeves was considered a mark of effeminacy. Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. I am afraid we deserve it for our effeminacy. The Rangers; or, The Tory's Daughter A tale illustrative of the revolutionary history of Vermont To describe their tone as effeminate would be unfair and untrue, for effeminacy in the work of a male hand would necessarily imply something of falsity of sentiment, and from this they are entirely free. English Men of Letters: Coleridge The classical regularity of his features was relieved from effeminacy by the slightly Roman nose, which, with the thin lips, gave him an expression of firmness and nerve that was true to his character. The Lost Trail For in losing the masculinity of their race the Greeks devoted themselves more and more to refined effeminacies. The Prince of India — Volume 01 From Greece were introduced learning and refinement, from Asia immorality and effeminacy. Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. In these respects, then, is our city worthy of admiration, and in others also; for we study elegance combined with frugality, and cultivate philosophy without effeminacy. Mosaics of Grecian History The Greek ascendency in Asia and Egypt was followed by the same luxury and extravagance and effeminacy that resulted from the rule of Persia. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. There where true grace simply used ease and provenance, affected grace becomes effeminacy. Aesthetical Essays of Frederich Schiller From this we may conclude that the carrying an Umbrella was in some sort a mark of effeminacy. Umbrellas and Their History Our northern way of expressing effeminacy is derived chiefly from the hardships of cold. The Caesars His beauty, however, though he was eminently distinguished both in features and in person, was not liable to the charge of effeminacy. Waverley Novels — Volume 12 Their sublime art became the handmaid of effeminacy, of vanity, of sensuality. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. This characteristic of womanliness is not that weak, unsubstantial quality which we sometimes associate with effeminacy. Hold Up Your Heads, Girls! : Helps for Girls, in School and Out Forty or fifty years ago the writer on American morals was sure to deplore the effeminacy and luxury of young Americans who were born of rich parents. Types of Children's Literature His soul was soft as a woman's; but it knew neither effeminacy nor despair. Thaddeus of Warsaw The young man's personal equipments exhibited a singular mixture of splendour and effeminacy, and enabled the experienced spectators to ascertain his nation, and the capacity in which he served. Waverley Novels — Volume 12 "As a reaction against effeminacy, Stoicism may be applauded; as a doctrine, it is one-sided, and ends in apathy and egotism." The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. Then note the causes of her fall,—greediness, wealth, luxury, effeminacy, satiety, corrupt morals,—and bring the lesson home to your own nation, and to your own selves. Hold Up Your Heads, Girls! : Helps for Girls, in School and Out The fine expression of his countenance alone redeemed it from effeminacy. Self-Raised Or, From the Depths Then he ran for a few moments up and down the bank to dry himself—he counted the use of a towel effeminacy, and dressing again, ran home to finish his simple toilet. Warlock o' Glenwarlock With copper-coloured men, as with whites, luxury and effeminacy weaken the physical constitution, and heretofore deformities were more common at Cuzco and Tenochtitlan. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 They made war on nations sunk in effeminacy and vile idolatries—men worse than they. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. He carried conviction into a mind not yet all destroyed by effeminacy and indulgence of the emotions. At the Sign of the Eagle Where Moloch was worshipped, the people would naturally be found cruel; where the Paphian Venus, it could not be expected that they should escape the taint of a voluptuous effeminacy. Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1 He is a thorough Englishman, self-relying and self-contained; a well-bred gentleman without a jot of effeminacy. Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia Thus we learned once more, that, instead of sinking into effeminacy and fantastic delights, there was reason rather for hardening ourselves, in order either to bear or to counteract inevitable evils. Autobiography: Truth and Fiction Relating to My Life Any suggestion of a curl must have produced an effect of effeminacy, whereas that neat, plastered wave showed the shapeliness of his head, and gave him a touch of manly decision. Winding Paths Although far paler and thinner than when she had first seen it, a heavy mustache and large, dark, thoughtful eyes relieved it from the charge of effeminacy. An Original Belle A heavy mustache relieved his face from effeminacy, but his large, dark eyes were dull and apathetic. Without a Home His face, his bearing, his expression, speak of confidence and contentment; health shines in his countenance, his firm step speaks of strength; his colour, delicate but not sickly, has nothing of softness or effeminacy. Emile Barbarous, perhaps—but there are possibilities for barbarism, and none in this wide world for effeminacy. Through the Magic Door "I wonder that man is not ashamed to be seen in a respectable place," she snapped, "with his long hair and his bracelet—such effeminacy is perfectly disgusting, Erasmus." The Point of View He ordered the boy roughly, teased him for his ignorance of manly exercises, tried to cure his helplessness by increasing his difficulties, and viewed his fatigue as affectation or effeminacy. The Chaplet of Pearls Cassius's insisting on the pretended effeminacy of Caesar's character, and his description of their swimming across the Tiber together, 'once upon a raw and gusty day', are among the finest strokes in it. Characters of Shakespeare's Plays The exaggeration of feminine delicacy leads to effeminacy in men. Emile His home life, sweet and tranquil as it was, could not fail to hurt him as artist; he was flattered and coddled and doubtless the touch of effeminacy in his person was fostered. Chopin : the Man and His Music It leads too much to idleness and effeminacy; for great is the luxuriance of that part of America, and the ease with which the earth is cultivated. Letters from an American Farmer Field sports are intelligible enough; the pursuit of art requires some explanation, and incurs a suspicion of effeminacy or eccentricity. Escape, and Other Essays Our wanton youths are sunk in effeminacy … They insert their toes in things like serpents' tails which present to view the shape of scorpions. Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres The Rev. Bruno had grown very tall, and seemed to be in perfect health; but the effeminacy of his brilliant youth still declared itself in his attitudes, gestures, and attire. Born in Exile He had delicate features, redeemed from effeminacy by the swarthiness of his complexion, and his quick intensity of expression. North and South Osborne, on the contrary, was what is commonly called 'fine;' delicate almost to effeminacy in dress and in manner; careful in small observances. Wives and Daughters But since Josephine was no more there, since her beautiful hands no more presented him his food, a change had come over Fortune's character; he had awakened from the effeminacy of happiness to full activity. Empress Josephine An historical sketch of the days of Napoleon The very faults of the architecture and effeminacy of taste witness the artists' object. Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres His complexion had once been fair almost to effeminacy, his cheeks ruddy with health, and his blue eye bright and full of hope. Oak Openings Yet, on the contrary, there were some who alleged that true Lacedaemonians—Lacedaemonian nobles—for their protection against the "effeminacies" of culture, were denied all knowledge of reading and writing. Plato and Platonism But it was connected in his mind with chicanery, effeminacy, and with the cruel and degrading punishments of children. Roman and the Teuton He had been reared in a stern and more northern school, but he had learned long since that a love of innocent pleasure was no sign of effeminacy or corruption. The Star of Gettysburg A Story of Southern High Tide It is natural and right that a man at five-and-twenty should be both able and willing to run four miles, a parson above all others, as a protest against effeminacy. Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn Living like his predecessors in effeminacy and sloth, the king was driven from the throne by an ambitious adventurer named Mack, who from a fisherman had risen to be Grand Mandarin. The Golden Bough His effeminacy was the result of his training because he had always been sheltered. The Captives The Lord Giovanni, himself not lacking in effeminacy, was greatly taken by the wondrous raiment, the studied lisp and the hundred affectations of this peerless gallant. The Shame of Motley: being the memoir of certain transactions in the life of Lazzaro Biancomonte, of Biancomonte, sometime fool of the court of Pesaro They saw that it caused a competition in expense ruinous to cavaliers of moderate fortune, and they feared that a softness and effeminacy might thus be introduced incompatible with the stern nature of the war. Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada Of the effeminacy of a night robe Webster knew nothing except by somewhat hazy rumour. Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police; a tale of the Macleod trail Besides he would needs persuade us that it showed too much of a vain curiosity, effeminacy, and luxury, to convert what is wholesome into that which is palatable. Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies We may observe an effeminacy of style, in some degree corresponding to effeminacy of character. Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners Hardihood was in every respect so essential to the character of a Highlander, that the reproach of effeminacy was the most bitter which could be thrown upon him. The Lady of the Lake Such diversity in their executions has this view, that in punishing of glaring iniquities, it behooves likewise to display them to sight; but effeminacy and pollution must be buried and concealed. Tacitus on Germany They found the wounded man lying in the front room upon a rudely extemporized couch of bear-skins, he having sternly declined the effeminacy of his wife's bedroom. Cressy With that quiet fearlessness and determination which had won for him the respect of men who were too apt to regard piety as synonymous with effeminacy, he attacked Scott in his own house. Mrs. Skagg's Husbands and Other Stories Their inordinate vanity runs them into all sorts of extravagances; and their habitual effeminacy gets them out of them at any price. Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners My uncle says that you and I, Darsie, are but half Redgauntlets, and that the metal of which our father's family was made, has been softened to effeminacy in our mother's offspring.' Redgauntlet But his serious compositions exhibit a strength and vigour which could not have been expected from the softness and effeminacy of his other pieces. Letters on England He reigned 25 years, but giving himself up to effeminacy, his country was invaded by Shakaditya, a king from the highlands of Kumaon. Vikram and the Vampire; Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance Ceasing to be shag, it does not become beauty, but foppishness, effeminacy, Miss Nancy-ism. Gala-days Such is the effeminacy of the speculative and philosophical temperament, compared with the promptness and vigour of the practical! Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners |
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