| 单词 | euphonious |
| 例句 | Tune I did; and found that, indeed, the instrument was none of the most euphonious. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The Xhosa are a proud and patrilineal people with an expressive and euphonious language and an abiding belief in the importance of laws, education, and courtesy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The final section, back in the music room, contained the only real “music” of the afternoon — an extended trio for harp, violin and glockenspiel that was euphonious and hymnlike. Music takes over every inch of the Phillips Collection 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z And since micro-tones were liberally employed as well, it was impossible to discern a performance flaw from what was supposed to sound euphonious. Lots of sound but little recognizable music in Arditti Quartet’s performance 2017-03-26T04:00:00Z He had become a celebrity by being Josh Groban, the euphonious romantic; would he now be willing to become Pierre? For Josh Groban, a Boot Camp for Broadway 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z Beethoven’s melodic dimension — so undervalued — inspired Morlot and the orchestra to wonders of sustained legato and euphonious phrasing. At Seattle Symphony, cosmic radiation from Beethoven and Messiaen 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Happy House acquired its euphonious name in 1956 in honor of a doo-wop song Mr. Robinson wrote for Lewis Lymon & the Teenchords titled “I’m So Happy,” a hit in the Northeast. Bobby Robinson, Harlem Music Impresario, Dies at 93 2011-01-12T05:12:52Z From the stokers in the boiler rooms to the Strauses in first class, every life bore significance — just as, on a stage, every voice in the variegated cast is essential to completing Yeston’s euphonious tapestry. Voices raised ebulliently, passengers of ‘Titanic’ head for the deep 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z The result was the bright, euphonious blend that became the group’s trademark. Bobby Osborne, Mandolinist Who Flouted Bluegrass Convention, Dies at 91 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z When a D.J. casually refers to Creed as “testosterone rockers from Tallahassee,” for example, King comments about that phrase, “It’s absolutely euphonious, my version of cellar door.” ‘Tacky’ Finds the Joy in Bad Taste 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z Those men who perished upon the rocks for surrendering to the sirens’ euphonious call are the myth’s tragic protagonists—the cautionary tale we embrace. In Italy, among the literary A-list, I find my own siren song 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z Then, he heard the euphonious tones of Scott Brick. ‘I can write the words. He supplies the melody’: The harmonious bond between authors and audiobook narrators 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z West himself emphasized in his euphonious narration that the “music goes hand in hand with the politics.” Cornel West: “Donald Trump is a horror many of us can’t wrap our minds around” 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z Sure, Bruckner was trying to imitate the euphonious blend of the pipe organ, of which he was an unchallenged virtuoso. Daniel Barenboim and the Music of Anton Bruckner 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z In her poem “The Ozark Odes,” for instance, one section comprises no more than the curious, euphonious names of Arkansas towns. C. D. Wright, Poet of Ozarks and Beyond, Dies at 67 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z It is officially, if not exactly euphoniously, called, “George Balanchine’s ‘The Nutcracker.’ ” New York Will Lose Ballet Theater’s ‘Nutcracker’ 2014-03-16T22:05:06Z Robin’s enterprise affirmed the vitality and variety of recent orchestral writing: the music on offer ranged from euphonious effusions in a post-minimalist vein to dissonant fulminations of the avant-garde. Listen to the Future 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z The piece is euphonious, affectionate and beautifully scored for strings. With remarkable concert at Soka, the young Calidore String Quartet declares: Take note 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z Eva Hughes, 74, a retired associate minister at a church in Roanoke, Va., looks forward to Ms. Brown’s videos and delights in her euphonious Southern accent. The Joy of Vegan Cooking, 60 Seconds at a Time 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z “Not to mention that the car horn can be a little cacophonous. And so it was euphonious to be able to use this melody instead. Because we didn’t want to add to traffic noise pollution.” Waymo designed new features to improve AV access for passengers with disabilities 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z A starred Publisher’s Weekly review of the book described it as “gripping, euphonious … and full of storytelling magic.” Issaquah author wins prestigious Newbery Medal for children’s literature 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z The word, for Osmond, was “clear, euphonious and uncontaminated by other associations”. Psychedelics have lost their cool. Blame Gwyneth Paltrow | John Semley 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z More surprising are passages of childlike innocence—for example, a euphonious chorus of singing flowers—and episodes of polyrhythmic orchestral exuberance, as in Kay’s wild sleigh ride with the Queen. Opera Against the Patriarchy 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z The long narratives in “Turn Around Time” are written in free verse, but generously laced with internal rhymes and euphonious cadences. With a new Northwest-set book, David Guterson meditates on uncertainty, time, primal fears 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z “It was euphonious to be able to use this melody instead” Autonomous vehicles have long been held up as a solution to the many transportation woes confronted by people with disabilities. Waymo designed new features to improve AV access for passengers with disabilities 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z And there's nothing like hitting a crisp wedge and having his euphonious voice give it some encouragement. Editor's Letter: You Make Me Feel So Young - Golf Digest 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z Some historians believe them to be simply euphonious syllables, a Korean fa-la-la. A Tune Heard Often at These Olympics Gets to the Heart of Being Korean 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z Aki Kaurismaki, the Finnish director with the euphonious name, is a filmmaker who goes his own way, and never more so than in "The Other Side of Hope." 'The Other Side of Hope' is an offbeat Finnish refugee tale with a lot of heart 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z When Anderson sang, “I’ll be the roundabout,” most American listeners surely had no idea that he was referring to the kind of intersection known less euphoniously, in the U.S., as a traffic circle. The Persistence of Prog Rock 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z He counts "Wives With Knives," a title as self-explanatory as it is euphonious, among his creations. Whodunit? Henry Schleiff, boss of Investigation Discovery, stays busy hooking viewers on crime 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z He counts “Wives With Knives,” a title as self-explanatory as it is euphonious, among his creations. Investigation Discovery network can get you hooked on crime 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z Not surprisingly, given the marketing goal, the hero of the story is a machine, a real Panasonic rugged tablet, the euphoniously named Toughpad FZ-E1, which saves the day in a harrowing confrontation. Unbreakable Valor Puts Panasonic In The Spotlight 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z Anderson’s Neck, Choptank Sweets and Misty Points are just a few of the euphonious new oysters to hit the market; Mr. Leggett’s own York Rivers fetch premium prices. A Chesapeake Homecoming 2014-03-24T19:09:28Z Like every writer, I would like my writing to last, and most writers who have lasted not only have euphonious names, but names that somehow resonate with their genius. The curse of a ridiculous name 2012-07-06T16:14:50Z But what a well-balanced touch, what a broad, euphonious tone, what care in building climaxes or shading his tone to mellifluous whisper! Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z But wouldn’t life be more entertaining – not to mention more euphonious – if someone like Gore Vidal were writing their dialogue? ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: The Art of Eloquence 2012-05-03T15:07:19Z It has to be admitted that, in this instance, the Anglicised form of the name is the more euphonious. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z It goes under the more euphonious designation of earning, for to steal would mean that he was a thief, and that he would never under any circumstances consent to be. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z The name was sonorous, euphonious, and, in a certain sense, magnificent—but being too long for ordinary use, we reduced it for working purposes to "The Great New-Light Democratic Central Committee of Quodlibet." Quodlibet 2012-03-26T02:00:29.820Z Occasionally Uncle Rufus “threw in a word” in conversation which sounded euphonious in his own ears, but had little to do with the real meaning of his speech. The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did 2012-02-03T03:00:26.090Z How well he succeeded in handling phrases in the Irish vernacular, without marring the most euphonious rhythm, may be seen in the following piece, O'Brien of Arra. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.223Z Today, that generous benefactor, Mr. Pipkin, endows some village Lyceum, which is destined forever to glory in the euphonious name of Pipkin. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z Now, I fancy that "My Lord" is a vast deal more euphonious than "My Lud" and Cowper, as Shakspeare has it, "becomes the mouth as well" as Cooper. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 95, August 23, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2011-12-24T03:07:54.103Z The postmasters-general had long ceased to reside in the Post Office building; and yet to them was supplied, besides coals and candles, what was euphoniously termed tinware, by which is to be understood kitchen utensils. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z Such a punishment, euphoniously termed “forced residence,” sometimes involved the death of the exile, and always caused heavy expense, as a pardon could not be obtained without bribing some one. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z If so, then, is it not reasonable to suppose that the stones of this Druid temple would provoke the largest idea of magnitude, and thence be called Stone-Hengst, or more euphoniously, Stone-henge,—stallion stones? Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 91, July 26, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2011-10-19T02:00:23.307Z This is an euphonious oriental title, suggestive of some amiable qualities which are eminently calculated to adorn and elevate human life. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z It is sweet, it is a euphonious name, and I trust you will bear it with as much Christian philanthropy, as you have that of cowards, and pirates—Fools. Popery! As it Was and as it Is Also, Auricular Confession; And Popish Nunneries 2011-10-12T02:00:50.077Z The lovely “Lily of the Nile” is so common as to be designated by the less euphonious name of “Pig Lily.” Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z The Princess preferred to call him by his latter name, because it seemed to her the grander and also the more euphonious of the two. The Village of Youth and Other Fairy Tales 2011-08-06T02:00:04.530Z There is a very special and distinct charm about literature that is musical to the ear—words that are euphonious, phrases that are rhythmic, sentences that rise and fall with definite cadence. The Lure of the Pen A book for Would-Be Authors 2011-07-26T02:00:15.573Z But my rendering was more euphonious—more poetical, don’t you see?” The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Frequently euphonious names, sometimes from the Greek, were chosen: Ambrosia, Anicetum, Nectarium, for the promoters evidently knew the satisfying effect, on both patient and physician, of a mystifying foreign name. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z About a year after the beginning of the war, some of the older divisions adopted tinned beef, which went among the men under the euphonious name of "monkey meat." Average Americans 2011-06-02T02:00:20.387Z He bore the euphonious name of Fa’at Bey, but was not a bad fellow. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z The name we honor here today Each clan may claim with equal clatter British, euphonious, clear and short, Rede me a name of better sort! Memorial Day and Other Verse 2011-05-20T02:00:35.647Z The slurs at the euphonious jingler and effeminate Alfred are in place no more. Tennyson's Life and Poetry And Mistakes Concerning Tennyson 2011-05-14T02:00:10.627Z Now the chin of this lazy box-incumbent had thrown up more mole-hills–so I euphoniously name warts–than are necessary for shaving and mowing. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z I stopped at a town in Jackson County, bearing the euphonious name of Gasberg. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z Among their number was the euphonious Dr Sami Khiyami, Syria's ambassador, called in to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office earlier this week to be told of Britain's concerns about the brutal suppression of Syrian protests. Snubbing the Royals: Guess Who's Skipping the Wedding 2011-04-28T19:45:28Z Olive and Mr. Marsden were discussing the merits and demerits of various Christian names which according to their ideas were more or less euphonious. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z There was at the bottom of the garden, and outside of it, a miserable, dilapidated wooden shed, euphoniously called a summer-house. A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:27.467Z It is more euphonious than goalology or leather spheroids, which have suggested themselves to me.” The Genial Idiot His Views and Reviews 2011-02-18T03:00:20.773Z He engaged others, of course, when his fields were ploughed, and sown, and reaped, but Tunks—such was the euphonious name of the handy-man—was in demand all the year round. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z How nicely this chamber fits you, Mr.—ah—what is the euphonious title? The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z They spoke in high terms of his surprising command of language; they begged to express their wonder at his euphonious construction of sentences; they regarded with reverence the pervading symmetry of his general style. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z Ever since a person revelling under a euphonious nom de plume, which recalls to mind the romantic days of Robin Hood, perverted the function of dramatic criticism, imitators have sprung up all over the country. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z "Not at all," she replied, too discouraged to be euphonious just then. Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z The younger man, whose hair was very short, wore the ordinary smock-frock euphoniously termed a “cow-gown,” but as he was journeying, it was tucked up round his hips. The Parson O' Dumford As he is favored with the euphonious name of Frank Emery Robinson Chubbuck it was a work of art to make his initials look beautiful. Village Life in America 1852-1872 Including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl Time passed unheeded, and silence, the euphonious silence of dual solitude, was only broken by the casual twang of lute strings, or the sudden enunciation of a half-modelled thought. Love's Usuries As the border man uttered the euphonious title he stooped, for he was almost unnaturally tall, and peered inquisitively into the girl’s face. Little Oskaloo or, The White Whirlwind It is a pity that the old, unusual, and euphonious name was not kept. History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII. Therefore, since there had never floated through her day-dreams a nebula with perfect profile, immense wealth and euphonious titles, Maurice had not to be fitted in with a preconception. Carnival No wonder it grew more and more artificial, as it grew more and more strange and euphonious. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 I’ll tell you in a minute,” and on the spur of the moment he invented a quite euphonious name, one which was to last him for a great many years. Young Wallingford Seclusion and self-effacement have hardly been synonymous with my euphonious name! Geraldine Farrar The Story of an American Singer To be sure, as a set-off, these professors sometimes give us something more euphonious; 'Margarate of Glycerine' sounds like the title of a novel, but then whoever heard of 'Glycerine?' Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) Then the letters of the English language seemed so uncouth and different from the euphonious sounds of the Arabic and Persian alphabet, to which he had been accustomed. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches Williams, familiarly known among his admirers in the battalion by the euphonious prefixes of "Dad" and "Judge," was elevated to this position. The Utah Batteries: A History A complete account of the muster-in, sea voyage, battles, skirmishes and barrack life of the Utah batteries, together with biographies of officers and muster-out rolls. "What a huddle of euphonious names," exclaimed the Doctor, after having proffered a "Thank you, sir," to the individual who had so opportunely appeared. Little Wolf A Tale of the Western Frontier In a comparative sense, “musical” may have the further signification of “euphonious.”—“My verses are too musical to bear setting to music,” a noted poet once remarked to me. Sketch of a New Esthetic of Music But a dear little “tot” in this class doth belong Whose euphonious cognomen is Margaret Armstrong, If she will come forward, I gladly will give A prize she can cherish as long as she’ll live. Silver Links The vocabulary contains several hundred euphonious and peculiarly significant words, heretofore not comprised in spellers of this grade. Lee's Last Campaign This stream rejoices in the euphonious name, as one of the residents there tried in vain to inform some of us, of the Conedoguinet. Our campaign around Gettysburg Being a memorial of what was endured, suffered and accomplished by the Twenty-third regiment (N. Y. S. N. G.) and other regiments associated with them, in their Pennsylvania and Maryland campaign, during the second rebel invasion of the loyal states in June-July, 1863 “To snub” is certainly not euphonious, and would sadly offend the ears of many who are addicted to the habit. Talkers With Illustrations It was the last and only resort of the striker, who is euphoniously known as a dog robber. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" Callously modern indeed must be he who would wish Mr. Munroe's quaintly euphonious lines transmuted into the irritatingly abrupt and barren phraseology of the day. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 This student went by the not very euphonious name of “Lean Meat” from that date. Confessions of a Neurasthenic "Tall, athletic and manly, dignified, but graceful," he stood as the chosen exponent of his people's wrongs, ready to voice their plaints in the "musical and euphonious" accents of the Shawnee tongue. The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 “Has this gulch where we are, any such euphonious title?” inquired Miss Gladden. The Award of Justice Or, Told in the Rockies A Pen Picture of the West The tone was, although wild, not inharmonious, and the words rather euphonious. The History of the First West India Regiment The long and euphonious periodic sentences suggest the style of Gibbon or of Dr. Johnson, whilst the occasional metrical lines remind the reviewer of Dr. Young's solemn "Night Thoughts". Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 It employed the more euphonious term "Railroad Diplomatist." Commercialism and Journalism These laws, usually given under the pretext of safeguarding the morals of the people and accompanied by similar euphonious phrases were, like modern prohibitions, vicious and virulent effusions of the predatory instinct in mankind. Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome “This one has two names, equally euphonious and equally historical; it is now called Spotted Horse gulch, but years since it was known as Dead Man’s gulch.” The Award of Justice Or, Told in the Rockies A Pen Picture of the West “I looked around to see how those ribbon-venders were getting on,” he said after this euphonious, foreign prelude. The Strollers He allows he ain't that invidious, an' in what he says is merely out to be both euphonious an' explicit, that a-way, at one an' the same time. Faro Nell and Her Friends Wolfville Stories The name itself did not appeal to my euphonious ear. Tales of Fishes The etymology of the euphonious word "Lobskous" I am unable to give. War from the Inside The Story of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion, 1862-1863 They are thieves like ourselves under a more euphonious name.” The White Lie In a few cases these chance to be shorter, more euphonious, and more directly to the point than the corresponding English phrase. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society The states west of Kansas do not know this lovely wild crab, to which the botanists give a really euphonious designation as Pyrus coronaria. Getting Acquainted with the Trees He couldn’t understand a word of that euphonious language. The Land of Thor It is the town of Swampville—a name perhaps more appropriate than euphonious. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness There was another pot, called by the euphonious name of a `Go-ashore,' which used to hang by a chain over the fire. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia The dramatis person� of this first Hebrew drama are ab238stractions, devoid of dramatic life, mere allegorical personifications, but the underlying idea is poetic, and the Hebrew style pure, euphonious, and rhythmical. Jewish Literature and Other Essays The tulip-tree, so called obviously because of the shape of its flowers, has a most mellifluous and pleasing botanical name, Liriodendron Tulipifera—is not that euphonious? Getting Acquainted with the Trees Even the Dutch themselves do not consider their language euphonious. Holland, v. 1 (of 2) Most of us have had quite large families of these dependent upon us; a more euphonious term for them is "Roberts' Scouts." A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition These teams would comprise from five to six pairs of bullocks each, and were driven by a man euphoniously termed a `bull-puncher.' Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia This individual, who was the chief of the tribe, was named Dugingi; while his companion enjoyed the more euphonious sobriquet of Jemmy Davis. Fern Vale (Volume 1) or the Queensland Squatter How euphonious to the ear and yet how unusual is the name Hildegarde! Fibble, D.D. The word is as euphonious as “amalgamation,” and much more correct in meaning. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages Dawson is now as quiet and orderly as it was once the opposite, for ladies unable to prove their respectability are compelled to reside in a distant suburb bearing the euphonious name of Louse-Town. From Paris to New York by Land Ah! it was around these simple, euphonious words that hope hung like a garland of forget-me-not. As We Sweep Through The Deep Sometimes stridently off key the music was made all the more euphonious for the errors. An Apostate: Nawin of Thais The work in question had spoken of these edifices as lean-tos, but I preferred the word lean-forwards as being more grammatical and more euphonious as well. Fibble, D.D. But then Ontario Moggs was such a long-legged, awkward, ugly, shambling fellow, and Moggs as a name was certainly not euphonious. Ralph the Heir It saves a word in telegraphing, and there is more fitness in calling that dusty, dirty enclosure by the less euphonious name. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan Account B was the euphonious name for the fund which was the common property of all the leaders of the Boundary Gang. Jack O' Judgment "Wharf rats," street gamins, Arabs, and other euphonious terms are applied to that class of boys, who, having no homes, make one for themselves in the streets. Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. The language strikes me as articulate and euphonious. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Harmony is attained by the choice of euphonious words, and by their arrangement in an agreeable or rhythmical order. Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism "And yonder beautiful lake—what is the name of that?" said I, in hopes of taking refuge behind something more euphonious. Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses In the map published by Marquette with his “Journal,” the “Ouabisquigou” as he denominates it, in euphonious French-Indian, compared to the Illinois or even to the Wisconsin, is but an inconsiderable rivulet! Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States Among the many odd characters in the piebald band, of which I had the honour to be chief, not the least odd was one who answered to the euphonious name of “Elijah Quackenboss.” The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse "We continued on our way" is idiomatic English, and is more euphonious than the sentence would be without the particle. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. The average business man seems to glory more in his ability to use euphonious sentences than to talk to the point. Dollars and Sense The ancients thought of their lives as woven on the loom of spiteful fates, whom they endeavored to humor by calling euphonious names. Love to the Uttermost Expositions of John XIII.-XXI. Everybody looks up, and pleased, and glad; while the owner of this euphonious name comes forward, and, having shaken hands with Marcia, turns to old Amherst. Molly Bawn The latter example might have been called a Collar of 8, 8, were it not that that name is less euphonious than SS. Notes and Queries, Number 54, November 9, 1850 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. If we say eaten, written, striven, forgotten, why not say gotten, where this form of the participle is more euphonious—as it often is—than got? The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. These native names are generally much more significant, and euphonious than the Saxon, Gaelic, or Celtic. Official Report of the Niger Valley Exploring Party Greek largely owed its admirable fitness for speech to the natural richness and prolongation of its euphonious words, which allowed the speaker to attain the legitimate utterance of his thought without pauses or superfluous repetition. The Task of Social Hygiene I led unto it thus:—My friend Professor Palmer and I had projected a volume of songs in English Romany or Gypsy, which is by far the sweetest and most euphonious language in Europe. Memoirs The maiden name of this lady was by no means so euphonious as that which she had attained by marriage. The Mark Of Cain The latter form, in sentences like this, is the more euphonious. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. They are very polite—their language abounding in vowels, and consequently euphonious and agreeable—affable, sociable, and tractable, seeking information with readiness, and evincing willingness to be taught. Official Report of the Niger Valley Exploring Party "No, it's not, you dirty little thing," cried George, whose name was thus euphoniously abbreviated. Handy Andy, Volume One A Tale of Irish Life, in Two Volumes He did nothing but talk about her for two days afterwards; and, as we did not know her real name, we called her Miss Smaitch, which, though not euphonious, did as well as any other. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman Wagons finally made the trip from New York to Philadelphia in the wild time of forty-eight hours, and the line was called The Flying Dutchman, or some other euphonious name. Comic History of the United States Why some writers use more and most to compare it, it is not easy to see; this mode of comparing it is certainly not euphonious. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. To the east, several green islands, or rather islets, known as Grief Skerries, Rumble, Eastling, and other equally euphonious names, ran out of the dark-blue ocean. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War It was on the Tinpot Gully diggings, now known to fame by a far more euphonious title, that early in the fifties I spent my first Christmas in Australia. The Moving Finger A Trotting Christmas Eve at Warwingie Lost! The Loss of the "Vanity" Dick Stanesby's Hutkeeper The Yanyilla Steeplechase A Digger's Christmas Neither is the English of the first speaker of a very correct kind, nor is his voice at all euphonious. The Lone Ranche However, you were saying that you did not think German poetry pleasing or euphonious?” She and I, Volume 1 For example, by the omission of one of the "f’s" and the transposition of one other letter his name, read backwards, becomes Frondello, which is at once euphonious and void of all racial offence. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, October 27, 1920 There were sedgy plants in bloom, jack-in-the-pulpit, and what might have been a lily, with a more euphonious name. A Little Girl in Old Salem There sat Roman citizens in white or coloured togas, bareheaded, beardless, and closely cropped, eagerly talking in a language as euphonious as French and Italian. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People I simply woke up from an extraordinary drowsiness to find myself recovering from a sharp attack of what I may most euphoniously call mental excitement. The Lunatic at Large It was a tiny girl child, black of hue as both her doting parents, and endowed with the name of her sire, somewhat feminized for her fitting into the rather euphonious Pompeylou. Moriah's Mourning and Other Half-Hour Sketches Drimtaidhvrickhillichattan.—I should feel obliged through the medium of "N. & Q.," to be informed of the whereabouts of a locality in Scotland with the above euphonious name. Notes and Queries, Number 190, June 18, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. A chance inquiry of Mr. Otto Bartels provoked an answer of gutturals not especially euphonious in themselves, but which fell with vast and soothing solace on Smith's troubled sense. White Ashes One of the masters of this school, Hans Zeelandia, who died about 1370, is to be noticed on account of his part writing being more euphonious than that of his predecessors. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present Finer in a vocal sense was Thalberg's touch than Liszt's; finer Henselt's than Thalberg's, because more euphonious, and nobler in tonal texture; and more poetic than either of these two was Chopin's ethereal touch. Old Fogy His Musical Opinions and Grotesques The instrument used is brute force, and the vanquished party is drowned or, in the euphonious language of the tales, is laid. Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales It is more probable that he thought he had succeeded in choosing an elegant name with a certain suggestion of the old classics, which was euphonious and not quite common. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 To such listeners, a comparatively meaningless succession of tones and chords is sufficiently enjoyable, so long as each separate particle, each beat or measure, is euphonious in itself. Lessons in Music Form A Manual of Analysis of All the Structural Factors and Designs Employed in Musical Composition Indeed, the person who fulfilled them would everywhere, except at a Court, have been called something less euphonious than "secretary." Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris We advanced this day sixteen miles in ten hours, sleeping under an old bamboo hut beside a babbling brook bearing the euphonious name of Pachamama. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America No place its own euphonious name Within the catalogue might claim Of any flora-lover; For, in the scores of passers-by, As yet no true artistic eye Its beauty could discover. Poems Vol. IV But his modern prototype persists under more euphonious appellations. The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 Jack had to be content with the less euphonious title "Th' oiler." Yorkshire Tales. Third Series Amusing sketches of Yorkshire Life in the Yorkshire Dialect Is the euphonious name of an interesting little sheet of water not far from the village on the Boulevard to Saratoga Lake. Saratoga and How to See It It was a rather appalling mouthful, not nearly so euphonious as the name of the apostle would have been. The Quickening An important place must be assigned to him among those who have bodied forth their poetic conceptions in the various euphonious forms of speech descended from the ancient speech of Rome. Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence Or rather, as Greek is the classic and euphonious language for names of gods and goddesses, let us take her name from the Greek Testament, and call her the goddess Aselgeia. Matthew Arnold Its natural manifestation is beautiful and euphonious, but its written expression increases in power and perfection under the guidance of the great Master. Retrospection and Introspection This accent is historically correct, and has some foothold in English usage; besides, it is more euphonious and better adapted to the needs of the metre. Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works The minister immediately substituted this more euphonious but less business-like method. A Journey to Katmandu (the Capital of Napaul), with The Camp of Jung Bahadoor; including A Sketch of the Nepaulese Ambassador at Home This remarkable book, with the euphonious name The Ready Table, prescribed enough regulations to keep one busy from early morning till late at night. The Haskalah Movement in Russia The young lady beside yourself rejoices in the euphonious name of Hicks, and trains her Popper and Mommer behind her like slaves in a Roman triumph. Grey Roses The story takes its title from an ancient stage-coach well known throughout that region in its day, and known only by the suggestive if not euphonious name of "The Midnight Cry." Polly Oliver's Problem As regards the playing of tenths, it seems to me that the interval always sounds constrained, and hardly ever euphonious enough to justify its difficulty, especially in rapid passages. Violin Mastery Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers If it was difficult to maintain that English was as smooth and euphonious as Italian, it could be maintained that its monosyllables and consonants gave it a characteristic and masculine brevity and force. An apology for the study of northern antiquities That was her idea, I assure you,—my own depravity could suggest nothing more euphonious than Canajoharie. A Hoosier Chronicle Eue, signifying hither, is used because to the Indian ear, I came hither, is more euphonious than only I came. Grammatical Sketch of the Heve Language Shea's Library of American Linguistics. Volume III. The place, Dell-Delight, might once have deserved its euphonious and charming name; now, however, its delightfulness was as purely traditional as the royal lineage claimed by its owners. The Missing Bride And the names of the firm were equally euphonious and equally suggestive of high decorum and cultured efficiency. If Winter Comes They were also much more expressive if not so euphonious. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 5, February, 1885 Smooth, euphonious, and elegant, it was delivered with the silvery tones and the graceful gestures of a trained and consummate speaker. The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln A Narrative And Descriptive Biography With Pen-Pictures And Personal Recollections By Those Who Knew Him "You need not use euphonious terms," she said without lifting her lashes or any movement except a quick, nervous gesture of her free hand that fell back into place on her lap. The Last Shot I've had the euphonious rhythm of my sleep broke up ever since I set there and listened at her for two hours. The Happy Family Besides, it was sonorous; it was euphonious; it was palatable to weak political stomachs. The Abolitionists Together With Personal Memories Of The Struggle For Human Rights It seems to me that his—the Indian's—name for this Lake—Tahoe—is both euphonious and full of poetic and scientific suggestion. The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter But it formerly bore the more euphonious title, Yerba Buena, which means in Spanish "Good Herbs." By the Golden Gate Something in her seemed to draw out the brutal truth she had asked for in place of euphonious terms. The Last Shot "You will observe, gentlemen, the beautiful sentiment, the euphonious rhythm, the noble—" Weary went down, still declaiming mincingly, beneath four irate bodies that hurled themselves toward him and upon him. The Happy Family In the particular of names, the Americans have a decided "penchant" for those of euphonious and peculiar sound—they are selected from sacred and profane history, ancient and modern. Sketches and Tales Illustrative of Life in the Backwoods of New Brunswick Gleaned from Actual Observation and Experience During a Residence Of Seven Years in That Interesting Colony A name, so long as it is euphonious, is pleasing or not, more because of its associations than anything else. The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter Apparently the negro jargon has commended itself as euphonious to her infantile ears, and she is now treating me to the most ludicrous and accurate imitations of it every time she opens her mouth. Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation 1838-1839 In his chapter upon Gardening he warms into hexameters; but the rest is stately and euphonious prose. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 66, April, 1863 Here pisciculture, or, to use a far better and more euphonious word, fish-farming, is carried to the highest perfection in Great Britain. A Walk from London to John O'Groat's I did not believe in old family names unless they were peculiarly euphonious. Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897 Again, the translator seems to have a peculiar antipathy to everything like poetical expressions or the euphonious arrangement of sentences. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 But, magnificent and euphonious as an earldom is, the children of an earl are the half-castes of the peerage. Collections and Recollections Mrs. Morgan was decided in her choice of a dwelling here by the euphonious address, Merton Avenue, Something-or-other Park.' The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories It has been raining and shining by turns all day, and is this evening very cold. 15th.—Another of those days which the English so euphoniously term "nasty." The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss These euphonious names originated in this way: When the Christy Minstrels first appeared, we went one evening to hear them. Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897 Or, "No, I can't get the General; he's left his euphonious receiver off." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, November 28, 1917 A road runs for six miles north-westwards up into the chalk hills by the side of the Wallop brook to the euphoniously named villages of Nether, Middle, and Over Wallop. Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter Author and editor therefore are one, and we are as much satisfied to accept this double individual under the name of "Currer Bell," as under any other, more or less euphonious. Famous Reviews Sylvia, receiving this into a sore and raw consciousness, said to herself with an embittered instinct for cynicism that she had never heard more euphonious periphrases for selling yourself for money. The Bent Twig After casting about for some time for a name which should be worthy of her, he decided in favor of Sophronia Sphynx, as being euphonious and genteel, and, furthermore, indicative of mystery. Ten Girls from Dickens These are the father and mother, and old grandmother: a young man and woman, and an individual addressed by the euphonious title of ‘Uncle Bill,’ who is evidently the wit of the party. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people This hypertrichosis was exemplified in this country only a few months since by a person who went the rounds of the dime museums under the euphonious name of "Jo-Jo, the dog-face boy." Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine After casting about for some time for a name which should be worthy of her, he decided in favour of Sophronia Sphynx, as being euphonious and genteel, and furthermore indicative of mystery. The Old Curiosity Shop Gradually it dawned upon Burns that he had heard of the Lazy A ranch before, though not by that euphonious title. Jean of the Lazy A The bombardment of Paris was nothing else," said Flannigan; "yet the whole civilised world agreed to look on with folded arms, and change the ugly word 'murder' into the more euphonious one of 'war.' The Captain of the Polestar "Sixty-seven," the coach-caller was saying, his voice lifted in a sort of euphonious cry. Sister Carrie: a Novel When eight years old he joined a company of acrobats and strolling performers, and was called by the euphonious title of "the Yankee dish-rag." Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine In the tea-gardens, of which there were many in the suburbs of the city, bearing the euphonious, romantic, and fashionable titles of Tivoli, Arcadia, and Vauxhall, a strong and amateur orchestra was never wanting. Vivian Grey After a little more argument Marjorie consented, and she telephoned for Delight to come over, and then King telephoned for Frederick Henderson, better known by the more euphonious name of Flip. Marjorie's New Friend It may be that all works of art are to be first tried by their art qualities, their image-forming talent, and their dramatic, pictorial, plot-constructing, euphonious and other talents. Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy Another, a perfectly wizard stream, which winds through the wildest recesses of Sleepy Hollow, bears the hum-drum name of Mill Creek: in the Indian grants, it sustains the euphonious title of the Pocantico. Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies It is clear, euphonious, and admirably adapted to poetry. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities Unconsciously I tried to find expressions containing striking contrasts; I sought after descriptive words and euphonious constructions. Recollections of My Childhood and Youth In Thompson's Witchery of Archery he describes an arrow that his Indian companion used, which gave forth such a fluttering whistle when in flight that they called it by this euphonious name. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow The name was changed by the first settlers to Little York, but in 1814 its euphonious name of Toronto was again bestowed upon it. The Englishwoman in America Such is the analysis of this singular and, if not euphonious, most certainly expressive word. The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire It is euphonious in sound and regular in its grammatical forms, though poor in its vocabulary. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities Decau's Falls, near by, preserve the memory of the ancient settler on the spot in less correct orthography, Decew and less euphonious form than the original, which is said to have been also, Decamps. Laura Secord, the heroine of 1812. A Drama. and Other Poems. "Wauona," the Indians called it, more euphoniously, but with the same significance as "Portage"—in the State that has taken the name of the river that carried the burdens on to the Mississippi—Wisconsin. The French in the Heart of America Born in 1691, the accomplished courtier answered, till he had attained the age of twenty-nine, to the not very euphonious name of Bubb. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2 Er, employed as above, is beyond question aboriginal Saxon; en has been probably adopted as being more euphonious than him. The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire The tone was, although wild, not inharmonious, and the words rather euphonious. At Last His orchestration is more varied, euphonious, and enchanting than Beethoven's, and in this direction he did for the symphony what Weber did for the opera. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14 The New Era; A Supplementary Volume, by Recent Writers, as Set Forth in the Preface and Table of Contents After lunching and engaging our steeds, with an intelligent guide, who answered to the euphonious name of "Poc," we left the greatly disappointed donkey women still making a terrible clamour, and started for the Cirque. Twixt France and Spain The pleasure is afforded by a euphonious style, and by fables and stories. Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance A Study of Rhetorical Terms in English Renaissance Literary Criticism God bless you all, and pray remember me euphoniously to Mr. Gruvellegan. The Best Letters of Charles Lamb The little village, then named Gaugamela, is close to the spot where the armies met, but has ceded the honor of naming the battle to its more euphonious neighbor. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) "Wait till some other time, I--I don't want to--" But her remonstrance came too late; Mandy had yanked her forward and was performing the introduction she so euphoniously described. The Power and the Glory Sounds euphonious, and I verily believe the old gentleman has begun to roll it like a sweet morsel under his tongue. A Beautiful Possibility The name of Leather-Twigg having proved, at an early date in his career, too great a mouthful for Wrykyn, he was known to his friends and acquaintances by the euphonious title of Shoeblossom. The Gold Bat One device adopted by the 'king for wringing money from his wealthy subjects was what was euphoniously termed Benevolences. General History for Colleges and High Schools At first she spoke in a language that sounded like that of the chief, and was full of gutturals and broad vowels; afterward she spoke in another that was far more euphonious. A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder Write yourself fully and always Harriet Beecher Stowe, which is a name euphonious, flowing, and full of meaning. Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe Compiled From Her Letters and Journals by Her Son Charles Edward Stowe Presumably it takes its singular and not euphonious name from its founder, but on that point no definite information is forthcoming. Inns and Taverns of Old London Significant and euphonious, therefore alluring to the versifier. The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe He adds, "Mama—Aunt, Vicky and her bridegroom are to be the little one's sponsors, and she is to receive the historical, romantic, euphonious, and melodious names of Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodora." Queen Victoria, her girlhood and womanhood Dave, who had heard this talk, leaped on the back of Crow, and followed Mr. Carson and the cowboy who rejoiced in the euphonious title of "Skinny." Cowboy Dave We found one pleasant cottage in a suburb bearing the euphonious name of "Leatherhead"—that is, the village was named "Leatherhead"; the cottage was "Ash Clump." Kent Knowles: Quahaug Boatmen give it the euphonious title of "bob sawyer" because of the bobbing and sawing motions imparted to it by the pulsations of the water. Four Months in a Sneak-Box But the greatest part of the mischief consists in the fact that money so contributed is employed in bribery, under the euphonious name of keeping up the member's interest. Considerations on Representative Government However euphonious the words, however eloquent the periods, to make the writing of highest worth there must be present the divine thought; and this, man of himself cannot conceive. The Story of "Mormonism" They are known by the euphonious name of "Waps" or "Jacks." Courts and Criminals You know the name of a heroine in a novel must be euphonious. Graustark This road bore the euphonious name of Eel Street,—so named by the boys of the town. Four Months in a Sneak-Box The use of an is certainly more euphonious and is supported by Webster's Dictionary and other high authority. Slips of Speech : a Helpful Book for Everyone Who Aspires to Correct the Everyday Errors of Speaking Glen-Ridge is the euphonious title he has given to his pretty but unpretending place. Laicus; Or, the Experiences of a Layman in a Country Parish. Powerful battle tableau as it is, it may still be presented so as not to shock one's sense of the euphonious, of the limitations of the instrument. Chopin : the Man and His Music So Lorry went away discouraged and with a vague fear that she might have been a prima donna whose real name was Guggenslocker but whose stage name was something more euphonious. Graustark The euphonious, expressive, marvelously delicate tongue of Hellas sums up for the Athenian almost all that is valuable in the world's intellectual and literary life. A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life This in succeeding years had been merged into "Muddles" and finally to "Muggles," as being more euphonious and less insulting. The Veiled Lady and Other Men and Women And here am I—I'm real enough—but I'm not a bad woman—I haven't got what is euphoniously called 'a past,' and I don't belong to the right-down vicious company of 'Souls.' God's Good Man Painted with Chopin's most ethereal brush, without the cloying splendors of the one in D flat, the double sixths, fourths and thirds are magically euphonious. Chopin : the Man and His Music It can be nicknamed, too, and Molly, you must confess, is not very euphonious. The Wedding Guest The lower orders are much addicted to a dish known—if I remember the name aright—by the euphonious title of Toad in the Hole. Europe Revised Mrs. Morgan was decided in her choice of a dwelling here by the euphonious address, Merton Avenue, Something-or-other Park. In the Year of Jubilee The ponderous pundit, Hugh MacHugh, Dublin's most brilliant scribe and editor and that minstrel boy of the wild wet west who is known by the euphonious appellation of the O'Madden Burke. Ulysses Pathos, delicacy, boldness, a measured melancholy and the art of euphonious presentiment of all these, and many factors more, stamp this Mazurka a masterpiece. Chopin : the Man and His Music That such a proposition should find acceptance affords a striking example of the readiness of men to accept a euphonious phrase without inquiring whether the facts support the doctrine which it enunciates. Side-Lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science The little village then named Gaugamela is close to the spot where the armies met, but has ceded the honour of naming the battle to its more euphonious neighbour. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo Some of the names given to the spots about Forest Creek are anything but euphonious. A Lady's Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852-53 As for poor Long Ghost, he denounced him as a "Sydney Flash-Gorger"; though what under heaven he meant by that euphonious title is more than I can tell. Omoo Kullak finds this study "surprisingly euphonious, but devoid of depth of content." Chopin : the Man and His Music "Surely, your Grace, His Holiness did not suspect—" The Bishop murmured an euphonious Italian name, and Father MacTurnan understood that he was speaking of one of the Pope's secretaries. The Untilled Field Miss Cahere had never given way to that weakness, which is, or was, euphoniously called the emotions. The Vultures "The German language is euphonious, and prolific in ideas, and it is well capable of rivalling in brevity and clearness those of the ancients." Old Fritz and the New Era It is a pleasing enough name, euphoniously considered, and beyond that—as is so commonly the case—no considerations were taken into account. The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza It elbows the treble to its last euphonious point, glitters and crests itself, only to fall away as if the sea were melodic and could shatter and tumble into tuneful foam! Chopin : the Man and His Music "At last, thank the pigs!" was the gentleman's euphonious expression, as he tossed the letter, open, on the breakfast-table. East Lynne Academy, yielding to custom, has suppressed universally the double consonant in verbs where this consonant supplanted euphoniously the d of the radical ad. The Memoirs of Victor Hugo His father is a shoemaker, and gave him the euphonious name of Henry Ossian Flipper. The Colored Cadet at West Point Autobiography of Lieut. Henry Ossian Flipper, first graduate of color from the U. S. Military Academy There is no such thing as a singly euphonious or a singly cacophonous name. Yet Again There was a complete physical breakdown, and the renowned agitator was removed to the "Bohemian Republic"—a large tenement house which derived its euphonious appellation from the fact that its occupants were mostly Bohemian Anarchists. Anarchism and Other Essays Stamping with his foot, he brought up the cook with the euphonious and eupeptic name, and that quick-witted domestic soon had a supper on the table that would have made a full man’s mouth water. Bunyan Characters (2nd Series) The name of the river is Canada Creek West; but as that is hardly euphonious, the course of the water which forms the falls has been called after the town or parish. North America — Volume 1 Stroke by measured and leisured stroke, the old euphonious clangour pervaded Oxford, spreading out over the meadows, along the river, audible in Iffley. Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story There was a clock in some corner of the house which chimed the quarter, the half, the three-quarters, and the hour in strange, euphonious, and pathetic notes. The Financier, a novel In fact, in the matter of illness, he was always a most prosaic, unromantic fellow, and never indulged in any of the euphonious and interesting ailments. Derrick Vaughan, Novelist The spiritual achievements thus euphoniously denominated "appear", says Mr. Howitt, "to have been of a very disorderly kind". All the Year Round: Contributions But "natural causes" is the euphonious name given by intelligent juries to starvation, when inquests are held in the underworld. London's Underworld |
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