| 单词 | evenness |
| 例句 | There was a calmness in her voice, an evenness of tone that Big Time recognized. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a note of insinuation in his voice, and I looked up from tying my shoe, breathing with conscious evenness. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He was smoking a cigarette, and from the evenness of his exhalations Nye deduced that he was still a “virgin”—that is, still uninformed about the real purpose of the interview. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The steadiness and magnetism of this line are key to establishing the opera’s stakes — so those stakes suffer a bit when Miller delivers it, as Mr. Domingo did, without evenness or glamour. Review: Plácido Domingo Takes On a New Role at the Met Opera. (His 149th.) 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z “And so if you give people the same evenness in the museum, then it’s nothing special.” The Ascension of Peter Zumthor 2011-03-13T05:00:20Z He sang with evenness throughout his range, with tender pianissimos and, when called for, with engaging feistiness. Review: ‘Don Pasquale’ Returns to the Met, With a Bravura Aria and More 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z Some of these are almost mythically tragic, particularly the final one, in which she recounts with uncanny evenness the night her cousin Karthik killed his wife, three children and mother-in-law before killing himself. Review: Bending It Like Bharatanatyam 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z The bel canto value of evenness throughout the range of the voice means nothing to him. Music Review: Ian Bostridge and Thomas Ad?s at Carnegie Hall - Review 2011-11-29T23:23:51Z There is “the evenness of life here, the pace of life lived in cars,” he said. The Ascension of Peter Zumthor 2011-03-13T05:00:20Z “It is balancing; a leveling, smoothing sensation in the body mostly, and an evenness of attention in the mind.” Why Is CBD Everywhere? 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z The other great influence is Susan Sontag, whose “On Photography” includes a critique of Agee’s and Evans’s documentary project and who also appears in the play, portrayed with steely evenness by Tanya Selvaratnam. Review: ‘Let Us Now Praise Susan Sontag,’ by Sibyl Kempson 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z Itcan also contribute to the evenness of finished results, especially in baked preparations. How to master pâte à choux (for éclairs, gougeres and cute little cream puffs) 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z That evenness is a consistent feature of Clovio’s drawings, including his originals and his copies. How a Curator Attributed This Drawing to Michelangelo 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z What distinguishes you is that even when you are talking about very serious subjects, you seem to maintain a note of evenness and a kind of optimism. Trevor Noah talks to Salon about worrying less about Trump’s spelling and more about democracy 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z Whatever you're making, be it crullers, cream puffs, or éclairs, aim for evenness in shape, size, and placement on the sheet tray. How to master pâte à choux (for éclairs, gougeres and cute little cream puffs) 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z Volodos is a frustrating player, technically remarkable – the perfectly weighted evenness of much of his playing was a marvel – but apparently unable to convey real expressiveness. Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly ? review 2010-12-05T21:46:00Z But there was also an evenness of timbre, bordering on the monochromatic, in her singing, mirrored in the self-possessed composure of her character, which suggested either nerves or excessive caution. Opera Review: ‘Madama Butterfly,’ With Amanda Echalaz in the Title Role 2014-01-17T21:30:43Z But the evenness of it would be good. Carice van Houten: ‘I feel like my back is straightening when I become Melisandre’ 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z For all the beauty and evenness of his tone Mr. Kavakos did not shirk at sounding coarse when the music demanded it; his instrument barked and bit suitably in the brittle Allegro brusco. Music Review: Defining the Art of Gravity With Strings and a Bow 2011-11-10T23:08:05Z The pianist's sonorities reached deep into the keys without turning hard or clattery, while the evenness of his leggiero playing was a joy to the ear. Andsnes' commanding Brahms lifts Muti-less CSO concert out of the ordinary 2011-02-18T16:33:00Z The surprise was the lack of contrast and risk, the evenness. Review: City Ballet Holds Steady as an Old Guard Meets the New 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z His book is less trippy than you might expect, and the evenness of his tone helps normalize the urges and visions of his characters. The Lingering Legacy of Psychedelia 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z For all his outward evenness, he's the most complicated character in "Star Trek" and its most modern hero. Leonard Nimoy: His Spock was the master of cosmic cool 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z But more signally, it leads to an evenness of tone. Sebastião Salgado: Genesis – review 2013-04-13T23:06:24Z Both move with a bland evenness; there is little phrasing or a sense of differentiated dynamics that would bring life and intensity to their dancing. A Proudly Unsentimental ‘Nutcracker’ at Paris Opera Ballet 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z The Liszt set, music for which Watts is particularly known, was dazzling in terms of sheer dexterity and the uncanny evenness of touch that are two of the pianist’s stocks-in-trade. Taxes forgotten, Meany crowd welcomes André Watts 2014-04-16T18:56:41Z I mean evenness in how you value each other, which is not only possible under the most lopsided of circumstances, but also necessary for any intimate friendship to work. Advice | Carolyn Hax: Best friend never visits now that she has a child 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z The very evenness of our ‘usual’ climate makes even the slightest ‘unusual’ variation noticeable.” Lightning, killer floods and even snow: The real L.A story has weather drama 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z The researchers hypothesize that higher preservation rates could be caused by what they call “evenness profiles.” How Much Medieval Literature Has Been Lost? 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z Conflate passivity and unity, and all the forced policies to manufacture evenness embolden countries accused of wrongdoing to live their best, unchallenged lives. Perspective | Olympic leaders need to learn: Inaction isn’t neutral. It’s abdication. 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z Fiorentina’s succinct half-time Twitter report - “difficult start, much more even since” - is using a very generous interpretation of evenness. Manchester City 3-0 Fiorentina: Women's Champions League – as it happened 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z The evenness and excellence of their play took them to a tiebreak, which Osaka dominated. Elliott: Naomi Osaka defeats Jennifer Brady to reach U.S. Open final 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z The fairways are mowed every day - that also helps smooth out sand-filled divots for evenness with the fairways. Different tournament, different look for Muirfield Village 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z The evenness of distribution of a region’s literature is influenced by many factors—including geography. How Much Medieval Literature Has Been Lost? 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z The fairways are mowed every day — that also helps smooth out sand-filled divots for evenness with the fairways. Different tournament, different look for Muirfield Village 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z Such evenness has brought grumbles from some conservatives about what they consider Kavanaugh’s go-slow approach. Kavanaugh allegations agitate White House, Capitol. Supreme Court is quiet. 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z While walking beneath a canopy of trees on the winding Burke Gilman trail, artificial intelligence researcher Anat Caspi pointed to the evenness of the terrain along the University of Washington campus periphery. With AI and other tech, Anat Caspi focuses on helping people with disabilities 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z A measure of the evenness of the contest was that four games needed a deciding point at deuce, with no advantage played in mixed doubles. Ram-Krejcikova combine to win Australian Open mixed doubles 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z But the film reflects the evenness with which Sevigny portrays the unflappable Lizzie, cool as a cucumber all the way to court. Review: Lizzie Borden tale is methodical and measured to a fault 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z When Peck told me about his loneliness as a kid, his usual evenness cracked, and he began to cry. Justin Peck Is Making Ballet That Speaks to Our Everyday Lives 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z Early “Chappaquiddick” reviews are laudatory for the evenness of the presentation. ‘Chappaquiddick’ avoids Ted Kennedy-Mary Jo Kopechne crash conspiracy theories, partisan politics 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z Indeed, Kansas ventures to the third Final Four of Self’s 15 seasons — and its first in six years — by riding a demanding rodeo of a game that played out with ludicrous evenness. Kansas beats Duke and its Elite Eight demons with an overtime classic 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z "Her flesh is without the sweetness, evenness or purity of youth," he said. The woman who forced her way into art's boys' club 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z Trump and the conservatives sustaining him are completely out of line with this behavioral conservatism built on self-restraint and temperamental evenness. Opinion | A groundswell for sanity 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z No matter how short or long, every 911 call is a delicate balance between the caller’s crisis and the calm and evenness of the dispatcher. Heroes in headsets at Montrose Regional Dispatch Center 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z Its theme, he says, is that “in a sense, there was never any rational reason to believe that there would be this evenness that they presuppose.” The March of Foolish Things 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z His evenness of tone allows exaggeration and irony to be smuggled in under the conversational radar. Rob Delaney: ‘I am very good at sitting in a Jacuzzi’ 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z An artist needs to have attained great maturity, and great simplicity, in order to dare such open, sunlit evenness of tone. Nothing Happens. Everything Happens. 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z The system allows for the measurement of several facial feature parameters such as spots, pores, wrinkles, and evenness. How Do You Know When Your Skin Care Is Safe? When It's Invented by a Cancer Survivor 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z As for the evenness of surfaces, Mr. Boudewyn said, “an eighth of an inch is our threshold” for tripping danger. Bracing for the Falls of an Aging Nation 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z The rankings, Tax Foundation economist Scott Drenkard says, are based on a state’s tax rates and the evenness of their application. Best state in America: Wyoming, for tax purposes "The presence or lack of snoring, the pace and evenness of breathing. There's a lot more information that's available acoustically," Santos told Reuters on Wednesday. Chipmaker Audience buys startup to boost smartphone sensor technology 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z “When people color their hair, it becomes too textured,” he explains, “One gives stylists the opportunity to cut hair and see the evenness in the texture.” Easy Summer Styles From The Biggest Names In Hairdressing 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z Better coaching, better preparation, more good players and the willingness of many of the best ones to enroll at less-heralded schools all played into the evenness. Many fouls, few points as season draws to a close 2013-04-08T17:29:08Z Illustrating the evenness most of the night, at a timeout with 11:57 left, both teams were shooting 42.9 percent on 15 of 35 field goals. Cougars pull away in 2nd half for victory 2012-12-22T06:31:11Z While stunning to look at, Prometheus contains none of the class or the evenness of tone of the first Alien, nor the substance of the lofty subject matter it portends to explore. Review: 'Prometheus' is a Visually Stunning Epic Failure 2012-06-11T04:23:07Z When the pattern has not a geometrical basis, a general evenness of surface should be preserved. 3rd. Principles of Decorative Design Fourth Edition 2012-05-22T15:16:52.423Z Certain qualities of Mohave pottery are expectable as a product of this atmosphere: lack of evenness and finish or precision, the appearance of haste or indifference in manufacture. Mohave Pottery 2012-04-26T02:00:09.420Z Warmth and evenness of temperature come next in importance. A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them 2012-03-25T02:00:07.687Z An exchange of fingers in a mordent is seldom of any advantage, for it hampers precision and evenness, since, after all, each finger has its own tone-characteristics. Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered 2012-03-22T02:00:35.350Z Their fleeces, however, lacked evenness, their thighs remaining disproportionately coarser and heavy. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z While a carpet should present a general appearance of evenness, parts may yet be slightly "pronounced" or emphasised, so as to give to the mind the idea of centres from which the pattern radiates. 5th. Principles of Decorative Design Fourth Edition 2012-05-22T15:16:52.423Z As a result, the work is characterized by a closeness, firmness and evenness not equaled in any other point lace. Lace, Its Origin and History 2012-02-26T03:00:15.360Z It was the girl who spoke first, and her voice had a certain incisive quality in its evenness. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z This blend in Lincoln of freedom and intelligence, of liberty and sanity is notable for its evenness. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z The workman dips his hand into this "gruel thick and slab," and rapidly applies it to the paper sphere with tolerable evenness; but as it revolves, the semicircle of metal clears off the superfluous portions. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z By these improved means the cloth is possessed of greater evenness, less injury is sustained in the dressing and shearing, and greater beauty is imparted to its appearance. A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. 2011-12-04T03:00:03.890Z The evenness of numbers would probably have brought on a row. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z His resentment flared again at the comfortable evenness of her tone. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z This judicial evenness within the free and reasoned movements of Lincoln's action and argument is due to a balanced store of moral ballast. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z They are remarkable for calmness and evenness of temper and the expression of the face is nearly always intelligent, frank, and good-natured. Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights Being the myths and legends of the Pimas of Arizona 2011-11-21T03:00:13.817Z At my age I require a uniformity, an evenness of life; and can this be possible in our relations?—Angel! Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z I have endeavored always to bear victory and defeat, joy and sadness, with evenness of spirit. A Tale of the Kloster A Romance of the German Mystics at the Cocalico 2011-11-11T03:00:32.153Z This allows time for the smaller leaves to reach the full size of the shoder, thus producing a general evenness of size in the leaves. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z This massive poise, and breadth, and balanced evenness are the seemly vesture of his character. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z It was not loud, but it carried and penetrated every dusty corner of the great space, with the strength and evenness of a sounded horn. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z As a husband and a father, his prudence, gentleness, and love, the evenness of his temper and regularity of his conduct, commanded the veneration and promoted the happiness of his family. Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire with biographical notices of their pastors, and some account of the puritan ministers who laboured in the county. 2011-10-13T02:00:37.230Z The grace and evenness of the old Virginia gentleman sat on him like a crown, making him ever accessible to student and friend. Charles Lewis Cocke Founder of Hollins College 2011-10-08T02:00:24.723Z For some time the luck ran with provoking evenness; both parties backed their hands with considerable freedom, but after a couple of hours’ play neither had lost or won very much. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z How in the deepest welter of violence and strife could Lincoln's mood retain such level evenness? Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z Much of the secret of each of these scullers lay in the evenness of their hands; they wasted no power. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z This tends towards the conservation of energy, and produces and maintains, at the same time an evenness of blood pressure and circulation. The Fascinating Boston How to Dance and How to Teach the Popular New Social Favorite 2011-09-17T02:00:32.497Z There is throughout Mr. Morris's poem a great unity and evenness of excellence, which make selection and quotation difficult; but of impressive touches in our reading we noticed a very great number. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z Then note the colour, and the evenness or unevenness of the markings. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z The increase was distributed with considerable evenness over every part of the province, though the preponderance found its way to the outlying districts. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z The mud floor, smooth and of a perfect evenness, was subjected regularly to the unsavoury process of smearing—washing over the surface with a weak solution of cow-dung. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z I want to warn you, my dear lady, that you will miss that evenness of temperature which makes such easy breathing elsewhere. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z There is no smoothness and evenness of proper golfing turf about it. The Happy Golfer Being Some Experiences, Reflections, and a Few Deductions of a Wandering Golfer 2011-08-21T02:00:29.747Z The predominating features of the landscape are the windmills and the evenness of the grain-producing country, dotted here and there by clumps of woods, called islands. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z Its evenness,—not rising or falling with every hope or fear,—was a seal of its great depth. Papers from Overlook-House 2011-08-07T02:00:08.643Z Around the sides of the hut were ranged rudely-made baskets, pitchers, and other culinary utensils, and on the floor, flattened to a perfect evenness and polish, were several sleeping-mats, constructed from animals’ skins. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z He has general harmony and evenness, rather than eccentricity or want of balance. Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou 2011-08-04T02:00:22.900Z The very evenness of the inquiry warned her that trouble was brewing for her. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z He evidently realised the importance of a good ground, and constructed a tool to ensure its evenness and regularity. Engraving for Illustration Historical and Practical Notes 2011-07-19T02:00:23.283Z "It had to be a Westmore, of course," he said slowly and with extraordinary evenness. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z There is a degree of evenness and keenness of cutting and clean insertion beyond which it is not possible to go. Antonio Stradivari 2011-06-28T02:00:11.050Z The calm dignity of demeanor, the evenness of temper, the perfect contentment and general life of the subject of this biography, all manifested the true character of his home relations, influences, and associations. Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou 2011-08-04T02:00:22.900Z He answered her expression, then, compelling his voice to hold its low evenness of speech with the inborn distaste of well-bred modern man for betrayed emotion. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z Nolan spoke with an unwonted evenness of tone, for him; but the tone was ugly. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z He remarked her admirable economy of time, and money, and labour, the simplicity of her dress, her evenness of temper, and her love of seclusion. Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:26.023Z The most likely reason is—as most repairers have concluded—the absence of thread, its lightness, pliability and evenness of texture, being thereby adapted for the necessary long strips for fitting round the curves. Antonio Stradivari 2011-06-28T02:00:11.050Z He is remarkable, phrenologically, for evenness of development; none of the organs are extreme, and he is not inclined to those excesses which cause eccentricity. Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou 2011-08-04T02:00:22.900Z She sought out a piece of linen, cut a square from it with great attention to the evenness of the cutting, and gave it to Rotha. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z The evenness of your temper will be in most danger of being troubled by trifles which take you by surprise. Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness 2011-05-08T02:00:05.770Z First of all, he marvelled at the evenness of temper which the people displayed, at their endurance, their patience. The Spell 2011-03-20T02:00:34.173Z But last year the Gala, a New Zealand import beloved of the supermarkets for its saccharine sweetness, its evenness of skin-tone and its homogeneity of flavour, pipped the Pippin to the popularity post. Save England's real apples 2011-03-14T18:30:00Z There is nothing more keenly appreciated by servants than that evenness of temper which respects itself at the same time that it respects others. How to be Happy Though Married Being a Handbook to Marriage 2011-03-11T03:00:13.410Z This is done under the impression that the market price is influenced by the evenness of the edges of crepe rubbers. The Preparation of Plantation Rubber 2011-03-09T03:00:40.870Z It tried him a good deal, made inroads on his temper, until it lost its sunny evenness and he was sometimes short and surly. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z His amiableness of disposition and evenness of temper never desert him, because he has not to "screw his courage to the sticking-place." Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters 2011-03-06T03:00:21.020Z It should be noticed also that Oregon wool commands an excellent price in the market, even six cents higher than California, possessing greater strength and evenness, and being free from burs. Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z Billy's patience was not noted for its evenness. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z Grace can only be gained by a perfect timing of the steps to the music, and also evenness of step. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z The polyphonic writing is matchless in its evenness; every part is as good as every other part. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z She was looking straight ahead now, and her voice was even with the evenness of contemplated rebellion. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z And the show at the Paris Exhibition of 1878 was also splendid; the Oregon fleeces equaling the Australian in length, strength, evenness, and beauty of fiber. Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z This evenness of temperature was amazing and delightful to the weather-beaten Pioneers from New England. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z The symmetrical arrangement of hair and beard carry out the character of perfect evenness belonging to the supreme ruler. Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z And should not we submit to the same with meekness, and with an unshaken evenness of mind? True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Federer alluded to the evenness of the competition at the summit of the men's game. Murray ready for end of season charge 2010-10-18T23:05:00Z He strolled into them last week in Buffalo, attired in his ever-present warm-up suits — his game outfit, too — and he was the picture of evenness and calm. West Virginia coach Bob Huggins is older, wiser ? but don't mistake that for softer 2010-03-23T21:17:00Z The evenness and value of the fleece depends much upon this. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. Lastly, hence arises the composure and evenness of mind which so greatly distinguished the Dorians, who anxiously preserved the usages of their fathers as much in the art of sculpture as in music. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 With the springy elegance of a cat, her tapering elbows breaking the evenness of her outline, Mme. Woman Michael let his eyes rove along the pleasant green line whose slightness and evenness caressed the vision, as velvet might have caressed a hand running lightly over the surface. Sinister Street, vol. 1 And see the perfect neatness and evenness of the varnished and smoked surface! A Treatise on Etching What air hit, Paw?" she demanded, and his reply came in slow but implacable evenness: "I've done set a heap of store by Boone Wellver. The Tempering "How do you suppose I can express an opinion on a girl half-way across a room the size of this?" he answered with as much asperity as ever crept into the evenness of his tone. The Bachelors A Novel Don't you think that a supernatural power ordains our moods, shifts the evenness of balance, makes us sometimes irresponsible?' Love's Usuries With the decline of the older operas, singers evidently came to the conclusion that it was not necessary to study for the perfection of tone-quality, evenness of execution and vocal agility. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists A certain bluntness, a certain rude hardiness, a certain evenness of disposition is absolutely necessary. The Vagabond in Literature "In this fashion I permit no man to address me," said the prosecutor, with his voice hard-schooled to evenness. The Tempering With even greater technical resources, he poured forth a series of cartoons of remarkable evenness of skill and interest; he soon left weekly for daily journalism. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" "Your sister is of age, I believe," he said with a steely evenness. Thirty Mr. Paine's periods are almost faultless in this regard; the members of the periods follow each other like the waves of the ocean, which gives evenness of "tread" and majesty of expression. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence It would hardly be fair to mention any other names, because a singular evenness of talent and general characteristics manifests itself among these poets. A Short History of French Literature He stood measuring the stranger for an uncompromising matter of moments before he spoke, and when words came they were couched in a steely evenness of tone. The Tempering Benumbed in the first days of the change, they returned indoors to the soothing evenness of their six months' hibernation. Ewing\\'s Lady The accused has no legal representative, but Mr Van Stolz holds the scale of justice with rigid evenness. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance It was like riding down a flight of stairs, with the difference that here the evenness of the stairs was lacking. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt He should have a very extensive judicial knowledge and experience, he should be gifted with powers of precision, of observation, of decision, of activity, of patience, and of evenness of temper. Paris From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2 Then the voice of Asa Gregory sounded again with a measured evenness. The Tempering The efficiency or evenness of dredging was secured, therefore, by the special device of fastening a heavy weight some 200 or 300 fathoms from the dredge end of the dredge rope. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" You must pardon an old man's irritability—the news you have brought me does not make for evenness of temper. The Heart of a Woman The evenness of the growth would seem to indicate that the trees are all of the same age or nearly so. My First Summer in the Sierra Float your paper two minutes, remove and blot off; this ensures perfect evenness, especially if the paper is large. Notes and Queries, Number 228, March 11, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Students should notice the variety of “colour” and delicacy of line, also the brightness and evenness of the process block throughout. The Art of Illustration 2nd ed. Classes are made more nearly uniform in their constituency, and the school is kept up to an evenness of organization which greatly increases its efficiency. Seven Graded Sunday Schools A Series of Practical Papers Our detachment lay some thirty yards from the highway, spread into a thin line of no evenness, running parallel with the road, which, in the gloom, our eyes could scarcely find. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 But to obtain evenness, it is not proper to cut huge slices in order to square the edges; such zeal for symmetry easily might result in cutting into the text. Book Repair and Restoration The beams and planks were fashioned with an adze, and the evenness of the workmanship in hewing them is marvelous. The Story of Sitka The Historic Outpost of the Northwest Coast Even when ill-health had fastened on him, and was checking both his studies and his public work, it did not affect the evenness of his temper nor sharpen the edge of his judgments of others. Studies in Contemporary Biography "Them knots are kinder gummy," she said calmly, and was heartened by the evenness of her voice. Old Crow The closer the bars the more difficult is the exercise, and remarkable evenness of touch can be acquired by a progressive training with such an instrument. Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast The workman dips his hand into this "gruel thick and slab," and rapidly applies it to the paper sphere with tolerable evenness: but, as it revolves, the semi-circle of metal clears off the superfluous portions. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. To put it in another form of expression, Mother Nature maintains poise and evenness of temper in this state far better than in most regions on this terrestrial ball. The So-called Human Race Will patience have had her perfect work in this sphere, or is the virtue to be exercised there, until we shall have acquired an evenness of temper which no possible provocation can disturb? Home Life of Great Authors They tremble, and this trembling being communicated to the lungs, which are resting upon them, the stream of air they give forth, loses its evenness and continuity, with the result I have just stated. The Mechanism of the Human Voice Selection.—Never buy a brush without testing its evenness, as has been advised in the care of sables. The Painter in Oil A complete treatise on the principles and technique necessary to the painting of pictures in oil colors Now, the main things to be expressed in a base are its levelness and evenness. The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) For, if Scott's work viewed as a whole be rarely of the very finest literary quality, its evenness within its own limits is on the other hand very striking indeed. Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters The conversation was kept up with great evenness and animation on his side. Robert Burns Famous Scots Series In girls, on the other hand, the horizontal outline of the shield does not lose its evenness, and the length of the vocal ligaments increases only in the proportion of five to seven. The Mechanism of the Human Voice If they are not too marked they will not be unpleasantly noticeable in the picture, and may even give a relief to too great evenness. The Painter in Oil A complete treatise on the principles and technique necessary to the painting of pictures in oil colors It also favors an evenness and tranquillity of temper, which is of almost infinite value. Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery There are no tall trees; the immense evenness of the plain is unbroken. Letters from my Windmill She did not understand their silent ways, and their evenness of temper. The Benefactress Except for one long, straight aisle no wider than the shoulders of a man it was like a solid mass of greenery, thicker than a jungle, and oppressive from the evenness of its altitude. The Side Of The Angels A Novel Her cheerful evenness of demeanour was a cloak, sometimes for indignation and sometimes for mirth. Tante Truth being supposed equally present in the shape and direction of both, there will be more evenness, grace and variety, in the quick one than in the slow one. Modern Painters Volume I (of V) Then with a spoon sunk deep in it, gently stir to evenness. Taxidermy The amount of material applied matters less than evenness in distribution and fineness of the spray as applied. Manual of American Grape-Growing The climate has not the evenness of our own, and the reports I know thee has heard to the contrary are mistaken. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 The finest kinds of pina are exceedingly beautiful and surpass any other material in its evenness and beauty of texture. Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers The cynical banter was gone from Rockamore’s tones, and he spoke with a peculiar, hushed evenness, as if he waited, on guard, for the next thrust. The Crevice Who that thinks death an evil, could approve of the evenness of temper in this great man at the instant of dying? The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero Care in these processes has become more and more necessary and important as the demand for a higher quality of cloth, possessing greater strength and evenness, has been developed. The Fabric of Civilization A Short Survey of the Cotton Industry in the United States Then her own lips lost their evenness, and she struggled long before she could pluck up courage to contemplate this new disaster. Jennie Gerhardt A Novel The evenness of this huge nothing was cut by our track’s interminable scar, and broken to the eye by the towns which now and again rose and littered the horizon like boxes dumped by emigrants. Red Men and White It was not very easy work, as you would know if you had ever tried to reduce ground that has been merely ploughed and harrowed, to the smooth evenness necessary for making shallow drills. Nobody He must be calm, and possess a tranquility and evenness of life. The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity It is because the pupil has not been given enough to think about in scale playing, not enough to look out for in nuance, evenness, touch, rhythm, etc., etc. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression Coloring and ripening.—Uniformity and evenness in coloring and ripening are an important quality. Tomato Culture: A Practical Treatise on the Tomato Is to be found; because this quality, tense and restrained and distributed with harmonious evenness, reveals itself only to a certain fineness and carefulness of looking. Laurus Nobilis Chapters on Art and Life It is evenness in the surface of the sea. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles Prayer is the peace of our spirit, the stillness of our thoughts, the evenness of recollection, the seat of meditation, the rest of our cares, and the calm of our tempest. A History of Elizabethan Literature The match that’s made for just and true respects, With evenness both of years and parentage, Of force must bring forth many good effects. Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age Tomatoes generally color and ripen from within outward, and from the point opposite the stem upward, but varieties differ in the evenness and rapidity with which this takes place. Tomato Culture: A Practical Treatise on the Tomato “He must be coming soon,” she said, and Miss Schuyler noticed the strained evenness of her voice. The Cattle-Baron's Daughter The top of the back part can now be shaved gently down by a small metal plane, a little filing will give the evenness and rotundity required. The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII. The real difficulties are to get the refinement of the forms and the evenness of the gradations. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing Was she losing the sweetness of her temper, the evenness of disposition the priest had ever admired in her, and even reverenced? Studies in love and in terror Percentage of Error in Estimates from Sampling.—It must be remembered that the whole theory of estimation by sampling is founded upon certain assumptions as to evenness of continuity and transition in value and volume. Principles of Mining Valuation, Organization and Administration Grant recognized the hopeless evenness of the tone, but Breckenridge, who was younger, did not. The Cattle-Baron's Daughter Even from their earliest infancy, they possess that quiet disposition, gentleness of demeanour, and uncommon evenness of temper, for which in more mature age they are for the most part distinguished. Journal of the Third Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage You will find that the greatest difficulty consists in getting evenness: one bit will always look darker than another bit of your square; or there will be a granulated and sandy look over the whole. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing This was the Whitney machine, and it worked together with that fine solidity and evenness which can be attained only by constant practice and much success. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated His seriousness, his evenness, his gravity, his constancy and his decision stamped him with a certain authority, a man of marked personality and character. The Loyalist A Story of the American Revolution Naturally, the evenness of the weaving has much to do with the value of the piece—otherwise the pains of the old weavers would have been futile. The Tapestry Book Then the two lines, still keeping their straightness and evenness, danced toward each other slowly and rhythmically. The Riflemen of the Ohio A Story of the Early Days along "The Beautiful River" She glanced at him half in fright, and away again as he guided her awkward movements until the boat moved slowly, but with tolerable evenness, through the water. The Opened Shutters Thomas Gainsborough, the rival of Sir Joshua in portraiture, wanted that evenness of temper which the President of the Royal Academy so abundantly possessed. Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men. But, apart from this and her comeliness, which was marked, there was that in her personality which spoke of evenness and depth of character. The Long Portage She said—" Grace's voice had not its usual cool evenness, but was husky, and faltered now and then—"she said, 'Do not refuse my last wish! Fernley House The beautiful evenness of his hair on the back of his neck had been transformed into a shaggy wilderness. The Goose Man The evenness and brilliancy of his trill are unequalled, the mechanical process required to produce it being lost to sight in the wonderful birdlike nature of the effect. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The opening moves in the great game between Pitt and Napoleon were divided with a curious evenness. William Pitt and the Great War During four-and-thirty years Bourdaloue distributed, to those who would take it, the bread of life—plain, wholesome, prepared skilfully and with clean hands, never varying from the evenness and excellence of its quality. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. We were several times in the course of the day in only nine metres of water, which, however, in consequence of the evenness of the bottom, is not dangerous. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II As the evenness of the match grew more apparent the players got more and more excited. St. Winifred's, or The World of School The outlines which had been sharp were now blurred, its evenness had become scraggly. Greener Than You Think If there were not such variety and vicissitude, how should the evenness and constancy of the spirit be known? The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning It is impossible to write with composure or evenness on this subject. Shadows of Shasta To her sensitive observation of him, his virtue, his evenness of temper, his reasonableness, had come to have in them a pathetic element. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance For they do not despise us as void of ability or energy, but owing to our evenness and good-nature, some because we are mild, and others presuming on our affection for them. Plutarch's Morals On a subsequent journey a plateau of nine thousand feet elevation was reached, where the evenness of the ice surface for miles seemed scarcely broken. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Such is the evenness of eternity, that there is no shadow of change in it. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning An American traveling in England in the growing season, will always be struck with the perfect evenness of the fields of grain upon the well-drained soil. Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles To them Bruce’s genius was incontestably proved by the faultless evenness with which he parted his hair behind, the dapperness of his boots, and the merit of his spotless shirts. Julian Home He praised the beauty of its texture, the fineness and evenness of its fibres. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel Patricia wondered at the evenness of their minds and the serenity of their hearts in those first three weeks of studio life. Miss Pat at School Unless the covering be very even the screen is useless, and no pains should be spared to secure evenness. On Laboratory Arts On the accurate poise of the batten depends largely the evenness of the completed woof. Home Life in Colonial Days The only difference between these and the oak openings, is the character of the trees and the evenness of their surface. Old Mackinaw The Fortress of the Lakes and its Surroundings It is simply a button-hole stitch worked loosely, and it must be done with regularity, as the beauty of the work depends almost wholly upon the evenness of the stitches. The Art of Modern Lace Making A true surface made of metal, used as a means of determining evenness of the article made. Practical Mechanics for Boys "Let us begin at the beginning," he replied, with an effort to imitate the evenness of her tone. The Lure of the Mask Teased, if not tortured, by this, Lord Elmwood still behaved with a manly evenness of temper, and neither appeared provoked on the subject, nor insolently careless. A Simple Story Even from their earliest infancy, they are said to possess that quietness of disposition, gentleness of demeanour, and uncommon evenness of temper, for which in more mature age they are for the most part distinguished. Kalli, the Esquimaux Christian A Memoir When ornament gives absolute evenness of space division in skirt or waist the effect is apt to be monotonous and unsatisfactory. Textiles and Clothing Without hesitation we stepped in and placed her on the water, when she floated with perfect evenness. Snow Shoes and Canoes The Early Days of a Fur-Trader in the Hudson Bay Territory The evenness of the film is not at all dependent upon this practice; but its sensibility to light appears to be considerably increased. Notes and Queries, Number 181, April 16, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Generally he preserved the delightful evenness of his temper with a success quite wonderful in a man troubled with complaints which preëminently make the sufferer impatient and irascible. Benjamin Franklin In comparison with the formality of Shakespeare's and the evenness of Morris's, the ease and smoothness of Chaucer's stanza are striking. The Principles of English Versification The conversation," she adds, "was kept up with great evenness and animation on his side. Robert Burns He could spin it with as much evenness as a Manchester mill. The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" Nevertheless his verse, though without the evenness, instinctive grace, and unerring good taste of Longfellow's, has more energy and a stronger intellectual fiber; while in prose he is very greatly the superior. Brief History of English and American Literature In the Pasture Wool is valuable in proportion to the length and evenness of the fiber and the density of the fleece. Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition When she did find her voice she was dimly surprised at its tense evenness. Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College The serenity of his countenance, the constant evenness of his temper, his modesty and sweetness, were sensible marks that God prevented him with his early graces. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March The chief merits of the new invention were increased speed, ease to the workman, evenness of impression, and durability. A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898 Finally, the evenness of the dyeing is much increased by the frequent turning over of the material in the dye-bath, so managing this in the case of wool as to avoid felting. The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics This, however, should be done soon after the growth begins and should not be long continued, and it should be close, in order to promote evenness and uniformity in the growth of the hay crop. Clovers and How to Grow Them Many lines signified changes in life, and the fewness of lines spoke of evenness and simplicity. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales By the frequent practice of these virtues he had attained so perfect evenness of temper, that his mind seemed never ruffled with the least emotion of anger. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March This specimen has a squareness of outline and an evenness of surface not observed in the ancient examples. A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228 A certain Oriental deep-breathing exercise is particularly valuable to insure slowness and evenness of the breath. How to Live Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science The machine mower was put in action, and to the admiration of every one, it cut the grass with an evenness and precision which is truly surprising, being more close and even than a scythe. Obed Hussey Who, of All Inventors, Made Bread Cheap All this shows the paramount importance of perfect evenness in the bed on which the tiles are laid. Draining for Profit, and Draining for Health "Such," says the narrative, "is the great fruitfulness of the soil: by reason of the evenness of the day and the night, and the rich dews which fall every morning." On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. He noted the color of her cheeks, the regularity of her features, the evenness of her dark brows, the wholly pleasing contour of her figure, as she stumbled bravely along at his side. The Sagebrusher A Story of the West "We passed over the goodly plain, or rather sea of carpet, which I think for evenness, extent, verdure, and innumerable flocks, to be one of the most delightful prospects in nature." Stonehenge Today and Yesterday It was cut down, however, with great regularity and speed, and the general evenness of the stubble was the subject of general remark. Obed Hussey Who, of All Inventors, Made Bread Cheap Its value is maintained by an amazing evenness and an uniform excellence in curing. Cocoa and Chocolate Their History from Plantation to Consumer When she opened her eyes a calm light of the evenness of twilight had spread over the track of the cyclone, and her head lay pillowed on Hugh Walsingham's shoulder. The Way of the Wind The range thus indicated is extraordinary; but more extraordinary still was the evenness of the actor's average excellence throughout the breadth of that range. Shadows of the Stage The evenness of treatment is exactly what this compromise theory fails to achieve. The Concept of Nature The Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919 Under the influence of the Bank, the business of the nation gradually acquired an evenness and stability which was unknown to any former age. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 4, April, 1864 This was work that required some skill, for on the fineness and evenness of the thread the character of the fabric largely depended. The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book Marjorie watched him for a few moments, admiring the evenness with which he placed the pickets, and the sure, firm blows of the hammer; at last, however, she began to grow uneasy. By the Roadside It is nevertheless true that, taken as a whole, a marked characteristic of the two volumes is the evenness with which the charms are scattered hither and thither betwixt the four covers. Isopel Berners The History of certain doings in a Staffordshire Dingle, July, 1825 "I have ceased to look for any," I said, with an evenness of voice that surprised me. Medoline Selwyn's Work There was the most singular evenness and impartiality in his tone, although he was evidently strained to a high pitch of excitement. The Portion of Labor Nor is it simply the number of the British colonies, or the evenness with which they are distributed, that challenges our admiration. The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book “It will be the best thing that could happen to him,” said the doctor, with the same clear evenness. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel They are remarkable for their parallelism, regularity, rectilineal direction and evenness of outline, and constitute what is by far the most conspicuous feature in the topography of Loudoun. History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia He had marked Lawler's coolness, the evenness of his temper; and had noted the deadly swiftness and precision of his movements when he had drawn his pistol. The Trail Horde The conception is of something that easily passes; smoothness, evenness, etc., in both. Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-1880, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 263-552 Her tone lost its evenness; it trembled and became a bit wild. The Princess Elopes Move them all the time, to insure evenness of tone and to prevent spots. Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891 Slowly the "Pollard" continued to regain evenness of keel. The Submarine Boys on Duty Life of a Diving Torpedo Boat "Don't let that bother you," broke in the Texan with the same evenness of tone. The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country Reasonableness is the strongest mark in Vauvenargues' thinking; balance, evenness, purity of vision, penetration finely toned with indulgence. Critical Miscellanies (Vol 2 of 3) Essay 1: Vauvenargues It seemed a long time, and yet not one whit too long, before the soft breathing lost its evenness, and at last I could not hear it at all, and knew she was waking. Carette of Sark These wigs were almost symbolic of the evenness of their existence, which had got beyond the reach of happenings. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes They will crush with considerable evenness to a thirty mesh, which is generally sufficient. Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887 She grew up to womanhood remarkable for the evenness and gentleness of her temper. The Nest in the Honeysuckles, and other Stories Her tone was evenness itself; she was smiling brightly. The Hoyden It was no wonder that under the influence of these cherished recollections "white seam" did not progress and the knitting never attained to the finished evenness of the lassie Grant's performance. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XVI., December, 1880. Nevertheless his verse, though without the evenness, instinctive grace, and unerring good taste of Longfellow's, has more energy and a stronger intellectual fiber, while in prose he is very greatly the superior. Initial Studies in American Letters Paderewski advises studying scales and arpeggios with accents, for instance, accenting every third note, thus enabling each finger in turn to make the accent impulse: this will secure evenness of touch. Piano Mastery Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers In Studies 11, 19 and 21 I cover shifting and left thumb action: in No. 9, finger action—flexibility and evenness, the left thumb relaxed—the fundamental idea of the trill. Violin Mastery Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers The young Chaplain read, solemnly, the solemn and grand words of the service, and the evenness of his voice was unnatural enough to show deep feeling. The Militants Stories of Some Parsons, Soldiers, and Other Fighters in the World Certain things are very difficult for me, things requiring absolute evenness of passage work, or sustained calm. Vocal Mastery Talks with Master Singers and Teachers Dr. Hough, of Worcester, was remarkable for evenness of temper, of which the following story affords a proof. The Book of Three Hundred Anecdotes Historical, Literary, and Humorous—A New Selection A second trait in the character of the Quakers is that of complacency, or evenness, or quietness of mind and manner. A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 3 The whole beauty of Brussels lace depends upon the evenness of the stitches. Beeton's Book of Needlework So that the pleasure here is compounded of the softness of the transmitted, and the evenness of the reflected light. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) But it is not simply the number of the British colonies, or the evenness with which they are distributed, that challenges our highest admiration. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 69, July, 1863 The room must not be glaringly bright, but there should be a feeling of a certain evenness in the distribution of light. Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today To say that the foregoing editorial disturbed the evenness of Mr. Crow's temper would be saying nothing at all. The Daughter of Anderson Crow The evenness of tone and entire absence of embarrassment was significant. Winston of the Prairie Their cordage for fishing-lines is equal, in strength and evenness, to that made by us; and their nets not at all inferior. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15 Forming A Complete History Of The Origin And Progress Of Navigation, Discovery, And Commerce, By Sea And Land, From The Earliest Ages To The Present Time Socialism, so far as it attempts to repress individualism, and reduce mankind to an evenness opposed to all natural laws, is suicidal of the best in favor of mediocrity. The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him She noted bitterly that his old evenness of temper, the gay placidity that made so delightful a basis for their joint happiness, had absolutely disappeared. A Daughter of To-Day The boat moved with perfect evenness, while the wavelets played round her like young dolphins out for a holiday. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, April 2, 1892 Even from their earliest infancy they possess that quiet disposition, gentleness of demeanour, and uncommon evenness of temper, for which, in more mature age, they are for the most part distinguished. Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 2 Their manner of sowing.And then they sow their Corn, which they do with very exact evenness, strewing it with their hands, just as we strew Salt upon Meat. An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East Indies Together with an Account of the Detaining in Captivity the Author and Divers other Englishmen Now Living There, and of the Author's Miraculous Escape The chilling evenness of his voice seemed to irritate the other man, and Alice Deringham was conscious of a faint amusement as she glanced at them. Alton of Somasco After an apologetic little preamble, he would sit down and play these rococo bits of trailing sound with fingers dipped in lightning, fingers that flashed over the keys in perfect evenness and with perfect sureness. Edward MacDowell This calmness, however, was not due to any evenness of temper or any intention of bearing his wrongs meekly. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I The second instructs the reader how to secure that evenness of temperament which is the chief characteristic of Poise. Poise: How to Attain It Coleridge may have exaggerated the “manly hilarity” and “evenness and sweetness of temper” of men of genius. The Art of Letters Two traits still further define the peculiarity of his position--his precocious development, and the evenness and sustained vigor of all his poetic work from the beginning to the end. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 That coolness of mind and evenness of countenance, which prevents a discovery of our sentiments, by our words, our actions, or our looks, is too necessary to pass unnoticed. The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant No man could have looked less astonished, and, with the greatest evenness of tone, he answered: "You ought to know that nothing you do astonishes me." The Son of Clemenceau It was then that he noticed a deflection of the wood-road toward the north, and down over the brow of the plateau on which for a mile or two its evenness had been sustained. The Wild Olive After he joined the church, he sobered down to great calmness and evenness. Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical A waving phrase grows in the violins, which continues with strange evenness through the entrance of new song where we are surprised by the strange fitness of the Allegretto melody. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies If I were to give my opinion upon such an exhausted subject, I should join to these other qualifications a certain æquibility or evenness of behaviour. The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant He could trace the line of fire far ahead, and it seemed to have advanced with remarkable evenness. The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol The Story of a Young Wireless Amateur Who Made Good as a Fire Patrol On this occasion his impersonal, unimpassioned temperament left his judgment free to work with evenness and clearness amid the whirl of momentous events and the clash of angry tongues. Abraham Lincoln, Volume II Was it due to his fat, red face, his spectacles, his conspiratorial manner, tone and gait, the evenness of his temper, his cautiousness, his mysteriousness? Mr. Prohack After the age of fourteen they leave off that voice, because the artery is made wider and reacheth its natural evenness and quality. The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy There was a certain evenness of the chill which they visited upon me, as though a particular degree of frigidity had been determined in advance. The House of a Thousand Candles This grain is sown three times a year, since the fertility of the soil corresponds to the evenness of the seasons. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera In her movements, in her voice, even in her laugh itself, a secret uneasiness manifested itself—something different from her former evenness of temper. Liza "A nest of nobles" This evenness of temperature at all times of the year is very remarkable, and renders the spot particularly suitable for invalids, many persons coming even from Swan River to renovate themselves. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2 Discoveries in Australia; with an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in The Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners Of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits To the Islands in the Arafura Sea She was happy in an uncommon evenness and chearfulness of temper. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume V. All who knew him marvelled that he was able to maintain such sweetness and evenness of temper under provocations and difficulties which would have greatly annoyed most men. A Walk from London to John O'Groat's I feel that I am doing a sensible thing in making a break from what the theorists call "the narrowing evenness of domestic existence." People of the Whirlpool "Shut that foul mouth!" he cautioned, with a curious, deadly evenness of tone. The Sky Line of Spruce Her person was petite and trivial; her complexion savoured of the brunette; and her face was marked with the small-pox, sufficiently to destroy its evenness and polish, though not enough to destroy its expression. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are There was an evenness about the strange voice that she understood better than its words. Dust The back was worked in taller flowers, presenting the same evenness of line and surface. A Walk from London to John O'Groat's But he was arrested before he reached it by the voice of Mary, speaking again, still in that imperturbable evenness which so rasped his nerves, for all its mellow resonance. Within the Law When the shape and features are perfect, as hers were, the coffee-brown shows it better than our colour, on account of its perfect evenness—like the dead white of marble. Letters from the Cape Rare endowment with broad culture is evinced in the high intellectual level always maintained; and the evenness of quality that is always of the mountain top. The Poems of Henry Timrod I should have thought evenness was just what was wrong with him. Enoch Soames: a memory of the eighteen-nineties "I have written," with unembarrassed evenness of tone. The Shuttle Her middle register—the test part of a voice—was showing signs of strength and steadiness and evenness. The Price She Paid Her statuesque calm evenness of contour yet remained, but it was the calmness of great sorrow, of infinite resignation. The Octopus : A story of California He emphasizes unity in its simplest aspect as seen in evenness of line and purity of colour. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 He sighed to himself, and wished that his companion had a trifle more of little Sam Singleton's evenness of impulse. Roderick Hudson Celia was not impulsive: what she had to say could wait, and came from her always with the same quiet staccato evenness. Middlemarch Andrew could tell that easily by the stretch of his gallop and the evenness of his pace as he rushed across the slope. Way of the Lawless He saw the sweet simplicity of her carriage, the statuesque evenness of the contours of her figure, the single, deep swell of her bosom, the solid masses of her hair. The Octopus : A story of California The speaker seemed suddenly overtaken by emotions, dropped her words with pained evenness, and fingered the lace handkerchief in her lap. The Cavalier She hadn't been like the old, easy-going Chrystie; her indolent evenness of mood had given place to a mercurial flightiness, her gay good-humor been broken by flashes of temper and morose silences. Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California Mr. Greer," he said with cold evenness, "it is impossible to obtain swords or pistols on this dock. The Cruise of the Dry Dock But he is never brilliant; he has outwearied many a deeper man by his indefatigable evenness and persistance; he is Giant Despair to the brilliant young men. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860 That period having elapsed, the whiteness and evenness of the teeth soon pass away, and the 'old' dog can scarcely be mistaken. The Dog "I fancy you'll be even more interested than I if I lose," he remarked in tones of a curious evenness that were somehow rather deadly. Ruggles of Red Gap Guy Oscard only realised the meaning of that sound when a black shadow crept on to the smooth evenness of the river's breast. With Edged Tools "He cannot have been a nice man," she said, with that evenness of enunciation which betrays that the tongue is speaking without the direct aid of the mind. From One Generation to Another There could be no debate on that point, for, while long and strong and flexible, they had a certain evenness and symmetry. The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man Shakspeare's evenness and sweetness of temper were almost proverbial in his own age. Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge The closeness of the jungle and evenness of the land prevented my taking any direct observations with the compass; but the mean oscillations of its card showed a course with northing again. What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile This evenness in waltzing is very graceful, and can only be reached by long practice, a good ear for music, and a natural gracefulness. Manners and Social Usages Goethe unhesitatingly recognised the head, and laid stress on the peculiar beauty and evenness of the teeth. Shakespeare's Bones Age was far from having withered her complexion, or destroyed the evenness of her skin; but no time could rob her of the sweetness and intelligence which animated her features. Edgar Huntly or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker Didn't her prose, with its unemphatic evenness, imply that some enthusiasms went quite without saying and that some questions were quite disposed of for talk just because they were so firmly established for action? A Fountain Sealed The studio light had a clear evenness; and, after the heat outside, the coolness of the great bare room was refreshing. The History of David Grieve The idea of straightness or evenness is the primary meaning of the word, and is, of course, appropriate to the image of a path. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes Their little eyes glanced here and there, K. could feel the evenness of their steps but could not do the same, as from step to step he was virtually being carried. The Trial Politeness is an evenness of soul, which excludes, at the same time, both insensibility and too much earnestness. Domestic Pleasures, or, the Happy Fire-side The letter was perfectly grammatical and penned in a hand of copy-book roundness and evenness. The Call of the Cumberlands To the north a single blunt, low mountain-head broke the evenness of the horizon line. Snow-Blind Nor was the evenness of the variety less striking. From the Easy Chair — Volume 01 In America before the war, as we have seen, wealth had been distributed with a general effect of evenness never previously known in a large community. Equality The pavement is formed of a large sort of flattish-surfaced pebbles; not laid down with the greatest evenness or regularity. Dreams, Waking Thoughts, and Incidents Everything in the room was in exact order, there was no dust or confusion, and the books on the shelves were arranged in perfect evenness. Pages from a Journal with Other Papers The finest kinds of piña are exceedingly beautiful, and surpass any other material in its evenness and beauty of texture. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes And yet the work was merciful, for it dulled the biting edge of thought, and the unchanging evenness of life gave wings to time. Moonfleet He was averse to quarrelling, and not a single difficulty marked his career; but all acknowledged his justness and wonderful evenness of mind. A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee But when I exact that evenness of temper should be animated by occasional storms, do not be under the impression that I pretend lovers should always be quarreling to preserve their happiness. Life, Letters, and Epicurean Philosophy of Ninon de L'Enclos The Celebrated Beauty of the Seventeenth Century This shows more evenness and regularity of construction than any of Marlowe's other plays; but it is the one least characteristic of him. Halleck's New English Literature There is nothing flimsey, nor specious, nor whimsical in the place; evenness and harmony of proportion; simplicity and solidity of style, strength and straightforwardness of workmanship, strike you as its characteristics. Our Churches and Chapels Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregations Being a Critical and Historical Account of Every Place of Worship in Preston The old Roman lines are cut with precision and evenness; the letters are well formed, the words are rightly spelt, the construction of the sentences is grammatical. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 09, July, 1858 Stung to Action It was in the third year of the White Hope's life that the placid evenness of Kirk's existence began to be troubled. The Coming of Bill Neither should a woman by a sweetness, an unalterable evenness of temper, be weak enough to pardon everything lacking in her lover. Life, Letters, and Epicurean Philosophy of Ninon de L'Enclos The Celebrated Beauty of the Seventeenth Century Sometimes the evenness of the noise would change to an excited crescendo as a school three-quarter got off, or the school back pulled up the attack with a fine piece of defence. The Gold Bat Goodness of build without gaudiness, sanctity without sadness, and evenness of finish without new-fangled intricacy, pervade it. Our Churches and Chapels Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregations Being a Critical and Historical Account of Every Place of Worship in Preston Other women's teeth differ in size; or they project; or there are gaps: here, all was equality and evenness; pearl joined to pearl in unbroken line. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 But the good-natured evenness of his happy temperament was quite gone. The Hallam Succession But when I exact that evenness of temper should be animated by occasional storms, do not be under the impression that I pretend lovers should always be quarreling to preserve their happiness. Life, Letters, and Epicurean Philosophy of Ninon de L'Enclos The Celebrated Beauty of the Seventeenth Century The general evenness of social conditions, except that some men held more land than others, helped on a democratic spirit. Formation of the Union, 1750-1829 Of course the quality of the cloth depended on the fineness and evenness of the thread; and a great deal of pains was taken to turn out good work. Country Life in Canada Fifty Years Ago Personal recollections and reminiscences of a sexagenarian Variety, in this as in other respects, would naturally produce a balance of tendencies in the nation conductive to moderation and evenness of progress. Lectures and Essays And some behold concourse and meting of dues, and some make wax of flowers, and some make cells now round, now square with wonder binding and joining, and evenness. Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus Neither should a woman by a sweetness, an unalterable evenness of temper, be weak enough to pardon everything lacking in her lover. Life, Letters, and Epicurean Philosophy of Ninon de L'Enclos The Celebrated Beauty of the Seventeenth Century Calmness, evenness, poise, the easy control that comes from a degree of relaxation, without loss of buoyancy,—these are the conditions for good accomplishment of any kind. Public Speaking Maybe it was merely the perfect evenness of their flow, for they gathered thickly enough on the twigs and the few dried leaves, on any obstacles in their way. Over Prairie Trails Shakespeare's evenness and sweetness of temper were almost proverbial in his own age. Biographia Literaria As seen from the vessel, they seemed to be stratified with extraordinary evenness and regularity to within a few feet of the top, the summit being crowned with loose sand. Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence The stems are laid together with fair evenness, and from start to finish the haymaking of the pika is conducted with admirable system and precision. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations There were four arcs and two small portable banks of Cooper-Hewitts, the latter used to cut the sharp shadows and give a greater evenness to the photography. The Film Mystery "Yes, gracious, and of a wondrous constancy of mind, and evenness of temper," said Richard. Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland With the full realization that a mood is a mood, we can respect it, and so gradually reach a truer evenness of life. As a Matter of Course But their special details, down to the closest minutiae, were the same, while their definite circumscription and evenness of distribution forbade the idea of currents or floods as the moving cause. Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence The field was covered with innumerable corpses, and the thick pile of dead men disturbed the evenness of the grassy field. The Deeds of God Through the Franks What principally attracted the notice of contemporaries, was the imperturbable evenness of his spirit. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo She resolved to sew quickly and with stitches of machine-like evenness, if it came. A Daughter of the Land An example of this may be found in the "Knight's Tale," a narrative poem of which, in contrast with its beauties, a want of evenness is one of the chief defects. Chaucer Quickness of eye, firmness of hand, evenness of temper: all these may be gifts of the gods. On the Firing Line ‘Yes; it is rather strange,’ said Neigh, with saturnine evenness. The Hand of Ethelberta That, and a certain slow evenness of speech and movement, were the sole expression which either of them gave to their grief. The Gadfly Narrowness and evenness in the exit tunnel are necessary to it. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography His customary iron evenness of temper was gone, so that he wandered quickly from one detail of his work to another, without seeming to penetrate below the surface-need of any one task. The Blazed Trail "Well," he said, with the smile that showed the evenness of his pretty teeth, "there's a kind of wild justice in it." April Hopes Thence back to White Hall, mightily pleased all of us with this sight, and particularly this fellow, as a most extraordinary man for his temper and evenness in fighting. The Diary of Samuel Pepys "You'll do, boy," said his father, in a voice whose rigid evenness of tone revealed the emotion it sought to conceal. The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land There is a nobleness of life and sentiment, a gentleness of manners, an evenness of temper, which cannot be believed unless you have lived with them. Women in the Life of Balzac What Ryan tried hardest to get," said the architect, "was evenness of lighting. The City of Domes : a walk with an architect about the courts and palaces of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, with a discussion of its architecture, its sculpture, its mural decorations, its coloring and its lighting, preceded by a history of its growth For first of all, its smoothness shows the evenness of its parts; for touch it where you please, it is all alike. Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies Her teeth were white as snow and of an evenness to marvel at. Irish Fairy Tales Such is the great fruitfulness of the soil: by reason of the evenness of the day and night, and the rich dews which fall every morning. Sir Francis Drake Revived Events have been transposed to the extent of some few months in this narrative in order to preserve the continuity and evenness of the story. Sir Nigel If I were to give my opinion upon such an exhausted subject, I should join to these other qualifications a certain equability or evenness of behaviour. Essays and Tales He went on with a painful evenness of speech. Villa Rubein, and other stories She led the hay-makers with her swift, steady rake, and her noiseless evenness of motion. Half a Life-Time Ago The wall is of beautiful, warm and strong colour, with moth holes, birds' nests, old nails on which the spider hangs his rose-window web, a thousand amusing things that break its evenness. The Memoirs of Victor Hugo Banks of smoky gray lay over certain portions, but there was no regularity, no evenness, either in the clouds themselves, or in their disposition. The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it The spot is chosen with reference to its evenness of surface, and that is preferred which is the least encumbered with stones. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 3 Like all men of strong character and powerful mind, he has an admirable temper; its evenness would surprise you, as it did me. Letters of Two Brides He ran his fingers inside Michael’s mouth and noted the strength and evenness of the teeth, measured the breadth of shoulders and depth of chest, and picked up a foot. Michael, Brother of Jerry The smooth and the rough are severally produced by the union of evenness with compactness, and of hardness with inequality. Timaeus But it is owing to their weakness; they cannot have the evenness of temper we owe to our strength of character. The Lily of the Valley Then, as he came slowly out of the trees to meet the husband he began, with quiet evenness, "Your wife wants to know—" But he stopped. Lin McLean And if I had not a letter to write myself, I might sit by you and admire the evenness of your writing, as another young lady once did. Pride and Prejudice The first have comparatively even distribution of work and rest; the latter sometimes have much, sometimes little to do, without any possible evenness of distribution. Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students I don't know that the fancy will last over to-morrow, but to-night at least my gorge rises at the anaemic life of our civilization and its railroad evenness. The Magic Skin Nothing was more indicative of the absolute divorce of business and social life than the unbroken evenness of Carroll's friendship for the younger girl. The Riverman The low monotony of sound was lulling in its evenness, when a faint crunch of a foot on the snow was heard. Rolf in the Woods "The Serpent!" he cried, in a voice from which all evenness and control were absent. The Wallet of Kai Lung |
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