| 单词 | extempore |
| 例句 | One of the most famous speeches of modern times was the one made—apparently extempore—by a British army officer on the eve of the invasion of Iraq. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z I hear these kinds of extempore critiques constantly—in jests and jibes, in casual conversations at the hair salon, the bookstore, the coffee shop, the day-care walkathon. Everybody hates Americans: My life abroad as the maligned Other 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z There were no musical instruments and psalms were led, while prayers were extempore and interminable with some church members rambling on for 20 minutes minimum. Sunday blues: Growing up in an ultra-strict church 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z In 1974, when Mr. Braufman was deeply embedded on New York’s radical free-jazz scene, he recorded “Valley of Search,” a record of darkly melodic improvising and portentous incantations and extempore group explosions. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z It was his ability to speak extempore with an eloquence and inventiveness unrivaled in 17th-century Paris. Review: James McAvoy’s Rapping Cyrano Dazzles With Words 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z And whenever he performed during the show - including an extempore rap performance while inhaling helium from a balloon - fans would celebrate on social media for days. MC Stan wins Bigg Boss: Indian rap royalty finds new home on reality TV 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z On stage, James could stretch I’d Rather Go Blind out to 10 minutes of extempore soul-bearing, but the simple, concise studio original is pretty much perfect. The 20 greatest breakup songs ever – ranked! 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z When the roles are reversed in their extempore play, Hal excoriates Falstaff as that “villainous abominable misleader of youth.” Tom Hanks, Hamish Linklater and a 'Henry IV' worthy of applause 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z When transcribed, Mr Trump’s extempore speeches are unusually jumbled. What’s on the president’s mind 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z But Mr Modi used it to speak about the issues bothering Indians every day and in a break from tradition, he spoke extempore, without consulting any notes. Five unusual messages from Narendra Modi 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z The programme included 'an extempore fantasia on Erard's new patent grand pianoforte of seven octaves by Master Liszt, who will respectfully request a written thema from any person present.' Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z Intended not to supersede but to supplement the usual extempore prayer. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z But at the close he spoke a few words extempore, commending the Hellenic cause, if war should come, to the mercy of God. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z He boasted that he was more popular than Protagoras, and was prepared at any moment to deliver an extempore address on any subject to the assembly at Olympia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z His "gifts" of extempore prayer are said to be extensive. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z The prayers were commenced by the Sz-wang reading a chapter from the Bible; after which a hymn was sung, every one standing; and then he dismissed us all with a short extempore prayer. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z That address was altogether extempore; and my recollection of particular expressions I may have employed, is very imperfect. A Letter to the Right Hon. Lord Bexley containing a statement to the committee of the British and Foreign Bible Society 2012-03-15T02:00:20.887Z He played a Quintett of his own, and an extempore Fantasia, and produced much effect by the novelty of his tremulandos. Life of Beethoven 2012-03-12T03:00:21.693Z He was deficient in the gifts of a good extempore speaker, being in this respect a remarkable contrast to his brother William; and he read his lectures, seldom raising his eyes from the manuscript. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z The gentleman himself was not over-gifted with extempore conversational powers, and the adventures of the morning had not tended to remedy the deficiency. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z There was no more sedateness, no more going sadly, after this; nor ever did scolding seem more entirely thrown away than that extempore sermon upon the day of Dolly's return. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z "You'd better make it enough for funeral expenses," commented Miss Carroway; whereupon the discussion became general and hilarious, and the extempore lecture ceased. The Lucky Piece A Tale of the North Woods 2012-02-13T03:00:18.927Z Given a few ideas for a start, and any educated Latin will deliver an extempore oration that suggests weeks of careful preparation. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z These two boats used to row along, challenging each other, by sound of bugle, to extempore bursts of racing. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z Got a good lead of thought and felt that I could supply extempore what I had not time to write. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z Is the extempore oration, "the unpremeditated lay," in truth a subliminal product? or have we to do merely with the rapid exercise of ordinary powers? Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death 2012-01-05T03:00:42.307Z Then it must be added that there were fewer involved sentences in Mr. Douglas's extempore speeches than in Mr. Lincoln's. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z Most of the poems belong to the class of extempore or occasional utterances, as distinguished from qaṣīdas, or elaborately finished odes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z It was said so glibly that the little speech was not, perhaps, exactly extempore: and it was spoken—every word of it—with a twang that, to sensitive ears like Granville’s, was simply lacerating. A Bride from the Bush 2011-12-24T03:08:05.053Z Count Campello had asked me to say a few words, so I prepared a very little screed in Italian, not daring to trust myself to speak extempore in this language. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z Both Bradlaugh and Underwood have usually spoken extempore, but both have been busy journalists. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z Courage and loquacity were always at my service; after studying the plot of a comedy, which had to be performed extempore, I never found my readiness of wit at fault. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z His powerful memory enabled him to dispense with the manuscript which most German professors rely on, and he spoke extempore, referring only occasionally to a few names and dates written on a slip of paper. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z These songs are generally topical, and almost always extempore: and as most Spaniards can—or rather are anxious to—one enjoys many verses that are very prettily as well as wittily conceived. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z At these words Shivananda was enraptured; he prostrated himself on the ground and recited an extempore Sanskrit stanza. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z The lower end of the room was converted into an extempore stage, and the monitors and prompters took part in some recitation, or select scene from the Latin or Greek dramatists. Schools, School-Books and Schoolmasters 2011-11-16T03:00:25.713Z I have listened to many extempore versifiers, male and female, the most famous of our century. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z A further characteristic of Rajaz is that it should be uttered extempore, a few verses at a time—commonly verses expressing some personal feeling, emotion, or experience, like those of the aged warrior Durayd b. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z "Oh, don't talk like that, Jack!" gasped Colonel Tempest, speaking extempore, after fumbling in all the empty pockets of his mind for something appropriate to say. Diana Tempest, Volume I (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:36.223Z Following upon this came what we may call the muscular style of preaching—usually extempore—requiring the pillows of which you have been speaking to save the knuckles of the preacher from entire demolition. Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z Accordingly if you know what is the particular subject that is under discussion, a part taken at random anywhere from any of his extempore speeches is nearly always complete in itself and fully intelligible. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z The improvised extempore rule of the game allowed him boundless license. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z Verse, images, rhythm, and rhyme need honest effort—that even the German realises, and he is not inclined to set a very high value on extempore poetry. Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z In fact, these extempore performances of Wely's were far better than his published compositions. The Influence of the Organ in History Inaugural Lecture of the Department of the Organ in the College of Music of Boston University 2011-10-20T02:00:26.947Z Then she asked him to pray, but he had never offered up an extempore prayer. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z I have heard him say often that he had never found anything to which he could compare the power of Toombs, discussing a great theme extempore, except Niagara. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z A good extempore actor ought never to lose presence of mind, or to be at a loss for material. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z The verses, crudely expressing the contrast between President Jefferson and King George—or Napoleon, it is not clear which,—sufficiently show that Paine's genius was not extempore. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z He speaks extempore and magnificently; he’s an orator. The Later Life 2011-10-02T02:00:13.037Z Given a pen and put in a corner, Frank, I can tell a story as well as my neighbours, but the extempore business floors me. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z If Toombs could but be delineated to the life in his extempore action, advice, and phrase he would soon attain a lofty station in world literature. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z I do not deny that these extempore rhymesters may be people of culture and learning, qualified to discourse well upon the themes proposed to them. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z A number of his extempore lectures, recovered from notes, were published in 1856. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z With the exception of these, which I read, I spoke extempore. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z Help is not to be got here extempore, and, with the exception of two nights from a nurse, I had no aid, until within a few days I have had a little girl of thirteen. Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. 2011-08-02T02:00:25.157Z In the first place it shows his extempore faculty and presence of mind. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z The extempore performance of this duet by two of the best comic players of our day afforded excellent mirth. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z This extempore composition was usually comprised in five stanzas. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z Though well pleased that her remonstrance had put a stop to the vicar's extempore prayings at the house, Rosalind was not altogether satisfied by the result of the interview. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z The majority of the lectures are delivered in German, partly extempore and partly from the written notes; the latter practice, however, becoming daily more rare. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z On the other hand, she zealously urged on their project of an extempore play. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z On ordinary occasions he intrusted the whole or a considerable portion of each scene to their extempore ability, only indicating the movement of the plot in a scenario. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z One evening in a large party at his friend Vaughan's he was, laughingly, challenged by a very beautiful girl, a Miss Gun, to make her a couplet of verses extempore. The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers 2011-06-15T02:00:17.903Z They perceived that he spoke at random and extempore, vexed by the storm. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z Left alone, Van Vernet plucks the extempore adornments from his head and person, and meditates ruefully, almost forgetting the original Raid in the chagrin of his present failure. Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z One chief diversion, which yielded the company a frequent and very pleasing entertainment, consisted in producing an extempore play, in which their late benefactors and patrons were mimicked, and turned into ridicule. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z I partook heartily of an extempore breakfast which Ethopus provided me. In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z His prompt natural humour broke out at the Christmas revels, when the boy, suddenly slipping in among the players, acted an extempore part of his own invention. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z We have heard of men having hard nuts to crack, but that stones should be offered to a hungry man for extempore bread-making hardly seems a probable temptation. A Few Words About the Devil And Other Biographical Sketches and Essays 2011-05-31T02:00:28.247Z Admiral though he was, and extempore preacher, he could not always hold his own before this susceptible woman. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z A liturgy, peculiar to the Brethren, is regularly used as a part of the morning service on the Sabbath; on other occasions the minister offers extempore prayer. Christian Sects in the Nineteenth Century 2011-05-17T02:00:19.317Z "Thank you, Herr Inspector, he is quite remarkable, he made a speech to the laborers this morning, as one might say, extempore." Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z They seem very often to conclude with an extempore prayer. John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. A Memoir 2011-04-18T02:00:10.453Z A speech which is now lost, and which, though afterwards reduced to writing, must have been delivered extempore, afforded another strong example of the persuasiveness of his eloquence. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z He closed his Bible reading with a brief extempore prayer, of which the fervour touched the spirit of Inez, and the humility astonished that of Teresa. The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville 2011-03-31T02:00:19.850Z Shall I treat you with a little extempore?— Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z Mr. Dalzel prayed aloud long extempore prayers, and we dispersed at ten. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z After this he knelt down in the pulpit and offered a long and vehement extempore prayer; and when this was over he rose and began on the same subject again. John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. A Memoir 2011-04-18T02:00:10.453Z He has bent Nimrod's bow; he has conquered the lion; he has a good share of sense, having written for you extempore a very pretty madrigal. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z A number of persons occupied the hall, apparently engaged in the discussion of an extempore breakfast. Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z The limerick is said to have been originally an extempore composition, a lot of people getting together and composing limericks, in turn, as a sort of game designed to while away an evening. The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z After this short extempore effusion, he finished with the Old Hundredth psalm-tune, which he played better than his opponent. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z On the 19th he opened parliament in a speech which, as he explained, he had to deliver extempore owing to “the treachery” of his secretary. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z It certainly never came home to me till I began to look for the spot from which Æschines might have delivered his famous extempore address. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z After some time he asked the King to give him a subject for a Fugue, that he might treat it extempore. Johann Sebastian Bach 2011-01-26T03:00:27.060Z It usually lasted an hour, and when it ended the minister entered the church and conducted his service of extempore prayer and preaching. Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z But, Query, are not the printed sermons of these divines merely outlines, to be filled up by the preacher extempore? Notes and Queries, Number 229, March 18, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc But though painfully conscious how much his reputation as a writer was damaged by this extempore production, he was unable to resist the fatal facility of print. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Out goes the torch—and we finish with an extempore prayer. With our Fighting Men The story of their faith, courage, endurance in the Great War A hundred times, perhaps, did we act plays in that year, frequently extempore. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. But neither minister nor people would take the king’s liturgy, and extempore prayers became more established in use and favour than ever. Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z A dispute having arisen about extempore preaching, the boy of sixteen was put up, late one night, to deliver an impromptu discourse. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" It is rhetoric in the leader of extempore prayer; studied inflexions in the conductor of liturgical service; animal excitement, or sentimental pensiveness, or assent which is merely vocal, among the worshippers. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus He, however, made what seemed to me then one of the most affecting and beautiful extempore prayers I ever listened to. Civil War Experiences under Bayard, Gregg, Kilpatrick, Custer, Raulston, and Newberry, 1862, 1863, 1864 I never like to attempt a speech of any kind unprepared; even an extempore and unexpected speech is so much better for a little preliminary improvising. Within Prison Walls being a narrative during a week of voluntary confinement in the state prison at Auburn, New York During the first year the four masks and the soubrette, with some other actors of merit in the extempore style, took the wind out of Goldoni's and Chiari's sails. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second Call on a college student to read any prose passage extempore, and what is the result in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred? The Voice and Spiritual Education Presently during the extempore prayers, when the congregation took up the more comfortable attitude of prayer by bending towards their laps, Jenny perceived that the eyes of each person were surreptitiously fixed on her. Carnival The Mall was roped off, and at an extempore gate a man in uniform received the cards of admission. Fairfax and His Pride During this extempore performance, the audience remained imperturbably calm, giving not the smallest indication of approbation or disapprobation. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] Because Jonson did not write extempore, he was reproached with being a year about every piece; and because Shakspeare wrote with ease and rapidity, they cried, he never once made a blot. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845 They soon began a song, which was an extempore laudation of me: there was a great repetition of the same words, but very good time was kept, and a great deal of exercise gone through. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa And so saying, Calvert drew nigh a glass, and made one of those extempore toilets which young men with smart moustaches are accustomed to perform before presenting themselves to strangers. A Rent In A Cloud Our doctor being with us one morning, he sat down to the instrument and played some passages extempore. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors The rubrics as retained from the Book of Geneva made provision for an extempore prayer before the sermon, and allowed the minister some latitude in the other two prayers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" “He always preaches extempore:” pronounce extempore in four syllables, with the accent on tem, and never in three, making pore to rhyme with sore—but with story. Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected He was by nature shy and almost timid, and he was not supposed to possess any gift for extempore speaking. Studies in Contemporary Biography The Sundays were decently observed, and services were held morning and evening; reading was dispensed with, and the sermons were extempore perforce. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years Under the atmosphere of the place their usual religious ceremonial was laid aside, save that the king courteously requested one of the aged priests to offer an extempore prayer. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition For several days after Heath was close enough to have made a dash at Covington, at any hour, there were no other defenders in the works around the place than these extempore soldiers. History of Morgan's Cavalry An extempore prayer, however, from the preacher is quite unauthorized. The Church Handy Dictionary In the first year of the war he found time to deliver, extempore, the Gifford lectures, and in the next year he published “Theism and Humanism.” The So-called Human Race On this tripod sat the Pythia—the priestess of Apollo—who, having caught the inspiration, pronounced her oracles in extempore prose or verse. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 Riccoboni, a celebrated actor, his remarks on the Italian extempore comedy, ii. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 She was removing an out-of-door cloak, and an extempore headwrap, when she entered the room. When Ghost Meets Ghost Whether in administration, or expelled the House; whether affluent, or flying from his creditors; in the fulness of his heart he, perhaps, secured his own happiness, and lived on, like some wits, extempore. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors He gave instruction in the form of continuous lectures delivered extempore from brief notes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" The Arabic poets before the time of Mohammed often recited long poems extempore,—so natural to them was poetry. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 And in simple narrative he was as willing to use extempore language as language prepared. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 Because Johnson did not write extempore, he was reproached with being a year about every piece; and because Shakespear wrote with ease and rapidity, they cryed, he never once made a blot. Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare The new preachers preached extempore, with the most intense fervor of language and gesture, and usually with a complete disregard of the conventionalities of their profession. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 Had the words come at the spur of the moment, the man must, thought Roden, have great gifts for extempore preaching. Marion Fay It was that night Tony's extempore prayer was echoed so earnestly by his aunt. Jan and Her Job There have been effective preachers both of written and extempore sermons. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 An Illustrated Monthly You don't sing extempore, Thayer, make up the song as you go along. The Dominant Strain This article is very convenient for the extempore seasoning and finishing of soups and sauces, its flavour being instantly and equally diffused. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Music is the only science in which Gypsies participate in any considerable degree; they likewise compose, but it is after the manner of the eastern people, extempore. A Historical Survey of the Customs, Habits, & Present State of the Gypsies She had arranged a sort of extempore bed on the hard sofa, and was about to lie down, when Tildy opened the door. The School Queens To show parents what sort of simple descriptions they may reasonably expect from children, we venture to produce the following extempore description of a summer's evening, given by three children of different ages. Practical Education, Volume II The gravy for all these soups may be produced extempore with No. 252. The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual As an extempore speaker she has no peer among her co-workers; her first suffrage speech was made at Delphi, May, 1877. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III Music is the only science in which the Gipsies participate in any considerable degree; they likewise compose, but it is after the manner of the Eastern people, extempore.” Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement I could speak extempore upon it for hours, it was the very first command both to Adam and also to Noah when he came out of the ark. The Power of Mesmerism A Highly Erotic Narrative of Voluptuous Facts and Fancies Orators, who did not speak extempore, were obliged to get their long orations by rote. Practical Education, Volume II It is equally economical and convenient for making extempore broths enumerated in the Obs. to No. 200, sauces and gravies for hashed or stewed meat, game, or poultry, &c. The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual Many of the speeches were to a large extent extempore, the heads only being committed to writing. The Student's Companion to Latin Authors Then J. and I had to run an entertainment of an instructive kind extempore. A Padre in France It is not a natural gift, an extempore thing like authorship and song. Dwellers in Arcady The Story of an Abandoned Farm The opposition arose from a dozen or more around the platform, who were incessantly raising "points of order"—the extempore bantlings of great minds in great emergencies. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I If you have essence of anchovy, you may make anchovy paste extempore, by rubbing the essence with as much flour as will make a paste. The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual This done, two lanyards were securely attached to the extempore hammock, one at its head, and the other at its foot. The Voyage of the Aurora His extempore fantasias are mentioned by Gerber, in his Lexicon, as having excited the admiration of the most accomplished musicians of the time. Sketch of Handel and Beethoven Two Lectures, Delivered in the Lecture Hall of the Wimbledon Village Club, on Monday Evening, Dec. 14, 1863; and Monday Evening, Jan. 11, 1864 Was not this pretty for a plain rhyme extempore? if ye will ye shall have more.' A History of Elizabethan Literature Then they sang an extempore Italian duet together which was screamingly droll—and so forth. The Martian Brandy or rum, flavoured with No. 477, will give you very good extempore “essence of punch.” The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual I remember, by the way, an extempore epigram of Matt's on the reception he had there met with. St. John's College, Cambridge The following notes upon him, in relation to two other excellent engravers, were written shortly for extempore expansion in lecturing. Ariadne Florentina Six Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving They spoke not a word, for they were thinking about the fine extempore speeches they would have to bring out, and these had to be cleverly prepared beforehand. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen My father, in theory, held that a mixture of formal, fixed prayer, in fact, a liturgy, along with extempore prayer, was the right thing. Spare Hours To make pease pudding, and pease soup extempore, see N.B. to Nos. The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual The following irregular stanzas on the occasion were written extempore by an officer of the royal navy. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II They spoke not a word, for they were thinking about all the fine extempore speeches they would have to bring out, and all these had to be cleverly prepared beforehand. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales You are not obliged, however to know these extempore acquaintances afterward. How To Behave: A Pocket Manual Of Republican Etiquette, And Guide To Correct Personal Habits Embracing An Exposition Of The Principles Of Good Manners; Useful Hints On The Care Of The Person, Eating, Drinking, Exercise, Habits, Dress, Self-Culture, And Behavior At Home; The Etiquette Of Salutations, Introductions, Receptions, Visits, Dinners, Evening Parties, Conversation, Letters, Presents, Weddings, Funerals, The Street, The Church, Places Of Amusement, Traveling, Etc., With Illustrative Anecdotes, a Chapter on Love and Courtship, and Rules of Order for Debating Societies I have no doubt that to speak extempore is easier at the bar and in the legislature, than in the pulpit. Hints on Extemporaneous Preaching I have complied with the desire of certain persons who just now begged me to speak extempore. The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura Theatrical Brothers must be perfect companions for amateurs, and know all about charades and extempore costumes. Happy-Thought Hall "I am that dangerous thing—an extempore preacher." Tongues of Conscience The prayer was extempore, and roused the girls to amazed attention. Betty Vivian A Story of Haddo Court School It should be first of all remarked, that the force of the objections commonly made, lies against the exclusive use of extempore preaching, and not against its partial and occasional use. Hints on Extemporaneous Preaching For you weigh and examine all that is214 actually written, but in the case of extempore speaking pardon and criticism go hand in hand, as it is right they should. The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura This private discipline is all the more necessary in the early stages of extempore speaking—if the speaker is at all troubled by nervous anxieties or mind-wandering. Assimilative Memory or, How to Attend and Never Forget And the former, leaving in the rectory parlour the sermon he had composed, preached extempore on the text, "In the evening there shall be light." Tongues of Conscience On one occasion, so tradition ran, some half-dozen midshipmen had congregated in a room "after taps," and, with windows carefully darkened, had contrived an extempore kitchen to fry themselves a mess of oysters. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life Many writers on the art of preaching, as well as on eloquence in general, have given a decided judgment unfavorable to extempore speaking. Hints on Extemporaneous Preaching The words were all declaimed either from memory or extempore, and there were several speakers. Castellinaria and Other Sicilian Diversions He prayed extempore; and to-night his supplications wandered off into wild, unconnected fragments of prayer, which all those kneeling around began, each according to her anxiety for the speaker, to think would never end. Curious, if True Strange Tales The natives sang to these instruments, and often made extempore verses. Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries Gladsome was the feast that day at Brougham Castle; joyous were the songs of the minstrel bards as they celebrated, in extempore verse, the exile’s restoration to his long lost home. The Grateful Indian And other Stories Hume, in his Essay upon Eloquence, expresses an opinion that the modern deficiency in this art is to be attributed to “that extreme affectation of extempore speaking, which has led to extreme carelessness of method.” Hints on Extemporaneous Preaching His extempore expressions suggested an overweening view of his own position. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement And now Pastor Tappau began his prayer, extempore, as was the custom. Curious, if True Strange Tales The very nature of periodical literature, broken into small wholes, and demanded punctually to an hour, involves the habit of this extempore philosophy. The Idea of a University Defined and Illustrated: In Nine Discourses Delivered to the Catholics of Dublin But now my almanac is out of date: '"The people make no estimation Of morals, teaching education——" Was this not pretty for a rhyme extempore? Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592 We see examples of it wherever we look among those whose preaching is exclusively extempore. Hints on Extemporaneous Preaching We had a few extempore concerts in one of the middies' berths. A Boy's Voyage Round the World Many others joined in the act of breaking up the boxes, who disguised themselves as best they could, and some, chiefly extempore volunteers, were not disguised at all. Tea Leaves Being a Collection of Letters and Documents relating to the shipment of Tea to the American Colonies in the year 1773, by the East India Tea Company. (With an introduction, notes, and biographical notices of the Boston Tea Party) To many preachers there will be another advantage besides;—such a practice will secure them against venturing upon really extempore matter. The Idea of a University Defined and Illustrated: In Nine Discourses Delivered to the Catholics of Dublin There is, for instance, the question of the delivery of sermons—whether the preacher should read, or speak memoriter, or preach extempore. The Preacher and His Models The Yale Lectures on Preaching 1891 He was a very fine extempore orator, and possessed great military ardor from childhood. Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive This is, of course, only a passing mood, as the extempore character of the poetry indicates. Keats: Poems Published in 1820 But to let mere lads speak extempore is to give rise to the acme of foolish talk. Plutarch's Morals But Brummell had yet but half completed his performance; for the invitation was extempore, and he must gallop to Belvoir to acquaint the duke of the guest he was to receive on that day. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 Besançon preferred the paper cigarette, which he made extempore, as he required them, out of a stock of loose tobacco. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire Townshend's utterances had always the fascinating effervescence of spontaneity, while even Burke's extempore utterances were so pointed and artfully arranged that they wore the appearance of study and preparation. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III An extempore prayer was made, filled with all the peculiarities usual to that style of petition. The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 And besides their other shortcomings extempore speakers fall into great disproportion and repetition, whereas a well considered speech preserves its due proportions. Plutarch's Morals He often preached extempore; once he preached in verse! The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works The gentleman, who gave me this translation, also furnished me with a copy of extempore French verses, given by a gentleman of Maestricht, who was celebrated as an improvisatore. Olla Podrida In the autumn of 1502 he declares that he can properly write all he wants in Greek, and that extempore. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation An extempore prayer was made, filled with all the peculiarities usual to that style of petition. The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 Up, indeed, to man's estate I would have no extempore speaking, but when anyone's powers of speech are rooted and grounded, then, as emergencies call for it, I would allow his words to flow freely. Plutarch's Morals Nor was supplication forgotten: a form of prayer was composed for those who used formulas, and extempore petitions were offered by other denominations. The History of Tasmania , Volume II It reads more like an extempore declamation than a deliberately written essay. Mary Wollstonecraft Many a man possesses an undiscovered knack of extempore rhyming, a gift which has seldom or never been exercised in the House of Commons. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 1, 1916 It may be of interest to remark that when church was 'rigged,' capstan bars supported by a bucket at each end constituted the extempore pew. From Lower Deck to Pulpit Whereas extempore oratory is easy and facile, mere windbag, having neither beginning nor end. Plutarch's Morals They lightened their labors by songs, one of which was composed extempore, for I was myself the subject of it. Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time One understands moreover how, tho he could not speak in Parliament, he might preach, rhapsodic preaching; above all, how he might be great in extempore prayer. The Best of the World's Classics, Vol. V (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland III Once what was old seemed wise and established; what was new seemed extempore and insecure: now what is old seems outgrown; what is new seems probable and convincing. Christianity and Progress Some of the men inside were playing draughts, others were finishing their breakfast; one was playing “Auld Lang Syne”, with many extempore flourishes and trills, on a flute, which was very much out of tune. The Lighthouse A brother carter standing by performed the part, extempore. Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines But once, when, owing to a broken arm, he could not write his sermons, but preached to us extempore three Sundays in succession, he fairly fascinated us. Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography But they do not seem to have been written down, and were no doubt extempore addresses rather than regular discourses. The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) Mr Cate was raving in the midst of an extempore prayer, when a heavy fall was heard in the chapel. Rattlin the Reefer The smoked, extempore fireplace where a party cooked their fish. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 "Whether the use of well-composed forms, or extempore prayer in dissenting congregations be most agreeable to the Dignity of Religious worship, and the general Edification?—2 for Forms, 16 for Extempore." Fragments of Two Centuries Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King No doubt a really fine extempore sermon is a great work of art; but for nine preachers out of ten the manuscript is the safer way. Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography The fact that he used no book did not make the prayers extempore. The Prayer Book Explained He says he doesn't ask to wait until the next meeting, but he'll connect them extempore. Before the Dawn A Story of the Fall of Richmond On two or three subsequent occasions Mr. Calhoun made brief extempore remarks showing each time a gradual decay of strength. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 Miss Nell and Bob thereupon set to work in high glee at their extempore ablutions; and, when they had subsequently dried their faces in their pocket-handkerchiefs, both presented a much improved appearance. Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel In late years, when Harcourt had to pilot his famous Budget through Committee, he acquired a perfect facility in extempore speech; but at the beginning it was not so. Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography His prayers in that case are not strictly extempore. The Prayer Book Explained A cardinal, two bishops, and some half-dozen priests were seated close to him, and very shortly the lecture, which was, I think, extempore, began. Seen and Unseen He had no boastful reliance upon intuition or inspiration or the spur of the moment, though no man excelled him in extempore speech. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 In another issue of the paper for the same year are some extempore lines on Brighton, dated from East Street, which end thus ecstatically:— Nature's ever bounteous hand Sure has bless'd this happy land. Highways and Byways in Sussex These were men who, having no gift for extempore speaking, used to study the earlier stages of a debate, prepare a tremendous oration, and then deliver it by heart. Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography Further, it will be clear that an extempore prayer may be part of a form of Service, just as much as a printed prayer. The Prayer Book Explained Writing brings Printing; brings universal every-day extempore Printing, as we see at present. Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History Twice he passed the extempore gun-boat Mitchel had made, but feared it was some secession craft, and therefore crept cautiously by in the shadow of the shore, without being discovered. Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure The following extempore verse I set for a copy:— Abandon every evil thought For they to judgment will be brought. Highways and Byways in Sussex I am speaking now extempore," she continued, "and more to my satisfaction than ever before. Susan B. Anthony Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian We shall presently show that it is composed on a very elaborate plan, and is very far from being an extempore Hymn. The Prayer Book Explained The body of the Book is made-up of mere tradition, and as it were vehement enthusiastic extempore preaching. Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History Daniel Purcell, the famous punster, was desired to make a pun extempore. The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings He also cultivated extempore speaking, and finally returned South to finish his studies. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail They generally take for their subject some popular event of a comic nature, and all is carried on extempore. Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre The elaborate arrangement of the Hymn has been exhibited so as to eliminate the notion of an extempore composition. The Prayer Book Explained He possessed that great quality for a leader, the faculty of extempore speaking, joined with the ability to condense and elucidate the topics he took in hand. The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II These may be used for dumplings, or as a sudden extempore, but do not let them be habitual. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865 He has an admirable talent for extempore speech. Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 Mr. Bright has often spoken extempore with great effect, when circumstances demanded it. Captains of Industry or, Men of Business Who Did Something Besides Making Money In streets in which fighting actually occurs no one of course shows except combatants, and these show as little as possible, lying down or sheltering behind extempore barricades and windows. The Insurrection in Paris Louis only replied by laying some grass and leaves in the bottom of his cap, and putting the bird on this extempore bed. Louis' School Days A Story for Boys One evening Dubourg was delighting the audience with an extempore cadenza, and wandered so far away from the original key that he found it no easy matter to return to it. Story-Lives of Great Musicians His failure was in large part due to the fact that he has not the power of speaking extempore. Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 I had gone through a certain amount of knocking-about—mental and bodily—in the last week; and, for eight nights, the nearest approach to a bed had been the extempore couch of a railway-car. Border and Bastille Mr. Charke, who had now succeeded as disputant, began with extempore prayer, in which as usual the priest refused to join, praying and crossing himself apart. By What Authority? These Fescennine Songs were rude dialogues, in which the country people assailed and ridiculed one another in extempore verses, and which were introduced as an amusement in various festivals. A Smaller History of Rome A rough example may be had in the extempore bass or alto which some people still sing in church instead of the melody. Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries In his very best work Dr. Hale seems always to be doing and saying what he does and says extempore, without premeditation. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 The Wesleyan did an extempore prayer, rather well, and a very nice huge C. of E. man gave the Blessing. Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front, 1914-1915 Infected persons fly each public place; And none, or enemies alone, embrace: To the foul fiend their every passion's sold: They love, and hate, extempore, for gold: What image of their fury can we form? The Poetical Works of Edward Young, Volume 2 The eloquent rector was quite equal to the occasion; he gave them a thoroughly good dressing, and his extempore sermon lasted for two hours and a half! Personal Recollections of Birmingham and Birmingham Men To 'descant' meant to sing or play an extempore second 'part' to a written melody. Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries Mr. Blaine says of him that he has not the power of speaking extempore; that he requires careful and studious preparation, and is never ready, off-hand, to shoot on the wing. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 At five, the school was dismissed for the day, not without another extempore prayer. Alec Forbes of Howglen He said, too, that he believed that he could teach anyone of ordinary brain-power and choice of language to preach extempore on these lines in six months, if only he would rigidly follow his method. Hugh Memoirs of a Brother They have no set songs; all their singing is extempore. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government A more accurate example of descant would be this—let A sing a hymn tune, say the Old 100th, and let B accompany him extempore with a separate melody within the bounds of harmony. Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries And with reason, for in extempore debate his speech was music, and the precision, the flow and the elegance of his discourse equally excellent. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 The above was an extempore, under the pressure of a heavy train of misfortunes, which, indeed, threatened to undo me altogether. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham He transformed his quilt into a knotted rope, which he fastened firmly to his own balcony, and in spite of the risk, descended by this extempore ladder upon Mademoiselle Sidonia's. Bohemians of the Latin Quarter The very nature of periodical literature," says Cardinal Newman, "broken into small wholes and demanded punctually to an hour involves the habit of extempore philosophy . . . and that philosophy, we know is not Christian philosophy. Catholic Problems in Western Canada A 'just' plainsong would mean that the singer had managed his extempore descant 'without singing eyther false chords or forbidden descant one to another.' Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries They hang about the crowded haunts of the common people, and find their harvest in a vulgar jollification, or an extempore 'hop' at the door of a suburban public-house on a summer night. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 430 Volume 17, New Series, March 27, 1852 The foregoing verses were really extempore, but a little corrected since. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham Into this extempore pond some hundred pails of water were poured, and a few tons of salt were added to them. Bohemians of the Latin Quarter He was celebrated for his jigs, i.e. extempore songs accompanied with tabor and pipe, and sometimes with dancing. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour The practice of playing extempore variations on the viol da gamba has already been mentioned as one of the elegant accomplishments of a gentleman in those days. Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries His speeches were fine, but as much laboured as his extempore sayings. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 My honoured friend, The enclosed I have just wrote, nearly extempore, in a solitary inn in Selkirk, after a miserable wet day’s riding. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham This was largely attended, some two or three hundred taking advantage of the opportunity to listen to those who found place on this extempore program. Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 "On the whole, contrasting Waverley, which was carefully written, with most of its followers which were written extempore, one may regret the extempore method." Sir Walter Scott (English Men of Letters Series) The result of this conscientious practise has made him a formidable debater and extempore speaker. Successful Methods of Public Speaking His sermon was extempore, and consisted of a series of running paraphrases and simple and touching explanations upon a few verses selected from the Lamentations of Jeremiah. Gifts of Genius A Miscellany of Prose and Poetry by American Authors I have even tried to imitate in this extempore thing that irregularity in the rhymes, which, when judiciously done, has such a fine effect on the ear. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham Mr. Falkirk entered into explanations with the miller; while Rollo, after a brief word of leave-asking, proceeded to arrange a pile of grain bags so as to form an extempore divan. Wych Hazel If that is not extempore writing, it is difficult to say what extempore writing is. Sir Walter Scott (English Men of Letters Series) Dinner parties more frequently ended with an extempore dance on the carpet, to the music of a harpsichord in the house, or a fiddle from the village. Memoir of Jane Austen Why, doesn't he preach extempore in that cottage up here, of a Sunday evening?' Scenes of Clerical Life I do not mean it was extempore, for I have endeavoured to brush it up as well as Mr. Nicol’s chat and the jogging of the chaise would allow. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham One woman only sang at a time, a series of extempore verses telling of the life and deeds of the hero—his accomplishments and goodness—in the poetical language of this wild people. The Land of the Black Mountain The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro It will be considered that my public versifying was quite extempore, as in fact is common with me. My Life as an Author I believe that all this nonsense was nearly extempore, and that the fancy of drawing the images from America arose at the moment from the obvious rhyme which presented itself in the first stanza. Memoir of Jane Austen Which extempore Remark is itself an Instance of what I am taking notice of as imitated from Virgil. Letters Concerning Poetical Translations And Virgil's and Milton's Arts of Verse, &c. To write out and memorize the opening and closing sentences and other especially important parts, leaving the rest for extempore delivery. Public Speaking Sir Ralph’s half-yearly speeches to the shareholders, though delivered extempore, were models of perspicuity. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland A freed black came into my tent, played on his one-stringed fiddle, and sang an extempore song for the protection of the Consul. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government In South America and other countries, where Lions, Tigers, Leopards, and Jaguars abound, these and other rude extempore traps are almost the only ones used, and are always very successful. Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making In 1778, 'To speak freely, I myself find more life in the Church prayers than in any formal extempore prayers of Dissenters.' The English Church in the Eighteenth Century They are composed in all parts of the island, and often extempore; but such as proceed from Menangkabau, the most favoured seat of the Muses, are held in the first esteem. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants The shallowness and often halting pace of these discourses is doubtless due, in large measure, to the colonial love of extempore preaching. Town Life in Australia And the teacher often played the guitar with them extempore. Piano and Song How to Teach, How to Learn, and How to Form a Judgment of Musical Performances Very effective extempore traps may be set up in a few minutes by the use of a few bowls. Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making In the one case, the Bidding Prayer was said; in the other, there was an extempore prayer, often of considerable length, commonly called the pulpit prayer. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century The uniform subject on such occasions is love, and, as the words are extempore, there are numberless degrees of merit in the composition, which is sometimes surprisingly well turned, quaint, and even witty. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants After their dinners and suppers they make extempore verses and buffoon one another; but it is in a humour which you would not enter into, ye of the north. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals For three or four Sundays he preached extempore, and even boys who did not usually care for sermons were fascinated by his oratory. Prime Ministers and Some Others A Book of Reminiscences Unaccustomed as I am to extempore speaking, I cannot let pass this opportunity to welcome you. The Clarion This, indeed, if your words fail you, answers even in public extempore speech,—but better where other talking is going on. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 23, September, 1859 The Italian Pantomime had two peculiar features; a species of buffoonery technically termed Lazzi, and one of a more extraordinary nature, the extempore dialogue of its comedy. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 I would describe the extempore concerts in the streets, the rejoicings at the theatres, where the addresses of liberal souls to the people, through that best vehicle, the drama, may now be heard. At Home And Abroad Or, Things And Thoughts In America and Europe I could then speak Latin as well as English; could make extempore verses upon any theme.' The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, October, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy There is no lectionary to determine a comprehensive and orderly reading of Scripture, not much sequence of thought or progress of devotion either in the read or the extempore prayers. Preaching and Paganism The fountain in his own mind, too, was still full, and he found great relief in declaiming extempore verses in a loud voice, and writing out those that pleased him best. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864 In fact, he is an improvisatore at oath-taking; with this difference, that his extempore oaths possess all the ease and correctness of labor and design. Phil Purcel, The Pig-Driver; The Geography Of An Irish Oath; The Lianhan Shee Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three The author of this extempore production of writing a Treatise on Mental Calculations, to which are appended more than three hundred scientific, ingenious, and miscellaneous questions, with their solutions. The Hedge School; The Midnight Mass; The Donagh Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three An extempore bath towards the end of the Trek A Beauty Spot passed during the last Trek The Last Phase. With Botha in the Field It would surprise the average minister to know the well-worn road which his supposedly spontaneous and extempore devotions follow. Preaching and Paganism It was extempore and had caught him unawares. Bunker Bean The good lady wished him to be at her elbow, ready to read from the philosophers or have on hand a talk on ethics or metaphysics to deliver extempore. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. Some Smithfield saint did jealous feelings tell To keep the Puma out of sight till Monday, Because he prey'd extempore as well As certain wild Itinerants on Sunday— But what is your opinion, Mrs. Grundy? The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood His lectures were delivered extempore, in language exactly expressing his thoughts. A History of the McGuffey Readers The extempore and silent prayer, not unpremeditated but still the unformed outpouring of the individual heart, gives each man the consciousness of standing naked and alone before his God. Preaching and Paganism This sally brought Douglas to his feet and elicited one of his cleverest extempore speeches. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics The letter o stood for the two long sounds heard in odium and in corpus, for the short sound in scrofula, and for the obscure in extempore. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin I know not what my future thoughts will be: Poor women's thoughts are all extempore. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 Hence it follows that as these prayers are extempore, and the abilities and taste of those who offer them of different degrees, they are of various shades of merit. The Lost Hunter A Tale of Early Times He lectured extempore, and it was noted by all his congregation that more than once his feelings nearly overcame him. Gladys, the Reaper On hearing a story he could readily shape it into verse, extempore, too, upon occasion; and many were the jokes that rebounded from his theme, whether in hall or kitchen. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 We can infer what the manner of his preaching was from the style of the letters, which were probably dictated like extempore addresses, without much preparation. Outspoken Essays I know," continues the biographer, "he has endeavoured to shew himself master of the art of swift writing, and would persuade the world, that what he writes is extempore wit, and written currente calamo. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 One of the crew sings a solo, a kind of recitative, the words being an extempore criticism, as a rule, of the white passenger, and then the whole join in chorus in perfect harmony. A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State I am speaking now extempore and more to my satisfaction than ever before. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years Afterwards he broke into a wild and singular extempore, which gradually shaped itself into measure and rhythm, at times beautifully varied, and accompanied by the voice. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 His long and earnest prayer, spoken extempore in his own language, was evidently well prepared, and thoroughly suitable to the occasion. With the Harmony to Labrador Notes of a Visit to the Moravian Mission Stations on the North-East Coast of Labrador The convention was annoyed that a gentleman from Pulaski County should have dared to flourish manuscript when there were innumerable orators present fully prepared to speak extempore on any subject. A Hoosier Chronicle Some of the men inside were playing draughts, others were finishing their breakfast; one was playing "Auld Lang Syne", with many extempore flourishes and trills, on a flute, which was very much out of tune. The Lighthouse Mr. Rapp undertakes to manufacture an extempore spit, from the rather dilapidated umbrella of the new Scotch pupil, which he has heedlessly left in the dissecting-room. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, December 4, 1841 After an anxious hour, Mr. Jones returns, with a light bounding step to a joyous extempore air of his own composing: he has passed. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 20, 1841 And she continued her song, which was an extempore one about the sea. Living Alone "And you remember that night you were at an evening party here," sobbed Lady Newhaven, casting away all her mental notes and speaking extempore. Red Pottage The third qualification, or Dichedal, is explained, 'that he begins at once the head of his poem,' in short, to improvise extempore in correct verse. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 In fact, the farce is founded upon that identical incident of his life which occasioned him to suppose that he had taken the tender passion extempore. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, December 4, 1841 He saw the value of extempore speech to the man with a future, and he wisely determined to possess himself of its advantage. William Lloyd Garrison The Abolitionist Then will you many a day be taught That what you once to do had thought Like eating and drinking, extempore, Requires the rule of one, two, three. Faust; a Tragedy, Translated from the German of Goethe He gave us a clever oration, but whether extempore or otherwise we could not tell, as from where we sat we could not see the preacher. From John O'Groats to Land's End Although they were extempore, as far as the actual language is concerned, they have been preserved in full. Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters (Selections) He that shall have no Story to tell, shall pay a Groat, to be spent in Wine; and Stories invented extempore shall be allow'd as legitimate, provided Regard be had to Probability and Decency. Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. Pulling his extempore remarks out of his hat, he delivered himself of them to such effect as to create quite an Otis sentiment in the meeting. William Lloyd Garrison The Abolitionist The scandalised mamma decided that extempore prayer must be discouraged, and seeking out in one of the manuals a form of prayer of strictly limited range, repressed all additions and emendations. Mount Music Is the "New England Log-house," devoted to the contrasting of the cuisine of this and the Revolutionary period, strictly to be assigned to the women's ward of the great extempore city? Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1876 No doubt some godly men, as chaplains, offer up extempore prayers in the name of Christ; but such prayers are not Masonic. Secret Societies He that is beat shall make and repeat extempore a Distich, in Praise of him that beat him. Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. On this Occasion the following Lines were spoken extempore by a young Gentleman. Goody Two-Shoes A Facsimile Reproduction of the Edition of 1766 Let them get those sentences by heart to speak extempore; which will in some measure, be delivering their own compositions, and may be repeated as often as convenient. The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant But the second thing I found was, that extempore speaking, especially in the way of Lecture, is an art or craft, and requires an apprenticeship, which I have never served. The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol. I Derrick.—A spar arranged to form an extempore crane. Notes and Queries, Number 48, September 28, 1850 When I entered the hall, an Officer on the platform was engaged in offering up an extempore prayer. Regeneration It does not indeed necessarily follow from his facility and plenipotence of wit in writing, that he could shine at those extempore "flashes of merriment that were wont to set the table on a roar." Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England Though nothing so much gains upon the affections as this extempore eloquence, which we have constantly occasion for, and are obliged to practice every day, we very rarely meet with any who excel in it. The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant I am again upon the threshold of extempore lecturing: on "the Revolutions of Modern Europe"; Protestantism, 2 lectures; Puritanism, 2; French Revolution, 2. The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol. I Otto's large, picturesque, extempore way of inviting her to appear at his promenade concerts reminded her of her father. Tales of the Five Towns "Why," timidly answered the boy, "I had no music, I was playing extempore—just as I felt." The World's Great Men of Music Story-Lives of Master Musicians It was agreed that every one should make an extempore couplet to the same rhyme and measure. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 His discourse, which was delivered in the most familiar and easy manner, was an extempore dissertation on certain passages from the sacred books. Tales of Old Japan Whether I go to preach them a second time extempore in America rests once more with the Destinies. The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol. I After several cases of champagne had been tossed down, a member of the party said to Colonel Joyce, "Come, old fellow, give us an extempore poem." Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 In extempore speech, a person has to perform every moment a series of judgments as to the suitability of words to meaning, to grammar, to taste, to effect upon an audience. Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics As we had been very merry, I repeated the following extempore satirical verses:-- What can one do with a drunken sot like you? Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 After the hymn Weeks prayed aloud, and extempore and most seriously. Ensign Knightley and Other Stories The speech, however, lost nothing in effect by this; for any auditor out of view would have believed it to have been spoken, as he usually speaks, extempore, so admirably was it delivered. The Wearing of the Green, or The Prosecuted Funeral Procession The fact that the singer scarcely repeats a single motive throughout the extent of the song, but is constantly introducing new tonal ideas argues an extempore performance. The Tinguian Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe Upon coming of age, he joined the Congregational Church, and was accustomed to open his school with an extempore prayer. Famous Americans of Recent Times The maid speedily does as she says, and then hurries into the room with a tray covered with her extempore ham sandwiches. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 329, March, 1843 He took out his pocketbook, and wrote four lines extempore, which he gave to this amiable person to read. Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories Their songs were mostly extempore, and alluded to the company present. Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa On Sunday I preached extempore and then administered the Lord's supper to seven communicants. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters The Reverend Mr. Davis read the service and made a short extempore speech. George Washington Another knock on the table produces a momentary silence, and a little man starts off with an extempore song, where the conviviality of the landlord, and the goodness of his suppers, are duly chronicled. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 329, March, 1843 They accompanied their instruments with extempore recitatives in praise of those chiefs whom they knew. A Voyage Round the World, Volume I Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc., etc., from 1827 to 1832 They lightened their labours by songs, one of which at least was extempore, as their guest was the subject of it. Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa Most of them--perhaps all--were extempore, as on turning his attention to the moon, he struck up a song in which the name of that body was frequently mentioned. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 Whatever he uttered grew out of a whole world of thought, but it grew before them—that is, he always thought afresh in the presence of the people, and spoke extempore. Paul Faber, Surgeon Matches were hawked about for the convenience of the male portion of this extempore assembly, and fruit in baskets was on sale for the women. The Italians He, in some degree, at least, relieved him from the dry rules of Neefe, and taught him the art of varying a theme extempore and carrying it out to its highest development. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 07, May, 1858 This man at intervals repeated verses, which, from the astonishment and admiration expressed at them by those in the ring, appeared to be extempore. Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa Mimes, dramatic performances among the Greeks and Romans, in comic representation of scenes in ordinary life, often in extempore dialogue. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge "He was altogether in favour of extempore preaching, and was unwilling to listen to the delivery of a written sermon." Mistress Penwick These seem to have been either like our dumb-shows, or else a kind of extempore farces—a thing to this day a good deal in use all over Italy and in Tuscany. The Illustrated London Reading Book Mr. Malone gives us an instance of Dryden's fluency in extempore composition, which was communicated to him by Mr. Walcott. The Dramatic Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With a Life of the Author Of mode or way; as, Thus, so, how, somehow, nohow, anyhow, however, howsoever, like, else, otherwise, across, together, apart, asunder, namely, particularly, necessarily, hesitatingly, trippingly, extempore, headlong, lengthwise. The Grammar of English Grammars He at once acted upon the suggestion and wrote out a chapter of his story for each day, and instead of telling it to his children in an extempore fashion, read what he had written. The Golden Canyon He swears he is inspired with claret, and will come on, and that extempore too, either with a prologue of his own or something like one. The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 2 With Life, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes Admirable as his written sermons are, his extempore prayers and the gushings of his heart in familiar talk were altogether higher and more touching than anything he wrote. The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss His part was, I presume, partly written, partly extempore. The Dramatic Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With a Life of the Author "The sooner the better," said the Queen: and she then most fervently engaged in extempore prayer. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 545, May 5, 1832 It was quite extempore, in very simple words, and illustrated by some delightful and most touching stories of children. The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll (Rev. C. L. Dodgson) The chiefs in this part of Africa are also attended by a band carrying drums, and singing extempore songs, a translation of one of which is subjoined from "Denham's Travels," whence the engraving is copied. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 285, December 1, 1827 Here she had got up an extempore dining-table, by placing a pasting board across two chairs. The Garies and Their Friends The large majority of sermons are read, though extempore address is now less infrequent than formerly. Unitarianism Wherever you are, if you happen to be chilly, you may have a fire extempore; a bit of light-wood and a coal give you a bright blaze and a strong heat in an instant. Letters of a Traveller Notes of Things Seen in Europe and America In his discourses he was neither an extempore preacher, nor did he read. A Sketch of the life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion and a history of his brigade He began to preach extempore sermons, and even grave papas caught the infection. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people In his extempore retorts and rejoinders, he allowed himself the use of jest and mockery. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans During this harangue, the speaker gesticulated with great energy, and, as poetry is the natural language of passion, there appeared reason to apprehend his final explosion into an ode extempore. The Snow Image and other stories A short extempore program written to meet an immediate, transient need. The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 According to Alcidamas, the highest aim of the orator was the power of speaking extempore on every conceivable subject. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Animated by his subject, his voice gradually became bolder and more spirited, as well as his performance, and without any hesitation he sung with much facility two or three stanzas composed extempore. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 266, July 28, 1827 To others, however, he would not much deny it, but would admit frankly enough, that he neither entirely wrote his speeches beforehand, nor yet spoke wholly extempore. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans The following verses were really extempore, but a little corrected since. The Letters of Robert Burns A judgement orally delivered extempore may be satisfactory to the ear, but when reduced to paper, the sentences become involved and jejune. Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. The following is a copy of them, procured with the greatest difficulty:— An extempore Poem on parson Adams. Joseph Andrews, Volume 2 These papers, those two even which were caught in the net of the ready-writer from extempore utterance, whatever their merits in themselves; are the results of by no means trifling labour. A Dish of Orts : Chiefly Papers on the Imagination, and on Shakespeare I will send them you: they were almost extempore, and no great things; but you will indulge them. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 I do not mean it was extempore, for I have endeavoured to brush it up as well as Mr. Nicol's chat, and the jogging of the chaise, would allow. The Letters of Robert Burns In this law were included both robbers by profession and those bodies of insurgents who were merely extempore amateurs. Life in Mexico When dinner was removed, the poet began to repeat some verses, which, he said, were made extempore. Joseph Andrews, Volume 2 The sermons of the native Protestant missionaries to their fellows were probably extempore addresses. Aboriginal American Authors He had been accustomed to hear his father pray—always extempore. Heather and Snow Horace Walpole said of his Champagne Speech,—'It was Garrick writing and acting extempore scenes of Congreve.' Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776 The sermon, or rather the discourse of the padre, was very good, and appeared to be extempore. Life in Mexico It is really nothing but a small extempore opera, and what you will hear is only rhythmical prose or a kind of irregular verse, such as passion and necessity make two people utter. The Imaginary Invalid To this extempore concert Katy was taken, and to Faneuil Hall and the Athenaeum, to Doll and Richards's, where was an exhibition of pictures, to the Granary Graveyard, and the Old South. What Katy Did Next Have the kindness to listen to the three following airs, which I played on a certain occasion extempore, as substitutes for words. The Life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1838 He stopped and listened to the slow harmonies of a dreamy melody that sounded like an extempore composition of an accomplished player. Lady Audley's Secret But you may often detect extempore speakers in piling in adjectives, because they have not yet hit on the right noun. How to Do It The sermon was as extemporaneous as the prayer, if any thing can come extempore from a mind so drilled and fortified in opinion. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish Most of his discourses, like those of Epictetus and the ancient peripatetics, have left no record remaining—they were extempore, and those were not the times of reporters. Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy He was writing not poetry but prose, and that most ephemeral and valueless kind of prose, pamphlets, extempore articles on the topics of the day. Milton "Infamous!" she observes; "and is the world run mad, that these extempore weddings should be foisted upon every woman in the Allonby connection!" Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes They sing extempore songs, in honour of their chief men, or any other persons who are willing to give "solid pudding for empty praise." Life and Travels of Mungo Park in Central Africa Women of an enthusiastic temperament have a curious way of speaking of extempore preachers and orators. Amiel's Journal We give an extempore translation of this sonnet, in which the meaning is preserved so far as is possible where the grace is left out. Among My Books Second Series He has here dictated his extempore thoughts, without premeditation or revision, so that we have here a record of Milton's habitual mind. Milton Her voice came from her in well-balanced sentences, sounding as if they had been secretly constructed for extempore use, like the points of a parliamentary orator. Mary Marston The only drawback to these pines is that their inflammable branches are always suggesting a display of extempore fireworks to the Arabs, who are the veriest pyromaniacs. Fountains in the Sand Rambles Among the Oases of Tunisia As a lecture it was exquisite: if it was a recitation of prepared matter, it was admirable; if an extempore performance, it was amazing. Amiel's Journal She then, in turn, surrounded by her ladies, opened her Court of Love, and the candidates for poetical honors entered with their harps and contended for the prize in extempore verses called tensons. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities He was a churchman of the stamp of Archbishop Williams, and preferred bishops and the Common-prayer to presbyters and extempore sermons, but did not think the difference between the two of the essence of religion. Milton It would be needless to enumerate the many gifts, the prophecies, the extempore songs, the revelations, the sins exposed, and the hypocrites ejected from the society during this period of two months. The Communistic Societies of the United States From Personal Visit and Observation The smoked, extempore fireplace, where a party cooked their fish. Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 1 As an extempore performance—marvelously exact, finished, clear and noble, marked by a strong and disciplined eloquence. Amiel's Journal This occupation becoming injurious to the youth, Gravina forbade him to compose extempore verses any more, and this rule, imposed on him at sixteen, he never afterwards infringed. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities It was renewed when Amelius, first placing on his table a little book, announced his intention of delivering the lecture extempore. The Fallen Leaves At the present day in Germany, a girl of the lower classes may often be heard singing at her work while her companion adds an extempore part with considerable skill. Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde"; an essay on the Wagnerian drama He trusted mostly to extempore inspiration when acting his Mimes, but wrote certain episodes where it was necessary to do so. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius A heaving ebb and flow of humanity fills the eye; fires are flickering before extempore shelters, and an ungodly amount of food is being consumed, as traditionally prescribed for such occasions—"si mangia per divozione." Old Calabria The extempore dialogue by which the plot was developed was replete with drollery and wit, and there was no end to the novelty of the jests. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities I remember being greatly troubled by the necessity for a popular national hymn, and manufactured several with extempore rapidity. The Opium Habit The Greek Mimes were dialogues in prose, and not destined for the stage; the Roman were in verse, were acted, and often delivered extempore. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature The other Philippics, some of which were uttered in the senate, while others were extempore harangues before the people, were delivered in quick succession between December 44 B.C. and April 43 B.C. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius This, indeed, if your words fail you, answers even in public extempore speech—but better where other talking is going on. The Best American Humorous Short Stories One of the professors read a chapter; gave out a hymn, which was magnificently sung; and then offered an extempore prayer. American Scenes, and Christian Slavery A Recent Tour of Four Thousand Miles in the United States The transition from extempore acting regulated by a scenario to the formal learning of parts falls within the historical period of the German stage. Play-Making A Manual of Craftsmanship He also displayed at a very early age a talent for poetry, and some of his juvenile extempore effusions were remarkable for their easy versification and rhythmical flow. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature CALIGULA, it is true, did not publish, but he gave great attention to eloquence, and was even more vigorous as an extempore speaker than as a writer. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius The following translations, parodies, and burlesque verses, most of them extempore, are taken from Anecdotes of Dr. Johnson, published by Mrs. Piozzi. Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes A vain minister might disgust a sober congregation with his extempore prayers, or his open contempt of their kneeling at the Sacrament, and the like. Coleridge's Literary Remains, Volume 4. But some of his wit was no doubt extempore. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2 Characters dressed in costumes made up of handkerchiefs, coats, shawls, table-covers, &c, come on and perform an extempore play, founded upon the parts of a word, and its whole, as indicated already. Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby His memory was prodigious, his eloquence seductive, and a power of extempore versification in the most difficult metres enhanced the charm of his conversation. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius "I say," he cried out in an extempore petition, addressed to the emperor through the window, "how am I to catch hold of the reins?" Miscellaneous Essays He conceives his prayer in the kitchen rather than in the church, and is of so good discourse that he dares challenge the Almighty to talk with him extempore. Character Writings of the 17th Century Carlyle had no faith in rapid writing of any sort, any more than Daniel Webster had in extempore speaking. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13 Great Writers; Dr Lord's Uncompleted Plan, Supplemented with Essays by Emerson, Macaulay, Hedge, and Mercer Adam As the feasters roused his enthusiasm with their applause, he would sometimes indulge in an outburst of eloquent extempore song. Halleck's New English Literature I know he has endeavoured to shew himself matter of the art of swift writing, and would persuade the world that what he writes is extempore wit, currente calamo. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume III It is reported of our author that he was very smart, and witty in his repartees, and had a most excellent talent at extempore versifying, above any poet of his time. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume I. I wrote, extempore, on the back of the song, some stanzas that went perfectly well to the tune. Lady Mary Wortley Montague Her Life and Letters (1689-1762) We have extempore prayer by members of the union.' Hyacinth He had bravely horsewhipped a cripple, but he could not stop the tongues of the whole parish, even if he could protect himself from swift and extempore justice. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 11, September, 1858 When this is over, they all kneel, and the Itinerant prays extempore. Domestic Manners of the Americans Let me add, that this long poem was composed in the groves of Alfoxden, almost extempore; not a word, I believe, being corrected, though one stanza was omitted. The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 1 The tame crow already mentioned very readily undertook extempore imitations of words, and with considerable success. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857 Cornet Richard Grahame descended the hill, bearing in his hand the extempore flag of truce, and making his managed horse keep time by bounds and curvets to the tune which he whistled. Old Mortality, Volume 1. A large bouquet adorns the table; fancy writing materials are displayed; and a waiter, with sirups and an extempore soda fount, one of Parisian household refinements, stands just at my elbow. Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 But that never happened: most unfortunately, he relied on his extempore ability to carry him through. English Men of Letters: Coleridge All the chairs were turned into extempore beds, and the twelve dolls, with bandaged heads and arms, were tucked up with the greatest care. Esther : a book for girls Here the Pythia, the priestess of Apollo, pronounced the prophetic responses, in extempore prose or verse; and here the Pythian Games were celebrated in honor of Apollo. Mosaics of Grecian History At eight o’clock breakfast was ready; but before breakfast there was family worship, and a chapter was read from the Bible, followed by an extempore prayer from the head of the household. The Revolution in Tanner's Lane Might not, at least, only parts of it be revived, to be mingled with more edifying forms of extempore prayer? Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02 Some Smithfield Saint did jealous feelings tell To keep the Puma out of sight till Monday, Because he preyed extempore as well As certain wild Itinerants on Sunday— But what is your opinion, Mrs. Grundy? The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe The aim of the Dominican teachers was to turn out trained preachers furnished with all tricks of dialectic fence, and practised to extempore speaking on the most momentous subjects. The Coming of the Friars Undoubtedly; but, by the by, I must repeat to you some extempore verses I made yesterday at the house of a certain duchess, an acquaintance of mine. The Pretentious Young Ladies If the master happened to be absent, it was not considered proper that the mistress should pray extempore, and she used a book of “Family Devotions.” The Revolution in Tanner's Lane I know a person who, without being a poet, sometimes made very good extempore verses in spiritual canticles, which expressed beautifully her sufferings. The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi The poet may, in the height of joy, give out an extempore flash or two, but he writes no poem then. Warlock o' Glenwarlock "I say," he cried out in an extempore petition addressed to the Emperor through the window—"I say, how am I to catch hold of the reins?" The English Mail-Coach and Joan of Arc Upon my word, this is too short a time; but I will make you some extempore verses at my leisure, which you shall think the finest in the world. The Pretentious Young Ladies He would not, however, be refused; but urged me so much to say something, that at last, not to make him wait any longer, I ventured to propose an extempore couplet upon some given subject. Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World Nor do I think that this prayer of his was a premeditated stinted form, but a prayer extempore, made on a sudden, according to what he felt, thought, or understood of himself. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 His eyes blazing with pent-up passion, he began in deliberate tones an extempore address. The One Woman He went through the ceremony of family worship morning and evening, but he did not pray extempore, as did the elect, and contented himself with reading prayers from a book called “Family Devotions.” Catharine Furze This is a kind of extempore ball, ladies, but one of these days we shall give you one in form. The Pretentious Young Ladies Bedreddin obeyed, and began to sing a song, the words of which he had composed extempore in praise of Agib: he did not eat himself, but busied himself in serving his guests. The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01 It is at this day wonderful common, for men to pray extempore also. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 A little physical or mental derangement, and the extempore speaker gets on lamely enough; he flounders, stammers, perhaps breaks down entirely. The Recreations of a Country Parson These services consisted of extempore prayers, a short address, and hymns accompanied by a harmonium, which they all appeared able to play. Afoot in England To show you that I am in earnest, I shall make some extempore verses upon my passion. The Pretentious Young Ladies I will challenge him myself presently at extempore. Every Man in His Humor I played extempore, and then three duets with the violin, which I had never in my life seen, nor do I now know the name of the author. The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01 The service was held; the bread and wine, mixed with water, were consecrated with the same texts by which they are blessed to-day, only the prayers were extempore. Pearl-Maiden A storm of applause followed this little extempore speech,— applause accompanied by an odorous rain of flowers. Ardath And, apart from the greater cities with their more or less regular religious service, it is perfectly permissible to erect an altar extempore, and offer sacrifice wherever an occasion presents itself. Prolegomena He is not for extempore, sir: he is all for the pocket muse; please you command a sight of it. Every Man in His Humor Both are remarkable for nervous and powerful eloquence; dry humour, satire, whimsical tales, frequent tropes; boasts, and ruffling style; pithy proverbs, extempore songs, and languages wondrous in their complexity. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 He had resolved to speak 'extempore,' just as the mood moved him, and to make his discourse as brief as possible,—a mere twelve minutes' sermon. God's Good Man After praying and reading a chapter in the Bible, Odell sat down to collect his thoughts for the sermon, which was, of course, to be extempore, as Methodist sermons usually are. Off-Hand Sketches A Little Dashed with Humor Instinct told the serpent there must be more in this than extempore envy. It Is Never Too Late to Mend He then offered up a brief extempore prayer. Sparrows: the story of an unprotected girl An extempore lunch was put before him; never had he satisfied his hunger with less gusto. Our Friend the Charlatan These opening bars he sang and translated extempore. Ulysses No one stirred a hand to hinder their mounting to the banquette, and several hands were held out to assist in surmounting the parapet of this extempore fortification. Dynevor Terrace: or, the clue of life — Volume 1 I told him of four lines I writ extempore with my pencil, on a bit of paper in his house, while he lay wounded. The Journal to Stella Nay, I cannot weep you extempore: marry, some two or three days hence, I shall weep without any stintance. The London Prodigal; "by William Shakespeare." as it was played by the King's Majesties servants. They had toasts and songs over their dessert; and at the conclusion of the repast, they amused themselves by an extempore ball. The Honor of the Name It was an extempore prayer, and a long one, and Laura did not hear much of it; for the two big girls on her right kept up throughout a running conversation. The Getting of Wisdom That was Maggie's first impression; then, when the service began, when the first hymn had been sung and Thurston had stumbled into his extempore prayer. The Captives Are not they well enough to be done off-hand; for that is the meaning of the word extempore, which you did not know, did you? The Journal to Stella Difficulties of my situation at Hamburg—Toil and responsibility— Supervision of the emigrants—Foreign Ministers—Journals—Packet from Strasburg—Bonaparte fond of narrating Giulio, an extempore recitation of a story composed by the Emperor. Memoirs of Napoleon — Complete Nor do I think that this prayer of his was a premeditated stinted form, but a prayer extempore, made on a sudden according to what he felt, thought, or understood of himself. The Pharisee and Publican The pieces of elephant-meat, surrounded with aromatic leaves, were placed in this extempore oven and covered with hot coals. Five Weeks in a Balloon Miss Avies opened the meeting with an extempore prayer: then they all stood up and sang a hymn, and their quavering voices were thin and sharp and strained in the stuffy close-ceilinged room. The Captives |
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