| 单词 | futurity |
| 例句 | For a moment, we gaped at the imminent futurity of it. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z With electric lights illuminating its corners and clocks on two sides, it is a beacon of futurity. Art Review | 'Twilight Visions': Shocking Is Poetic at International Center of Photography 2010-03-11T23:02:00Z I was impressed, not so much with his malady as with the hint of futurity in his request. Personal Journeys: Camping in the Caribbean: A Mother-Daughter Adventure 2014-05-09T19:06:46Z This advice, it should be noted, is tucked into the middle of Lerner’s most wayward book to date, a Whitmanesque sprawl about futurity. Speech and Violence Collide in ‘The Topeka School’ 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z “I love her ability to pivot from conversations around Black futurity that center on the fantastic and spectacular,” Onli added, “and remind us that our future may not look drastically different from our present.” The Many Lives of Martine Syms 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z Presented in tense, terse fragments of scenes, these meetings bring to mind an idea of futurity posed by the Black feminist scholar Tina Campt: “a performance of a future that hasn’t happened but must.” Debut Novels by Jesse McCarthy, Gabriel Krauze and Mohamed Mbougar Sarr 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z As the Biennale’s organizers explain, the goal is to examine “the relationship of contemporary art practices to speculation, futurity and its history, as well as the currency of projecting into the future.” La Biennale de Montréal 2014 celebrates the work of 50 international artists 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z What might be the architecture of Black futurity? How Can Blackness Construct America? 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z Pierre: “You did pretty good. Won some derbies and futurities. She did really good.” Pierre and Leslie Amestoy, teammates in life, relish ride to Kentucky Derby 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z The “Drag pedagogy” paper fueled the backlash with statements such as “DQSH offers a queer relationality with children that breaks from the reproductive futurity of the normative classroom and nuclear family.” Drag queen story hours for children grow across the U.S. So does the backlash 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z I have been thinking about how to situate this cyborg that I’m building outside of the conventions of a futurity that’s very white, that’s very dependent on technology that’s supposed to enhance a human body. How rafa esparza transformed himself into a lowrider cyborg for Art Basel Miami 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z In my own scholarship and writing, I’m building up these ideas in ways that feed into conversations within Black feminism, Black studies, Afrofuturism, and debates about our shared history and futurity. UW professor uses Octavia Butler’s work to explore our racist, sexist world 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z He has been second in last three starts, two of which came in futurity trials. Racing! Here are the bets you want at Santa Anita 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z He was a three-time Grade 1 futurity finalist here last year. Racing! Santa Anita is back racing today 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z The Oregon-bred filly by Carters Cartel finished fourth in the futurity final on Oct. Racing! Game Winner out of Travers 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z Eight of the 10 futurity finalists are by leading sire Favorite Cartel. Racing! Things are looking up for Jerry Hollendorfer 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z By the time of the revolution it was well understood that America was the land of futurity, the vanguard nation that would lead all of humanity to a dignified and democratic future. President Donald Trump hates America 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z In last start, he was only beaten a head by earlier maiden runnerup Suddenly Sailing and was second three races back vs. repeat futurity trial winner Up And Coming. Racing! Here are the bets you want at Santa Anita 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z Now, with Svenonius releasing “The Lost Record,” his second disc of solo-sneers under the name Escape-ism, I wondered whether he felt like his new music still radiated an aura of futurity. In Escape-ism, Ian Svenonius knows the future of rock-and-roll 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z Down the stretch of a major, the smart call has been maturity over futurity. What Justin Thomas' dominant 2017 says about the modern-day PGA Tour - Golf Digest 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z The past is a loam of inertia through which the shoots of futurity struggle to emerge. The historic truth about science fiction from H. G. Wells to Star Trek 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z Implicit in the phrase is the notion of progress, futurity, help on its way. The Unstoppable Appeal of ‘Going Forward’ 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z This post first appeared at www.futurity.org, which features the latest discoveries by scientists at top research universities in the U.S., Satire Is as American as Apple Pie 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z At events called futurities, the bulls could now compete directly against one another, carrying dummy cowboys on their backs while judges rated their bucking ability. The Ride of Their Lives 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z Hubbard says all horses must be on the grounds in the track barn area 10 days before running in the trials of each of the Triple Crown futurities and derbies run during the 2015 season. Ruidoso Downs announces strict new track policies 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z Light is an important motif in the film, and handled confidently – from too-bright pub lighting to strobing disco lights to the cold blue light of futurity. 'The World's End' Review: Between Star Treks And Ant-Men, A Riotous Pub Brawl 2013-08-22T16:49:00Z In front of an image of Abraham holding divining arrows, he cried out: 'May Allah annihilate all those who represent our ancestor Abraham trying to peer into futurity by means of arrows!' The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z Now, how can such a creature project his mind into futurity, foresee or prophesy? Popular scientific lectures 2012-04-24T02:00:17.273Z If all went well, the bull would get sent to thirty-five or forty rodeos a year, earning five to ten thousand in fees and up to a hundred thousand in futurities and other winnings. The Ride of Their Lives 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z The track also will install new surveillance cameras at the stable gates along with barns and stalls of the 20 qualifiers to the futurities and derbies. Ruidoso Downs announces strict new track policies 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z This was, by some, considered rather a nervous test of futurity, and some objections were whispered by the timid amongst them. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z The Sibylla Delphica, with waving hair escaping from her turban, is a beautiful young being—the most human of all—gazing into vacancy or futurity. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z She told me her predictions had proved so true, she was afraid to look into futurity any more. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z The history of mankind stretches before his gaze into its dim futurity. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z It was waiting for her where she had left it that evening when futurity had pulsed within her heart. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z Through an accidental rip in the curtain of futurity, I have caught a glimpse of the Goddess of Fame. Doesticks, What He Says 2012-03-14T02:00:27.940Z And that beautiful country of mine, what was my lot in it?—the hope of a happy futurity. Life of Beethoven 2012-03-12T03:00:21.693Z Were it not for the terrors of futurity, it is more than probable that our existence would lose much of its value. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z He must be promised a boundless futurity, to induce him to use aright the present hour. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z He was indeed "preparing the way for futurity," this lad not yet fourteen. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z Here, standing on the portals of the Mississippi valley, his prophetic eye reaching far into futurity, he saw the materials for that great empire, with its teeming millions, that now revere and venerate his name. Ex-President John Quincy Adams in Pittsburgh Address of Welcome, by Wilson McCandless, and Mr. Adams Reply; together with a letter from Mr. Adams Relative to Judge Brackenridge's "Modern Chivalry." 2012-02-18T03:00:15.167Z I can see farther into futurity than you, for I'm older, worse luck. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z He then expatiates in boundless futurity, and culls from all imaginary conditions that which for the present moment he would most desire; amuses his desires with impossible enjoyments, and confers upon his pride unattainable dominion. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z These pallid blossoms thou wilt not disdain, The harbingers of thy approach to me, Which grew and bloomed despite the cold and rain, To tell of summer and futurity. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z I am confident, Ned, that my youth excludes me from any hopes of immediate preferment, nor do I desire it, but I mean to prepare the way for futurity. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z The fate of the latter lies still in the womb of futurity, though his loyal countrymen, without a dissenting voice, declare that he deserves a felon’s doom. The Iron Furnace Slavery and Secession 2012-02-14T03:00:24.963Z The prospect of another life, reaching on into an unknown futurity, you would contemplate with composure were it not for the dark shadow hanging over it. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z The ancient Greeks, from their very horror of death and their ignorance of futurity, endeavored to invest the tomb with festal associations. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z But who can look into futurity? who can tell what may be in store for him? Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z To futurity I look forward in the most delightful prospects. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume X (of 12) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.850Z How many, impatient of delay, prefer an immediate reward—to have glory of men—rather than a long draft, upon far futurity, though God himself be the paymaster! Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z But come, Leander, since we know the past And present glory of this empire wide, What hinders to pervade with searching eye The mystic scenes of dark futurity? The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) 2012-01-04T03:00:43.800Z The time has long passed when men could look back on distant ages much as they looked forward to futurity, through a haze of unbounded credulity. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z Yet there are many reasons to suppose that a momentous, and not very distant, futurity will be charged with realizing, as far as human infirmity will permit, this ideal conception of the Christian state. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z I always liked that pious Arab qualification when speaking of futurities. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z But as God alone has knowledge to comprehend futurity, and power to direct and control future events; predestination, in a proper and strict sense, can only be used in reference to him. Calvinistic Controversy Embracing a Sermon on Predestination and Election and Several Numbers, Formally Published in the Christian Advocate and Journal. 2011-12-08T03:00:27.177Z As when the daring Last look of despairing, fixed on futurity. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z He behaved to futurity in the same generous way as he treated the past. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z As he runs on, Mosusa’s voice seems as the voice of one possessed; his eyes are fixed and open, as though gazing far into futurity. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Ideas of a soul and futurity amongst the Aryans and Egyptians. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z Lilly, during the Civil War, is said to have been consulted by both political parties; and he published a small library of pamphlets professing to see into futurity. Schools, School-Books and Schoolmasters 2011-11-16T03:00:25.713Z But futurity approaches, and a feeling haunts me as if this futurity were not far distant. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z The rest of the world was an unimagined futurity when an able son of thy race was minister to Pharaoh and lord over the whole land of Egypt. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z Nevertheless, they that would look into futurity can still read in the ivy leaf of what is coming to pass in after-times. The South Isles of Aran 2011-10-26T02:00:28.363Z The glowing and joyful fire of youth, which seeks to achieve for itself a bright futurity, was extinguished; and egotism poured the freezing poison of suspicion, envy, and self-interest, into the warm and youthful veins. John Ronge: The Holy Coat Of Treves New German-Catholic Chruch 2011-10-12T02:00:44.710Z O centuries That roll, in vision, your futurities My grave athwart! The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities 2011-09-28T02:00:22.560Z There was a greater simplicity of faith, a more childlike certitude in the great truths of futurity, which we in our epoch are so ready to cavil at. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z This last was believed to impart the knowledge of futurity to those who drank of its waters. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z The oracle of Dodona was not only the most celebrated but the richest in Greece, from the offerings made by those who came to it, to enquire into futurity. Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship 2011-09-12T02:00:27.807Z I cannot, therefore, take so dark a view as is sometimes entertained of the futurity of the wage-labourer, even if he were compelled to remain purely and permanently such. Contemporary Socialism 2011-09-10T02:00:28.673Z But who, in the critical hours of life, does not love to listen to presentiments and play see-saw, as it were, over the abyss of futurity? The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z It may be that he was over-impatient of men's flirtations with futurity. Res Judicat? Papers and Essays 2011-08-24T02:00:18.157Z As he drew near to examine the cause of this phenomenon, the vapors, exhaling from the earth, affected him in the same way; his body was convulsed, and he spoke words which revealed futurity. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z As to futurity I know your name will be remembered, when the names of Kings, Lord-Lieutenants, Archbishops, and Parliamentary politicians will be forgotten. Ireland in the Days of Dean Swift Irish Tracts, 1720 to 1734 2011-08-23T02:00:30.217Z That promise to which they clung, was it their only light upon futurity? The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z He asserted, that he was not only perfectly acquainted with the laws of planetary influence, but that, by the inspiration of divine power, he could predict the events of futurity. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z I was to be the fall guy for that nice little futurity check, too! Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford 2011-08-11T02:00:13.017Z It was not so—she was endeavouring to look into futurity. The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z She paid a complimentary visit to the Princess, arrayed in the sheepish garb of a friend, and contrived to lure the conversation on to the vexed question of prying into futurity. A Bayard From Bengal Being some account of the Magnificent and Spanking Career of Chunder Bindabun Bhosh,... 2011-07-13T02:00:17.950Z "Come forth, my brother in misfortune, and teach me to look into the night of my futurity with thy glowing eyes," he muttered. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z I have more confidence in your piety and enlightened view of the Almighty's government here upon earth, and in our time, than in your astrological knowledge and devout gaze into futurity. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:29.790Z I ask not to look into futurity; if you understand that art, keep it to yourself. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z While we impart pleasure we receive it, and feel the grandeur of our immortal soul, as it is constantly struggling to spread itself into futurity. Mary Wollstonecraft's Original Stories 2011-06-26T02:00:10.173Z But it must be so—I have been dreaming—and what a dream it has been!—what strange glimpses it has afforded me into futurity! Auriol or, The Elixir of Life 2011-06-24T02:00:23.867Z Above our window lay that beam under which one must listen and look out in prophetic night, in order to see and hear the cloudy forms of futurity. The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z Each modern State hopes to escape the errors and misfortunes which have ruined its predecessors, and makes its preparations for a long futurity. Problems in Greek history 2011-06-09T02:00:18.427Z All these will be the subjects of your delightful study, and may possibly be revealed to mankind in some far-off futurity, when men become capable of receiving and utilizing such sublime mysteries. In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z The reformer, in abandoning what is known, looks to an uncertain and distant futurity; the anti-reformer appeals to precedent, and clings to what is real—his good is positive, and his evil is not concealed. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Few men might with more propriety have discarded all apprehensions respecting futurity. Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:26.023Z Thou sawest nothing in futurity but an eternal variation and succession of delights. Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:21.807Z Such is the line with which human capacity presumes to fathom futurity. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z For I must one day pass through that underground portal which opens into the fortress of futurity, in which we shall be safe. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z A prudent deity in pitchy darkness The issue of futurity conceals, And smiles when man beyond the right of mortals, His fear about the time to come reveals. Memorial Day and Other Verse 2011-05-20T02:00:35.647Z His progress was proportionably rapid, and he passed his time without much regard to futurity, being too well satisfied with the present to anticipate a change. Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:26.023Z I received it as true, and at once dismissed all my claims upon futurity. Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:21.807Z Was it not profane so to forestall futurity? Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-16T02:00:19.270Z She stood with her hands folded on her breast, so close to him that he noted how wan and drawn the young face had grown, how measureless the misery in eyes peering hopelessly into futurity. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z I am only sorry the discovery happens so late, when I want time to make amends by those studies that should enlighten my soul, and prepare me for futurity. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z Never did futurity wear, to her fancy, so dark a hue: never did her condition appear to her in a light so dreary and forlorn. Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:26.023Z Dreadfully staring through muddy impurity, as when with the daring last look of despairing fix’d on futurity. Browning and the Dramatic Monologue 2011-04-30T02:00:14.330Z Our present disgraces are sufficient to employ our thoughts continually, and shall we seek new arguments of grief in futurities? Letters of Abelard and Heloise To which is prefix?d a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes 2011-04-28T02:00:15.367Z X. Nor is there, indeed, any present loss, in such respect, for futurity. The Seven Lamps of Architecture 2011-04-20T02:00:20.760Z Isaiah, by the revealing spirit, had the scenes of futurity opened to his view. War Inconsistent with the Religion of Jesus Christ 2011-04-18T02:00:09.590Z The screen Which darkens life ofttimes unveils futurity; And simple dying men have proved true prophets. Joan of Arc A Play in Five Acts 2011-04-14T02:00:57.593Z Having lost His friendship, I no more may wing My flight unto the mirror, where our woe Perchance e'en now is clearly shown to view; Albeit futurity I never knew. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z New and delightful prospects of futurity seemed opening before her youthful imagination, hitherto so cruelly depressed. Dilemmas of Pride, (Vol 1 of 3) 2011-04-06T02:00:04.340Z To them, life presented a scene of high duties and honourable labours; and they contemplated, in a long futurity, the distant completion of their serious and lofty aims. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z At the age of twelve he repudiated the doctrine of eternal punishment and declared himself a believer in the “exclusive goodness of futurity.” Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats 2011-04-02T02:00:11.477Z But if a more distant futurity is destined to witness the lofty triumph, he may yet depart in the confidence of its occurrence. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z Henry Holtspur did not need to dive into futurity for facts, to substantiate his belief in a republican form of government. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Charles said at once, with his sudden and tragical flinging up of the curtain of futurity, "All was discovered,—in the highest degree of probability!" Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z The torturing fear of futurity, and of a personal devil and a material hell—how impotent! The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains 2011-03-22T02:00:18.637Z We want something more to keep us alive—something startling, in short—something like the Pyramids and Moscow, to give us an impulse forward into the dark gulf of futurity. Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z Now, such an indefinite exaltation of the perceptions in futurity scarcely any one will doubt. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z He had slept for some little time, during which interval Lucy had replied to her stepfather’s many queries—replied as she thought of the despair that must have prompted the awful plunge into futurity. Mad A Story of Dust and Ashes 2011-02-25T03:01:05.303Z Never yet had he so tenderly surveyed the circle of his beloved beings, or glanced through the open doors of futurity, as at this time. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z But this is sinful—I should rather pray that my sorrows may be my blessings in futurity. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z As sure as the consciousness of my bounded vision of futurity can allow me to be. A Wife's Duty A Tale 2011-02-17T03:00:19.313Z It has been his constant aim to exhibit the workings of grace in the heart, its effects on the life, and the glorious futurity to which it conducts its possessor. Awd Isaac, The Steeple Chase, and other Poems With a glossary of the Yorkshire Dialect 2011-02-16T03:00:41.223Z If the idea of futurity emanated from prophets, it was such insight as any gifted person may experience when he notes certain facts from which he can predict inevitable results. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z For though the Easterners thought they had done well in paying Billy with a paper futurity, Lafond saw two sides to the question. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z Nevertheless, such may-be's lie infinitely beyond the range of the practical vision; they cannot enter into our calculations of futurity. The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn 2011-01-30T03:00:15.907Z According to Josephus, Herod was always in fear for the stability of his throne, and anxious to pry into futurity to discover whether it was likely to endure. An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists 2011-01-19T03:00:17.237Z From that sort of thing we go at a stride to the inevitable Super Man, the megatherium individual of futurity, the large egoist, and all that nonsense. Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump; Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times 2011-01-16T03:00:20.530Z But as values, the two are of the same psychological stuff and substance: futurity and belief are essential elements in both of them. The Value of Money 2011-01-04T03:01:12.363Z Well earned was the title of Optimist, for that these coarse, untrained men should so devote themselves to a futurity certainly indicated optimism, and of a fine sort. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z They gathered fruit and flowers for each of their guests, entertained them with the most exquisite music, disclosed to them many secrets of futurity, and invited them to stay as long as they liked. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z When you ask, in perfectly normal English, and in the present tense, “Are you coming tomorrow?” do you feel your grip on the notion of futurity slipping away? Does Your Language Shape How You Think? 2010-08-28T01:56:00Z But the emphasis on futurity misses an essential truth about fiction writers: They often compose their best and most lasting work when they are young. Essay: How Old Can a ?Young Writer? Be? 2010-06-10T22:34:00Z We have, however, promise, futurity, and a future payment of money all called for in the contract. The Value of Money 2011-01-04T03:01:12.363Z Pity is of more important service to the Muslim after death than during life; for the prayers which it inspires increase his happiness in futurity, or diminish his misery. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments From his knowledge of futurity, mankind are said to have received the greatest benefits. Heathen Mythology All sublunary things are uncertain, nor ought any thing to be trusted to treacherous futurity. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History At the solemn hour of midnight, futurity is revealed to him—to the hunted outlaw, whose bed is among the heather, there is not vouchsafed the ordinary certainty of seeing even another sun. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 Certainly there is less of futurity there than in the case where a laborer, working all day, is paid only at night for work done in the morning. The Value of Money 2011-01-04T03:01:12.363Z They were then, like Abraham's posterity, in Abraham's loins; they were possibilities, mere futurities—sleeping undisturbed and undisturbing in the limbs of contingencies. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 What course you can or will take is all wrapped in the bosom of futurity. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams But how comes it, my friend," he demanded, with a faint smile, "thou darest look so far into futurity, for such employment? Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico This edition is called the Friendship Edition, as it carries in its significance a testimonial of love and admiration for the author, extended by those who wish his last collected poems preserved for futurity. The Cup of Comus Fact and Fancy Give me tears to keep me clean, Give me joyfulness serene, Steep me for futurity In Thy white-souled purity. Provocations They were not imagined to be derived from a foreknowledge of futurity; but merely to declare that which, according to the necessary course of events, must come to pass. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 Great events are most certainly in the womb of futurity; and, if the present chastisements which we experience have a proper influence upon our conduct, the event will certainly be in our favor. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams Knowest thou not futurity will judge thy action, that thy name is destined either to honour or disgrace the page of history? Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I A voice, as of the cherub choir, Gales from blooming Eden bear; And distant warblings lessen on my ear, That lost in long futurity expire. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 The supreme end of life is such union, union in contemplation or intellect and in intense absorbing love; but it cannot be entirely reached in this life, and remains as a hope for futurity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" They remained silent and motionless, each feeling that an epoch of life had come; each wondering what futurity concealed. With Edge Tools What potent spirit guides the raptured eye To pierce the shades of dim futurity? Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII Bright angels,—move not—lest ye stir the cloud Betwixt my soul and His futurity! The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Volume II Solemn, impenetrable, amidst the upheavals and decay of dynasties and people, the Sphinx sits patiently gazing into futurity. Lafcadio Hearn My curiosity was now awakened, and I said to her, ‘But tell me, what read you in futurity concerning me?’ Lives of Celebrated Women Their thoughts are light and trifling; they think not of death or futurity. An Artilleryman's Diary Though the distrust of a futurity is a strange error; yet it is an error into which bad men may naturally be distressed. Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes She became oppressed by the dead weight of futurity. Carnival I was alone; and, as my custom is, was ruminating upon the grand problem of futurity. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. What course you can and will take is all wrapped in the bosom of futurity. Lives of Celebrated Women A fault, and a serious one, it was among the writers of conventional pastoral, to make their shepherds and shepherdesses talk like philosophers, and reason upon all the mysteries of life, death, and futurity. Allan Ramsay Famous Scots Series While enjoying this interesting ride, my mind suddenly fell back upon Orleans, and was at once wrapt in thoughts of futurity. Eight days in New Orleans in February, 1847 What was in reality the cause of this deficiency, whether it was owing, as his son afterward thought, to the craft and fraud of his executors, can only be answered from the curtain of futurity. Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848 You can hardly take up your morning paper without being invited, in the advertising columns, by some half-dozen several expositors, to take so many new walks into futurity. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) Little Maid-o'-Dreams, with your Eery eyes so clear and pure Gazing, where we fain would see Into far futurity,— Tell us what you there behold, In your visions manifold! The Old Soldiers Story Poems and Prose Sketches This long revolved in his paternal breast, Sate heavy on his heart, and broke his rest;550 This, great Amphiaraus, lay hid from thee, Though skilled in fate, and dark futurity. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition I gave a shudder at this picture, which was drawn with horrible truth; but the energies of religion, and the hopes of futurity, rushed upon my soul, and sustained it in the dreadful trial. Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2 An American wishes to turn over his money quickly; a long look into futurity is not for him. Lord Stranleigh Abroad That an Abbess would not—any more than a Mayoress— Ever dream of inveigling an opulent heiress, That each convent's the home of devotion and purity, And that nothing is thought about, there, but futurity. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) What! youth, danger, futurity, and hopes clouded with fear—does not all this move you? Priests, Women, and Families How would they cling to this rude mountain clime, And bar the door of their futurity! Montezuma An Epic on the Origin and Fate of the Aztec Nation They blessed Him who thus veils futurity from the eye of mortals, and, as in the present instance, turns dark into light to those who seek his guidance and protection in faith. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. What do you read respecting me in futurity? Josephine Makers of History His sleep became more and more troubled, his breathing heavy, and his half-open eyes stared as if glancing into a gloomy futurity. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors He would not own it to himself, but his thoughts, when he looked into futurity, were bent much more towards the preservation of his gallery than the happiness of his child. The Pictures; The Betrothing Novels And oh, as I have listened to the monitions of this demon, it seemed as though the veil of futurity were raised, and I could read my fate in after years. Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion Though at that time their hopes, their prospects, were veiled in a dark uncertain futurity, she did not despond, but inspired her lover with courage when they took their parting embrace. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. Her large dark eyes, which beamed through their long fringes with soft and melting lustre, were gazing as if into futurity, and their tender and eloquent expression went to the soul of the observer. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 He has one arm around her, but his eyes are looking into a sad futurity, and he is gently, absently, tapping her shoulder with his left hand. Portia or By Passions Rocked Brother," replied the latter, "the spirit has also visited me and shewn me visions in which I viewed a consoling futurity. The Rebellion in the Cevennes, an Historical Novel Vol. II. Thus the prophetic song from the mouth of one prophet descends through all ages, and is never silent, even to futurity. The Rebellion in the Cevennes, an Historical Novel Vol. I. Our good name is defamed,--futurity will brand with scorn our nobility, who deserted their Duke's banners. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. "O, all! all!" cried Sally, looking up with reverence to this sun-burnt oracle of wisdom, who was possessed of no less than three different ways of diving into the secrets of futurity. The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales For this reason, persons of studious and contemplative natures often entertain themselves with the history of past ages, or raise schemes and conjectures upon futurity. The Tatler, Volume 3 Save you, fair lady! which of you will first look into futurity? Olla Podrida Many an hour he had sat there and dreamed of all the possible fortunes that might be found for him when he should launch away into that blue smiling futurity. The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine God has given me the extraordinary faculty of seeing into futurity; for a clear judgment becomes matter of fact. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century In Alexandria, itself a monument of engineering and architectural skill, soon were to be found men whose names were destined for The great men it produced. futurity—Apollonius, Eratosthenes, Manetho. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition Under that impenetrable veil, futurity, we know not what is concealed, and the day to arrive is hidden from us. The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. 1791-1804 These were the thoughts and the feelings which entwined themselves with his very being, and wound themselves round his heart; blending the memory of the past with the hopes of futurity. Ellen Middleton—A Tale And what a futurity is opened before the country when its institutions become homogeneous! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 "A childhood such as mine was, flings dark shadows over all futurity, Ruth." Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. They looked for a continuance of the soul in an endless futurity, but gave themselves no concern about the eternity which is past. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition That soul must indeed be ignoble which can thus enter the dread unseen of futurity. Maria Antoinette Makers of History It is given to poets to project themselves into futurity, and declare the verdict of posterity. Robert Burns Famous Scots Series They were wise men who, for all futurity, connected with certain dates the outstanding events of the sacred history, the memory of great saints, confessors and martyrs. The Message and the Man: Some Essentials of Effective Preaching If England hold The sea, she holds the hundred thousand gates That open to futurity. Collected Poems Volume One We shall briefly state his views on deity, futurity, and revelation. History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion From the well ascertained and common signification of the verb אנה, we are entitled to explain Taanath-Shiloh: "the futurity, or the appearance of Shiloh." Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 It is beautifully said that the veil of futurity is woven by the hand of mercy. Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order Try always, whenever you look at a form, to see the lines in it which have had power over its past fate and will have power over its futurity. The Elements of Drawing In Three Letters to Beginners I was but going hence by mere decay, To that futurity which Plato taught. The Grecian Daughter Heedless of futurity," says Harrison, "it is only by placing the danger before his eyes, that a savage is to be controlled. The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 But we must not confound the ideas of futurity, which some of the Deists expressed, with those of Christianity. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." It is not in the power of the elect to make it surer to God—for all futurity is submitted to his all-seeing eye, and his absolute knowledge stands in need of no confirmation. The Calvinistic Doctrine of Predestination Examined and Refuted Political economy was still sleeping in the womb of futurity. Bunyan More earnestly we look beyond The present life to that to be; Another influence draws the soul To long for that futurity. Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy He became addicted to dreams, habituated to dealing in futurities that could never come to pass. In a Little Town A prospect into futurity in America is like contemplating the heavens through the telescopes of Herschel. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose If all beings do as God has decreed, upon what ground can God punish any of them, then, in futurity? The Calvinistic Doctrine of Predestination Examined and Refuted Like others, she had died sincerely mourned by many—like others, futurity would leave no memorial to tell that she had ever existed. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 As to leave, it has again vanished into the limbo of futurity. War Letters of a Public-School Boy The rainbow tints had faded from her sky, and the stars in her futurity had ceased to shine. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 Yes, Thirsis, ’tis the vine’s prolific juice Can youth and beauty re-produce, Banish the sad regret of former years, And of futurity the fears. Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness It is probably thought dangerous by these gentlemen to relax at all the terrors of futurity. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors I marked his fine robust figure as he followed Captain Maitland into the cabin, and, boy as I was, I said to myself, "Now have I a tale for futurity." The Surrender of Napoleon Being the narrative of the surrender of Buonaparte, and of his residence on board H.M.S. Bellerophon, with a detail of the principal events that occurred in that ship between the 24th of May and the 8th of August 1815 As nothing reveals character like the company we like and keep, so nothing foretells futurity like the thoughts over which we brood. A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character “Still live,” she cry'd, “but still suspended hang; “Curs'd to futurity, for all thy race, “Thy sons and grandsons, to the latest day “Alike shall feel the sentence.” The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II By the help of this artifice, the dæmons, who of themselves are not capable of knowing futurity, concealed their ignorance, and amused the credulity of the Pagan world. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) No, we grant it is not, for what are these torments to that of a never-ending futurity? Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors Dante, in his Inferno, has painted to the life their prevailing ideas of futurity; the next world to them contained nothing but successive circles of Malebolge. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846 When thoughts have sown man's pathway with happiness and peace they go on to determine character and futurity. A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character There is no noble height thou canst not climb; All triumphs may be thine in time's futurity, If, whatsoe'er thy fault, thou dost not faint or halt, But lean upon the staff of God's security. What a Young Woman Ought to Know He inflamed the Pythia's imagination, and kindled in her soul that living light, which unveiled all futurity to her. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) Calm and contented in the consciousness of having done my duty, I look forward to futurity with perfect peace of mind. Madame Roland, Makers of History Again, from the idea of futurity we get the idea of contingency, and this explains the subjunctive power of be. A Handbook of the English Language For his thoughts drag into futurity after them. A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character There would, however, in our more secluded hours, when naught stood between us and the whisperings of our soul, arise thoughts of futurity. The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity What God appoints; He, to whom the whole of futurity lies open at a glance, necessarily appoints beforehand. The Doctrines of Predestination, Reprobation, and Election Hume acknowledges, that, "the disbelief in futurity loosens, in a great measure, the ties of morality, and may be supposed, for that reason, pernicious to the peace of civil society." Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Poets are the hierophants of an unapprehended inspiration; the mirrors of the gigantic shadows which futurity casts upon the present.—Shelley: Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature Society, as at present constituted, acts as if there were no futurity. A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education Like the blades of the sturdy armorers of the Crusades, his blades are considered, as he fashions them from well-hammered and well-tempered Celebes iron, works of art and models for futurity. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines The mind recollects what is past, joins it with the present, and extends its views to futurity. Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease Against accidents it is impossible to provide, for God only sees into futurity. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. In the passage whose sublimities awoke the enthusiasm of Macaulay, and delivered him from insufferable boredom, Paul claims to have reached the limits of finality, and he hurls defiance at all the forces of futurity. A Handful of Stars Texts That Have Moved Great Minds I know beforehand all futurity exactly, and no suffering will come upon me unlooked-for. Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound and the Seven Against Thebes Partly out of curiosity, partly out of fun, we determined to have a peep into futurity, and see what the coming years had in store for us. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Therefore, if anything is to be conceived, rightly, and chiefly, in the form of the Cumaean Sibyl, it must be of fading virginal beauty, of enduring patience, of far-looking into futurity. Ariadne Florentina Six Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving Dr. Charles Mackay quotes from Mother Bridget's Dream and Omen Book the following prescription for ascertaining the events of futurity. Moon Lore But I shall be thought to be looking rather too far into futurity. Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. I cannot refrain from adding here another coincidence connected with futurity. Notes and Queries, Number 206, October 8, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. My youth excludes me from any hope of immediate preferment, but I mean to prepare the way for futurity.’ Ladies-In-Waiting Try always, whenever you look at a form, to see the lines in it which have had power over its past fate, and will have power over its futurity. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing The poets of science, in their analogies, are "the hierophants of an unapprehended inspiration; the mirrors of the gigantic shadows which futurity casts upon the present." Moon Lore Let now this haunting sense of futurity be thrown off its bearings or left without an object, and immediately uneasiness takes possession of the mind. The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy They practised various arts, whereby they thought to protect themselves from evil, and to pry into the secrets of futurity. A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse After all the others had turned in for the night Handy remained on deck cogitating over his plans and perplexing his brain over approaching futurities. A Pirate of Parts Do not shorten the beautiful veil of mist covering childhood's futurity, by too hastily drawing away; but permit that joy to be of early commencement and of long duration, which lights up life so beautifully. Pearls of Thought It is a pity for prophets and poets to meddle with realities, instead of devoting themselves to futurity and poetry. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities The fittest conceptions survive, and with them the names of their champions shining to all futurity. The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy I mean to prepare the way for futurity.... Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Diocletian, who was very anxious to pry into futurity, became irritated, and ordered all his Christian officers to sacrifice to the gods under pain of flagellation and dismissal, which many of them underwent. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Great happiness is the fire ordeal of mankind, great misfortune only the trial by water; for the former opens a large extent of futurity, whereas the latter circumscribes or closes it.—Richter. Pearls of Thought The leaders themselves now began to look around them with consternation; and, after witnessing such a succession of frightful spectacles their imagination depicted a still more fatal futurity. The Two Great Retreats of History That a seer in a moment of clairvoyance may catch a glimpse of futurity—some partial picture of what perhaps exists even now in the forethought of some higher mind—is not inconceivable. Life and Matter A Criticism of Professor Haeckel's 'Riddle of the Universe' Darwin says, "Judging from the past, we may safely infer that not one living species will transmit its unaltered likeness to a distant futurity." The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume 1, January, 1880 The best commentary on this Book, we repeat, is the Divine Comedy of Dante, the grand poem of futurity, which carries out to fullness the order, of which we here catch a little glimpse. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary And hawk—the hawk is a good fellow— And chanticleer, with cockscomb yellow; But all the ravens—they must go— Pry in futurities, you know. Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) Fortune and futurity are no to be guessed at. The Proverbs of Scotland To-day we see it unfold itself as if to show us that the distant perspectives of the past live in the present and extend throughout futurity. The Arena Volume 4, No. 24, November, 1891 Millions of years would certainly be enough to constitute a "distant futurity." The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume 1, January, 1880 There is aught beyond, the limit of death we must surmount in the present existence still; a glimpse of futurity the mortal must have before going thither. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Would it not be better for him to die at once, and go to wait for her in the blessed regions of semibarbaric futurity? A Chosen Few Short Stories But who can see an inch into futurity, beyond his nose? The Scarlet Letter The eyes of the dying sometimes look far into futurity. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 Is it a dream, all a dream—this futurity? The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 He must have reflected long and profoundly upon such a theme, building in this Book a world of spirits, and laying down the lines of it for all futurity. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary What was known of Australia, or rather New Holland—the name of Australia was still in futurity—in 1788, when Phillip first landed on its shores? The Beginning Of The Sea Story Of Australia 1901 At times, a fearful doubt strove to possess her soul, whether it were not better to send Pearl at once to heaven, and go herself to such futurity as Eternal Justice should provide. The Scarlet Letter "In the name of futurity, I accept it," replied Katherine, not to be outdone in formality. Molly Brown's Senior Days It is a light reaching far down the depths of futurity cheering and guiding the steps of our children. A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 It lifts the shadowy veil of futurity, and affords us a view of the golden prospects of Duluth far along the dim vista of ages yet to come. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VIII (of X) The settlers, with a manly consistency, despite the threatened scarcity of labor, adhered to their flag and responded with cheers to those who predicted a temporary struggle and a bright futurity. The History of Tasmania, Volume I How true it is that we can make futurity our servant and the servant of our children by at the present time caring for our King. Broken Bread from an Evangelist's Wallet All men's eyes are forward to futurity, and often men prejudice themselves of their present enjoyments, by the gaping expectation of, and looking after things to come. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning To tell of disappointment and misery, to thicken the darkness of futurity, and perplex the labyrinth of uncertainty, has been always a delicious employment of the poets. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II “Emma, I think you have the worst of this peeping into futurity,” said Mary, laughing. The Settlers in Canada “Mere grey hair is as certain as futurity itself; and I will allow you to prophesy that much for me or for anybody.” Deerbrook For nothing is more obvious than that all other vices which that law condemns, stand in the way of our present happiness, as well as the happiness of futurity. The Young Man's Guide The kingdom of heaven lies open to all; it is at hand, not waiting afar in some vague futurity. The Life Radiant So long as men acknowledged higher natures, they were doubtful about futurity. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 Death is as natural as life, and possibly insanity is a plan of Nature for sending a searchlight flash into the darkness of futurity. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 There are those, methinks, who have an insight into futurity; and such boding words have been spoken, that, be they true or false, I will not risk their fulfilment in my person. Rookwood There is no noble height thou canst not climb; All triumphs may be thine in Time's futurity, If, whatso'er thy fault, thou dost not faint or halt; But lean upon the staff of God's security. In Tune with the Infinite or, Fullness of Peace, Power, and Plenty They appeared to me as though I had known them from infancy, they so perfectly accorded with those whom I had seen while God permitted me to peer into futurity. The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite His lordship has very truly observed, that in legislating, we are to legislate for futurity; if not, we must be prepared for change. Diary in America, Series Two It seems to me to be really wrong to try to look into the awful secrets of futurity. The Gypsies Avoid the sound of ch for t in: fortune, fortunate, future, futurity, nature, natural, picture, feature, etc. The Ontario High School Reader It seemed as though his communion with the Deity had given him a glimpse into futurity, or a presentiment of further bereavement. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century This was an open-day vision, in which the curtains of heaven were raised and held aside from futurity to allow me to look into the things which were to come. The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite When we legislate, unless we intend to change, we must look to futurity. Diary in America, Series Two But he saw it all, saw a foot or two further into futurity than the jubilant throng behind him. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 1, 1893 O Demea! that is to be wise: to see, Not that alone which lies before your feet, But ev’n to pry into futurity. The Comedies of Terence Should Page 77 is used with I and we, and would with other subjects, to express mere futurity or probability. Practical Grammar and Composition It spoke to me and said, 'I give you the gift of seeing into futurity, that you may use it for the benefit of yourself and the Indians—your relations and tribes-people.' Old Mackinaw The Fortress of the Lakes and its Surroundings Isaiah was permitted to read the scroll of futurity as to many distinguishing conditions to attend the Messiah's lowly life and atoning death. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern "Emma, I think you have the worst of this peeping into futurity," said Mary, laughing. The Settlers in Canada "Both the circumstances of contingency and futurity are necessary": should be, "The circumstances of contingency and futurity are both necessary." The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. But good Aeneas seeks the fortress where Apollo sits high enthroned, and the lone mystery of the awful Sibyl's cavern depth, over whose mind and soul the prophetic Delian breathes high inspiration and reveals futurity. The Aeneid of Virgil The desire to penetrate the dark veil of futurity, and thereby to avert, if possible, threatened danger, has animated mankind in all ages of the world. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome In lifting the veil of futurity he must have seen the condition of the Negro in the closing years of the nineteenth century. Sparkling Gems of Race Knowledge Worth Reading A compendium of valuable information and wise suggestions that will inspire noble effort at the hands of every race-loving man, woman, and child. Savages talk of the animals that they have killed, and boast of the scalps that they have taken in their war excursions; but they form no arrangement, nor enter into calculation for futurity. The Substance of a Journal During a Residence at the Red River Colony, British North America and Frequent Excursions Among the North-West American Indians, In the Years 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823. If the true poet be the seer—the far seer into futurity—he should see his way clear before him. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century If not, why should she defer the immediate gratification of her appetite in order to make provision for a precarious, uncertain futurity? Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 450 Volume 18, New Series, August 14, 1852 The moment is pregnant with futurity, and if not seized at once by Congress, I know not on what shoal our bark is next to be stranded. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. And subject unto us all the seas in earth and heaven, in Thy visible and in Thine invisible worlds, the sea of this life and the sea of futurity. The Wind Bloweth The book contains a valuable array of the best thoughts, impressions, and beliefs of the most distinguished minds on the phenomena of life, death, and futurity. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy In every heart in our land, whatever sorrows or sufferings might betide, there was a little corner where the spirit could retire and comfort itself with this vision of futurity. Aurelian or, Rome in the Third Century In the truest sense of the word they were letters, written to meet particular occasions, not formal writings, carefully designed and executed with a view to fame or to futurity. The Life of St. Paul Miss Ambient's head drooped a little to one side, and her eyes fixed themselves on futurity. The Author Of Beltraffio He was so busy with his fares when Robin mounted the ’bus that he failed to observe him until the moment when the latter returned from futurity. My Doggie and I It is well that mankind cannot pry into the secrets of futurity. The Crew of the Water Wagtail I have now, as a Christian, the same strength of belief in God, providence, and futurity, that I have in any facts attested by history. Aurelian or, Rome in the Third Century What the effect of this new war-monster shall be is at present in the womb of futurity. In the Track of the Troops Religion rendered cheerful the abrupt night of futurity; and what can philosophy do more, or rather, can philosophy do as much? Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 The thunder-cloud is high above my head, the treacherous waters roar beneath me, before me is the darkness and the night of an unknown futurity. Rattlin the Reefer Some people can see into futurity further than others.” The Phantom Ship How much would the misery of this world be increased, if we were permitted to dive into futurity. The King's Own But looking into futurity, it seems to me that the ultimate tendency of the change is to substitute the worse for the better race; the Negro for the Red Indian. Gryll Grange To undertake the performance of a ceremony of such importance, under these circumstances, would only be mocking Providence, and preparing for ourselves a futurity of misfortune. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan But, upon my word, he looked like seeing into futurity. For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War I can read futurity and such must be the destiny of both. The Phantom Ship But we must remember that the dull vision of mortal man cannot pierce the veil of futurity, which is as crystal to the all-beholding eye of the First Cause. The Skylark of Space Hearne says, "Religion has not as yet begun to dawn among the Northern Indians—I never found any of them that had the least idea of futurity." Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 But the love will be a nest of scorpions unless it is overshadowed by a little fear or awe of your further purpose, a living belief in your going beyond her, into futurity. Fantasia of the Unconscious Bright angels,—move not!—lest ye stir the cloud Betwixt my soul and His futurity! In The Yule-Log Glow—Book 3 Christmas Poems from 'round the World Alas! we search into futurity, and then would fain retrace our steps, and wish we had remained in ignorance.” The Phantom Ship No tidings from Ernest came to interrupt the dreary blank of his absence,—the same continuity of anxiety and uncertainty stretching on into a hopeless futurity. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author We know so little of that in futurity which is best for ourselves, that whether I ought to wish for success is among the greatest uncertainties of the election. Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams. Something extraordinary seemed necessary to arrest the attention of a giddy people who were ready to conclude that Christianity was a fable and futurity a delusion. A History of American Christianity I often wish that I could know The life in store for me, The measure of the joy and woe Of my futurity. The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II I would gladly have risked futurity to have looked elsewhere—I could not. Scottish Ghost Stories Does the leaf of the forest twinkle futurity? the lonely lichen brighten or pale its lustre with change? Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 A voice, as of the cherub-choir, Gales from blooming Eden bear; And distant warblings lessen on my ear, That lost in long futurity expire. The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 The sacred pages supply instances of good and bad men having glimpses of futurity through dreams; and profane history makes us acquainted with innumerable cases of curious revelations being made to men while they slept. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales Is there a nation or people upon it, who have any rational ideas of God or futurity, who have not derived them from Moses, Jesus, or Mohammed? Five Pebbles from the Brook Sunday, the day after the day after to-morrow, seemed, in his present eagerness, to belong to the dim distances of futurity. The Lady Paramount Soldiers," says he, "the victory is ours, if the gods and their prophets see aught into futurity. The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 You can set aside, if you please, their unfounded beliefs concerning matters beyond their capacity, and also their confident hopes for futurity. Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity Those who consulted it fasted a whole day, abstained from wine, sacrificed a ram to Amphiaraus, and slept on the skin in the temple, where futurity was opened up to them through dreams. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales Morgan was extremely doubtful how to act; for, not being endowed with the power of looking into futurity, he knew not which party would finally prevail. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel Build not the desolate throne of ambition in thy heart; nor be busy with devices, and circumventings, and selfish schemings; lest desolation and loneliness be on thy path, as it stretches into the long futurity! Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Thus he might be said to see forty minutes into futurity. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, January 1844 Volume 23, Number 1 They hide the future sufficiently to make man feel his ignorance; they reveal enough to encourage faith in the God who rules futurity. Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity Xenophon remarks that in sleep the souls of men appear to be more unfettered and divine than when the eyes are not closed in slumber, and are enabled to look into futurity. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales The upper figure is that of the Thunder god, with waving lines extending forward from the eyes, denoting the power of peering into futurity. The Mide'wiwin or "Grand Medicine Society" of the Ojibwa Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 143-300 Hadrian prohibited these Mysteries, on account of the cruel scenes represented in their ceremonial: for human victims were immolated therein, and the events of futurity looked for in their palpitating entrails. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Ink stands with me for an emblem of futurity, and the act of writing seemed to set back the crisis of the moment into a calmer perspective. Gallipoli Diary, Volume I His predictions are the mirrors which photograph his own moods of mind, rather than views through a telescope directed to the distant cloud-capped mountains of futurity. Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity Old women, who wish to have a peep into futurity, are accustomed to cover over with ashes the smouldering embers of their fires on the last night of the year. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales A voice as of the cherub-choir Gales from blooming Eden bear, And distant warblings lessen on my ear That lost in long futurity expire. Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys A voice as of the cherub-choir Gales from blooming Eden bear, And distant warblings lessen on my ear That lost in long futurity expire. The Golden Treasury Of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language He was always extremely attentive to his affairs; but possessed not the faculty of seeing far into futurity; and was more expert at providing a remedy for his mistakes than judicious in avoiding them. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary The term Omphi is of great antiquity, and denotes an oracular influence, by which people obtained an insight into the secrets of futurity. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. There was also a table containing the letters of the alphabet from A to Q, disposed of in a particular manner, the exact position of which had to be observed in prying into futurity. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales No Mussulman ever equaled his contented reliance on the resources of futurity, and his implicit belief in the same. Sword and Gown A Novel Did they solve the great problem of futurity, as the author contended? The Arena Volume 4, No. 19, June, 1891 Every one has read of the young man whose faith and curiosity were so excited by Plato's writings that he committed suicide to test the fact of futurity. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life It is one of the most brilliant and successful of Mr. Wells's studies in futurity. Franklin Kane Not only did the sacred liquor, properly applied, enable one to see into futurity, but it was supposed to confer immortality on those who bathed in it. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales The philosophic Tully also, if a belief in futurity were an error, deemed it one with which it was impossible to part. Early Reviews of English Poets One never knows,—and as far as one can look into futurity one has no idea what would be one's own feelings. Phineas Redux Like the spectre of the Brocken on the Hartz Mountains, our ideas of another life are a reflection of our present experience thrown in colossal on the cloud curtains of futurity. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Gentlemen they feared were too much dazzled with the splendour of the virtues which adorned the actual President, to be able to look into futurity. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 4 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States Some magicians had such piercing sight that they could discover everything, however carefully concealed, and look into futurity with a certainty of making known what was to come to pass. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales "Juvenile literature" was but scantily known at that time, and the enormous and extraordinary contribution made by the United States to this department of human happiness was locked in the bosom of futurity. Hawthorne (English Men of Letters Series) My views were gradually led to rest upon futurity, and in that I quickly found cause of circumspection and dread. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 There are wondrous impulses in us, constitutional convictions prescient of futurity, like those prevising instincts in birds leading them to take preparatory flights before their actual migration. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life "Where?" whispered Constance, thrilled by the thought that some event on its way to her down the unknown path of futurity was casting a shadow into the crystal. The Second Latchkey Though several popes about the eighth century disapproved of divination, and classed it among Pagan superstitions, traces of this mode of searching into futurity were found in after ages in the Greek and Latin Churches. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales But this is a blunder; for whilst the word 'cause' implies 'effect,' it also implies the relative futurity of the effect; and effect implies the relative priority of the cause. Logic Deductive and Inductive I waited with impatience till she should awake and allow me to consult with her on plans for futurity. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 The quality of the soul's character decides the elements of the soul's life; and, as this becomes known on crossing the death drawn line of futurity, conscious retribution then arises in the guilty. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Their notions of futurity were gross and sensual, the highest enjoyment of the soul after death, being made to consist in successful hunting and gluttony; the sorest punishment, in poverty and hunger. The Moravians in Labrador Guesses at futurities were made from the falling of a crumb of bread out of one's mouth or a staff from a man's hand, from a person sneezing, or the breaking of a shoe-latchet. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales O for some Delphic oracle, or Pythian maid, to utter the secrets of futurity! The Last Man I closed my eyes, and dismissed all fear, and all foresight of futurity. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 We have no better right to project into the ideal space of futurity the ingredients of our thoughts than we have to project there the objects of our senses. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life These lines express more than the trite observation, that a knowledge of futurity would prove a torment to the possessor. The Growth of Thought As Affecting the Progress of Society Unmarried men and women are accustomed to meet at the house of a friend, to spend this evening in searching into futurity. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales But more terrible, and far more obscure, was the unveiled course of my lone futurity. The Last Man The same dependence on the world's erroneous estimation, the same devotion to imposture, and thoughtlessness of futurity, would have constituted the picture of his future life, as had distinguished the past. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 Meantime, although he had hitherto placed all his futurity in that capital, a victory so sanguinary and so little decisive lowered his hopes. History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 No gift of futurity had disclosed to her the wretchedness and penury that after years had prepared for her. The Trials of the Soldier's Wife A Tale of the Second American Revolution Omens of futurity were also drawn from the appearance of the entrails of animals offered in sacrifice to the gods. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales Thou, the hope of my futurity, art my present joy. The Last Man The further I extended my view, the darker grew the clouds which hung over futurity. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 But he confided so much of futurity to it, he overloaded it with so much responsibility, that it became urgent and indispensable to him. History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 Once only did he pause to look away—was it into the past or into futurity?—with a steady, self-forgetful gaze which seemed to make a man of him again. The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow Drawing of lots was frequently resorted to by the Romans wishing to pry into futurity. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales In which I am afforded glimpses into futurity—possibly useful 108 IV. Pieces of Eight "If he honours my household gods," he said, "but for a single day with his presence, I shall be happy all my life, and famous through all futurity." The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch The leaders themselves began then to look around them with consternation; their imagination, tormented with such a long continuance of frightful spectacles, gave them glimpses of a still more fatal futurity. History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 For if things are in the future, it follows that God knows them; but not that the futurity of things is the cause why God knows them. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition Next week is the point in futurity when the preparation will be made. Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar. Their marriage was solemnized; and never was there a day of greater happiness, or one which opened more brilliant prospects for futurity. The Rivals of Acadia An Old Story of the New World Petrarch wrote his funeral eulogy, and alludes to Dionisio's power of reading futurity by the stars. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch When Mohammed arose, he not only claimed to be the deliverer of a message inspired of Allah, but to foretell the events of futurity. The Women of the Arabs Yet you, too," Maxendorf persisted, "must sometimes have looked into futurity. A People's Man I railly believe on my soul she cussed God an' all futurity. Westerfelt Clear skies and favorable gales, present enjoyment, and the bright hopes of futurity, rendered their short voyage delightful, and seemed the happy presage of a calm and prosperous life. The Rivals of Acadia An Old Story of the New World That is why contingent futurities, foreseen both in themselves and through their reasons, remain contingent. Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil But our ideas of futurity are perpetually expanding. Many Thoughts of Many Minds A Treasury of Quotations from the Literature of Every Land and Every Age It is contrary to the wisdom of the sages to disturb our present enjoyments by the dread of futurity. Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers In either case the 'future' and the 'eternal' seem so far removed that they seem to be an 'eternal futurity.' The Eclipse of Faith Or, A Visit To A Religious Sceptic Look, above all, at his patience, his humility, as the great scenes of life were receding from his view, and futurity was opening before him. Aunt Phillis's Cabin Or, Southern Life As It Is Thus we have a principle for the certain knowledge of contingent futurities, whether they happen actually or must happen in a certain case. Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil I don't mean that we must leave off seeing to them—that would result in our all lying down, shutting our eyes, and starving ourselves gently into futurity. Secret Bread Yesterday I determined so far to escape from, or cheat, my destiny as to have a peep into futurity by the help of a gypsy. Records of a Girlhood If the necessity has continued so long, then, for aught I know, it may continue for ever; the evil is all too certain,—the bright futurity is still a futurity. The Eclipse of Faith Or, A Visit To A Religious Sceptic This night, distinguish'd by your smile, shall tell, That never Briton can in vain excel; The slighted arts futurity shall trust, And rising ages hasten to be just. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume II But since that is not so it would follow, according to him, that contingent futurities have no determinate truth. Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil Now, dotard; now, thou blind old wizard prophet, Where are your boding ghosts, your altars now; Your birds of knowledge, that in dusky air Chatter futurity? The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 The Arusp'ices were a Tuscan order of priests, who attempted to predict futurity by observing the beasts offered in sacrifice. Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. When more cheerful, she admired the various dispositions of light and shade, the beautiful tints the gleams of sunshine gave to the distant hills; then she rejoiced in existence, and darted into futurity. Mary A Fiction And now I have obtained a soul; to thee I owe it, O best beloved! and for that gift I shall ever bless thee, unless thou dost devote my whole futurity to misery. Famous Stories Every Child Should Know We must therefore not imagine with some Schoolmen, whose ideas tend towards the chimerical, that free contingent futurities have the privilege of exemption from this general rule of the nature of things. Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil During the composition of the work, the hope of one day giving it to the world scarcely presented itself in the most distant futurity. Ten Years' Exile Memoirs of That Interesting Period of the Life of the Baroness De Stael-Holstein, Written by Herself, during the Years 1810, 1811, 1812, and 1813, and Now First Published from the Original Manuscript, by Her Son. No terrors of futurity darkened his last hours; he had his own turn at the feast of life, and as a satisfied guest he was content to depart and make room for others. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood With what great events teems the bosom of futurity? The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance The weird woman never turned her head, nor withdrew her fearful, far-off stare into futurity. For Woman's Love Therefore neither the foreknowledge of contingent futurities nor the foundation for the certainty of this foreknowledge should cause us perplexity or seem to prejudice freedom. Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil Now, my dear Mave, I want to show you that I have some insight into futurity. The Black Prophet: A Tale Of Irish Famine Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three This world is a mere bird of passage, Miss Norali; and it behooves us to be ever on the wing for futurity and premeditation. Going to Maynooth Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three His insight into futurity is such that, whenever he looks far into it, he is obliged to shut his eyes. The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One My dear Mrs. Mulroony, remember one word—futurity; heir apparent—heir direct; so be moderate, and a short time will place you in easy circumstances. The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One All philosophers acknowledge this, asserting that the truth of contingent futurities is determinate, and that nevertheless they remain contingent. Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil Well, Mary," said he, "what news from futurity? Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One Yes, Brian, most inimitable specimen of fraternity, I do look into the futurity of a station with great complacency. Going to Maynooth Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three It was this solitary majesty, this futurity of their genius, which hovered over the sleepless pillow of Bacon, of Newton, and of Montesquieu; of Ben Jonson, of Milton, and Corneille; and of Michael Angelo. Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions As for futurity, that is a sealed book which no man hitherto has been able to open. The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One It appears that Epicurus, to preserve freedom and to avoid an absolute necessity, maintained, after Aristotle, that contingent futurities were not susceptible of determinate truth. Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil "Oh! for the glance of prophet's eye, To scan thy depths, futurity." The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 279, October 20, 1827 But, oh, the blindness of the greatest statesman to the infinite and unlooked-for combinations of things which lie hid in the dark prolific womb of futurity! The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12) With regard to futurity, we are to treat it like a ward. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12) Beyond that, the searches of human intellect cannot go, although the imagination may project itself into a futurity of its own creation. The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One Any direct action of Russia, therefore, flies before us like a rainbow as futurity expands. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 In common conversation we often use will be, with as little relation to futurity. Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies But do—I no longer prevent it—do go on,—look into futurity. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12) How simple and urbane concerning his present lowly demands on life, on love, and on futurity! Henry Brocken His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange, Scarce-Imaginable Regions of Romance America legislated for futurity—legislated for an increasing population. American Eloquence, Volume 4 Studies In American Political History (1897) To part with what is a part of myself; without whom I have no memory and no futurity? Mathilda This consideration makes calamity so long endured; for who would bear the vexations of life, which might be ended by a bare bodkin, but that he is afraid of something in unknown futurity? Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies The noble writer, in his views into futurity, has forgotten to look back to the past. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12) Here is Lucretia Mott's saintly face, beautiful with eternal youth; there Mary Wollstonecraft looking into futurity with earnest eyes. 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 Nor is there, indeed, any present loss, in such respect for futurity. Selections From the Works of John Ruskin And it was generally believed that he could really penetrate into the mysteries of futurity. The Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave "O, all, all," cried Sally, looking up with reverence to this sunburnt oracle of wisdom, who knew no less than three different ways of diving into the secrets of futurity. Stories for the Young Or, Cheap Repository Tracts: Entertaining, Moral, and Religious. Vol. VI. Such were the outlines of futurity, relative to Christianity, as sketched out before the apostles. Sermons on Various Important Subjects But, to quote the stirring words of one who looked with prophetic, faithful eye into the tangled problems of futurity: "The people will come into their own at last,— God is not mocked for ever." Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration The black eyes in the bronzed face looked into futurity and infinity. The Rulers of the Lakes A Story of George and Champlain Madame all this time viewed me with the same dismal stare, like a sorceress reading futurity in my face. Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh But it was a worthy feeling that prompted this building for futurity. Vanishing England For thus it is said that Odin himself told Loki, 'Senseless Loki, why wilt thou pry into futurity, Frigga alone knoweth the destinies of all, though she telleth them never?' The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson In the plan of production of a regenerated and healthy humanity, every individual of this kind must be regarded as a foe who interferes with the prevention of disease both now and in futurity. Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration Senseless Loki, why wilt thou pry into futurity? Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology He troubles himself little about it, I believe—he's meek, meeker than I. He cares less about his children than I about you, Maud; he is selfishly sunk in futurity—a feeble visionary. Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh For instance, the paternal relation of the First Person of the Trinity to the Second is a symbol; and the representation of eternity as an endless period of time stretching into futurity, is a symbol. Christian Mysticism I lose sight of your present situation," he said in his address before Free People of Color, "and look at it only in futurity. William Lloyd Garrison The Abolitionist But I felt the whole futurity of shame that awaited us for abandoning the country without a blow. The Felon's Track History Of The Attempted Outbreak In Ireland, Embracing The Leading Events In The Irish Struggle From The Year 1843 To The Close Of 1848 Shorn of its socialistic futurity this philosophy became non-political "business" unionism; but, when combined with a strong revolutionary spirit, it became a non-political revolutionary unionism, or syndicalism. A History of Trade Unionism in the United States Dwell not on "might have," "could;" since "cannot be" Points from thy past to thy futurity. Cromwell Perhaps it is as well so; the human race would suffer much in anticipation, did not the Almighty hide futurity from His creatures. From John O'Groats to Land's End People have thus written themselves down, to the contempt of sensible futurity, all over Petrarch's house. Italian Journeys One rather shudders to think of what she may become at forty, but this is an impertinent prying into futurity. Reviews It is singular how willingly the mind will half deceive itself, and with what a degree of awe we will listen even to these babblers about futurity. Bracebridge Hall Yet she did so, for before her eyes she saw, not a silver sixpence, but the beginning of a length of white satin riband unrolling towards her through futurity. The White Riband Or, a Young Female's Folly But her mind bore, as on a mirror, prophetic, shadowy, and pictured glimpses of those awful events which were marching out of futurity toward France. Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs Could the sagacious Alfred have seen into futurity, he would have augmented her borders. An History of Birmingham (1783) Nixon, the well-known Cheshire seer foretold the same events in nearly the same words; but the belief in his dreams of futurity, has been much diminished by the decease of our late monarch. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 475, February 5, 1831 He may know experience and he may grasp opportunity, but he can know nothing of futurity. The Jericho Road I walk by moonlight, it brings to my remembrance all my beloved and departed friends, and I am filled with thoughts of death and futurity. The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and Modern Times Whate'er Thou be, Can e'er our mortal natures comprehend, This side the veil which shrouds futurity, Thy Wisdom, Power, and Love? Mountain idylls, and Other Poems Her increase will depend upon her manufactures; her manufactures will depend upon the national commerce; national commerce, will depend upon a superiority at sea; and this superiority may be extended to a long futurity. An History of Birmingham (1783) Nowadays we know all about everything, almost before it happens, for yellow journalism is so alert that it discounts futurity. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women Neither has the base man, the immoral man, any clear vision of futurity. The Jericho Road If, therefore, death is a thing of this kind, I say it is a gain; for thus all futurity appears to be nothing more than one night. Apology, Crito, and Phaedo of Socrates He is a Prince, a Prince whose power Knows neither limit nor degree, Whose glory, not the passing hour, Nor cycles of futurity, Can augment, alter, or decrease— Prince is He, the Prince of Peace. Mountain idylls, and Other Poems Their prayers all said, and their futurities securely invested,—who so carefree and cozy as they? Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II I never refuse to take a glimpse into futurity; so, after shuffling the cards and when the fair damsel had cut them, I dealt a portion to the prophetic beggar. Twice Told Tales Again it is spoken of as a reward in futurity: "He shall receive an hundredfold now in this time ... and in the world to come eternal life." Exposition of the Apostles Creed Happy are they which live not in that disadvantage of time, when men could say little for futurity but from reason; whereby the noblest minds fell often upon doubtful deaths and melancholy dissolutions. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 In the dateless realm of revelation, antiquity joins hands with futurity. The Theory of the Theatre At will, we build our futurities; tier above tier, all galleries full of laureates: resounding with everlasting oratorios! Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II It is singular how willingly the mind will half deceive itself, and with what a degree of awe we will listen to these babblers about futurity. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists He inflamed the Pythia's imagination, and kindled in her soul that living light which unveiled all futurity to her. Notes and Queries, Number 36, July 6, 1850 I am confident, Ned, that my youth excludes me from any hopes of immediate preferment, nor do I desire it; but I mean to prepare the way for futurity. The Conqueror Unrealizable ideals are chimeras pursued into futurity, while a world that should be human and happy waits in vice and misery. Sane Sex Life and Sane Sex Living Some Things That All Sane People Ought to Know About Sex Nature and Sex Functioning; Its Place in the Economy of Life, Its Proper Training and Righteous Exercise If, then, the results had been foreknown to all—not even then should the Commonwealth have abandoned her design, if she had any regard for glory, or ancestry, or futurity. Principles of Freedom I may say so now—as far as the human may say 'yes' or 'no' of their futurity. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) I can read futurity, and such must be the destiny of both. The Phantom Ship My father and the minister are building up my fortunes, are fixing in the sandy basis of futurity an edifice formed of glittering words, incorporeal as the breath that rears it. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 329, March, 1843 Bereft of all external enjoyments, and destitute of great mental resources, it was retrospection and futurity that gilded the dark evening of her days, and shed their light on the dreary realities of life. Marriage Among the first colonists from Europe to this part of America, there were some, doubtless, who contemplated the distant consequences of their undertaking, and who saw a great futurity. The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style In proportion as there is less pleasure in retrospective considerations, the mind is more disposed to wander forward into futurity; but at sixty-four what promises, however liberal, of imaginary good can futurity venture to make? Selected English Letters (XV - XIX Centuries) The ways of God to man had become more justified to her; and her outlook as to the futurity of the world was a more hopeful one. What I Remember, Volume 2 At these times we talked of many things; sometimes of subjects abstract and mystical--of futurity, of death, of the spiritual life--but oftenest of Art in its manifold developments. In the Days of My Youth What that fate may be is wrapped in the womb of futurity—that futurity which a kind Providence has wisely concealed from the penetration of mortals. The Coquette The History of Eliza Wharton The fact seems to be that there is only one form for the future; the other form, often given as an alternative, expresses something more than futurity, and is somewhat like a distinct mode. Practical Exercises in English Pray tell me a little of your Ladyship's futurity, and whether you will deign to pass through London. Selected English Letters (XV - XIX Centuries) Full enough of shadow lieth In that dim futurity— In that wedding night, where, meekly, My beloved waits for me! The Poets and Poetry of Cecil County, Maryland What course you can or will take," she writes her husband, "is all wrapped in the bosom of futurity. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 Herbert," she said, at length, "I never wished to gaze on futurity before, but now, oh, I would give much to know if indeed I shall ever gaze on these scenes again. The Mother's Recompense, Volume 1 A Sequel to Home Influence In the light of futurity's favours Fair gratitude burgeons amain, And the flittermouse Love never wavers In truth to the Psyche of gain. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, July 26, 1890 He evidently recoiled from the awful contemplation of futurity, and sought refuge in the things of this life. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2 Discoveries in Australia; with an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in The Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners Of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits To the Islands in the Arafura Sea I desire not to pry into that book of futurity. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume II It possessed me with a general gloom concerning Mohammedans and Pagans, and involved the whole course of history and prospects of futurity in a painful darkness from which I am relieved. Phases of Faith Passages from the History of My Creed But the same indulgence cannot be allowed to him who aggravates dangers incurred, or sorrow endured, by himself, because he darkens the prospect of futurity, and multiplies the pains of our condition by useless terrour. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 04 The Adventurer; The Idler |
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