| 单词 | humourous |
| 例句 | Also on the list is Super Sad True Love Story, a blackly humourous dystopian satire by Gary Shteyngart. Sam Leith and India Knight in running for Wodehouse book prize 2011-04-13T00:00:00Z Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon re-create the roles they introduced at the Rose Parade, providing a humourous look at the wedding, live from London. Friday's TV highlights: 'Once Upon a Time,' the Royal Wedding and more 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z His speech, punctuated with humourous asides and references to Vietnamese culture and history, was greeted with warm applause and cheers. Obama urges Vietnam to respect human rights as 'the foundation of progress' 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Correction: there's a Telegraph blog, humourous in tone, which says: "Hey, we all screw up", thereby making light of something serious. Making a comedy of errors: a serious story you may have missed 2013-04-18T11:07:54Z The mood changes and grows humourous, which again is contrasted by the following rather melancholy allegretto. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z The term “Grotesque,” which conveys to us an idea of humourous distortion or exaggeration, is simply grotto-esque, being literally the style of art found in the grottos or baths of the ancients. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z Is it dramatic, tragic, lyric, romantic, humourous, heroic, sublime, mystic—what? Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered 2012-03-22T02:00:35.350Z I will introduce thee to my sprightly cousin Harry, and his father, my humourous uncle; we have delights going forward that may amuse thee. Wild Oats or, The Strolling Gentlemen 2012-03-08T03:00:09.310Z As a humourous account of the Hallowe'en celebrated was to be one of the chief features, spiced by many personal allusions, its appearance was looked for eagerly. The Little Colonel at Boarding-School 2012-02-22T03:00:28.473Z A smile, benign, witty, delicately humourous, appeared on his lips. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z The later Romans became humourous in a low way which has had a permanent influence upon literature and art. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z Such occurrences did not lack a humourous side, but their turn into the tragical always hung by a hair, especially if I had tried to explain or to make excuses. Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered 2012-03-22T02:00:35.350Z The function of criticism at the present time, and at all times, is the function of all literature, to be wise, witty, eloquent, instructive, humourous, original, graceful, beautiful, provocative, irritating, persuasive. The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z “Yes,” said Carroll, with a desperate attempt to treat the matter humourously. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Sir Walter Scott asserted, humourously, that bores were always "good respectable people." The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z The reader may see a faithful representation of this melancholy and humourous scene by the inimitable Hogarth, in the Execution Plate of his Idle Apprentice. The Cries of London Exhibiting Several of the Itinerant Traders of Antient and Modern Times 2011-10-23T02:00:21.883Z The humourous performance of Dave Carson, and the caustic remarks of Sir Ali Baba, give graphic representations of his anglicised taste, habits and bearing. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z The best treatment of the critic by the author, as also, perhaps, of the author by the critic, is humourous. The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z The doctor humourously declared he was entitled to their thanks for the resurrection of their friend. Bungay Castle: A Novel. v. 1/2 2011-09-27T02:00:20.260Z We propose, humourously, that if the stay of the guest exceeds a week, it should be called "a visitation." The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z The ways of ballad singers, and the cries of halfpenny pamphlets, appeared so extremely humourous, from my lodgings in Fleet Street, that it gave me pain to observe them without a companion to partake. The Cries of London Exhibiting Several of the Itinerant Traders of Antient and Modern Times 2011-10-23T02:00:21.883Z Mr. Burroughs is a sort of reduced, but also more humourous, more available, and more sociable Thoreau. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z It was thus that he reconciled himself to beneficent acts, and humourously held himself up as an object of censure, on occasions when most entitled to applause. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z It delighted him beyond expression to be able to go on uttering humourous lies without cessation. 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 At least his more contentious jokes were uttered in a humourous way with a cheeky grin!! Reconstructing Jim Davidson 2011-02-25T11:03:21Z Nightingale: a choice selection of the most admired popular Songs, heroic, plaintive, sentimental, humourous, and bacchanalian. A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 2 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe 2011-02-16T03:00:34.387Z The five-act drama—serious or humourous, poetic or prosaic—is like a box of fixed dimensions and inelastic material, into which a mass of precious things are to be packed away. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z A selection of the most humourous and entertaining Reports which have appeared in the Morning Herald. A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 3 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe 2011-02-16T03:00:32.387Z There was James O'Hara, for example, a poor humourous Irishman, a perfect representative of his class in costume, style and manner, employed as bellman at auctions, and so on. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z And yet they do occur, and are either humourous or tragic, quite often the latter. Over Here Impressions of America by a British officer 2011-01-30T03:00:16.597Z To one intimately acquainted with the life, the effusions of certain actors' wives, which from time to time appear in magazines for women, are ironically humourous. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z It is short, broadly descriptive, humourous, and exceedingly pathetic. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z The humourous condescension with which he watched the doings of the lovely gentle child gave him a natural semblance of fatherliness, which became him well. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z It gets across a sometimes dry message in a humourous way. 2009-12-22T12:58:00Z He is a humourous Scotchman of the Lowland variety, with a kindly eye and a good deal of his Scotch accent left. Over Here Impressions of America by a British officer 2011-01-30T03:00:16.597Z It was filled with interesting gossip about his opening, and gave humourous little side-lights of the star and personnel of the company. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z Embellished with Sixty richly humourous Engravings on steel, by S. Onwhyn. Heathen Mythology "I enjoy your humourous way of looking at life, but it's a quite impossible position if a wife's going to be funny at the expense of her husband's ideals." Helena Brett's Career It seemed that everything either one of them said reminded the other of a story or a humourous incident, and they kept the car in a roar until Malvern was reached. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction Admirable as a novelist—at least as that character was understood in those days—graphic, entertaining, humourous—Smollett had none of the qualities necessary for a historian. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845 He knew his man, knew thoroughly the loyal sense of honour that, though sheltered in humourous, apparently indifferent cynicism, was ready to fight to the death in defence of right. The Blue Goose Not being in love, himself, he could afford to see the humourous side of Jack's trouble. Banked Fires The necessity for the humourous sense was recently brought home to me most forcibly. Threads of Grey and Gold Again the Captain looked at the boy, and Cephas, catching a certain humourous gleam in the gentleman's eye, began to smile. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction "But then, at that rate, none of us would ever rest, would we?" she protested humourously. The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon Sometimes the willingness, eagerness and sympathy of some of the visitors produced humourous little incidents in our hospital life. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" By such people, one has humourously said, the Church seems to be regarded as a Pullman car bound for glory. The Message and the Man: Some Essentials of Effective Preaching Nor is there any occasion for all that bolstering with which they fill up the figure of Falstaff; they do not distinguish betwixt humourous exaggeration and necessary truth. Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare "Well, what in the name of the seven stars are you doing out here in the woods at this time of night?" cried Jesse Tidwell, and he laughed with humourous scorn when Gabriel told him. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction “I suppose,” he said in a humourous voice, “you’re afraid of that tendency which you say I’m beginning to exhibit.” The Crimson Tide A Novel "There isn't anybody I would rather stay with," said the minister, half humourously. Diana Several of the miscellaneous pieces are among the very best humourous poetry of this generation. The Battle of the Bays The debates in a certain House must be of a very humourous character, if we may judge from the frequent “hear hear, and a laugh,” by which the proceedings there are interrupted. The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue He listened to a humourous account of home affairs with smiling face, even interposing a few humourous comments of his own. Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real The strange mixture of the wise and the foolish, the altogether heroic, and the involuntarily fictitious, struck his keen perception with a humourous understanding, and amusement, and sympathy. The Marriage of Elinor "Does that mean, that you object to the cutting short of our holiday?" the minister asked, in his former tone of dry humourous suggestion. Diana Mr. Seaman’s humourous imitation of Mr. Swinburne, Sir Edwin Arnold, Sir Lewis Morris, Mr. Kipling, and the rest, is in every case very funny.”––St. The Battle of the Bays The doctor stood smiling at her, with a half humourous, quite pleasant expression of face. Say and Seal, Volume I I fancy we all smiled, though it was not, of course, altogether humourous. Hurricane Island He was a thick, florid man with blue eyes lit by a humourous twinkle. A Victor of Salamis It is impossible to convey the impression of the manner, winning, half humourous, half dry, supremely careless and confident, in which all this was said on the minister's part. Diana ‘The Battle of the Bays’ ... bristles with points; it is brilliant, ... and it has that easy conversational flow which is the one absolutely necessary characteristic of good humourous poetry.... The Battle of the Bays My memory does not enable me to repeat more than the first two verses quite accurately, but the humourous spirit of the Song may be gathered from these:— 1. The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 7. Poetry Many are the humourous records of the play as preserved in the Jefferson “Autobiography” and in the three books on Jefferson by Winter Frances Wilson and Euphemia Jefferson. Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: Rip van Winkle I wouldn't care so much," he concludes humourously, "but for my apprentice. The Wagnerian Romances "Servants cannot be said to be in complete training," he said with a humourous look as he seated himself. The Old Helmet, Volume II Hyphenation remains as printed when used for emphasis or humourous effect, within quotations, or when no clear preference exists. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Boz had the art, in an extraordinary degree, of thus vividly commending trade processes, professional allusions, and methods to outsiders, and making them humourous and intelligible. Bardell v. Pickwick When his friends reappear, Hamlet is in a half-ironical humourous and assuming an astonishing superiority over ghost and mortal alike informs them— "It is an honest ghost, that let me tell you." The Contemporary Review, January 1883 Vol 43, No. 1 The claimants are the most straightforward pair the place has ever seen—a big, humourous, well-mannered country man, and a boy of twenty-three. In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim It is the wealth of humourous invention displayed in the details both of character and situation that renders the play remarkable. Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: The New York Idea Welch has often humourously suggested that I was the Jonah. Q.6.a and Other places Recollections of 1916, 1917 and 1918 Thus it came to pass," says he very humourously, "that after having cast anchor at Guaham, Swan embraced him and said: 'Ah Dampier, you would have made them but a sorry meal.' Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World Mrs James Antony looked up, and caught her husband's humourously deprecating expression. The Path to Honour Farquhar saw all his values as he met his honest, humourous eye. In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim His glowing face was bright with that cheerful air of humourous and sympathetic benevolence with which he seems to look upon all our human experiences of disappointment and success. Days Off And Other Digressions On the way there I saw some rather humourous notices stuck up at various points. Q.6.a and Other places Recollections of 1916, 1917 and 1918 His kindly, humourous eyes turned inquiringly from Jack to Lorraine and from Lorraine to Jack. Lorraine A romance The doctor shook his head and looked at the cashier with humourous pity. The Root of Evil I have made humourous remarks myself before now, mostly of rather a cynical and sarcastic kind. Eliza "It is nonsense for an old fellow like me," he declared, half humourously. A Little Girl of Long Ago It must be a queer thing to be a woman!' said Dane, with a dry, humourous, but at the same time wholly tender and sweet expression. The Gold of Chickaree Grahame finished his bottle, rose, politely stifled a yawn, and looked humourously at Jack. Lorraine A romance She was altogether fascinating as she pointed out to Steering little typical features that he would have missed without her humourous, boastful sallies. Sally of Missouri Gallant, subtle, refined, intense, humourous, obscene, here is the Arab intelligence drunk with conception. Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation Delia had made a strong protest against it, in her humourous way. A Little Girl of Long Ago The humourous writer professes to awaken and direct your love, your pity, your kindness—your scorn for untruth, pretension, imposture—your tenderness for the weak, the poor, the oppressed, the unhappy. Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American The last story was of a humourous nature, and the laughter which ensued grated oddly on the ear of the sturdy, good-looking seaman who had just come on board. A Master Of Craft His face was tired, but his eyes had a humourous twinkle. The Californians Hood had an abundance of a certain sort of wit, the wit of odd analogies, of remote yet familiar resemblances, of quaint conceits and humourous and unexpected quirks. Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation He could not think of it without a sense of something humourous in the relation of events. The Daughters of Danaus As he reaches the door on the left, he encounters Carlton Smythe, who is entering at that moment, and puts on his humourous manner. The 'Mind the Paint' Girl A Comedy in Four Acts There is nothing humourous to the ordinary person in a teacup, but Mrs. Banks, looking straight into hers, broke into a short, derisive laugh. A Master Of Craft She spoke half humourously of what became in reality a silent but great tragedy, especially in the case of the South. Before the Dawn A Story of the Fall of Richmond The grip of a humourous and fantastic fate is tight on all the other heroes of this epic-in-bits. Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation In fact he was almost benignly human, even humourous. The Masques of Ottawa Hogarth has humourously represented a brawny porter almost sinking to the ground under a huge load of his works. Boswell's Correspondence with the Honourable Andrew Erskine, and His Journal of a Tour to Corsica Sometimes the sport is assisted by a humourous countryman to represent a fool. A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide The speaker was a man of his own age, but shorter and darker, with a hawk-like face softened by black eyes with a faintly humourous twinkle lurking in the corner of each. Before the Dawn A Story of the Fall of Richmond "Out of tune!" said the old doctor, giving her a look made up of humourous vexation and real sadness; "I wish I knew the right tuning-key to take hold of you!" Queechy, Volume II His lordship, fond enough of Irish jokes outside, was never humourous inside the system. The Masques of Ottawa He informed West of this before departing, and was slightly puzzled by a certain humourous gleam that shone in the steely eyes at the news. The Swindler and Other Stories The poetry of Wales may be classified into six parts, viz.: the sublime, the beautiful, the patriotic, the humourous, the sentimental and religious. The Poetry of Wales Talbot talked on and Prescott found him entertaining, as he was a man who saw the humourous side of things, and his speech, being spontaneous, was interesting. Before the Dawn A Story of the Fall of Richmond "It is well known, to those who understand the subject" "Where did you learn so much about it, Fleda?" said Mrs. Evelyn, humourously. Queechy, Volume II It is too pretty, too decent, too neat, too humourous. The Chequers Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in a Loafer's Diary The art of the choir stalls and miserere seats was a natural ebullition of the humourous instinct, which had so little opportunity for exploiting itself in monastic seclusion. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance His humourous indifference to public opinions, bordering on effrontery, was not entirely unattractive to women, but it always, sooner or later, aroused their distrust. The Danger Mark He had heard the last words, but he chose to view them in a humourous light. Before the Dawn A Story of the Fall of Richmond To the solitary humourous essayist this state of things was hateful. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country Instead he raised his eyebrows in a manner that expressed the necessity of making the best of it, and humourously scratched his head. Hilda A Story of Calcutta Now, instead of Mr. Rollo's being alarmed at this, as another man might, it was answered by a certain humourous play of face; a slight significance of lip and air, quite difficult to characterize. Wych Hazel If it had remained unnoticed, even undetected before, now its absence was noticeable, for there was no longer any attitude about him, no policy to sustain, nothing of that humourous, bantering sophistication which ignores conventionality. The Danger Mark "Don't you see that I am freezing on your doorstep?" he said humourously. Before the Dawn A Story of the Fall of Richmond The Prologue to the "Canterbury Tales," in which we make the acquaintance of the pilgrims, is the ripest, most genial and humourous, altogether the most masterly thing which Chaucer has left us. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country Her mouth was delightful, humourous and attractive, and her eyes were of the deepest shade of violet, with black, silken eyelashes. Nobody's Man He was one of the troop of guards belonging to the earl, and composed an humourous piece entitled the Character of a Trooper. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume II He was intelligent, lively and imaginative, of a strong humourous vein, and very entertaining. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan A ghost story told with an upward inflection might easily become humourous, so instinctively do we associate the upward inflection with a non-pessimistic trend of thought. Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University There is a pleasant equality about his writing; he advances through a story at an even pace, glancing round him on everything with curious, humourous eyes, and having his say about everything. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country Our sense of ridicule, if nothing else, forbids—the instinct of an old people with an old and humourous literature. The War on All Fronts: England's Effort Letters to an American Friend He was a heavy-shouldered man; middle-aged, with thick, crisp iron-gray hair and moustache and a pair of humourous brown eyes twinkling in a lined, weather-beaten face. The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police "Dad, Mr. Hamil has never shot a wild turkey—" "Neither have I," observed her father humourously. The Firing Line The wretched acting of opera singers in general has been rather humourously traced back to this epoch. Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University If, on the other hand, he be loving, genial, humourous, with a sympathy for others, his garrulousness and his personal allusions are forgiven, because while revealing himself, he is revealing his reader as well. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country The mill prospectuses are humourous when read by the investigator. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls Inferior to her husband in humourous description, as in depth of thought, she surpassed him in liveliness of wit, in pungency of satire, and in terseness of expression. The Life of Froude "And so I wish you might recognise in our encounter something amusing, humourous"—he looked cautiously at her—"even mildly romantic—ah—enough to—to—" "To what?" The Firing Line The Scene of the Fop Osrick is certainly intended as a Satire upon the young Courtiers of those Days, and is humourously express'd, but is, I think, improper for Tragedy. Some Remarks on the Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Written by Mr. William Shakespeare (1736) About the true poet still there is something of the ancient spirit,—the old "flash and outbreak of the fiery mind,"—the old enthusiasm and dash of humourous eccentricity. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country In speaking of the settlement, it borders on the humourous to use the word sanitation. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls If he were known only through his books, the world would have missed acquaintance with letters of singular beauty, and with the most humourous talker of his age. The Life of Froude "What is there humourous in the situation?" she demanded, very pink. The Firing Line She looked at me humourously through her glasses. The Inheritors He writes of the street or the sea-shore, his eye takes in every object, however trifling, and on these he hangs comments, melancholy and humourous. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country The thing he did not care about,—did not notice, except in a humourous way,—was that queer thing of a personality that had been allotted to himself. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 "Won't you sit down?" he repeated, smiling at her with humourous contemplation of her awkward distress. Flames "Parole me in custody of this court and let me convince your Honor," said Hamil, looking into the captivatingly cool and humourous face upturned to his. The Firing Line There is Anthony Hope, who can write, and Mr. Barrie who has something both human and humourous. Plays, Acting and Music A Book Of Theory Several of the papers which I like best are monologues, fanciful, humourous, or melancholy; and of these, my chief favourites are "Sunday at Home," "Night Sketches," "Footprints on the Seashore," and "The Seven Vagabonds." Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country "Now will you be good!" said Annan, smiling at her with his humourous, bantering air. The Common Law I laughed also; but now I seriously repeat my proposition, because I am convinced that although at first sight it may appear extremely humourous, on a closer inspection it will be found exceedingly practical. Saracinesca One might have told him one's most subtly humourous story and rested certain of his smile. Romance Island Sometimes, conventions seized the humourous side of Howard. Shenandoah Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911 "The Miller's Tale" is coarse and full-flavoured,—just the kind of thing to be told by a rough, humourous fellow who is hardly yet sober. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country He stuck his hands in his sides, with his usual humourous positiveness. Pamela, Volume II Is the "national press of Ireland" then and there to bid for the support immediately of the gallery, and more remotely of that portion of the population which is humourously called the Irish Nation? The Wearing of the Green, or The Prosecuted Funeral Procession She had the firm pose of a man, and a face entirely masculine with strong lips and chin and humourous grey eyes, the face of a judge. Kimono Then I know the sex always love cheerful and humourous fellows. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 8 To appreciate it thoroughly, one must think of the burly, resolute, humourous, and withal tender-hearted man, and of the work he accomplished. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country "I suppose you think me destitute of humour," she said, "but there is nothing humourous about patriotism and self-sacrifice to me, and nothing very admirable about those who mock it." Ailsa Paige One of these was Pym's by right; the remainder were a humourous gift from the agent who was accustomed to sift the correspondence of his clients. Tommy and Grizel And, after all, I found not seldom in this conversation, that my humourous undaunted airs forced a smile into my service from the prim mouths of the young ladies. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 7 "A witty and humourous vein has often produced enemies." The Grammar of English Grammars Merry Tales, accompanied with apt Gestures and lively Representations of Circumstances and Persons, beguile the gravest Mind into a Consent to be as humourous as himself. The Spectator, Volume 2. "What has wrought this celestial change in you, Phil?" she whispered, listlessly humourous. Ailsa Paige Half rising, he attempted to show her humourously how he walked nowadays—tried not to wince, but had to. Tommy and Grizel The young gentleman did not stop to bestow any other mark of recognition upon Oliver than a humourous grin; but, turning away, beckoned the visitors to follow him down a flight of stairs. Oliver Twist I smiled at the notion; it seemed to me at the time to be humourous; and I made my preparations with the most studious care. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde The narrator was a pleasant, shabby, gentlemanly old fellow, in pepper-and-salt clothes, with a sadly humourous face, and one whom I strongly suspected of being poor--he made such efforts to be entertaining. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow His partner, in a violent letter, sent to his bank, had taunted him with hiding his whereabouts: and Strickland, in a cynical and humourous reply, had told his partner exactly where to find him. Moon and Sixpence Right," he said, with a humourous groan, "and I shall tell you who you are. Tommy and Grizel Besides, I'm behaving this way because I arose with the purely humourous fancy that my head was a fine large accordeon, and that some meddler had drawn it out too far. The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation In the "Connoisseur," No. 68, we find a very humourous description of the behaviour of an old penurious citizen, who had treated his family here with a handsome supper. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 262, July 7, 1827 Takes humourous notice of the two daughters of the widow Sorlings. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 3 There was something grimly humourous about his visitor's indignation. The Avenger Sicinius, a very vulgar sort of man, but exceedingly humourous, which was the only qualification he had to recommend him as an Orator. Cicero's Brutus or History of Famous Orators; also His Orator, or Accomplished Speaker. English morality is not in so much danger as Irish manners must be from these humourous talents in their knights of industry. Tales and Novels — Volume 04 The most humourous Character in Horace is founded upon this Unevenness of Temper and Irregularity of Conduct. The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays And yet the passages in my letter, upon which you are so humourously severe, lay me fairly open to your agreeable raillery. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 1 His more strictly humourous writings include "Nature and Human Nature;" "Wise Saws;" "The Letter Bag of the Great Western." The Clockmaker Or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville Demosthenes, however, is thought by many to have but little merit of the kind; but to me nothing can be more genteel than he is; though, perhaps, he was rather smart than humourous. Cicero's Brutus or History of Famous Orators; also His Orator, or Accomplished Speaker. This "humourous sadness," the child of contemplation, was indeed Shakespeare's most constant mood. The Man Shakespeare Mr. Dennis has very well expressed this in a Couple of humourous Lines, which are part of a Translation of a Satire in Monsieur Boileau. The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays There is a strange mixture in it of humourous vivacity:—Since but for one half of what he says of himself, when he is in the vein, any other man would be insufferable. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 1 Yet I cannot withhold from my readers a pleasant humourous sally which could not have hurt him had he been alive, and now is perfectly harmless. Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765 "Out of tune!" said the old doctor, giving her a look made up of humourous vexation and real sadness,—"I wish I knew the right tuning-key to take hold of you!" Queechy Mogley made people laugh that night, but it was not his intentional humourous efforts that excited their hilarity. Tales from Bohemia It does not strike her as being humourous, but pathetic. The Heavenly Twins This said citizen was a most violent aristocrat, but a pleasant humourous fellow in other respects, and remarkably well-informed in agricultural science; so that the time passed pleasantly enough. Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey And it follows immediately from this, that whenever particular acts have reference to particular selfish motives, the humourous bursts into the indignant and abhorring; whilst all follies not selfish are pardoned or palliated. Literary Remains, Volume 1 "It is well known to those who understand the subject"— "Where did you learn so much about it, Fleda?" said Mrs. Evelyn humourously. Queechy The star of the evening, having rattled off, with much sang-froid and a London intonation, a few lines of thinly humourous dialogue, came toward the footlights to sing. Tales from Bohemia She laughed if she thought I had said anything humourous, and sometimes looked a little embarrassed; she only seemed to be at her ease when speaking of her mother. Memoirs of My Dead Life "Dear, they would not become me," she said, the tenderness in her eyes deepening a little; and she touched his head lightly in humourous caress. The Fighting Chance The Devil is not, indeed, perfectly humourous; but that is only because he is the extreme of all humour. Literary Remains, Volume 1 Also keenly humourous, he enjoyed my initial mistakes in Malay, though maintaining a proper respect for the leader of the expedition. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 The gossips found something humourous in the fact that the engineer's wife recognized the whistle of her husband's engine and knew by it when to begin to prepare his supper. Tales from Bohemia "No," she replied, half grimly, a little humourously, and not far from tearfully, "he didn't—explain." Lifted Masks; stories Well," he said, with a humourous glance at her, "I haven't seen you for ages. The Fighting Chance The child does not really want to know, but it does want to keep up a friendly conversation, or, if humourously inclined, to see how long you can go on without getting annoyed. If I May The wedding tour lasted nearly a month, and the honeymooners kept a journal, in which they both sketched and wrote humourous nothings. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1 He's so humourous since his daughter was forsaken: hark, hark, there, there, so, so, codes, codes. The Maids Tragedy His nature was essentially cheerful, and literature of a witty and humourous character had a great charm for him. Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy He spoke again; all the agreeable, gentle, humourous charm dominant once more—releasing her from the growing tension of her own thoughts, absolving her from the duty of immediate decision. The Fighting Chance Mr. Lovelace, in his humourous way, gives his friend an account of the Lady's peevishness and dejection, on receiving a letter with her clothes. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 4 She, perceiving this, humourously cried, 'I am in love with him. Life of Johnson, Volume 5 Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774) In other words, it was a pleasing face notwithstanding the fierce, thick eye-brows which were more than offset by the merry blue eyes, and the broad, humourous mouth below. The Money Moon A Romance "Even to the point of giving me away?" he inquired, half humourously, looking at her in evident enjoyment. Affairs of State It's a pity; Mr. Quarrier does not consider such things humourous. The Fighting Chance I mean for his humourous description of their persons, manners, &c. but such a description as is far from being to their praise. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 4 I see you as counsel in some causes which must have opened a charming field for your humourous vein. Life of Johnson, Volume 5 Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774) Well, the horticulture department can be made very humourous, as well as lucrative. Patty at Home But what attracted me most was the mouth —a mouth at once delicate and humourous, a little large and with the lips full enough to betoken vigour, yet not too full for fineness. The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet A Detective Story The little face, full of humourous contempt and shrewd scorn, sobered; she flung a black look round the saloon, and her eyes came back to the Colonel's face. The Magnetic North Her humourous treatment of Hickman on consulting him upon Lovelace's proposals of settlements. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 4 The various visitors are described in the same humourous manner, and then comes the climax. Inns and Taverns of Old London She's a sort of humourous character," said Guy Morris; "strong-minded, you know, and eccentric, but not half bad. Patty at Home On the other hand, it has been humourously suggested that the feudal system was really introduced into England by Sir Henry Spelman, a seventeenth-century scholar. The History of England - a Study in Political Evolution Father Roget sang, also in French, explaining himself with a humourous skill in pantomime that set the room in a roar. The Magnetic North His humourous instructions for their behaviour before the lady. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 4 There was probably more than "humourous formality" at the back of Johnson's mind that night. Inns and Taverns of Old London Then you may have a chance," said Marian, "for one of the plays we're thinking about—and it isn't exactly a play either—brings in a whole lot of tragic characters in a humourous way. Patty at Home As the other American novelist—Mr. Howells—humourously puts it: "I never get a cheque from my publisher without feeling distinctly poorer." Without Prejudice You could not divorce Father Richmond in your mind from the larger world outside; he spoke with its accent, he looked with his humourous, experienced eyes. The Magnetic North The statutes and precedents adduced, with a humourous reference to the style in which charges are commonly given to juries, show what patterns persecutors choose to copy, and whose kingdom they labour to uphold. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 It was that heathenish possession, the old insanity of the risibles, which makes a man think it a humourous thing that his friend should be discovered in love. The Guest of Quesnay His features were cast in a large mould, he was of fair, almost sandy complexion, even his mouth was more humourous than incisive. The Evil Shepherd Villon glanced up from the table in humourous apology. If I Were King At least one popular Italian banker in New York has been convicted of murder—but the matter was arranged at home so that he treats it in a humourous vein. Courts and Criminals The hesitation of Feeble-mind to accept one of his crutches, is humourously conceived. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 "Stop that, please," he said, with a humourous smile. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Around this, and the tea and punch, everybody was now gathering, and there was much talking and laughing and offering of refreshment to the ladies, and drinking of humourous or gallant toasts. The Hidden Children "You've sent for me—to fix the day?" he enquired humourously. The Hermit and the Wild Woman Freye, a German-American, was a quiet fellow, very handsome, with black side whiskers and a humourous, twinkling eye. The Pit But when Warburton tried to imagine himself in such a position, a choked laugh of humourous disdain heaved his chest. Will Warburton Her demeanour with humdrum persons was courteous amiability almost in excess; to the more intelligent she behaved with a humourous frankness which was very captivating. Our Friend the Charlatan You'll own," said I, "that there's something humourous in the idea of my wandering all over the surface of the planet in search of a lost captain of Chasseurs. Simon the Jester How, with all this, he can hit the fresh tone of popular life, and draw humourous characters and complications with Shakspearian energy, is proved by all his works. Roman and the Teuton I had recalled to him a humourous association—nothing more. Poor Miss Finch He was a jolly companion, a cleverly humourous talker, and an unfailing purveyor of bon-bons. To Him That Hath: a Tale of the West of Today The baronet's vein of humourous criticism flowed freely. Our Friend the Charlatan He laughed politely, because he conjectured I was speaking humourously—he is astute in some things—and begged me to explain. Simon the Jester Perilous as the situation was, Cameron was conscious only of the humourous side of it and burst into a laugh. Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police; a tale of the Macleod trail Her voice was small and deep, with a peculiar thick sweetness that suited the song, half humourous, half pathetic. Stories By English Authors: Italy (Selected by Scribners) Nora smiled humourously at a house on her side of the narrow way. Active Service For the moment, amiably accustomed as she was to laugh at herself, she did not find it humourous. Michael His eyes twinkled humourously in his great face. Captain Blood Say," he continued, with a humourous twinkle in his eye, and glancing at the man lying on the ground, "Sam's kinder quiet, ain't he? Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police; a tale of the Macleod trail He was tall and largely built, clean-shaven, and with the humourous mouth of an Irishman or an American. The Zeppelin's Passenger It was a humourous essay on trolley cars. Active Service Aunt Barbara, Michael allowed, had understood a good deal; she had pointed out with her unerringly humourous finger the obstacles he had made for himself. Michael You are so fresh, so simple, so deeply humourous. The Sea-Gull I can understand the influence of it: I have at least a conception of the humourous, but ridicule would not strike me in the Coliseum of Rome. The Egoist He humourously observed to Mr. Langton, 'that when in that dress he could not treat people with the same ease as when in his usual plain clothes.' Boswell's Life of Johnson Abridged and edited, with an introduction by Charles Grosvenor Osgood Some of them are as humourous as the epitaphs in New England graveyards. Little Rivers; a book of essays in profitable idleness She had, in the ordinary sense of the word, no manners at all, but essentially made up for this lack by her sincere and humourous kindliness. Michael It was quite humourous, of course, quite grotesquely bizarre—but it was equally an exceedingly grim possibility! The Adventures of Jimmie Dale A rapid walker poetically and humourously minded gathers multitudes of images on his way. The Egoist There are good stories of our own day—pathetic, humourous, entertaining, powerful—in which the element of romantic love is altogether subordinate, or even imperceptible. Fisherman's Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things This was so obviously humourous in intent that its only reception consisted of more grins from everybody. The Riverman A young subaltern, even if passably vulgar in figure, can be shuffled through by the aid of the heroical story humourously exaggerated in apology for his aspect. The Egoist Dr Middleton's persistent ha? eh? upon an honest frown of inquiry plucked an answer out of Willoughby that was meant to be humourously scornful, and soon became apologetic under the Doctor's interrogatively grasping gaze. The Egoist Dr. Middleton inquired, with a humourous air of dissenting. The Egoist Orde stood as before, a humourous smile of self-depreciation on his face, hitting back at the elusive Murphy, but without much effect, his feet never stirring in their tracks. The Riverman He watched her depart with a humourous quirk to his thin lips. The Riverman |
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