| 单词 | inconstant |
| 例句 | Cora spoke of her mother, Mabel, who absconded one day and left her to the inconstant mercy of the world. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The shy girl she had known at Riverrun had grown into a woman who was by turns proud, fearful, cruel, dreamy, reckless, timid, stubborn, vain, and, above all, inconstant. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z For perhaps ten seconds they crouched tike that while the flailing fire sent smoke and sparks and waves of inconstant tight over the top of the mountain. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The light from the Aurora was brighter than moonlight, but it was inconstant. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The light from the burning oil was inconstant, but they had no trouble making out the widening puddle of blood. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The thought that the land itself might be inconstant encapsulated the fears of the age. Has the science in Ice Age 4 gone adrift? 2012-07-16T07:00:04Z Kent and Barbee are mulling installing ceiling fans, to cool the studios enough to turn off the inconstant air conditioning, which sends the dancers into an uncomfortable cycle of chills and sweat. Julie Kent, sweeping the Washington Ballet forward 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z At one point, as she struggles to understand her own inconstant impulse to be just, Naomi observes that “morality was nothing more than paying attention to the chain reaction while not causing another one.” Affluent Idlers Find a Just Cause in a Refugee Swept Ashore 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z The connections or divergences between music and dance seem inconstant and uninteresting. Dance Review: Movement to Fill Every Corner of a Space 2010-10-11T21:18:00Z In the early 1400s, councilors to Charles VII warned, “among all the inhabited nations of the earth none is so deformed, variable, outrageous, excessive and inconstant in its garments and dress as the French nation.” Antiques: Beatles Photos, Medieval Fashion and Forbes?s Auctions 2011-05-19T20:54:27Z All around them, the Byzantine emperors saw inconstant allies and ferocious enemies. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “We have been a good offensive team at times this year, but we have been inconstant of late,” Lawson said. No. 8 Virginia Tech tops No. 13 Duke, reaches 1st ACC finals 2023-03-04T05:00:00Z To Putin, it was clear that might made right - and a weak and inconstant West would huff and puff, but ultimately back down in the face of a determined will. Vladimir Putin at 70: Seven pivotal moments that made him 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z The length of her reign made her "the one constant in an inconstant world", The New York Times said. World media mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z If Elizabeth was the glue that held the whole thing together — if she was the one constant in an inconstant world — what will happen to Britain now that she is gone? Queen Elizabeth II: The One Constant in an Inconstant World 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z On Friday morning, it seemed that in a brief couple of hours we saw most of the repertoire of lunar changes memorialized in Shakespeare by Juliet’s reference to “the inconstant moon.” The moon went through changes Friday; so did the thermometer 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Ahead of Game 3 on Wednesday night, the only constant for the Washington Capitals has been how inconstant the lineup has become. Capitals have ‘lineup decisions’ to make ahead of Game 3 against Bruins 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z Caravaggio, who had a talent for making enemies, was interested in all the ways humans are not rocks — all the ways in which we are flimsy, inconstant and not to be depended upon. Perspective | This masterpiece captured the special intimacy of betrayal Where it is still honored, it is so often inconstant. Nevada poll puts Bernie way out in front 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z She is Shakespeare’s inconstant moon that lights the lovers on the balcony in Romeo and Juliet. From Ted Hughes to HG Wells: Jeanette Winterson picks the best books about the moon 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z Complicating matters is Mr. Trump, an inconstant negotiating partner, who recently said it was a “good time to do a shutdown.” Congressional negotiators face hurdles in beating budget deadline 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z Titch wants to expiate the misdeeds of his childhood, and seeks the approval of his remote, inconstant father. “Washington Black” Reveals the Bonds of Both Cruelty and Compassion 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z Fox News, the president’s approved station, sprinkled its broadcasting schedule on Wednesday with Cohen bashing, convening a panel to paint Cohen as an unethical lawyer, an opportunist, a unregistered lobbyist and an inconstant friend. A secret tape, a rightwing backlash: is Michael Cohen about to flip on Trump? 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z Primary sclerosing cholangitis, on the other hand, is an inconstant thing. What Do I Owe My Sociopathic Sibling? 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z It devotes little attention to Trump’s often inconstant explanations of events, while accusing then-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper Jr. of providing inconsistent testimony to the committee about his contacts with the media. House Intelligence GOP release Russia report 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z It devotes little attention to Trump’s often inconstant explanations of events, while accusing then-Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. of providing inconsistent testimony to the committee about his contacts with the media. House Intelligence Committee Republicans release final Russia report 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z On most issues Donald Trump is inconstant, persuadable, bored and eager to move on. Opinion | Can North Korea Trust Us? 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z Take an inconstant and unpredictable president, add two parties increasingly distant from each other, stir in an immigration fight: The recipe yields a government shutdown. Polarized parties plus inconsistent president equals a looming shutdown – LA Times 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z But as with the health care debate earlier this year, the Senate emerged as the inconstant ally in President Trump’s pursuit of a major legislative accomplishment in his first year. Tax Bill Thrown Into Uncertainty as First G.O.P. Senator Comes Out Against It 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z Add in stalwarts Marcin Gortat and Markieff Morris, as well as Coach Scott Brooks starting his second year with the team, and the Wizards’ continuity is a distinct strength in an inconstant Eastern Conference. Attention Washington: John Wall and the Wizards are intent on breaking your sports curse 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z It was a vivid illustration of just how inconstant his enthusiasm for Republicans might be. Mercurial Trump Rattles Republican Party Ahead of Midterms 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z At the end of the narrative, a significant other will prove inconstant: he is already recognised as a passing phenomenon, the seemingly trusting hand masked by a glove. Poem of the week: Life is a Dream by John Ashbery 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z Meantime, Republicans are finding allies to be few and inconstant. Senate Leaders Try to Appease Members as Support for Health Bill Slips 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump’s inconstant fidelity to truth, for one example: Just think back to the thousands of Muslims he claimed to see celebrating the 9/11 attacks. Opinion | What we know Trump did this week — and why it matters 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z We are inconstant in our decency, which is perhaps the most common form of indecency. How voters’ personal suffering overtook reason — and brought us Donald Trump 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z And that’s what happens in life, people are constantly inconstant, and that sort of keeps it fresh – well, I've only done six episodes so I don't think I can speak to that. For these five dramatic actors, the depth of storytelling on TV stuns 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z The "knocker upper" was a common sight in Britain, particularly in the northern mill towns, where people worked shifts, or in London where dockers kept unusual hours, ruled as they were by the inconstant tides. Knocker uppers: Waking up the workers in industrial Britain - BBC News 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z Leadership may be, by its nature, an anxious and inconstant idea. Our Dangerous Leadership Obsession 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z A sports team and its fanbase are an anchor point in an inconstant universe, fulfilling a need for belonging that, some researchers argue, is as fundamental a motivator to us as hunger. What Does Success Mean For Long-Suffering Sports Fans? An Identity Crisis, say Researchers 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z But at night, the moon is a dim and inconstant guide. Why Dung Beetles Watch the Sky While Rolling Poop Balls 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z For this reason, the largest such source of funding, the government, is an inconstant ally. Tomorrow's Technology Depends on Today's Physics 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z “The rules are bizarre, the logic convoluted — Intentions inconstant, invariably polluted,” he had written a few years earlier in a poem entitled “Politics.” For Mario Cuomo, Defeat in 1977 Mayor’s Race Cast a Long Shadow 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z And it’s a hell of a role, so inconstant, so changeable. King Lear in the Park: John Lithgow is not quite every inch the king 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z "Fickle and inconstant fairly describe the city's action here," the court's decision read. Health Threat May Keep Incinerators from Turning Trash to Power 2014-04-03T16:49:00Z It is one thing to construct an airtight legal argument and quite another to deal with the demands of inconstant human beings. Sidebar: Solicitor General’s Predicament on Gay Marriage 2013-02-04T17:24:29Z Smith has physical tools, but is inconstant, and that up-and-down nature has made coaches wonder if he has the mental makeup to be relied upon. Five observations as the Redskins close out the preseason 2012-08-30T17:15:10Z If he be not favoured by fortune, remember that wealth is naught else than a passing, inconstant shadow; a loan to be repaid eventually. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z Colour is a character which some readers may be disposed to regard as extremely inconstant. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z Mitt Romney may trump that in the debates this October, but for now he is perceived, especially by women, as inconstant and insensitive. Why 2012 Will Be a Choice Election, Not a Referendum 2012-04-13T20:05:14Z Besides, inconstant as Esau was, he could scarcely have forgotten the bargain that so pleased him at the time, and by which he had sold to his younger brother all title to his father’s blessings. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z Angelina, with a view to increasing the damages, now embraces her inconstant lover and calls upon the jury to witness what a loss she has to deplore. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z At the best, Indians have been inconstant and unreliable in respect to religious instruction. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z Other instances of the coherence of the cells of unicellular organisms into indefinite and inconstant aggregations is presented by some radiolarians, individuals which cohere into what are called colonies. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z Our contemporaries, so inconstant, so impatient, who wear out the attention of the public by the excessive multiplicity of their exhibitory manifestations, should occasionally think of the conditions under which their forerunners laboured. Women Painters of the World From the Time of Caterina Vigri, 1413-1463, to Rosa Bonheur and the Present Day 2012-03-29T02:00:13.340Z The condition of the organs contained in the cranial and spinal cavities is variable and inconstant. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z The jury reflect that they, too, were rather inconstant in their own youthful days, but now that they are older and "shine with a virtue resplendent" they "haven't a scrap of sympathy with the defendant." The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z Those promises of thine, and those false words, Those traitor smiles, and that inconstant seeming, Lady, with these thou'st led astray thy faithful lover. The Making of a Saint 2012-03-16T02:00:25.243Z A faithless, a mad thing, A woman is: inconstant, cruel, deep, And turbulent as is the ocean. The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda 2012-03-15T02:00:28.817Z O Spirit of grace, who withholdest Thy blessing from none, take from us the tediousness and anxiety of a selfish mind, the unfruitfulness of cold affections, the weakness of an inconstant will. The Optimist's Good Morning 2012-03-15T02:00:23.453Z Nor shall I pass over Ferdinando Porta, distinguished for a number of pictures, conducted in imitation of Coreggio; an artist, however, too inconstant and unequal to himself. The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. IV (of 6) from the Period of the Revival of the Fine Arts to the End of the Eighteenth Century 2012-02-25T03:00:10.400Z You either fear his humour, or my negligence, that you call in question the continuance of his love: Is he inconstant, sir, in his favours? Twelfth Night or, What You Will 2012-02-18T03:00:14.920Z And fading, like that varied gleam, Is our inconstant shape, Who now like knight and lady seem, And now like dwarf and ape. The Land of Song, Book II For lower grammar grades 2012-02-16T03:00:03.167Z "Faltering, faulty, inconstant, and contrary answers upon judicial and deliberate Examination are accounted unlucky symptoms of guilt." The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z She had shown herself heartless, faithless, inconstant as the wind--a very woman! Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z This inconstant people, like many others, after putting to death the wisest man of his age, paid almost divine honors to his memory. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z But the Blessed Angel of Forgetfulness is—like her sister, the Spirit of Delight—an inconstant hussy. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z She will inconstant prove, I greatly fear it; It so torments my mind, That my heart faileth. A Little Book of Old Time Verse Old Fashioned Flowers 2012-02-13T03:00:15.823Z Forego the flattering hope of binding an inconstant heart, which, like a feather, is the sport of every wind. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z Vā′riant, a different form of the same original word: a different reading, e.g. in a manuscript.—adj. diverse, variable, inconstant.—At variance, in disagreement. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z Go, thou basest of all wretches! am I to be made continually a sacrifice to every new face that strikes thy inconstant heart? The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z His behauiour was variable and inconstant; earnest in euery present passion, and for the most part accompanying the disposition of his mind, with outward demonstrations. The Lives of the III Normans, Kings of England: William the First, William the Second, Henrie the First 2012-01-08T03:00:21.027Z This Prince was inconstant, suspicious and choleric; and when those three Passions were stirr'd up and managed, he was to be persuaded to any thing. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume III Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-08T03:00:19.933Z Long time have I delved in this inconstant world, this momentary shelter; and in my searches have employed all faculties with which I am endowed. The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z Dame Fortune, that inconstant jade, Can smile when least expected, And those who languish in the shade, Need never be dejected. A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker 2012-01-03T03:00:13.067Z It must not be imagined that, from this point of view, everything becomes fluid and inconstant in religion—that nothing in it can be fixed or permanent. Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History 2012-01-01T03:00:07.953Z In 1982 Jacob D. Bekenstein of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem was the first to generalize the laws of electromagnetism to handle inconstant constants rigorously. Inconstant Constants 2011-12-31T05:15:18.567Z He paused, and resumed with an air of reflection: “A young man’s heart is whiles inconstant and susceptible.” The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z I think marvellously of the wisdom of God that gave this unruly, inconstant, and cumbersome people no more substance than they have, for then would they run wild. Mary Queen of Scots 1542-1587 2011-11-20T03:00:16.107Z Albert is like most young men, inconstant and unfaithful. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z O Time! inconstant, mutable art thou, And o'er the realm of ruin is thy sway. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z And again, queens are not free from the infirmities of human nature: Hedwiga was inconstant; the handsome Lithuanian made her forget her first love, and Poland and 185Lithuania were united under one crown. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z Can Words like these fall from Isabel's sweet Lips; can she be false, inconstant, perjured? The Old Debauchees. A Comedy (1732) 2011-11-06T02:00:14.457Z The medieval pomp and civic pride Which once made Pisa famous, long have lain Forgotten with her pageants brief and vain That flashed inconstant on the Arno's tide. The Call of the Mountains and other Poems 2011-10-28T02:00:27.360Z I exclaimed, 'who could be inconstant to you?' The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. I (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:28.357Z We know that specific characters which have owed their origin to utility and have afterwards ceased to present utility, degenerate, become variable, inconstant, "rudimentary," and finally disappear. Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume 2 Post-Darwinian Questions: Heredity and Utility 2011-10-16T02:00:14.153Z She had grown tall, not as tall as the mother but above the average height, easy, elegant, and fearless, the mother and not the mother inconstant interchange. The Fisher Girl 2011-10-13T02:00:46.980Z From love to love the heart inconstant veers As passion fills the sail, and fancy steers. A Century of Emblems 2011-10-08T02:00:24.280Z I find constancy, and once a night, come naturally upon a man towards thirty; only we set a face on't, and call ourselves inconstant for our reputation. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z But he is inconstant, and I do not understand capricious love. The Countess Cosel A Romance of History of the Times of Augustus the Strong 2011-10-06T02:00:36.083Z She had heard men inconstant and prone to change. Bungay Castle: A Novel. v. 1/2 2011-09-27T02:00:20.260Z Not to be loved by Josephine, the thought of finding her inconstant ... but I am forging troubles—there are so many real ones, there is no need to manufacture more! Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 2011-09-23T02:00:21.947Z But Nebraska has its own vulnerabilities --- a secondary nowhere near the level of a year ago, a young offensive line still searching for itself, inconstant play on both sides of the ball. The pick. ... 2011-09-16T19:26:04Z Their name comes from the Latin word “to dance,” and was considered appropriate, because Mars is inconstant in his temper, and inclines now to this side, now to that, in time of war. 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 Plessis-Les-Tours In the time of Louis XI It had, too, within its walls a tiny chapel214 dedicated to Our Lady of Cl�ry, before whose altar the superstitious Louis made his inconstant devotions. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z Here and there were one or two who owed him a wayward, inconstant bizarre fit of generosity; but there were on the other hand hundreds who owed him nothing less than entire ruin. Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z The English," writes Van Meteron, a Dutch historian and contemporary, "dress in elegant light and costly garments but they are very inconstant and desirous of novelties, changing their fashions every year, both men and women. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Which of this most inconstant Critic's texts are we to select? The Revision Revised 2011-07-15T02:00:18.897Z Should he then be deemed a faithless and inconstant lover because he was mistaken in us sisters, ere he could know our hearts and his own? 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 That brutal, inconstant man, who had trampled on all social decencies in attending at the marriage of his wife with another, did all in his power to induce her to return to his house. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z The sun was reckoned to be beneficent and favourable; Saturn to be sad, morose, and cold; Jupiter, temperate and benign; Mars, vehement; Venus, benevolent and fertile; Mercury, inconstant; and the moon, melancholy. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z Therefore they left nothing to chance, and actually brought the Princess Roshinara post haste from the north, believing that her presence would insure the inconstant wooer’s return with her at the right moment. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z Which of this most inconstant Critic's texts are we to select? The Revision Revised 2011-07-15T02:00:18.897Z "O, swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon, That monthly changes in her circled orb, Lest thy love prove likewise variable." The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z "Luis hath admitted all, Se�ora; inconstant he hath never been, though he may have had his weaknesses." Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z But his Maker knew, too, the inconstant nature of man, and bound him with the strictest charges. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z In Spain and Italy they avenge themselves, and do not pardon men who are inconstant until they too are false. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z This troubles you, Abelard; this news, without doubt, surprises you; you could never imagine Heloise, should be inconstant. 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 "The heart of man," he said, "is inconstant in good; it grows cold and careless if it is not stirred up to action from time to time." Pope Pius the Tenth 2011-04-26T02:00:21.967Z The reader is not to suppose from this, that our hero was actually inconstant to big ancient love. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z But are there not inconstant, weak women, who would take advantage of such power, and for any fancied slight or foolish whim desert a good home and a good husband? A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z An “Australia on the loose” is impossible, even unthinkable here, but the Great Red Spot, for all its long duration, is mobile and inconstant, and is therefore no portion of a solid permanent crust. Are the Planets Inhabited? 2011-04-24T02:00:07.733Z Finkler was an inconstant, distracted husband, is still a poor father, and spends his nights with zaftig Jewish mistresses or playing online poker. 2011 Pulitzer winners in journalism and arts 2011-04-18T19:53:00Z It is not uncertain merely; it is the most inconstant, changeable thing on God's earth. Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music 2011-04-12T02:00:25.667Z "Thine heartless, inconstant nephew hath already wedded the Indian, and she is, at this moment, his lawful wife." Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z Catullus here playfully, yet feelingly, remonstrates with himself, for still pursuing his inconstant Lesbia, by whom he had been forsaken. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z But if the Greeks were a more impetuous and inconstant, they were also a more intellectual people than the Romans. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z St Germain is acting one of her own romances, in the high sublime style, and threatens to poison herself for love of her perjured inconstant—but it will not do. Leonora 2011-03-22T02:00:21.627Z She is in the lowest sphere of heaven, that of the inconstant moon, because after she had been stolen from her convent and forcibly married, she felt no prompting to renew her earlier vows. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z It was commonly said, but without any foundation, that la Signora Olympia, a lady of great prudence, had deceived many lovers, she being both inconstant and mercenary. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z An inconstant elf, he knows not himself Nor his own changing mind an hour, He’ll smile in your face, and, with wry grimace, He’ll wither your youngest flower. The Poems and Verses of Charles Dickens 2011-03-11T03:00:15.587Z In another sense again they seem disposed to "swear by the inconstant moon," as changing yearly, if not "monthly, in her circled orb." The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z At the same time, the muscles are feebler, more mobile, resigned for a shorter time to the same contraction, and as inconstant as the emotions and passions which their rapid play expresses. Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman 2011-02-28T03:00:32.460Z Thus for example, the converted Mandaya is much less inconstant than the Manobo, for the importance of being subject to a beginning of authority is more impressed on his mind. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XLIII, 1670-1700 2011-02-26T03:00:46.860Z Our five moons are not so inconstant, nor our ring so changeable as thee! Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z He is inconstant in everything else he does, and without being in any way wilfully dishonest, he is absolutely unreliable. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z The inconstant man is easily diverted from his course; the negligent man is slow in getting under way. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z Many people yet believe that Burns was a universal and inconstant lover. The Real Robert Burns 2011-02-18T03:00:20.253Z All treated the women with cruelty, all were inconstant. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z And more than one fair cheek grew pale, and bright eyes lost their lustre, ere the inconstant squatter prince was heralded anew. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z Nothing is more inconstant and fickle than popular caprice and, in general, what is called fashion. Johann Sebastian Bach 2011-01-26T03:00:27.060Z This is an important advantage, since human nature is so weak and inconstant and so much in need of helps that will add resolution and perseverance to its efforts. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z But oh, poor little girl! your beauty and your genius, like the bloom and perfume of the flower, act as lures to the roving, inconstant seeker of nectar. A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z Now all naturalists have learnt by dearly-bought experience, how rash it is to attempt to define species by the aid of inconstant characters. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I 2011-01-17T03:00:49.523Z Before very many weeks' intimacy with her new acquaintance, however, Miss Laura was obliged to give in to Helen's opinion, and own that the muse was selfish, unkind, and inconstant. A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy 2011-01-13T03:01:13.027Z Perhaps you will be angry with me, and think me inconstant, but alas! this is not the case. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z But if the general average is inconstant, it is impossible that the individual factors making it up should be constant. The Value of Money 2011-01-04T03:01:12.363Z To Lilly's unpracticed eye the girls were as like as two sparrows—saucy, greedy, inconstant, and amorous. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z Reckless, superficial, inconstant, like his work and his talk, will and must his love be too, thought Bertram. Quisisana, or Rest at Last 2010-12-29T03:00:30.857Z For flesh and blood naturally strive against the word of God, and that holiness of life which it requires: and are, besides, inconstant and weak, and prone to yield to the enticements of the world. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z He was not a man to marry—no, really; he was changeable, capricious, and inconstant; he would not make a wife happy. Footsteps of Fate 2010-12-20T17:11:56.663Z These gradients enable the inconstant streams tributary to the Colorado to carve their canyons, some of which are in themselves very remarkable, though insignificant beside the Grand Canyon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" He would not have minded this so much had his circumscribed existence been mitigated by the charm of constant—or even inconstant—female society. A Poached Peerage They knew nothing of the mariner's compass, and found their way chiefly by the aid of the stars—inconstant pilots enough on such foggy, stormy seas. Stories of the Olden Time (Historical Series—Book IV Part I) For the world, with all that is in it, is made up only of individual things, which are imperfect and inconstant; but God is the true, perfect, universal, and eternal unchangeable Good. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z He's not one of your inconstant ones that take up with a girl for a week or so and then forgets her. Rachel Ray It was chiefly to get beyond the reach of such troublesome and inconstant neighbours, that Marlborough was so desirous of transferring the seat of war to Italy, where he would have been beyond their reach. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 The men are very inconstant and lead a bad life. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 She was beautiful; there was an indescribable charm about her; but she was frivolous and inconstant. Glories of Spain For the property of true faith is to submit ourselves to God, in a quiet and peaceful resignation of mind; but he that wavers, is unfaithful and inconstant, and makes his own prayers void. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z And yet few things are more inconstant; for, not only is the magnetic force widely different in various parts of our globe, but the magnetic condition itself is one of swift and ceaseless change. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. But he is inconstant and variable in his influence, and it is apparently traceable to the existence of spots; but I am not quite sure that it is occasioned by the observable spots alone. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes I am a one-rose butterfly; if the others are inconstant, unfaithful, liars, I am innocent of their faults. Rambles in Womanland Thus may the God whose gift was Medicine, to whom thou barest Orpheus, lovely Dame! never for Daphne, Clytia, Leucothoe due love deny thee or inconstant grow he. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII The one gives us firmness and constancy of mind and will; the other makes us inconstant and changeable. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z It was principally during the last fourteen years of his life that Hearn acquired the unenviable name of being ungrateful, inconstant, and capricious. Lafcadio Hearn He probably found retirement from the feverish, inconstant, questioning crowd with His friends in Bethany. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II But I reflected that temperatures of ninety in the shade were inconstant phenomena. A Top-Floor Idyl Knox sided almost always with Hamilton, and Randolph was an inconstant supporter of Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson Mr Stanley has already dealt at great length with the question of irrigation, which is so important in countries where the water supply is inconstant. Through South Africa His Visit to Rhodesia, the Transvaal, Cape Colony, Natal Friend Ogger," said he, "haste thee hence, lest my inconstant Constancy eat thee up. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) Some of these couplings are inconstant, others are stable. Essays in Radical Empiricism Gama, now fully master of the character of the zamorim, resolved to treat a man of such an inconstant, dishonourable disposition with a contemptuous silence. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem It would have been interesting to have seen that couple, gallant, inconstant, memorable, popular, both, to employ a Gallicism, franchement paillards. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern Many circumstances show that it was time things should come to a crisis—none so much as the insidious proceedings, and the inconstant and variable voting on this bill.” The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) The inconstant Ryno had one day been belated while engaged in the chase, which had become his favorite occupation since the destruction of his matrimonial peace. Tales from the German. Volume II. The Lichtensteins, The Sorceress, The Anabaptist I'm a hippish Hippopotamus, and don't know what to do, For the public is inconstant and a fickle one too; It smiled once upon me, and now I'm quite forgot. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) Yet, not th' inconstant ocean's furious tide May fix the dreadful bounds of human pride. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem And you, too, are changed; restless, inconstant--and yet I cannot believe it. A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 The passion of woman, inconstant in everything else, was in this case sustained by the vigorous obstinacy of the mysterious and invisible hand that urged her forward. Priests, Women, and Families The women of this sign are fond of dress, and are also fickle and inconstant. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 They are neither fickle nor inconstant—not as I am. Ancient Irish Poetry Her former lovers she esteem'd no more, For many lovers she possess'd before; I was her joy—— Too late, alas, I found her wav'ring mind In love inconstant as the changing wind! The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem I am myself the cause that Eros has become so wild and inconstant. Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. But this quantity is inconstant, and to use an inconstant quantity as a measure, is absurd. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864 At these dinners, when Cooper sat with his friends, Woodworth and Morris held the first discussions of the plans for The Mirror, which was started in 1823, but from which the inconstant Woodworth soon retired. Literary New York Its Landmarks and Associations Let me know soon what is to be expected—as far as it does not hang by that inconstant quantity, my want of health. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) The composition of different specimens of coca leaves is very inconstant. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" Fashion is fickle, varying, inconstant; given to sudden partialities and to disruptions unlooked for, and as sudden. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries The defects of a bank-note currency are, that, being based on specie, it is necessarily inconstant, and being insufficiently based, it is necessarily insecure. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864 Unsteady or inconstant in purpose, he was at one moment headstrong, at another timid or vacillating. Studies in Contemporary Biography Well; there I was made use of to excite the jealousy of her inconstant favourite. The Nephews: A Play, in Five Acts. Well! this shall be my last—for, by yon moon, So oft a witness to my fervent vows, So true an emblem of inconstant beauty, This night I woo her back, or woo no more. Olla Podrida And no man can render me inconstant to you, but yourself. The Lawyers, A Drama in Five Acts It was midwinter when we came thither, and the weather was sultry, boisterous, and inconstant. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) This list, however, can scarcely be considered representative, as it contained only two actors, three soldiers, one sailor, and no stockbrokers—four classes in which inconstant husbands are particularly numerous. Modern marriage and how to bear it Without such barriers every individual is at the mercy of an inconstant majority. Concerning Justice But Nuptial Love, our queer breed of humans, inconstant at heart, believes to be a tame thing by contrast: nearly all anti-climax. The Crow's Nest Man therefore was a lord-like creature made, Rough as the winds, and as inconstant too: A lofty aspect given him for command; Easily soften'd when he would betray. The Orphan or, The Unhappy Marriage Add to such facts a growing pessimism of young men regarding inconstant affections of wives with children, and the need of special educational attack is evident. Sex-education A series of lectures concerning knowledge of sex in its relation to human life To allude to one example out of many that might be considered, the winds, how proverbially inconstant, who can tell whence they come or whither they go! History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition With the inconstant emotion of a child she smiled at him. The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon Rostafinski bases his diagnosis upon the branching of the columella, which is, as we have seen, inconstant, and upon the colorless capillitium. The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species Where I will ruminate on woman's ills, Laugh at myself, and curse th' inconstant sex. The Orphan or, The Unhappy Marriage The sun had dropped below the horizon, and the early darkness had come swiftly marching down from the north, bringing in its train the fickle, inconstant beauty of the aurora. The Wilderness Trail She which that thee hath fired Is false, inconstant, and she hath no faith. Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse The young men were inconstant, the middle-aged liable to matrimony, the old to death, and all to penury or change of occupation and residence. Clark's Field This feature in specimens examined is also inconstant. The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species Catharine had not mistaken her power over the feeble intellect and the inconstant will of her son. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 These experiments and observations indicate that the types of tubercle bacilli are very inconstant, and that under suitable conditions they readily change both in morphology and in virulence. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle Besides, we should always consider whether certain peculiarities are constant in a family or inconstant. My Autobiography A Fragment Here is an inconstant Romeo escaped from his Juliet, and yet unable to shake off the magnetic spell which must haunt him to his dying day. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 Man is impulsive and violent as regards his will power, but often inconstant and irresolute, yielding as soon as he has to strive persistently for a certain object. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study Variability.—To say of a mind that its actions are extremely inconstant, and at the same time to say that it is of relatively unchangeable nature, apparently implies a contradiction. Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I They love to talk of women in bulk, all women—and quite cheerfully tell us women are illogical, frivolous, jealous, vindictive, forgiving, affectionate, not any too honest, patient, frail, delightful, inconstant, faithful. In Times Like These What the cause of these constant and inconstant peculiarities may be, not even Weismann has yet been able to explain satisfactorily. My Autobiography A Fragment The microscopic picture of myelogenic leukæmia, disregarding the almost constant increase of the white blood corpuscles, has a varied, highly inconstant character. Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological My pride, after her first refusals to see me, was too great to permit me to renew my entreaties, and so I called her a flirt, and inconstant. Masterpieces of Mystery Riddle Stories The number of associated units is small and variable, and their union inconstant. Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I There's ever been the same sad tale To tell of Nature's loves; Her artful methods never fail To win the hearts they once assail, Though she inconstant proves. The Loom of Life Her right hand was stretched high above her lovely head, holding between forefinger and thumb the ring with which the already inconstant Bolko had espoused her. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 But I was not inconstant though the fault was doubtless mine. Thurston of Orchard Valley Can an inconstant, A fickle changeling, move a man like Percy? The Indian Princess La Belle Sauvage Moreover, such governmental organization as exists is inconstant. Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I Such remains of olden piety are provocative of gloomy reverie, which the rushing of the inconstant tide close by only serves to deepen. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland Lord, Lord, in the inconstant wheel of the year I have sown my sowing that has an equal chance with the coins of a gambler sown on the gambling-table! Rosinante to the Road Again The hairs on your inconstant brow are null. An Essay on True and Apparent Beauty in which from Settled Principles is Rendered the Grounds for Choosing and Rejecting Epigrams O Lord, thy heavenly grace impart, And fix my frail, inconstant heart; Henceforth my chief desire shall be To dedicate myself to thee. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul He was surrounded with fickle and inconstant nations: the friendship he had contracted with them was but of recent date. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) Confronted by the preceding facts, his explanation is this: that the people of the southern departments, inconstant perhaps and fickle, nevertheless are quickly pacified after a passionate outbreak of any kind. Introduction to the Science of Sociology Since they are aimless and inconstant at heart, this will appear likewise as inconstancy in regard to works and doctrines. Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost Much spiritual force is expended in wasted effort, and scattered, indefinite and inconstant attempts at doing good. Days of Heaven Upon Earth All these th' enchanted streams frequent, To drown their cares, and discontent, That th' inconstant, cruel sex Might not in death their spirits vex. Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II And she is worshipped with railing words—she is deemed inconstant, by many even blind; she is fickle, unstable, uncertain, changeable; giving her favours to the unworthy. Atheism in Pagan Antiquity Perhaps she was only careless, or capricious,... or inconstant.... The Maids of Paradise And fading, like that varied gleam, Is our inconstant shape, 350 Who now like knight and lady seem, And now like dwarf and ape. Lady of the Lake But this state of things is more or less inconstant. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition Let the inconstant moon and twinkling stars laugh as they please. A Romantic Young Lady These are composed of persons in whom austere and domineering character proceeds from a dogmatic fixity of mind, and expresses itself in the same inconstant application shown by the former class. Quaker Hill A Sociological Study Courtiers are made of chameleons, because they are inconstant and know how to temporize. Niels Klim's journey under the ground being a narrative of his wonderful descent to the subterranean lands; together with an account of the sensible animals and trees inhabiting the planet Nazar and the firmament. A charm of romance ever surrounds the graceful figure of Gabrielle d'Estrées, whom the usually inconstant Henry seems to have loved tenderly and faithfully to the end of her days. In Château Land Naturally he is inconstant and flighty, desiring one thing and another, now liking what he formerly disliked, without firmness nor stability in anything, without knowing many times what to like, nor what befits him. The Legacy of Ignorantism “I know you are discreet, but I didn’t think you inconstant.” An Eagle Flight A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere Her prudent father, however, as is most likely, obliged her to leave off loving him, since the chronicles of those days say that the inconstant typographer was married in 1770 to Ruth Cane of Cambridge. Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The series in the type area consists of the Hirnant limestone, a thin inconstant bed, which is separated by 1400 ft. of slates from the Bala limestone, below this are more slates and volcanic rocks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" True, 32 the inconstant swain had betaken himself to the next county and there wed another. The Wall Between But near me, nearer, steals a deep-eyed maid With creeping glance that sees and will not see, And blush that would those yea-sweet eyes upbraid,— O, might I woo her nor inconstant be! Path Flower and Other Verses Confess that you are of an inconstant nature. The Wagnerian Romances Close to two hundred pounds the mass weighed; but strength is an inconstant thing, and increases or decreases according to the vital needs of life-preservation. The Raid on the Termites Her ascendancy over Charles IV.—the offspring of love, surviving that passion, but more potent than all the later loves of that inconstant Prince—retained him in alliance with Spain, and frustrated Mazarin’s projects. Political Women, Vol. 1 Now I see thy looks were feignèd Quickly lost, and quickly gainèd; Soft thy skin, like wool of wethers, Heart inconstant, light as feathers, Tongue untrusty, subtle sighted, Wanton will with change delighted. Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age The sun, the wild flowers, the inconstant breeze, might help to create a new feeling. The Hero The Pacific THE Pacific is inconstant and uncertain like the soul of man. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands Others1335 thus: As a face in the water is various and changeable to him that looketh upon it, so is the heart of man inconstant to a friend that trusteth in him. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) Madame de Châtillon was not contented with carrying off the giddy and inconstant Duke de Nemours from his new love, then absent; she exacted at his hands the public and outrageous sacrifice of her rival. Political Women, Vol. 1 Hylas, the not exactly "comic man," but light-o'-love and inconstant shepherd, was rather a bone of contention among critics of the book's own century. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 With several species the character is inconstant, apparently dependent on environment, and is a provision against too rapid transpiration. The Genus Pinus The focus of the eye at this stage is inconstant, the pupil rapidly expanding and contracting, while the crystal or mirror alternately disappears in a haze and reappears again. Second Sight A study of Natural and Induced Clairvoyance The focus of the eyes is inconstant, the pupil rapidly expanding and contracting, the crystal at times disappearing entirely in a haze or film which seems to pass before the eyes. How to Read the Crystal or, Crystal and Seer But because the bodies of the other Metals are inconstant, the Tincture cannot remain with those inconstant bodies, but must depart. Of Natural and Supernatural Things Also of the first Tincture, Root, and Spirit of Metals and Minerals, how the same are Conceived, Generated, Brought forth, Changed, and Augmented. After much discussion, it is decided to disregard the dead father's injunction and the living inconstant's wishes, and to unite Thrasimède and Arpalice. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 They are also inconstant in different cones of the same species, and of this inconstancy the seed of P. ayacahuite furnishes the most notable example. The Genus Pinus After this mass of evidence, it will be enough to record concerning the Armenian version, that it yields inconstant testimony: some of the MSS. ending at ver. The Last Twelve Verses of the Gospel According to S. Mark That could not be asserted of Lord Byron, although sometimes, according to his self-accusing custom, he declared himself to be inconstant. My Recollections of Lord Byron And here a Question presents it self at hand; How the Spirit of Copper can make other imperfect Metals perfect, and make them ripe, whereas in its own Body it is imperfect and inconstant? Of Natural and Supernatural Things Also of the first Tincture, Root, and Spirit of Metals and Minerals, how the same are Conceived, Generated, Brought forth, Changed, and Augmented. Just as she had seemed to them so long a creature of uncertain health, she must seem now inconstant, insincere, the incarnation of heartlessness, egotism and caprice. The Creators A Comedy I don't think I shall return before the 20th or so, when the number is done; but I may, in some inconstant freak, run up to you before. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete At last, then, the coveted firman "for kind usage of the English, free trade, and so forth," was gained, Edwards remaining in Agra as "lieger" or ambassador, "which will be needful among this inconstant people." The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 Both had made themselves the echoes of Southey, and both had been inconstant from interested motives, and had solicited favors from the party in power, which they had abused in their writings. My Recollections of Lord Byron He knew his light and inconstant character, and he left him weapons with some regret, fearing that he might make a bad use of them. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century She attributed his seriousness to sudden infatuation—an infatuation which made him seem ridiculously inconstant after his recent professions concerning Terry. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel He was, according to her thinking, a light, inconstant man, who would hardly give himself the labour necessary for perseverance in any suit. Ralph the Heir They are all inconstant good-for-noughts, he knows; but so are men, and so is he; keep up the pleasant give-and-take, the quarrels and the reconciliations. Horace I shall therefore merely add that it was often the necessity of modifying the nobility of his first impulses which made him appear inconstant and changeable. My Recollections of Lord Byron The sailor pointed a stern finger seawards, to where the bar is shown in charts, but where all we could make out was the flashing of inconstant white lines. Old Junk Silly," she said, "you know how inconstant I can be; you must never again caress me as you did—that first evening—do you remember? The Reckoning It were hard to say whether the fiery Numidian, the proud and desultory Spaniard, the brave but inconstant Gaul, or the covetous Balearic, was most docile to his direction, or obedient to his will. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845 All those amorous emblems would seem to argue our true tar inconstant as the wind, with which he has so oft to contend. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea But let us not forget that all that which changes and becomes effaced in hearts of inconstant mood, and which ought not to change in men of honor and worth, never did vary in him. My Recollections of Lord Byron Changeable, versatile, inconstant Eusebius, where is now your burst of philanthropy—where is all your rage? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348 Most of the varieties present such inconstant characters, that when grown in poor soil, or when flowering out of their proper season, they produce differently coloured and much smaller flowers. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. Could he—No, he could not be inconstant. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 Not glorious deed or lineage fair, Not knowledge, gift, or tender care In chains of lasting love can bind A woman's light inconstant mind. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse Fearless as he undoubtedly was, an ascension was undertaken with the misgivings which usually preface an initial stepping from terra firma to the inconstant air. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science Of course many people had dreams which were of no consequence, and these could usually be traced to gluttony or a flighty inconstant imagination. Mary, Mary Man, as conceived by Montaigne, is of all creatures the most variable, unstable, inconstant. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. He left no children by his wife, Margaret de Valois, who proved inconstant, and from whom he was separated. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges Does he seem so light and inconstant that he needs some discipline? Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 In order, however, that the electric light company shall derive the greatest benefit from this inconstant service, the installation and wiring should be the best, and only the most approved and economical apparatus employed. Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 Now, faith and trusting in God is the ballast and weight of this inconstant ship: it is the anchor to stay it from being driven to and fro. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning We cannot appreciate the horror of having more of “a paradise” about officialism than we have in our present corrupt, inconstant, and servile system of political Bossism, even if the individual could only “count one.” The Arena Volume 4, No. 23, October, 1891 “Dear wife,” he earnestly commenced, “you believe that my affections are inconstant, and that they have wandered from you?” Cruel As The Grave But Rob, as I might have known, was far too inconstant. The Dew of Their Youth Of Wilberforce, no one can desire to doubt the general honesty; but that he was singularly trifling and inconstant, was evidently the opinion of his contemporaries in the House. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 It is a giddiness of spirit, that makes him inconstant and reeling, but insensible of it. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning For not to find friends at a time when you want them is hard, as also not to be able to exchange an inconstant and bad friend for a constant and good one. Plutarch's Morals His inconstant wife, after enduring for some years the agonies of remorse, abandoned by Sir Reginald, and neglected by her own relatives, put an end to her existence by poison. Rookwood But his mind was of a peculiar cast, and his temper most inconstant. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery Now Cornelius Rysbroek had become a lean, neat hypochondriac, highly cultivated, with fine instincts and excruciating aversions, bored by his leisure, yet incapable of action, and inconstant in every aspiration except this love of his. Sacrifice If I would describe a wise man, I would say, he “is one man,” beside him no man is one with himself, but various, inconstant, changeable. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Earth of my swaying atmosphere, Substance of my inconstant breath, I cannot but cleave to you. Amores Poems Yet even if thou shalt slay me, not thus will Priam place this reward in thy hand: for he has sons; and he is himself steady, nor inconstant. The Iliad of Homer (1873) He was successful in his undertaking, though, like all in this inconstant world, he was subjected to trials and disappointments. Little By Little or, The Cruise of the Flyaway The public feeling did not stop there: the French people are naturally inconstant in their opinions and sentiments; and their former prejudices against Napoleon were changed into transports of admiration. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I O how wavering and inconstant is a soul, till it fix at this anchor, upon the ground of his immutable promises! The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning After several unsuccessful revolts, to which they were instigated by their fiery, restless, and inconstant temper, the Moors were at length subjugated by the Vandals, A.D. History of the Moors of Spain Curled up in a big leather chair, she spoke of her fear of hurting him, of being inconstant—like her father. Glory of Youth A restless and inconstant being, it preferred to wander forth and view with never-sated curiosity the ever-varying marvels displayed by other worlds. Tales of the Caliph Year by year, day by day, from the Pharisee, from the worldling, from the leaders of religion, from the inconstant crowd, He had "contradiction" to endure—sometimes even from "the men of His own household." Messages from the Epistle to the Hebrews The weak and inconstant man continued to be regent in name, but from that hour he was dominated by the imperious cardinal almost as completely as King James had been. The Scottish Reformation Its Epochs, Episodes, Leaders, and Distinctive Characteristics Fame is very capricious, but Failure is seldom inconstant. Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida She was very pretty;—but a flighty, inconstant little girl. Kept in the Dark We find them brave and pusillanimous; gentle and ferocious; resolute and inconstant; active and indolent; fastidiously abstemious, and indiscriminately indulgent. Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) The Turks in Their Relation to Europe; Marcus Tullius Cicero; Apollonius of Tyana; Primitive Christianity The fact is we are left, this morning, with a gaping larder, at the mercy of a haughty and inconstant butcher, who grinds down his helpless dependents without mercy, overbearing creature that he is! The Daughters of Danaus That reminds me I never go to see him now; I hope I am not inconstant to my old friends. Kate Coventry An Autobiography Scarron, however, consoled himself for this kind of disgrace with those select friends who were not inconstant in their visits to him. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 There are three rules I would give you, which, if you follow them, will carry you with firmness and comfort through this inconstant world. A True Hero A Story of the Days of William Penn In all these minerals abound, but the irregular and inconstant labor of some of the mines does not permit us to consider them as in action. Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited Then let her from the next inconstant Lover, Take a new Copy for a second Rover. The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume I First, I say, the history of miracle is of inconstant power. On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature He who hath a voice which will in some measure agree with all cliffs, to be of good parts, and fit for variety of employments, yet somewhat of an inconstant nature. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 He had feared, he had had a suspicion, that Mr Orgreave was an inconstant man. Clayhanger At times the whole heavens seemed aglow with their fickle, inconstant beauty, and then various portions of the sky were illumined in succession by their ever-changing bars, or columns of coloured light. By Canoe and Dog-Train They bloom together, they wither together; not one of them is inconstant. A Hungarian Nabob And in the second place, our own energies are inconstant almost in proportion to their nobleness. On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature The Cameronians were, it was stated, well armed, and regularly regimented among themselves, but "so giddy and inconstant" that they could not be depended on; only that they were strongly enraged against the Government. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I. How inconstant is fortune!" cried he; "she takes pleasure to pull down those she has raised. The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales My pretty Lotty knew perfectly the power they gave her over the restless and inconstant heart of man, but she did not abuse it. The Monctons: A Novel, Volume I The only lucid intervals which she had were in the presence of her inconstant lover. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 And the writer insists that like all women she was inconstant, since he kissed her the next night. The Merry-Thought: or the Glass-Window and Bog-House Miscellany Parts 2, 3 and 4 Mr. Cottrell is one of the most dangerous and inconstant of his sex. Belles and Ringers Put not thy faith in wind, variable and inconstant. Shakspere, Personal Recollections Farewell, inconstant world, farewell! 4Life's duty done, as sinks the clay, Light from its load the spirit flies; While heaven and earth combine to say, "How blessed the righteous when he dies!" Hymns for Christian Devotion Especially Adapted to the Universalist Denomination "The Emperor," said Julius II., "is light and inconstant, always begging for other men's money, which he wastes in hunting the chamois." Henry VIII. Search high and search low, unobservant. 15There is life in the breath from her body, Fond caress by a hand not inconstant. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula That fortune is inconstant and that reputation is a bubble, it was hardly necessary for Mr. Croker to assure us. Art in England Notes and Studies As a general rule, the blonds are inconstant. The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference For the market of Manilla varies as much, and the tastes of the people are as inconstant and capricious with regard to their dress, as the natives of almost any country can be. Recollections of Manilla and the Philippines During 1848, 1849 and 1850 The supply of ministers of the gospel had been tardy, inconstant, and scanty. A History of American Christianity His father was a man who possessed some ability, but was so inconstant that the poor boy received only about six months' schooling, and he received that before he was eight years old. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail And some there said Lord Clifford's love Had cooled at Mary's pride, And some there said that other vows His heart inconstant tied. The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II Afar off could be seen a long line of lights, so flickering and inconstant that the observers were puzzled to decide if they were men or glow-worms. Historical Tales, Vol. 6 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. French. “That will I not, by Heaven,” she said, “yonder man was the first to whom my faith was ever pledged; and shall I prove inconstant to him?” The Mabinogion Vol. 2 I perceived her dimly, inconstantly, through the waves of blackness and unreality that were like the half-dreams that we have when lying a-doze. Stop Look and Dig These children of the inconstant wave," he mused, "these captives from the inscrutable depths of ocean—the cook ought to bone them before she sends them to table, ought n't she? The Lady Paramount The one constant and inconstant quantity with which man must deal is man. Modern American Prose Selections They considered the violence of Appius as better suited to suppress commotions in the city; that Fabius possessed a disposition rather inconstant in good pursuits than strenuous in bad ones. The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 Did he not know himself to be the most inconstant of men, and the least trustworthy? Can You Forgive Her? So Public Opinion is an immense force; and its currents are as inconstant and incomprehensible as those of the atmosphere. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry O, do but think You stand upon the rivage and behold A city on the inconstant billows dancing! Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys Disasters of this kind should serve to awaken the people, and diminish the love of their hearts for this inconstant world. Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá He gave up his heart to his heart’s Love, burst from the shackles of this inconstant world and ascended to the Kingdom that endures forever. Memorials of the Faithful The Swiss, who had rendered themselves extremely formidable by their bands of disciplined infantry, invaded the Milanese with a numerous army, and raised up that inconstant people to a revolt against the dominion of France. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary An inconstant elf, he knows not himself, Or his own changing mind an hour, He'll smile in your face, and, with wry grimace, He'll wither your youngest flower. Christmas Its Origin, Celebration and Significance as Related in Prose and Verse Was she uncertain—inconstant; or had she spiritually outgrown her old attachment? Faith Gartney's Girlhood Moreover, he was inconstant, pursuing no worthy end whatever. The Age of the Reformation Not one to be inconstant, he maintained his characteristic immutability of heart. Memorials of the Faithful No joy because so soon thou fleetest, Hours, days, and times inconstant in your being! Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles Phillis - Licia Then he is inconstant, or else belongs to the tribe of faint hearts. A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett For a man is stated to be inconstant because his reason fails in commanding what has been counselled and judged. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province If one prays Him to do the contrary of what He has resolved, it is praying Him to be weak, frivolous, inconstant; it is believing that He is thus, it is to mock Him. Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary I had not meant to be inconstant, but while I strove sullenly for success in uncongenial occupation, she came to me—Aspiro—came like the truth and light, and taught me to myself. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 2, February, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy But heaven shall stand and earth inconstant fly, The sun shall freeze and ice inconstant burn, The mountains flow and all the earth be dry, Ere time shall force my loving thoughts to turn. Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles Phillis - Licia American men were described as "turbulent citizens, abandoned Christians, inconstant husbands, unnatural fathers, and treacherous friends." From Isolation to Leadership, Revised A Review of American Foreign Policy Had the love I had loved been inconstant or gay, Enduring at most but a long summer’s day, Growing cold when the splendour of noontide hath set, I might have forgotten that ever we met. The Poetry of Wales Many constant things exist, created that inconstant things may exist. Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence Charming Kismare, replied Kelirieu, had you shewed the Compliance which is due to a Monarch's Love, I presume to swear by his Head, that he would never have proved inconstant. The Amours of Zeokinizul, King of the Kofirans Translated from the Arabic of the famous Traveller Krinelbol We return with the same infrequent, inconstant and uncertain fidelity to the memory of the Pilgrim Fathers. Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z That mysterious property in matter which we call chemical affinity, a property beside which human affinities and passions are tame and inconstant affairs, is the architect of the universe. The Breath of Life The characters are very inconstant, and Brady gives up the attempt to distinguish the group by precise and constant characters. Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 For life is a dream a little less inconstant. Pascal's Pensées Education is in the first place instruction in what is necessary, and then in what is changing and inconstant. We Philologists Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche, Volume 8 The silly moon and inconstant planets vary nightly their erratic dance; the sun itself, sovereign of the sky, ever and anon deserts his throne, and leaves his dominion to night and winter. The Last Man Formerly the people of England were censured, and perhaps properly, with being a sullen, unsocial, cold, unpleasant race of men, and as inconstant as the climate in which they are born. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 10 (of 12) To get the sense of the metaphor, "fickle" must be read with "Fortune"—unless, perchance, we like Juliet regard the moon as the "inconstant moon." The Vision of Sir Launfal And Other Poems by James Russell Lowell; Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Julian W. Abernethy, PH.D. The same applies to the man who is constant in his friendship as compared to one who is inconstant. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition The conclusion is natural that she is an inconstant, cruel-hearted creature, with little appreciation of real worth; and furthermore, that all midshipmen are a very contemptible—not to say dangerous—set of men. Dream Life A Fable Of The Seasons We call the season inconstant or deceitful, the sun melancholy and unwilling to shine, and we say that the sky threatens snow. Myth and Science An Essay His political utopias, his belief in the power of love, and his cryingly subjective and inconstant way of judging people are one side of the picture; the other is his lyrical power, wealth, and ecstasy. Winds Of Doctrine Studies in Contemporary Opinion It has been said, on the one hand, that her act was "noble and magnanimous," on the other hand, that the act proved her nature to be "radically insincere and inconstant." An Introduction to the Study of Browning Meantime the Allied Princes appointed military governors of Paris, were visible daily at processions and festivals, and received, night after night, in the theatres, the tumultuous applause of the most inconstant of peoples. The History of Napoleon Buonaparte The sun shone down bright and unhindered, but its warmth was fleeting, carried away by the fretting and inconstant late October wind. The Mantooth In Henry V., of 'the furrowed sea,' 'the lofty surge,' 'the inconstant billows dancing;' in Henry VI., Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 429 Volume 17, New Series, March 20, 1852 The law, as we all know, has arisen because of transgressions, and the moralist has to meddle with human nature mainly because it is inconstant and corrupted. Is Life Worth Living? Fortune, O inconstant friend, that in all thy deeds art froward and fickle, delighting, in the poverty of the lowest and the overthrow of the highest, to decipher thy inconstancy. Rosalynde or, Euphues' Golden Legacy There are even some writers on ethics who lay it down that one ought to abide by one's choice so as not to be inconstant or appear so. Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil In sidled Miss Emily just as his lordship was adjusting it in his button-hole, and the inconstant man immediately chopped over to her. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour Young men may be lively and handsome, but they are inconstant in their attachments. Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers A singular trait in the character of the Italians is, that their mobility does not make them inconstant, nor does their vivacity render variety necessary to them. Corinne, Volume 1 (of 2) Or Italy They grind corn, they saw wood, they pulverize rocks, and they are yoked to the inconstant winds and forced to contend with the water, the great enemy of the Dutch. The Harris-Ingram Experiment The poor are as inconstant as the rich. Horace and His Influence I felt this very keenly, and I no longer sought an affection which had proved so inconstant. The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme): The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux With Additional Writings and Sayings of St. Thérèse O swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon, That monthly changes in her circled orb, Lest that thy love prove likewise variable. Familiar Quotations Indeed, my father openly upbraids me with being fickle, inconstant, unmaidenly, and I know not what besides, until I am driven to my wit's end to keep the peace between us. Adventures in Southern Seas A Tale of the Sixteenth Century But in spite of the inconstant character of the emanation tube there are many reasons for preferring its use to the use of the radium tube. The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays When the female is thus inconstant, her partner, after a time, tries to destroy her and her young, though pains are taken to prevent this result. Another World Fragments from the Star City of Montalluyah Did you know that the solid masses of iron-work which we see in powerful engines were many of them cast in moulds of sand?—inconstant, shifting, restless sand! Records of a Girlhood Moon, pluck honor from the pale-faced, 60. --, swear not by the, 76. --, the inconstant, 76. --is made of green cheese, 125. --shine at full or no, 125. Familiar Quotations The position assumed by the affected animal inconstantly varies with the location and nature of the injury and is not of particular importance in establishing a diagnosis. Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 What an inconstant animal is man! do you know, Lucy, I begin to be tir’d of the lovely landscape round me? The History of Emily Montague They were in their natural temper not unlike the Gauls, impatient, fiery, inconstant, ostentatious, boastful, fond of novelty,—and like all barbarians, fierce, treacherous, and cruel. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) The artist, I fancy, was merely a wild, reckless, inconstant sort of chap who did not regard the simple Seminole marriage tie as binding. Diane of the Green Van But however tastes and modes of thinking may be inconstant, and customs and manners alter, at bottom the groundwork is Nature's, in every production of comic genius. Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions Montrose refused to serve with them, rather he would go abroad; and Hamilton was imprisoned on charges of treason: in fact, he had been double-minded, inconstant, and incompetent. A Short History of Scotland This is one of the reasons why their policy is so inconstant and so exceedingly futile. The Economic Consequences of the Peace In the mean time his Norman subjects in England, inconstant, warlike, independent, fierce by nature, fiercer by their conquest, could scarcely brook that subordination in which their safety consisted. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) In the patching, the shallow wells came to light, packed with faded, musty love letters from some young Spanish gallant to somebody's inconstant wife, and the carver spoke of them. Diane of the Green Van She is of far too hasty and impetuous a nature to take kindly to the task of letter-writing; her moods are too inconstant; her thoughts, her fancies, supersede one another too rapidly. Grey Roses You will never guess how the boy could compel that unseen, inconstant, and ungovernable wanderer, the wind, to tell him the measure of its strength. True Stories of History and Biography If by great permanent establishments all these objects of expense are better secured from the inconstant sport of personal caprice and personal extravagance, are they worse than if the same tastes prevailed in scattered individuals? The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 03 (of 12) He was of a sincere, open, candid nature; passionately fond of glory; ambitious, without having any determinate object in view; vehement in his pursuits, but inconstant; much in war, which he understood and loved. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) Upon chance, then, fickle inconstant chance, depended the success of the seven years' labor. A Splendid Hazard Grotius was informed of it, and seemed little concerned, because, he said, they knew little, were very inconstant, and took their resolutions on slight grounds. The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius Containing a Copious and Circumstantial History of the Several Important and Honourable Negotiations in Which He Was Employed; together with a Critical Account of His Works How then, it may be asked, can prosperity be expected to flow from sources so precarious and inconstant? Statistical, Historical and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements in Van Diemen's Land With a Particular Enumeration of the Advantages Which These Colonies Offer for Emigration, and Their Superiority in Many Respects Over Those Possessed by the United States of America He reestablished Christian customs, baptized children and adults, made stable their fickle and inconstant marriages, and did many more things of the same kind—which, though unwritten, are understood. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 17 of 55 1609-1616 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century It was in this condition, that Edric, Duke of Mercia, a man of some ability, but light, inconstant, and utterly devoid of all principle, proposed to buy a peace from the Danes. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) I won't believe it of you—that you could be inconstant! Philip Winwood A Sketch of the Domestic History of an American Captain in the War of Independence; Embracing Events that Occurred between and during the Years 1763 and 1786, in New York and London: written by His Enemy in War, Herbert Russell, Lieutenant in the Loyalist Forces. Argoud telling him of the Queen's proposals, he diverted him from accepting them by painting out Christina as an inconstant and capricious Princess. The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius Containing a Copious and Circumstantial History of the Several Important and Honourable Negotiations in Which He Was Employed; together with a Critical Account of His Works It does nothing but prepare the matter for condensation and displacement, and refashions it for dramatization, to which must be added the inconstant last-named mechanism—that of explanatory elaboration. Dream Psychology Psychoanalysis for Beginners They are, however, inconstant, and called by the name of delusion. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 In that you more accuse yourselves than me; None who are injured can inconstant be. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 The yelping curs that bay the rising moon Are not more clamorous, and the fitful winds Not more inconstant. The Feast of the Virgins and Other Poems He proved very inconstant toward her, and now, while better disposed toward the other girl, he is furious against this one. Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892 He was therefore inconstant, which is the real sin against marriage. Balloons I talk of dreams Which are the children of an idle brain, Begot of nothing but vain fantasy; Which is as thin of substance as the air; And more inconstant than the wind. Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations You were inconstant, you, who did the wrong; To do me justice does to me belong. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 With constant or inconstant suffering comes weakness of mind as well as body, and none but the strongest natures pass through this ordeal of character unhurt. Doctor and Patient These render it an exceedingly inconstant instrument as to the quantity of effect which it is capable of producing. Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1 Possessed of an ardent imagination and impatient of restraint, they are prone to independence yet inconstant in their inclinations and pursuits. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 05 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Over the wild, turbid, clever, incomprehensible, inconstant hero-artist's grave we write our Requiescat. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series To the right of us, on the lower shelf, was a happy individual indulging in all the variations of a nervous treble of every possible pitch: his was an inconstant falsetto in sound and cadence. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 28, July, 1873 For sometimes slow; and sometimes fast, She held her wav'ring pace; Like early spring's inconstant blast, That ruffles evening's face. Poems, &c. (1790) Wherein It Is Attempted To Describe Certain Views Of Nature And Of Rustic Manners; And Also, To Point Out, In Some Instances, The Different Influence Which The Same Circumstances Produce On Different Characters Could from his copious Brain new Humours bring, A bragging Bessus, or inconstant King. Discourse on Criticism and of Poetry (1707) From Poems On Several Occasions (1707) Choiseul was vivacious, brilliant, keen, penetrating; believing nothing, fearing nothing; an easy moralist, an uncertain ally, a hater of priests; light-minded, inconstant; yet a kind of patriot, eager to serve France and retrieve her fortunes. Montcalm and Wolfe The nature of the young child, taking its colour from its surroundings, is sensitive, mobile, and inconstant. The Nervous Child Enthusiasts of grace and beauty, these artists set themselves the task of preventing the inconstant goddess of fashion from continuing to wander off into ugliness, deformity, and absurdity. Lippincott's Magazine, October 1885 For, while yet inconstant Fortune Poured her gifts and all was bright, Death's dark hour had all but whelmed me In the gloom of endless night. The Consolation of Philosophy In fact, man, the inconstant creature, soon tires of mere anything. Hints for Lovers So sit down on my sedilium, and let us hear how this uncivil and inconstant world treats you. The End of the World A Love Story The inconstant people have changed their mind, and glow with a universal ardor for learning: young men and grave fathers sup crowned with leaves, and dictate poetry. The Works of Horace Where these characteristics are inconstant and variable, the disposition will be found to be uncertain—liberal in some matters, while needlessly economical and stingy in others. Disputed Handwriting An exhaustive, valuable, and comprehensive work upon one of the most important subjects of to-day. With illustrations and expositions for the detection and study of forgery by handwriting of all kinds He who is light and inconstant, never holding long to one thing, is for all the world like a bird. The Consolation of Philosophy Innocence is plain, direct, and simple: guilt is a crooked, intricate, inconstant, and various thing. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 09 (of 12) "How terrible!" cried the sympathetic Olivetta, pushing into place a few of the inconstant hairpins that threatened to bestrew the floor. No. 13 Washington Square "And fading, like that varied gleam, Is our inconstant shape, Who now like knight and lady seem, And now like dwarf and ape." Blackfeet Indian Stories Why so constant then and so inconstant now? The Jericho Road Let the whole family go dressed in a body, and call the bride to-morrow morning to her nuptials, and I'll undertake, the inconstant will forget her lover in the midst of all his aches. The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899 The inconstant ladder swayed from it as a fulcrum. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 The luck which had so long favored him became inconstant; he lost a considerable portion of his gains, and saw his fortune diminishing with every venture. The Poor Gentleman His eyes were of the same inconstant April colour, but they were reflective and rather dull; while Adriance's were always points of high light, and always meaning another thing than the thing they meant yesterday. Youth and the Bright Medusa The front was irregularly serrated, the strongest and bravest in advance, the others following in fan-like formations, variable and inconstant, ever defining themselves anew. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 1 The weather, during this time, was as boisterous and inconstant, as that which had so long kept us out of this harbour. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14 She was as other women, unreliable, changeable, inconstant. The Light That Lures Walking alone where we walked together, When June was breezy and blue, I watch in the gray autumnal weather The leaves fall inconstant as you. The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell Several of the poor fellows on reaching home found domestic trouble--a wife had proved inconstant and married another man. The Personal Life of David Livingstone Antonyms: flaccid, soft, vacillating, irresolute, lax, yielding, facile, inconstant. first, a. earliest; foremost, leading, chief, premier; primary, primal, primordial, primitive, primeval, pristine, original, aboriginal, primogenial; elementary, rudimentary, initial. first, adv. primarily, originally. firstborn, n. Putnam's Word Book Having inconstant gales and bad weather, we went between seventy and eighty leagues out to sea, in hopes of meeting more settled weather. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. In this inconstant state of mind, common sense, after wandering a moment withdraws itself, and we find that we are delivered over to all the perils of imagination. Common Sense, How to Exercise It I must not seem so fickle and inconstant. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 328, February, 1843 In our passage this night we had various flaws of inconstant winds, which obliged us to come to anchor for some time. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Until then he is disturbed and restless, inconstant and wandering in his thoughts; but from thenceforward all his waverings cease, he feels at rest, and sees his destiny before him. Raphael Pages of the Book of Life at Twenty As an enemy, he was obstinate and relentless; as a friend, inconstant; for he made away with many of his strongest partisans, but never became the friend of anyone whom he had once disliked. The Secret History of the Court of Justinian He is inconstant and violent in his desires, and incapable of any steady conduct. Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics He who little cares to conquer self, is but a foolish master; beauty, or earthly things, family renown and such things, all are utterly inconstant, and what is changeable can give no rest of interval. Sacred Books of the East Sigh no more, lady, sigh no more Be not inconstant ever, One foot on sea, and one on shore, You can be happy never. A Fairy Tale in Two Acts Taken from Shakespeare (1763) The monastic profession was an act of voluntary devotion, and the inconstant fanatic was threatened with the eternal vengeance of the God whom he deserted. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History Long arms, hanging down and touching the knees, though such arms are rarely seen, denotes a man liberal, but withal vain-glorious, proud and inconstant. The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy Even this meagre force was an inconstant and diminishing quantity, shifting, uncertain, and always threatening dissolution. George Washington, Volume I Now you have seen the true doctrine, your guileless heart loves to exercise its charity: for wealth and money are inconstant treasures, 'twere better quickly to bestow such things on others. Sacred Books of the East The inconstant Frenchman may become unfaithful to his adored mistress, and be seen fluttering about the Palais Royal after another. Selections from the Prose Works of Matthew Arnold For the first time he felt a little thrill of fear, lest Dorcas should have been inconstant,—or lest, seeing him now, she might not love him as she once did. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 65, March, 1863 The Inconnue uttered no reproaches; after a few unhappy years she died, leaving a last letter to her inconstant lover. Cavour Beginning with the most inconstant of the three pronouns, namely, that of the third person, we find in the Kowrarega the following forms: 3. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2 Even the ghost in the wall proved inconstant, but I had twice heard the steps without being able to account for them. The House of a Thousand Candles Trust not a man; they are by nature cruel, False, deceitful, treacherous, and inconstant. The Coquette The History of Eliza Wharton And for each ship-wrecked soul that slept Beneath the dark inconstant waves The wind gave songs in memory Of men true-hearted, pure and brave. The Poets and Poetry of Cecil County, Maryland But such constancy could not last for ever in a man so constitutionally inconstant as Louis. Love affairs of the Courts of Europe Sister, will you Marry that inconstant man? think you he will not cast you off to morrow, to wrong a Lady thus, lookt she like dirt, 'twas basely done. The Scornful Lady I would not have him back—foolish, inconstant Youth! dreaming dreams an' seeing visions. Darrel of the Blessed Isles In the first place, a man in love is by nature inclined to be inconstant, while a woman constant. Essays of Schopenhauer The only lucid intervals she had were in the presence of her inconstant husband. Primitive Love and Love-Stories Even in this inconstant world, what changes like the heart? Venetia The syntax of this language is too inconstant to be reduced to rules, and can be only learned by the distinct consideration of particular words as they are used by the best authors. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces But I can assure him that if the French are inconstant, ignorant, and immoral, they are also energetic, lively, and easily aroused by noble examples. Calvert of Strathore For my comfort, they are but Englishmen, and, as such, if they think ill of me to-day, they are inconstant enough to think well of me to-morrow. The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 2 With Life, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes Now that inconstant orb has become our enemy, and the only German opera that we look forward to seeing is Die Gothadämmerung. Mr. Punch's History of the Great War Impulsive and inconstant, sociable and amorous, voluble, dilatory, and negligent, but robust, amiable, obedient and contented, they have been the world's premium slaves. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime He was as inconstant as the wind, a rover, and a faithless husband. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2 The wind was inconstant, sometimes blowing in puffs, while at moments there was a perfect lull. The Red Rover The works and operations of nature are too great in their extent, or too much diffused in their relations, and the performances of art too inconstant and uncertain, to be reduced to any determinate idea. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 03 The Rambler, Volume II The inclination to unite the man to herself is constant and perpetual with the wife; but is inconstant and alternate with the man. The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love The dew, the blossom on the tree, With charms inconstant shine: Their charms were his, but, woe to me, Their constancy was mine. MacMillan's Reading Books Book V The fantastic and inconstant outline of the Corbi�re, as we were hurried swiftly past it, was a subject of surprise and admiration. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 395, October 24, 1829 At that hour the inconstant breeze began again to die; and, even before its last breathing was felt upon the flapping canvas, it was met by counter currents from the west. The Red Rover Hope and fear are inconstant pleasure and pain, arising from the idea of something past or to come, concerning whose coming and whose issue we are still in doubt. History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time The inclination to unite the man to herself is constant and perpetual with the wife, but inconstant and alternate with the man, n. The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love So thought this foolish youth, to whom A woman's love was as inconstant as His own resolve to fight a savage beast, And sat within a bush to watch his prey. Tales of Ind And Other Poems It would be impossible to be inconstant to so fair a creature as Amabel. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire It is no proof of an inconstant mind, but exactly the opposite, when the idea will not bear close comparison with the reality, and the contrast is a fatal shock to it. Little Dorrit "Hope" is nothing else but "an inconstant pleasure, arising from the image of something future or past, whereof we do not yet know the issue." Ethics — Part 3 This agrees with what was explained above; namely, that the inclination to unite the man to herself is constant and perpetual with the wife, but inconstant and alternate with the man; see n. The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love To see a grotto in your dreams, is a sign of incomplete and inconstant friendships. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition The most reasonable Christians acquiesced in this mode of toleration; but their reason was feeble and inconstant, and their obedience was despised as timid and servile by the vehement spirit of their brethren. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 My poor fellow is of such a restless disposition, and has been so used to roving about, and to being inconstant and popular among all manner of people, that it's the greatest comfort in life. Little Dorrit "Fear," on the other hand, is "an inconstant pain also arising from the image of something concerning which we are in doubt." Ethics — Part 3 The inconstant fanatic was threatened with the eternal vengeance of the God whom he deserted; but the doors of the monastery were still open for repentance. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3 An inconstant spirit, the thirst of rapine, and a disregard to the most solemn treaties, disgraced the character of the Franks. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 For the heart of a bad man is faithless, unprincipled, inconstant: now overpowered by one impression, now by another. The Golden Sayings of Epictetus To look at anything that is inconstant is charming nowadays. A Woman of No Importance "Hope" is an inconstant pleasure, arising from the idea of something past or future, whereof we to a certain extent doubt the issue. Ethics — Part 3 Their energy of intelligence is so feeble and inconstant that it is constantly overpowered by bodily appetite and passion. Democracy and Education: an introduction to the philosophy of education It is difficult to paint the light, the various, the inconstant character of Gallienus, which he displayed without constraint, as soon as he became sole possessor of the empire. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 I cherished hope, it is true, but it vanished when I beheld my person reflected in water or my shadow in the moonshine, even as that frail image and that inconstant shade. Frankenstein Sally had painted him in such glowing colors—he was good-looking, "sort of distinguished, when he wants to be," had a line, and was properly inconstant. This Side of Paradise Let me know soon what is to be expected - as far as it does not hang by that inconstant quantity, my want of health. Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2 |
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