| 单词 | inflexibly |
| 例句 | “I’m sorry,” he said inflexibly, his back turned. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “I was born here,” Gitano said patiently and inflexibly. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Her supporters contend that at worst, Ms. Baumann had made some ill-advised but innocent decisions, and that the Smithsonian had treated Ms. Baumann too inflexibly and bureaucratically in making her leave. Ousted Cooper Hewitt Director Calls Investigation a ‘Sham’ 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z The music wasn’t inflexibly hipper-than-thou either; fans shouted approval for samples from Kings of Leon, Black Eyed Peas and Lil Wayne that were soon surrounded in new electronics. Music Review: Hard-Driving Star D.J.?s Serve Up the Thumps 2010-09-06T22:48:00Z Opponents of stiffer sentencing tend to be inflexibly adhered to the principle that increased prison time is wrong because it can overcrowd the lockups — and do so disproportionately with people of color. Column: It's simple — peddling children for sex is serious 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z It said "a blanket policy requiring workers to be vaccinated, applied inflexibly, is likely to be unlawful" because there are a small number of people who are not able to be vaccinated. Covid-19: Vaccine passports could create 'two-tier society', equality watchdog warns 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z An N.F.L. locker room is almost always inflexibly team-centric, a setting in which the individual is spurned for the greater good. With a Little ‘FitzMagic,’ the Buccaneers Enjoy Their Makeover 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Dramatically, all these characters remain inflexibly true to type. Review: New moms 'Cry It Out' via the Echo Theater 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z He had seemed invested – insistently, inflexibly – in being the household despot. Susan Faludi: getting to know my father, the woman 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z That view is widely held among Fed policymakers, who believe that forcing the U.S. central bank to inflexibly follow a fixed monetary policy rule would inhibit its ability to right the economy during a crisis. Tying Fed to policy rule could lead to worse outcomes: Williams 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z If a few Republicans peel away — which is likely given the inflexibly conservative views of some GOP senators — McConnell might need to rely on even more Democrats. Who are the most powerful in the Senate? Not exactly whom you might think. 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z Llewyn was a grouch of modest talent, and Isaac remained inflexibly angry and distant. “A Most Violent Year” Review 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z But losing the board members most inflexibly opposed to same-sex marriage allowed him to retool. In Shift, Blankenhorn Forges a Pro-Marriage Coalition for All 2013-01-29T16:59:48Z To the inflexibly Islamic—Lulu and some millions like her—religion is an inviolable pathway to paradise. ‘I Pray My Daughters Have A Life Like Mine.’ 2012-09-24T05:00:00Z "And I should have been glad to stay," Ruth concluded, inflexibly. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z And seizing him both together, they held him inflexibly, staring at him with devilish delight and reviling him. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z Clare's inflexibly ambitious mind despised the hysterics of the country which he governed; brazen and hard, he was a fit tool for Mr. Pitt. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z To which he assents, but always inflexibly goes back. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z "Adhere inflexibly to thy principle,"—thus writes a Bushi—"and be ready to die for the sake of duty; but also be ready to strike and to kill if honour demand it of thee." Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z His eyebrows rise a little, like those of Mephistopheles, towards his temples, with an expression that is inflexibly sarcastic, and sometimes menacing. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z And above all, and most inflexibly, she never once looked behind her; for she was bound upon an adventure, and her reward lay on ahead. White Fire 2011-11-21T03:00:15.067Z When it comes to large demonstrations, he and his police commissioner, Raymond W. Kelly, insist on deciding the locations, often inflexibly so, and typically against the desires of protesters. City Room: It's Not Just What You Protest, It's Where 2011-11-16T13:43:24Z Dear Sir:—Every offer of our law chair has been declined, and a late renewal of pressure on Mr. Gilmer has proved him inflexibly decided against undertaking it. Memoir of John Howe Peyton in sketches by his contemporaries, together with some of his public and private letters, etc., also a sketch of Ann M. Peyton 2011-11-15T03:00:20.413Z Severe with the Indians when occasion demanded, he was inflexibly just, and as a rule protected them against the unlawful aggressions of his countrymen. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Thus, inflexibly fixed in his convictions, he was unlimited in his capacity for maintaining them. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z After having assembled it several times for this purpose, and finding it inflexibly opposed to his measures, he determined to dispense with it altogether, and to substitute his prerogatives in the place of its authority. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z So have we known through prejudice and use, A mind that crawls in one pernicious groove, A dreary tunnel with the narrowest views, A cumbrous mind inflexibly obtuse, Which reason cannot turn nor feeling move. A Century of Emblems 2011-10-08T02:00:24.280Z Bertram attempted the impossible in endeavouring to look still more inflexibly and inexorably martial, as he eyed them hardily. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z You see me resigned to sue only for your friendship:—why should you thus inflexibly withhold it? The Wanderer (Volume 2 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:26.867Z This can be a useful exercise, as it illustrates how inflexibly conservative the Republican Party has become since he left office. Playing the Reagan card on the debt ceiling is misleading 2011-07-20T18:49:00Z On the one hand, he regards him as supreme in power, controlling the destinies of Babylonia and Egypt as well as those of Israel, and as inflexibly just in dealing with ordinary offences against morality. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z As my father was known to be a man who inflexibly kept his word, there was no "shiveree" that night. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z The mate was a tall, wiry, red-headed Cumberland man, stern and morose, but a good seaman, and inflexibly just. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z That is, though presentation of a chosen subject should be flexible, the central purposes, human and artistic, of the play, should be maintained inflexibly. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z The temper of the people was solemn, but inflexibly firm: they did not boast of coming victory, but every one was resolved to die rather than see Germany again overrun by the French. A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day 2011-06-22T02:00:21.157Z His face half-covered by his hand, the Governor gazed at them; the girl, straight, slender, inflexibly poised; the prisoner eying her with dark, unvarying glance. The Lady of the Mount 2011-05-24T02:00:15.640Z I am inflexibly opposed to its extension on this continent beyond its present limits.” The Impending Crisis of the South How to Meet It 2011-05-10T02:00:59.100Z But the fact was that Augustus had remained inflexibly silent. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 2 2011-04-26T02:00:28.200Z "I have no idea what you mean, ma'am," replied Grover, inflexibly respectful. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z The beetle rounded it carefully, and plodded on inflexibly in the same direction. The Tenants of Malory Volume 2 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:56.067Z "At the country's expense," reiterated the proconsul inflexibly. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z With few exceptions, all the other Christian sects are, as they should be, avowedly and inflexibly opposed to the inhuman institution of slavery. The Impending Crisis of the South How to Meet It 2011-05-10T02:00:59.100Z But, having succeeded thus far, he had made up his mind inflexibly as to the course he would pursue. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z It must adhere inflexibly to the principle of entire freedom for all honest industry, and all honest traffic. A Letter to Grover Cleveland On His False Inaugural Address, The Usurpations and Crimes of Lawmakers and Judges, and the Consequent Poverty, Ignorance, and Servitude Of The People 2011-01-22T03:00:14.093Z "The mother deserves it," said the lady, inflexibly—"and the child—Reverend sir, what are the words of the Bible?" Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z “I am sorry, but it might be worse,” said Carrados inflexibly. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z Sullen, gloomy, stern was the face that remained inflexibly fixed in the deep shadow which enhanced its pallor. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z Happily he had mapped out the line he meant to follow, and adhered to it inflexibly. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z Wringing so much from so many people has a high cost, and Hurd has a reputation for being inflexibly demanding--even among his admirers. Hewlett-Packard's Mark Hud: He Wants It All 2010-03-25T23:20:00Z These valves open freely to admit the blood entering from the right, but close inflexibly against its return. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers "I will not have the police," she persisted inflexibly. The Window at the White Cat Some were Spaniards; and they, like the merchants, were inflexibly opposed to the revolution, for similar reasons. The History of Cuba, vol. 4 I did not feel much resentment, for I had begun to learn the world and understand his point of view, but I was inflexibly opposed to a marriage by force. The Gay Adventure A Romance He not only poured his own uncompromising life into the branches, but then determined the direction in which they should inflexibly grow. A Short History of England, Ireland and Scotland He did truly believe, in that hour, that Germany might, indeed, wage war inflexibly, but with clean hands, as befitted a nation which prided itself on its ideals and warrior spirit. The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 Juno herself, passing sentence upon the object of great Jove's latest admiration, could not have appeared more inflexibly stern. The Firebrand In fact, Victor was as humbly submissive to Frederic's slightest wishes as Alexander III. was inflexibly opposed to them. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. Then, next, the guide of such lads must be just—inflexibly just—and exact in the smallest particulars; for, of all things which a street-boy feels, is first any neglect of obligations. The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them Miss Graves remained inflexibly unconvinced, and in the end gained her point. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu She was trembling a little, but she faced him inflexibly. East Angels It was a liberal and gentle policy toward the Indians which Pizarro adopted at the very start, and maintained inflexibly. The Spanish Pioneers "Anne is not afraid of two short miles," replied the old woman, inflexibly. Anne As in private, so in public life, he proceeded inflexibly upon the noble maxim, whose truth is every day verified, that "Honesty is the best policy." The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 To this holy rule we should inflexibly adhere when dictating the terms of peace. Peace with Mexico He stared at her for a number of seconds, while she met his gaze inflexibly. Rose MacLeod "Do you remember what I told you?" he questioned, inflexibly. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure Connecticut is least inclined, though I presume not inflexibly opposed, to a moderate revision. Essays on the Constitution of the United States He was a thorough soldier, devoted to his profession, highly capable, inflexibly upright, strongly loyal, an old-time friend of President Lincoln, and enjoyed his full confidence. The Struggle for Missouri There was one condition which need not be mentioned, being generally understood in all cases where the devil grants favours; but there were others about which, though of less importance, he was inflexibly obstinate. Devil Stories An Anthology But presently Electra was entering again, half supporting by the arm a fragile-looking old lady who walked inflexibly, as if she resented that aid. Rose MacLeod He desired to go to sea, you were inflexibly opposed to it: then he wished to try his fortune in the army, our efforts to win your approbation to this were equally ineffectual. The Rebellion in the Cevennes, an Historical Novel Vol. I. Nay, to such an extent and so inflexibly has this requisite to the jurisdiction been enforced, that in the case of Capron v. Report of the Decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the Opinions of the Judges Thereof, in the Case of Dred Scott versus John F.A. Sandford December Term, 1856. A discipline of penalties, confinement, fasting, whipping, and, at a later period even mutilation, was inflexibly administered. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition A dead silence followed these fearful words so calmly and yet so inflexibly spoken. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror "Did He do this to me?" the boy asked inflexibly. Rose MacLeod It appears that grave judges are not all inflexibly just, and immaculately legal in their decisions. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital If his seven per cent was not paid at the exact time, he inflexibly made use of every provision of the law and foreclosed mortgages. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times This last was a gruff, cruel-looking seaman, who must have passed near half a century upon the seas; square-headed, goat-bearded, with heavy blonde eyebrows, and an eye without radiance, but inflexibly steady and hard. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) We are inflexibly determined to stamp the curse of war out here and now, if it cost millions of lives to do so. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror Fielding remains inflexibly in the regions of common-sense and everyday experience. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) I feared to move, but some portent, silent, inflexibly eloquent, haled me to the staircase. Melomaniacs Nonetheless," said Spiro inflexibly, "you fought for it, and many people died and more are afraid. The Heads of Apex When he knew her so unalterably firm, when he saw how inflexibly the old love shut out the new, he would, once more, be her friend. Amabel Channice The house had neither the magnificence of Annie's gray-stone mansion or the beauty of Leslie's colonial white and green at Glen Cove; it had been built in the late eighties, and was inflexibly ornate. The Beloved Woman On the other hand, it is precisely the Fugitive Slave Law—that great constitutional guarantee of our rights—which the people of the South are, as one man, the most inflexibly determined to maintain. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject Independent of "inflexibly in advance" on the cover, the first sentence in the announcement on the first page is an instance of ambiguity and careless construction. Scientific American magazine, Vol. 2 Issue 1 The advocate of Industry and Journal of Scientific, Mechanical and Other Improvements “Unless one thing happens I am going,” he went on, inflexibly. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 They have no inordinate love of gain; they are patient in enduring suffering, grateful for kindness received, and inflexibly firm in their adherence to the principles of honor and duty. Darius the Great Makers of History For the space of a week Honor held inflexibly aloof; and the effort it cost her seemed out of all proportion to the mildness of the punishment inflicted. Captain Desmond, V.C. But, while interfering little with the military discipline of the troops, in all matters of moral discipline she was inflexibly strict. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 Sir Ernest lay motionless, his rifle pointed inflexibly at her heart. Punch or the London Charivari, September 9, 1914 The only point respecting the postage on newspapers, on which the Cheap Postage Association are inflexibly fixed, is that the postage shall be uniform, irrespective of distance, and not exceed one cent per paper, prepaid. Cheap Postage The points upon which she inflexibly insisted were, the recognition of her royal status at foreign courts, through an official introduction by the British ambassador, and the insertion of her name in the prayer-book. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) One must oppose this more inflexibly than even that admirable Lassen does. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities The Indians insisted upon making the Ohio river the boundary between themselves and the white people, and to this they inflexibly adhered. Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. It is evident," Stamfordham repeated inflexibly, "that some one must have got hold of it with or without your knowledge. The Arbiter A Novel The king waited four years, but Anne remained inflexibly virtuous. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges But one course remains to us, and that we must inflexibly pursue. A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 It is in this spirit that he constantly and inflexibly acts, though not failing to give Ministers a pretty sharp lecture every now and then. The Greville Memoirs (Second Part) A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1852 (Volume 1 of 3) It matters not that tides may ebb and flow, or that the distribution of the spin shall vary, but its total amount remains inflexibly constant. Time and Tide A Romance of the Moon While he possessed very social and kindly personal traits of character, no man in this Congress was more inflexibly true to slavery, as his subsequent career amply demonstrated. Political Recollections 1840 to 1872 There was one class of men who were inflexibly hostile to him—the Presbyterian ministers. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges The North is willing to let slavery remain where it is—where our fathers left it; but against its extension into the territories, the North is inflexibly and unalterably opposed. A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 On the subject of her early adventures she remains inflexibly silent. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 1 You must make it your own law, and obey it as inflexibly as the stars keep their courses in the everlasting way. Morality as a Religion An exposition of some first principles Instead of inflexibly maintaining their ground and beckoning the people to come up and possess it, they meanly deserted it themselves, while vainly expecting others to occupy it. Political Recollections 1840 to 1872 Knowing his absolute determined and inflexibly truthful character, p. 258and seeing a fearful expression in his eyes, I was much alarmed. Memoirs He was a silent, reserved man of fifty years, perhaps, possessed good judgment, discerning sense of right and wrong, was inflexibly just, and invariably faithful to his word. Hubert's Wife A Story for You Correct himself, he made no allowance for indiscretion; inflexibly severe, but always just, he in no instance ever spared himself, nor would he ever be persuaded to spare others. The King's Own James was the more touched because he felt it all so real, from one whose words were always yea and nay, so true, so inflexibly simple. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 She was the belle in Vienne, and was courted by two or three of her own condition, but was inflexibly attached to a young conscript. Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808 In it appear the carefully matured convictions which he inflexibly maintained. Albert Gallatin American Statesmen Series, Vol. XIII Before she could act, however, her body was clamped inflexibly, as though in a vise, and she struggled, motionless. Triplanetary We have entered upon the career of independence, and it must be inflexibly pursued. The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government The Spanish foot-soldiers of that day were inflexibly resolute, the cavalry were skilled in the brilliant tactics of the Moors, and the leaders were men experienced in all the arts of war. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII The hostess, however, was inflexibly sour, and saw me depart without a word, or even a salutation. Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808 The expenses of the government were steadily and inflexibly cut down to meet the diminishing income. Albert Gallatin American Statesmen Series, Vol. XIII It would be unfair, however, to claim that these are doctrines to which each must inflexibly adhere. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology Here was the family, everywhere known as Bahá’ís; their enemies, stony-hearted tyrants; their government inflexibly, permanently against them; their reigning Sovereign rabid for blood. Memorials of the Faithful "The nurse and physician will both do their duty more faithfully if I am here to watch them," Vane answered, inflexibly. His Heart's Queen His great ends he inflexibly maintained; but the means of attaining them he readily received from his ministers and favorites, though not always fortunate in his choice. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell In his administration he inflexibly maintained the determination, with which he assumed the office, to apply the public funds to the purpose to which they were appropriated. Albert Gallatin American Statesmen Series, Vol. XIII However, I had fixed a resolution, which I inflexibly maintained, never to reply to any body; and not being very irascible in my temper, I have easily kept myself clear of all literary squabbles. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part A. From the Britons of Early Times to King John To this exalted faith he was inflexibly loyal. What is Darwinism? "Oh——" "We must face it," he repeated inflexibly. The Fruit of the Tree And those three million policemen, armed with lethal and legal weapons, are inflexibly and unalterably for no change. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View The British sailors suffered frightfully from this storm of grape and chain shot, but those who were left alive still fought inflexibly. The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 The Chronicles of America Series, Volume 17 "Everything must be recorded," said Professor Farrago, inflexibly. In Search of the Unknown This measure derives importance from the consideration, that it was the commencement of that system to which the American government afterwards inflexibly adhered, and to which much of the national prosperity is to be ascribed. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 5 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States A serious altercation ensued, in the course of which the other colonies pressed the war as a measure essential to their safety; but Massachusetts adhered inflexibly to its first resolution. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 1 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States Nevertheless, despite all the physical distresses, he remained the Puritan in politics, adhering inflexibly to his old ideals of liberty. The Battle of Principles A Study of the Heroism and Eloquence of the Anti-Slavery Conflict But she remained quietly, gently, inflexibly, true to her decision. Quiet Talks on Following the Christ The parent must inflexibly require the right action in the appropriate situation. The Science of Human Nature A Psychology for Beginners In the walks of business, the influence of one inflexibly just man is felt as far as his name is known. The National Preacher, Vol. 2. No. 6., Nov. 1827 Or Original Monthly Sermons from Living Ministers She was entirely without the maternal instinct and, armed with a certain fierce reserve, held her son inflexibly at arm's length. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma Possibly, probably, if he had married a wife too inflexibly refined, he would have deviated somewhat from that perfect straightness. The Helpmate "All that is not at all in my belief," returned Baroudi, inflexibly. Bella Donna A Novel This signifies that they are borne inflexibly towards God. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition It is true that the Old Testament describes God as infinite in holiness and inflexibly just. Companion to the Bible Only Only the position of the Brahman and the restrictions of caste retained.to one or two things has it remained inflexibly true. Two Old Faiths Essays on the Religions of the Hindus and the Mohammedans Only lay down true principles, and adhere to them inflexibly. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 The deputies of the Tiers-Etat seem, almost to a man, inflexibly determined against the vote by orders. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 The debates of the Commons were temperate, rational, and inflexibly firm. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 The old inflexibly sombre demeanour by which alone till that night she had always known him clothed him like a coat of mail. The Odds And Other Stories Notwithstanding our urgent requests, backed up by the advice and interference of friends, Kit Carson is inflexibly opposed to relating such acts of himself. The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself The relation between human crime and the barren wilderness is still as inflexibly maintained as at the first. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood "I want to see you home," he said inflexibly. The Judge "I can't," she repeated inflexibly, and then, with a childish flash, "Since you dislike me to feel grateful—I should think you would be glad to let me reduce the debt." The Palace of Darkened Windows Nor will occasional or spasmodic fits of interest and action by the parent achieve much; Emerson's proverb holds inflexibly here; "What wilt thou have?" quoth God; "pay for it and take it." The Social Emergency Studies in Sex Hygiene and Morals We trust, therefore, that we shall stand justified in offering to our sovereign and the public our reasons for persevering inflexibly in our uniform dissent from every part of those measures. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12) Despite the fact that he had inflexibly clamped his will to one purpose, holding his emotion in abeyance, that brief instant seemed to be the fullest of his life. The Day of the Beast Her mind was thin but firm, and having received a backward twist in its youth, it had remained inflexibly bent for more than sixty years. One Man in His Time We both believe in God; in personal liberty; in a Law which shall be inflexibly just to rich and poor alike. Getting Together Israel soon discovered, that though rejoiced to welcome the return of the prodigal son—so some called him—his father still remained inflexibly determined against the match, and still inexplicably countermined his wooing. Israel Potter We have entered upon a career of independence, and it must be inflexibly pursued through many years of controversy with our late associates of the Northern States. American Eloquence, Volume 4 Studies In American Political History (1897) "I thought I was going to let you go," Portia went on inflexibly. The Real Adventure He resolved, so far as our poor human resolves are worth anything, to remain inflexibly true to his devoted Linda and to his career in biological Science. Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement "I have something on hand now, which, if we can swing it—" "One-third," said the clerk inflexibly. Copper Streak Trail This tendency should never be encouraged, but neither can it always be inflexibly repressed without endangering the main objects of the class. Ireland In The New Century President Hayes, with sturdy independence, adhered inflexibly to a few points, but his party chiefs cursed and derided him. American Eloquence, Volume 4 Studies In American Political History (1897) This type, often traditionally conservative and often extraordinarily radical, has this prevailing trait,—standards of right and wrong are set up somehow or other, and a remarkably consistent effort is made to maintain these inflexibly. The Nervous Housewife He was good, upright, cultivated, kindly, but inflexibly wedded to the traditions of his family. France in the Nineteenth Century They had altered her position so that she lay now horizontally, staring inflexibly at the ceiling and muttering queer old disconnected things. Mr. Britling Sees It Through "I have spoken," replied the Eldest Statesman, inflexibly. Mount Music Yielding and accommodating in non-essentials, he was inflexibly firm in a principle or position deliberately taken. The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln A Narrative And Descriptive Biography With Pen-Pictures And Personal Recollections By Those Who Knew Him Stern, studious and inflexibly honest, he made his way straight to the highest positions of trust and honor. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen He made her a curt bow, his face inflexibly stern. Rosa Mundi and Other Stories They barred the way inflexibly to the man's inmost soul. The Rocks of Valpre She had seen that inflexibly grim look often before upon her mother's face, and she knew from bitter experience that it portended merciless treatment. Greatheart It is strength swaying to every influence, yielding on this side and on that, to popular needs, yet tenaciously 308and inflexibly bound to carry its great end.... The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln A Narrative And Descriptive Biography With Pen-Pictures And Personal Recollections By Those Who Knew Him Whilst the wheels obey the slightest motions of the hand, a trifling pressure of the foot keeps them inflexibly steady, however rough the ground. The Mirror Of Literature, Amusement, And Instruction Volume 14, No. 391, September 26, 1829 Thirdly.—Ireland's misery springs from social more than political evils; and the greatest boon that Providence could give her, would be a powerful government inflexibly resolved to put down agitation. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 339, January, 1844 The boat went steadily, inflexibly, without agitation, cutting the small, crisp waves with a sound like the flowing of stiff silk. The Romantic And no one could so inflexibly push a paradox to the uttermost limits, regardless of consequences to received notions of morality or religion; always employing the most rigorous methods of logic and reason. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 To the most passionate entreaties of failing merchants for a loan to help them over a crisis, he was inflexibly deaf. Famous Americans of Recent Times These magistrates exercised the authority of the emperor and the senate in every quarter of the empire, inflexibly maintaining in their administration, as in the case of military government, the use of the Latin tongue. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History He rushed out into the hallway and across to the parlor pinkly lit with velours, even through the rainy day, and so inflexibly calm. The Vertical City "Mon cher ange,...." he began; but she shook her head inflexibly, and Monsieur Robineau submitted with the air of a man who knows that from the sentence of the supreme court there is no appeal. In the Days of My Youth But, after all this was explained to them, they remained inflexibly determined to oppose us. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 03 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 "Never," said Marcus, inflexibly, "so long as books and tobacco hold out." Round the Block But while she held inflexibly to her creed in all its generalizations, she made all those sweet illogical exceptions which women of her kind are given to making. The Mystery of Metropolisville This is all the more necessary, inasmuch as the material which our life and love offers to my spirit and to my pen is so incessantly progressive and so inflexibly systematic. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 04 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes To deny early and inflexibly, is the only art of checking the importunity of desire, and of preserving quiet and innocence. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 04 The Adventurer; The Idler Then, when you have decided what to do, carry your decision into effect in a good-natured manner—firmly and inflexibly—but still without any violence, or even harshness, of manner. Gentle Measures in the Management and Training of the Young Or, the Principles on Which a Firm Parental Authority May Be Established and Maintained, Without Violence or Anger, and the Right Development of the Moral and Mental Capacities Be Promoted by Methods in Harmony with the Structure and the Characteristics of the Juvenile Mind But in this case it was not too late—and obstinately, inflexibly, she set herself to the task of forcing her parents to take her "east" the next summer. The Custom of the Country It was a wild story, perhaps, but seemed not altogether so incredible to those who could remember what an inflexibly obstinate old fellow this wizard Maule had been. House of the Seven Gables A little time, a few breathless instants, I struggled with the devil who clutched me—inflexibly, indomitably. The Moon Pool She used to be pliability itself, but she was now inflexibly passive in her resignation—I might almost say in her despair. The Woman in White Mr. Phillips might not be a very good teacher; but a pupil so inflexibly determined on learning as Anne was could hardly escape making progress under any kind of teacher. Anne of Green Gables "Either come with us or keep away from us," said the girl inflexibly. The Conflict He spoke tenderly, but inflexibly, and Joel felt that his fate was pronounced. Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home He never gave reasons for this persistent refusal, but contented himself by resolutely and inflexibly adhering to his determination. A Study in Scarlet I think it is not too much to say that had Israel inflexibly carried out the divine command, the Jewish nation might have been the strongest in the world to-day. Love's Final Victory And to this Quain held inflexibly; so that, in the end, Amber, unable to move him, was obliged to leave the matter in his hands. The Bronze Bell How could such an enemy, aroused new and inflexibly resolved, be combatted?—especially when one had no money, no way of reaching the people, no chance to organize. The Conflict He had, even then, to refuse inflexibly an invitation to stay to supper. The Fortune Hunter I will tell you my reason," said she; "and then you will have no right to be displeased if I persist, as I shall inflexibly, in my determination. Tales and Novels — Volume 03 Go on then, Roderic, in the path upon which you are inflexibly determined. Imogen A Pastoral Romance Claiming to be a fast friend of representative government, Guizot nevertheless inflexibly resisted movements for the extension of popular rights,—movements which he believed would lead, if they were not withstood, to revolution and anarchy. Outline of Universal History He thrust his hands in his pockets, leaned back in his chair, and smoked, staring inflexibly at the ceiling. The Magnificent Ambersons Hasty to decide, and inflexibly severe, he was the terror of the little world he ruled so despotically. Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy Unconsciously and inflexibly obedient to laws, she knows not art, as she knows not freedom, as she knows not good; from all ages moving, from all ages changing, she suffers nothing immortal, nothing unchanging.... The Jew and Other Stories A similar provision was made for the United States by the fifth amendment to their Constitution, and since 1868 the fourteenth amendment has established the same rule inflexibly for every State. The American Judiciary Her mind was made up inflexibly; it rejoiced in his companionship, it trusted in his fidelity, and if she considered conventional difficulties, it was only to estimate how they could most speedily be overthrown. The Story of Kennett I know only one thing, and see only her, calling me with her inflexibly grave eyes. Rest Harrow A Comedy of Resolution To this resolution I have ever since most inflexibly adhered; and I am sure that I shall continue to do so as long as I have strength and power of utterance. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 2 The thought seemed to strike her, and she asked: "Why not go with me this morning, unless you are inflexibly bent on going to church, you and Mr. Twelvemough?" A Traveler from Altruria: Romance Hippolitus perceived his dejection, and entreated that he might participate his uneasiness; but Ferdinand, who had hitherto been frank and ingenuous, was now inflexibly reserved. A Sicilian Romance But at times I think that if I were to live my life over again, I would prefer to be of some formal, some inflexibly ritualised, religion. Indian Summer He is Judge of all the earth, and therefore bound by His very nature, as by His relations to men, to do nothing that cannot be pointed to as inflexibly right. Expositions of Holy Scripture Whatever her religious opinions, which, one may be sure, were inflexibly orthodox, there can be no question that Mr. Flower was her god, and, as the hymn says, heaven was her home. Young Lives The great body of the Creek Nation inflexibly refuse to acknowledge or to execute that treaty. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 2, part 2: John Quincy Adams She saw the marquis was inflexibly resolved, and she withdrew to indulge the anguish of her heart, and prepare for this detested interview. A Sicilian Romance In view of the inevitable nature of these changes, you see that in spite of your best efforts you cannot expect to maintain any object of study inflexibly at the centre of attention. How to Use Your Mind A Psychology of Study: Being a Manual for the Use of Students and Teachers in the Administration of Supervised Study As he was inflexibly opposed to all reforms, no great measures had been carried through Parliament except from urgent necessity and fear of revolution. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 09 European Statesmen The court of Spain on the one hand, and the states-general on the other, inflexibly maintained their opposing claims. Holland The History of the Netherlands However, I had a fixed resolution, which I inflexibly maintained, never to reply to any body; and not being very irascible in my temper, I have easily kept myself clear of all literary squabbles. The History of England, Volume I He forbade inflexibly a wholly imaginary interposition on the part of Prince Victor. Red Masquerade But who can tell, in the midst of persons inflexibly bent upon your ruin, no friend at hand to support you, your Damon banished and at a distance, what may be the event? Damon and Delia A Tale He began to feel a strange pity for that solemn, upright figure, sitting there inflexibly silent,—and he approached it a little nearer. Temporal Power These orders were chiefly concerning the reiterated subject of the persecution to be inflexibly pursued against the religious reformers. Holland The History of the Netherlands But Garstin continued inflexibly: "I was to have the right to exhibit the picture, and, after that, I was to hand it over as a present to Arabian." December Love To his children he was unsympathetic and inflexibly harsh; Croffut admits that they feared him. Great Fortunes from Railroads If the selves are too unrelated, we distrust the man; if they are too inflexibly on one track we find him arid, stubborn, or eccentric. Public Opinion But should her husband, or any one of his sex break in upon the charmed circle, her pleasure was at once clouded,—and the cold hauteur of her beautiful features became again inflexibly frozen. Temporal Power The very foundations of character rest on regularity, on good habits so inflexibly formed that it is painful to break them. History of American Literature Our guide, although a remarkably intelligent man, and favorable to improvements of all kinds, took his stand here, inflexibly opposing the introduction of railways. Round the World Oh, be it never mine to nurse such hate As thou retain'st, inflexibly severe! The Iliad Here, indeed, we stickle for the letter most inflexibly; yet one would have thought that we might have had greater licence to modify the latter than the former. The Fair Haven Her cheeks glowed with the strife—her breast heaved; with difficulty she maintained her seat inflexibly, and continued, without other signs of discomposure, until the service was concluded. Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky Senator Dilworthy, it is understood, is inflexibly opposed to any arrangement that will not give the government absolute control. The Gilded Age, Part 5. The appearance of the being that descended upon them and demanded inflexibly to be taken up to Patusan was discomposing; his insistence was alarming; his generosity more than suspicious. Lord Jim Faith walked inflexibly across the room, caught the paper from his hand, flung it on the floor and stamped on it. Rainbow Valley It is pretty hard to apply inflexibly laws over a hundred years old. Courts and Criminals "I'm going to count three," the woman said, inflexibly. The Winds of Chance "Miss Wild is no doubt properly grateful; all the same you have no right to shield the guilty ones, and I shall hold you to your duty," inflexibly responded Prof. Seabrook. Katherine's Sheaves He had shown a desire, I continued inflexibly, to go out and shut the door after him. Lord Jim "She loves you as a child does, and because she doesn't know you," Richard said, inflexibly. Harriet and the Piper A new inclination to the present good springs up, and makes it difficult for me to adhere inflexibly to my first purpose and resolution. A Treatise of Human Nature The goldsmith, to whom every one spoke of the obstinacy of the monks, saw plainly that the abbey would adhere inflexibly to this sentence, and was driven to the verge of despair. The Sea-Witch Or, the African Quadroon : a Story of the Slave Coast "You enabled me to continue my acquaintance with him here," said Mrs. Clarke inflexibly. In the Wilderness His master, mademoiselle, is MY master—one who among men, is supremely intelligent; among teachers, absolutely unselfish; among thinkers, purely impersonal; among friends, inflexibly faithful. A Romance of Two Worlds Then, all goes out, and while each tramping soldier's legs swing to and fro, his eye is fixed inflexibly upon the conjectural situation of the back that dwells in front of him. Under Fire: the story of a squad I remained standing where I was, inflexibly silent. Vendetta: a story of one forgotten All I know is,—and I know it clearly, and will act upon it inflexibly—that—' And there she stopped short. Wives and Daughters But while interfering little with the military discipline of the troops, in all matters of moral discipline she was inflexibly strict. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo "There's no question of mercy," he said inflexibly. The Lamp of Fate He had come out from England, trained to the inflexibly formal tactics of the British army. On the Firing Line Here, everything is harmoniously, inflexibly, permanently preordained; the insect has but to follow its blind impulse to attain the goal. Bramble-Bees and Others The face which he had only seen in gracious moods was as inflexibly stern as a prosecuting attorney's. Children of the Whirlwind Headstrong, irascible, rude, he had a sharp tongue which he delighted in using; but he was known to be inflexibly honest, and was supposed to have great executive ability. Abraham Lincoln and the Union; a chronicle of the embattled North The Monroe Doctrine was just as unequivocally invoked and just as inflexibly upheld as it had been by Grover Cleveland eight years before in another Venezuelan case. Theodore Roosevelt and His Times It was very late, but the blue light seemed to be still burning unalterably and inflexibly. A First Family of Tasajara Madison Wayne stopped the service, and stalked grimly and inflexibly to where the dying man lay. The Bell-Ringer of Angel's The people of the slave States were inflexibly resolved to maintain and extend it in defiance of the rising sentiment of the age. Life of Stephen A. Douglas She held so inflexibly to this resolve, that, after many protests, he said with a shrug: "Very well, I will then—if you're so keen to get rid of me." Beyond Isaac Ford was gone, but he, his son, carried on the good work at least as inflexibly if not as masterfully. The House of Pride, and Other Tales of Hawaii To the ringleaders he was inflexibly severe; but his severity was pure from all taint of private malevolence. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 He was so devoid of moral principle that he could not comprehend a nature like hers, and had scarcely believed it possible that she would repulse him so inflexibly. He Fell in Love with His Wife So I was inflexibly resolved to kill myself immediately after receiving my sentence, whatever it might be. Mauprat It must be owned that this man is inflexibly, and with a fierce slow inexorable determination, set upon having realities round him. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 04 "In that case," remarked Bill inflexibly, "you're seeing me for the last time, and may look your fill!" Lahoma I hold inflexibly to one commercial rule: I never give my guarantee uselessly, any more than I give my receipt for moneys not yet paid. Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau "Haven't you?" said Deede Dawson slowly, and his face was paler, his eyes more deadly, the muzzle of his pistol yet more inflexibly steady than before. The Bittermeads Mystery Mr. Travers talked; he talked inflexibly, in a harsh blank voice, as if reading a proclamation. The Rescue A Romance of the Shallows They gently, but inflexibly, pumped the family of the deceased as far as his cousins twice removed. Roads of Destiny His mother, inflexibly true to her Old-World convictions through all peril, might entreat and upbraid, might talk of honor, and courage, and sincerity—he heeded her not, or heeded only to laugh. After Dark "Then why," pursued Hetty, inflexibly, "were you going to eat a raw onion?" Options "And even if we go beyond those bounds," said Clarisse, inflexibly. The Crystal Stopper "This," said Honoria, inflexibly, "was wrapped about the first one we opened." The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million Her heart, which had been in the right place throughout, remained inflexibly in the right place still. No Name But the Senator had wound himself up to a resolve to be inflexibly just, and to regard every peril to Rome as became a Roman. Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes "Mother was weak and superstitious, just as you are," retorted Judith inflexibly. Chronicles of Avonlea Her figure was elegant, and she walked well; but Darcy, at whom it was all aimed, was still inflexibly studious. Pride and Prejudice Now this good quality of talkability is to be distinguished, very strictly and inflexibly, from the bad quality which imitates it and often brings it into discredit. Fisherman's Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things |
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