| 单词 | irascibility |
| 例句 | Now Burnham faced the prospect of having to go alone to meet these legendary architects—one of them, Hunt, a man also of legendary irascibility. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She doesn’t play for our sympathy — she leans into the character’s frustration and irascibility, making it clear how difficult she is to deal with. ‘Elizabeth Is Missing’ Review: Glenda Jackson’s Return to TV 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z It's hard to generate emotion, though, when Douglas' irascibility feels like an excuse for one-liners rather than something ingrained. 'And So It Goes' plays too cutesy with Douglas-Keaton match-up 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z It reinforced the stereotype of the Jewish genius by chronicling how a culture of irascibility and entrepreneurship made Israel the most innovative country on earth. I never should have followed my dreams 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z What should by rights have been his heyday was hobbled by a combination of heavy drinking and a garbled code of honour that manifested itself as thin-skinned irascibility. A Mysterious Something in the Light: Raymond Chandler, A Life by Tom Williams – review 2012-08-16T07:00:01Z But Byrd’s stubbornness — bordering on irascibility — came in the face of religious and professional opposition. William Byrd: An Essential English Composer for Four Centuries 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z Dramatic instinct and poetic sensibility are the hallmarks of Eric Moe’s music; his compositional voice is always distinct, whether in works of dreamy reticence or rhythmic irascibility. A Feast of One Composer’s Dreamy Reticence and Rhythmic Irascibility 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z The first single, the brawny and slightly brainless “For the Animals,” favored arena rock decadence over the arty irascibility that helped them make their name in the 1980s. Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for Aug. 8-14 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z He riffed on Mr. Trump’s irascibility and his pronunciation of “China.” A Tangerine Wig and a Tightrope Walk: Alec Baldwin as Donald J. Trump 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z “I’d like to acknowledge Oscar Levant, whose wit and irascibility and virtuosity is not only inspirational but a true original,” Hayes said in his acceptance speech. Sean Hayes Wins Best Leading Actor in a Play for ‘Good Night, Oscar’ 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z I was hungry, with the sort of gnawing afternoon appetite that takes only a few minutes to mutate into muttering irascibility. Soy on the Lower East Side 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z It doesn’t help that Mr. Modine, an appealingly quirky actor on screen, plays his role with Pa Kettle irascibility, at the top of his voice. Theater Review | 'The Miracle Worker': Taming a Child by Setting Her Free 2010-03-04T03:22:00Z “I’d like to acknowledge Oscar Levant, whose wit and irascibility and virtuosity is not only inspirational but a true original,” Hayes said in his acceptance speech. Sean Hayes Wins Best Leading Actor in a Play for ‘Good Night, Oscar’ 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z Imus brought along a destructive taste for vodka, along with a growing reputation for irascibility. DJ Imus, made and betrayed by his mouth, dead at 79 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z Her career and parenting years are rife with regrets, as is her dull marriage to Bernard, a man “as steady and predictable as the tides,” except for his spurts of irascibility. ‘This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance!’ review: At 78, this heroine has secrets 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z While Cleese has latterly attracted a reputation for irascibility, he is caught out in the files in a gesture of striking kindness. Monty Python at 50: a half-century of silly walks, edible props and dead parrots 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z It was reflected in the irascibility of Barry Goldwater, who wrestled the Republican Party from its liberal Eastern wing and planted the future of the GOP firmly in the Sunbelt and conservative philosophy. Column: The crazy history behind Arizona's wacky presidential recount 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z But he does point out that McCain’s reputation for irascibility came about largely because he challenged powerful people who weren’t used to being challenged, including both Republican and Democratic presidents. Review | A moving portrait of John McCain, in all his contradictions 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z Or you can focus on his irascibility, his grandiosity and the bellicosity of his believers. Opinion | The Donald Trump Theory of Bernie Sanders 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z Fraught, that is, in the sense that the pirate blames the doctor for his daughter’s death and vengefully flings him into a dungeon with an ill-tempered tiger voiced with deep-throated irascibility by Ralph Fiennes. ‘Dolittle’ review: Talking-animal tale — led by Robert Downey Jr. — gets doctored up 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z “His irascibility and his determination to play the game by his own rules made him the opposite of all disc jockeys before him.” Don Imus, popular and polarizing radio host, has died 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z Imus brought along a destructive taste for vodka, along with a growing reputation for irascibility. Disc jockey Don Imus, made and betrayed by his mouth, dead at 79 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z “Something called irascibility. I get angry easily. I get saddened by things easily.” Rip Torn, volatile actor who gained comic renown on ‘The Larry Sanders Show,’ dies at 88 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z But I know he has a reputation for irascibility, and I also really, really want to ask him about The Winds of Winter. George RR Martin: ‘When I began A Game of Thrones I thought it might be a short story’ 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Sounds more like single-mindedness, and maybe a little stubbornness, than irascibility. Last thing Chris Petersen and UW need is a feud with ESPN 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z Albert, on the other hand, is irascibility itself, a jazz saxophonist who once played with Stan Getz and never misses the opportunity for an acerbic reply. Screen treasures Alan Arkin, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman can't overcome the implausible in 'Going in Style' 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z The advancing years, coupled with ill health, brought increasing irascibility, almost as if the Alf character were struggling to re-emerge. Warren Mitchell obituary: Alf Garnett and much more - BBC News 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z There are many impediments to a breakthrough, not the least of which is North Korea and its irascibility. A remote corner of China wants access to the sea. The obstacle is North Korea. 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Auden, with more irascibility than one might expect, pointed out that this was a poisonous doctrine—the idea is to juggle golden balls that weigh something. The Diminutive Genius of Max Beerbohm 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z Now what once were deemed “acceptable topics” for humor and criticism are slowly morphing into sacred topics, where any whiff of reproach provokes irascibility of a most vicious kind. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z He later said his irascibility was part of a strategy to lift company morale. Robert Benmosche, Ex-MetLife Chief Who Rescued A.I.G., Dies at 70 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z He is known in Democratic politics for his irascibility. How Billionaire Oligarchs Are Becoming Their Own Political Parties 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z Stewart is a direct descendant of the Hall of Fame driver A. J. Foyt, also once known for bouts of irascibility. Tony Stewart Returns to Sprint Cup Series and Lots of Support 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z Mind you, irascibility seems to be a trait in the professional community. TV review: Bradley Wiggins: A Year in Yellow; Supersized Earth 2012-11-21T23:31:01Z Prescott. µ The ancients considered the bile to be the ½humor¸ which caused irascibility. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z He and the senior Slump had drifted apart, and the foreman's previous irascibility and suspicious gloom had departed. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z As the days had passed they had more often been impressed by his occasional bursts of nervous irascibility, his unaccountable stubbornnesses. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z Mr. Adelson also has a reputation for irascibility and has left a trail of angry former business associates. The Man Behind Gingrich?s Money 2012-01-29T01:08:55Z You have his weaknesses and waverings, and much of his impatient, suspicious irascibility, without his genius and study. The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z Unfortunately, my son's irascibility of temper drove him away. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z His fame induced numerous artists—the young Velazquez being among them—to seek his studio; but his irascibility was so great that few of them remained. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z The storms with which it had begun subsided, and a calm ensued, in which Mrs Ireton set apart her querulous irascibility, and forbore her contemptuous interrogatories. The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:28.670Z Such was the case with the notary whose perpetual choler and irascibility were known all over the city, so that social relations with him were maintained only by those who were exceptionally interested in music. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z The mental state is characterised at once by great indifference and undue irascibility. Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results 2011-05-02T02:00:17.657Z "Who is it?" he reiterated with a note of irascibility. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z Sitting there in the Old Doctor's study, he conjured up scene after scene of the Old Doctor's irascibility and exclusiveness. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z Once more there was the hint of irascibility. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z She added, “You will not get the best results by irascibility and rudeness, they will breed either a dislike or a slave mentality.” Cambridge Journal: Seventy Years Later, Churchill?s ?Finest Hour? Yields Insights 2010-06-18T01:10:00Z When speaking of the face, he remarks, that persons having a large forehead are of slow intellect, that smallness of that part indicates fickleness, great breadth stupidity, and roundness irascibility. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History "You give one no time, sir, to decide upon his game," said he, with a savage irascibility, which continued bad luck had carried to the highest pitch. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) Munificence is the mean between pettiness and vulgar profusion, good temper between spiritlessness and irascibility, politeness between rudeness and obsequiousness, modesty between shamelessness and bashfulness, temperance between insensibility and intemperance. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy Christopher was, like other Scotchmen, a curious mixture of amiability and irascibility; his temper came from his pride and Breton had learnt, many years ago, to fear it. The Duchess of Wrexe Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary It is, therefore, not without a certain amount of information concerning the irascibility and the bodily prowess of their quarry that the agents set out in his pursuit. Paris From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2 The lords grew confused and Apafi himself was so dismayed, in spite of the irascibility incident to his drunkenness, that he whispered to Teleki, "Put that paper aside." The Golden Age in Transylvania It was not this so much in Mrs. Carlyle's case as it was the moodiness and fault-finding and general irascibility of the husband which aggravated everything, and made little things seem great. Home Life of Great Authors There are letters of Flaubert to his disciple full of his explosive good nature, big heart, irascibility and generous outpouring on the subject of his art. Ivory Apes and Peacocks Cymbeline, the aged king, has all the irascibility of Lear, with none of his tenderness. An Introduction to Shakespeare Just how much she didn't really like her children she presently realized when in the feeble irascibility of their sickness they fell quarrelling. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman But the statements of Cibber, which have never been contradicted, show sufficient motives to excite the poetic irascibility. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Bold as a lion, and strong as a rhinoceros, with great bodily activity, he feared nobody; and having all the irascibility of his race, would fight with anybody at a moment’s notice. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 2 Historical, Traditional, and Imaginative The stomachic causes which, as time went on, produced melancholy and dense, black depression in me, probably accounted for his eruptions of violent irascibility. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography “Mr. Dickley, now listen to me for a minute,” said Dave in a tone of voice that arrested the man’s attention in spite of his irascibility. Dave Porter and His Double Or, The Disapperarance of the Basswood Fortune She had learnt to manage Vincent in his various moods, varying from humorous irascibility to hysterical penitence; but when he was out of her sight her influence was powerless. Audrey Craven The irascibility of Middleton, disguising itself in a literary form, was still more manifested by a fact recorded of him by Bishop Newton. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Not a trace of irascibility remained; but in its place came trooping the sweet angels that Father Faber says continually hover over the good-humored man. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 4, January 26, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside “Leave your rod here,” went on Blake, disregarding the other’s irascibility. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation Dr. Goodall always appeared to me to affect irascibility upon the subject alluded to. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance Pope was a member of the same coffee house club for a year, but his inborn irascibility eventually led him to drop out of it. All About Coffee Such is the implacable nature of literary irascibility! Calamities and Quarrels of Authors I have my moments of irascibility, for which I am heartily ashamed. The Gold Girl In the latter stages of this complaint, they not only lose all their irascibility, but seem very stupid, and may often be seen crawling upon the ground unable to fly. Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual There might be an expression of cunning along with that of penetration—but, in a much higher degree, the blaze of irascibility. Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States The discomforts and petty miseries unavoidable to travellers with large families in pre-railroad days necessarily increased his irascibility. Mary Wollstonecraft The irascibility of Pope too strongly authenticated one of the three authors. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Indeed, Barbara wished that the lady would be less suave to her and more uniform in temper towards the rest of the household, who sometimes, she shrewdly surmised, suffered considerably from the younger sister's irascibility. Barbara in Brittany Clare was not trying to soothe the old lady, but rather seemed to enjoy her irascibility. The Carved Cupboard It, too, has reached the hobbledehoy height and has all the signs which mark that elevation, the brief aspirations, the splendid unformed hopes, and the touchy irascibility. Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile These dipsomaniac cravings with which some men are handicapped, these explosive irascibilities with which some are accursed, these tendencies to impurity with which others are defiled—these are the white soul's burden. The Essentials of Spirituality Now, the old fur-trader’s nerves had received a tremendous shock, and the practical jest which the pride of his heart had perpetrated had roused the irascibility of his nature, so that an explosion became unavoidable. The Red Man's Revenge A Tale of The Red River Flood Each year added to the irascibility of his temper, and the harshness with which he treated his servants and his unhappy wife. The Poacher Joseph Rushbrook In his old age at least, Landor's irascibility amounted to temporary madness, for which he was no more responsible than is the sick man for the feverish ravings of delirium. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 When he opened the book to read aloud to them, he was always irritated, with that deep-seated irascibility which has its foundation in self-discontent, however externals may influence or add to it. The Madigans I don’t carry a label to advertise my ailments that I am aware of!” cried the old gentleman, with an irascibility which convinced his audience that he was on the point of another attack. Betty Trevor Except Mr Forester Dale, and he, I regret to say, made himself a perfect nuisance to everybody on board by his snappishness and irascibility. The Pirate Island A Story of the South Pacific Looking back upon its shifting scenes, it is clear that even the pertinacity of Adams and the irascibility of Clay served to advance the purpose of the mission. Albert Gallatin American Statesmen Series, Vol. XIII The hottest side of him is this non-conformist persuasion, and if his temper could ever verge on common irascibility, it would be by reason of the passionate character of his feelings on this point. Memories and Studies And I should be pointed out as the presumptuous child, whose disappointed vanity, irascibility, and passion had created rebellion and strife in a hitherto peaceful seminary. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author Old Mr. Bowdoin had rushed in and out, red in the face as a cherry, sputtering irascibility, but Jamie had not known it. Pirate Gold This instance becomes all the more noteworthy when his natural irascibility, and the character of the learned controversy of the times comes to be considered. Jerome Cardan A Biographical Study The same may be said of immoral traits, such as criminality, pauperism, delinquency, irascibility, lying, truancy, superstition, clannishness, secretiveness, despondency, slyness, exclusiveness, vanity, cunning, cruelty, quickness to anger, revengefulness, etc. How to Live Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science He manifested under it the irascibility of a man not simply thin-skinned, but of one whose skin was raw. James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters His irascibility increased with his determination to fight it out alone. From the Housetops I fear lest I should do more harm than good; and I am sure I shall if I suffer impatience and irascibility to prevail. The Eclipse of Faith Or, A Visit To A Religious Sceptic One solution of the difficulty presented itself to her—that her mother, in her irascibility, had misunderstood the Rector; and yet that was improbable. Elster's Folly There was nothing of the everyday irascibility about his voice; the patience of a great grief was upon him, as he argued away the gross suspicion. What Necessity Knows Drusus, despite certain defects, such as irascibility and a marked fondness for pleasure, gave evidence that he possessed the requisite qualities of a statesman—firmness, sound judgment, and energy. The Women of the Caesars Perhaps, in all her extensive experience upon the subject of education, she never betrayed one symptom of irascibility. Memoirs of the Author of a Vindication of the Rights of Woman But Richard was still occupying himself with the window, examining with an air of irascibility a stain of blood which his cut finger had left on the white paint near the lock. The Judge Had not the tiny dwelling been deserted, he probably would have cherished nothing but bitter reflections about the irascibility of wasps. How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers "And so I was only second fiddle—" she began, with an assumption of scornful irascibility which became her less than her very oldest cap. Pearl of Pearl Island Concerning the dramatist of the time, upon the occasion of the first performance of his play, his anxiety, irascibility, and peculiarities generally, Ben Jonson provides sufficient information. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character "Yet you gave me the impression of irascibility just now, when I drew you." The Devil's Garden His vocation had induced an irascibility of temper which took the form of silence. The Story of the Foss River Ranch A Tale of the Northwest He was certainly a man often at feud with enemies and rivals, and giving them too great opportunities by his irascibility and freedom of speech. The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 With Rhoda walking by her side, she was now plodding along towards the city in a temper primed by the accidents of the day to a condition of the highest irascibility. The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance They are filled with irritation and irascibility on this subject. New Tabernacle Sermons But at the mention of Mr. Ridgett's advice Dale displayed a slight flare of irascibility. The Devil's Garden Then he asked, jealously, with a touch of his natural irascibility, "Who else has been in the secret?" Lady Rose's Daughter Moreover the irascibility of the conqueror himself was known and feared. The Reign of Andrew Jackson Browbeating, scolding, irascibility and the like are microbes which react against the milk of human kindness, to which, if we succumb, leaves us stranded and alone amid a world of friendliness and good fellowship. Laugh and Live The impertinence of the questioner at once aroused the irascibility of the old gentleman, and he replied: "Sir-r, it is glowing with proid because it is kept out of other people's business." Good Stories from the Ladies' Home Journal Her eyes became stiff and large in her detest of his irascibility. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America He had the loquacity of a charlatan, the leanness of a prophet, the irascibility of a charged mine: such was Ursus. The Man Who Laughs His personal faults were irascibility, egotism, stubbornness, vindictiveness, and intolerance of the opinions of others. The Reign of Andrew Jackson This unhappy man was remarkable for an extreme irascibility of temper: might it not have been occasioned by the torment that such a substance must produce in so irritable a situation? An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King. "I must confess I fail to get your point of view," said Mr. Dill, with just a hint of irascibility in his voice. The Long Shadow She cleaned up her mess, raised the window, and tried to avoid being controlled by the roaring negative irascibility that strummed discordantly within her. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America There is the widest difference, both among poisonous and non-poisonous snakes, not alone in nervousness and irascibility but also in ability to accustom themselves to out-of-the-way surroundings. Through the Brazilian Wilderness Under these conditions which make for irascibility in a sound, normal man, this meeting was specially unwelcome to Chief Inspector Heat. The Secret Agent a Simple Tale I repeated, with a degree of irascibility that roused her to lift her eyes and look me steadily in the face. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall I mean what in its lower form is mere irascibility, susceptibility to wrath, the fighting temper; and what in subtler ways manifests itself as impatience, grimness, earnestness, severity of character. Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature She smiled awkwardly at her irascibility, her innate peculiarities that weren't so pleasant and difficult to part from. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America "That story ain't proved yet!" returned his grandmother, with much irascibility. The Conquest of Canaan There were moments of irascibility and moods of irritation. In Flanders Fields and Other Poems Knowing Annixter's irascibility, he had expected to produce a more dramatic effect. The Octopus : A story of California He wore the habit of authority equally with the irascibility of one who temporizes with his liver. The Bronze Bell Nor did I complain of him; for with all his little foibles of vanity, irascibility, and egotism, and a certain close-fistedness, he was a good fellow and a very clever one. Peter Ibbetson He was a tall thin man, with an adust complexion, and the vivacity of his eye indicated some irascibility of temperament. Woodstock; or, the Cavalier It was conjectured by her friends that her father, needing all his irascibility for himself, had allowed her to inherit only his physical qualities. The Highwayman It forms a steadier friendship than either of them, and the principal objection to it is its love of wanton mischief, and the dangerous irascibility which it occasionally exhibits. The Dog Hence it is the surest of all cures for excessive irascibility and has been found to have a most beneficent effect upon a peevish or unmanly disposition. Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene He was never noisy or explosive, like a dog whose barks are discounted, to whom one soon ceases to pay any attention; we all know the futile and petty irascibility of the shallow-minded. The Advance of English Poetry in the Twentieth Century This unceasing nuisance in the hot season, makes it difficult to keep one's equanimity of temper, and has, probably, much to do with that extreme irascibility shown by the southern inhabitants of the American continent. An Englishman's Travels in America His Observations of Life and Manners in the Free and Slave States He suddenly collected his energies and spoke with his usual irascibility. The Bars of Iron Shields was a man of inordinate vanity and a corresponding irascibility. Abraham Lincoln: a History — Volume 01 Moses, himself, but for the irascibility of his temper, might have lived and died, contented and unknown, within the shadow of the Egyptian court. The Emancipation of Massachusetts But he happened to inherit his father's irascibility and extreme contempt for the public whom he exploited. Great Fortunes from Railroads He always said "my dear" at the top of his voice and with a great deal of irascibility. The Prince of Graustark I exclaimed, with more irascibility than I intended to show. A Fool and His Money This spirit of exclusiveness on the one side and of irascibility on the other may be greatly deplored, but who is there among us, I wonder, wholly innocent of blame? Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor At any rate, his silent antagonism burst out in an explosion of irascibility. Out of the Primitive He had a jolly, open, manly face, but a quick, restless eye, and the general expression of his countenance indicated at once good nature and irascibility of temper. Nature and Human Nature The Colonel's irascibility finally drove him from the game. Jane Cable "Certainly NOT," exclaimed Mr. Force, with sudden irascibility. Mr. Bingle To those who appreciate the extraordinary irascibility of the Invisible Man, the rest of the encounter will be easy to imagine. The Invisible Man He was not a pleasant companion for his office force during those days; his irascibility seemed to increase. The Landloper She had observed in him of late a condition of uneasiness, supplemented by moroseness and occasional periods of irascibility. Brewster's Millions But, as he might have known, if his irascibility had allowed him to weigh the pros and cons of the situation, his 'authority' was of no avail. God's Good Man At any rate, a sudden irascibility broke out among them. Angel Island The judge was dowered with extreme irascibility of temper, due to his chronic valetudinarian condition. South Wind In all the nine years during which he and I lived there together, in spite of our mutual irascibility of temper and uneven spirits, we never had a quarrel. Margot Asquith, an Autobiography - Two Volumes in One Good people," said the leonine siren, "pardon the irascibility of this young man. Prince Eugene and His Times And the earl's irascibility again arose at the speech. East Lynne Miss Aldclyffe's tenderness towards Cytherea, between the hours of her irascibility, increased till it became no less than doting fondness. Desperate Remedies ‘I have just heard news that explains all that,’ said the giant, eyeing her movements with somnolent irascibility. The Trumpet-Major When he left the table with the others to join the ladies, the same unaccountable feeling of mingled shyness and nervous irascibility still kept possession of him. The Bell-Ringer of Angel's His irascibility, indeed, deserved to become a byword. The Historical Nights' Entertainment First Series They spoke of the sayings and doings of their commander, the Grand Duke, and told stories of his kindness and irascibility. War and Peace He had already some experience of that lady's nerves and irascibility on the drive, and had begun to see his error in taking so dangerous an impediment to his flight from the country. The Three Partners ‘You can,’ said Anne; for though her flesh crept in mortal terror of his irascibility, she could not resist the fearful pleasure of leading him on. The Trumpet-Major As he took a proffered seat on a candle-box, which tilted under him, and another survey of the feeble makeshifts around him, his irascibility found vent. Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation The people along the road failed not to laugh at his motley procession; on the other side, it was observed that, with all his irascibility, he was not in the least offended by their rudeness. Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ His irascibility was so far beyond belief that I will tell you nothing about it; you will have the opportunity of judging of it. Another Study of Woman Mr. Robert Weymouth threw away his cigar and shook free one arm with that peculiar gesture that always preceded his outbursts of irascibility. Roads of Destiny Let us remark, in passing, that among Corsicans, a race subject to fits of anger and dangerous irascibility, we often meet with fair skins and physical natures of the same apparent tranquillity. The Lesser Bourgeoisie For every reason she was well content to have her son spend his evenings at home, though it cannot be claimed that his presence enlivened the household, his condition being one of strange, trancelike irascibility. Seventeen A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and the Baxter Family Especially William I found him a man of extreme irascibility without adequate cause; hasty in action in hazardous cases to a degree that alarmed me. The Lily of the Valley Now, as a half-smile was sufficient to awaken the irascibility of the young man, the effect produced upon him by this vociferous mirth may be easily imagined. The Three Musketeers The examination of Quentin Gray was three times interrupted by telephone messages from Vine Street; and to the unsatisfactory character of these the growing irascibility of Chief Inspector Kerry bore testimony. Dope These sexual questions are guarded by a holy irascibility, and the most violent efforts are made—with a sense of complete righteousness—to prohibit their discussion. God the Invisible King Boccaccio tells us, "he was a man remarkable for the large proportions and extraordinary vigor of his bodily frame, and the extreme waywardness and irascibility of his temper." Divine Comedy, Cary's Translation, Complete |
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