单词 | lustrum |
例句 | Two presidential lustrums of Grant and one of Hayes had erased from the hearts of men the burning sensations of impeachment. The Life of Lyman Trumbull 2011-11-20T03:00:11.243Z The latter may well be the case, for I remember that during each lustrum of my life Don Quixote has made a different impression upon me. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z He had already reached the lustrum that would fill his threescore years, and life seemed slipping from beneath him, while its great object remained unachieved. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z It is only once in a lustrum that I visit my Uncle Theodore. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z Hence the name of lustrum came to denote the intercensal term, or a period of five years. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" These hirelings usually receive about five francs a day, but as the number of the chevaliers of the revolutionary lustrum increases, the pay diminishes, until it is finally reduced to forty sous. Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty A few years later the German empire arose to new glory and blessing, and yet a lustrum, and with the rise of Baireuth, came the German art. Life of Wagner Biographies of Musicians They counted their ages and eras, which they inscribed in their books every twenty years, in lustrums of four years. Vestiges of the Mayas or, Facts Tending to Prove that Communications and Intimate Relations Must Have Existed, in very Remote Times, Between the Inhabitants of Mayab and Those of Asia and Africa But truly, as he avowed, he was entering the fifth lustrum beyond it. The Book of Khalid He had been gone three days, and, in their lapse, Theo felt as if three lustrums had passed. Theo A Sprightly Love Story According to Plutarch, a cat placed in a lustrum denoted the moon, illustrating the mutual symbology. Moon Lore Dost thou not envy that smirk young knave with his five lustrums, though it goes hard with him to purchase his kid-gloves? The Bertrams Aided by the minority of men afflicted by the same mental malady, they will indubitably effect its abolition in the first lustrum of their political activity. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 Well, she can not have passed her sixth lustrum. The Book of Khalid Eight lustrums pure celestial eyes Beamed through her tender, loving gaze, Commingling all the sweet surprise Of heavenly with the earthly rays. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 Though scarce more than a lustrum had passed since the settlement on the shores of the Bay, long hose like the Florentine hose had become entirely old-fashioned and breeches were the wear. Customs and Fashions in Old New England George III. had been on the throne not less than three lustrums, and most of the important actors of the period of '45, were dead;—many of them, in a degree, forgotten. The Two Admirals In the settlement of the questions the Republican party has completed its twenty-five years of glorious existence, and it has sent us here to prepare it for another lustrum of duty and victory. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail The census was performed that year; it was a matter of religious scruple that the lustrum should be closed, on account of the Capitol having been taken and the consul slain. The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 We who have lived fifteen lustrums have already witnessed the dissolution of our world. Confessions of Boyhood Hector Garret had his girl wife at Otter, and very sunny her existence was for the lustrum of that honeymoon. Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes Verging upon the sixth lustrum of his age, he had passed through that vernal period when the face of every woman of more than ordinary charm suggested possibilities of the heart's adventure. The Mayor of Warwick A meditative man in his sixth lustrum can be very happy with pruning-hook and shears among his young trees. The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm There he drew up his army and performed a lustration of it by the sacrifices called suovetaurilia, and that was called the closing of the lustrum, because that was the conclusion of the census. The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 In order to ascertain the increase or decay of his subjects, and their fortunes, he instituted another regulation, which he called a lustrum. Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. Aided by the minority of men afflicted by the same mental malady, they will indubitably effect its abolition in the first lustrum of their political "equality." A Cynic Looks at Life Between this remarkable book and the later ones of the same lustrum, we may conveniently take up the thread of biography proper where we last dropped it. Matthew Arnold Within the current lustrum the prudery which had already, for some seasons, been achieving a vinegar-visaged and corkscrew-curled certain age in letters, has invaded the ball-room, and is infesting it in quantity. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 Epigrams, On With the Dance, Negligible Tales Within this lustrum mirabile the daily press has taken the Empire by storm. The Awakening of China The Bohemian language, although improving and evidently rising in esteem with every lustrum of the fifteenth century, had however not yet supplanted the Latin. Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations It has taken us full a century officially to make the change, and the plain folks from the hills still refuse to ratify it, and will for many a lustrum. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen Nor had this lustrum of fierce contention wrought less upon his heart and intellect. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians The closing of the lustrum was later than usual, because the censors sent persons through the provinces, that a report might be made of the number of Roman citizens in each of the armies. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 Some form it regularly; as, asylums, compendiums, craniums, emporiums, encomiums, forums, frustums, lustrums, mausoleums, museums, pendulums, nostrums, rostrums, residuums, vacuums. The Grammar of English Grammars It was enough for them, that they were to live asunder two whole years; and two whole years appear like an age to those who have not yet lived their four lustrums. The Crater And whilst so many lustrums of the sun Rolled on across the sky, men led a life After the roving habit of wild beasts. On the Nature of Things But from time to time, at long intervals, once perhaps in a lustrum, he will encounter a face that will not cease to haunt him, whose vivid impression will not fade for years. A Traveller in Little Things The dictator then both performed the games and vowed them for the following lustrum. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 Cneius Domitius, the first plebeian censor, holds a lustrum; the number of the citizens found to be two hundred and seventy-eight thousand two hundred and twenty-two. The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26 The census was taken during that year; it was a matter of religious scruple that the lustrum should be closed, on account of the seizure of the Capitol and the death of the consul. Roman History, Books I-III The attempted alliance of political economy with art was a novel undertaking in that sixth lustrum of the past century, even by a man of Mr. Ruskin's eminence and fame in the world of letters. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14 The New Era; A Supplementary Volume, by Recent Writers, as Set Forth in the Preface and Table of Contents The man who dies at fifty or sixty or seventy, after progressing all his life, doubtless would, if he had lived a lustrum or a decade longer, have attained to a still greater height. A Traveller in Little Things Let us sit with our hands on our mouths, a long, austere, Pythagorean lustrum. Phrases for Public Speakers and Paragraphs for Study A lustrum: the number of the citizens amounts to two hundred and ninety-two thousand two hundred and twenty-four. The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26 The census, begun in the preceding year, was completed: this is said to have been the tenth lustrum that was completed from the date of the foundation of the city. Roman History, Books I-III They were elected once every five years, this period being called a lustrum. Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. Once every five years the inhabitants were thus counted, and once in five years were they also purified, and in this way it came to pass that that period was known as a lustrum. The Story of Rome from the Earliest Times to the End of the Republic To these promises and their fulfillment I shall recur in a résumé of the lustrum during which Mr. Conried was operatic consul. Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time A census and lustrum: the number of citizens found to be two hundred and seventy-three thousand. The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26 The doctor himself had altered in no essential; he was at that period of man's life—between fifty and sixty—when ravaging time seems to give him a respite for a couple of lustrums. The Queen of Sheba & My Cousin the Colonel She had laid off crape and bombazine at the close of the first lustrum of her widowhood as inconvenient and unwholesome wear, but never assumed colored apparel. At Last The term of office of the censors at first was a lustrum or five years, but ten years later it was limited to eighteen months. The Story of Rome from the Earliest Times to the End of the Republic It was full of jottings anent people, places, and things that he had come across in the preceding lustrum. Balzac The censors hold a lustrum, and find the number of the citizens to be two hundred and seventy-one thousand two hundred and twenty-four. The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26 I have entered my last lustrum, or five years. Old Fritz and the New Era Your present lustrum is not a fortunate one; but it has nearly expired, and better days are at hand. Historic China, and other sketches To the happiest lustrum, however, or even to the happiest year, it may be allowed to any man to point without discountenance from wisdom. Confessions of an English Opium-Eater "Is a scene that is hardly conceivable as a parent's obligation once in a lustrum, to be repeated within the half hour?" shouted her father. The Egoist They hold a lustrum, and find the number of citizens to be two hundred and ninety-seven thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven. The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26 But already, though he did not know it, he was suffering from a disease of the heart, which cut short his life after little more than a lustrum of quiet contentment. The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft A lustrum; the citizens numbered amount to two hundred and fifty-one thousand two hundred and twenty-two. The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26 The censors hold a lustrum, in which the number of the citizens is found to be two hundred and seventy thousand two hundred and thirteen. The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26 These were the twenty-sixth pair of censors since the first institution of that office; and this the nineteenth lustrum. The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26 |
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