| 单词 | artless |
| 例句 | He realized how little they had talked, how their relationship had been like an artless flow with little input from them, or at least from him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “You want something?” said Gloria, eyes wide in an apparently artless complexity that fooled her huge “nursemaid” not at all. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z These days, the woman was suspicious of almost everyone who came to her door, but these two girls, with their artless faces, made her feel hopeful for the first time in weeks. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He found him shooting jump shots from the top of the key, hard, artless shots with almost no arch. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When not glazed, his eyes were lively and intelligent, his hair an artless tumble of brown locks that many a maid might have envied. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Milo’s eyes were liquid with integrity, and his artless and uncorrupted face was lustrous with a shining mixture of sweat and insect repellent. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z And by that measure, the country’s recently-released report calling for a tax on internet-connected devices to fund cultural production qualifies simultaneously as artless and a work of art in itself. Taxing technology to save the arts 2013-05-16T19:00:00Z This 80-minute play unfolds with minimal urgency in a series of seemingly artless conversations, which will surprise you only if you listen closely. Theater Review: ‘Adult’ by Christina Masciotti, at Abrons Arts Center 2014-02-03T22:00:42Z Maria Kowroski, who danced both on Wednesday, brings them some of the best equipment imaginable: her beautifully long-limbed physique, her capacity for unforced spatial amplitude and her seemingly artless manner. Dance Review: City Ballet?s Fresh Adventures and Jazzy Footwork 2010-06-03T22:29:00Z Even in fleeting moments, the look of academic steps here appears artless, unorthodox, spontaneous. Dance Review: Smuin Ballet Performs ‘Oh, Inverted World’ at the Joyce 2012-08-15T22:30:56Z And in this case, the message was both self-conscious and artless. Perspective | Congress’s kente cloth spectacle was a mess of contradictions 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z As a novel, however, it's artless and inept, spoiled by mouthpiece characters, stilted dialogue, clumsy information-dumps and a near-absence of dramatic tension. Eric Brown's science fiction choice ? reviews 2011-08-04T09:00:01Z A material becomes a lens on the evolution of art — from the functional and artless, to the artful pretending toward authenticity, to the decadently useless. Wes Anderson, Curator? The Filmmaker Gives It a Try 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z The joke, both grim and fruitful, is, of course, that Harrison writes in exquisitely metred rhyme, in verse that has obviously had a great deal of care taken over it to make it look artless. Selected Poems by Tony Harrison – review 2013-03-12T09:59:01Z But writing fiction is an art form, and it is really arrogant of these two to keep perpetrating clunky, artless novels. Surprise! Newt Gingrich’s thriller ‘Treason’ features a bumbling female president 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z “If it looks artless, that’s down to artfulness,” he says, accurately, in defense of his choreography, but it’s much less true of this book. Mark Morris: Loves Dance, Hates Brussels 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z But these are artless thieves, sprawling on a kerb outside a looted home, for instance, surrounded by stolen goods and waiting like exhausted shoppers for a lift. Cannes 2013 roundup 2013-05-18T15:00:06Z Foreign Man was the sweetheart of a standup comedian who was so artless that he couldn’t tell a single successful joke or accomplish even the faintest impression. The Belief That Andy Kaufman Is Alive 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z Her roles swung from pert soubrettes to artless innocents, from sauce pots to glamour queens and a chilly dominatrix or two. Patricia McBride, passing on Balanchine’s torch with joy at Charlotte Ballet At times, his band overwhelmed him with artless, thrashing rock. Music Review: At S.O.B.?s, B.o.B.?s Multiple Personalities 2010-04-14T21:27:00Z His position-paper entr’actes can be awkward and artless, much like the author himself. In Joe Biden’s Memoir, Private Grief and Its Effect on a Public Life 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z The poems are to be read in the cold months because they embody exactly the sort of artless pastoral that is helpful to pass the time when people are locked down in winter. Ian Bostridge on Schubert’s Hidden Depths 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z With music in the background, his art becomes artless and beguiling, and it’s tempting to overlook his skill, especially his ability to make his strangely unnatural figures seem to be naturally in motion. Review | Yes, Toulouse-Lautrec was an alcoholic cabaret creature. But his art ranged far beyond the demimonde. 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z In addition, the pictures are often artless, with clumsy composition, skewed angles and weak lighting. Me, my selfies and I: A perspective shift on what otherwise looks like just ego He plays himself as at once artless and knowing, cheerfully sentimental but with a mean streak when it comes to protecting his buddy. The Greatest Movie Performance by an Active Professional Basketball Player 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z Clouthier drew a set of 20 intentionally artless pictures of everyday places and things, and made one of the show’s several wordy works: a neon broadside that reads “No Human is Illegal.” In the galleries: Perspectives on blending culture and identity 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z This is a story where the characters woo each other with artless naïveté, and the movie is shot in a similarly unassuming fashion. ‘Love & Gelato’ Review: A Young Girl, Transfigured by Italy 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z By the reigning standards of the 1960s, the photographs are "artless," as Ruscha himself has said. Hammer's 'Gridwork' plots Charles Gaines' captivating process 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z For all its play and artless artfulness, The Anthology might prove an unwitting tyrant. Dear World & Everyone in It: New Poetry in the UK edited by Nathan Hamilton – review 2013-04-12T08:01:01Z Bliss’s light tenor worked beautifully in a Britten set, too, especially the artless simplicity of “The Last Rose of Summer.” American tenor Ben Bliss stakes out his turf in D.C. recital 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z “If you Google her name now, all you find is a lot of artless stories that tell the story of 1997 in the way it was told.” A Senate candidate. A murder plot. An undercover cop. A giant fiasco. 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z It is just as likely an artless provocation. Cultural appropriation: It's about more than pho and sombreros 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z Christie’s writing is artless, it flows quickly through the mind, but to create that effect of artlessness requires an extraordinary amount of art. Literary Revolution in the Supermarket Aisle: Genre Fiction Is Disruptive Technology 2012-05-23T10:45:11Z But he has no current equals in capturing the artless, distracted poetry of unselfconscious youth. Larry Clark: teenage rampage 2011-02-13T09:30:00Z Wilder’s agent summed up the reluctance of these publishing professionals, and his own, to Lane: “ ‘Pioneer Girl,’ ” he told her, was an artless recitation that “failed to warm” him. The Clunky Memoir That Became “Little House on the Prairie” 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z The artless freshness of her “Raymonda Variations” performance on Tuesday was enchanting. Debuts at New York City Ballet 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z In part, it’s simply that his crew of artless amateurs, relatives and B-list pols make for better TV. Review: ‘The Comey Rule’ and What a Fool Believes 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z Or perhaps not, because his sculpting of the countryside seems so artless that it is often unnoticed. The landscape architect who bottled nature 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z How can a movie be so artful and seem so artless? The Best Movies of 2018 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z Early in the game, you will try to get on 's coarse, lazy vibe and hope for something artless and insinuating — the "Louie Louie" of movies. 30:Minutes or Less: Jesse Eisenberg and Aziz Ansari in a Go-Nowhere Fargo 2011-08-11T21:05:00Z Instead, “Ocean’s 8,” directed by Gary Ross, is hypercompetent and artless. Anne Hathaway Wins “Ocean’s 8” 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z There but for theby Ali Smith The opening words are: "The fact is, imagine a man …" I loved that glaring disjunction, that violent yoking together of fact and imagination, seemingly artless, casually knowing. There but for the by Ali Smith - review 2012-07-17T07:01:02Z They progress from images of lovely, artless innocence, by way of alluring beauty, to stormy, mazelike furor, to designing, vengeful cruelty. Dance Review: Alexei Ratmansky?s ?Nutcracker? at BAM - Review 2011-12-15T23:14:49Z His rich and aristocratic characters are treated with a mixture of mocking envy and artless adulation. Disraeli: Or the Two Lives by Douglas Hurd and Edward Young – review 2013-07-17T17:05:21Z Ms. Tharp seemed artless, helpless, naturalness itself; you followed her pratfalls with your heart in your mouth. Review: Twyla Tharp’s Choreography Celebrated to Bach and Jazz 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Mashing limp romance and artless satire into a ludicrously contrived plot, “The Clapper” lurches from one mirthlessly eccentric scene to another. Review: Finding Unwanted Fame in ‘The Clapper’ 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Chase is 67 now, but the movie has the raw, artless, tell-all feel of a twentyish writer’s first novel — a disgorging of the good-bad old days in the transparent mask of fiction. David Chase's Not Fade Away: The Sopranos Sing the '60s 2012-10-05T23:52:58Z But all of it is highly structured, contrived and almost dogmatically artless. Wild gardens that grew out from Washington 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z A transgression of social norms might be clever or artless. The Shameful Trolling of Leslie Jones 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z But the intent seems similar: To produce a likeness that is artless and improvisatory, as if the subject wanted nothing more than to make an indelible first impression. Review | A recently discovered document unlocks the mystery of Fragonard 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z As with “My Struggle,” it’s tempting to label this novel “authentic,” and therefore “artless.” As a Daughter Is Born, a Young Mother Dies 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z All of these draw your attention to Robbins’s ability to shape a seemingly artless dance phrase and to build a work fluently from often short phrases. Review: At New York Theater Ballet, Safe Bets Become Bold 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z The Sex Pistols were useless, artless tossers and god bless them for it. Readers' panel: Sex Pistols 2012-06-01T10:32:26Z It’s her “artless” grace and “innocent” kisses that tell him so. All’s Well That Ends Well: Fall Romance Novels 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z “Women Who Work” is mostly composed of artless jargon and inspirational quotes you might find by Googling “inspirational quotes.” Weekly Culture Review: Dirty Jokes, from Stephen Colbert to Congress 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z The Times called it "melancholic, mysterious and heartbreakingly gorgeous" while the Guardian said it sometimes read as "artless melodrama". Going it alone 2010-04-20T17:35:00Z She proved to be a delightful traveling companion, infectiously alert to the changing landscape as we rode toward Clinton Hill, and full of artless questions for her bus mates. Theater Review: ‘Roadkill’ Bears Witness to Human Trafficking 2013-06-17T02:00:09Z The pictures — casual, artless and repetitious — are images within images. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Lin's prose – artless, sophisticated, manipulating – requires the endorsement of a similarly turned-on playmate, just as Paul is seeking, and finds, a turned-on playmate in Erin. Taipei by Tao Lin – review 2013-07-04T08:00:01Z Of that party’s several hundred studied attempts at dressing with artless sophistication, even I could see that Cucinelli was in a league of his own. Brunello Cucinelli: Life By Design 2013-03-28T14:25:42Z Hunter Davies's authorised biography was published in 1968, admirably researched and brimming with access – but stymied by his artless prose, and the constraints of being the band's in-house writer. The best books on the Beatles 2012-09-26T07:00:15Z It's only the movie around him that is so artless in its uplift. 'Bass Clef Bliss' doesn't focus enough on inspiring subject 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z Maybe, then, his blunt and sometimes artless lyrics are purposeful. Music Review: Ever the Charmer, Brazen and Sly, but at a Faster Clip 2011-07-01T22:26:12Z He has a fizzy, artless laugh and a maximal smile that makes him look like a kid who has somehow grown a beard. Ten Years Later, Adam Gwon Is Looking to Kill 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z Characters deliver big chunks of artless exposition so readers can keep up with metaphysical nuances. Review: David Mitchell’s ‘Slade House’ Plunges Into a Battle of Immortals 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Rowling left space for the reader everywhere: her artless style is suited to world-building, and her visual exposition is rich and clear enough that the movies often seemed smaller than the books. Finally, a New Harry Potter Story Worth Reading 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z Played with artless enthusiasm by Helen Macfarlane, who only graduated from drama school last year, the woman's relationship to the two men is central to this short but compelling drama. Lake District 'hate triangle' absorbs playgoers in icy Cumbria 2012-02-09T15:21:02Z As poetry Nostradamus’s quatrains are mostly artless and dead on arrival, though occasionally a sunbeam will shoot through the foliage. Books of The Times: Prophecies by Nostradamus and Climate Central 2012-07-23T20:56:24Z Like her fellow New Zealander, Adcock is a literary writer in her limpid, apparently artless style and the precise emotional intelligence of her observations. Glass Wings by Fleur Adcock – review 2013-06-28T17:10:01Z These films are, in a way, artless rebukes not only to the present day, but also to our own notions of a gilded past. Calling time on the pint in the pub 2012-06-29T21:55:15Z That problem becomes acute in long, artless passages of editorializing — about, say, Ronald Reagan or the Catholic Church — that have all the considered insight of barbershop chatter. Review | John Irving’s ‘The Last Chairlift’ is more of the same. A lot more. 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z The scene is outrageous, not because it’s for or against abortion rights, but because it’s so gauche and utterly artless. Review | Dumb ‘Blonde’: Ana de Armas plays Marilyn Monroe in misguided biopic 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z They often run in tandem with the artless pitches of law offices waging class action suits against drug manufacturers. The Super Bowl ads showed celebrities rule the world. We're just buying stuff in it 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z Not too crusty, not too knobby, so artless as to be almost invisible. What designers have been doing at home during the pandemic 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z The artless wall over the past year, it seems in hindsight, was a hint that “Guernica” might return. ‘Guernica’ anti-war tapestry is rehung at U.N. 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z “Potato Dreams of America” is a well-meaning mishmash of a movie memoir whose sometimes questionable narrative and visual choices one suspects — or at least hopes — are more intentional than artless. Review: 'Potato Dreams of America' plots a coming-of-age journey from Russia with lumps 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Taeuber-Arp seems the perfectly artless artist, a designer of spontaneous fluency and effortless improvisation. Review | Sophie Taeuber-Arp could make just about anything. That meant a complicated legacy. 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z The production surrounding his thoughts was protracted, a process intended to create something more than an artless, organic record. Review | In this pandemic diary, memories of 2020 can seem too tidy 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z He was artless in his response to her, and then he ghosted her. A Man Romanced My Daughter for a Green Card. Should I Report Him? 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z The reality of this movie’s approach, however, is an artless pummeling of facts and figures. Review: Overpopulation documentary '8 Billion Angels' lacks the courage of its convictions 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z The style of the older videos may seem artless but is in fact carefully considered. This artist is inspired by landscape, whether terrestrial, cosmic or internal 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z Her impact is hard to quantify in a few minutes and these choices are a bit obvious and a bit artless for an otherwise smart and engaging film that avoids most cloying cliches. Review: A smart portrait of a living legend in ‘The Glorias’ 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z He told Hyperallergic about the future role of art in America: a discontinuation of the artless Trump administration. Where do Joe Biden and Kamala Harris stand on the arts? 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z Strzok continues: "It was an artless comment but conveyed my firm belief that Trump ... would not be chosen by the American people to become president." Peter Strzok book claims IG Horowitz changed report on Clinton email probe at last second 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z “It was an artless comment but conveyed my firm belief that Trump . . . would not be chosen by the American people to become president,” he writes. Review | He investigated Clinton and Trump. Then the Justice Department turned on him. 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z Trump is a proven and perpetual liar, and his Fox News allies are artless, shameless ideologues. Opinion | Who needs science when we have Trump’s tremendous instincts? 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z There was something tough and austere about them, perhaps because of Prine’s voice – a rough, artless, nasal rasp that Dylan suggested sounded as if Prine had swallowed a jew’s harp. John Prine: this extraordinarily gifted songwriter was the envy of all 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z The artless staging and inert fixed camera angles are a result of the Republican-controlled Senate’s request that no press photography or recording devices be allowed inside the chamber. Also on trial this week? The disappearing American attention span 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z On Tuesday, the small-screen vista was limited to artless shots of House impeachment managers and Mr. Trump’s lawyers at their lecterns, with an occasional overhead glimpse of the chamber thrown in. Trump Trial Day 1: Roped-Off Reporters and TV Cameras Run by the Senate 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z In Bolivia, on Sunday night, the army showed Evo Morales the door amid a wave of protests stemming from an artless attempt to steal the presidential election held on Oct. Opinion | Bolivia needs a political solution out of this messy coup 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z At 90 minutes or less, this movie’s flat acting, choppy conversations, artless cinematography and sub-David Lynch surrealism would be easy to dismiss. Review: Four very different horror films arrive in time for Halloween 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z She narrates in a simple, declarative style, seemingly artless and with a largely unvarying pitch and cadence. Why listen to an actor when you have the voice of Toni Morrison? Here are the best author-narrated audiobooks for fall. 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Stories still feels slightly rough and artless, a place for double chins and bedroom depression. Most social media disgusts us, but in Insta stories I have found intimacy, crushes and stalkers | Brigid Delaney 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z But since his artless, tone-deaf news conference Saturday, the governor has gone to ground and been heard from no more. Opinion | Ralph Northam must resign 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z It was expected, familiar, another artless evasion atop an ever-growing Matterhorn of lies. Opinion | Donald Trump’s Perverse Advantage 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z Painted with tempera, a quick-drying medium, the pictures were planned altogether and executed simultaneously in an artless, direct style. Five must-see works at the Phillips Collection, from an unusual Van Gogh to a room made of wax 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z I left St. Paul, Minn., for Los Angeles at 21 and quickly dropped my Midwestern accent, along with what I judged as my unworldly, artless past. A Father’s Lesson: Keep the Spirit Level 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Start your meal with a cup of maraq, a seemingly artless broth built from the liquid used to cook the lamb mindi. Review | Saba’ Restaurant offers delicious ways to do your part for Yemeni war relief 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z Their shtick was artless banter spliced with improbable comic songs, notable for their pernickety lyrics and eclectic musicianship. Kings of loser comedy: how Flight of the Conchords took off 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z With his combative speak-singing style, he made an art form out of something artless. Perspective | Always different, always the same: Mark E. Smith of the Fall was a cranky, uncompromising genius 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Vandalism, contrary to the group’s claim that they’re performing “public art,” is the artless tantrum of a childish, self-absorbed mind. Opinion | Teddy Roosevelt didn’t deserve this 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Morales’s expulsion order was not just artless; it was political suicide. Opinion | In Guatemala, the rule of law strikes back 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z They thought the popular forces he called into being with his artless demagoguery could be harnessed in the service of their own more conventionally conservative agenda. The last person left who daren’t diss the Donald… | David Mitchell 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z It’s bizarre to read Brown’s argument that somehow this person was the victim of bullying, when it seems pretty clear that everything that happened to him was as a result of his own artless provocations. Burst your bubble: five conservative articles examining Milo Yiannopoulos 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z McInerney is, famously, a wine collector himself and his enthusiasm for his billionaire chums on the scene is so artless, it feels a little grudging to hold it against him. Jay McInerney: 'You can only blow up your life so many times before it becomes ridiculous' 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z Like Szalay, Knausgaard is often artless, prosy, clichéd, embarrassingly banal; like Szalay, he wants to explode the novel form; and like the British author he is interested in many ordinary things. Nine Tales of Crises in “All That Man Is” 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z One of the most memorable films of recent years is “Disorder”, an artful weaving together of artless footage of Chinese cities on the boil. The eyes have it 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z It was a ponderous, artless performance, but who cares? After 22 years, the Rams are back in LA. Was it worth the wait? 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z Even when his compositions look artless, nothing is random. Copine: a welcome addition to Seattle’s fine-dining menu 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z The imagery becomes so striking that being an unemployed, artless failure starts to seem almost exalted. Three types of onscreen losers at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z The artless repetitions, the indented lines, the earnest question marks, the lack of subterfuge or extraneous commentary, the ingenuous vitality—all this makes use, I suspect, of the atmosphere of contemporary songwriting. Nine Tales of Crises in “All That Man Is” 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z But insult, an artless form perfected by Trump, isn’t politically INcorrect. Donald Trump isn’t politically incorrect. He’s simply incorrect. 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z Another wrote: "It should be named 'ugly tasteless artless statue'... not Nefertiti." #BBCTrending: Egyptians lambast 'ugly' new Nefertiti statue - BBC News 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z But nothing on “Wildheart” whiplashes quite like Miguel’s toggling between artless dirty talk and dreamy slick talk, all of which he delivers with same velvet touch. The month’s best music: Tenement, Kacey Musgraves, Thundercat and more 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z Strong emotional currents keep this drama about an angry teen afloat, despite flat-footed direction and an artless script. Family Filmgoer reviews ‘Hot Pursuit,’ ‘Avengers’ and more 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z Chalk it up to the deteriorating skills of the aging creators or the greedy, artless minds of studio execs, but good, late sequels are a rare thing indeed. Take Note, Hollywood: 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Is How You Do A Decades-Late Sequel 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z It beat pugnacious Cincinnati, 64-51, by using its various arts to weather the artless. Kentucky muscles its way to 36-0 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z Tedious hours of research, conducted by artless cubicle drones, became the province of companies courting Chapter 11. A Sucker Is Optimized Every Minute 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z “Artful falsehood,” Dowd tells us, “is more dangerous than artless falsehood, because fewer people see through it.” Maureen Dowd’s clueless white gaze: What’s really behind the “Selma” backlash 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Very few are bold enough to try a feat similar to Berryman’s today, and even fewer have actually succeeded in writing poetry that transcends the artless solipsism of workshop verse. Remembering John Berryman, a Giant of American Poetry His problem lies in the artless way he stated his position: negatively. Keep Negativity Out Of Q&A: Obama And 'We Don't Have A Strategy Yet' 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z What he discovers is a person simultaneously bizarre and mundane, affected yet artless. The radicalisation of Samantha Lewthwaite, the Aylesbury schoolgirl who became the 'white widow' 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z Maybe Walker can be forgiven for thinking his deflection would be accepted in the friendly confines of Fox, but his dodges were so artless they offended Wallace. GOP’s “damaged-goods” primary: Why Christie and Walker are staring each other down 2014-02-24T16:30:00Z But it's not just some hooligan's tag, like Google's artless Irish scam. Amazon's tax arrangements are nothing short of a work of art. Bravo! 2013-05-18T23:05:48Z Red alert – Turkish Airlines insists the 'artless' look improves communication with passengers. Turkish Airlines crew banned from wearing red lipstick and nail polish 2013-05-03T07:56:33Z Last season had its moments but too much of the football was turgid and artless. From the archive 15/08/1992: Big bang or dull thud? Football's newly formed Premier League begins 2012-08-15T06:30:00Z "Atrocious, artless, cynical," is the way Stephen Bayley, one of Britain's leading voices on style, taste and contemporary design, described the uniforms. "Atrocious" outfits flabbergast London's style tsars 2012-08-03T14:08:59Z The ballad-man has his own pithy judgment in the guise of an artless rhyme. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z But at times some extremely artless animadversions are heard that almost nonplus us. Popular scientific lectures 2012-04-24T02:00:17.273Z Turkish Airlines, Europe's fourth-biggest carrier, said the ban was aimed at keeping crews "artless and well-groomed, with makeup in pastel tones", as a natural look improved communication with passengers. Turkish Airlines crew banned from wearing red lipstick and nail polish 2013-05-03T07:56:33Z He thought, perhaps, how ungenerous it would have been for a man of the world like himself to entrap the affections of a young, artless creature, almost a child in her innocence. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z Mabel read— Lucy blushed when she came to the commendation of "her artless candour and ingenuousness." Mabel, Vol. III (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-04T02:00:58.490Z The illusions and the artless faith of simple souls cannot give it any more solid and substantial basis. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z Day after day glided swiftly away, and life became a fresh pleasure to the weary King as he listened to the strange adventures and artless sayings of the ingenuous maiden. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z As a colourist, Mount is quite artless, but in the rendition of character and expression, and the unbiassed reproduction of reality, he stands very high. English Painters with a chapter on American painters 2012-03-27T02:00:26.437Z In the eleventh century the Christian conqueror of Toledo, Alfonso VI, after an artless trial by fire of the rival books, introduced the Gregorian liturgy, used by the rest of Europe. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z A giant statue… Pushed by a wild and artless race, From off wide, ambitious base. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z He forgot—being not only sceptical, but artless—that, like himself, all the persons present were helping to form the chain of hands and were in mutual contact. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z Fascinating as his verses are, artless in the perfection of art, they take no reader a step forward. An Edinburgh Eleven Pencil Portraits from College Life 2012-03-21T02:00:30.747Z In later epistles addressed to Ephesus, there are fragments of just such artless chants as the Asian Christians, exhorted and taught by their apostle, were wont to sing in their assemblies: see 1 Timothy iii. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z Her face was alight to Kipps with her artless gladness at their encounter. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z The Bulls are a burly group wed to the weight room, artless on offense and unrelenting on defense. Midwest: South Florida 58, Temple 48: N.C.A.A. Tournament: South Florida Muscles Past Temple 2012-03-17T04:51:37Z Yes, my beautiful page, your glances are artless and sincere. The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda 2012-03-15T02:00:28.817Z The child's artless story had aroused his warmest sympathies, and nothing could have given him greater pleasure than this opportunity to fight for her. Travelers Five Along Life's Highway 2012-03-11T03:00:12.927Z Had thy country any laws to punish him, who instead of paltry gold, would rob the artless virgin of her dearest treasure, in the rigid judge I should now behold the trembling criminal. Wild Oats or, The Strolling Gentlemen 2012-03-08T03:00:09.310Z And out from among these things looked her pretty face, the face of a wise little child—an artless wonder struggling through a preposterous dignity. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z Returning, she finds in his place Orestes, whom she had not before seen, and draws from him by her artless questions the sequel to this terrible drama wrought by his hand. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z He classes it with Montaigne and says he scarcely ever tired of “the artless prattle” of the “priggish little clerk of King Charles’s council.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z As the artless girl fervently uttered the last words, she turned a pair of sweet blue eyes, into which tears of gratitude and pleasure had suddenly started, upon the face of her companion. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z In vain for him th' officious wife prepares The fire fair-blazing, and the vestment warm; In vain his little children, peeping out Into the mingling storm, demand their sire With tears of artless innocence! Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 104, October 25, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-20T03:00:18.340Z "Not yet; not yet," he murmured to himself, as hearkening to her artless tale with anxious mien he gazed in silence across the swiftly-flowing Loire. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z That he, skilful fowler of artless birds, should have been betrayed by sudden passion and disappointment into exhibiting his person to this flutterer! The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z What better catspaw could be selected by Mr. Pitt than this artless apostle in whom was no taint of guile? My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z Boulot might be even now upon the road, and arrive too late to be of use, owing to the inopportune sublimity of the too artless chatelaine. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z Hand in hand they wandered--artless children--while the soft-eyed deer peeped out at them approvingly. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Jones also has arguably the most artless shot on the team, an awkward push that can make better players wince. For Butler, the Road Back Is Bumpy 2012-02-14T02:32:47Z Sweet, artless songster! thou my mind dost raise To airs of spheres—yes, and to angels' lays. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z It would lie heavy on his conscience, though, if this artless joyous creature should be dragged into the vortex. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z Bethke’s youth and artless charm surely account for part of the video’s popularity. Why ?I Hate Religion, But I Love Jesus? Is So Popular 2012-02-08T13:30:56Z Well did the roses blooming on their cheek, And eyes of laughing light, that glisten'd fair Beneath the artless ringlets of their hair, Each maiden's health and purity bespeak. The Isle of Palms and Other Poems 2012-02-04T03:00:15.103Z Nancy first learnt to disrelish the honest, artless effusions of her first lover's heart. The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z Sir Richard looked at her quickly, but her looks were perfectly artless. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z His conductor, who was evidently a good man, from the delight he honestly showed at this artless tribute to his magnificence, took him to a small cabinet containing a chest inlaid with mother-of-pearl. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z Being questioned, in fulfilment of her artless design, she said that she was not wanted upstairs. A Bride from the Bush 2011-12-24T03:08:05.053Z Still, as I touch the lyre, do thou expand Thy genuine charms, and guide an artless hand. The Isle of Palms and Other Poems 2012-02-04T03:00:15.103Z My daughter was too artless to frame any excuse to protract her wedding, and equally so, not to discover, by her confusion, that her sentiments were changed. The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z She was arm in arm with Colinet, who had entirely laid aside his artless, timid manner. Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z Mrs. Ellmer's eyes began to beam with a less artless curiosity. A Witch of the Hills, v. 1-2 2011-12-15T03:00:15.700Z So, Freddy, take this artless rhyme, And be a Sportsman in your time! The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z The first and second of Grieg’s violin sonatas are agreeable, so free and artless is the flow of their melody. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Let her return, then, if she is willing, as innocent and artless as she left us. The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z Sakhī: Attend my teaching, artless maid, And I shall give you good advice: First you shall deck your hair with jewels, And paint your curving eyes with sūrm. Vidy?pati: Bang?ya pad?bali; songs of the love of R?dh? and Krishna 2011-12-02T03:00:26.297Z Mr. Sheridan could laugh at Mr. Cumberland through this artful, artless medium, but he too had his Lucy. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Unconsciously of course this artless narrator might throw into bold relief theme, character, setting, or plot. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z These peasants apparently sing in an ungoverned, unrestrained way of their own; but as an Italian's tattered costume is always picturesque, so is this artless music most graceful and charming. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z So from amongst the number of Our Lady's lovely deeds I pluck a leaf, one here, one there, and wreathe this artless garland, lest I have naught to cast before her feet. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z May's letters are full of the most artless joy in her new life. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z Mr. Lincoln was by no means the unsophisticated, artless man many took him to be. The Life of Lyman Trumbull 2011-11-20T03:00:11.243Z The artless play of her features to entice him from his desperate purpose was exquisite, and not without temporary success. An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z The little dressmaker had not a thought or hope which did not relate to Paul; and she told her lover so with an artless sincerity which enchanted him. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z And indeed they had to agree that she had decided gifts for teaching,—an artless, animated discourse, manners free from conceit, and unwearied patience. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z In spite of her quiet demeanour and frank, artless manner, she sees, takes in, and realises the motive and importance of everything you say or do. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z Your artless compliment upon the New Year, went home. The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century 2011-11-04T02:00:24.773Z There's a gleeful laugh, a cunning smile, an artless waving of the hands, which should be here as tenants of the room. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z And the artless child, with whom laughter soon succeeded tears, threw her arms gayly about his neck. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z And now I close my artless ditty As per agreement with committee, And making place for those more able I leave the subject on the table. Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes 2011-11-01T02:00:25.563Z To be sure, one has only her letters to judge from, and letters often deceive; but hers seem so artless and unaffected. Charlotte Bront? A Monograph 2011-11-01T02:00:20.233Z The shadow cast by the human figure, an attenuated image of man, connected with the body and yet distinct from it, afforded a curious confirmation of this artless theory. Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses 2011-10-12T02:00:40.147Z Far from it; Crebillon was of a fair complexion, and had an artless expression of countenance, and a pair of beautiful blue eyes. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z The Duchess looked at her as if hardly knowing how to take such words, which, from the ducal point of view, had either to be very artless or very p. 343aggressive. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z But you have been very artless: it has been very easy to take your confidence by surprise. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z Over five-and-twenty years of a blameless life this artless record stretches. Charlotte Bront? A Monograph 2011-11-01T02:00:20.233Z A sensibility, like that which was lodged in the bosom of the artless and innocent Roseline, I would wish all my sex to possess. Bungay Castle: A Novel. v. 1/2 2011-09-27T02:00:20.260Z I was about to laugh again at the artless mixture in her of expansive unworldliness and quite astute machination when suddenly I thought better of it, and turned away. The Debit Account 2011-09-21T02:00:33.753Z She went to meet him, and as he was making her a modest curtsey the artless child kissed him on each cheek. The Barber of Paris 2011-09-18T02:00:25.547Z Lady Barbara, who was gaily artless, and as full of kindness as of vivacity, had the strong recommendation of being wholly natural; a recommendation as rare in itself, as success is in its deviations. The Wanderer (Volume 2 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:26.867Z But Miss Brontë considers it one of the highest, because one of the most truthful and artless tributes her work has yet received. Charlotte Bront? A Monograph 2011-11-01T02:00:20.233Z She played on the lute, and warbled her artless song in strains so sweet, as would have rivalled the daughters of Italy. Bungay Castle: A Novel. v. 1/2 2011-09-27T02:00:20.260Z She seemed to him an artless supernal vision, to which one might pray. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z Orcagna’s conception of the beatified souls in Santa Maria, whose profiles Ruskin likened to “lilies laid together in a garden border,” is not more delightful in its artless way than is Blake’s. William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work 2011-09-13T02:00:35.943Z He spoke in an artless manner, as much like a Christian as a poet, and the modesty of this Academicien, this "immortal" loaded with honours, was delightful. My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z “The gladsome lark o’er moor and fell, The lintie in the bosky dell, No blither than your bonnie sel’, My ain, my artless Mary.” Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z He watched her every look, and the language of his artless soul was easily read in every expressive and animated feature. Bungay Castle: A Novel. v. 1/2 2011-09-27T02:00:20.260Z The easy, chatty style of the book, the descriptive touches, the fund of anecdote, the artless and spontaneous narrations of the great singer herself, all contribute to make the volume attractive. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z Love was still a second religion; it still had its fine frenzies, its artless superstitions, its sublime emotion in harmony with those of Christianity. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z She ignored evil, was exquisitely artless, and never understood a great deal of the realities of life, because she did not see them. My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z And well may the lovely wee linnet be compared to a young and artless maiden, so good and innocent, so gentle and unobtrusive is the bird, and yet withal so blithe. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z The red breast warbled his artless song, surrounded by a number of chirping sparrows, who seemed gaily to flutter around, making a most uncommon bustle, which was occasioned by a shower that had lately fallen. Bungay Castle: A Novel. v. 1/2 2011-09-27T02:00:20.260Z It carries on all its artless reasonings in the sanctuary, and draws all its happy conclusions from the facts discovered there. The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III 2011-09-01T02:00:17.707Z Of all his visions, those in which he traveled to other astral worlds are not the least curious, and his descriptions are no doubt surprisingly artless in their details. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z He wins your regard by his artless frank manners, and you think all sailor boys are like him. Jack Buntline 2011-08-31T02:01:34.270Z Every one howled with delight at this artless testimony from Mrs Skeffington-Smythe that in her at least the legitimate business of foraging for commissariat had become merged in the wild spirit of the filibuster. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z "Do all soldiers admire beauty, and fall in love?" inquired the artless Edeliza, looking earnestly at De Willows. Bungay Castle: A Novel. v. 1/2 2011-09-27T02:00:20.260Z That pleased me, too, and I wished I had some one with me to enjoy this artless little show of the new year. The Return of the Soldier 2011-08-26T02:00:23.937Z Marie, a young creature, with no following, as clever and well-informed as she was simple and artless, suited the Queen-mother to admiration, and won her warm affection. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z No one can overestimate his artless art, his power, vigor and effect in his polemic efforts. John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings 2011-08-26T02:00:22.667Z Without exaggeration the effect was overwhelming—his style is so artless, his pathos so unpremeditated. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z Our artless heroine was unfortunately the darling child of sensibility, and her mind so susceptible of the miseries and misfortunes of others, that, from the moment she discovered them, they became her own. Bungay Castle: A Novel. v. 1/2 2011-09-27T02:00:20.260Z Above all, those artless words, "Sons shouldn't hit their fathers, anyway," fell upon him with the weight of a reproach. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z Few persons in these days know how artless were the dwellings of the citizens of Paris in the sixteenth century, and how simple their lives. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z It was a simple, artless tale; not one that would be concocted. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z And then he concluded with these affecting but not altogether artless words: I am grown old. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z On this occasion he was splendidly attired, and the bride, elegantly but simply dressed, wanted not the borrowed aid of ornament, but, arrayed in maiden bashfulness and artless purity, appeared all native loveliness. Bungay Castle: A Novel. v. 1/2 2011-09-27T02:00:20.260Z It is not that you take pains to engage them; artless simplicity is a striking part of your character. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z Simply, in briefest conclusion, the hale, sound, artless, lovable character of Benj. Neghborly Poems and Dialect Sketches 2011-08-15T02:00:25.930Z I listened with the gravest feeling of superiority to Janie’s artless prattle. The Heart's Country 2011-08-02T02:00:26.847Z These portraits of Master George and Miss Charlotte Horsley are excellent examples of his mastery of an artless pose, and of the reticence of his colour. Romney 2011-08-02T02:00:24.233Z You don’t mind my saying so—do you?” she concluded in an artless manner which made Lady Sarah smile in spite of herself. A Girl in Spring-Time 2011-07-29T02:00:31.493Z The simply dressed, artless girl who opened the door was probably the prettiest girl in County Down at the time. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, September 1893 2011-07-21T02:00:22.737Z "If you understood the spirit that animates these features, you would beg no longer, for you would know it to be vain," cried Richard, with his usual artless pathos. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z Far underlying all the surface crop of quaint superstitions and artless myths and fantastic magic, there thrills a mighty spiritual force, the whole soul of a race with all its impulses and powers and intuitions. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z Far from being the artless, guileless, unstudied compositions they have passed for, they are imbued with an atmosphere of reflection, are ingeniously elaborate and, in parts painfully studied. The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity 2011-07-19T02:00:18.297Z "Yes, I felt it, but I don't know why," she answered with an almost artless innocence in her gaze. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z My long-lost sister’s artless art Lived in thy smiles, my gentle dove. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, September 1893 2011-07-21T02:00:22.737Z To sum up the characteristics of the Aesopian fable, it is artless, simple and transparent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z In deference to the reader's possible prejudice against the artless method of an unpracticed historian the author ventures to substitute his own version for hers. The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z And that this dear, artless little creature should be sacrificed to the mad humour of an arrogant stranger! Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z He was so perfectly artless that he did not even interpret her indignation correctly, but attributed it to an entirely different cause. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z And can one, with a little plaintive noise, Bring it again that is so far away— The artless paradise of stealthy joys? The Three Hills And other Poems 2011-07-07T02:00:25.437Z I pr'ythee sing it to me, good O'Carrol; For there is something in these artless ditties, Expressive of a simple soul in love, That fills the mind with pleasing melancholy. The Surrender of Calais A Play, in Three Acts 2011-07-05T02:00:33.083Z “Pa,” said that artless damsel, at supper, “it will be very lonely here while you are away.” A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z He writhed like a worm on the ground beneath the weight of reproach with which this artless creature thus heaped him. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z Her own tears hindered her from making answer to the artless question. The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z An English mob under the chin, and artless ringlets, in natural colour, that shall restore an admiration for Prior's Nut-brown Maid. The Heiress; a comedy, in five acts 2011-07-02T02:00:12.813Z The children watched its motions, listening to the artless melody. Mary Wollstonecraft's Original Stories 2011-06-26T02:00:10.173Z These artless, cruel, innocent and murderous savages made their guests royally welcome, when the latter visited the camp. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z He was calm in his temper, artless in his conduct, neither pleased with idleness, nor too violently eager for employment. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z He was so artless about it, boyish, and—well—nice. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z For, regarding this one man for whom she would have given her eyes, the artless Welsh maiden had learnt Mrs. Cartwright's art of seeing without seeming to do so. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z Thus each woman, in her artless way, consoled the other. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z But the grace of pose never appears to be artless, after the first inspection, unless there is something in the expression to hold the mind. Art Principles With Special Reference to Painting Together with Notes on the Illusions Produced by the Painter 2011-06-16T02:00:17.197Z Her light, agile form, a model of artless grace, seemed so ethereal as scarce to touch the earth. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z And he blushed, for the little girl’s artless prattling and friendliness were already beginning to make him quite human. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z Demetrios looked at her, and divined, unerringly, the artless, novel sensuality with which this young girls body was animated. Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite 2011-06-13T02:00:23.863Z Mrs. Yellam grasped the arms of her chair, still staring into Fancy's artless face. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z She honored him with a glance of astonishment and an artless smile. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z It would not have been difficult to fancy Eve such a creature, when she first appeared to Adam, fresh from the hands of her divine Creator, modest, artless, timid, and perfect. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z For, skilful and accomplished metrist as he was, it was only by dint of "repeated experiments and intense mental effort" that he achieved those results in which his art appears most artless. A Day with Samuel Taylor Coleridge 2011-06-08T02:00:18.910Z Questioning and cross-questioning his artless victim, he drew from her facts of a far more serious and practical bearing. In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z Fancy's artless ways, she decided, were on the surface. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z The words fall together in natural order, and we seem to have advanced in this rude and artless “Ingliss.” Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z When her strength was somewhat retrieved, Constantia called to mind a good woman who lived in her former neighbourhood, and from whom she had received many proofs of artless affection. Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:26.023Z Her round eyes and artless surprise set the others to laughing, and gave Sally courage to ask what she wanted, then and there. Spinning-Wheel Stories 2011-05-28T02:00:23.707Z A wife might guess their port of departure and arrival by an artless question or two as to where her husband on the Staff had motored to that day. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z Upon this artless pair he poured generously his vivifying beams. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z The whole story of the marriage of this artless student would be ludicrous, but for the melancholy reflection that it brought waste and disturbance into the abode of the author of the “Ecclesiastical Polity.” Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z “Whatever Molly does is always right, and if she wears low neck then I will, too,” said the artless girl. Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days 2011-05-27T02:00:15.860Z An artless admiration is painted on the face of the young peasant, who looks with happiness on his beautiful companion. Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good 2011-05-25T02:00:17.943Z He is no more; and with him have gone the playful jokes, the merry laugh, the artless graces, and the sweet Muses!” French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z Very leisurely, between immense mouthfuls of bread and cheese, he told an artless tale. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z Our honest antiquary, with a true vernacular feeling, had written the history of an English university, during an uninterrupted labour of ten years, in his artless but natural idiom. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z The artless ditty of the mourning warbler came to my ears at intervals out of a tangle of shrubbery, and once or twice he allowed me glimpses of his quaint attire. A Rambler's lease 2011-05-22T02:00:11.507Z But the manner was not artless; it gave you the impression that she always knew what she was saying and had a reason for saying it. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z "No, but when all the flowers are in full bloom the quail come down," was the artless rejoinder. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z The constable was an imposing figure of a man, with a handsome stupid face, and a stolid deliberation of word and deed which gave an impression of artless but indefatigable vigilance. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z Unfortunately we only learn that they had such artless effusions, for these songs have perished on the lips of the singers. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z He did achieve the predominant thing that he aimed to achieve—he made his poetry rough and artless in spite of his fineness and art. Colors of Life Poems and Songs and Sonnets 2011-05-09T02:00:03.610Z He assured himself that he had never beheld such artless, unusual, natural beauty in a girl. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z As a rule he thought them bad, rough in the means they employed to please, and unpractised in the more subtle dissembling of the natural and artless. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z She was very unostentatious and simple in her dress, and never, in the slightest degree, affected the mannerism of mindless and artless fashion. Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z She had gathered from the artless utterances of Harold and Wilfred an idea of their home life, which made her feel compassionately towards them. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z Yet they are agreeable neighbors, artless and unconventional as children, and surely the great Hahn fortune won’t suffer much through their inroads.” Aunt Jane?s Nieces on the Ranch 2011-04-14T02:00:48.280Z In every movement her natural artless grace was as a rhythm of poetry. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z Truth.—"The story is told with such astonishing artfully artless naturalness that it absorbs you from the first page to the last." The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z This early simplicity seemed pleasing and artless to those Romans, who lived in an age of excessive refinement and cultivation; but this apparent merit was rather accidental than the effect of poetic art. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z "If I do not, most assuredly it will not be will but power that is wanting," replied Lucius, who had been deeply interested both by the narrative and by the grief of the artless narrator. The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville 2011-03-31T02:00:19.850Z He had little peculiarities which would not have recommended other men, but which in his case were considered virtues: he was quite artless in matters of etiquette. At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z The great qualifications, or leading and indispensable attributes of a Sharper, a Cheat, a Swindler, or a Gambler, are, to possess a genteel exterior, a demeanor apparently artless, and a good address. A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis Containing a Detail of the Various Crimes and Misdemeanors by which Public and Private Property and Security are, at Present, Injured and Endangered: and Suggesting Remedies for their Prevention 2011-03-23T02:00:17.353Z You have been blindfolded, duped, made game of, tossed in a blanket, like the most artless of young fellows! The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Indeed, the pretty senorita was altogether quite a different person, from the simple, artless girl that Timothy Sheridan remembered so vividly. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z There was a tingling silence after this artless speech. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z This artless belief took firm root in the country. Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z My dear, artless mother did not deceive me, when she pretended not to hear as I eagerly asked, "have you no idea of the meaning of all this secrecy?" Cora and The Doctor or Revelations of A Physician's Wife 2011-03-10T03:00:49.120Z On their sweet winding Banks th' aerial Race In artless Numbers warble forth his Praise, Or chant the harmless Raptures of their Loves, And cheer the Plains, and wake the vocal Groves. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z He launched forth into the subject with an artless zest, not needing any prompting from his attentive listener. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z "I?" she raised her eyebrows in artless, surprised query. The Black Eagle Mystery 2011-03-07T03:00:12.497Z The football played on plastic pitches during the 1980s was egregious reductive nonsense, the surface immediately giving the artless a morally dubious advantage over the artisan. The Joy of Six: Freaky goals 2011-03-04T10:26:11Z If her first steps were artless the last was more artless still. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z I was young, artless, and confiding,—a mere child of nature! The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z Then with an artless smile she went off under her white parasol. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z In his reckless extravagance her very teeth were not safe in her head; but more dreadful than all were the temptations he had exposed her to,—sweet, young, artless, and lovely as she was! The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z The artless innocence of these observations, proved the purity of the mind from which they could emanate. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z His artless glory in a line of ancestry of which the fame had never gone beyond the shores of Massachusetts Bay was, after all, a harmless bit of vanity. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z But his lordship did not hear the artless little speech, so it did not annoy him; whereas old Max did hear it, and it gratified him considerably for several reasons. A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z Their conversation is, perhaps, not peculiarly attractive; for being simple and artless, speech was not given to them as a means of disguising their thoughts; their lips only disclose the fullness of their hearts. The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z I have reread the little Möller's letters; sweet artless creature she is! The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. 2011-03-01T03:00:48.107Z But her artless, pure, and confiding nature, rendered her independent of the opinions of the world; and she had made one last reckless effort to possess herself of the man she loved. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z He saw Betsey as she had been—a girl, spotless, artless, intelligent, ambitious; beheld her married; then saw her as she was when she joined her lot with his own. Tom Clark and His Wife Their Double Dreams, And the Curious Things that Befell Them Therein; Being the Rosicrucian's Story 2011-02-25T03:01:12.293Z Could she not, too, "enlist the sympathies of admiring audiences"—by her sweet smiles and "artless ways," gain belief, and "a wish to believe?" The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z They are both unrhetorical and void of pose, and divide themselves between the artless comedy of bustling, lively, English humours and pathetic, unheroic tragedy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z They do not gather round bright fires and tell artless tales on winter evenings. Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther 2011-02-17T03:00:18.413Z “I am willing to be married the very day your sister comes,” said she, adding in her artless manner, “I shall wait with great impatience until I have seen her.” Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z Taken together, the images of carefree children, looking as artless and unguarded as children are, pack a wallop. Australian newscaster hits co-anchor with scathing innuendo 2011-02-15T22:27:00Z With this crowning triumph of her last artless plot the smile on the little white face brightened forever into unearthly sweetness. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z And there they sat—the once disobedient, sinning, reckless son, and the little artless child. The Torn Bible Or Hubert's Best Friend 2011-02-09T03:00:51.890Z The visit of Lucy had confirmed her opinion; she appeared, indeed, to be an artless girl, but who could tell the cause of her downcast looks and timid replies? The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z There was music in her voice—as it gave utterance to the thoughts of her pure, artless mind to which I liked to listen. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z But eloquence like our Pierantoni's is apt to attract—crowds,' he said, looking up again with a sudden peculiarly simple and artless smile. Vestigia Vol. I. 2011-02-04T03:00:23.340Z She knew from long experience how easy it was to deceive Miss Judy, the most innocent and artless of mistresses. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z It was not long before a small bird of beautiful plumage flew upon the tree under which she usually sat, and with its sweet and artless notes seemed to respond to her voice. Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends 2011-02-04T03:00:18.247Z Chapman, too, who was highly esteemed by clergy and scholars, was within call to point out to “artless Will” the merits of Senecan tragedy. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z She was artless and confiding; so much so, that I felt certain she would tell me all that had taken place, since that painful parting on the banks of the Yarra Yarra. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z Scores of white-robed children, rescued from shame and penury by this noble benevolence, were ranged around that organ when I saw it, and, with artless, frail little voices, singing a hymn of praise and worship. Shakespeare's England 2011-01-30T03:00:17.313Z While his style is apparently most artless, he possesses, as Garnett has said, "either the science or the knack of felicitous composition to an extraordinary degree." The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z With the artless frankness of a boy, he laid his arm around her shoulders. The Sign of Flame 2011-01-27T03:00:43.087Z "And always played the artless little girl, although she was thirty years old," said Georgia, laughing. The Actress' Daughter A Novel 2011-01-23T03:00:14.117Z The portrait of Elfreda, that pure, artless face, blended in my fancy with that of the young Countess. The Count of Nideck adapted from the French of Erckmann-Chartrian 2011-01-20T03:00:07.967Z She was only twenty, at once very proud and very sincere; she had an artless confidence in herself, an impetuous nature, and a reputation for beauty only partly justified. The Children of Alsace Les Oberl?s 2011-01-16T03:00:19.697Z The lesson once concluded, Lieschen was again the merry, artless, audacious child. Quicksands 2011-01-15T03:00:33.213Z In this way the artless youth prattled on; and Miss Amory listened to him with inexhaustible good humor. A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy 2011-01-13T03:01:13.027Z Strong woman as she was, there was something about this artless, good-natured little man which made her turn white and draw her breath in quick gasps. The Pagan's Cup 2011-01-06T03:00:42.697Z Dimly streamed the light of the swinging lamp upon the human temple of purity, and Hermann, the Demented, wept like an artless child. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 2010-12-28T03:00:18.560Z There are no artless Jewesses there; the pupils under their black lashes glitter with the glow of cupidity, and I prefer the light of love. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z But as he listened to Lieschen's artless talk he paid homage to the sincerity of this girlish nature, and was refreshed and cheered even by her words of reproof. Quicksands 2011-01-15T03:00:33.213Z Yet Delilah herself, the experienced, the crafty, the trained and taught—could not—did not—act more cleverly and craftily than this artless damsel. The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z Sadly, the action is as limited and artless as its characterisation, with battles won simply by furiously mashing two buttons. This week's new games 2010-12-11T00:15:00Z There, on her couch, in all the artless grace of slumber, lay the only being on earth whom he loved. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 2010-12-28T03:00:18.560Z Surely," I ventured, with artless good-nature, "you will wait to patronize Mr. Spiller, who is advertised as skater-in-ordinary to the Duke of Edinburgh. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z By the end of it, drinking in that artless gaze of maternal disbelief, listening to the carefully reasoned soliloquy of betrayal, we all felt a little bit guilty on Wayne Rooney's behalf. Sir Alex Ferguson wins first round in PR war against Wayne Rooney 2010-10-19T20:02:00Z She surveyed a riot of signs artful and artless — “Give us liberty, not debt,” “Pelosi’s gavel is the new health care colonoscopy” — and beamed. Carly Fiorina Means Business 2010-06-04T08:10:00Z The English can be a quixotic lot, and in an odd way such artless, witless, money-grubbing howlers went some way to restoring the gaiety of the nation, uniting people in delicious affront. Marina Hyde: A golden generation of self-regard 2010-05-26T23:06:00Z The Rev. Harold J. Chapman, M.A., vouches for the truth of this story told him in artless fashion by the hero of it. With our Fighting Men The story of their faith, courage, endurance in the Great War She was a lassie that I would call the very perfection of loveliness—simple, artless, confiding, but not without a sprinkling o' woman's vanity. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 It was nearly time for tea, and Harry had coaxed the artless girl into the little drawing-room to show her some sketches, and the photographs of the elders. A Little World "Oh, dear Ulrica is rather tired," was the plausibly artless reply. A Poached Peerage Because of their artless simplicity it has been said that “the cultured man will appreciate them and the unlettered man can understand them.” The Story of Our Hymns "Oh, yes, fairly well," I said, thinking of the many artless confidences I'd listened to from Miss Million—then "Million," of our disgracefully inconvenient little kitchen at Putney. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune Kate's heart, almost unconsciously to herself, had long been his; and she was too frank and artless to attempt to veil it from him when he made his proposals. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 Here lie, like kisses from the lips dropt down Of yon frail azur upon earth below, Two simple, pure, blue pools, and like a crown About their edge, chance flowers artless grow. Poems of Emile Verhaeren No, by Jove, I knew jolly well I couldn't take advantage of such circumstances—of her artless confession; knew devilish well it wouldn't do, you know. The Haunted Pajamas Although they do not rise to great poetic heights, their language is so artless and simple they seem to sing their way into the heart of the worshiper. The Story of Our Hymns Never again will she entertain me with her stream of artless comments on life and love and her own ambition—"Oh, Miss, dear, I should like to marry a gentleman!" Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune But sometimes this good man had artless ideas of this sort, at which his sister smiled. The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico And so exquisite was the gift of thought blended with the art of artless expression, that only the facts appeared in the transparent narrative. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, July, 1893 That was how Henry's experience of the novelist summed itself up in his mind after Mr. Needham's artless little human sermon. The Call of the Town A Tale of Literary Life She has the artless grace of a little child, the poetic effect of a wood-nymph.” The Story of Our Hymns "Would that be me uncle that I got my money from?" murmured the artless Million to me. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune But why not please this artless young man? The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen She could not know that there was a direct simplicity of pathos and artless humour in her ballads, borne on a bird-like sweetness of voice, to the hearts of these people. The Tempering He then read the letter, which contained a detailed account of the various clever, artless expressions of the little household idol. The Children of the World Hiller’s hymns, though simple in form and artless in expression, have retained a strong hold on the people of Württemberg and are extensively used to this day. The Story of Our Hymns Since his return to the country, he had been frequently invited to assemble among the artless villagers, decorated in their own native beauty, assisted sometimes for ornament with the spoils of Flora. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact All this is meant to throw light upon the artless simplicity, the outspoken but sensitive judgment, the indefinable strength of character, of the Rev. Mr. Savage. The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 He was calm in his temper, artless in his conduct, neither pleased with idleness nor too violently eager for employment. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 For a long time he continued conversing with the artless girl. The Progressionists, and Angela. Withal, because it was combined with such artless simplicity, it was easily mastered by the common people and instantly sprang into great popularity. The Story of Our Hymns Since his return to the country, he had been frequently invited to assemble among the artless villagers, decorated in their own native beauty, assisted sometimes for ornament with the spoils of Flora. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact He explained all the regulars' artless devices for being comfortable; he mended the boys' morals and their blouses in the same breath; and he inculcated all the regular traditions and superstitions. Stories That End Well An Adventure in Altruria——Through the Terrors of the Law——The Real Thing——The Old Partisan——Max—Or His Picture——The Stout Miss Hopkins' Bicycle——The Spellbinder——The Object of the Federation——The Little Lonely Girl——The Hero of Company G——A Miracle Play It is nature improved, not from without but by exquisite and esoteric art, the better to prove its innate virtue and display its artless charm. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 He looked with reverence upon the artless girl whom God had so richly endowed, both in body and mind, Mechtild rose. The Progressionists, and Angela. The singing of the early Christians was simple and artless. The Story of Our Hymns Her elder sisters manifested their pleasure in beholding the artless, unadorned school-girl, metamorphosed 47 to the interesting young lady of fascinating manners and amiable deportment. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact Her friend had not the heart to impute the marquis' beautiful, artless compliments to mercenary motives. Stories That End Well An Adventure in Altruria——Through the Terrors of the Law——The Real Thing——The Old Partisan——Max—Or His Picture——The Stout Miss Hopkins' Bicycle——The Spellbinder——The Object of the Federation——The Little Lonely Girl——The Hero of Company G——A Miracle Play The characteristic is almost feminine in the description of Auburn: "Dear lovely bowers"; it is inevitable, artless, in 'The Traveller': "His first, best country ever is at home." Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 The Duke was touched; these artless words from the mouth of his child contained a reproach which shamed him. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. It was first an artless, genial party of three of us that drank in the poetry of the scenery around Lake Tahoe. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 Her elder sisters manifested their pleasure in beholding the artless, unadorned school-girl, metamorphosed 47 to the interesting young lady of fascinating manners and amiable deportment. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact "Sweet—artless creature," whispered her sister, "not to know how all our devices are exercised for her." Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) Her resplendent beauty, her fairy-like gracefulness of motion, and the artless simplicity of her manners, won the admiring notice of all. Sketches of Aboriginal Life American Tableaux, No. 1 She conversed gayly with Rechberg and asked many artless questions about Germany and its inhabitants, and he was charmed with the interest she evinced in his native land. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. When Celia passes through the grove, Under the bay and laurel, The nightingale forgets to sing, And silent sits with quivering wing To hear her artless carol. The Fortunes of Philippa A School Story "Miss Severin is so well informed that she does not care for our simple little amusements," said Miss Elaine, in her artless way. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu “Little Moccasin like her already,” was the artless answer. Little Oskaloo or, The White Whirlwind Robust and artless, eminently natural, yet perfectly correct, he looked pointlessly active and pleasantly dull. The Spoils of Poynton This artless recital has every earmark of truth, and it was confirmed in detail by other witnesses and later events. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day But for the present moment I have kept him from adding anything to Miss Dosia's artless gossip. The King of Arcadia She sprang up when we came near, blushing in her artless fashion at the encounter. The Great Miss Driver And tell me now, ye spirits of the wind, O, tell me where those artless notes to find— So lofty now, so loud, so sweet, so clear, That even angels might delighted hear. Lives of Celebrated Women "Yes," said Geoffrey, pausing halfway up the staircase, and caught by the artfulness of this apparently artless question. The Riddle of the Night In point of fact, Maximina, who had grown much prettier since her marriage, now beamed in all the fresh and artless beauty with which Heaven had endowed her. Maximina The artless sallies with which she turned old friends and benefactors into ridicule made me reflect that she might come to treat me in like manner. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second She told him about the project—it was nothing more, she was careful to remark—after dinner one evening, in her most artless manner. The Great Miss Driver Amid a multitude of artless hands, Ruin’s sure perquisite! her lawful prize! Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes The hen makes an artless nest on the ground, and lays therein from seven to nine or even more eggs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" "I am a beast to mistrust you, and you so young and so artless; the sweetest blue eyes I ever looked at." Jack Hinton The Guardsman The entirely artless and mainly conversational array of the sentence which, out of verse, had hitherto been common, served for narrative well enough, but not at all for argument or discussion. A Short History of French Literature And even mystery and tragedy have their own particular forms of simplicity, so that, with Tasma Tid in the background the tale would be artless enough to satisfy the most artful. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction She was in no mood for that artless lyric chant of youth in which he was so adept. Ewing\\'s Lady Much had they seen "cities and men," and the artless way in which they interlarded their conversation with allusions to "one of those shore-going chaps, you see," was delicious. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel It is, indeed, very different from the artless loveliness of innocent girlhood; but its claim is not less incontestable. Jack Hinton The Guardsman But the artless narrative had given Theo a different impression of his feelings. The Daughters of a Genius Her little airs and graces died a rapid death; the tilt of the head was replaced by a gentle droop, her complacent smile changed to an artless appeal. A Question of Marriage My dear Mr. Stocmar, your ingenuity has conjured up an Equity lawyer instead of an artless girl not sixteen years of age! One Of Them The artless way," said the old man, "she would come and repeat to me all his raptures about her, was at first a sort of comfort to me. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance The very artless simplicity of her manner, the untutored freshness of her mind, had taught me to know that even great personal attractions may be the second excellence of a woman. Jack Hinton The Guardsman For a long time history has been made in an artless fashion. Essays on the Materialistic Conception of History The sciences and the professions will not waste their time on methods of instruction which must, from their very nature, be artless, inexact and vague. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" He is described as having been simple and artless, incapable of the little crooked wisdom of cunning, and his integrity was incorruptible. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia To this end he began to question her in an artless conversational way. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion Can I hope ever to overcome the deep-rooted prejudices of my family, and induce them to receive amongst them as my wife the beautiful and artless daughter of the wild west? Jack Hinton The Guardsman Such a fleet must have, indeed, presented to the artless inhabitants an appalling spectacle. Hernando Cortez Makers of History A husband's cruelty is bemoaned; a woman scorns the praises of an artless lover; or a wife is consoled by her husband's home-coming. Oriental Women On awaking, the Dauphin put this artless question to the Queen: "Mamma, is it yesterday still?" Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty Already had she noticed the artless habits of the humble peasantry—their gratitude for the slightest services, their affectionate greetings, the touching beauty of their expressions, teeming with an imagery she never heard before. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago An air of candour won everybody to him at first; many people thought him artless. Toilers of the Sea So, Poet and Romancer—old as young, And wise as artless—masterful as mild,— If there be sweet in any song I've sung, 'Twas savored for that palate, O my Child! The Old Soldiers Story Poems and Prose Sketches Send them afar to foreign land, Let each be branded on the hand; There’s scarce a crime on earth more vile, Then artless women to beguile. Characters from Life or Moral Hints. In Verse The villian that betray’d in youth, An artless maid astray; Was stranger to the love of truth, Or what the scriptures say. Poetical Works comprising Elegies, Sketches from Life, Pathetic, and Extempore Pieces Thou high director of the same, Assist mine artless pen, To write the gests of Britons stout, And acts of English men. English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History This forms the conclusion of an artless but thrilling narrative. Tourcoing Ali Pasha took the damsel upon his lap, and rejoiced in her innocent, artless eyes and her childlike smile. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries And as he listened to the artless if not innocent discourse of these rustics, gradually a notion formed itself. The Woodlands Orchids He might have betted what he liked; when little Esztike returned, her artless countenance beamed with some joyful mystery, but there was no sugar-box in her hand. Hungarian Sketches in Peace and War Constable's Miscellany of Foreign Literature, vol. 1 In his style, he was an artless artist, if there is truth in Thackeray's observation, that the "true artist makes you think of a great deal more than the objects before you." Memoir of Jared Sparks, LL.D. He had never heard her speak, but he had seen her beautiful lips ripple into a thousand artless expressions of grief and joy. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 23, 1920 He too had, by his artless manner, inspired in me no common interest. The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. "I hope you like Frank!" said Kate, with artless eagerness in her look. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life It was a dangerous scene into which to introduce the artless and inexperienced Creole girl, and she was not a little dazzled by the splendor with which she was surrounded. Josephine Makers of History This child disconcerted him, but there was something delightful in her artless manner which quite charmed him. St. Peter's Umbrella By degrees he was led to reveal all his artless thoughts upon the subject, and somehow found it more engrossing than he had ever done before. Leonore Stubbs Across the rambling fence she leaned: A gingham gown to ankles bare; Her artless beauty, bonnet-screened, Tempestuous with its stormy hair. Blooms of the Berry What wonder, then, if I have read the artless nature of a boy like that, or see in him the springs of an ambition he knows not of himself? The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life The most rude and artless form of government is probably the most ancient. Essays on the Constitution of the United States I endeavored to keep my own feelings in order, till I had time to appreciate a character which appeared as artless as it was correct. Coelebs In Search of a Wife In Ipswich once a witch I knew,— An artless Saxon witch was she; By that flaxen hair and those eyes of blue, Sweet was the spell she cast on me. Second Book of Verse The young Ofterdingen was praised by knights and ladies, on account of his modesty and artless, mild behavior. Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. “Well, then,” returned the artless girl, “why should I not go to Sir William Berkeley, and represent to him the harshness of his course, and the propriety of tempering his revenge with mercy?” Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion Such a superstition demonstrates more than whole volumes of history, after what manner the first acquaintance was made between this artless, peaceful people, and their European conquerors. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 By the side of modern romance, where the most sacred and secret intricacies of human nature are, as it were, displayed under the microscope, Marie’s narrations may seem somewhat artless. Of Six Mediæval Women To Which Is Added A Note on Mediæval Gardens She wants to be alone; she wants to get rid of Dicky and his artless prattle at any price. Portia or By Passions Rocked Amidst such strains had his daughter grown up, and her soul became, as it were, a tender song, the artless expression of longing and of sadness. Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. “Does he tell lies for us?” said the girl with artless simplicity, and still remembering her interview with her brother. Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion This may be called roughing it—slovenly—coarse—rude—artless—unscientific. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) The bluster Alexander makes, is as much inconsistent with the character of a hero, as the roughness of Clytus is an instance of the sincerity of a bold artless soldier. The Tatler, Volume 3 There was the same candid, guileless look; those open eyes through which you could read into her very soul; the same artless mouth. Eyes Like the Sea They seemed not to notice their little guest, who busily hovered around them with artless caresses. Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. He does not expect her consciously to betray her husband, but his eyes are busy while he puts artless questions. Scotland Yard The methods and organisation of the Metropolitan Police They are two of our most artless poets. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) The pretty girl crept to my side; it was then that—surely with the most artless flattery—she informed me of my likeness to her father. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) I could have sworn that she was an artless virgin opening her heart for the first time to a true sentiment. Eyes Like the Sea These artless bales were packages of breechloaders, with bayonets to match, wrapped in sail-cloth. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) She was beautiful; and more than that, there was something in her Spanish nature at once so warm and simple, so artless and yet so unconsciously poetic, that her presence was a continual charm. The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine The seeds of Truth fall by the wayside, on artless listeners. Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 The Fabliaux show us an artless picture of manners, where, after confessing husband and wife, the priest gave them the discipline without any ceremony, just as they were, behind the confessional. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages Arrived at the pens he entered into a long and earnest conversation with his head keeper, and the twins knew better than to interrupt him with artless prattle at such a time as that. The Squire's Daughter Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons Your Magdalene is not a thoughtful virgin, but a lovely artless child rather, and yet she is such a marvellous child that hardly anybody else but Guido could have painted her. Weird Tales. Vol. I But what drew artless pity from all was the unconscious orphan, who came in, led by Mrs. Pennel by the one hand, and with the little Mara by the other. The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine There are topics which admit of plein-air handling, and topics which civilized man, as apart from his artless brother of the jungles, has veiled with reticence. Sex-education A series of lectures concerning knowledge of sex in its relation to human life On enquiring the cause of a young woman, who passed at the moment; she told me, with an artless countenance, that “it was haunted.” A Morning's Walk from London to Kew Nancy brought the relief with the artless question, "Where is Melbury Park, father?" The Squire's Daughter Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons Therein, doubtless, lies her charm, her artless allurements, her enigmatic manner, her astonishing success. Aliens All these artless details were given to amuse his young sisters at home,—the beings he loved best on earth, not only at this time but throughout life. Home Life of Great Authors Of all Shakspeare’s women she is perhaps the most tender and the most artless. Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature It is artless, yet it reaches the goal of art. Twenty-Five Years in the Black Belt To raise that objection is to misunderstand the spirit of these artless adventures. Miss Cayley's Adventures Such were the characters and such the state of morals of the court into which this beautiful and artless princess, Maria Antoinette, but fifteen years of age, was to be introduced. Maria Antoinette Makers of History He planned openings that might give her tempting opportunities of confidences if she wished to confide, and artless remarks and questions that would make for self-betrayal if she didn't. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman Fortune did not favour me, and why should I recapitulate the details of futile precautions which deceived nobody and wearisome arts which proved to be artless? The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) Poor old simple-minded hermit, he was too artless for this world! Our Young Folks—Vol. I, No. II, February 1865 An Illustrated Magazine for Boys and Girls Children accept the improbable with artless faith; nothing strikes them as impossible; only, they must not be deceived, for there is no impairing the fixity of a settled idea in their brains. My Private Menagerie from The Works of Theophile Gautier Volume 19 Feelings she had not known for a long time, childlike, devout, quite artless feelings crowded in upon her; everything the years and her worldly life had brought with them fell from her. The Son of His Mother They all helped one another with humorous attentiveness, as though they had all agreed to rehearse a sort of artless farce. Fathers and Children So much for the evidence of the artless! The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) We know nothing of the authors of these poems, which treat of the heroic adventures of the great warriors and lovely ladies of the chivalric age in strains of artless but often exquisite beauty. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" “Yes,” said Gerald to that artless description of the feminine woman his mother had been, and stood beside his guest, looking pensively up at the portrait. Aurora the Magnificent Good Heavens, could this little country girl with her artless manner and candid eyes be an ex-convict? Anything Once Since that time Miss Jackson has written vast quantities of verse; always rich and musical, and if one may speak in paradox, always artless with supreme art. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 Again, some men arrive at great truths through intuition, and by natural endowment of words are able to express them with an artless art beyond the power of academies to teach. The Message and the Man: Some Essentials of Effective Preaching “Lord Rokeby, his neighbour, called him kinsman,” writes my artless chronicler, “and altogether life was very cheery.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9 The new padre was a stout, artless man with a kind face. General Bramble They are not so artless, and the phraseology is more elastic—less cut and dried. Music: An Art and a Language Their disappointment weighed lightly upon them, and the detective enjoyed the day with all the artless abandon of a schoolboy playing hooky. The Monk of Hambleton She is described as lovely and artless, not fond of books, incapable of understanding scientific problems, or of keeping the imaginary and terrible secrets with which her guardian used to try her nerves. A Book of Sibyls Miss Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs Opie, Miss Austen It is an art which gains most, if the paradox may be allowed, by being artless. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) Ernestine, coming to chat with her customers, should bear a beautiful infant on her arm, and smile with artless pride on being assured of its filial resemblance to herself. The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 In Haydn's music we find the expression of a real personality—though of an artless, child-like type, without great depth of emotion or the tragic intensity of a Beethoven. Music: An Art and a Language O how unlike the complex works of man, Heaven's easy, artless, unencumbered plan! Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order They are artless, graceful, written with an innocent good faith which disarms criticism. A Book of Sibyls Miss Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs Opie, Miss Austen Steele in his artless way had a moral end in view, though his method of reaching it was not always wise or even discreet. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) Mamise longed to be near enough to hear what she could guess: her enemy’s artless prelude followed by gradual modulations to her main theme––Mamise’s wicked record. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards With a light, yet forcible touch, she paints sweet and artless, yet natural and strong, characters.”—Congregationalist. Daddy's Girl It was a ball––but so different from the simple, artless 9 baile of her native town. Carmen Ariza It was an artless way of hers when she was much interested in a conversation, and was deplored by those who wished her well. The Benefactress All his actions are artless and quiet; even the modulations of his voice follow the lower keys.” Modern Americans A Biographical School Reader for the Upper Grades Another man would have been roused to compassion by the fragments of thought, sometimes artless, sometimes passionate, that seemed to have dropped fresh from her heart upon the pages he was reading. Mabel's Mistake Such is the fate of artless Maid, Sweet floweret of the rural shade! The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 I am––I––” “We need each other, don’t we?” the artless girl exclaimed, as she beamed upon him. Carmen Ariza The glamour of love was upon him; he could see no faults in pretty little artless Daisy. Daisy Brooks Or, A Perilous Love This artless question appeared to take the young woman by surprise; for she grew confused and quite red, and finally told little Fouchette to "run along, now, and don't be silly." Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life Most plain, most artless, does their composition appear; like the natural out-breathing of the heart in its sunny moments; and yet—as with all earthly brightness—with a trace of cloud on that sunshine. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 "Why do you call him 'my' Francis?" she asked—rather mischievous than artless. Love and Lucy The faultless courtesy of the artless Rosendo, a courtesy so genuine that Josè knew it came right from the heart, made conversation on this topic a matter of extreme difficulty to him. Carmen Ariza Daisy was so young, so unsuspecting, so artless, and knew so little of the ways of the world or its intriguing people that she quite believed his assertion. Daisy Brooks Or, A Perilous Love But she only looked up wistfully into Woodford's face and smiled as artless, winning, merry a smile as ever was born on a woman's mouth. Dwellers in the Hills |
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