单词 | marvellously |
例句 | Its harsh skin afforded such a marvellously good grip that without thinking about what I was doing, I pulled. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The wide, airy nature of the streets here give the city a marvellously spacious feel, so that I found it most easy to spend some hours just strolling in the gently warm sunshine. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I swung most marvellously from handle to handle, and I was enjoying myself so much that I completely forgot I was in full view of anyone in the kitchen who might happen to glance upwards. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z What a marvellously brave thing Miss Honey had done. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Leonidas Kavakos was the soloist, supremely confident in the face of its technical challenges and marvellously alert to its profound emotional shifts. LSO/Gergiev/Kavakos ? review 2011-03-25T22:15:00Z With its tackiness enamelled in urbanity and its timbre attuned to the Tinder age, “Dating Around” is marvellously of the moment—a strong candidate for the sociocultural time capsule. “Dating Around,” Reviewed: Courtship Drama and a Delicious Tingle of Voyeurism 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Which all sounds marvellously exciting if you happen to be a music theorist, but what makes all that matter is that these musical ideas are a seamlessly efficient expression of the opera's essential drama. Tristan und Isolde – Wagner's love supreme 2012-12-20T18:00:01Z Stephen Gadd, sporting a copy of Strauss's moustache, is equally insightful as complacent husband Robert, while Kennedy is marvellously unctuous and vapid. Intermezzo – review 2012-07-09T17:13:13Z Freed from the weight of state censorship, the bands of the progressive "movida Madrileña" that sprang up after his death wasted little time in going marvellously off the rails. A history of Spanish pop in 10 songs 2012-06-18T15:17:21Z He does that marvellously, in a description of landscape, then a menu, then a conversation, often humorous or sometimes a bit mad, and then some of the finest architectural descriptions in the language. 5 great books on world travel 2013-02-04T12:45:00Z Either he had no private life, or was marvellously discreet. Handel and me 2012-11-30T22:55:12Z He had a twinkle in his eye, a wonderful sense of humour, he was marvellously foppish in a theatrical way. 2010-02-06T14:24:00Z It's glorious: warm, thoughtful and deceptively straightforward – in other words, marvellously clear. Table; Children of the Sun – review 2013-04-20T23:08:26Z "The Age of Anxiety" is the strangest flower of a marvellously fertile period. On an alien shore 2010-04-09T23:07:00Z Only a few years after this telly drama, such marvellously traditional undergraduate rites of passage were being performed by Cameron, Johnson and Osborne. Your next box set: Brideshead Revisited 2012-08-30T15:01:00Z He is ragged, halting speaker at times – the price, perhaps, of spontaneity – but mostly he is marvellously fluid, and is a great condenser of ideas. Comedy gold: Doug Stanhope's Deadbeat Hero 2012-08-02T12:24:39Z That marvellously untranslatable noun, connected to a word for flatulence, connotes a crudeness that induces nausea and disgust. Trump Versus Clinton, According to Aristophanes 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z But it did include storylines that will slow-burn marvellously through village life, and they avoided the one-off disaster storylines with much carnage that television soaps favour for such key episodes. The Archers: Ambridge does disaster 2011-01-02T21:01:28Z Their debut single, Microlite, marvellously meticulous in its production, is four minutes of limpid loveliness that suggests – with its gently insistent electronic pulse, swathes of shimmering synths and aching perkiness – Vampire Weekend playing New Order. Trophy Wife (No 876) 2010-09-28T15:47:00Z Not when they can move it along so marvellously by going on a chatshow and displaying their limited ability to banter instead. David Cameron on Letterman: politics is not light entertainment 2012-09-28T19:31:01Z But his stellar work is underpinned by a marvellously organic ensemble. Captain Fantastic: the bloody family drama shows a new side to Viggo Mortensen 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z These were never to him mere designs: he participated in a total way in the ideological and conceptual realisation of these productions and set up marvellously productive counter-flows of creative energy. Stefanos Lazaridis obituary 2010-05-16T17:48:00Z The result is a marvellously compelling account, lucidly translated by Andrew Brown. Derrida: A Biography by Benoît Peeters - review 2012-11-14T08:00:01Z Directed from the harpsichord with precision by Bicket, the English Concert have a marvellously acute understanding of Handelian sensuousness. Joshua/Connolly/Bicket 2010-04-05T21:30:00Z The BFO's excellence is founded upon its large body of wonderfully disciplined strings, so the fugue at the heart of the last movement was launched on a marvellously sinewy violin line. Budapest Festival O/Fischer – review 2013-04-28T13:17:18Z The orchestral sound as the shadows began to gather at the end was marvellously textured – rich but not cloying, dark but not opaque. LSO/Davis ? review 2011-03-23T17:41:58Z In her marvellously insouciant self-portrait, the artist appears in spectacles, wicker chair and nothing else but her own defiant intelligence. Alice Neel: Painted Truths 2010-07-10T23:05:00Z He said director Edward Hall "marvellously nails the humour and the pathos of the piece" and praised Miriam Buether's set design featuring scores of speaker cabinets. Sunny reviews for Kinks musical 2014-05-02T12:35:07Z But Bedsit Disco Queen is marvellously frivolous, too – Christian Louboutin patent wedges appear near the end – and emotional. Bedsit Disco Queen by Tracey Thorn – review 2013-02-10T08:00:01Z "I was re-reading Down and Out in Paris and London recently," says Steadman who is responsible for a marvellously scabrous illustrated edition of Animal Farm. What would George Orwell have made of the world in 2013? 2013-01-24T06:00:00Z There was another drunk, this one engaged in comic repartee with some pigs, marvellously realistic, down to the coarse hair on their snouts. A Dark Ride 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z He – or they? – tended to be "marvellously, completely unfazed by the drama or spectacle going on around him". What to say about ? The Wizard of Oz 2011-03-02T17:48:57Z A lot depends on the performances, and Oliver Ford Davies marvellously shows Tom's transformation from a flinty old beggar, hoarding his words like gold sovereigns, into a figure of loving kindness. Goodnight Mister Tom – review 2012-11-28T16:10:21Z “Women are so socialised to be self-deprecating, to not claim their successes… I think it’s much easier for women to say, ‘I didn’t do well at this,’ than to say, ‘I did marvellously at it.’ Why we should learn to embrace failure | Elizabeth Day 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z However, at Los Alamos, where the bomb was designed and assembled, he rapidly metamorphosed into a marvellously efficient and charismatic administrator. Inside the Centre: The Life of J Robert Oppenheimer by Ray Monk – review 2012-11-16T10:06:01Z This is a marvellously bracing compendium, to be swum through from first page to last rather than occasionally dipped into with a sceptical toe. The Fabled Coast by Sophia Kingshill and Jennifer Westwood - review 2012-08-03T21:55:09Z The problem was quickly solved, after which Lewis, in a marvellously Technicolor red sweater, treated a capacity crowd to an hour-long question and answer session. Jerry Lewis talks to Martin Scorsese in New York: 'Comedy comes out of pain' 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z A marvellously tense thriller set mainly in and around a small Staffordshire town. Nicholas Royle's top 10 first novels 2013-02-27T09:00:06Z The idea that a committee somewhere makes these calls has a marvellously archaic, Reithian quality. Blue plaques are crucial cultural landmarks 2013-01-07T12:27:42Z When you’ve run out of those to read in the bath, her intelligent observations are marvellously soothing. A Gardening Book for Those Who Hate Gardening Books 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z It went down marvellously with children at a screening of the show last week. Aliens vs Wizards: recreating the magic of Doctor Who 2012-10-11T11:12:21Z Wit and the Warsaw Philharmonic are marvellously assured elsewhere, though the music is uneven. Penderecki: Fonogrammi; Horn Concerto; De Natura Sonoris I etc – review 2012-08-09T20:38:00Z "Honestly, I'm ecstatic that we are in a time where we have two marvellously talented black actors playing the Doctor across mediums," wrote another user. "Sex Education" star Ncuti Gatwa will be the first Black Doctor in the new season of "Doctor Who" 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z I love the delight in everything, with all its byways in history or folklore, and the people he meets are so marvellously and generously described. 5 great books on world travel 2013-02-04T12:45:00Z And slowly, marvellously, they are removed, Hannay's hand involuntarily assisting hers with just the right level of gently, unavoidable contact. My favourite Hitchcock film: The 39 Steps 2012-06-16T23:03:03Z This word for our digital incarnations has a marvellously mystical origin, beginning with the Sanskrit term avatara, describing the descent of a god from the heavens into earthly form. The 10 best words the internet has given English 2013-04-17T09:19:32Z The outcome is a delightfully rum collection of anecdotes and arguments, some of them marvellously arcane in the most ludicrous navel-gazing Oxonian tradition, others touching on grander matters of state, foreign policy and high principle. Romantic contrarian 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Remembering only the indecorous sex, we forget what a marvellously funny and vivid writer he was. Howard Jacobson: In praise of bad boys' books 2012-10-05T21:55:17Z Blandly plotted, perhaps, for modern tastes, it remains a marvellously readable verse-novel: elegantly structured, rich in social observation and insights into the psychology of passion. Poem of the week: The Two Deserts by Coventry Patmore 2011-03-28T11:18:29Z These days, Ambridge takes such scandal rather marvellously in its stride. A month in Ambridge: Elisabeth Mahoney on The Archers 2010-09-22T08:00:00Z A presenter on the Rossiya-24 channel did admit that the dollar exchange rate had reached an eye-watering 101 roubles - but, he went on to insist, the Russian economy was still doing marvellously well. Russia rouble: No panic but currency fall will hurt 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z The marvellously named "Outer Space Treaty" has not been updated since it was signed in 1967, when 31 nations, including the US and the Soviet Union, pledged not to have nuclear weapons in space. Can humanity's new giant leap into space succeed? 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z Sleaze is one of those marvellously elastic political terms that can be stretched to cover pretty well anything. What does 'sleaze' mean when politicians use it? 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Despite homelessness and foster care, she credits her early success to some "marvellously supportive teachers". Care-leaver graduate is Cambridge college's first 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z Among its mistakes, “Those musicians harmonise marvellously” was decoded as “The spinach was a famous singer”, and “A roll of wire lay near the wall” became “Will robin wear a yellow lily”. Scientists develop AI that can turn brain activity into text 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z The Guardian revelled in its "delightful" and "marvellously uncool" pop melodies. Blossoms are making hits - but the charts haven't noticed 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z "I thought that was a marvellously encouraging thing to happen, but what was best of all was that Terry was only laughing at the bits he'd written. I thought, that's defying dementia for you." Michael Palin remembers 'warm, funny' Terry Jones 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z MPs investigated and Clarke appeared looking marvellously chic and read out the duke’s love letters. Prince Andrew and the royal crisis: How the Firm lost its grip 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z On a visit to the latter institution I was shown several tiny moths—belonging to a marvellously multiform genus—which Nabokov discovered in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah in 1943. Conclusive Evidence 1998-12-21T05:00:00Z As DePalma carefully excavated the upper layers, he began uncovering an extraordinary array of fossils, exceedingly delicate but marvellously well preserved. The Day the Dinosaurs Died 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z “I thought it was done marvellously well,” he said. An old man and a plea: Hemingway’s wish for stage version of book fulfilled 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z Even the mildest palates will find solace in the marvellously subtle winter-melon soup, which tastes cleanly and comfortingly of the skinless chicken thigh it contains, nestled with soft wedges of silky melon. Pick and Mix Boldly Traditional Thai Dishes at Taladwat 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z A marvellously subtle journey by way of flake, frost and berg. The US opioid epidemic, a kaleidoscopic celebration of ice, and exploring ancient Egypt’s known unknowns: Books in brief 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z Let’s hear from Trump herself, as she gave a marvellously huffy TV interview about this very subject when she was in Egypt last week: We need to talk about Melania Trump’s Out of Africa wardrobe 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z The U.S. and Russia have cooperated and fraternized marvellously in space even as their leaders were antagonizing each other. Fingerprints of Russian Disinformation: From AIDS to Fake News 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z He’s a marvellously entertaining player - especially when things threaten to spiral out of control - so a no-holds-barred approach could be a lot of fun. US PGA Championship 2017: third round – live 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z Since then the border has become marvellously invisible rather than dotted with nervous, tooled-up squaddies in watchtowers, which was no way to carry on. Theresa May can’t hold a grudge – and 15 more things we’ve learned since we voted leave 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z Most marvellously, she has taught me how to write. Translating Agatha Christie into Icelandic: 'One clue took 10 years' 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Graham had also asked about the detention center at Guantánamo Bay, which Sessions said he believed had met its purpose “marvellously well.” The Sessions Hearing’s Inconclusive First Day 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z Lewis did marvellously to adjust his position and claw it away at the last second. Aberdeen 2-1 Rangers 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z Those marvellously timed punches he threw in the eighth round on Wednesday put the promoters as well as Foreman at his feet. From the Vault: Hugh McIlvanney meets Muhammad Ali, hours after the Rumble in the Jungle 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z For a brief time, in the nineteen-seventies, the Blazers, led by the marvellously talented center Bill Walton, embodied basketball nirvana, much as the Warriors do now. Steph Curry and the Warriors’ Astonishing Season 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z Naturalist and TV presenter Sir David Attenborough said the Flight of the Swans expedition was "marvellously imaginative and adventurous". 'Human swan' Sacha Dench to join 4,500-mile migration - BBC News 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z The BBC recently reported on a study which showed that marvellously, finding that trimming the fat of your meat was likely to mean you were less likely to believe in God. A Study on Fats That Doesn’t Fit the Story Line 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Since most forms of life require nitrogen and phosphorus, tropical seas also tend to be barren; this explains why they’re often so marvellously clear. A Radical Attempt to Save the Reefs and Forests 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z He cuts the ball back to Teixeira on the left-hand edge of the D. He shoots, but Brown spreads himself to block marvellously. Liverpool 3-0 Exeter City: FA Cup third-round replay – as it happened 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z It’s either hitting the post or creeping in, so Arlauskis does marvellously well to fingertip the ball round the post. Lithuania v England: Euro 2016 qualifier – as it happened 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z And that works marvellously to gum up all professions, and all departments of academia, and indeed most practical life. Mental Models: The Mind’s Search Algorithm 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z The Federal Camp near the marvellously named Weedpatch, where the Joads find some respite from the cruelty of the growers and their mates in the local police, is still there. 'Illegals' and the Grapes of Wrath 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has said .scot would be a "marvellously expressive domain" and Mr Sewell believes a "Yes" vote in the independence referendum could be a fresh "catalyst" for his campaign. The battle for internet identity 2014-02-20T11:29:19Z He cuts the ball back to Teixeira on the left-hand edge of the D. He shoots, but Brown spreads himself to block marvellously. Liverpool 3-0 Exeter City: FA Cup third-round replay – as it happened 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z It’s either hitting the post or creeping in, so Arlauskis does marvellously well to fingertip the ball round the post. Lithuania v England: Euro 2016 qualifier – as it happened 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z She added: "To have taken such a marvellously articulated thing from his professional life and to have brought it to life in the way that he has was a fantastic achievement." Nathan Filer wins Costa book prize 2014-01-28T20:48:22Z Most marvellously, my grandmother's solicitous greeting, "How's your poor feet?" turns out to be a song written in 1851 in response to the miles people were walking round Crystal Palace at the Great Exhibition. The joy of slang 2013-10-26T00:19:22Z "My wish is to render the past marvellously present," says Gaudard, 43. The cult of the French pastry chef 2013-10-22T00:08:03Z He just wants to dip his toes in those marvellously murky waters of the Madrid mud and who is the lowly Mill to argue with that? Football transfer rumours: Joe Cole off to Queens Park Rangers? 2012-11-30T09:15:36Z It was a marvellously executed finish from the Senegalese, who celebrated his first goal for the club with such relish, by throwing himself into the crowd, he was cautioned. West Ham 1-3 Arsenal 2012-10-06T18:49:20Z But if Asian demand for the best horses continues to soar, his fans may have to go east to see if his offspring are as marvellously fast as their father. Horseracing: All bets off 2012-09-27T15:09:29Z The magistrates to whom he addressed himself, looked marvellously rueful, and replied not; and at last, turning to his father, he said, "Can you, sir? though I, methinks, need hardly ask the question." The Smuggler: (Vol's I-III) A Tale 2012-04-26T02:00:10.260Z This was downright treachery, for the Banu Quraizah were marvellously well-informed as to the Believers' secrets and weak points of the town. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z But, shabby as he was, he was marvellously clean, and Mariquita was very fond of him. Mariquita A Novel 2012-04-24T02:00:19.737Z Their horses are all unshod, are marvellously surefooted, and will go at a gallop over places where an English horse could scarcely walk. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z In this the success of the young apostle was marvellously aided by his thaumaturgic development. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z Their missionary activity made itself felt in the West in a marvellously short period after their settlement in Bulgaria. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z You've improved marvellously in figures, which was where you were weak. Mrs. Balfame A Novel 2012-04-15T02:00:04.827Z But by the 14th he had got an army together, and his spirits were marvellously revived. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z I noticed that he advanced with a peculiar limp, and on this account, for the moment, I believed it to be Rushby, most marvellously recovered of his wound. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z To this fidelity and the complete network of secret organization which extended over the land may be attributed the marvellously long exemption which many of these ministers enjoyed in their proselyting missions. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z The first shell, which was marvellously accurate as far as direction was concerned, must have passed immediately over the mast-head of the merchant ship. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z These words sounded marvellously pleasant to me; in short, it was one of those conversations that a man can never forget so long as he lives. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z Her figure looked marvellously supple; she had probably been trained for the circus from infancy, and she might be fifty years old. Mademoiselle Blanche A Novel 2012-04-07T02:00:33.037Z Sure enough, there is the tree, and a marvellously fine specimen of silicification it is, too. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z All this is of a color as indefinable as those mysterious countries one traverses in a dream, and accords marvellously with the figures. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z And then, on a sudden, from out of the darkness, like an evil eye in the night, there appeared an answering light--small, far away, and yet marvellously distinct. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z She is a marvellously romantic figure, as she stands there, leaning on the balustrade, and with eyes more sombre than night, gazing into the darkness. Mortal Coils 2012-04-06T02:00:30.740Z You will, we trust, now see how marvellously every yard of space has been utilized by the engineer, from the roadway down to the very foundations. Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z They began to make better lodges and clothes and had a variety of food and implements, and, in short, were marvellously benefited by the bounteous gift. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z PUNCH:There are aspects of this book that I should find it difficult to overpraise; its marvellously minute observation, and its humour, and above all its haunting beauty both of ideas and words.... Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z Every trace and lineament of the Massachusetts bird is marvellously exceptional. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z He was proud of that run; it was quite marvellously youthful. Mortal Coils 2012-04-06T02:00:30.740Z But it must be avowed that Lewes's has been a marvellously clever and successful attempt. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z Her eyes were shining, there were tears in them, and her face was marvellously soft. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z Providentially and most marvellously no one was injured; had it happened a few yards farther on several lives would have been lost. Edward Hoare, M.A. A record of his life based upon a brief autobiography 2012-03-28T02:00:25.040Z The son bought a substitute, and when he was about to be immolated he was marvellously rescued. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z Sharp, bare peaks of limestone, green woodland slopes and grey-green expanses of terraced olive trees—they seemed marvellously close and clear in this evening light. Mortal Coils 2012-04-06T02:00:30.740Z She was ready keenly to enjoy the novelty and exhilaration of travel, seeing new places and people, and now that her one misgiving had been so marvellously removed, her spirits rose high. Fairies Afield 2012-03-18T02:00:20.790Z But the fact remains that, art and religion aside, Huysmans did not love what he transposed from life to his marvellously written pages. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z In addition to this, the climate is, considering the latitude and the proximity to Cape Horn, marvellously good. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z However, it did not happen so, and there is comparatively little satisfaction in describing all the melancholy scraps of what was marvellously beautiful. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z Noah showed Joe the hollow turnip, with its eyes and mouth, that had so marvellously affrighted the younger apprentice when lit up with a bit of candle,—a common trick among rustic youngsters. Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume II (of 2) 2012-03-12T03:00:23.003Z It is only frequented by the picturesque native canal boats, with their lofty masts and varnished oak sides, so marvellously clean, for all their dirty work. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z Elizabeth found it so marvellously applicable to the trials and temptations of her own soul, that she almost deemed it was spoken on purpose for her. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z "He has a lithe sleekness about him that seems marvellously fitted for slipping into any nest he fixes his mind on." The Five Great Philosophies of Life 2012-03-09T03:00:19.413Z A faint brown haze crept down from the hilltops, the first touch of evening chilled the air, but the seaward sky was marvellously clear, and the wide bay gleamed with gold and purple lights. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z With a naïve realism, he builds on Cause and Power, and above all on Force, that “Ultimate of Ultimates,” which seems to be, however marvellously, a denizen both of the Known and the Unknowable world. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z With all her white sails set and her flags still flying, the Petrel went slowly down, with a gentle, oscillating movement, into the depths of that marvellously pellucid sea. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z One marvellously beautiful tress after another flowed from the head of the odalisk. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z The Squire who had so marvellously come to his aid would bring back his account, and his example would be followed. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z I have known a man very strong and very confident, whom the muzzle of a loaded pistol, set fairly against his head, has reduced to reason marvellously. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z I never in my life saw the phenomenon so marvellously beautiful as on May 7th, 1894, at my manse in Strathmore. Meteorology or Weather Explained 2012-02-20T03:00:18.847Z "A Cornish tale of remarkable picturesqueness, altogether natural and touching, full of quaint pictures of a marvellously decorative people." A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z The word is often met with in the vocabulary of the reviewer; he is marvellously keen in scenting atmospheres. How to Write a Novel A Practical Guide to the Art of Fiction 2012-02-17T03:00:36.070Z He was a marvellously intelligent and jolly little creature, and is now dwelling happily in a little house on a cocoanut tree in a plantation near Port-of-Spain. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z He seemed nearly gone, but the draught revived him marvellously. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z I declare you are marvellously changed, every inch a woman of business. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z But the timbre of that marvellously flexible voice with which he boasted that he could whisper so as to be heard to the very door of the House of Commons, was changed. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z On this arctic trip the whole aspect of the river and its boundaries is marvellously changed, without losing any of its picturesque attractions. The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z It was a marvellously regular face for the East Side. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z We had changed our dresses after lunch for walking, and the Princess looked marvellously young in her short walking skirt and little toque. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z In a marvellously short time he had come hand over hand into public notice and public esteem, as a man from whom excellent things were to be expected,—things interesting, original, and beautiful. Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z He was marvellously good at guessing what would appeal to a schoolmaster; how or whence he got this instinct it was impossible to say; it seemed just a freak of genius. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z It may please your Grace to understand that witches and sorcerers within these last four years are marvellously increased within this your Grace’s realm. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z We have been marvellously fortunate so far, and shall, I hope, be so until the end. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z A full study of these wonderful windows, crowded as they are with marvellously elaborate detail, is a work demanding hours of close attention under the direction of a competent guide. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z On his feet he wore shoes with high red heels and silver buckles, while a wig of the latest mode, marvellously powdered and curled and smacking greatly of Paris, adorned his shapely head. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z Andy was smiling broadly—not that he had any particular wish to be rich, but because successful labour is marvellously sweet. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z An entertainment was organized at the cricket-ground where ten thousand school-children went through marvellously trained evolutions, and fifty thousand spectators cheered when the Prince appeared. Down Under With the Prince 2012-01-29T03:00:07.103Z It is marvellously beautiful in its grandeur, with a beauty which purifies and elevates the soul. The Monk and The Hangman's Daughter 2012-01-19T03:00:23.620Z The whole interior of the Chapel was marvellously changed. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z Thus the words of our Lord, spoken immediately after He had instituted the priesthood according to the order of Melchisedec, committing to it the sacrifice of His Body and Blood, were marvellously accomplished. Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom 2012-01-11T03:00:30.173Z Giordano was very popular at the Spanish court, being a sprightly talker along with his other marvellously facile gifts, and the king created him a cavaliere. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z Now, while Lisuarte held court in London an aged knight entered and displayed such a marvellously wrought crown and mantle that the King eagerly offered him any price he might ask for them. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z It was the marvellously efficient beak of Mr. Jay. The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 2012-01-09T03:00:24.167Z It is marvellously simple, ingenious and yet effective, as a Hertzian wave telegraphic receiver. Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy 2012-01-09T03:00:20.570Z The offices are marvellously equipped, but the skill of the workmen is even more marvellous. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z So marvellously easy to lose; so tremendously difficult to regain. The Money Gods 2012-01-04T03:00:39.617Z The "Egyptian relic" was a mummy case, with the human contents marvellously preserved; the jewel, an opal and crystal eye of Horus. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z The very next morning the tooth, that had been supposed to be destroyed was marvellously found in a Lotos leaf in the temple, where it had been deposited by Buddha himself! Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z The truth, no doubt, is that the graces of voice, person, and delivery marvellously embellished this maiden effort, and produced a striking effect on the audience. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z Call on the different ministries, and do not omit to make the acquaintance of the chiefs of the numerous political parties, whom you will find marvellously well informed on political matters, and generally very interesting. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z It is most noticeable in that of Isis, in whose complexion the purity of the lily and the warmth of the rose were marvellously blended. The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z Alfred sat apart from them, without a hope left in his heart, and marvellously altered in the face. A Bride from the Bush 2011-12-24T03:08:05.053Z Yet his business prospects were still of the best, for he succeeded marvellously in retaining his strong hold on affairs. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z Our horses stood the storm well, for they are marvellously trained animals. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z Possibly he was; but after all that he has gone through his character must have strengthened marvellously. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z Mallarm�'s lazy and indulgent Faun in amorous woodland reverie would not have suggested to him, as to Debussy, music whose sensuousness is as exquisitely concealed as it is marvellously transfigured. Aspects of Modern Opera Estimates and Inquiries 2011-12-12T03:00:24.900Z The Kwaebakker gave him three stale loaves every week for his food, and for lodging a sloping garret under the roof, where the rain rained and the wind blew marvellously. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z Beach birds become marvellously quick in reckoning the fraction of a second when they must run from under the combing wave about to break over their little heads. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z But some of them had a marvellously close shave. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z There was a good deal of the amateur about Helston Varne he had been given to understand, clever, marvellously clever as he had proved himself. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z One young bull, lighter than its fellows, had marvellously crossed the swamp in safety and escaped. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Quart stoups, tankards, goblets, glasses, flagons, and pint-pots rang and jingled marvellously. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z Marie Bastien then would return to the library, her magnificent hair beautifully arranged, and according to her custom almost always dressed in a gown of coarse, shaded blue cloth, marvellously fitting her nymph-like figure. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z This is so marvellously told that it almost seems probable. Shakespeare A Lecture 2011-11-24T03:00:42.050Z It’s marvellously picturesque as seen from the road, and now I’ve seen the interior I shall be able to read new beauties into it.” The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z Now the tale tells that in spite of his poverty the knight owned one thing that was marvellously rich. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z Among the court ladies there was a charming Flemish woman from Dudzeele hard by Damme, plump, a handsome ripe fruit and marvellously lovely, for she had green eyes and red crimped hair, shining like gold. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z From one point of view we have a plain narrative of fact; from another an imaginative poem, and at the end we feel that both have been marvellously blended. Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z And the brown men, in exchange, had acquired a number of English words and had added considerably to their repertoire of hymns—the tunes they picked up marvellously, and the words they chattered like parrots. White Fire 2011-11-21T03:00:15.067Z So far they had been marvellously favoured, without doubt. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z Tall he was, and marvellously ugly and hideous. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z I think marvellously of the wisdom of God that gave this unruly, inconstant, and cumbersome people no more substance than they have, for then would they run wild. Mary Queen of Scots 1542-1587 2011-11-20T03:00:16.107Z He had a glass house at the end of the regular house that was half buried in a huge heliotrope plant which had grown so marvellously that it covered the walls like a vine. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z And so the divisions in the island were healed by blood, and that which had seemed like to wreck their hopes turned marvellously to their highest good. White Fire 2011-11-21T03:00:15.067Z The second class comprises hard stones, either pellucid or ornamental, with very beautiful and varied colours which sparkle marvellously; they are called gems. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z For this purpose they use their bill, a marvellously effective tool with which some of the large Woodpeckers perform astonishing feats. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z While nobles were fighting for gold, and harrying heretics, briars and weeds were spreading over the fields that the patient Moors had tilled and made marvellously fertile. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z He was not thirty at that time and when on horseback, riding hard, with his long yellow hair blowing back in the wind, he was a marvellously striking figure. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z Indeed, any mountain which allows its entire front to be traversed in this way by a passable ledge exposes every weak point in so reckless a manner that the attack becomes marvellously simplified. Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England 2011-11-14T03:00:21.670Z In a marvellously brief space the diverse studies of Theology, Law, Medicine, Philosophy, Mathematics, Astronomy, and Natural Science attained their maturity, if not their highest development. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z Each of the parental half-cells contained, marvellously, the potential moiety of a living personality. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z How marvellously everything is turned about in this world: the robbed proves to be a robber, and the robber is complaining of theft, and cursing! He Who Gets Slapped A Play in Four Acts 2011-11-11T03:00:27.467Z Thalberg was marvellously perfect as to his method; but it was Gottschalk who could "play the birds off the trees and the heart out of your breast," as the Irish say. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z "It is marvellously beautiful, but all the same, I must own one or two things about it rather puzzle me." The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z We had tapers of course as it was quite dark, but we saw quite well the coloured marbles and precious stones of the little chapel—also the body of the Saint, marvellously preserved. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z Shaping, shaping, ever marvellously shaping, it evolves, in succession, through fish, amphibian and other rudimentary life-grades. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z Else would this beautiful type of the ever-rolling sea discourse marvellously to thine ear. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z It is almost incredible that another brain than Bizet's should have so marvellously caught the spirit and the mood of that music. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z The soil of Paraguay is marvellously fertile, but its isolation and the want of markets for the national products make it unattractive to European immigrants. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z As early as August 1700, Bernard writes to Desmaizeaux from the Hague that "Mr. Locke's book in French sells marvellously well." The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century 2011-11-04T02:00:24.773Z Its population multiplying so marvellously, the north felt urgent need for the whole of these lands. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z He struggled on for some years with little success, save being pronounced by the gossips "marvellously clever." The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z My life is changed indeed; to be wanted continually, to be constantly called for and occupied, seems so strange; yet it is a marvellously good thing. Charlotte Bront? A Monograph 2011-11-01T02:00:20.233Z "Don't bother!" exclaimed Mrs. Shallop, who, when she wanted, was marvellously quick of hearing. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z The Queen, the Duchess of York spoke "marvellously well." The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century 2011-11-04T02:00:24.773Z They were marvellously more expert and neat in despatch than the negroes. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z They arrive in our woods in marvellously perfect plumage. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z After plunging into it, I felt marvellously refreshed, and disposed myself to rest on that stone. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z He drew from beneath his waistcoat a golden cross, upon which a marvellously beautiful figure of the Saviour was chiselled in silver. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:49.420Z Above is an open gallery, under which is a marvellously intricate frieze of arabesques. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z When the two men appeared, I was declaiming aloud, slightly drunk by the most marvellously blue-hazy day, and feeling tremendously strong and happy. Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z Notwithstanding the inconveniences of this remedy, I thrive upon it most marvellously, having recovered both sleep and appetite; so when you incline to come this way, you will find me looking pretty bobbishly. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 2011-10-07T02:00:22.270Z “The saints, who have thus marvellously protected us, will continue to watch over us to the end, and will make the path over yon perilous waste as safe as the ground on which we tread.” Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z The next sieveful was equally good, and the result of the wash up was that the ground was proved to be marvellously rich. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z The woman it represented was the same belle who sat for Titian's Venus and Diana; a marvellously beautiful woman, but in very fact in a very mythological position. Count Br?hl 2011-10-06T02:00:41.430Z The instinct of affection had in this respect guided him marvellously; and thus was wrought imperceptibly one of the miracles of life. Iermola 2011-10-06T02:00:40.637Z Fair-fleshed she was, like fine ripe fruit, and marvellously beautiful, for she had green eyes and reddish hair all wavy and gleaming gold. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z But I do not quite see how one is going to reconcile this marvellously ingenious plan of yours with ordinary morals. Chance in Chains A Story of Monte Carlo 2011-10-03T02:00:32.613Z Contemplate it; yes, contemplate it with awe, if only for its marvellously subtle mechanism. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z And though it has nothing to do with English "flea," yet it is no doubt from the same root, and expresses the same characteristic of agility so marvellously developed in the insect. Surnames as a Science 2011-09-26T02:00:27.097Z Those ghostly voices of the past, no matter how faint their re-echo, marvellously stir our souls. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z The great merit of the characters is that they are marvellously well understood,—far better understood than in the ordinary picturesque romance of action, adventure, and mystery. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z It has been seen how marvellously Moli�re and the King understood each other, and the mention of Racine recalls to us the profound phrase of Heine. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z The translation is on the whole marvellously correct, and proves conclusively the soundness of the method on which it was based. A Primer of Assyriology 2011-09-14T02:00:47.990Z I looked upon my father as a kind of marvellously beneficent Deity. My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z But the cone of the great hill itself was marvellously beautiful. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z His hair, cut evenly over his forehead, fell in bright curls on both sides of his face, just marvellously. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z He has a marvellously delicate musical organization, and an instinct how things ought to be played which amounts to second sight. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z However, the physiognomy of this woman is of an exquisite delicacy; her bare arms and the hand that holds the paper are marvellously drawn.... The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z From time to time May showers sped past, cooling the ground and settling the dust; but on the whole the weather was marvellously fair,—not too hot, not too cold. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z It would have been very like a Christian, and a marvellously good Christian, too, if Oliver had prayed for the people who fed and took care of him. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z Indeed, you have many reasons to thank God," said Siona; "for marvellously hath He delivered you from death this day. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z They either have an instinct that we possess not, or the faculties they possess, in common with other animals, are most marvellously developed. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z Hermit is one of the most marvellously finished works of the master in his most minute style. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z It was enough for him that she was piquantly attractive in any character and that he found her marvellously stimulating and uplifting. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z She almost forgot in the delight of watching that they were actually animate and not marvellously painted canvasses by some master hand. The Triumph of Jill 2011-08-31T02:01:25.060Z The son added to indifferent schooling, here and there, a habit of large browsing along his father's shelves; was a great, ungainly lout of a boy, but marvellously quick-witted. English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges 2011-08-29T02:01:10.603Z The Berbers, always a marvellously credulous people, were quick to accept any new faith, and embraced Islam with a fervour far exceeding anything the more sceptical mind of the Arab could evoke. The Moors in Spain 2011-08-29T02:01:09.183Z He marvellously rendered the texture of stuffs; and his drawing is always full of grace and truth. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z England is not going on so marvellously, after all," say I. "How not? Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z This person’s dreams are marvellously vivid, but her most vivid ones she does not call dreams. Telepathy and the Subliminal Self 2011-08-26T02:00:28.567Z Old Kyemlich spoke with a marvellously rapid and complaining utterance, and while speaking cast quick, restless glances on every side. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z There is no doubt that wandering about in the haunts of the past undisturbed by the knowledge of the present is marvellously favourable to the historic, the poetical emotion. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z The View of Dordrecht seen from a great expanse of water, marvellously painted, is also a beautiful picture. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z They are ordinary men no more: the human, happy Italian is most marvellously vanished. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z It will be seen, then, how marvellously the action of certain senses may be exalted by long and careful training on the one hand, and suddenly by disease on the other. Telepathy and the Subliminal Self 2011-08-26T02:00:28.567Z I sat down by the fire in a great arm-chair, of carved oak, with a marvellously high back, that looked as old as the days of Henry IV. In a Glass Darkly, v. 2/3 2011-08-25T02:00:31.597Z But here, in this lonely and primitive place, where everything is so marvellously cheap, I really don't see how ever so much more money would at all materially add to our comforts, or even luxuries. In a Glass Darkly, v. 3/3 2011-08-25T02:00:28.717Z The latter's ruff is of enormous size and marvellously painted. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z He read with an almost phenomenal swiftness, and his exquisite memory retained whatever touched it with a perfection like that of some marvellously sensitive photographic agent. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z I tried to enjoy it like a play, or a romance which one reads; and indeed, the whole impression of this castle is marvellously romantic. Penelope Brandling A Tale of the Welsh coast in the Eighteenth Century 2011-08-25T02:00:27.073Z Melon Meter is marvellously simple in its intent: it tells you whether a watermelon in a shop is ripe enough to eat. Apps rush: Eurostar Trains, Forkly, Melon Meter and more 2011-08-24T09:19:00Z Mr. Benham's recent Life, prefixed to the cheap Globe edition of Cowper's Poems, is marvellously good and compressed. Res Judicat? Papers and Essays 2011-08-24T02:00:18.157Z In one hand he holds his hat, and in the other a gold-footed wineglass filled with the most marvellously painted white wine. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z There was no sarcasm in his words: the illusion was marvellously carried. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z He lacks the sympathy of the real caddie, but he is marvellously efficient all the same. The Happy Golfer Being Some Experiences, Reflections, and a Few Deductions of a Wandering Golfer 2011-08-21T02:00:29.747Z Mrs. Pipchin was a marvellously ugly old lady, with a hook nose and stern cold eyes. Charles Dickens' Children Stories 2011-08-20T02:00:15.847Z She has grown, not only in extent but by development, as marvellously as a corn of wheat which is now a waving wheat-stem with its ripening ear. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z Her marvellously painted hands are folded over a handkerchief, and she wears a cap and a fluted ruff. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z The sense of locality is marvellously developed among the savages. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z The automatic management of this real society of friends is most marvellously perfect. The Happy Golfer Being Some Experiences, Reflections, and a Few Deductions of a Wandering Golfer 2011-08-21T02:00:29.747Z So it happened that, although the old people were dead, the tribe had marvellously increased. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z With Chippendale there arose a marvellously brilliant school of English cabinetmakers, in which the most outstanding names are those of Sheraton, Heppelwhite, Shearer and the Adams. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z One hand rests on his hip; the other is marvellously represented. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z Thanks to the sunbeam's care, the geranium continued to thrive marvellously, and as show day drew near she approached her prime. The Village of Youth and Other Fairy Tales 2011-08-06T02:00:04.530Z A shake arose, agile, marvellously prolonged, like a proof of strength, in an impulse of insolence, a challenge to some unknown rivals. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z Old beyond words, but hale; wrapped up marvellously with head and jaws swathed in dim flannel, she gazed, without moving, on a table in front of her, spread with dried eels and other occult delicacies. The Further Adventures of O'Neill in Holland 2011-07-20T02:00:17.027Z Her body is exquisitely sensitive, and her emotions marvellously swift. Oxford Lectures on Poetry 2011-07-19T02:00:15.897Z Holland, because of its water-ways, is a silent country and the impression of silence and peace is marvellously reproduced in Van Goyen's pictures. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z The melancholy expression around her eyes, and a slight trace of tears which she had shed, lent the pale tea-rose a tinge of color which was marvellously becoming. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z It is autobiographical, and admits us into the laboratory of the writer’s thought; it is marvellously consistent with the latest utterances of the poet on the subjects nearest to his heart. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z She was a marvellous singer and lyric tragedienne and more than an artist; she was a great musician, a woman marvellously endowed and altogether unusual. My Recollections 2011-07-16T02:00:14.973Z “Then he is playing his part marvellously well,” said the doctor. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z On the other hand, a vein of truest pathos runs through the whole of poor Nancy’s story, and adds to the effect of a marvellously powerful catastrophe. Dickens English Men of Letters 2011-07-13T02:00:19.017Z A certain Artificer constructed a mechanical Serpent which was so marvellously natural that it bit him in the back. A Bayard From Bengal Being some account of the Magnificent and Spanking Career of Chunder Bindabun Bhosh,... 2011-07-13T02:00:17.950Z He had heard of the ferry-man, who was so marvellously rich, and wishing to ascertain the truth of the story he had heard, came on purpose to see for himself. Polish Fairy Tales 2011-07-10T02:00:20.137Z Massenet and me, together with our dear daughter, still quite a child, to spend the month of August at the Villa d'Este in that marvellously picturesque country about Lake Como. My Recollections 2011-07-16T02:00:14.973Z Dinner was served in a marvellously short time. Three in Norway by Two of Them 2011-07-10T02:00:15.900Z This boy so marvellously endowed was brought up in surroundings which were ideal for his development. The Mystery of Francis Bacon 2011-07-09T02:00:14.663Z Sufficient to say that, in spite of his deficient acquaintance with the English language, he showed himself marvellously fluent in all the quaint profanity of which Americans are the acknowledged masters. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z He, the learned counsel, could assure them that human nature in this respect was marvellously similar. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z They became marvellously prosperous, converting and giving industrial training to thousands of Indians, and acquiring great wealth in farms and herds. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z “It’s marvellously warm for daybreak at this time of year,” began Claverton after a pause. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Preparations were made to cross, for it was feared the Zulus might lay dogs upon the spoor, and Webster, in a marvellously short time, made a small raft out of driftwood. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z This apparently small matter will assist marvellously in forming the habit of an erect position while sitting. How to Get Strong and How to Stay So 2011-07-01T02:00:12.520Z He is exhibited in his robes, and preserves a marvellously lifelike appearance. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z And how marvellously Bastien-Lepage could detect the hidden soul lurking in the inmost recesses of his models and reveal it behind the transparent screen of their eyes! Bastien Lepage 2011-06-28T02:00:12.150Z It must be a likeness—a marvellously startling one—but still a likeness. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z How vast is the space in which the episode is placed, and how marvellously is the sense of immeasurable distance produced. Great Masters in Painting: Perugino 2011-06-27T02:00:59.487Z Taken, from a single lady, on a pad nag, eleven pounds, four groats, and a portmanteau.—She seemed marvellously frightened, and whispered thanks, privately, for her delivery. The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old; a play in three acts 2011-06-26T02:00:10.547Z The translation of the classic story has been accomplished in a marvellously simple and direct fashion,—it is a high example of the translator's art. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z "Even," she smiled, "though his face has changed marvellously." The Happy Hypocrite A Fairy Tale For Tired Men 2011-06-24T02:00:21.977Z Robert Campbell is only a master of iron workers and coal miners, and I fear he will feel painfully his inferiority to such a marvellously beautiful and intellectual woman. A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z Then chronometers, sufficiently reliable to give correct longitude, were not constructed until some sixty years later, when the earliest maker contrived to turn out, to his credit, a marvellously good one. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z These Spanish books are marvellously pedantic; one may as well say it, frankly ridiculous. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z With that she stood up and walked away in a manner marvellously light and springy for one of her weight. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z And this, in passing, is perhaps an explanation of the marvellously speedy adoption of Christianity by the Mexican natives subsequent to the conquest of Anahuac. The Mythologies of Ancient Mexico and Peru 2011-06-13T02:00:26.863Z From head to foot she is constructed, solely, marvellously, for love. Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite 2011-06-13T02:00:23.863Z It was made so marvellously, no one could tell just how—and so Miss Severn feared no imitation. Zoe; Or, Some Day A Novel 2011-06-11T02:00:13.290Z A cloth of a marvellously fine tissue, which had been manufactured for a Persian prince, served for a coverlet. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z These are mysteries which only confirm the hazard which rhymers incur; and, on the whole, though we do marvellously escape, the poet at every rhyming line still stands in peril. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z They made long, straight, macadamised roads which they pushed with surprising engineering skill through tunnelled mountains, spanning seemingly impassable gorges with marvellously constructed bridges. The Mythologies of Ancient Mexico and Peru 2011-06-13T02:00:26.863Z The pearl globes were all marvellously round and of an almost lunar water. Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite 2011-06-13T02:00:23.863Z Doubt may come with the marvellously clear and hardening light of the western day, but at sunrise, and peculiarly at sunset, the last shreds of uncertainty are swept away. Among the Canadian Alps 2011-05-30T02:00:16.600Z I was trembling like a child with excitement: everything had gone so marvellously. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z “When the king her son was crowned, in all that great triumph and glory she wept marvellously.” Great Englishwomen An Historical Reading Book for Schools 2011-05-23T02:00:09.167Z The company for the season of 1860 was a marvellously attractive one. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z Its twenty thousand flat houses spreading in different directions picked it out marvellously with twenty thousand dashes of colour that underwent a perpetual metamorphosis according to the various phases of the setting luminary. Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite 2011-06-13T02:00:23.863Z The lake, says Outram, is a "gem of perfect beauty, its colouring marvellously rich and vivid, and constantly changing under the shifting lights and shades." Among the Canadian Alps 2011-05-30T02:00:16.600Z Although not altogether a beauty to look at, for she was a comparatively old vessel, she was marvellously quick in stays, and came about like a sharpie. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z She had tutored herself well, and she met Mr. Marlow as Emily's affianced husband, with an ease and indifference which was marvellously well assumed. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z The opera was a signal success, and went smoothly throughout; the grand "B�n�diction des Poignards" being executed marvellously by a chorus composed of 400 trained voices. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z Salutary also was the lesson the arrogant and vindictive oppressors learnt, for both their respect and their fears were marvellously increased by it. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Even to masculine eyes they were marvellously beautiful, rich, and intricate in their designs. E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life 2011-05-05T02:00:19.377Z "This is strange—marvellously strange," said the minister, forgetting himself in the enthusiasm of the young man. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z The elder daughter, Emma, had black hair, black eyes, a pale clear skin, and well-marked eyebrows; her marvellously beautiful teeth showed like pearls against her vividly red lips. The Prussian Terror 2011-05-04T02:00:15.170Z It seemed as if the London season, far from spoiling her for simple things, had marvellously enhanced the quiet pleasures of her home life, and given them a new intensity. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 2 2011-04-26T02:00:28.200Z She had learnt to distrust herself, and self-distrust makes one marvellously gentle with others; she had learnt, too, to put her trust in God, and trust in God makes one marvellously strong. Life of Saint Monica 2011-04-25T02:00:07.817Z Its first apology for itself, made in a hurry, sounds marvellously like the Greek one, and highly dubious. The Seven Lamps of Architecture 2011-04-20T02:00:20.760Z To his critical eye they were marvellously beautiful; matchless, though matched. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z The moonlight nights at Nassau, although marvellously beautiful, are not a little dangerous to fresh arrivals, on account of the heavy dews. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z The men who link genius with geniality are the true salt of the earth, but they are marvellously few in number. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z Dean Stanley said, in praise of Keble's descriptive passages, that his local and topographical details, whenever he spoke of the Holy Land, were marvellously clear and accurate. Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z This those who have had the privilege of seeing his letters know is marvellously revealed in his private correspondence. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z This marvellously staunched the bleeding, but I became queerly drowsy, and sat on the ground, overcome with languor. The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z They used to sing, dance, and wrestle, at which last exercise they "were marvellously expert," to their hearts' content. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z As for Sir Charles, he turned sheet white before I was half through, and with a look of something marvellously resembling terror, he turned and simply rushed out of the room. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z At the same time, the reflections of the light in and on the model are marvellously drawn. Lost in Triangulation: Leonardo da Vinci's Mathematical Slip-Up 2011-03-29T10:15:00.227Z She comes every day to table d'hôte with a new bonnet, and each bonnet is more marvellously self-assertive than its predecessor. One Year Abroad 2011-03-27T02:00:18.457Z These documents disclose a marvellously advanced stage of development, intellectually, politically, and socially, among the people who were soon to be Israel's nearest neighbors. Chapters of Bible Study A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Sacred Scriptures 2011-03-27T02:00:12.580Z It seemed impossible that water deep enough to float the ship should be so marvellously clear. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z He retired from active service at once, under a singular and marvellously persistent delusion. Mysterious Mr. Sabin 2011-03-24T02:00:10.087Z My mother, in entire enjoyment of her marvellously restored health, and delighting to drink in the full beauties of nature and antiquity, was in no hurry to return to the turmoil of English life. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z And it had all happened so marvellously according to his plan. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z Of these two the former was marvellously acute in penetrating the sense of God's word, and most fertile in the use that he made of it for the promotion of Catholic truth. Chapters of Bible Study A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Sacred Scriptures 2011-03-27T02:00:12.580Z The coast scenery is marvellously fine, and full of interest on account of its association with Columbus, who was familiar with every yard of it. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z Dominic Sandbrook in the Sunday Times concluded that the book explored the "gilded artistic world of Charles I's court with almost effortless brilliance"; it is "marvellously incisive, learned and moving". Critical eye 2011-03-19T00:05:58Z With great haste the birds gathered and all rivalled one another in bringing them to the Saint as to the owner of the garden; afterwards united around her in a circle and sang most marvellously. Caucasian Legends 2011-03-17T02:00:14.137Z He bore it marvellously, managing to approach nearer Virginia's chair while the storm broke over him. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z He was marvellously alert, however, in assuming manhood in various ways. Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies Volume I 2011-03-12T03:00:27.327Z I am drunken with your dazzling loveliness, O queen of grace and beauty dowered with your Young budding flesh so marvellously pure! Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z They praise the courage and constancy of Catholics marvellously, and have an apprehension of the daily increase of them, as also that the better sort in England are inclined Catholicly and such in profession. The Condition of Catholics Under James I. 2011-03-09T03:00:42.087Z The childish features of the face of Tousholi now acquired a most striking resemblance with the marvellously beautiful features of her late mother. Caucasian Legends 2011-03-17T02:00:14.137Z “Pentuer, thou hast grown marvellously dull since thy entry into politics on thy own account,” replied he, shrugging his shoulders. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z The conclusion of the catalogue of wickedness and swift confident turn to Christ's Cross was marvellously impressive. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z In this battle the gunners have done marvellously, to the very limit of human endurance. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 2011-03-04T03:01:00.007Z He wrote two short letters—marvellously short for him—and sent down to the Verney Arms to request the attendance of Mr. Larkin. The Tenants of Malory Volume 3 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:53.937Z In a marvellously short space of time, too, did he get up and down the peak on which we had spent hours without number. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z “Thou hast a mind marvellously free of care for a sovereign whose throne is in peril.” The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z After a week’s delay, various samples of paper were submitted to them, papers that were marvellously cheap, marvellously dainty. The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel 2011-03-01T03:00:46.487Z Also between the walls she had Fair faces of strong men portrayed; All girded round the loins, and clad With several cloths of woven braid And garments marvellously made. Poems & Ballads (First Series) 2011-02-28T03:00:30.587Z For never since the tenderly vibrating music of Verlaine's La Bonne Chanson, never since the letters of the Brownings, has wedded happiness been so marvellously celebrated as in these stanzas. ?mile Verhaeren 2011-02-26T03:00:52.147Z Both these treasures had a capacity for detecting an upward incline that was marvellously acute. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z He had a marvellously agreeable feeling when he thought that the priests had blundered. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z And still the city remains marvellously calm, in spite of the ever-increasing movements. A Woman's Experience in the Great War 2011-02-26T03:00:48.257Z Money, nowadays," the Marquis reflected, pressing the tips of his fingers together, "is a marvellously revitalising influence. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z She changed marvellously, she gained a new dignity, and her complexion took upon itself a fresh, soft beauty. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z This, however, it should be observed, was in 1873, and these hanging glaciers alter marvellously in detail from year to year, though always preserving from a distance the same general features. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z Another tongue of flame, another volume of smoke, threatened more mischief; but at this the force quickened its pace marvellously, and the ball fell harmlessly in the rear. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z In the next hundred years its development was marvellously rapid. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z For instance, a man in Spring Creek Valley offered eight draught horses at a marvellously low figure. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z The air is very clear and pure to-day in honour of our arrival, and it is so marvellously transparent that we miss no detail of the most distant landscapes. War 2011-02-10T03:00:52.487Z The fact is, that we gradually worked ourselves up into the right mental condition, and the aspect of a mountain varies marvellously according to the beholder’s frame of mind. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z One of the most marvellously minute and realistic specimens of biography to be found. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z The talk of the driver was spiced with news of abundant wild-fowl, fewer deer, and marvellously numerous small quadrupeds, from wolves and foxes down. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z By day the sight is marvellously impressive; by night, under some circumstances, it is yet more wonderful. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z Prince Ananda had welcomed Lord Victor and Captain Swinton on a wide, black-marble verandah from which two marvellously carved doors gave them entrance through a lordly hall to a majestic reception chamber. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z A rush of flying hoofs told in marvellously short space that he was speeding on his errand on the best three-miler in the district. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z They sang them in a low croon of ecstatic melancholy, marvellously in tune with the purple hush of the evening. The Secret Battle 2011-02-06T03:00:59.983Z On Charles’s death in 1814 he became the recognized leader of the Calvinistic Methodist Church, and the story of his life is simply a record of marvellously successful preaching tours. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z The old woman must have been a marvellously sensitive subject, for she leaned against the wall—her stool had no back—and closed her eyes in apparent deep slumber almost immediately. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z Like a vast number of people who have passed years in retirement, Lady Dorothea was marvellously disappointed with "the world" when she went back to it. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z "So that really the topics open to me are marvellously few." The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z Something marvellously sweet and lofty stirred in him. The Promise of Air 2011-02-02T03:00:23.997Z The circumstance is recounted by Dumas in “The Forty-Five Guardsmen,” and extends to some length in the most marvellously descriptive dialogue. Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z But we also see the marvellously quick effect which the suspension of the act had on the situation.... Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z This much-abused world of ours, railed at by divines, sneered down by cynics, slighted by philosophers, has still some marvellously pleasant things about it, amongst which, first and foremost, facile princeps, is Paris! The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z Strength in despair and a dauntless spirit that shines through the ravages of irremediable suffering are the qualities of this portrait; and they make it marvellously effective. Shakespeare's England 2011-01-30T03:00:17.313Z As a slave he had led a protected, indeed a hothouse, existence and had flourished marvellously. The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn 2011-01-30T03:00:15.907Z Mathematics, particularly, developed marvellously and it is always when new horizons are opening out in mathematics that the exact sciences are sure to have a period of wonderful progress. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z I think it a marvellously well chosen place of concealment, and I am inclined to think the jewels themselves are there. The Diamond Pin 2011-01-22T03:00:15.907Z "Does not your Majesty find that Miss Woodville speaks her Shakespeare marvellously well?" Garrick's Pupil 2011-01-22T03:00:14.780Z Surgery never reached so high a plane of achievement down to our own time, as during the period when it was studied so faithfully and developed so marvellously at the mediaeval universities. Education: How Old The New 2011-01-14T03:00:54.370Z He was indeed no baby-worshipper, and notes profanely after one birth: "Bessy doing marvellously well, and the little fright, as all such young things are, prospering also." Thomas Moore 2011-01-14T03:00:51.040Z These interludes from his more serious practical duties at the bar must have been most happy and marvellously broadening in their effects. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z Look here, Velléda is marvellously beautiful: I tell you, hers is a superhuman beauty. The Secret of Sarek 2011-01-14T03:00:49.903Z Hiawatha he declared to be ‘not only a wonderful poem, but a marvellously true descriptive narrative of Indian life and lore.’ The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z According to others, it was a young princess, marvellously adorned, after whom there hurried curious little black silent men. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries 2011-01-06T03:00:47.543Z It was a peevish, cross, whimpering creature, and marvellously ugly. The Pagan's Cup 2011-01-06T03:00:42.697Z Here we have the index not only of his power to paint marvellously but also of his intellectual genius and his judgment of values in the history of literature and philosophy. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z She was seldom afraid, but there was a tension in all her imaginings, and she grew marvellously in this twenty-eighth year—furnishing her mind more sumptuously than she knew. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z It is marvellously well situated and consists mainly of large hotels. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z Be sure that this marvellously bashful proper miss did not use words of this rude character. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z In a short story, Gestas, Anatole France has marvellously described in his insistent, quiet, dignified fashion the mingling of purity and depravity in this life of curious piety. Paul Verlaine 2010-12-28T03:00:19.670Z Each one is eminently individual, and each one shows marvellously the character of the Apostle represented. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z He talked marvellously; even in her hostility, she had to grant that. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z Thus the “Nemesis,” belonging probably to 1503, is a marvellously wrought piece of quite unflinching realism in the rendering of a common type of mature, muscular, unshapely German womanhood. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z He was narrow-chested and hollow-breasted; his angular, awkward movements contrasted strangely with the marvellously graceful carriage of Bruno, and the effect was still greater when the latter was running or leaping. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z Elsie Bellmark shot a glance of curiously interested speculation to the face that, in spite of its frank, open bearing, revealed so marvellously little itself. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z It is an index of the genius of Botticelli that he should have achieved so marvellously in a mode of art unfamiliar to him personally and then quite new in the world. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z Who is so wise as positively to say, that we are not marvellously related from the youth of the world? She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z The Americans, used to these targets from the tenderest age, are marvellously adroit at the use of them: they never miss their aim. Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z And he had marvellously contrived to find this other world, and had it all, all to himself. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z I can only give credit to my team for doing marvellously well but you want to be rewarded. Ars?ne Wenger claims 'outstanding' Arsenal had Chelsea on the ropes 2010-10-03T22:03:00Z The decorations are most delicate, reminding one of the lace work of the country, but it seems almost incredible that this effect should have been produced so marvellously in stone. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z Julian Barnes, in Talking It Over, once marvellously observed that life was like invading Russia. FA makes rod for its back by insisting on English coach 2010-08-16T23:05:00Z For richer or poorer, Argentina should be the white-knuckle ride of the World Cup, a team who were marvellously unpredictable even before they put the lunatic in charge of the asylum. Argentina v Nigeria - live! 2010-06-12T12:55:00Z It is pretty certain, of course, that the Conservatives won't be devolving power over drug policy to those marvellously trustworthy managers, the good people of the Big Society. David Cameron: 'Do as I say, not as I do' 2010-04-15T08:00:00Z And not just because of the tax rises and marvellously euphemistic "efficiency savings". Greek tragedy 2010-04-05T08:59:00Z Indeed, the portraits of his contemporaries left us by Titian have an eternal interest, and besides being great works of art they are marvellously illuminating of the human personalities depicted. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z "He's a great player, he's playing marvellously at Barcelona but when he goes to the national team he doesn't play as well," said Pele. England success and Ronaldinho's importance: Pele's World Cup forecast 2010-03-24T08:40:00Z Old-sight, or Presbyopia.—But this marvellously beautiful mechanism becomes worn with use; or, more strictly speaking, the lens, like other structures of the body, becomes harder with the approach of old age. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers She had succeeded in protecting a seventh, still an infant, with her body, and though the lances which pierced her had passed through its clothes, it had marvellously escaped any injury. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies Then I returned to my scooping, marvellously rested. The Idyl of Twin Fires She looked marvellously well; that fretted, excited, nervous air had gone entirely. Capricious Caroline The idealism of humanity, by a strange alchemy, can marvellously transform the most unpromising materials. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius The victory so marvellously gained, removed the last obstruction from the path of the Spaniards. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico Newly frozen sea-ice is marvellously elastic, and will bend to an astonishing degree without breaking. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Alas! much learning, Denis, hath made me marvellously to hate confusion and strife. Idonia: A Romance of Old London It looked about fifteen miles off, but the mere sight seemed to raise our spirits marvellously, and we were, perhaps, almost as elated as Xenophon's men when the same sea greeted their gaze at Trebizond. A Kut Prisoner And, within the range of its ambition, it succeeded marvellously. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius We did not know then what he was talking about, but we could hear over the green tree tops the sound of a cornet playing a marching tune, and marvellously well, too. Deep Moat Grange It was a marvellously beautiful sight, and it was indeed glorious to sit there in our light vessels and glide over the surface without any exertion. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 He leapt to his feet at that, with an apparent gladness that warmed me marvellously, though 'twas but a frolic sentence I had made, and spoken smiling. Idonia: A Romance of Old London An Indian's bump of locality is a marvellously developed organ; but it is of little use in a blizzard. Dick's Desertion A Boy's Adventures in Canadian Forests In the marvellously colored dawn of an Italian morning, Egidio rose and "followed." Brother Francis Less than the least Against the dark setting of olive weed her moist skin glistened marvellously white in the sun. The Unknown Sea "Wonderful," I said, "marvellously fine, and such tedious work." Woman The drinking of it revived him marvellously, so that he was soon able to support himself on his feet, although without strength to walk yet. Idonia: A Romance of Old London I will walk on the Wassermauer, speak to my few acquaintances and tell them how marvellously I have recovered my health. The Dead Lake and Other Tales The strange, rich pain stole marvellously into his blood and nerves. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath Except that his hands were like to freeze out of use Christian cared marvellously little for outer miseries. The Unknown Sea Since the princess," said I, "is so marvellously gifted, I shall be greatly embarrassed when I am presented to her to-morrow. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6 Two marvellously ill-favoured fellows, with unshaven beards, and their garb all in tatters, hardly tasted of the pitcher of wine before them, and conversed together in low voices, and with uneasy aspect. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 What a marvellously glorious fate to be the wife of such an extraordinary thinker!' The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen He was positive only that while part of her was going from him, if not already gone, the rest, and the major part, was true and loyal, loving and marvellously tender. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath Flora.—Brazil not only is marvellously rich in botanical species, but included at the beginning of the 20th century the largest area of virgin forest on the surface of the earth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" Dandy was the very opposite, as black as a raven, save for a superb snow-white shirt-front, which he managed to keep marvellously clean, and a few touches of golden-brown on his shapely head. Ti-Ti-Pu A Boy of Red River "But may I, without offence, observe that one of the letters is addressed to you, and that you possess in the writer a correspondent whose billets-doux are marvellously well perfumed?" The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 We were ushered into his presence with marvellously little ceremony, and found him seated at a desk covered with a litter of papers before a blazing fire, for it was early in January. The Span o' Life A Tale of Louisbourg & Quebec He felt sure of something that he did not understand, aware of a radiant promise some one whispered marvellously in his ear. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath Thought will be the agent of his ministries; which the poet has so marvellously portrayed in its personification as Ariel. The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 To her it seemed a marvellously clever piece of engineering. The Land of Strong Men The queen mother cast a marvellously rapid glance around her. Marguerite de Valois He is marvellously adroit in all his dealings with the authorities, and in nothing is he more subtle than in the advantage he takes of his own immense conceit. Tony Butler When Aspatria’s letter was put into his hand, she was with him, marvellously arrayed in tissue of silver and brilliant colours. A Rose of a Hundred Leaves A Love Story I will walk on the Wassermauer, speak to my few acquaintances, and tell them how marvellously I have recovered my health. L'Arrabiata and Other Tales A new town was constructed in a few months on the plans of an entirely new system of architecture, marvellously adapted for the struggle against the cold. Underground Man The clever orang had been marvellously trained by Neb, and any one would have said that the negro and the ape understood each other when they talked together. Abandoned "He looks marvellously like a man whom the devil is leading to the gallows!" Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. "It might cost you dearly, Harry, for all that; he looks marvellously like a fellow that wouldn't brook trifling." Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) She wore a blue-cloth tailored suit which fitted marvellously, and her color was more exquisite than ever. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop “Russell” treatment is a marvellously efficacious and radical cure which is not only not harmful, but extremely vitalising and strengthening, promoting appetite and aiding digestion, assimilation and nutrition. Small Gardens and How to Make the Most of Them The Christian Church marvellously soon became their enemy. Russian Life To-day "My imperial cousin," said Henry the Lion, "knows marvellously well how to sow dissension between France and England." Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. However inhospitable the confession, we are bound to acknowledge Cashel was growing marvellously weary of his character as a host. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) Jennie, meanwhile, had acquired almost mythic fame as a marvellously beautiful and haughty "queen." The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop The subjects, though chiefly confined to floral ornaments or aquatic plants and creatures, are marvellously naturalistic yet decorative in their treatment, often rivalling in this respect the pottery of the Far East. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" It shows how marvellously well a soldier may learn his business in advance—when his business is to die. The Black Watch A Record in Action Every Lama must possess a small tortché, made on the model of that which marvellously came from India. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 Her slow and painstaking character ill accorded with Miguel's marvellously quick and lively bent. Maximina To the cowboys, accustomed only to their rude camps and the crude housekeeping of the settlers round about, this dainty cleanliness of dining-room was marvellously subduing. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop What marvellously fine aspirations and noble enterprises cross the sick man's fancy! Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume II (of II) The paper has been preserved marvellously, but the ink is browned with time, and the letters so small and serried that they can only be made out with a magnifying-glass. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion All days are alike in the mountains, all days are marvellously different. The Dual Alliance No light penetrated through the latticed panes: the waning moon which four nights ago had been at times so marvellously brilliant, had not yet risen above the horizon line. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel Although her voice was extremely light, it was of sweet quality, and marvellously flexible. Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday Thenceforward to the present day, and yet on through the ages, the sun and earth are linked together in their actions in a marvellously entangled way. Harper's Round Table, August 20, 1895 And besides, being a Christian man, I was covenanted to fight only when I could do so without sin, and with some chance of continuing the life so marvellously preserved to me! The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion She thought him marvellously clever at first sight, and rather alarming. Helena Brett's Career Not, by Jove, but I 'm sure that the converse of the proposition must have its penalty, too; for if not, I should have been a marvellously clever fellow.—Ay, Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience The Chilkat Shaman scuttled away, issued an order, and within five minutes a new and perfectly equipped canoe was marvellously produced from somewhere and tendered to Serge Belcofsky. Harper's Round Table, July 16, 1895 The heat of the brief summer sun is intense, and insect life thrives marvellously in common with the more welcome vegetation. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia Of all the shapes of nature, no shape has been so marvellously maltreated as the human foot. English Costume She stood erect, exhibiting to its fullest her marvellously attractive form. A Modern Wizard But his left hand is a marvellously persuasive one, and when on duty his sleeves are turned up to the shoulder that the jovial mariner may see that there is no deception. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Owing to the spring frosts, it rarely perfects these except in sheltered sites in mild springs, but when in good bloom it is marvellously beautiful. Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens But above them all the old man’s marvellously prophetic words still echoed in my ears. The King's Assegai A Matabili Story For, in the occupant of the hitherto vacant chair, he found himself, thus suddenly, unexpectedly, marvellously, face to face with Mona Ridsdale. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance Her features were good and regular; her mouth bewitching; her dark eyes tender, kindly, and marvellously beautiful. Tales of South Africa The smell of printer's ink is marvellously penetrating. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Edala the light-hearted, the careless, the somewhat hard—had softened marvellously since that experience. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising But it is wonderful what an amount of ill-treatment a native can put up with at times, and how marvellously they recover from the most serious of wounds. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War That voice—that marvellously clear-sounding voice, which had thrice come into his dreams in miraculous warning, could not be destined to fail in its mission. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance Then he raised his voice and threw a marvellously strange, soft melodiousness into the weird song, which he had never ceased to chant. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War Miss Vidal was marvellously plucky, but not a man jack of us but could see she was half broken-hearted. In the Whirl of the Rising In a marvellously short space of time she returned with a well packed wallet stored with provisions. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising Yet she begged for mercy, and the voice that came from beneath the beaded robe which covered her was marvellously enthralling. The White Shield Hanna, after eating of the meat which was prepared by boiling, soon recovered her strength, and the children throve, and grew marvellously. My Dark Companions And Their Strange Stories Yet it is a place of surpassing interest, one of the hallowed spots of London, where sinners have wept, where souls have rejoiced, where the power and presence of God have been marvellously displayed. The Religious Life of London They were undoubtedly what is called "jolly;" they laughed much, and seemed marvellously free from care and anxiety. One Of Them Mr. Irving's Shylock is a marvellously subtle impersonation, full of humour, pathos, and tragic power. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, July 23, 1887. While doing this, explain to the audience that you have with considerable practice acquired a marvellously keen sense of touch which enables you to ascertain the name of each card by simply feeling it. More Conjuring Simple Tricks for Social Gatherings And from all this they were relieved by a marvellously strange occurrence and a great miracle. Legends of Florence Collected from the People, First Series Its history shows periods of marvellously rapid advance, of hardly less swift decline, and of frequent though at times fitful recovery. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" If he were a woman, the menace would frighten me, but men are marvellously conservative in their selfishness, and so I read it as mere threat. One Of Them They are born blind, but in a marvellously short period are able to cater for themselves; and their hibernation begins later in the season than with the adults. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" The book is marvellously exciting, admirably lucid, and scrupulously just.' To Lhassa at Last The workmen so marvellously excelled, that it was difficult to distinguish the copy from the original. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] She listened at first—deeply interested—to the scrappy evidence which told of Paul Baker's early life, but the family from Clapham Junction Road had marvellously little to relate. The Heart of a Woman She was tall, and extremely, marvellously slender; yet her bones were so small that there were no angles visible in all her graceful length. Anne "You are marvellously accurate in this narrative, Potts," said he, laughing; "the impression made on you by this young lady can scarcely have been a transient one." A Day's Ride A Life's Romance At the far end of the long vault sat seven of the shining ones in high seats marvellously shaped from the ice. Black Amazon of Mars The expedient succeeded marvellously; the poor beasts sent forth such piercing and terrible cries, that the scared wolves dashed off with all speed. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] |
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