| 单词 | at leisure |
| 例句 | They had evidently finished the hungry, intent stage of feeding and were browsing and talking at leisure, and he could see that one of them had the attention of the other three. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Men left behind could be picked off at leisure. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In fifteen minutes flat, all that will be left of a zebra is the skull, which may yet be dragged away and gnawed down at leisure by young ones in the lair. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z They were at leisure, waited on by the women. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Miss Woodhouse—if you are at leisure—I have something that I should like to tell you—a sort of confession to make—and then, you know, it will be over.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “No,” cried Mr. Knightley, “that need not be the consequence. Let them be sent to Donwell. I shall certainly be at leisure.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z There they could weep at leisure, unburdening themselves of their own troubles as they wept for someone else’s death. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And at leisure—a weekend guest in Connecticut; at a cocktail party in Bel Air. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She was now, on being settled at home, at leisure to observe the real state of her sister’s spirits. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z He could see it all, the fire in the water and the air filled with the nightmare of an entire squadron diving at leisure toward defenseless ships. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The largeness of the enterprise, too, the publicity machine, the immensity of the arenas—particularly after all those years playing at leisure with the Band in basements around Woodstock, New York—seemed bloated. The Chaotic Magic of Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z The most amusing look at leisure centre staff this side of The Day Today's fictional documentary. Six to watch: workplace comedies 2011-08-04T14:08:03Z And pairing sneakers with wedding dresses fits with the overall easing of dress codes, at work and at leisure. Sneakers for That Sprint Down the Aisle 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z On a recent evening, after a dress rehearsal of “Travels With My Aunt,” Mr. Ryan was briefly at leisure. Thomas Jay Ryan Embraces a Comfortably Unpredictable Acting Career 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z Claire Stewart, curator of the Lowry collection, says its focus is people at leisure. Lowry at the Lowry: 200 paintings and drawings brought together in Salford 2012-07-06T11:58:49Z The above drinks, like most digestifs, are best enjoyed at leisure. Fight, don't fear, the Thanksgiving bloat: pour yourself a bracing digestif 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Marry in haste, repent at leisure. Look before you leap. Pre-crastination is a thing — and it can be just as destructive as procrastination 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z There are a few rooms available for rent besides the restaurant; one can study the art at leisure and, after breakfast, wander out the gate and into the streets of the town. Back to Provence 2011-06-17T18:55:00Z “The Americans” challenged the presiding midcentury formula for photojournalism, defined by sharp, well-lighted, classically composed pictures, whether of the battlefront, the homespun American heartland or movie stars at leisure. Robert Frank Dies; Pivotal Documentary Photographer Was 94 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z She had married in haste and repented at leisure, separating from Gordon in the 1920s after the cotton crash caused the family fortune to slump. Sam Beazley obituary 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z James Wood, in the New Yorker, wonders: “Who cares about a bunch of more or less privileged North American artists, at leisure to examine their creative ambitions and anxieties?” If Lena Dunham wrote a memoir 2012-07-22T16:00:00Z His images of women fit into a long tradition, in French art, of portraying women at leisure – often for the male eye. Madonna sells Fernand Léger's modern material girls 2013-05-09T12:02:53Z In The Fermata he stops time so he can explore the world at leisure; in The Anthologist the narrator brilliantly remarks that "poetry is prose in slow motion". Nicholson Baker 2011-08-13T23:04:05Z My friend the Dean of Students had diplomatically suggested that Carlos’ father and a couple of his uncles accompany him to his office, where the matter could be discussed at leisure. Teaching ate me alive 2012-09-15T19:00:00Z The others can be taken in at leisure through the rest of the Triple Crown season. ArtsBeat: The Small and Pleasurable World at the Track 2013-05-03T14:00:48Z “On the World Wide Web, future storytellers and their readers can mingle at leisure and talk at length.” Jason Epstein, publishing editor and innovator, dead at 93 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z There’s an old saying, “Marry in haste, and repent at leisure,” and this seems like an “Act in haste, repent at leisure”-type opportunity. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Making first contact with a parent 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z For all her brilliance, Ms. Peck dances as if at leisure. Dance Review: New York City Ballet at Koch Theater 2013-01-18T23:37:16Z She admits that her “highly privileged life” as a celebrated academic affords her the luxury of contemplating at leisure what plenty of people are experiencing as a national emergency. When It Comes to Politics, Be Afraid. But Not Too Afraid. 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z The result is an embellished land of Christian saints, biblical episodes, Portuguese kings, historical glories, pastoral idylls, aristocrats at leisure, landscapes, seascapes, floral designs and, above all, geometric motifs. 12 Treasures of Europe 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z The greatest of these improvised-and-then-impaled-on-a-card stories is, of course, “Alice in Wonderland,” extemporized on a golden afternoon and recalled at leisure later. A Mark Twain Tale, Brought Back From the Dead 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z She estimates that a quarter of British women would swim more at leisure centres if there were female-only sessions, while 10% of all adults would prefer the option to wear less-revealing clothing while exercising. Fat people can be fit too: meet the personal trainers who challenge every stereotype 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z Hamas gunmen attacked Israeli civilians at rest and at leisure, at an outdoor festival and in their homes, on familiar roads and in the middle of town. Wednesday Briefing 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z The precautionary planning for evacuation, Hecker said, included scenarios where the Americans are able to move out at leisure and also where they have to depart in a hurry, taking only the most sensitive materiel. US readying plans to evacuate drone bases if necessary under Niger’s new junta, commander says 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z "We see very strong demand for European short-haul traffic and when we for example look at leisure traffic to Mediterranean countries, we are already at pre-pandemic levels or even a bit above," Manner said. Finnair turns to US, Middle East ahead of busy summer 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Going slowly enough to let the book scenes play out at leisure, she discovers that the last chapter is missing from her copy, and from all other copies. ‘Magpie Murders’ has everything you want in a British mystery 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z A never-ending stream you can tune in and out of at leisure, and that can work as gentle background noise in your day-to-day life. Netflix’s CEO is ready for TV to die 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z We are on the go, and we attempt to maximize output both at work and at leisure. A New Dimension to a Meaningful Life 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Rd3!, simplifying things so the trapped bishop can be taken at leisure. India to host chess Olympiad after Russia’s bid is nixed 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z People can also buy homes directly from the companies, touring houses at leisure by downloading a smartphone app to unlock the front door. Hi or bye to ibuyers? Algorithmic home sales, growing in popularity, hit early hurdles 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z One problem with legislating in haste, though, is that the authors may be left to repent at leisure. Column: The party of ideas produces a Frankenbill, but it just might work 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z The other six months they spend at leisure. The magic of Chloé Zhao: How the Oscars favorite gets brilliant performances from non-actors 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z The ukiyo-e, which used simple techniques to depict everyday people at leisure — sitting at the sea’s edge or strolling through a field — seemed modern in comparison. How Japonisme Forever Changed the Course of Western Design 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z It focuses attention on a stream of notes that move constantly towards the player rather than a musical landscape they can survey at leisure. Roli Lumi review: a portable keyboard that lights the way for first-time musicians 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z About 2,000 members of the military forces were drafted in to help at 38 test centres, including at leisure centres, church halls and Anfield Stadium. Covid-19: Coronavirus infections 'slowing down' and a couple reunite 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z The growing collection of photos – of friends, family and strangers – became the Basanti: women at leisure project. Why doing nothing is a radical act for India's women – photo essay 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z "I think it possibly was the case in some senses that it was `make the agreement in haste and then repent at leisure.' And what we're seeing now is the repentance." Brexit: Boris Johnson rails against EU in push for new bill as Miliband hits back 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z Here I was with nothing to do but inhabit the spaciousness of every passing moment, to bathe at leisure in the pooled flow of time itself. Splendid isolation: how I stopped time by sitting in a forest for 24 hours 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z It will soon be a lost art — reading at leisure, at the kitchen table, talking about local happenings. More Than 1 in 5 U.S. Papers Has Closed. This Is the Result. 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z Thatcher had no model for being a lioness at leisure. Review | Margaret Thatcher’s last stand 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z However, unlike the new card, this is primarily aimed at leisure travel. New 50% off 16-17 railcard on sale next week 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Sin in haste, repent at leisure, say the preachers. Perspective | Nationals oust their pitching coach, addressing a symptom but not the disease 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z These are not portraits of workers at leisure or with tasks completed; these are portraits of workers at work, with all of the intensity and stress of the labor that powers American industry exposed. Opinion | The battered aspirations of the American working class 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z But he expressed the hope that curious souls would nevertheless discover this curious book, and savor it “at leisure.” Jordan Peterson’s Gospel of Masculinity 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z An album found long ago in an abandoned SS barracks contains photos of Auschwitz guards and administrators at leisure — singing, picnicking. Opinion | A showcase of the vilest and noblest manifestations of humanity 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z The Discovery update, as it’s called, removes all combat, missions and story from Assassin’s Creed Origins, leaving you free to explore its detailed recreation of ancient Egypt at leisure. 'We give access to a lost world': Assassin's Creed's new life as a virtual museum 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z All power elicits courtlike phenomena, which you can observe at leisure in the presidential plane. Orbiting Jupiter: my week with Emmanuel Macron 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z We are free to enjoy at leisure the movie’s many small delights. ‘Lucky’ review: Harry Dean Stanton’s final film moseys along perfectly 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z All political scholars should beware reaching too quickly for their pens, keyboards or quills; to adapt the old adage, “write in haste, repent at leisure.” U.K. elections: How Jeremy Corbyn orchestrated a seismic shift in British politics 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z Were they more at leisure, perhaps, to let the past wash over the present—to lay themselves at the mercy of regret? At Home with Emily Dickinson 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z It was an error that he can regret at leisure. Prince William: How hard has he worked in 2017 so far? - BBC News 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z He said nothing for a time and drank at leisure from his glass of water. 600 Miles in a Coffin-Shaped Bus, Campaigning Against Death Itself 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Americans in seven other states and Washington, DC, are now, or soon expect to be, free to puff away at leisure, but liberalisation in the most populous border state will be felt acutely down south. Mexican attitudes to marijuana mellow 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z Day four is for travelers to enjoy at leisure. Travel stocking stuffers 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Free expression is not just for the rich who create art at leisure, nor is it reserved for liberal icons like Theallet. When does ‘state messages’ trump free speech? 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z Buy this game if… You want to pilot any of 350 outrageously beautiful cars through gobsmacking scenery in a sprawling sandbox you can explore at leisure. The 5 Best Xbox One Exclusive Games Right Now 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z Shults’ camera roves around the house, watching four generations of family at leisure, with no particular rush to advance the story. Krisha breathes life into a familiar addiction narrative 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z I’d been weighed up, at leisure, the cons on the spreadsheet clearly outweighing any possible pros. Rejection is built into online dating. Politeness should be too | Keren Levy 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z My favorite parts of Crystal Dynamics’ Rise of the Tomb Raider are the ones where you’re just quietly exploring the world at leisure. How to Plunder a Vault in Rise of the Tomb Raider 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Dulwich Books in London will encourage shoppers to browse at leisure with afternoon tea, homemade cakes, and winter warmer drinks. Black Friday Blues and Benefits - BBC News 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z Marry in haste, repent at leisure.Look before you leap. Pre-Crastination: The Opposite of Procrastination 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z He now works at leisure on a trickle of repair jobs. Typewriter repairman works to keep old machines clacking 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z And if you’re the silent type, quietly dispatching enemies at leisure, there’s a counter for that as well: enemies can now rouse fallen comrades, so you have to be quick and mindful of patrol trajectories. 5 Things I Absolutely Love in Batman: Arkham Knight 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z In baseball, patience is usually good: Re-evaluate in haste, repent at leisure. Washington Nationals’ bullpen need is too glaring to be ignored any longer 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z When he’s not at leisure, the polarizing ex-vice president is busy being a thorn in the side of the Obama administration. Dick Cheney embraces the Darth Vader meme 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z Saturday morning, the group split up for various meetings and, according to an early schedule, some “Executive Time” in the afternoon — this usually means “executive” touring and shopping — and then an “evening at leisure.” Which would you take? The correspondents’ dinner or a free trip to Paris? 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Heartbroken parents wondered why the government took so long to respond, amid survivors’ accounts of the Shabab gunmen taunting students and killing at leisure as the siege dragged on. Kenya official compares terror victims to 'cockroaches' 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z If the bonnet is not protected, an attacker might be able to shoot at the engine and disable the vehicle, and then would be free to attack the car and its occupants at leisure. When an ordinary car is not enough 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z He loved to explore a question at leisure, in depth, endlessly. Mario Cuomo: A Miscarriage of Justice 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z After a Monday morning audience with George V, he spent most of his visit at leisure, including visits to a Surrey stud farm and RAF Hendon. The diplomat who said 'No' to Saudi oil 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z However, when probed about what they’d rather be doing, these participants uniformly stated that they’d rather be doing something else when working and that they preferred to continue what they were doing when at leisure. Why We Don't Always Do What Really Makes Us Happy 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z The company just announced that it’s going to pull the trigger on a slew of film and TV content that it’ll let buyers download or stream at leisure. GOG.com Is Getting Into the DRM-Free Movie and TV Business 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z These now flock by the thousands each spring to the river’s mouth, where the salmon have their young, and gorge at leisure. Taking Up Arms Where Birds Feast on Buffet of Salmon 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z Being away from home in a small group gives people time to talk at leisure. Inching closer towards a science base for justice 2014-01-13T15:45:35.265Z Blackpool's marking of such a obvious threat was naive – he was allowed to drift at leisure throughout the spaces gifted to him by the left-back Stephen Crainey. Crystal Palace 2-2 Blackpool 2012-12-08T19:45:49Z Photograph: Murdo Macleod This is a column for a Sunday paper, designed to be absorbed at leisure, over coffee and frou-frou pastries, at around noon. Rewind radio: Love Love Love Like the Beatles; Is It Worth It?; 6-Love-6 2012-06-30T23:05:37Z He was buried, in haste—that he might not interfere with the current Wagner festival—and, no doubt, is mourned at leisure. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z There is the ledger, which you can scan at leisure. The Cambrian Sketch-Book Tales, Scenes, and Legends of Wild Wales 2012-04-27T02:00:33.040Z No, not a whit," cried Woodville; "what I judged best in haste some hours ago, I now judge best at leisure. Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX 2012-04-25T02:01:07.457Z I write my thoughts in short-hand, and copy at leisure for the press. Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z They usually require four days to make the trip from coast to coast by this route, as also by the more direct northern route, because on that they travel more at leisure. Reading the Weather 2012-04-19T02:00:27.487Z The Inquisition could track and seize its victims at leisure, and king and count could follow with decrees of confiscation which were gradually to transfer the lands of the South to orthodox and loyal subjects. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z "A notable collection of the utterances of Protestant preachers on a wide variety of subjects which many people will rejoice to ponder at leisure." A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z Declining to devote themselves as living sacrifices to business they hold their soul at leisure for what brings truest happiness, for friendship, for knowledge, for charity. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z I am leaving Hungary for Italy, and thence I hope to write to you more frequently and more at leisure. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z "Is Mrs. Hardcastle at leisure, if you please, sir?" she asked. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z "Well," he said, "we will wait till the afternoon; then I will have the gates of the cathedral closed, that we may examine it at leisure." The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Too strong to be assailed, the British could now complete their arrangements and array their strength at leisure. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z Then now, Pa, perhaps you will be at leisure to read your letter. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 October 7, 1893 2012-04-03T02:00:30.460Z Those insects which are quick to take wing or which are good runners should first receive attention; the less active can then be examined more at leisure. Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects 2012-03-28T02:00:31.483Z Mr. Fauntleroy was at leisure, and the whole affair in all its details, past and present, was related to Robert Carr. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z You are well arrived, young gentlemen," said Mrs. Ilfrington; "we press you into our service for a botanical ramble, Mr. Slingsby is at leisure, and will be delighted I am sure. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z We should do him a muckle Pleasure, As ye in your Books may read at leisure.” The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z So down and up, and down again through the woods about Coulsdon, where the rabbits peered at them through the bracken, and raising their white scuts, loped away at leisure to their burrows. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z You must tell me at leisure how you succeeded in capturing this notorious enemy of the State. Swift and Sure 2012-03-16T02:00:24.627Z Under the pressure of utmost peril, she passed her word; the more reason that, now the time has come to redeem it, she should do so at leisure and after thought. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z My main anxiety for the moment was to be alone; alone, and at leisure to probe my fortune and success, and appreciate both the relief and the good luck I had compassed. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z It was a very shrewd method of clearing every one out of the house and leaving it to be examined at leisure. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z He was not always in practice and most of the music he wrote for his numerous tours was composed in haste and repented of at leisure. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z The Sonata may follow a little more at leisure, but that too not later than two or three months hence. Life of Beethoven 2012-03-12T03:00:21.693Z So he takes them in turn and argues at leisure. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z The game was, by a sort of "double purchase," a clever contrivance of the Esquimo, drawn upon the ice and cut up at leisure. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z As soon as he had finished his work in the mine Rush went directly over to the post-office, where he waited until the postmaster was at leisure, when he called him aside. The Iron Boys as Foremen or, Heading the Diamond Drill Shift 2012-02-28T03:00:24.413Z They were almost at leisure and looking rosy and happy, when their intended partners for life walked in upon them some days before the one appointed for the important ceremony. Mildred's New Daughter 2012-02-27T03:00:15.313Z Having despatched the Beagle and the Hope, I was at leisure to carry on the survey of the coast in the neighbourhood of Port Famine, and to make a plan of the port itself. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z The reader may now complete the circuit of the island at leisure. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z For there the inhabitants of the country-side are assembled from far and near, with the products of their farms, and one may study both man and beast at leisure. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z Having now gained some general notion of the meaning of "great art," we may, without risk of confusing ourselves, take up the questions suggested incidentally in the preceding chapter, and pursue them at leisure. Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things 2012-02-20T03:00:15.843Z “Minnie, go and tell Miss Norris I wish to see her at once if she is at leisure.” Mildred's New Daughter 2012-02-27T03:00:15.313Z It is possible that the silence was prolonged by the chance of considering her at leisure which she was careful to afford him. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z I was traveling, as New England ought to be traversed by every young man of average health and active habits, on foot, and at leisure, along the beautiful road to Old York. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The man hastened away over the bridge, and Sir Robert followed, more at leisure, but still quickly. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z The Greek, always restless and curious to see and hear “some new thing,” is now beginning to indulge his tastes at leisure, and to visit as a tourist the foreign shores of the Mediterranean. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z The great campaign was to begin on the following Monday, though Andy would not be at leisure to devote himself to it till a week later. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z You beautiful fool!" he continued, in a tone of mingled rage and admiration, "to do this in haste and forget I could punish at leisure! The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z She was therefore content with mild reproofs, and the man was left free to take root at leisure in his double office. A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z I shall have thought it over--more at leisure. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z Sitting on an old trunk, in the cool shade, I could observe at leisure the surrounding scene. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z He interpreted her permission as applying to more than one visit; somehow or other, most days found him by the bay window, and generally, on being pressed, at leisure to come in and rest. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z It was not until the end of the day that they were thoroughly at leisure to discuss the course of action which Burnet ought to follow as the result of what he had learnt. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z The Indians, sweeping up on their mad ponies, rode close to the flank of the host and chose their victims at leisure. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z His written works, however, represent apparently only the products of his hours at leisure. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z Delivered by these successes from external and domestic strife, the Medici were at leisure again to attend to their darling object, the promotion of learning. The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) 2012-01-18T03:00:13.193Z My brother was soon at leisure, and asked him the common questions—his name, &c. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z The rest of my story must be told at leisure on some future day. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z Meg, at leisure to collect herself, exclaimed plaintively: "Oh, I've only got one glove!" The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z But, after such fighting and talk, they must feast at leisure in a fresh chapter. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z The company wandered at leisure under the gigantic oak trees, or in the beautifully laid-out garden of this extensive domain, and after a sumptuous d�jeuner, the majority set to dancing. 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 By careful management of the cover you can catch it between the top and bottom without breaking the shell, and in this prison you can study it at leisure. Through a Microscope Something of the Science Together with many Curious Observations Indoor and Out and Directions for a Home-made Microscope. 2011-12-29T03:00:20.733Z I wish your opinion of the best line of books for me to read at leisure hours, aside from novels or fiction. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z Here one can examine the shops and the natives at leisure. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z After a courtship of only two months' duration, they joined the ranks of those who "marry in haste and repent at leisure". 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 If he has married in haste—and he has—to repent at leisure—as he may—though this is trite and detestable language, I pity him, from my soul I do! A Bride from the Bush 2011-12-24T03:08:05.053Z One day, Stanley being at leisure took out his note-book and began to write, as was his custom when he had a few hours to himself. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z It should be pointed out that some of the greatest rarities have been removed from the ordinary cases and placed in the Cracherode Room, where, however, they can still be viewed at leisure. Peeps at Postage Stamps 2011-12-23T03:00:15.610Z I am glad you are at leisure," was the reply, "as you have started a subject upon which I want the help of the trade, both master and man. The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z The number and magnitude of the claims made upon him from Lancaster had arrested his attention, and he had laid them aside to be examined at leisure. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z Heretofore these notes have been slowly dictated to amanuenses, but they are now frequently read off to a phonograph, and then written out at leisure. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z Nevertheless, with the help of God, I purpose at leisure to write more fully concerning him, of those things which I saw with my own eyes and heard with my own ears.” Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England 2011-12-19T03:00:41.437Z Read carefully and at leisure, they are full of suggestion and of insight. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z Witness's luck placed him in a cane-brake, whence he could watch every movement of the bustards at leisure. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z We reviewed in our mind at leisure, where we had been, and what we had seen in Rome. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z "You can verify the totals at leisure, but you will see it leaves a balance due me," he said. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z Marquette prepared his report at leisure during the winter, while at De Pere, and in the spring sent it down to Quebec, by an Indian who was going thither to trade with the whites. Stories of the Badger State 2011-11-27T03:00:12.687Z But Mary had sense enough to know that he wasn't at leisure. On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents 2011-11-26T03:00:14.947Z On these flowery plains are reared some of the choicest breeds of the fighting bull—those, for example, of the Marques del Saltillo—which may here be admired at leisure. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z I am an opponent of long engagements, but I am also an opponent of no engagements at all; I know no truer proverb than "Marry in haste and repent at leisure." The Book of Life 2011-11-25T03:00:13.343Z Real Charlotte' is indeed a book to enjoy at leisure. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z But my fun ended next day when I was tied to the arm of the sofa to repent at leisure. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z For such, an automatically made record, which can be studied at leisure, is of the utmost importance. Marvels of Scientific Invention An Interesting Account in Non-technical Language of the Invention of Guns, Torpedoes, Submarine Mines, Up-to-date Smelting, Freezing, Colour Photography, and many other recent Discoveries of Science 2011-11-19T03:00:24.517Z "I can only remember three days in my whole life when I felt at leisure," Vengerov used to say. Autobiography of Countess Tolstoy 2011-11-17T03:00:32.207Z She has promised to go out with me the first good day I am at leisure, and select one for you. Memoir of John Howe Peyton in sketches by his contemporaries, together with some of his public and private letters, etc., also a sketch of Ann M. Peyton 2011-11-15T03:00:20.413Z Long manuscripts are frequently sent for the revisal "at leisure" of a person who has little or no leisure. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z Mrs. Courtenay had that rarest gift— "A heart at leisure from itself To soothe and sympathize." Diana Tempest, Volume I (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:36.223Z She rearranged the bunches of lilies of the valley at leisure, glad of the quiet interval after a long and unprofitable day. Diana Tempest, Volume III (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:34.213Z Colonel Montague carried a hedge-sparrow's nest, so inhabited, into his house where he could watch it at leisure and where he saw the young cuckoo frequently oust the baby hedge-sparrow in the manner described. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z She occupied the Philippines and secured control at leisure of the Pacific coast of America. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z I had turned the dog loose to take a run at leisure over the plain. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z So, dispirited and contemned, they were easily disposed of by the Queen’s troops, who, secure behind their girdle of muck, had only to wait and slay them at leisure. The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway 2011-11-06T02:00:11.073Z Yet if censorious people envy us such pleasures at leisure hours, hastening to the end and almost arrived at the goal, we here check our steps. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z When by this system it has, at length, wearied out its adversary, and rendered him almost senseless, it kills and swallows him at leisure. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z Until the ship sailed—she was due to leave at ten that evening—he was at leisure. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z I was therefore in a good position to watch at leisure the artillery duel which ensued. A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry 2011-10-15T02:00:29.757Z It was so wonderful to lie still, at leisure and unhurried, with all those lovely magazines to read, and nothing to disturb her. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z But," he continued, "is his imperial majesty at leisure? For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:45.883Z In S. Mark's one sits and quietly discovers things at leisure. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z Say not, 'When I am at leisure I will study'; 't is likely thou wilt never be at leisure.... Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses 2011-10-12T02:00:40.147Z Rather, after listening to such a paper, the scholar is glad that it is doubtless to appear in permanent or book form, where he can study it at leisure. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z He would welcome a swift and almost painless death, but to be deliberately crippled, secured at leisure, and dragged back to his prison, did not appeal to him. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z A few of the chariots reached the line, that opened hastily to let them through, and both horses and charioteers were slain at leisure in the rear. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z You are sensible that our acquaintance is of very recent date: a wife is not a bill to be accepted at sight You know the proverb—'Marry in haste and repent at leisure.' Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z My Lord Whiffle is come to wait on your Ladyship, and sends to know, whether you are at leisure. The Female Wits 2011-09-28T02:00:23.247Z From curiosity I made his acquaintance, and was able to study him at leisure for an entire week. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z Thus only might carefully concealed motives be detected, cause and effect co-ordinated, the very source of all feminine logic, reason, and emotion be laid bare and dissected at leisure. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z "Chloroform him first; then you must dispose of him at leisure," came the monotonous piping treble from the invalid chair. The Duke Decides 2011-09-14T02:00:47.307Z The Counsellor having sent in to know whether the Gentlewoman was at leisure, was carry'd into a fine Hall, hung with Tapestry, to which Madam came in a Moment. The Travels and Adventures of James Massey 2011-09-13T02:00:31.293Z Upon entering this we were able to examine at leisure the marvellous tree, some of the branches of which had already manifested themselves above the wall. Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship 2011-09-12T02:00:27.807Z In this situation, she had access to a large and well-chosen library; and at leisure intervals had improved the opportunity thus presented. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 2011-09-09T02:01:06.280Z You should travel widely and at leisure before you commit your honour to an unconsidered vow. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z The horseman was riding at leisure, as if not seeing that troops were rolling on after him. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z The traveller, it is true, was less at leisure to observe some of these things, and less inclined to find God’s hand in the mountains or the sea. Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z Her papa came in just then, feeling very tired, and hoping to find mamma at leisure to rub and comb his head. Little Susy's Little Servants 2011-08-28T02:00:39.053Z Perhaps he thought there might be things at the Hall I had better not see, or perhaps he wished to observe the butler's behaviour at leisure. Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 2/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:33.793Z We speak of leisure time, but what we really mean thereby is time in which we can feel at leisure. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z If my heart had not been beating so quickly, I should have liked to study their faces at leisure. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z But these may be done at leisure, as likewise the practice of arithmetic, and other like pieces of learning. The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell A Gentlen, who, tho' Deaf and Dumb, Writes down any Stranger's name at first Sight; 2011-08-14T02:00:22.973Z But she had not come to this settled time yet; it was weary years before she was at leisure from herself. Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life 2011-08-09T02:00:30.317Z The timber is from the wilderness, taken at leisure; the iron and hemp are from the far-off southern world, which is to the men of the place like a grandmother’s tale, loved and incredible. Every Man for Himself 2011-08-09T02:00:26.920Z What being at leisure means is more easily felt than defined. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z Regaining his breath and his confidence as he went, he bethought him of the Jago Row retreat, where he might examine his prize at leisure, embowered amid trucks and barrows. A Child of the Jago 2011-08-05T02:00:52.533Z We were to pay the debt to her at leisure. Marjorie Dean, College Senior 2011-08-01T02:00:12.720Z "No!" returned the judge sharply, adding more gently, as though in excuse: "Anxiety would kill me if I were at leisure." For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z The letters from unmarried people were culled out of the collection and reread at leisure. Health, Healing, and Faith 2011-07-31T02:00:09.737Z Knowing your love of music, and the attention you have given it, the Duke imagined it might divert you, till he was at leisure to pay you homage, to make trial of my poor powers. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z He means to account for the crowd by saying, “It was feast time, no work was being done, and large bodies of men were therefore at leisure to follow.” Pastor Pastorum 2011-07-25T02:00:14.597Z The Great Western, bounding safe through the gullets of the Hudson, threw her cable out on the capstan of New York, and left our still moist paper-demonstration to dry itself at leisure.'— A Logic Of Facts Or, Every-day Reasoning 2011-07-22T02:00:18.543Z It was yet early in the day, and they reached the broker's office about twelve, finding him in and at leisure. Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse 2011-07-20T02:00:16.323Z Whenever I receive a new and strong impression, even in a dream, I write it down, and afterwards develop it at leisure.... Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z His viceroys enjoyed a long term of office and plundered at leisure. The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity 2011-07-19T02:00:18.297Z First let her fill her mouth and clothe her back, Then indulge her own caprice at leisure. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z The two researchers conclude, therefore, that what was once a mechanism which allowed females to discriminate between males has evolved into a way of trapping them so that they can be consumed at leisure. Animal behaviour (II): Sexual appetite 2011-07-14T11:01:07Z I am at leisure; the morning Service is finished, I am dressed and my hair is curled; ten is just striking on the castle clock, so I have two hours till dinner time. The Journal of Countess Fran?oise Krasinska Great Grandmother of Victor Emmanuel 2011-07-10T02:00:25.767Z Estelle rose early next morning with a view to survey at leisure her novel surroundings. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z He answered that he was quite at leisure and ready to go, and proud to be of use. Stranger Than Fiction Being Tales from the Byways of Ghosts and Folk-lore 2011-07-06T02:00:50.100Z It will be remembered that he had left Sam on the road, with orders to rest his horse and follow him at leisure. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Madam, I have been bold to trouble you; But since your ladyship is not at leisure, I’ll sort some other time to visit you. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z Dear mother, these are things I fain would know; for, believe me, I have many sweethearts, and I willingly choose the best, lest I should marry in haste and repent at leisure. Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z This last stepped out, turned in the direction of the fugitive shadow, and pursuing at leisure, hailed in a quiet and natural tone: "I say—Marbridge!—that you?" Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z The heavy tasks which nature imposes upon women leave them less at leisure than men to reform and readjust these inherited garments. Modern Society 2011-06-23T02:00:27.897Z She could rest in comfort and friendly companionship for a few weeks, consult with Harford Willis by letter, at leisure and with a calm mind plan for the future. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z Yet, peaceful and at leisure as he seems, Gottfried says the whole of Germany is leaning now once more on the strength of that faithful heart. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z At school, where I went every winter for five years, I made a tolerable proficiency, and have ever since been improving myself at leisure hours. Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z She set out to keep her appointment with an hour to spare, purposing to employ the interval by running, at leisure, the gauntlet of masculine admiration on Broadway as far south as Thirty-eighth Street. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z What Alfred said remained in her ample mind, to be considered carefully at leisure. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z Henriette would have to repent at leisure as she herself had done. The Old Blood 2011-06-13T02:00:22.897Z The joy of the harvest.We can cull the harvest of a quiet eye, and our hearts are at leisure from themselves. A Word to Women 2011-06-08T02:00:18.457Z For this end he requested the youth to call at his house in the evening, when he should be at leisure to converse with him, and furnished him with suitable directions. Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:26.023Z The second day after my departure, the turbulence of her feelings began to subside, and she found herself at leisure to pursue those measures which her present situation prescribed. Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:21.807Z Let us at leisure contemplate this clown, This shadow of Hamlet aping Hamlet's frown, With wandering eyes and hair upon the wind. The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire with an Introductory Preface by James Huneker 2011-06-01T02:00:22.477Z He rose and saluted Miss Blanchard awkwardly, with evident surprise at her appearance, and then retreated into the background, where he could look at her at leisure without being observed. Roland Graeme: Knight A Novel of Our Time 2011-05-30T02:00:12.077Z He promised to do this and, as there was nothing more I could do, I finished my breakfast at leisure. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z There was no little wonderment at this among those whose minds were sufficiently at leisure to wonder about anything not immediately concerning themselves or their families. 'Neath the Hoof of the Tartar The Scourge of God 2011-05-26T02:00:15.987Z A thousand details will occur to those who take an interest in the matter, and may be filled in at leisure. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, August 19th 1893 2011-05-21T02:00:12.120Z Let them alone for awhile, and they will grow too wise to be happy; and then they may be disposed and at leisure to listen to reason. Mirror of the Months 2011-05-21T02:00:10.227Z Miss Blodgett saw her arranged to her mind, and left her to take her dinner in peace and at leisure; which Rotha did, almost ready to cry for sheer pleasure. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z Mrs. Ryle was expecting company that afternoon, and Nora was at leisure and en grande toilette: a black silk gown, its flounces edged with velvet, and a cap of blonde lace trimmed with white flowers. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z Where snails abound—in a juicy soil, I will dig for myself a fathomless grave, Where at leisure mine ancient bones I can coil, And sleep—quite forgotten—like a shark 'neath the wave. The Flowers of Evil 2011-05-15T02:00:07.523Z The cars will not leave until every passenger is aboard, and if you have ladies with you, you can easily secure your seats and afterward procure the tickets at leisure. Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness 2011-05-08T02:00:05.770Z As for the other difficulty about wearing white armour, he proposed to overcome it, by scouring his own at leisure until it should look whiter than ermine. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z When she went up to her room she sat down to think at leisure. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z The first would have to be considered at leisure, in all its bearings and side issues; the second was for the moment uppermost. For the School Colours 2011-04-28T02:00:12.693Z While others sauntered and enjoyed life at leisure, he was working early and late, away from his family most of the time for twelve years. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z It will tempt you to lie down for half an hour on the soft turf and enjoy the prospect at leisure. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z This was the discourse that passed betwixt Sancho and the innkeeper; for, as to the host's interrogatories concerning his master's profession, Sancho was not then at leisure to make him any answer. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z Well, my dear fellow, I can understand you're a little overwhelmed just at the moment, but we can settle the details when we're at home and at leisure. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z The sap after being completed to this extent could be widened at leisure to ordinary trench dimensions by infantry working parties. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z At a projecting point, he stopped a while, to gaze at leisure at the fine view before him. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z Somnambulism, clairvoyance, and that state of exquisite sensitiveness which makes us receptive of impressions transformed into dreams, may be commanded in a sensitive, and observed at leisure. Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science 2011-04-14T02:00:40.453Z She studied in her own room or recited to the Doctor when he was at leisure. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly 2011-04-10T02:00:07.273Z "Say to her that I would be glad to see her here, now, if she is at leisure." The Game and the Candle 2011-04-03T02:00:16.907Z The besieged must be able to defend the obstacle from their protected position, otherwise it can be surmounted or destroyed at leisure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z “Well, here goes: ‘Marry in haste and repent at leisure’.” Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z Left at leisure to look around, his eyes had strayed up the road beyond Drybrook, there to see what had called forth his cry. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z These being served on a small table, Alaric paid for them, and the newly made acquaintances sat down to enjoy their feast at leisure. Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast 2011-03-24T02:00:12.337Z "When you are at leisure, gentlemen," Adrian's voice interposed coolly. The Game and the Candle 2011-04-03T02:00:16.907Z Permanent fortifications are erected at leisure, with all the resources that a state can supply of constructive and mechanical skill, and are built of enduring materials. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z He was greatly surprised that Queen Mary was not yet canonized; but he hoped she would receive that honor as soon as the cardinal should be a little more at leisure. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z Then Virginia was at leisure to sit down for a few minutes, drink what was left of the coffee in Tony's pot, and eat some bread-and-butter. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z I trust I shall see a great deal of you; I am always at leisure in the evening,--that is, when I do not have to go to bed from sheer fatigue! Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z On examining this idea of mine more at leisure, I concluded that the matter was feasible, if I could prevail on my gaoler to allow me to visit this gentleman. The Condition of Catholics Under James I. 2011-03-09T03:00:42.087Z Moreover batteries can be constructed at leisure and by daylight. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z Return to-night," said he; "your business requires some reflection, and it must be discussed at leisure. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z Saturday was a half-holiday at the Grammar School, and he was thus at leisure. A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z "I have a few words to say to you, Mr. Maxfield, if you are at leisure to hear them," he said at length. A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:27.467Z These records have been brought back to Europe, where they have been studied at leisure and their peculiarities of interval and rhythm have been precisely determined. Jamaican Song and Story Annancy stories, digging sings, ring tunes, and dancing tunes 2011-02-28T03:00:31.280Z She stood on the hill of the world, surveying its valleys at leisure. Tom Clark and His Wife Their Double Dreams, And the Curious Things that Befell Them Therein; Being the Rosicrucian's Story 2011-02-25T03:01:12.293Z "I will look into the matter at leisure," said the worthy Mr. Freind. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z She may repent at leisure, like a condemned spirit; but she has passed that barrier from which there is no return. The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. 2011-02-25T03:01:04.597Z And about an hour after her early dinner Mr. Maxfield sent in his respects, and would be glad to have a word with her if she were at leisure. A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:27.467Z “Just how is this tile used?” inquired Dorothy, as he seemed to be more at leisure now. Ethel Morton at Sweetbriar Lodge 2011-02-24T03:01:03.877Z Imaginative children, and those that have some variety of experience, are rarely at leisure to appear in their own characters—so constant is the dramatic and imitative impulse in exercise. Literature in the Elementary School 2011-02-23T03:00:31.073Z His object was "to cut off the German light craft from home, and engage them at leisure in the open sea." The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. 2011-02-19T03:01:10.063Z After that I turned over the whole affair in my mind at leisure, lying on my back, studying the ceiling and sucking my finger in baby fashion. A Japanese Boy 2011-02-14T03:00:37.363Z Being comparatively at leisure after the pacification with France, he resolved to turn his whole attention to the arrangement of a new modus vivendi with the church. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z I contrived to fasten my flowers in a wreath along the front of the wagon, that I might enjoy at leisure their novelty and beauty. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z The doctor's consulting hour was over; the two were at leisure. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z After tea was the best time to catch Farmer Thompson at leisure. A Round Dozen 2011-02-07T03:00:26.887Z The next afternoon, when Catherine found her mother at leisure, she came and stood close by her, and looked in her face for some time. The Boys' And Girls' Library 2011-02-06T03:01:02.953Z The shark, sturgeon, skate, sea-turtle, and other fishes are represented by large individuals, and their habits can be watched at leisure. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z We are taking you to a place where you will meditate at leisure over your obstinacy.' The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z The people at the bank were also kind and courteous, but not so much at leisure as the rector had been. The Diamond Pin 2011-01-22T03:00:15.907Z But before taking so long a journey, we thought it well to think over it at leisure. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z ‘Marry in haste and repent at leisure,’ you know—a very true adage. Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z Go hence to the third heaven and when the angel Asrael shall be at leisure he will write thy name in the book of the living. Khaled, A Tale of Arabia 2011-01-16T03:00:23.317Z "You could have come to no one more willing—but will you do me the honour to accept a seat in the garden, where we can chat more at leisure." Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy 2011-01-13T03:01:14.887Z C�line had brought all that was needed, and Marise might dress—as well as repent—at leisure. Vision House 2011-01-13T03:01:00.407Z Then he smoked his cigar at leisure, and all the while remained unconscious of severe eyes watching him from the garden. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z He was at leisure, and talked freely of matters relating to the organization of the fleet. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z My fears thus quieted, I observed the phenomenon more at leisure. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z "Let me think it over at leisure," he said, wrinkling his forehead. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z Good father, art thou at leisure? but why this kneeling youth? Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z We can talk over this little affair then at leisure.' The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z Calling upon him the next day, I found him at leisure, having despatched the business of the forenoon. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z Marry in haste and repent at leisure; but you shan’t run headlong into misery without Rachel Hampton saying a word of warning.” The Mynns' Mystery 2010-12-20T17:12:18.180Z Since the young man did not notice her, she could study him at leisure. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z I have here the world before me; I will review it at leisure: surely happiness is somewhere to be found.” Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z This is strange because the sorts of lab animals the researchers looked at tend to be given lots of food and left to nibble at leisure. Animal obesity: The fat cat cometh 2010-11-25T10:47:00Z The winning consortium had the public authority over a barrel, and could renegotiate at leisure. The bill for PFI contracts is an outrage. Let us refuse to pay this odious debt 2010-11-22T19:02:00Z Flint is 55 and Gulliver 51, so there ought to be time to debate the question at leisure. HSBC supertanker will not be diverted by the Geoghegan shenanigans 2010-09-23T20:29:00Z It is left to the Under the front page headline His-Tory-Boys, it quotes Lord Tebbit as saying: "Marry in haste and repent at leisure." Papers pick over Cameron-Clegg union 2010-05-13T04:37:00Z If he gave way to his passion and challenged them as inclination clamored to do, they would dispatch him at leisure. The Law of Hemlock Mountain The argument on the subject of tinned beef had lasted a year already, and could be continued at leisure. H.M.S. —— His memory was well stored and tenacious, and he was always ready for whatever subject was the study of the time for which we were at leisure. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 When he had a moment at leisure he was ever with me. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 Don’t you do anything rashly, my friend, because things done in haste are repented of at leisure. The Parson O' Dumford It is absolutely safe to walk up to within ten yards of a cougar at bay, whether wounded or unwounded, and to shoot it at leisure. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open He would leave New England and New York at leisure to kill or catch Burgoyne. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams There were not, I believe, a hundred; but they did their work at leisure, in full security, without sentinels, without trepidation, as men lawfully employed, in full day.” In Jail with Charles Dickens The other states did not dare to make any further opposition, and he was thus at leisure to prepare for the invasion of Persia. Stories of the Olden Time (Historical Series—Book IV Part I) Well ... as he re-read at leisure her delightful plan for Christmas day, he sighed that he could not do for them both better than to go two thousand miles away! The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode "My heavens!" he panted, throwing himself down to gasp at leisure. Stranded in Arcady For while the government of Spain deliberated at leisure upon means to furnish the much-needed aid, the enemy was alive to the opportunity which inadequate defense offered. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 It rattled through the streets and we followed at leisure. Glories of Spain He made up his mind to examine more closely at leisure this atmosphere, so that from it he might extract the quintessential spirit. Sinister Street, vol. 2 I was able to contemplate him at leisure in the small mirror that hung between the royal pair. Barbarossa and Other Tales Besides, he felt so much more at leisure and at ease than on the former occasion. An Engagement of Convenience A Novel Thou hast time enough to repent at leisure. Dialogues on the Supersensual Life And, even if I lose all to-morrow forenoon over it, and let my group of children dry into the canvas, I must study this exquisite creature once more, and at leisure. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. All this Edwin could observe at leisure, as she was talking to her companion and thus kept her head averted. The Children of the World When ye are more at leisure, if ye are content, I will relate to you some of the incredible absurdities of those insects which crawl upon the outward surface of our globe. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I But he knew pretty nearly what the letter would contain; it could well be read at leisure. An Engagement of Convenience A Novel The wolves then descend at leisure, and feed upon their slaughtered victims. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom I have seen quite too much, in my professional capacity of marrying in haste and repenting at leisure, to try it myself. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir As he was now convalescent, he was at leisure to go where he pleased. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document Settle in haste and repent at leisure is the rule. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War A sprinkling of tourists, clearly self-proclaimed by their holiday air and the style of their attire and grooming, paraded at leisure or gazed into the shop-windows. An Engagement of Convenience A Novel "I'm never too much at leisure to discuss business," he said. The Bachelors A Novel The drawings now in process of production were, before they were amplified at leisure, really quite like life; later they would become less so, but no doubt more entertaining. The Furnace Often, too, as they moved slowly downward, he reined up his steed to contemplate more at leisure the close, forest-shaded ravine before them, through which the Cove creek held its noisy way. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency Apropos," added M. de Berniers, as energetically as was consistent with his sense of what a disciple of Fronsac owed himself, "you are at leisure. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 Yet she felt singularly at leisure, in full possession of her purpose. An Engagement of Convenience A Novel "Our lives are songs; God writes the words, And we set them to music at leisure; And the song is sad, or the song is glad, As we choose to fashion the measure." Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins Kings make away Their only sons, and princes their fathers; And when they have done, they may despair at leisure. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 But these were trivial details which you noted only at leisure, when you had in some degree recovered from the glorious spectacle of her beauty in all its completeness. The Tremendous Event Will you be kind enough to ring the bell the first moment he seems to be at leisure? The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life Upon entering this we were able to examine at leisure the marvellous tree, some of the branches of which had already manifested themselves above the wall. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 Mrs. Falconer was the daughter of a large farmer in a neighbouring county, and the squire had married her in haste, though he had never repented at leisure. Under the Mendips A Tale Think of it, niece: you may lay out your affection to purchase some dear wit or judgment of the city, and repent at leisure a good bargain in this fool. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 Here I am told to wait until the Professor is at leisure. Within Prison Walls being a narrative during a week of voluntary confinement in the state prison at Auburn, New York Napoleon now selected beforehand the point he meant to overwhelm and could bring his cavalry masses within striking distance at leisure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" And now, Bert, from his leafy covert, could study his face at leisure. Bert Wilson at Panama They entreated it to come up into our room, in order that they might examine it at leisure. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second If you can be serious, we'll think of this at leisure. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 He examines at leisure the yellow slip of paper which Captain Martin has handed to him, and clears his throat. Within Prison Walls being a narrative during a week of voluntary confinement in the state prison at Auburn, New York We have soon exhausted our critical cavils, and shall look at leisure through these volumes for some of those points which interested us during their perusal. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 Once more on His good pleasure I, the Heresiarch, wait and pace these halls at leisure Among the Orthodox, the unfallen Sons of God. Satan Absolved There might be no way of saving Egypt and India or Holland and Denmark and these outposts gone, Great Britain might be menaced and attacked at leisure. American World Policies And the right worshipful my lady and yourself, they mend at leisure. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 The jet, illuminated only in one phase of transformation, appears almost perfectly steady, and may be examined at leisure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" He begged Chapuys to think it over when alone and at leisure. The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII Possibly, Mr. Morgan, to have been recovered at leisure—as you, indeed, happened to recover it. The Green God Franzl must stay, since she had come, and must wait a few minutes in the family sitting-room until the busy mistress was at leisure. Edelweiss A Story Tolstoy wrote in affluence and at leisure, and re-wrote his books; Dostoyevsky worked like a literary hack for his daily bread, ever pressed for time and ever in crying need of money. An Outline of Russian Literature It was there and thus, perhaps, while sitting at leisure in his palace, that de Leon planned the voyage in search of that "fountain of youth" which resulted in the discovery and exploration of Florida. The Greater Republic A History of the United States Best of all, he wrote, at leisure and by liking, his charming verses. Thomas Stanley: His Original Lyrics, Complete, In Their Collated Readings of 1647, 1651, 1657. With an Introduction, Textual Notes, A List of Editions, An Appendis of Translation, and a Portrait. When you are at leisure, ring the sonnette on the table and a servant will inform me. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. He had time to turn on his back and catch his breath at leisure before Bascom reappeared. Harper's Round Table, May 14, 1895 But at leisure hours he was still busier with the dust of the schools, and the lamp of theology. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 A furnished flat was secured in which he and Lady Anne could set up housekeeping, leaving the choice of a permanent residence to be made at leisure. What a Man Wills The buzz of conversation had begun again by this time, and as her presence was apparently forgotten, she was at leisure to pursue her investigations. The Daughters of a Genius He placed his effects in the hands of an auctioneer, except such few as he cared to remove, and these could follow him at leisure. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance That done he was at leisure all the rest of the day. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War Nakeesa is to follow him at leisure; she will, you may swear, be up at the carcase long before Sinikwe has made much havoc with it. Tales of South Africa "Tell the chief quartermaster that I wish to see him when he is at leisure." The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers Come to me when my Lady Rochford be here, for then I shall be best at leisure to be at your commandment. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History In the smaller islands they had eaten all the men of the gentler tribe, and now made periodical raids on the larger, from whence they carried off prisoners to be cooked and devoured at leisure. The West Indies and the Spanish Main We both join’d in wishing a speedy conclusion to your historical labours, that you might be at leisure to enter upon this far more noble field of ancient British poetry. Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards Lyon Berners, seeing his host now at leisure, beckoned him to approach and hear the strange story. Tried for Her Life A Sequel to "Cruel As the Grave" Next morning, upon awaking, we were able to examine at leisure the dog which, after having so alarmed us, had so unreservedly attached itself to us. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] God is always at leisure to do good to those that ask it. The Bible Story My purpose had been to remain there till I had given it all the time which I could spare, thence to go on to Jamaica, and from Jamaica to return at leisure round the Antilles. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses "It is madam that wishes to know when monsieur will be at leisure to go upstairs to her." A Day's Ride A Life's Romance In this view I wrote at leisure the greatest part of "the first forty years" of his life. Thomas Carlyle Famous Scots Series Will you come to Room 18 when you are at leisure? Little Aliens The enemy can keep beyond range and stalk him, from a distance, at leisure. Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion We passed a lady on the way who was making sketches and daring the mosquitoes, that were feeding at leisure upon her face and arms. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses With that, there must have been great and distinguished Pottingers, rich men, men of influence and acres; from these I could at leisure select a parentage. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance This time he let nearly the whole round of the year go by, feeding at leisure and lazily dodging the seals, among the icy but populous tides that swung beyond the mouth of Hudson Straits. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life If he were dead, that great chocolate-haired brute, then she would simply ride straight away from Dolfya until she found a place to live, and there plan at leisure. The Buttoned Sky Plenty of plays suffice well enough perhaps to fill an evening pleasantly, yet have no theme at all, no idea which one can take with him from the playhouse and ruminate at leisure. How to See a Play We were at Bridgetown by breakfast time, and I was now to have an opportunity of studying more at leisure the earliest of our West Indian colonies. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses "I came out here to search for the newspaper," said I, taking it up, and stretching myself on the grassy sward to read at leisure. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance She waited until the station agent was at leisure and learned that all their goods–a small, one-horse load–had arrived. The Girls of Hillcrest Farm The Secret of the Rocks The shoots are brought into the "magnanerie" and there placed upright in water and the leaves can then be removed more conveniently and at leisure. Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products By way of respite, I now walked at leisure into a bookshop, and my hand fell upon rarities indeed. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday The bright blaze enabled him to see the party in front, and, while he himself escaped all observation, to devise his plans at leisure. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago He was now free to operate at leisure upon the Durande. Toilers of the Sea He had a little book of Arabic prayers called the “Ganj-el-Arus” hung round his neck, and, when at leisure from his more warlike pursuits, would employ himself in the repletion of his credit account therefrom. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches Anything more would be asinine interference for which he would have time to repent at leisure. The Case and Exceptions Stories of Counsel and Clients Working at leisure from Bencoolin northwards, he searched the range of mountains which bounds it on the east, and often descended the further slope—visiting peoples scarcely known, whom the Dutch had not yet invaded. The Woodlands Orchids He writes, he says, when "he has just nothing else to do;" yet Swift complains that he was never at leisure for conversation, because he "had always some poetical scheme in his head." The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition The ocean seemed to have kept it only to demolish it at leisure. Toilers of the Sea These men would enter a village, usually in the late evening, and hold up the inhabitants while they looted the houses of the rich Hindus at leisure. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches Models placed in this air-current encounter the same conditions as if they were flying in the free air, and they can be advantageously observed at leisure. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 Those articles for which the Subanos were indebted had been examined, and the price had been discussed, at leisure; an honest man cannot break his word. The Woodlands Orchids Not having pen, ink, and paper convenient, he wrote the list on the stone with the etching preparation, intending to make a copy of it at leisure. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3 May 1906 It was now drawing towards evening; the business of the day would soon cease, and the darwan would be at leisure. Barclay of the Guides Frankfurt at leisure was to be seen in its Palm Garden. The Pentecost of Calamity If so, you can present yourself to her as my old and intimate friend, and this will afford you an opportunity of examining the scene at leisure. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life But if the inhabitants are thus secured against attack, on the other hand—each family living by itself up aloft—an enemy on the ground would be free to conduct his operations at leisure. The Woodlands Orchids “Then I must leave you at leisure now,” said Meiklejohn sympathetically. The Bartlett Mystery Once you said he was sleeping, again he was eating, the third time he was bathing, and the fourth he was not at leisure. A Christian But a Roman Others, with insect-inviting petals, close promptly upon the victims allured to their embrace and digest them at leisure, thriving marvelously upon this animal nourishment. The Pearl of India It was fortunate for Gertrude that the vacation at Mr. W.'s school was approaching, when she would be more at leisure to attend to her multiplied cares. The Lamplighter This system of travelling at leisure from settlement to settlement enabled him to pick up a few necessary words of each language, and to give warning of his approach to the next tribe. The Woodlands Orchids “Methinks,” he said, “that your honours are not inclined to fall into the error of deciding in haste and repenting at leisure.” Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion The men will not be at sea, and the women will be at leisure then. Prisoners of Conscience Eugene kissed her, for there was no one to see, twisting her head to kiss her lips at leisure. The "Genius" It was in April that one afternoon, being at leisure, and my master being of the king’s party at Choisy, I was minded to go to the Hôtel Kirkpatrick. Francezka “Are you at leisure?” pronounce lei in leisure the same as lee. Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected Slowly he bears his victim, in his feet, to some tree there to hang it on thorn or in crotch from which it may be devoured at leisure. What Bird is That? A Pocket Museum of the Land Birds of the Eastern United States Arranged According to Season "Then I am condemned without being judged? judged without having been heard? they commence with the punishment and will be at leisure afterwards to enquire into the case," said the Counsellor of Parliament with bitterness. The Rebellion in the Cevennes, an Historical Novel Vol. I. Let them not do that in haste which they may repent at leisure. The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales Salome, if you are at leisure, please come and see how Hester dresses my hand and arm, for I must rely upon your kind services when she leaves us. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part Here lay him down, my friends, Full in my sight, that I may view at leisure The bloody corse, and count those glorious wounds. Cato A Tragedy, in Five Acts Letters written at leisure in the country and read in the crowded city cars lose their native sweetness. Cupid's Middleman In addition, Dr. Smith has joined me, and as he does all the indoor medical work, I am still less busy, and so I can write you more at leisure than usual. James Gilmour of Mongolia His diaries, letters, and reports This war—thus begun in such mad haste—is likely to be repented of at leisure. The Evidence in the Case A Discussion of the Moral Responsibility for the War of 1914, as Disclosed by the Diplomatic Records of England, Germany, Russia “In ten minutes I shall be at leisure.” Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part I accepted this proposition with haste, and repented at leisure. The Upward Path A Reader For Colored Children But on careful inquiry he turned out to be a patent-medicine seller, who at leisure moments had studied Blackstone and the statutes at large from mere sympathy with the neighbourhood. Old and New London Volume I He remembered also a rare pleasure he had been promising himself whenever he should find Cudjo at leisure and circumstances favorable for his purpose. Cudjo's Cave Go, learn at leisure what your deeds deserve, And tremble at the vengeance you provoke. The Earl of Essex Generally there was one of three things the negro soldiers could be found doing when at leisure: discussing religion, cleaning his musket and accoutrements, or trying to read. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War I did not answer, but thrust the letter in my pocket, to read it at leisure and alone. The Conscript A Story of the French war of 1813 But the rest of the paragraph requires some additional reflection: Repentance, trembling in the presence of the Judge, is not at leisure for cadences and epithets. English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century To act in haste is to repent at leisure; and quickliest lighted coals grow soonest cool. The Advocate Jaques they are fine subjects to moralise upon at leisure, “under the shade of melancholy boughs.” Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature When she returned in the evening she found her scribbling away industriously and the stenographer at leisure. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years I had written to him about—about some points of interest in the mountains, and as he was at leisure he concluded to come and investigate—and—take a holiday. The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories Cooked and served at last, we ate our luncheon at leisure, and with the luxury of snowy-white table-cloths and napkins of tissue-paper, which needs of the workroom were supplied in prodigal quantities. The Long Day The Story of a New York Working Girl As Told by Herself We breakfasted at leisure, the one sketchily, the other with emphasis, according to our appetites, and had just lit tobacco when the swing-doors of the café clashed and the anarchist rushed in. The Recipe for Diamonds If read, they are dismal flat, and you can't think why you are brought together to hear a man read his works, which you could read so much better at leisure yourself. A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing Dostoïevsky always repented in haste only to sin again at leisure; with Moussorgsky it was the same. Ivory Apes and Peacocks She felt in love and charity with all men, and, finding the optician at leisure, she entered into conversation with him in her most gracious manner. The Spectacle Man A Story of the Missing Bridge You borrow in haste—and repay at leisure.' Miss Cayley's Adventures The letters coming from England were few indeed, so he was able to examine them at leisure. When Ghost Meets Ghost This mot I have reflected on at leisure and there is some truth in it. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) The great Adversary of Ridicule replied that they did not dare to ridicule the virtues openly; but, by overcharging and distorting them they could laugh at leisure. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Yet half a minute, he told himself, and he would be free for days from his obseding lodger, and might decide at leisure on the course he should pursue. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) He was taking them to the boat to analyze and compare at leisure. Alaska Days with John Muir Please understand that the story is giving at great length incidents that passed in fractions of a minute—incidents Time recorded currente calamo for Memory to rearrange at leisure. When Ghost Meets Ghost She allowed Artists to sit at leisure in her gallery to copy pictures, and conversed with them a great deal. Before and after Waterloo Letters from Edward Stanley, sometime Bishop of Norwich (1802; 1814; 1816) The three were seated now, so that they might observe and admire the family at leisure. Finn The Wolfhound The reader may affix the moral of my sketch—at leisure. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes “I cannot keep you here, and whatever you may have to say to me I am quite at leisure to attend to.” A Manifest Destiny In short, if you will come over again when you are at leisure, we will raise an army and make you king of Ireland.' The Age of Pope (1700-1744) She used to put her home truths into proverbs when I was quite young, such as, ‘A burnt child dreads the fire,’ or ‘Marry in haste, repent at leisure,’ or——” “Oh, that will do, Sibyl.” Daddy's Girl When I am alone, or at leisure among my books, I take a volume down; and the result is that another man does my thinking for me. The Thread of Gold "Marry in haste and repent at leisure," is a time-honored idea, and calls to mind a matrimonial circumstance which, according to pretty lively authority, once came about in the glorious Empire State. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes His gallery attracted the pretty artist, who could study there at leisure the works of the great masters that passed through. Vigée Le Brun He was now, in turn, sickened and disgusted with fashionable affectation; and his mind, at leisure for fresh impressions, was ready to catch at the first new object which occurred. The History of Sandford and Merton Too infuriated to notice them, I kicked the fellow out and remained alone, to meditate at leisure upon my past folly and present embarrassments. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7 Opening the envelope eagerly he read the few lines within: You may come for your answer whenever it is convenient—any evening, I mean, for I am at leisure only in the evenings. A Captain in the Ranks A Romance of Affairs Matilda was tempted to say that Norton would save her that trouble as soon as he was at leisure to take it upon himself; but she did not. Trading That evening the forward gang were doing about as much work as seiners at leisure usually do. The Seiners This very day, finding himself unusually at leisure, he chose for the execution of his project. The History of Sandford and Merton In one of the private offices of Messrs. Tudor, Peck & Co., the shrewd Baltimore detectives, stood Rex, waiting patiently until the senior member of the firm should be at leisure. Daisy Brooks Or, A Perilous Love Which was instantly returned, and with such added interest that he ran howling away, leaving the disturbed matron to scold herself at leisure for her lapse from duty, while she hurriedly dressed. Jessica, the Heiress Matilda decided that it was a capital plan; and they arranged to go the next Saturday afternoon, when David would be at leisure. Trading They apparently never flapped except when it was absolutely necessary, while the eagles and hawks usually soared only when they were at leisure. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons Ah, monsieur,"—she now sat down again, visibly softened,—"if you will come and dine with me and petite Poupon we can talk it all over at leisure, n'est-ce pas? Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life Indeed, his whole existence had been a series of mischances and unfortunate results; and he appeared especially reserved as a proper subject on whom the fickle goddess might exercise her caprice at leisure. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. Afterward he was very much at leisure until dinner-time, and at nine o’clock Mr. Lanhearne’s retirement to his own room gave him those evening hours which most young men consider the desirable ones. A Singer from the Sea Would it not be more considerate to finish the work before that time, so that you both will be at leisure to enjoy it? Up the Forked River Or, Adventures in South America For the first time since we started, Mr. Lake sat down, and we had an opportunity of talking with him at leisure. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons What a chance, if perhaps he found Nettie, whose very provocations were somehow more interesting than other people's most agreeable and tranquillising efforts, all alone and at leisure! The Doctor's Family I advanced close to her and, kneeling down behind her, examined at leisure the beautiful objects before my eyes. The Life and Amours of the Beautiful, Gay and Dashing Kate Percival The Belle of the Delaware Nobody was at leisure enough to mark her. Diana At last the red frog was stunned, and could then be swallowed at leisure. The Industries of Animals The cave-man style of 52 clubbing one’s chosen into unconsciousness and strolling at leisure through the jungle with her wasn’t half bad. The Gorgeous Girl There are times when the proverb: "Act in haste and repent at leisure" should be written "Unless you act in haste you will repent at leisure." Another Sheaf "Directly, ma'am," he returned, as he was looking for change for a sovereign wherewith to accommodate Colonel Damer—but the lady lingered until he was at leisure. Masterpieces of Mystery Riddle Stories The said abbot said, 'Sir, I shall shew you that at leisure,' and walked up into the great chamber with the men of worship. History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. He sits now at leisure, but even at leisure he is not at ease: silent, with every nerve and fibre strained to the utmost tension, he crouches over his work. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 30, 1914 Tell him I'm busy but will be at leisure in less than five minutes. Mixed Faces "That is the first moment I have at leisure." The Destroyer A Tale of International Intrigue Somewhere ahead lay the stable, which could be reached at leisure in the cool of the evening, and neither master nor beast seemed to feel the need for undue haste. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills From his first setting out, he had written down every night what he had noted during the day, 'throwing together that I might afterwards make a selection at leisure.' James Boswell Famous Scots Series Still I suppose you’ve got one consolation––and that’s if two young fools marry each other instead of somebody else it only leaves just the two of ’em to repent at leisure instead of four.” Rope Of the wonders he had seen he would tell her at leisure. A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties On these things we will talk at leisure; only, dear, dear Edith, we must not part!” Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges But rather of her kindness yield The balm whereby hurt wounds are healed, That couchant in the selfsame field Lion and lamb may masticate at leisure. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 2, 1914 "I say, miss, when you are at leisure—" "I beg your pardon, sir," answered the barmaid, coming forward. Australia Revenged Aside from his size, there was nothing striking or handsome about this backwoods giant, neither of face nor of form; yet, sleeping or waking, working or at leisure, he would be noticed––and remembered. A Breath of Prairie and other stories “It means, jilt Miss Nicotine in haste, and repent at leisure.” Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation What a clever miscellany might you make at leisure hours!’ Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges But I saw no other way of keeping near, to do the watchdog act—not being a gentleman or a millionaire like Caspian, able to live at leisure anywhere preferred. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America I shall be at leisure this afternoon, and in the cool of the evening we can take a stroll. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life By sitting next to the journalist, Eric saved himself the effort of talking and recuperated at leisure after the exhausting boredom of dinner. The Education of Eric Lane He who saw Dr. Holmes twenty years ago at leisure in his library will not soon forget his impressions. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History Swimming at leisure, so as to just keep head against the stream, he watched the bear scuttle out upon the sand. The Backwoodsmen He wanted to devour her at leisure, to have her. The Rainbow Here was a wide beach, sunlit and ample, whereon to bask at leisure. In the Morning of Time He was left in the hands of the Dominicans and the archbishop, in order that the latter might satiate himself more at leisure with Don Juan’s sorrows. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898—Volume 39 of 55 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century, Volume XXXIX: 1683-1690 It is a privilege to read at leisure and to examine in detail a play which, when presented upon the boards, sweeps the auditor along in a whirlwind of emotion.... The Faith Healer A Play in Three Acts On entering the captain's room Frank found the latter busied in "pricking out" the ship's course on the chart, and was thus able to survey him at leisure. Harper's Young People, April 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Soon they wandered out of the fire, and embraced at leisure. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces But what we call the first glance is frequently the fiftieth: we have got the things completely by heart; all the parts are known to us, and we are at leisure to compare and judge. Practical Education, Volume I Jessie was at leisure now, standing with a group of girls near the swing, but he could not go and ask her to swing with him after what he had done. Duncan Polite The Watchman of Glenoro "I should like a few minutes' talk with you, Mr. Peakslow, when you are at leisure," said Jack, hardly knowing how to introduce his business. The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies Their father gave them a basket with cakes and fruit in it, and told them to take that, and ask him no questions till he was at leisure to answer them. Forgotten Tales of Long Ago She moved about the room between shelves and fire, and, when she had served him, seated herself at leisure to begin her own supper. Red Men and White Give him mind in proportion to his strength, and he will demand of us the green fields for his inheritance, where he will roam at leisure, denying the right of servitude at all. A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid |
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