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单词 neatness
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The girls in the ATA had been given a good splash of publicity in the papers and were expected to live up to certain standards of neatness. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z
But Charles could claim her neatness and propensity for order. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z
Even as I was still rather fanatically devoted to neatness, I was losing the battle. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z
I miss her picky neatness, I miss her bothering me about taking my nose out of a book and making a friend for once, I miss her getting on my case about my hair. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z
They held their wings above their beads for a moment, then folded them with a quick and pretty neatness. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z
Somewhere beneath all of that daintiness, chambered in all that neatness, lay the thing that clotted their dreams. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z
He would not let her touch them, and he insisted on apple-pie neatness, so the poor creature was obliged to vacuum, dust, and polish around them. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z
The neatness, the charm, the joy he awakened in her made him want to nest with her. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
Such women knew that they were the worst threats to a home, for they offered ease and thought and companionship as opposed to neatness, order, and properness. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z
Lee Chong’s grocery, while not a model of neatness, was a miracle of supply. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z
Beside the refrigerator, arranged with perverse neatness, stood a row of empty Scotch bottles. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z
But this neatness, the neatness of Dante, was in the orderly sectioning and segregating of all levels of evil and decay. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
His neatness was a deliberate ploy to make her appear messy. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z
“It depends on whether you want the idea of neatness to modify the act of tying the parcel, or the parcel itself, once tied.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z
Even my mother, who was obsessive about order and neatness in her house, chose to let the photographs of the two families get commingled and confused. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z
A simple exercise but he loved the ordered lines, the neatness, the stark beauty of planes and angles. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z
No dots were omitted, no crosses forgotten, no words blurred together—the handwriting was almost childlike in its neatness. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z
From his fa- ther he inherited the neatness of clothing and body and hair, and he never seemed ill dressed even when he was. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z
The girl was immaculate—not a blue thread out of place, her chignon of long fair hair coiled in regulation neatness two inches above her uniform collar. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z
The neatness, the order starded her, but more surprising was the restfulness. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z
Marriage was the thing, or rather, a wedding was, with its formal neatness of virtue rewarded, the thrill of its pageantry and banqueting, and dizzy promise of lifelong union. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z
As the play is called Thursday, I guessed that the four exclamation marks reflected the neatness of having completed a play with that title on that particular weekday. Bryony Lavery play Thursday explores 7/7 attacks through eyes of passengers 2013-02-21T20:31:01Z
The neatness of her desk signaled a superhumanness that I would never achieve. Home Improvement for the Holidays 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z
Though it is no consolation to the frustrated producers and viewers, there is a certain neatness to the case turning on whether a book with this title may have been illegally sublet. The phone call all TV producers fear 2011-04-11T19:00:01Z
And yet for all its neatness, “Pure” is ultimately a book about impurity, what Baratte comes to recognize as “the world’s fabulous dirt.” Books of The Times: ‘Pure,’ a New Novel by Andrew Miller 2012-07-03T21:48:27Z
Its sleek neatness is pleasing, its promise of claustrophobia less so. Concrete thinking's in fashion at Brussels' brutalist Jam Hotel 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z
The Gorge area has more in common with other Oregon areas, so for neatness’ sake, let’s call it Oregon. Great Oregon Wines Beyond the Willamette Valley 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z
It’s that when she focuses instead on her own writing, and shifts away some from straight-on modern jazz, she also softens the archness and the neatness of her delivery. Cécile McLorin Salvant Branches Out, and 7 More New Songs 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z
Making it about another Batman, with a new actor in the role and a fresh narrative arc to follow, actually has a real sense of neatness to it. The Dark Knight Rises: will Blake be the new Batman? 2012-07-06T15:47:21Z
As the two strands accelerate together there is a tremendous emotional payoff, though not perhaps with the neatness that some readers may wish for. Y by Marjorie Celona – review 2013-02-15T19:19:01Z
Clearly you don't nitpick a show like this on grounds of plausibility or give it points for neatness. "The Cape": Why can't TV do superheroes? 2011-01-06T20:50:00Z
The neatness of this argument has always bothered me, but this is no refutation of it, nor am I interested in refuting it. Marilynne Robinson: Can science solve life's mysteries? 2010-06-04T23:06:00Z
And, despite it supposedly being an exercise in neatness, The Home Edit is packaged in an absolutely intolerable way. Is Netflix's Get Organized with The Home Edit the most 2020 show of 2020? 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z
He was more concerned with the neatness of his uniform and with getting things done efficiently and decently. Gitta Sereny led us through our own darkness 2012-06-19T14:57:19Z
In addition to a taste for heavy-handed symbolism, Mr. Dudley brings a nagging, schematic neatness to the writing. | 'Letters to the End of the World': Anton Dudley?s Play About the Effects of AIDS 2010-05-10T21:44:00Z
Her songs were terse, scrappy and so skillfully phrased that they sounded like conversation, despite the neatness of their rhymes. Loretta Lynn Didn’t Pretty Things Up 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z
It’s a place of rugged, tradition-loving rural folk, far from the “lacquered neatness of Tokyo people.” Waves of Destruction, Physical and Spiritual, Buffet Japan 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z
There is something about her – her well-organised and formidable intellect, her straight-backed neatness of person, the donnish precision of her conversation – that reduces me to the condition of disorganised undergraduate. Interview: Penelope Curtis 2010-11-30T21:30:00Z
The guilelessness of the subject matter is further heightened by the manicured neatness of the exhibition’s surroundings. | Simple Photos From South Korea Light Up the Grand Galleries of Versailles 2013-06-25T17:00:47Z
Because the manufacture of butter requires “immaculate conditions, or else it spoils,” this necessitated perfectly clean dairy rooms, which helped foster a Dutch culture of exceptional neatness, tidiness and purity. A new perspective on the birth of Europe in ‘The Edge of the World’ 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z
Those defined shoulders and rather big, almost cartoonish platform pumps said a lot, as did the neatness of the silhouette. On the Runway Blog: Dame Patrol in Milan 2012-09-22T11:34:40Z
What I like is the prevailing neatness and symmetry of it all. ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: Comfortably Mousetrapped 2012-01-26T14:30:40Z
When I think about my grandfather’s notes, what strikes me now isn’t the dutiful neatness of his transcriptions. Aliens and Americans 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z
Narrative neatness is not one of its attributes. ‘The Hang’ Review: Taylor Mac Enfolds Us When We Need It Most 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z
Contrasting Warhol's sagging male tits and self-conscious poise – the trussed-up belly, that wig, the neatness of his shoes – she gets both his woundedness and his affectation. The weird world of Alice Neel 2010-07-07T20:30:00Z
One of these is that categorical neatness is an exaggerated curatorial value. Art Review: Visual Culture Out of Africa 2010-12-02T23:49:00Z
Embrace Visible Storage What better way to hold yourself accountable to neatness than keeping your storage visible? Three Steps Toward Decluttering Your Home 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z
Arca Bowery Ballroom, April 8: Arca’s electronic music defied digital neatness and claimed the physicality behind synthetic sounds. All the Best Shows, of What the Critics Have Seen 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z
Fall astutely balances the play's symmetrical neatness with a wealth of character detail, and the acting is impeccable. Disgraced, Bush theatre 2013-05-23T17:21:04Z
In a profession that marks the end of each performance with applause, there is neatness, too, in the performer's end provoking a final round. The final curtain: how best to bid farewell to much-loved actors? 2013-04-08T14:07:11Z
For what it’s worth, I don’t think it’s a binary issue — neatness bad, haphazard-laundry-management good. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Welcome to Micromanagers Anonymous. We will forgo the gavel. 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z
“I liked the neatness of those times,” says Prof. Garrett Adams, the ruminative protagonist of Laurel Brett’s clever debut novel, “The Schrödinger Girl.” What if You Could Live in All Your Parallel Universes at Once? 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z
Smartly and shrewdly, Empress Of provides the neatness of pop minus the reassurance. Review: ‘Me,’ by Empress Of, Has Cool Assurance and Jumpy Lines 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z
But in the music neatness reigned: pop’s verses, choruses and bridges were still doing their jobs. Music Review: Foster the People at Rumsey Playfield 2012-05-30T22:30:07Z
Its neatness is an effective bulwark against the chaos of “Makers.” ‘What Would Mrs. Webb Do?’ at the Museum of Arts and Design 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z
But what “Limitless” lacks in structural neatness it makes up for in energy and antic, bristling wit. | 'Limitless': A Simple Prescription for Superior Powers 2011-03-17T21:59:56Z
Although the first ensemble in Act 4 seemed strictly by-the-numbers, the swan corps usually danced beyond mere neatness to a level of soaring musicality that threatened to outclass the subdued principals. Quibbles aside, a strong 'Swan Lake' from Los Angeles Ballet 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z
A more restless kind of writing, devoid of neatness, riddled with ambiguities and rhetorical flourishes. Theatremakers, don't be coy ? blog about your work 2011-02-18T15:29:17Z
The highest-rated companies in Checkbook’s comparisons were more than twice as likely as the lowest-rated companies to get positive reviews from their customers for survey questions on “doing work properly,” “neatness” and “overall quality.” What you need to know before you hire a carpet cleaner 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z
Trump won medals for neatness and took pride in his grades. Confident. Incorrigible. Bully: Little Donny was a lot like candidate Donald Trump 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z
Newspaper ads promised affordable armoires, designed “in the latest fashion” and delivered with “punctuality and neatness.” 5 Books to Take a Deep Dive Into Design 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z
The unanimity of colouring from the choirs was as remarkable as their neatness of ensemble. Prom 39 & Matinee 3: BBCNOW/Fischer; Britten Sinfonia/Rundell – review 2012-08-12T15:00:01Z
It really is another world Hannah is getting to visit: a clean world of neatness and order, of lazy topless ping-pong with a doctor who looks like Patrick Wilson. Girls Watch: Last Sexit to Brooklyn 2013-02-11T13:00:26Z
Louis CK’s Louie has never been too interested in neatness: not in its narratives, its protagonist’s psyche, its relationships, its realism or lack thereof. Rape, Relationships, and a Messy (for Good and Bad) Louie Season 4 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z
Inside, underneath, it is packed tight into itself with surprising neatness like origami, like a small machine.” Books of The Times: ?There but for the,? by Ali Smith - Review 2011-10-18T20:34:14Z
The arrangements alternate impressions of transparency and obstruction, neatness and disarray. For Black Artists, the Motivating Power of Melancholia 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z
No doubt few people appreciated the atomic age neatness of his 1958 parking meter design at the time, but it survived for decades. Kenneth Grange: A very British modernist 2011-07-19T16:08:16Z
At New York Military Academy, he won a medal for “neatness.” Donald Trump’s father is the root of his rage 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z
There’s something satisfying about the neatness of the format — the clarity of the roles, the separation of powers — that allows a trumpeter and a pianist to let loose within the gift of structure. Roy Hargrove and Mulgrew Miller’s Glorious Duets 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z
I was always fiercely proud of the way my apartment was free of frivolities, the way soldiers might be proud of their neatness and discipline. I finally own a home – and can relax my 'transient immigrant' aloofness 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z
This model of the conforming orthodox yard, for all its neatness, is seen by many contemporary gardeners not just as a stylistic anachronism but also an environmental wasteland. Converting a suburban yard into a wildlife oasis, one plant at a time 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z
A-ha offered neatness, not surprises, letting the pop mechanisms satisfy the crowd. Music Review: Two Bands Ascending to Falsetto: A-ha and Jonsi 2010-05-09T22:35:00Z
But writing Betty off would have been the TV thing to do–driven by story concision, neatness, budget–not the Mad Men thing to do. Why Mad Men Needed Betty 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z
But it received firm advocacy from pianist Olli Mustonen, who placed each note in its context, his tone as pristine as the neatness of its orchestral surround. LSO/Gergiev ? review 2010-11-22T22:45:00Z
There is a neatness, too, to the plotting as the story eventually unfolds that provides a shape and closure that the messiness of such history rarely affords. On Canaan's Side by Sebastian Barry ? review 2011-08-11T11:15:01Z
In the way of so many first novels, this scene-setting is drastically overdone, but the whole thing is brought off with a sweet neatness nonetheless. ‘The Impossible Fortress,’ by Jason Rekulak 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z
There’s a neatness to this story that the standards of romantic comedy demand but the history of these characters won’t allow. Review | It’s a snowy day in Brooklyn, and there’s love in the air — and a body in the trunk 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z
He gives himself top marks in only three categories: health, neatness and accuracy. 1. Make List; 2. Do Stuff 2011-06-02T22:04:11Z
The needle drops gently on to retro vinyl to kickstart the mood music, the saucepans are a timeless copper and the kitchen is a model of calm and neatness. The Good Cook ? review 2011-07-08T19:10:00Z
Music like this might shake the witty Mark Morris, for example, out of his penchant for excessive neatness. Review: Thomas Adès Calls for Complexity at City Center 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z
The individually wrapped truffles my classmates and I can consume by the bagful feature a hard chocolate shell for neatness and ease. These easy chocolate truffles might be better than the ones I made in Zurich 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z
Carmichael complicates the neatness with which pop culture tends to treat this process. Perspective | Jerrod Carmichael complicates coming out and redefines what comedy can be 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z
The overall impression is of a neatness that, in characteristic Scandinavian fashion, falls on just the right side of obsessiveness. Perspective | So much depends upon sunlight and vines on a white wall
Maybe the four-team concept is just prone to a mysterious neatness. Analysis | Turns out there was no need to fuss over the College Football Playoff selections 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z
In tracing this idea to its grim conclusion, “The Card Counter” doesn’t escape a certain diagrammatic neatness. Review: Oscar Isaac gives a one-of-a-kind performance in Paul Schrader's 'The Card Counter' 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z
For sure, the finishing touches, so the neatness of the look as well. The world of Black hair magic, according to an icon of L.A.’s hair avant-garde 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z
At times friendly and charming, and at others aloof, Madoff had a penchant for neatness that some viewed as an obsession. Federal Bureau of Prisons says Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff has passed away 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z
It’s a sort of Bondian quality, this stylish, dangerous neatness of his, like the ability to hold a champagne glass as a bomb goes off. Perspective | Tom Brady, with discipline and meticulous planning, put aside the indignity of athletic aging 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z
Perhaps there’s a certain neatness to the conclusion that virtually all reality TV elimination formats now look more sophisticated than the US election. Trump joked while people suffered with Covid. Well, is now the time to stop? | Marina Hyde 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z
And now, at 42, after $1.5 million in winnings, and seven titles, and competing on three Ryder Cup teams, he had been told he was to be graded only on neatness and personality. Least popular tour pro, or did we all get him wrong? - Golf Digest 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z
We cannot be afforded the neatness of closure. ‘Finally’: Ashley Judd and Other Weinstein Accusers Respond to Verdict 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z
I was touched by Tey’s description of her central character, alone in a rented room, hanging up a new suit with “orphanage neatness.” You recommended your favorite crime fiction. Here’s our take on some of them. | The Plot Thickens 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z
Ditto for neatness and the loose ends it eliminates. In Dona Nelson's magically messy paintings, the back is as revelatory as the front 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z
It said safety and access considerations along with a desire for "neatness" and the logistics of litter-picking had resulted in authorities adopting an overzealous approach to keeping verges short. Why are Britain's roadsides blooming? 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z
In her prim white blouse and skirt, she appears destined for some peril that will undo that neatness. Review: Zombies are the threat in the dark fairy tale ‘Endzeit — Ever After’ 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z
The landscaping on the central plaza has the soulless neatness of a digital architectural rendering. The Shed Attempts to Inject Culture Into Hudson Yards 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z
Even that bare minimum of neatness from a 2-year-old shifted my ideas about what might be expected from a toddler at home. Why stressed-out moms should make time to see Marie Kondo’s new show | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z
On a walk down Fifth Avenue, what impressed him the most was the neatness of Citi Bike racks. Yan Lianke’s Forbidden Satires of China 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z
When my siblings and I went to visit him in December, he was propped in a chair, his hair combed with a neatness that it never had when he combed it himself. Private Dreams and Public Ideals in San Francisco 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z
THE humdrum town of Gaotian lies, with symbolic neatness, in “the centre of China”. Yan Lianke’s dark satire of modern China 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z
You are expected to dress appropriately for school and for the business of learning with proper attention given to personal cleanliness, grooming, and neatness. Fla. student says her rights were violated when school forced her to wear bra, cover nipples with bandages 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z
“You are expected to dress appropriately for school and for the business of learning with proper attention given to personal cleanliness, grooming and neatness,” the district’s Code of Student Conduct says. After going to class without a bra, Florida student is told to cover her nipples 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z
And what about their different standards of neatness? It's Georgia's one-two punch vs. Alabama's top-ranked defense in CFP title game 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z
With teasing elegance and supple gravity the actor brings out not only the detective’s mental agility but also his very human, irritable side, his near-pathological insistence on neatness and symmetry. Kenneth Branagh gives good Poirot, clumsy direction in 'Murder on the Orient Express' 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z
“We would rather witness the dust and mud of Broadway, with its business and bustle, than the Quaker neatness and the Quaker quiet of most Philadelphia thoroughfares,” this “Visitor” wrote. Open for Comment Since 1851, and Still Going Hot and Heavy 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z
You are expected to dress appropriately for school and for the business of learning with proper attention given to personal cleanliness, grooming, and neatness. Fla. student says her rights were violated when school forced her to wear bra, cover nipples with bandages 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z
"My memory of that day is perhaps more of the principal keeper's beautiful little house - his friendly dog, his budgie in the cage, the neatness and tidiness that prevailed," he said. Little Ross island lighthouse keeper murder recalled - BBC News 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z
The neatness of this backpack is best expressed in its exterior pockets. The best OnePlus product this year is the Travel Backpack 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z
For what it’s worth, I don’t think it’s a binary issue: neatness bad, haphazard-laundry-management good. Anxious micromanager learns — happily — to let it go 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z
Plus, your question is about grooming — meaning, presumably, your husband is free to wear his hair any way he wants, and you’re merely requesting neatness. She doesn’t want to be a safe space for racist remarks 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z
His new-painted Colonial house stood out, in its whiteness and neatness, among the shabby frame buildings about it. The Scrolls from the Dead Sea 1955-05-06T04:00:00Z
A burglary report filed by another officer specifically noted the crime’s “unusual neatness”. Into the woods: how one man survived alone in the wilderness for 27 years | Michael Finkel 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z
I’m not going to have my child go through pain because society expects a certain neatness. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: 'Can people please stop telling me feminism is hot?' 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z
People in the hinterlands, we think, are just different: all the adults are church-going puritans with a neatness obsession, and all the kids long to escape and finally be themselves. The intolerance of the left: Trump's win as seen from Walt Disney's hometown 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z
This national trend-spotting group suggests gardeners are pursuing neatness as they downsize to smaller city gardens. Trend-spotting for the new year: grow lights, dwarf shrubs and golden leaves 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z
The chef said he wanted to slightly elevate street food in terms of flavors and neatness. Where to try street food from India, Thailand and around the world in Washington 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z
If you retrospectively found closure in Blackstar, then you’ll discover a more open ending here: loose threads to unravel that suspicious neatness. David Bowie's last three songs: decoding the final transmission 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z
In 1967, four years before the Clintons began dating, American men ranked “good cook/housekeeper” “refinement / neatness” and “pleasing disposition” as more important qualities in a wife than intelligence. Hillary and Bill Clinton Just Turned Gender Roles Inside Out 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z
Yet throughout even the poorest neighborhoods you see a sense of community; you see neatness and order. Life looking across the US-Mexico border in El Paso: 'You are glad you are here' 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z
The fun-loving golfer revealed that not only is he a neatness freak, he serves as his own hair stylist. Haircut? John Daly would rather get his groom on 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z
Your only privilege, even as the son of a noble house, is to understand the fix you are in, and to express yourself neatly when neatness can avail you nothing. The Raw Appeal of “Game of Thrones” 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z
The neatness of lines appeals, as does the association with school uniforms. Pleats to please: six ways to wear the skirt of choice for 2016 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z
I compliment him on his tent, its neatness, its hospitable welcome, the tea we are drinking. Notes on the great Syrian exodus: ‘Epic in scale, inconceivable until you witness it’ | Richard Flanagan 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z
I'm not talking about maintaining a tidy garage or a clean kitchen – although we enjoy that, too – but rather psychological neatness. The Psychology of Fresh Starts 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z
They capture transformative moments with the neatness and efficacy of picture frames. On her new album, Adele can still pull out all the face-melting, window-busting stops 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z
There’s a neatness about his mind that stands out. The smartest economist you’ve never heard of 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z
It also meant I didn’t have to suffer the pain of educating my tough, nappy hair into neatness. 'Shaving my head led to my first orgasm': writers on their lives in hair 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z
Do you get frustrated with narratives that tend toward "Ross and Rachel get together" neatness? Why the creator of BoJack Horseman embraces sadness 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z
There are other areas in which our leanings toward neatness emerge. The Psychology of Fresh Starts 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z
As a group, the people drawn to mathematics tend to value certainty and logic and a neatness of outcome, so this game becomes a special kind of torture. The Singular Mind of Terry Tao 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z
Others, from George Orwell to Chris McCandless, also have chafed against the neatness of their upbringings and tried to step outside their comfort zones. I tried to escape my privilege with low-wage work. Instead I came face to face with it. 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z
Nicknamed 'Nadeshiko' after the pink plant that is used to personify the attributes of an ideal Japanese woman - neatness, resilience and loyalty, Japan are ranked two places above sixth-placed England in Fifa's world rankings. Japan v England: The key battles 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z
Profanity here tends to skew to the scatological, and Germans are, according to stereotypes, obsessed with order and neatness. A German Writer Translates a Puzzling Illness Into a Best-Selling Book 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z
I was impressed by the neatness of the puzzles; they're challenging in a different way to those in most Zelda titles. The new Zelda game is like Destiny, and it's great 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z
And the theory of consumer utility lacks the neatness of natural laws! The Big Lebowski Defense 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z
In the photographs that circulate in the west, we see the perfection of its super-sized statues, the neatness of its city squares, and the soaring, still unfinished Ryugyong Hotel. Get a Close Look at the Architecture of North Korea 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z
They would sit at the same desks, and they would perform the same copy work with a pen and ink, which was graded for neatness and penmanship. Community celebrates surviving 1-room schoolhouse 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z
You may want to do an outdoor cleanup before you leave and then have the tenant agree to maintain that level of neatness. Thinking of renting out your home? Here are some tips 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z
Jonathan led the way to his bedroom across the hall, neatness and stillness being the prevailing impressions. Hey, Here’s an Idea for a Show 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z
Though some took pride in their penmanship, they had so many balls to sign that neatness didn’t always count. Ask the Experts: How Much Is My Vintage Autographed Baseball Worth? 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z
"We found that participants rated the two platings differently in attractiveness, but they didn't rate them differently for neatness," Zellner said. Pretty plating can improve likability of foods 2014-03-07T21:35:32Z
There was more Felix in them than Oscar, right down to the neatness, if not to the wine. Neanderthals Cleaned Their Caves 2013-12-05T11:05:25Z
My friends say they’ve never been to an eatery with a policy of charging extra for neatness. Beware the Next Nefarious Up-Charge: Whiskey, Neat 2013-02-08T11:08:57Z
I took pride in the neatness of my entries, the workmanship of my illustrations, the clarity of my thoughts. Not Just Another Notebook 2013-05-30T13:03:00Z
Just as Banksy causes collateral damage to the neatness of walls, so Amazon's masterpiece is a defacement of the public purse. Amazon's tax arrangements are nothing short of a work of art. Bravo! 2013-05-18T23:05:48Z
Park's neatness and his meticulously tidy room contrast with the bearded and stocky Kim's room of clutter. Trapped in South Korea, veteran spies still believe in the North 2013-04-29T21:01:03Z
With the obsessive neatness that goes with the beginning of a project," he wrote, "I made three neat stacks of my 'Paris' notebooks. How Bruce Chatwin's notebooks continue to shape the virtual word 2013-03-31T00:01:02Z
Just about everything he did, important or trivial, was characterised by efficiency and neatness. From the Vault: Remembering the life and football of Bobby Moore 2013-02-22T10:33:45Z
The 1913 prospectus for the Rhiwbina garden village said: "There is no dismal little backyard, but everything is free and open, and habits of neatness and cleanliness are at once acquired." Centenary for timeless village 2013-01-03T07:17:41Z
For all England's neatness in possession, on the evidence of the first half against Italy it will not work with Carroll leading the attack. England 2-1 Italy: five talking points 2012-08-15T21:40:53Z
First, she awoke after the achievement of a lifetime to a ludicrous, racially loaded conversation about the neatness of her coif, started by a bunch of Twitter critics. Gabby Douglas needs to avoid letting others set her narrative for her 2012-08-07T21:28:00Z
When he moves in, he turns Oscar’s relaxed home into a virtually spotless bastion of neatness, tasteful accessorizing and delicious home cooking prepared with gleaming kitchen tools. | Connecticut: A Review of ‘The Odd Couple,’ in Storrs 2012-06-30T00:52:15Z
The coffin was of singular beauty and neatness in workmanship, and looked more like a piece of tasteful cabinet-work intended for a drawing-room, than a receptacle for the dead.” Curious Epitaphs 2012-04-26T02:00:22.397Z
Here was Valentine, scarcely even pretty, who achieved by neatness any effect of personality that she did. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z
A woman's voice bade him come in; and, doing so, he found a room, small in size, but corresponding in neatness and cleanliness with the outside of the place. The Smuggler: (Vol's I-III) A Tale 2012-04-26T02:00:10.260Z
In their actual, though of course transient, face decoration, the Mohave, though not quite the artistic equals of the Seri, paint with far more care, neatness, and precision than they bestow on their pottery. Mohave Pottery 2012-04-26T02:00:09.420Z
These are distinguished for their fidelity and neatness. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 113, December 27, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-04-23T02:00:31.657Z
Mr. Tracy was satisfied, from the appearance of things within doors, that neatness was one trait which the widow certainly had, whatever others he might discover on further acquaintance. I've Been Thinking; or, the Secret of Success 2012-04-18T02:00:11.437Z
At noon I dined at Zweisimmen, in one of those enormous Bernese houses, where everything glitters with neatness and cleanliness, and where even the smallest detail is carefully attended to. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z
The first, who had entered at the Golden Cross, Charing Cross, was a tall, thin, elderly gentleman, dressed with scrupulous care and neatness. The Smuggler: (Vol's I-III) A Tale 2012-04-26T02:00:10.260Z
Men and women are clad in skins, put together with neatness and ingenuity. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z
He was a handsome man and she approved the fastidious neatness of his white yachting clothes, but he looked fine-drawn. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z
A display of goods from the city introduced a better and neater style of dress, and that led to more neatness in their dwellings, and every thing around them. I've Been Thinking; or, the Secret of Success 2012-04-18T02:00:11.437Z
All was neatness within and without the walls of his house. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z
Our conclusion may, therefore, be summed up in these words:— Let the most painstaking neatness and thoroughness be the masters of each one. Practical Bookbinding 2012-04-02T02:00:23.047Z
And the exquisite neatness of the visible portions of Monsieur Jean's linen also bore honorable testimony to Mademoiselle's more solid labors. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z
I confess I am glad that the négligé style, so common in novels of ten years back, has been succeeded by neatness. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z
He wore black knee-breeches and stockings, and his dress, though plain, bore the stamp of neatness and prosperity. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z
The Lord Chief Baron visited all the cells of the prison, and expressed his approbation of the cleanliness and neatness of the whole place. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z
Those possessing the essentials in an art craftsman—infinite pains, neatness and exactness—are sure to make rapid progress. Practical Bookbinding 2012-04-02T02:00:23.047Z
Several of them are rendered with considerable neatness and delicacy. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z
If we conform to fashion we should at least make the best of it, and since the main advantage of short hair is its neatness, we should take care to keep ours neat. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z
After trying many different contrivances I finally prepared a block, with Mr. Hawley's assistance, which answers every purpose of simplicity, neatness, security, and convenience. Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects 2012-03-28T02:00:31.483Z
The force must be an example to the country of neatness, order, bearing, good morals and spotless honour.... Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z
A cool head and a steady hand are the first essentials in a finisher, and after these the feeling for neatness and exactness. Practical Bookbinding 2012-04-02T02:00:23.047Z
Many, very many, were the words of praise and encouragement spoken by the parents, as they beheld the neatness and good order in which every thing was kept. Woodbine-Arbor; or the Little Gardeners A Story of a Happy Childhood 2012-03-24T02:00:17.747Z
It is certainly better to show signs of neatness than the reverse, and you need sooner be ashamed of a hole than a darn. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z
Looking more closely at the man, he saw that his neatness was only on the surface. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z
Her appearance is quiet, and only attracts attention by its extreme neatness, cleanliness, and compactness. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z
The box itself is a marvel of neatness and cheapness. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z
In the rear was a very large garden, laid out with great neatness and taste, and well stocked with fruits and flowers. Woodbine-Arbor; or the Little Gardeners A Story of a Happy Childhood 2012-03-24T02:00:17.747Z
The trees upon it were the largest growth of elm and oak, and seemed left to shelter a single dwelling, a house of moderate size, but which had much the appearance of neatness and comfort. Delusion, or The Witch of New England 2012-03-19T02:00:28.267Z
The houses were amazingly small, a kind of thing that would do for an object in an imitation perspective park, but the soul of neatness pervaded them. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z
It was a pleasant room; the first impression it made on Clodagh was of whiteness—and exquisite neatness. Fairies Afield 2012-03-18T02:00:20.790Z
At an early age he attracted notice by the neatness of his workmanship, in building walls on his father’s farm; and gradually he arrived at the building of houses and larger structures.  A Biographical Sketch of some of the Most Eminent Individuals which the Principality of Wales has produced since the Reformation 2012-03-17T02:01:03.693Z
All kinds of Printing, Letterpress, Copperplate, and Lithographic, executed with neatness, accuracy, and promptitude. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 107, November 15, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-03-15T02:00:34.113Z
I never thought that it would ever be my lot to commend Miss Damer for the neatness of her chamber! Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z
The room was a marvel of neatness, considering the surroundings, and there was a piano in the corner. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z
Notwithstanding her arduous, public duties, Mrs. Prior managed her household affairs with care, neatness and regularity. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z
It is thoroughly finished and furnished, for he has a conscience about his house, as about the neatness of his person. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z
Much of the neatness of walks depends upon the material of which they are made. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z
He was charmed with French courtesy, thrift, and neatness, but he was always an American in sentiment and affection. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z
What he needed to make he made with unusual neatness and skill, but he knew when he had enough and worked for nothing whatever beyond. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z
The Chinese observe much exactness in their courtesies and great neatness in their apparel, both men and women; they generally go very well dressed, from the quantity of silk there is in the kingdom. The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof, Volume I (of 2) 2012-03-01T03:00:25.290Z
Like every other habit connected with matters of the table, exquisite neatness and discrimination should characterize the display of this gentlemanly accomplishment. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z
An air of quiet elegant neatness is, I think, the most striking characteristic of the walking costume of the French ladies. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z
We knew you would be a paragon of neatness some day as soon as you got around to it. The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery or, The Christmas Adventure at Carver House 2012-02-27T03:00:12.427Z
Again, mortises, tenons, dovetails, and joinery of all sorts, no longer demand from hand-work the accuracy, neatness, and perfection of former days. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z
It gives a neatness and a completeness which enhance a hundred-fold all the qualities your city may possess. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z
Hence the cultivation of good-humor, and of habits of neatness, order, and regularity. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z
His three children drew laughter while talking of their father's obsessive neatness, organizing everything from his locker to the refrigerator. Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter mourned in Fla. 2012-02-25T03:14:10Z
She was asked to arrange the members of the group in order of merit, on each occasion, according to their degree of possession of some one trait, such as neatness, humor, intelligence, conceit, etc. Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods 2012-02-24T03:00:25.813Z
Its histories of philosophy, translations, expositions, reproductions, were admirable for neatness and clearness. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z
It will grow more and more finished in detail, and the ugly make-shifts will be reorganised and made neat with an irreproachable neatness. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z
But this theoretical neatness runs into a practical problem. Cosmology: The dark side of the universe 2012-02-16T15:59:48Z
The chief virtue of Davis seemed to be neatness, which on one occasion he used to admirable advantage. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z
The same is to be said of neatness, refinement and sociability. Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods 2012-02-24T03:00:25.813Z
The fixtures are arranged with a degree of neatness and convenience that is extremely gratifying to the stranger, who has a spare hour to devote to reading. Norman's New Orleans and Environs Containing a Brief Historical Sketch of the Territory and State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time 2012-02-13T03:00:18.260Z
They will speedily be followed by other volumes, to the number of twelve, printed in uniform style, and with great typographical neatness. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z
Their settlement at St. John’s is situated in Spring Gardens, at the extreme north end of the town, and looks the very picture of neatness and domestic comfort. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z
In the railway service, the civility of the guards and porters, the neatness, the quiet energy of the drivers and firemen, are notable. England 2012-02-09T03:00:12.957Z
Refinement and neatness are the only other traits which show any claim at all for correlation with academic records. Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods 2012-02-24T03:00:25.813Z
Though "Miss Simplicity," as her sisters called her, was a widow with small children, there was a neatness and order in the place which showed that it was managed entirely by a female hand. A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z
The bungalow was an imposing-looking building, the very picture of neatness and comfort. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z
If I can at all recapture him, or anything like him, I will do my best to sit down to him and "mount" him with due neatness. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z
The coldness of her face repelled him, the fastidious neatness of her gold-bronze hair appeared unnatural, and her pale-blue eyes had a hard glitter like that of a diamond in them. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z
Such traits as neatness, conceit, sociability, humor, and likeability, important as they are for vocational success or failure, show very low correlation. Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods 2012-02-24T03:00:25.813Z
In her own country her vanity would have been satisfied only by the extreme neatness and simplicity of her dress. Our House And London out of Our Windows 2012-02-03T03:00:24.190Z
If you mean his apparel, too much neatness always acts as a red rag on me, and in this case the manner in which he was got up seemed symbolical. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z
On these sarcophagi also the ornamentation is almost always rich, and carried out with neatness even to the smallest detail. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z
Fletcher executed his printing with neatness, and raised the reputation of the art in Nova Scotia. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z
In the cases of neatness, intelligence, humor, refinement and sociability the coefficients are all positive and fairly high. Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods 2012-02-24T03:00:25.813Z
The jewelry manufactured at this time is as durable as the all gold jewelry, and is done in a style of surpassing neatness, thus rendering it beautiful, either as an ornament or memento. Self-Instructor in the Art of Hair Work Dressing Hair, Making Curls, Switches, Braids, and Hair Jewelry of Every Description. 2012-01-25T03:00:38.157Z
Then I can type about two-thirds as fast as one really ought to, and can keep simple accounts so long as neatness is not insisted on. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z
In the cottage they occupied there was every appearance of neatness and comfort. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z
No building since erected in Halifax exceeds Government House in neatness of design and solidity of workmanship. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z
But it is equally interesting that the results of the mental test correlate to so high a degree with the estimates of various other traits, notably humor, snobbishness, conceit, beauty, neatness and refinement. Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods 2012-02-24T03:00:25.813Z
In spite of his activity, he had, I think, no natural grace or neatness of movement. Charles Darwin: His Life in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters 2012-01-22T03:00:19.733Z
The necessity for neatness and orderly arrangement of servings is obvious. Quantity Cookery Menu Planning and Cooking for Large Numbers 2012-01-20T03:00:15.687Z
The foundation is laid on a solid bed of gravel, and the piers are solid blocks of Portland stone, uniting strength with neatness City Scenes or a peep into London 2012-01-20T03:00:10.690Z
Everything is arranged with great neatness, and each spot seems to have its use. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z
In the cases of neatness, intelligence, and sociability the overestimation is only about half as large as in these two traits, while in the case of beauty there is really no constant error. Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods 2012-02-24T03:00:25.813Z
And although some of his small pictures were highly finished, and touched with great neatness, yet he excelled in those where the figures were of or above the size of nature. The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) 2012-01-18T03:00:13.193Z
This neatness of his handwriting and his power of drawing were of great use in his researches on the Egyptian hieroglyphics. Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z
Whereas the conspicuous traits of a naval man are neatness and order, these counterfeit merchant sailors had to train themselves in the casual ways of tramp seamen. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z
A row of well-polished milk-cans on a bench 71 by the windmill well, and the general air of thrifty neatness impelled us to persevere. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z
The so-called special qualifications, such as honesty, patience, attention, neatness, perseverance, etc., do not represent elementary psychological categories. Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods 2012-02-24T03:00:25.813Z
Miss Macks was at home, and came in without delay; apparently, in her trim neatness, she was always ready for visitors. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z
His implied compliment to the neatness of British seamanship was cut short by the yell of Coco, and he instantly lowered his glass. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z
The linen and china were exquisitely delicate; and the table, though loaded with a plenty approaching to profusion, was arranged with perfect order and neatness. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z
Soldiers and officers impress us equally by their neatness and perfect turn-out and their spirit of discipline; and still more impressive are the extraordinary vivacity and unceasing activity which they display. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z
By the unrivalled neatness and durability of his work, and by the uprightness of his character, he obtained extensive business, and for more than fifty years employed many people in his sail-loft. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z
This is apparent from the neatness and careful cultivation of their fields, the excellent condition of their farm-stock, the careful observance of seed-time and harvest, and above all by their regular irrigation of the soil. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (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. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z
Their uniforms fitting very tight about the waist, their kepis of the latest style, their neatness and elegance pleased the Colonel, who immediately took them to be professional soldiers. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z
I would assist and comfort them; and, confining myself to a simple neatness in my dress, would expend upon them the liberal allowance of my indulgent father. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z
In the workshops the most exemplary cleanliness and neatness are imperatively insisted on. 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
He could keep accounts and file correspondence with method and neatness. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z
Such alphabetical neatness does not mean that the planets in the Kepler 20 system are arranged in anything like an orderly fashion. Two Earth-Size Planets Found Orbiting a Distant Star 2011-12-21T10:10:00Z
He, like his father, had patiently striven to infuse neatness and accuracy into his work, and is said to have been in every respect his equal. Book Collecting: A Guide for Amateurs 2011-12-21T03:00:41.820Z
She was of pleasant countenance and of marked neatness in her dress, so there was no difficulty in providing for her after she had been nearly four years in the "Home." The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z
It is a Clavis Linguæ Sanctæ, or explanation of all the Hebrew, and some Chaldee, roots, found in the Old Testament, by Nicholas Trott, in three folio volumes, written with great care and neatness. Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, A.D. 1598-A.D. 1867 With a Preliminary Notice of the earlier Library founded in the Fourteenth Century 2011-12-18T03:00:20.923Z
In the humorous illustration of literature his work is seldom risible, but it usually pleases by a combination of neatness and energy. George Cruikshank 2011-12-18T03:00:20.137Z
Even when you get inside there is a new smell—a limy odour—to greet you in the passage, but in the kitchen itself all is order and neatness. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z
Boswell: I like Ogden's Sermons on Prayer very much, both for neatness of style and subtility of reasoning. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z
And everything in and about her was the perfection of cleanliness and neatness, for they were not only the crew, but the cook and the cabin-boy as well. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z
She arranges the papers according to her idea of neatness. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z
Jenny gathers too, for she is a bustling housewife and arranges matters with neatness and despatch. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z
No one can examine birds and their ways for long together without being struck by the wonderful neatness and cleverness of their proceedings. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z
If the tenement-house child gained new ideas of cleanliness, of order, of neatness, of dexterity, of manners, the uptown teacher also gained knowledge of which she stood quite as much in need. The Leaven in a Great City 2011-12-05T03:00:48.150Z
I will not call him dapper, because you know that would imply neatness and activity, and there was very little of either about Tom. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z
All the house was beautiful in its perfect neatness. Eunice 2011-12-05T03:00:40.560Z
This feat they accomplished there and in New York with neatness and despatch. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z
The two rooms were models of neatness as they had always been. The Twa Miss Dawsons 2011-12-05T03:00:37.413Z
He was taking him in in detail: the well cut clothes, the air of neatness, order, and well-being. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z
Having survived her nearest connections, she had no strong desire to live; and her affairs were always arranged for departure, down to the labelling of every paper, and the neatness of every drawer. Household Education 2011-12-02T03:00:25.437Z
It was the winter kitchen and the summer dining-room—a beautiful room, perfect in neatness and simplicity, and in the tasteful arrangement of its old-fashioned furniture. Eunice 2011-12-05T03:00:40.560Z
The walls were of plank, planed and fitted together with some neatness; the floor of mud, beaten hard and smeared with cow-dung. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z
All lettering must be done with much care, with exactness, and with the greatest neatness. Text Books of Art Education, Book IV (of 7) 2011-11-29T03:00:14.593Z
He had been at pains to array himself as well as a limited wardrobe allowed, which meant that neatness had been set above fashion. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z
The figure, with its neatness and precision of work, its expressive face and strong outlines, certainly marks great progress in the art of sculpture. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z
But elsewhere one may find by-streets lined with low wooden dwellings that hint of neatness and suggest a better grade of living. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z
Rapidity, punctuation, spelling, and neatness are carefully recorded. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z
So thinking, he travelled to Paris, leaving his uniform behind him, and dressed just as an ordinary man about town, quietly, but with exquisite care and neatness. The World Masters 2011-11-18T03:00:31.543Z
They praised my "neatness and daintiness" and found the whole picture very pretty and attractive. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z
No 'drop' is, in fact, necessary; but the climb, though not in any sense difficult, is generally regarded as a good test of neatness of style. Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England 2011-11-14T03:00:21.670Z
In a warm climate, or in an old house, the utmost care and the most vigilant neatness cannot always prevent it. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z
And as for neatness and cleanliness of habitation, he had just as little cause for envying any one; every morning Marta herself cleaned it out, leaving the cage like a mirror. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z
For the sake of decoration and neatness it may be desirable that the internal walls should be covered with cement or plaster, but there is no excuse for so covering the church externally. Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z
Miss Arnott, who had had a notion that Mrs Plummer was the soul of neatness, was surprised and even tickled by the evidence of untidiness which met her on every hand. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z
West, speaking of this rock in Lancashire, says, 'The whiteness and neatness of these rocks take off every idea of horror that might be suggested by their bulk or form.' Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England 2011-11-14T03:00:21.670Z
The first thing that attracted my attention was the spotless neatness and cleanliness prevailing. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z
Then we have, besides, remnants of his school-exercises in arithmetic and geometry, beautiful in neatness, accuracy and method. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z
No one could have supposed that only a few hours before the same place had been a model of neatness. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z
Outside they appeared to be made entirely of earth, but entering he was surprised "to see the neatness, comfort, and spacious dimensions of these earth-covered dwellings." Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z
Ascending outside by a tottering staircase to the second story, within was not only neatness and comfort, but positive luxury. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z
If the first attempt at neatness is not approved of, the process is repeated two or more times. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z
A want of neatness and order was offensive to him. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z
In response to its lively jingling, Mabel dropped the potato she was peeling with neatness but hardly with dispatch, and hurried to the door. Dandelion Cottage 2011-10-29T02:00:16.960Z
She was a picture of neatness and capability as she stepped forward to receive her unexpected guest, and his business-like soul warmed towards her. A Humble Enterprise 2011-10-29T02:00:12.483Z
They were surprised at the neatness of it. The Haunted Mine 2011-10-28T02:00:23.833Z
There were such fastidious cleanliness, and such a degree of scrupulous neatness visible over her whole person, that the beholder at once felt assured an old maid was before him. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. II (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:24.180Z
The hospital system of the rebels was quite complete, and most of their hospitals throughout the country were well constructed and equipped; and some of them were models of neatness, comfort, and scientific arrangement. Martyria or Andersonville Prison 2011-10-22T02:00:28.563Z
What, compared to this, which really means the preservation of body and soul, are, say, a knowledge of languages, instruction in the piano or in feminine neatness, but mere luxuries. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume I (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:20.960Z
The arrangement of these hieroglyphs with a view to neatness and economising space displays both taste and ingenuity. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z
The simplicity of its neatness, like that of a handsome woman, is its great charm. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z
But he was seated and looking at her with his nice eyes, taking in all the little pitiful attempts at neatness and style and beauty in her shabby little toilet. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z
Cherry too had been busy, and with Mrs. Seymour's direction had made him two brown holland pinafores which covered patches with clean neatness. Mother Meg or, The Story of Dickie's Attic 2011-10-13T02:00:40.380Z
Frugality, neatness, and hospitality, were never more perfectly united than in his dwelling. Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire with biographical notices of their pastors, and some account of the puritan ministers who laboured in the county. 2011-10-13T02:00:37.230Z
But he was a stickler for neatness in dress and equipments, and his regiment called him Buffstick, and grew to love him all the same. A Trooper Galahad 2011-10-12T02:00:53.977Z
It should be modern in its spirit, with figures systematically lettered, with each page a unit as far as possible, and with every proof a model of clearness of statement and neatness of form. The Teaching of Geometry 2011-10-12T02:00:52.133Z
The only real adornment of the room, therefore, was the exquisite neatness and order which reigned in it. Iermola 2011-10-06T02:00:40.637Z
This building, it is needless to say, did not shine with neatness. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z
Walthew was younger, and dressed with scrupulous neatness in duck, with smart tan shoes. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z
But nowhere else, were cheerfulness and neatness possible, in the old crazy shed which Caleb's fancy so transformed. The Cricket on the Hearth A Fairy Tale of Home 2011-10-02T02:00:12.587Z
It would almost seem as though the courtly dignity and scrupulous neatness of his cousin Constantius had produced a revulsion in him. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z
You rarely see a negro in ragged clothing; and the colored children, though slaves, are often dressed with great neatness. The Spaniards in Florida Comprising the notable settlement of the Huguenots in 1564, and the History and Antiquities of St. Augustine, Founded A.D. 1565 2011-09-24T02:00:14.187Z
And at school how they did fuss about neatness! Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z
First of all, justice will not permit me to retract a word in relation to the industry, neatness, order, and general good behavior, in the Shaker settlement which I visited. Mind Amongst the Spindles 2011-09-20T02:00:13.677Z
Small objects are invariably the best training to work upon, as being certain to inspire appreciation for neatness, exactness, and accuracy. Hand-Craft The Most Reliable Basis of Technical Education in Schools and Classes 2011-09-18T02:00:30.783Z
Slovenly work means slovenly results, and habits of carefulness, neatness, and order produce as excellent fruits in the laboratory as in the home. Scientific Culture, and Other Essays Second Edition; with Additions 2011-09-17T02:00:31.747Z
These she soon returned, executed with such admirable neatness, that Mrs Fenn immediately found her other similar employment; which she presented to her with the air of conferring the most weighty of obligations. The Wanderer (Volume 1 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:27.667Z
Using Odds and Ends Every mother, in teaching her little daughter to cook, should impress upon her two essential points—economy and neatness. Cookery for Little Girls 2011-09-17T02:00:25.833Z
We cannot but be struck with the neatness and brightness of everything our eyes fall upon. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z
His dress, remarkable for its neatness, denoted a becoming pride of appearance in the wearer. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z
Now the cleaning quite to finish, Pile up every plate, Shake the cloth, and then with neatness Fold exactly straight. Brenda's Bargain A Story for Girls 2011-09-09T02:01:09.477Z
To use her own phrase, she was the "pink of neatness." Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z
After I had taken off my things, Frau W. and her daughter ushered me into their parlour, which had the same look of neatness and simplicity and of extreme economy. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z
Also containing valuable information as to the neatness, legibility and general composition of manuscript. The Bradys After a Chinese Princess The Yellow Fiends of 'Frisco 2011-09-06T02:00:11.117Z
Schalcken's chief merit consists in the neatness of his finishing and the perfect intelligence of his chiaroscuro. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z
This maker cut most beautiful heads, and his work was neatness in the extreme, so much so indeed as to rob it of decided character. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z
Taste and neatness are luxuries within the reach of girls of small means. Talks to Freshman Girls 2011-09-04T02:00:03.470Z
Such a dress now would look old-fashioned, but to my boyish eyes it seemed in those days the pattern of neatness, and of a soldierlike appearance. The Gentleman Cadet His Career and Adventures at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich 2011-08-31T02:01:40.423Z
You will not go into one without meeting neatness, decency, and dignity. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z
There is a bed, a table, dishes and two chairs, and an air of neatness, contrasting strongly with the cellar. Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated 2011-08-31T02:01:20.473Z
The room had already the cleared-up neatness with which one prepares for illness, with everything irrelevant put away. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z
Under the guidance of old Jones, they proceeded to the cabin of the Tweed, which was fitted up in a style of neatness, and what, in those days, might be reckoned splendour. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX 2011-08-27T02:00:23.817Z
They were compounded of parts of monkeys, parrots, squirrels, fish, and hedge-hogs, dried and stitched together with great neatness and startling effect. In a Glass Darkly, v. 3/3 2011-08-25T02:00:28.717Z
He was dressed with uncommon neatness, not in his fisherman's clothes, but as a clergyman, and, what was by no means constantly the case with him, he was fresh shaven. Penelope Brandling A Tale of the Welsh coast in the Eighteenth Century 2011-08-25T02:00:27.073Z
Never had that room taken such an air of neatness within the good woman's memory. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z
In his person he was clean, and dressed himself with neatness. Observations on Madness and Melancholy Including Practical Remarks on those Diseases together with Cases and an Account of the Morbid Appearances on Dissection 2011-08-23T02:00:29.227Z
His Chekhovian mots and those little traits that astonish us by their neatness and appositeness, he often took direct from life. Reminiscences of Anton Chekhov 2011-08-21T02:00:35.470Z
Jo rather prided herself upon her shopping capabilities, and particularly wished to impress her escort with the neatness and despatch with which she would accomplish the business. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z
Also containing valuable information as to the neatness, legibility and general composition of manuscript, essential to a successful author. The Bradys' Chinese Clew The Secrect Dens of Pell Street 2011-08-17T02:00:26.867Z
I thought the neatness of the figures would please you. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z
Aside from the aspect of mere appearance, neatness in dress is undoubtedly a great inner and outer factor in a young man's success. Successward A Young Man's Book for Young Men 2011-08-15T02:00:27.860Z
She was conscious that she was very heated and untidy; Mona's fresh daintiness made her feel her own deficiency in neatness. Jill's Red Bag 2011-08-13T02:00:21.893Z
Stern neatness and tidy utilitarianism characterized the guest chamber: its double bed must be comfortable, its bureau commodious, its wash-stand provided with fresh towels and a new cake of pleasingly scented soap. The Comforts of Home 2011-08-11T02:00:13.980Z
Wholly unaided, he had done, with neatness and credit, a click that anybody in the Jago would have been proud of. A Child of the Jago 2011-08-05T02:00:52.533Z
Her house is very pleasant both within and without; arranged at all points with admirable neatness and comfort. Harriet Martineau 2011-08-05T02:00:51.493Z
A neat suit of clothes communicates a sense of neatness to the body, and, in turn, this sense of neatness of the person is extended to the work in hand. Successward A Young Man's Book for Young Men 2011-08-15T02:00:27.860Z
These are sewn together with infinite care and neatness by the Indian women, who use the fine sinews taken from ostriches' legs for thread. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z
She lives in a comfortable little two-story cottage of four rooms, which far exceeds any thing I ever saw for neatness. Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. 2011-08-02T02:00:25.157Z
Her hospital experience, with the large, clean rooms, the neatness, the flowers, the visitors, and her kindly nurse, seemed something altogether outside of her own life. In Wild Rose Time 2011-08-01T02:00:13.473Z
The houses, many of which are one story high, with flat roofs, have a general air of neatness, and comfort. Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico 2011-07-29T02:00:23.127Z
But it had an air of exquisite neatness and military preciseness in it that made an atmosphere about Throckmorton. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z
Families living otherwise in comparative affluence utterly disregard neatness and decency in the matter to which we allude. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z
Here there was perfect neatness, abundance of space, of air, of light, of water, and also of occupation. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. I (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:11.383Z
Pavements of the best building period can be recognised by the size of the cubes, about three to the inch, and by the neatness and finish of the work. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z
Habits of neatness and order, of kindness and ready help, of self-sacrifice and self-control, become lifelong in their persistence and develop a physical as well as moral conscience which makes for public health. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z
Their team is nicknamed 'Nadeshiko', after the pink plant that is used to personify the attributes of an ideal Japanese woman - neatness, resilience and loyalty. Japan captain hails World Cup win 2011-07-18T10:16:33Z
He wore a suit of black broadcloth, with a white cravat and gloves, and his natural ringlets were arranged with that habitual regard to order and neatness which was with him a second nature. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z
On one side of the common stands what might be called an alehouse, did not the exquisite neatness of every feature belonging to the little establishment render this vulgar appellation inappropriate. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z
"The neatness and order that I see here surprise me, Herr Doctor," she began, as Leuthold seated himself opposite her; "for I hear that your wife is not with you at present." Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z
Ruth went, then, to the little cottage where she found old Mage and Tid-i-wats awaiting her; Estrella stayed on duty in the hospital where she had learned to do her work with neatness and dispatch. An American 2011-07-12T02:00:38.043Z
There was an obvious neatness about him and a perfection of dress, which usually requires an absence of anything which draws attention to itself. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z
And Dely knew at a glance that the poor fellow, true to his habits of neatness to the last, was preparing to present a proper appearance upon the scaffold. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z
Industry, neatness, and their fitting accompaniment and reward, comfort, were legible throughout the small domain. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z
What a rich brown suit she wears, cut round with Quaker simplicity! what taste and neatness about it! The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z
He couldn't accustom his mind to the extraordinary neatness with which she kept the office. The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z
The whole is arranged with much order and neatness, and evinces that they move in large parties, that the chiefs exercise a good deal of authority. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z
And it was curious to see how this habit of neatness and elegance lasted through all the darkest hours of his life. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z
"I was quite pleased with her manner of speaking, and she blushed so prettily when Miss Harcourt praised the extreme neatness of her work." Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z
But the outer tent is always a picture of order and neatness, for here we keep our stores, boxes of flour and biscuits, cartridges, cooking utensils, tools, whisky, and potatoes. Three in Norway by Two of Them 2011-07-10T02:00:15.900Z
He was dressed with immaculate neatness and wore a tie of an extraordinary shade of lavender which matched the silk hose that showed above his stylish low-cut shoes. The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z
They had the appearance of deserters or dismissed men-at-arms; they both wore beards in the fashion of king's horsemen, but seemed to have long neglected all attention to cleanliness and personal neatness. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:29.790Z
Those who have seen his examination papers say that they are models of neatness, clear thinking, and accuracy. Lest We Forget World War Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:28.183Z
All had been at length completed, sails, ropes, and masts, with a degree of neatness and beauty, showing not only ingenuity but observation; and one lovely summer evening the ceremony of launching took place. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z
These foreign mercantile agents were usually elderly single men, most frequently with sour, unpleasant countenances, and maintaining much spruce neatness in their dress, and preciseness in their deportment. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z
The ceiling was low, and the furniture was old and simple, but everything shone with neatness. A Noble Name or D?nninghausen 2011-07-04T02:00:22.783Z
Children should early be taught to regard the neatness and beauty of their town. Teaching the Child Patriotism 2011-07-03T02:00:11.747Z
When he went round the house and into the out-buildings he was struck by the neatness and evidence of care and comfort he found everywhere. The Warden of the Plains and Other Stories of Life in the Canadian North-west 2011-07-03T02:00:11.037Z
They are written with neatness, and could not fail of a dramatic interest. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z
Cressida’s garden is distinguished by the neatness of its fences, and the fact that its paths have recently been gravelled and provided with nice new benches. Chaucer and His Times 2011-06-30T02:00:26.883Z
They show plenty of application and care when making their canoes, building their houses—which in construction are models of neatness—and in gathering the toddy, that with betel-nut is, perhaps, their only native luxury. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z
There was an unexceptionable array of plate, and crockery, and neatness. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z
Further, the eye of the connoisseur is distracted by it, and the neatness of the work is not seen to advantage until the black has become nearly effaced. Antonio Stradivari 2011-06-28T02:00:11.050Z
Mulberry, lemon, and orange-trees form an uninterrupted succession of gardens, surrounding picturesque little cottages, each one eclipsing the other in neatness and beauty of situation. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z
Philip scrawling personal decoration on the hotel daybook grew careful and wrote the new appendage to his name with telltale neatness. The Higher Court 2011-06-27T02:01:00.213Z
Servants, and those women whose minds have had a very limited range, place all their happiness in ornaments, and frequently neglect the only essential part in dress,—neatness. Mary Wollstonecraft's Original Stories 2011-06-26T02:00:10.173Z
The contrast between the neatness of the suburb, the hum of the town, the noisy activity of the peasantry, and the black desolation of the mountain, engaged our admiration. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z
Mere hastiness or slovenliness of work is not identical with the effect of inability to achieve mechanical neatness. Antonio Stradivari 2011-06-28T02:00:11.050Z
Visitants of the school expressed surprise at the neatness of their needle-work, and chirography. Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z
We complimented her on the neatness and good order of her tent, at which she seem gratified in the highest degree. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z
Theodora's mother, a woman of scrupulous neatness, simple and unadorned, was sitting at the table; she smiled and gave him her hand, and he sat down beside her. A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z
He was particular in all that pertained to personal neatness. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z
I was particularly struck by the air of cleanliness and neatness pervading the whole establishment. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z
Among her various excellencies, neatness and love of order are conspicuous. Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z
Such simplicity of dress with such an air of purity and neatness! The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers 2011-06-15T02:00:17.903Z
He looked at the neatness with which it was folded, addressed, and sealed, and he had a sudden memory of the joy and expectation with which he had once been used to receive such letters. A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z
Without audible evidence of suffering, she arranged the relics within it, with the nice regard to neatness and order which was, with her, intuitive as it had become habitual. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z
Moravian and Dutch neatness had scoured and painted the village to a sleek, bright fancy-shop. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z
Unusual symmetry was apparent in the spars and rigging; while the hull, which was distinguished by lines of the fairest proportions, had a neatness and finish that denoted the yacht of a noble. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z
Lured by her pleasant looks, the book-store, over which she presided, was constantly thronged; and equally pleased with the neatness and fidelity of his printing, Ben's press was always at work. The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers 2011-06-15T02:00:17.903Z
Have you forgotten the spotless neatness and delicacy of Theodora's toilet? A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z
But they did much for succeeding generations in banishing a too pronounced neatness from dress and the home. A Word to Women 2011-06-08T02:00:18.457Z
There seems to be no way in English of keeping up the analogous neatness of the expression.--Tr. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z
She sets you other young ladies an example in point of neatness. Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter 2011-06-06T02:00:08.460Z
It was smaller than that she at present occupied, but it had an aspect of much greater comfort and neatness. Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:26.023Z
It was not likely, for he was, she had noticed, of an extreme neatness and care about all such things. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z
The pine tables, rush chairs, and uncurtained bed, had been purchased at half price, at vendue, and exhibited various tokens of decay; but care and neatness and order were displayed in their condition and arrangement. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z
The neatness of it, the scent of fresh air pouring in through its open window, meant nothing to him. The Son of his Father 2011-06-01T02:00:21.287Z
Even with all the hurry, confusion, and excitement of the moment, I did not fail to note the neatness of that white little room. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z
There was a feminine air of neatness, and even of fussiness, that pleased him; everything was so carefully preserved, so exquisitely cared for. Boston Neighbours In Town and Out 2011-05-24T02:00:13.567Z
"Oh, but I think that was very wonderful," said Ingeborg, genuinely pleased by such neatness. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z
She looked over everything most thoroughly, admiring, even in her excitement, the extreme neatness of Nan’s bags. Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays 2011-05-22T02:00:14.900Z
The additions are not ill-done, but they encumber somewhat the Attic neatness and simplicity of the original. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z
It was very small, of course; furnished with sufficient neatness, but certainly with old things. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z
Everything pertaining to and surrounding the place had an air of methodical neatness, that betokened great care and scrupulous order on the part of the inmates. Hoosier Mosaics 2011-05-20T02:00:35.173Z
He was surprised at its neatness and comfort. The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z
Most of her rather faint claim to beauty departed with her neatness. The Cinder Pond 2011-05-17T02:00:20.320Z
Now, all she could hope to attain was freshness and neatness. Love and hatred 2011-05-13T02:00:08.103Z
The dress of a gentleman should be such as not to excite any special observation, unless it be for neatness and propriety. Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness 2011-05-08T02:00:05.770Z
So we marched five long blocks up to his office, where I was soon stretched out, and the desired operation put through with neatness and despatch. From Pillar to Post Leaves from a Lecturer's Note-Book 2011-05-05T02:00:21.620Z
The landlady, who was the pink of neatness, promised us all we could eat on our return, although if she had known my talents in that line she would have hesitated. E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life 2011-05-05T02:00:19.377Z
Venus generally gives those who are born under it good taste and a love of beauty, of fine surroundings, clothes, ornaments, decorations, and an appreciation of neatness and orderliness. Manual of the Enumeration A Text Book on the Sciences of the Enumeration 2011-05-02T02:00:20.220Z
He was sitting working at a writing-table, and all round him were piles of MSS. arranged with mathematical neatness, and many of them tied up with tape. The Story of Lewis Carroll Told for Young People by the Real Alice in Wonderland 2011-04-30T02:00:12.447Z
Cleanliness and neatness are the invariable accompaniments of good breeding. Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness 2011-05-08T02:00:05.770Z
The very appearance of the card, its neatness and its obvious originality, commanded the attention of the man who hated publicity, and caused him to submit to an interview. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z
"And I assure you, Aunt Pauline," May continued, "that the little house she is living in—poor and humble, of course, in comparison with her old home—is a pattern of neatness." That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 2 2011-04-26T02:00:28.200Z
Venus generally gives those who are born under it good taste and a love of beauty, of fine surroundings, clothes, ornaments, decorations, and an appreciation of neatness and orderliness. Manual of the Enumeration A Text Book on the Sciences of the Enumeration 2011-05-02T02:00:20.220Z
The huckleberry seems to me to voice a protest, and unless managed with the greatest neatness and circumspection it is bound to stimulate the laundry business. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z
His iron-gray hair, cut short and combed straight back, had an air of almost surgical neatness. The Five Arrows 2011-04-21T02:00:45.940Z
In the home the chief requisite of one's dress is neatness. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z
How small, how cramped, how poor, how miserable in its petty neatness is our best! how beneath the mark of attack, and the level of contempt, that which is common with us! The Seven Lamps of Architecture 2011-04-20T02:00:20.760Z
In your table, as in your dress, and in all other things, I wish you to aim at propriety and neatness, or, if your state demands it, elegance, rather than superfluous figure. Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady 2011-04-19T02:00:19.607Z
He knew Harry hadn't done those things; that was Sally's neatness. The Rotifers 2011-04-18T02:00:10.237Z
Simplicity and logical neatness are not the good to be aimed at in politics, but freedom and order, with props against the pressure of time, and arbitrary will, and sudden crises.—THEO. Congressional Government A Study in American Politics 2011-04-15T02:00:18.863Z
And with a neatness and dispatch that made his nondescript looks and mild manner seem a disguise, he had made good his promise. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z
His dark, sensitive face, and splendid slope of his shoulders, the exquisite neatness and grace of his collar and tie and coat. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly 2011-04-10T02:00:07.273Z
As a rule they were straggly and unkempt, with tumble-down wooden houses and barns, and showed no pride in neatness, apart from a well-kept school-house or other solitary public building. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z
But it was the bowler's general bearing and neatness which charmed the young writer almost as much as the name he'd been seeking for his newly conceived character of a gentleman's gentleman. From Jeeves to Herriot: all creatures great and sporty 2011-04-05T23:06:01Z
As we grow older, it becomes more necessary that we use care in always presenting that appearance of personal neatness which never fails to be attractive to those with whom we come in contact. The Man Who Pleases and the Woman Who Charms 2011-04-05T02:00:10.347Z
He was dressed in his usual suit of dark brown, and with all his accustomed neatness. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z
Gellius praises the conciseness, neatness, and graceful ease of the narrative, resembling dramatic dialogue, in which this incident was related. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z
He was severely dressed with a sort of fussy neatness peculiar to the work of American business men's tailors. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z
Into the suit-case the things were tumbled with despatch but not neatness. Peggy Parsons a Hampton Freshman 2011-04-01T02:00:36.933Z
The neat turning of a phrase is as agreeable to the ear as neatness of person is to the refined taste. The Man Who Pleases and the Woman Who Charms 2011-04-05T02:00:10.347Z
From a young yellow birch, an oar took shape with marvelous rapidity—trimmed and smoothed with a neatness almost fastidious,—no make-shift, but an instrument fitted for the delicate work it was to perform. Wake-Robin 2011-04-01T02:00:36.187Z
Like Demosthenes, he chose and put on his dress with the most studied care and neatness. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z
In point of order, neatness, regularity and economy, they are far in advance of all the other societies. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z
“It will be for neatness, utility, beauty, and time taken in the making,” suggested Jane. The Woodcraft Girls in the City 2011-03-27T02:00:11.007Z
The indispensable requisites of a good letter are neatness of chirography, simplicity, and grammatical correctness. The Man Who Pleases and the Woman Who Charms 2011-04-05T02:00:10.347Z
The only nest like the humming-bird’s, and comparable to it in neatness and symmetry, is that of the blue-gray gnatcatcher. Wake-Robin 2011-04-01T02:00:36.187Z
Helen took stock of her as she advanced, a prim little figure dressed with exceeding neatness. Unlucky A Fragment of a Girl's Life 2011-03-24T02:00:14.360Z
They are next to the Shakers in point of neatness and temporal prosperity; but unlike them in being strict Bible-believers, and otherwise differing in their religious views. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z
The hair of the women was tied in large loose knots over the ears, and plaited with great neatness from the division of the head, so as to be included in the knots. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z
Simplicity and exquisitely fresh neatness and daintiness are to a man more attractive than any extravagance of fashion or costliness of material. The Man Who Pleases and the Woman Who Charms 2011-04-05T02:00:10.347Z
The boys agreeing that this was necessary, the operation was performed with neatness and despatch; for the big "faller" was equally expert at cutting hair or trees. Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast 2011-03-24T02:00:12.337Z
They are also laced with great neatness with thongs made of deer-skin. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z
I could not, however, fail to be struck with the order, neatness, and system which pervaded it.  The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z
They were made of thick cedar boards, which were joined with so much neatness, that I at first thought they were one piece. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z
His linen was soiled, his coat was not brushed, his cuffs were frayed at the edges, while his finger-nails gave evidence that he was habitually careless about personal neatness and cleanliness. The Man Who Pleases and the Woman Who Charms 2011-04-05T02:00:10.347Z
To keep them clad in a state of tightness and neatness, superior to what is usual even in the Improved Prisons. A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis Containing a Detail of the Various Crimes and Misdemeanors by which Public and Private Property and Security are, at Present, Injured and Endangered: and Suggesting Remedies for their Prevention 2011-03-23T02:00:17.353Z
Among the various tables covered with black oil-cloth there is one of rustic neatness provided with a red-flowered cover, and set with greenish glasses, blue-rimmed plates, and iron knives and forks with wooden handles. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z
She is clothed with neatness; she is fed with temperance. How to be Happy Though Married Being a Handbook to Marriage 2011-03-11T03:00:13.410Z
He was dressed with unusual neatness in the garb of a French priest. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-09T03:00:44.777Z
In the midst of its airy neatness, surrounded by an imposing array of desks, card cabinets, typewriters and files, Mr. Larkin was waiting alone for his important client. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z
Nothing is more curious and entertaining than to watch the neatness and accuracy with which this process is performed. Seaside Studies in Natural History Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay. Radiates. 2011-03-07T03:00:13.343Z
Her master commended her for her neatness, and whenever a quiet opportunity offered, would pat her rosy cheek, and say kind things. The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) 2011-03-05T03:00:28.153Z
The wife cultivated belles-lettres, devoted some time and attention to music, and regulated her domestic affairs with punctilious order and neatness. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z
For us it is sufficient in the meantime to recognise the change as an attempt after greater neatness of mechanical structure, leaving open the question whether it was a change for the better. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z
I wish the people in this house would let my room alone, control their mad desire for neatness and leave things where I put them. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z
Having booked his luggage, he would be ushered into one of the three waiting rooms, all of them furnished in a style of neatness and elegance that would greatly astonish him. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z
This the barber did with neatness and despatch, I having first chloroformed the Commodore, from whom some resistance might have been expected, owing to his peculiar temperament. The Dreamers A Club 2011-02-25T03:01:06.720Z
“That neatness will suit Ethel Brown’s ideas of what is harmonious,” laughed Helen, and Miss Graham flashed her brilliant smile on Ethel Brown, who was nodding her approval of the idea as she listened. Ethel Morton at Sweetbriar Lodge 2011-02-24T03:01:03.877Z
Certain it is, however, that a change in the mechanism of writing—this change being on the whole towards increased neatness—did become apparent about this time. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z
This woman must have been a mirror of neatness when compared with her dirty neighbors. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z
There is, indeed, something birdlike about the whole man—in his quickness, his neatness, his smooth plumage, his effortless exercise of strength, and appearance of happiness and light-heartedness. 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
Chesterfield, whose theme is manners and social amenity, deliberately seeks a form of expression appropriate to his text—the perfection of tact, neatness, good order and savoir faire. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z
The portmanteau must have been filled without any regard for neatness, for Sidney in a few minutes returned with it in his hands. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 1 of 3) 2011-02-17T03:00:17.787Z
There is not much show of neatness about the houses, fences, or the inhabitants. Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z
Penmanship is completely lacking in neatness and finish, and in nineteen cases out of twenty the students from the country can not spell. Your Negro Neighbor 2011-02-14T03:00:35.203Z
Be that as it may, the poor home had, at all events, the fresh neatness which invests even poverty with refinement. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z
Another weaver, the yellow-capped, is remarkable for the extreme neatness and compactness of the nest it builds. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z
"You dressed with a careful regard to taste and neatness, in order to win Edward's love?" said I. "Certainly I did." The Home Mission 2011-02-12T03:00:30.217Z
Every "press" in the house was a model of neatness; the very coal-cellar did not escape. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z
They were the first of such structures in the outskirts of York, and were speedily copied and repeated in various directions, being thought models of neatness and convenience. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z
She had been reared to neatness and order, and to economy which valued even a reel of cotton too much to see it needlessly soiled. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z
Sometimes whole villages were the picture of neatness. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z
The time required to maintain neatness, order, and cleanliness, is small, if the will is active and the hands prompt. The Home Mission 2011-02-12T03:00:30.217Z
And the house-dress in which she received her guests left much to be desired both as regards taste and neatness. 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day 2011-02-09T03:00:49.283Z
The Canadian Freeman, established in 1825 by Mr. Francis Collins was a sheet remarkable for the neatness of its arrangement and execution, and also for the talent exhibited in its editorials. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z
From neatness and force of habit he moved over and turned the score back. Here and Hereafter 2011-02-07T03:00:23.580Z
But it has a completeness and neatness which make it very pleasing to the eye. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z
They are too apt to regard matters of taste as mere superfluities; to speak lightly of order, neatness, and ornament; to think time and money spent on such things as useless. The Home Mission 2011-02-12T03:00:30.217Z
It evinces neither beauty of location, nor taste in the arrangement of its tombs, of which there are but two or three remarkable for elegance or neatness. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z
On the whole, Iena was much pleased with his wife for her neatness and attention to the things in the lodge, and he lived a contented and happy man. Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends 2011-02-04T03:00:18.247Z
Some slight effort at neatness, or some modest endeavor at internal decoration, by a little window-curtain or a rickety chest of drawers, were the very extent of these pretensions. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z
Another knife, with its top bent into a semi-circular hook, was used with the greatest dexterity and neatness to cut and hollow out the inner surface. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z
But Frederick's want of order, grace, and neatness, is dreadful. The Home Mission 2011-02-12T03:00:30.217Z
It is only second to Natchez in the beauty of its location, the regularity of its streets, the neatness of its dwellings, and the number and excellence of its public buildings. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z
If you are not quite certain of the line between neatness and the reverse, be over-scrupulous about your under garments. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z
There was something about the neatness of her hair which Frenchwomen alone achieve. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z
The whole body is swathed with linen bands with great neatness and skill. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z
He was as orderly as before, and dressed with the same regard to neatness. The Home Mission 2011-02-12T03:00:30.217Z
The stones of that foundation should be self-control, self-confidence, education, neatness in dress, and cleanliness. Guide to Hotel Housekeeping 2011-01-27T03:00:39.557Z
To be sure, the appointments were of the simplest description, and the walls were bare; but everything exhaled the perfection of neatness and propriety. Garrick's Pupil 2011-01-22T03:00:14.780Z
Does her job with the most utter neatness and nicety of touch and listens excellently. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z
Meanwhile, Eva had subjected the three vacant rooms to a thorough inspection, and had found that their neatness and comfort far exceeded her expectations. Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z
Gradually the declension from neatness went on, until Edward was quite a match for his wife; and yet, strange to say, Cora had not taken the hint, broad as it was. The Home Mission 2011-02-12T03:00:30.217Z
M. Ulrich stroked his pointed beard into its habitual well-groomed neatness. The Children of Alsace Les Oberl?s 2011-01-16T03:00:19.697Z
As they returned through the church-yard, Mordaunt was delighted to see the neatness, and even elegance with which this repository of the dead was kept. Mystery and Confidence (Vol. 1 of 3) A Tale 2011-01-15T03:00:39.810Z
Perfect neatness and order reigned in the court-yard; the keen eye of the master of Osternau saw to it that these were always strictly maintained. Quicksands 2011-01-15T03:00:33.213Z
Skilled rowing consists of a series of movements which have to be gone through with a peculiar quickness, precision, and neatness. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z
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