| 单词 | oracular |
| 例句 | That morning Dallben had given him the task of washing the oracular pig. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z After the long, torchlit approach, walking straight into the gaze of the snarling deity, mysterious bellows reverberating off the stone, the oracular declamation from above must have been spine-chilling. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Coarse not godly, locked into dark, ambiguous spaces by a strict geometry then picked out of deep shadow by an oracular light, his models come straight off the street. Abroad: Caravaggio in Ascendance: An Antihero?s Time to Shine 2010-03-10T02:49:00Z The work draws attention to paying attention: in how the dancers hold one another’s gazes, or point away, or indulge in oracular, actorly or spell-casting gestures that seem to say, “Look at me!” Review: A Tere O’Connor Dance That Ebbs, Flows and Weaves 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z His was imagistic and oracular, crafty and stylized, delivered almost as an ancient song, with shifts in his face and body acting as punctuation. Village Vanguard Celebrates Its 80th, Adding Poetry and Comedy to Jazz 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z Jeffers uses that oracular narrator to carry us swiftly through the foundational sins of North America. Review | ‘The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois’ is the kind of brilliant epic that comes around only once in a decade 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z The “you” in the film’s title is Kurt Markus, and his sporadic commentary has the oracular tone of a prose poem. | 'John Mellencamp: It?s About You': ?John Mellencamp: It?s About You,? by Kurt and Ian Markus - Review 2012-01-03T23:26:44Z A penchant for oracular statements is evident in the ostentatious catalog to the Los Angeles exhibition, which contains too many floridly colored photographs for an artist who says that photographs can’t do his work justice. Art Review: James Turrell Plays With Color at the Guggenheim 2013-06-20T23:01:56Z This was fast, muscular conducting of oracular quality, a throwback to Böhm, above all. Review: ‘Tristan und Isolde’ Brings Thunder to the Longborough Festival 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z Portentous titles add to the oracular vibe and tell you something about what Schröder-Sonnenstern thought he was doing. Art Review: A Perverse Mind Populated by Devils, Snakes and Buxom Nudes 2011-03-31T22:27:26Z When Mr. Daisey would move into what felt like prepackaged or prepared material, he tended to fall into an oracular, slightly ponderous tone that left me disengaged. Theater Review: Mike Daisey Vents in ‘All the Faces of the Moon’ at Joe’s Pub 2013-09-12T05:06:25Z The oracular voice of authority is being drowned out by the aggregated voice of the Everyman, the credentialled scholar dethroned by the anonymous Wikipedia contributor. Everyone’s a critic 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Its prose accretes the oracular weight of a holy text as it evokes the genesis of Little Boy’s lonely consciousness, and it exempts itself from pedestrian laws of punctuation to support the versifying rhythm. What We’re Reading This Summer 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z The oracular urge runs hot through Coelho’s lines but rarely generates much light. Review | Paulo Coelho’s ‘The Archer’ aims for profundity but misses 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z But the tragedy and political motivation require the additional weight of the oratorio, with mighty choral numbers and an oracular solo tenor/narrator. Race, justice, power: Finding new relevance in Kurt Weill's 'Lost in the Stars' 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z Its first story, “Car Crash While Hitchhiking,” begins with a famous oracular passage: Remembering Denis Johnson: A struggle with fate, faith, America and imagination 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z Or is this dismayingly erratic yet so frequently illuminating text exactly what it was when its author laid down the burden of his oracular vision of our literature? Harold Bloom Is Dead. But His ‘Rage for Reading’ Is Undiminished. 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z Her story bridges, much as Couto himself does, various narrative modes: the epistolary and the oracular, the chronicle of the colonial expedition and the fabulism of a universe unbounded by time. A Fable of Mozambique, Its Bloodshed and Myths 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z Allen Ginsberg was also a poet of abundance, recasting Whitman's oracular long lines in the roiling rhythms of the American midcentury. What do poets Kevin Young, Lucia Perillo and Allen Ginsberg have in common? 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z The billionaire investor and oracular philosopher Warren Buffett echoes the point: My luck was accentuated by my living in a market system that sometimes produces distorted results, though overall it serves our country well. How Fox News created a new culture of idiots 2012-10-28T12:00:00Z For instance, Mandell, who worked with Beckett for years, has a stage presence and an oracular vocal presence that encapsulates all the enigma in Beckett. L.A. Phil's revelatory pairing of Beckett and Schubert, 'Night and Dreams' 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z In “Greetings!” which was written before the others, the playwright enlists the services of an oracular angel, who seems to leave little room for doubt about the existence of the spirit realm. | Westchester: I?m an Angel, and I?m Here to Help 2011-05-29T16:24:02Z In oracular tones, dad tells him to read more Borges. Daniel Galera’s ‘Blood-Drenched Beard’ 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z His line readings sound as if they come straight from the crypt, making Harold’s pronouncements disproportionately oracular and ominous. Review: Jim Parsons and Zachary Quinto Enter Sniping in ‘The Boys in the Band’ 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Even early on, her teacher must have recognized a budding gift for oracular authority, giving her diva titans like Norma, Medea and Lady Macbeth to work on. Diamanda Galás Gives Voice to Unbearable Pain, Once More 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z They talked about … about … well it’s just sobering and oracular, and you should read it. Obama Understood the Power of Art. And He Wanted You to Get It, Too. 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Her sentences are often spare and pared down and sculpted, and can feel almost oracular at times, conversational at others. Louise Glück Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z Her oracular tone implied that she had seen Tamara Karsavina and Vaslav Nijinsky dance in the early 1900s and could testify to their inferiority. Die-Hard Ballet Fans, Passionate and Partisan 2014-04-25T20:08:08Z The point that struck me was this, however: There was no raw revelation, no oracular text, to which he later applied his poetic skills and sensibility. About That Ouija Board: How Langdon Hammer Summoned a Poet’s Spirit 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z She is drafty and oracular at the same time. Review: In Jorie’s Graham’s ‘From the New World,’ Flux Is a Whirling Constant 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z “America,” Sharif writes in a rare moment of oracular address, “ignore the window and look at your lap:/even your dinner napkins are on FIRE.” Solmaz Sharif and the poetics of a new American generation 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z A melodic line is sheltered by another line that outlines the harmonic spectrum, causing the melody to grow into something more oracular than auricular. Dudamel makes Mozart and Arvo Pärt a matter of life and death 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z It is oracular, delirious and American — rich with the intensities of Melville, the expansiveness of Whitman and Toomer’s own bedeviling preoccupation with color. A Century Later, a Novel by an Enigma of the Harlem Renaissance Is Still Relevant 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z The damaging floods of winter seemed to fulfill an oracular poem displayed on the tower’s face: The Tower That Enchanted Yeats 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z It’s a sweetly mystical glance both forwards and backward, whose dark oracular power only becomes clear in the play’s final seconds. The Unforgettable Theater Moments of 2018 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z These are texts, finally, to read and revisit, lean, oracular, irreducible. Elusive leaps of grace and daring: Rachel Cusk's 'Kudos' 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Pride and relief because full visibility and unapologetic citizenship are after all what the landmark works of the old queer theater, culminating with the oracular “Angels in America” in 1991, prepared us to want. What’s Next for the Great Gay Play? Everything. 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z But I imagine Gabbert would offer an alternate explanation for this oracular effect. Disaster May Upend Reality, but What Is ‘Real’ Anyway? 2020-08-11T04:00:00Z At the age of seventy-seven, Atwood is a literary titan and a feminist hero; as Mead writes, “current events have polished the oracular sheen of her reputation.“ Behind the Portrait: Margaret Atwood 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z Sometimes in oracular free associations, sometimes in terse narrative, Mr. Dylan has a lot on his mind: women, class, journeys, power, the inscrutable will of God and the omnipresence of death. New Music: BOB DYLAN, review 2012-09-10T16:28:05Z You can laugh at the oracular pronouncements of Brick on “The Middle,” knowing that no child would ever actually say them. Television Review: Two British Families Crack Jokes In Ways Familiar and Strange 2011-07-29T21:17:23Z From New York City of the 1940s, Billie Holiday walks seductively into the text, “glittering, somber and solitary,” a woman singing her own oracular doom. In Praise of Elizabeth Hardwick 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z I didn't want her to be an oracular character, or a fixer. "This is a dead wife movie" that isn't maudlin says "The Secret Art of Human Flight" filmmaker 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z When trumpets and horns join in, they are oracular. Henryk Górecki's quirky, final major musical statement 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z But Heist, “with his brand of implacable, mellow intention . . . and low-ebb oracular remarks” is working from a different score, closer to the grimness of “True Detective.” Review | Jonathan Lethem is back on the detective beat looking for America’s troubled soul 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z As the resident teller of ugly truths, David strangely seems the least complex character, and Mr. Schnetzer looks entirely too hale and hearty to be an oracular death’s-head. Holly Hunter and Bill Pullman in David Rabe's 'Sticks and Bones' 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z The stewardess and oracular waitress remind us of Don’s thorough familiarity with all aspects of the service industry. 'Mad Men' Recap: Don Draper's Back in Style 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z Why not have one of them declare to Green, oracularly: “I can see you know how to say farewell to all this. To everything”? Stories That Look Askance at the American Midwest 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Maureen is cracked and contradictory, an oracular, foul-mouthed figure, the embodiment of Ireland at its most destructive. Irish charm 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Writers are often at their best — or their most quotable and oracular, anyway, if that’s any measure — when they’re thinking about history. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z It’s a tale of mysticism, with a running theme of characters consulting the oracular I Ching. Review: ‘The Man in the High Castle’ Imagines America Ruled by 2 Foreign Powers 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z As he explained of his nom de plume, in typically oracular fashion: “One is a beginning and two is the next step. Two is forever.” What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in July 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Even the once oracular Museum of Modern Art now lets its director, Glenn D. Lowry, kibitz with curators on Zoom, just like the rest of us working from home. Now Virtual and in Video, Museum Websites Shake Off the Dust 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z Will the oracular Greek waitress justify her weighty dialogue and tragic back story? 'Mad Men' Recap: Misplaced Nostalgia 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z His sternly authoritative independence is realized by Duke in a passionately oracular performance that’s already salted into my year-end list. “High Flying Bird,” Reviewed: Steven Soderbergh’s Boldly Creative Look at the Politics of Sports 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z But in his oracular mode, which though built on the bedbug story at the start doesn’t arrive until the end, he is outstanding. Review: Live Theater Returns, With Mike Daisey and His Beefs 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z As the plot clogs up with foreseeable reversals, wisecrack duties go to Mr. McShane, whose oracular character keeps wrongly predicting his own death. ‘Hercules,’ via a Graphic Novel 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z Heard over this man-made earthquake, Mr. Young’s passionate cracked whine assumes an oracular power. Movie Review: Jonathan Demme’s ‘Neil Young Journeys’ 2012-06-28T23:29:53Z She worked with a snake to put herself in an oracular trance. How Family Trauma Perpetuates Authoritarian Societies 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Kusama took on an oracular aspect in the dark as she spoke. ‘Yellowjackets’ Shows Us the Teenage Girlhood We Were Hungry For 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z But this is a function of its oracular style — the broad, slightly abstracted tone of a truth-teller — depicting the workings of control and domination throughout a culture and a nation. Review | In Celeste Ng’s ‘Our Missing Hearts,’ a boy fights for freedom 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z In an especially lively oracular move, the last piece in this book is an obituary upon Wong’s future death in 2070 at the age of 96. Review | How disability advocate Alice Wong turned her anger into action 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Like most oracular statements, it is not clear what is meant by this phrase. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z Eve asked the snake for advice because that part of the story was the old reality, when women were asking, as priestesses, for oracular advice from a snake. How Family Trauma Perpetuates Authoritarian Societies 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Set in a gray no man’s land, made oppressive by distant haze, it has the austere beauty of an oracular riddle. Perspective | Kay Sage found love in Europe. So why does death haunt her paintings? Greenspan's oracular standing took a hit less than two years after his departure in early 2006 from the Fed when a crisis that began in the U.S. housing market triggered a global meltdown. Explainer: Past Fed hiking cycles, from sanguine to severe, may say little about this one 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z The AI has an oracular quality: The designers themselves don’t understand how it works. Is artificial intelligence about to transform the mammogram? 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z The AI has an oracular quality; the designers themselves don’t understand how it works. Is artificial intelligence about to transform the mammogram? 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z Remember the Minoan goddess-priestess figurines—they have snakes coiled around their arms and are in an oracular trance. How Family Trauma Perpetuates Authoritarian Societies 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z He was one minute oracular, another having a personal moment with inner thoughts. Review: After cancellations in Europe, tenor Jonas Kaufmann brings his 'poison' to the Broad Stage 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z Brown's new role as political expert is frankly no worse than CNN's insistence on regularly featuring New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman as oracular genius and valiant defender of democracy. Now we're supposed to think Reagan, Bush and the Cheneys are cool? They got us here 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z It is Ngugi writing in oracular mode, looking back at his country as if from a great distance of space and time. How the SoCal coast inspired a legendary author's feminist Kenyan epic 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z Mr. Asher’s authority arose from a well of experience so broad and deep that it seemed nearly oracular. Opinion | Remembering Robert Asher 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z Taken in isolation, oracular answers can generate consistently helpful results. The Hidden Costs of Automated Thinking 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z Yet there was about his work an intensity of purpose — heightened by a formal style not quite like anyone else’s — that, his champions maintained, gave it a fervor often described as oracular. W.S. Merwin, Poet of Life’s Evanescence, Dies at 91 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z “He was revered in equal measure by surfers and navy admirals for his oracular ability to predict when far-off waves would break on beaches.” Walter Munk, world-renowned oceanographer, dies at 101 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z Romo spends hours during the week watching film and talking to members of each team, and that preparation and passion fuel his gift for oracular gab. Why Tony Romo Is a Genius at Football Commentary 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z He was looking out for scenes, however brief or prosaic, that somehow prefigured his later waking experiences, since on Dunne’s model they would qualify as pre-cognitive, oracular. Can a sleepless night awaken creativity? 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z By the twenty-first century, the values that Trump embodies had become as thoroughly and authentically American as any of those specified in the oracular pronouncements of Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, or Franklin Roosevelt. After Trump: The Donald in the rearview mirror 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z He pursued dance studies in the summer of 1952 at the American Dance Festival at Connecticut College, where Martha Graham became an oracular presence in his life. Paul Taylor Dies at 88; Brought Poetry and Lyricism to Modern Dance 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z In other words, “Drunk History” is a corrective to the oracular, authoritative, we-know-better tone of most historical nonfiction. The Healing Buzz of “Drunk History” 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z The psychologist William James, who coined the term “Truth with a capital T,” laments that capitalized words are used to create the illusion of objective truth, infusing arguments with an oracular quality that demands loyalty. Perspective | Trump’s bizarre understanding of Capitalization is surprisingly Strategic 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z I felt he had let me in on some oracular wisdom. How to get rich quick in Silicon Valley | Corey Pein 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z The judge is distressed that transit officials do not possess oracular powers of clairvoyance — that they did not forecast which scenario is “actually most likely to occur.” Opinion | This Purple Line ruling would be laughable — if the consequences weren’t so dire 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z Atwood has long been Canada’s most famous writer, and current events have polished the oracular sheen of her reputation. Margaret Atwood, the Prophet of Dystopia 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z A leader’s constant repetition of “shamanistic incantations,” as Snyder puts it, and the people’s misplaced faith in an oracular strongman over evidence and reason — these are ways truth begins to fade. Review | 20 ways to recognize tyranny — and fight it 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z Joseph Stiglitz is a short, oracular man with gray hair and gray stubble trimmed to equal length, which gives his head the round softness of a late-stage dandelion. Could Hillary Clinton Become the Champion of the 99 Percent? 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z For most of human history, dreams were considered highly significant – they had oracular meaning, they warranted being interpreted. Chuck Klosterman: 'The only TV people watch to unwind still is sports' 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z In part because of Casals’s moral force as a foe of Fascism and nuclear arms, the cello took on an oracular accent, an aura at once beatific and brooding. The Cello’s Uncanny Humanity 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z Both had a knack for gnomic, oracular axioms. Everybody loves Star Wars. But here’s why Mormons especially love Star Wars. 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Participants often called on Tononi to settle disputes about the theory, but his oracular responses did not always clarify matters. Can Integrated Information Theory Explain Consciousness? 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z Hawking’s proclamations on matters well beyond his expertise take on an almost oracular significance. Bill Gates and Elon Musk are wrong: Artificial intelligence is not going to take over the world 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z It is written in the style of oracular poetry, full of elegant repetitions, elegant repetitions that induce a hypnotic effect, elegant repetitions that suggest authority through their wonderful numbing rhythms, but which contain few facts. What Advertising Does to TV 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z With little competition, the network perfected that brand, as exemplified by “Masterpiece Theatre,” an oracular phrase used without irony and with a kind of innocence. Thomas Cromwell, TV’s Latest Anti-Hero 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Predictions are hard, especially about the future of oil prices — even for someone as oracular as Warren Buffett. Why everyone — even Warren Buffett — got oil prices wrong 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z The words resonate and sound to me oracular and true, though their meaning is mysterious: Mourning a Husband 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z When the stakes are higher, the court turns oracular. Supreme Court, With Terse Orders, Has Judges and Lawyers Reading Tea Leaves 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z Misek’s reputation as a prophet in these matters is not exactly oracular. New iPhone 6 Next Summer With A Bigger Screen? Not So Fast 2013-05-01T17:28:28Z Whereupon he seized the oracular tripod, and so entered upon a contest with Apollo, which Zeus stopped by sending a flash of lightning between the combatants. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z It was his delight to puzzle Aunt Lizzie; she never could make out whether he were joking or oracular. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z "You wait and see," said her husband, oracularly. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z "I thought so," said Soulis' master, as is usual in such cases, interpreting the reply oracular according to his liking. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z The only device he employs to suggest a distinction is an oracular ambiguity at first misunderstood, and so requiring progressive unfolding. The Making of the New Testament 2012-03-30T02:00:20.917Z There is one in the house," he said slowly and oracularly, his eyes on Baldwin's boot, "whom he has just as good a mind to hurt, has our Martin, as any of them Clopton men. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z "There's some in luck that don't know it!" the man said oracularly. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z Alarmed for his health, Venus consulted Themis, who oracularly replied, “Love cannot grow without Passion.” Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z When, therefore, it is announced that the Church would be built “upon this rock,” we may understand it to be the apostle's oracular utterance that Jesus was the Son of God. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z General Jackson's oracular views in regard to the Suspension. Quodlibet 2012-03-26T02:00:29.820Z "She has the sense of the Leitmotiv," said Bemolle, with awestruck eyes and oracular forefinger. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z An oracular response was given by the Minister now and then to some query touching the relations of the kingdom to continental Powers, or the resources of some newly-acquired colony. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z The third he deemed oracular, oraculum, and this was the case when a priest, or a relative, a deity, a hero, or some venerable person, denounced what was to happen, or warned us against it. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z The only oracular sentence that can 305 be uttered at present with the least chance of success from the developement of the future is, "Who can say what may happen next?" Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z It is clear however that respectability cannot by itself confer pre-eminence, much less the privilege of oracular decision. The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels 2012-02-24T03:00:31.020Z He was a person of some note in Philadelphia, an elderly man, with a wise look, and a very grave and oracular manner of speaking. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z They make his essays oracular, and his verse prophetic. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z When questioned as to his system or intentions regarding the investigation he became profoundly mysterious, oracular, and unsatisfactory. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z While full of learning, he never oppresses you with oracular wisdom; but is just as ready for a pleasant story as for a grave literary or theological discussion. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z In the case of a disputed reading, they seem to think that they do enough if they simply marshal the authorities for and against, and deliver an oracular verdict. The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels 2012-02-24T03:00:31.020Z Sam nodded his head oracularly, and entered upon an explanation. A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z The best way, I submit, is to call common sense into play, and be satisfied that the oracular friend has some good reason "which will hold water" for what he does. The Barb and the Bridle A Handbook of Equitation for Ladies, and Manual of Instruction in the Science of Riding, from the Preparatory Suppling Exercises 2012-02-13T03:00:14.370Z A thoroughbred dog," he said oracularly, "is either the best dog on earth, or else he is the worst. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z "I guess all men's judgment is pretty much alike in some ways," said Miss Orella, oracularly. The Crux 2012-01-12T03:00:12.630Z “Say! it hasn’t made ‘softies’ of ’em, this scout business,” declared Godey oracularly. A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z But let us get rid for the moment of that oracular word. Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death 2012-01-05T03:00:42.307Z “Yes, as, perhaps, you shall find,” answered Longcluse, with sudden and oracular ferocity. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z On a small table before him stands an open draught-board with a number of squares, on which are inscribed a variety of proverbs and oracular sayings. 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 His conversation, laconic, graphic, oracular, arrested every mind. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z "I preferred to be on the ground," said Brand oracularly. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z The tradition of the Greeks, especially of the Delphian priesthood, was aware of several oracular responses which had been given to Crœsus. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z It was, indeed, his duty to give these phrases an oracular character. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z The language of the past is always oracular: you will only understand it as builders of the future who know the present. Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) 2011-12-07T03:00:18.847Z At this time he was distinguished by his Italian complexion, a piercing eagle eye, and by that energy of conversational expression which, through life, gave such an oracular import to all his utterances. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z I fancied Boone saw the drift of this, which was more than I did, and the farmer nodded oracularly in his direction when I asked: "What did you do instead?" The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z It is a source of oracular texts for their ambiguous sermons. The Book Of God In The Light Of The Higher Criticism 2011-11-24T03:00:46.897Z If the behavior of Mrs. Van Horn was really to be explained on the theory of her prophetic cousin, then she made up her mind very soon after the delivery of these oracular sentences. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z Look here, Sergeant," I said oracularly, "take them all to the water-jump. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z In the course of his oracular deliverances the Ukuku priest mentioned by name this young man. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z And this will ever be the case so long as editorial utterances are accepted as oracular. Nature and Culture 2011-11-17T03:00:34.107Z Here, in place of the modern lecture room, our young hero resorted, and listened reverently to oracular utterances from wise mouths in the intervals of the shaving brush and the razor. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z It was somehow as if an oracle had pronounced something very oracular indeed. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z I write to you about yourself rather under constraint and in the dark; for your letters, dear Nell, are most remarkably oracular, dropping nothing but hints which tie my tongue a good deal. Charlotte Bront? A Monograph 2011-11-01T02:00:20.233Z "No good can ever come from such association," said the one oracular and dogmatic member of the household. From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days 2011-10-10T02:00:19.987Z Reporters ate up Jobs’s oracular utterances at the annual Macworld convention and parsed his sentences for clues to the future. Steve Jobs and the media: For the most part, it was a love affair 2011-10-07T01:22:53Z I used to get so tired of their Mumbo-Jumbo of a Bismarck, of his secrets and surprises, his mysterious intentions and oracular words. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z "You may some day: you never know your luck," rejoined Huxtable oracularly. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z All kinds of divination, by flight of birds, by the inspection of entrails, by the sound of waters, by oracular responses, and by Sibylline books, were diligently sought out. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z Touts," said Busyday, oracularly, to his companion on a train bound for the Bay on Suburban day, "are the derned nuisances of the racing game. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z Prometheus.This ends not thus, The oracular fate ordains. The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I 2011-09-20T02:00:18.217Z And in a head so clear, so even oracular! The Wanderer (Volume 4 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:32.663Z "Nevertheless," said Mr. Pottle, oracularly, as he prepared to seek slumber at a point as remote as possible in the bed from Pershing, "I'll bet a dollar to a doughnut that I'm right." The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z It will be observed that the letter ascribed to Alexander describes the two oracular trees as resembling two cypress trees. Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship 2011-09-12T02:00:27.807Z "When the strike's off the lock-out'll cease," was the oracular retort. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z Fortunately Lady Stileman did all the talking; I smiled, looked oracular and said "Quite so" at intervals. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z Herodotus gives more than seventy examples of oracular responses, dreams and portents which he affirms were literally fulfilled. Telepathy and the Subliminal Self 2011-08-26T02:00:28.567Z Before the open hearth Bundy stood oracular, with his hands behind him spread out to the warmth; and Mrs. Bundy sat at the table, mending socks—an example of the survival of primeval instincts. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z The oracular trees of the Sun and Moon, somewhere on the confines of India, appear in all the fabulous histories of Alexander from the Pseudo-Callisthenes downwards. Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship 2011-09-12T02:00:27.807Z "The more you do, the more you may do," said Mrs. Bindle oracularly. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z “She’ll clear up before noon,” Nelson had oracularly declared a moment before. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z After which oracular delivery he lay down and went off fast asleep, leaving Mary to weep in silence, and wish we had never come away from home. The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z There everything's congested, too many people and not enough work to go round England," he pronounced oracularly, "is done. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z The oracular powers of the Dodonian oaks are frequently alluded to, not only by the Greek and Latin poets, but by those of modern times. Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship 2011-09-12T02:00:27.807Z “That depends,” said Jasper in an oracular voice. A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z As so often before, in the case of the like oracular utterances from a similar source, everybody was now asking what this really meant. The Chief Justice A Novel 2011-07-27T02:00:28.873Z Within the Kennedy family, Mr. Gwirtzman’s strategizing, loyalty and oracular reputation made him a bit of a legend himself. Milton Gwirtzman, Adviser to Kennedys, Dies at 78 2011-07-26T05:05:18Z Maxwell was always slightly oracular, and might not have answered them; and a few minutes later they were being rowed off to the steamer in company with Dom Pedro Castro. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z The fact that Apollo held no communion with the Pythian priestess did not remove the oracular sanctity from the Delphic response. The Reform of Education 2011-07-18T02:00:21.207Z This questioning of his oracular authority was an after-consideration it is true, and was itself prompted by other feelings, having their foundation in the affections of the heart. The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z The odes are particularly sublime, and the oracular spirit that breathes through them adds a wonderful elevation and dignity to them. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z They pass by whatever makes against the reading they adopt, with the oracular announcement that the rival reading is “Syrian,” “Western,” “Western and Syrian,” as the case may be. The Revision Revised 2011-07-15T02:00:18.897Z "Am I quite a fool?" said Chatterton, and then added in oracular fashion: "Hilton Dane will make his mark some day; and it was his father's roll which started me on the way to prosperity." The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z “Women arn’t much account,” he said, oracularly; “and the younger and prettier they are, the worse they are.” Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z So they continued to shake their heads and declare oracularly that “Ingelow went too far.” Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z “It would be worse to lie up for ever in de churchyard,” answered Conrad oracularly, as he lit his pipe. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z The plain speaking indulged in by Carrol, and which he had overheard before entering the cabin, had annoyed him, while the oracular manner adopted by Cris in no way assuaged the feeling. The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z Old Schalk sat in his chair under the awning and talked oracularly to an attentive circle. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z He has occasionally his separate shrines, and there is one in the valley of Oodipoor, which has the reputation of being oracular as regards the seasons. Phallic Miscellanies Facts and Phases of Ancient and Modern Sex Worship, as Illustrated Chiefly in the Religions of India 2011-05-31T02:00:29.133Z “There is blame on both sides,” say the observers, oracularly, and this most superficial of all superficial generalizations is supposed to be an impartial and exhaustive summary. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z The dog growled, and Ravelli interpreted this oracular response as an order not to sing. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z The rod of Aaron acted an oracular part in the contest with the princes; laid up before the ark, it budded and brought forth almonds. Curious Myths of the Middle Ages 2011-05-19T02:00:06.517Z Old Schalk sat on his chair and propounded oracularly his views upon the occurrence to all and sundry. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z "Better one promise than two lives," replied Gwynneth, with oracular brevity. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z Such was the oracular stone at Castle Trereen,—at that time not forced from its resting-place by sacrilegious hands, and requiring no chain to keep it from logging too far. Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-16T02:00:19.270Z On those occasions he always adopted that abrupt and decisive style which in a Frenchman passes for oracular. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z Mr. Weatherhead was too wary to expose himself to another snub, so he merely nodded two or three times in an oracular manner. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z For one thing, the ratings agencies hardly covered themselves with glory in the run-up to the financial crisis, and surely no longer deserve oracular status — if they ever did. Way of the World: Unleashing an Economic Tsunami 2011-04-21T14:00:52Z Robert Browning, though an optimist, and too polite a man to oppose George Eliot publicly, was impatient of her oracular manner. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z The oracular shake of the skipper's head seemed to have affected all present. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z A great mistake with such men as these," said Heffernan, oracularly; "the guests should have been the cream of your Lordship's noble acquaintance. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z You may get yourself into grief," continued the oracular Passmore; "and I've no mind to spend time or money in fishing my clerk out of prison, if he manage to stumble into one unawares. The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville 2011-03-31T02:00:19.850Z At the seed-sowing ceremony, a Kota priest sometimes becomes inspired, and gives expression to oracular utterances. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z The earlier theory, a very dangerous one, had been that poetry was the language of the gods rather than of men, that it was grandiloquentia, an oracular inspiration. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z This "open respiration," however, must be an oracular influx not essentially different from that which guides the Shakers, the Ebenezers, and all the religious Communities. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z But I ask you, whether the oracular brevity of each of the sentences is not perfectly in the manner of Shakspeare. A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen and on the characteristics of Shakspere's style and the secret of his supremacy 2011-03-21T02:00:11.187Z So must the heathen fail of salvation, though some oracular impulse bring them near the goal. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z He is under the influence of the deity who has been introduced into him, and gives oracular utterances to the deity’s commands. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z “He thinks that every one is wanting in common sense but his own oracular self.” The Haunted Room A Tale 2011-03-10T03:00:46.157Z What would he have gained even had he but risked a phrase as oracular as that of the letter to Lord Mounteagle? The Condition of Catholics Under James I. 2011-03-09T03:00:42.087Z "Well, it is something; it is indeed a great deal," Mrs. Jones emphasised oracularly. The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 2011-03-04T03:01:04.443Z Not one other word could I extract from the oracular M’Auslan; so, like a pilgrim, I turned my face towards Mecca, and sallied forth in quest of this all-important personage. Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 2011-03-04T03:00:58.347Z He is then questioned by those assembled, to whom he gives oracular replies, after sucking the blood from the cut throat of a goat. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z But knowing that this suggestion was in the air, I was the better able to interpret Mildred's oracular utterance the next time I sat at the foot of the couch, in the darkened room. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z "Then should you not rather say that I have worked a horse out of my grand-aunt? which is still oracular; wherefore expound, Tab." Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z As she delivers this oracular sentence, she points almost tragically towards the wall in question. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z “Martin bears out one side o’ t’ thing,” commented the constable oracularly, “but t’ chief witness says that summat else happened. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z The priesthood meets eight times per year, reporting its decisions in oracular statements of Olympian voice. The Fed's Dissenter: Saying No to Easy Money 2011-02-20T14:05:00Z "Yes, she has a good figure and rather fine features," he said, with the oracular air of a connoisseur. The Eichhofs A Romance 2011-02-19T03:01:37.327Z Thus, in a strange, secret relation, mother and child lived more than a year together, and then Tabitha Cone's oracular prophecy was fulfilled. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z "I don't say as how it was, and I don't say as how it wasn't," that lady replied somewhat ambiguously, and then she added oracularly: "Time will show." The Childerbridge Mystery 2011-02-16T03:00:38.127Z Though young in years, and still more youthful in appearance, his gravity, his serious and pensive thoughtfulness, gave oracular weight to his counsels, and his plans were unhesitatingly adopted. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z He is not wont to be oracularly mysterious. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z With this oracular remark he shook his head with a puzzled look and left the house. 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day 2011-02-09T03:00:49.283Z Ambition and presumption, in human wishes, are very clearly rebuked by the results of the oracular response, and by the immediate fulfilment of the predictions. Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends 2011-02-06T03:01:02.343Z "If fools are fools, wise men are wise men," he replied oracularly. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z Talleyrand began to utter oracular innuendos about the vindictiveness of the allies, the desertion of Murat, the sack of Paris, and various half-truths more dangerous even than lies. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z “Two an’ two makes four,” he said oracularly. The Boss of Wind River 2010-12-30T03:00:28.770Z Now and then he would halt in a mysterious manner, wink and nod, and then continue in a truly oracular way. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z These fish are, past doubt, of a species that, by a small operation, I can render oracular. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z As an oracular utterance predicting the next 40 years' worth of policy, business and political fights, you can hardly do better. Saying information wants to be free does more harm than good 2010-05-18T06:00:00Z He passed the time by oracular questionings as to whether the child would live or die. The Undying Past “Ah, well, I’ll say no more,” said the cook, oracularly; “but I have a heart of my own, and I know what hearts is.” Lady Maude's Mania Nor does his philosophic attitude exclude the possibility of a certain faith in oracular foresight and divination. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Its atmosphere is entirely Christian, and it has no mythological significance except in so far as it teaches the lesson that the oracular injunctions of wizards should be obeyed. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race At Memphis he had a splendid residence, containing extensive walks and courts for his entertainment, and he was waited upon by a large train of priests, who looked upon his every movement as oracular. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli "That, my dear girl, is on the knees of the gods," he returned oracularly. Stranded in Arcady "Others would be glad to take care of her better," remarked Mrs. Collinson oracularly. Dick's Desertion A Boy's Adventures in Canadian Forests Nay, the Christian apologists did not dispute the possibility of pagan miracles, or even of pagan oracular inspiration. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius "Home of her own," went on Miss Million oracularly. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune Unreasonably to the others, Michael did not object very much to Wilmot's oracular addresses on the delights of youth. Sinister Street, vol. 1 It was more because of the oracular voice of the man who was prophesying the doom of their sovereignty than because of his words. Majesty A Novel It was by this feat that Apollo gained possession of the oracular chasm, from which the goddess Earth had once spoken. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 It is thus that, by a far-reaching theory of inspiration, Plutarch strove to rehabilitate the faith in oracular lore. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius The response came with oracular impressiveness while the speaker twirled his black moustache. The Tempering A seed dropped from the flattering tongue of Lord Henry Wotton, tended and skilfully fostered into a surprising precociousness by his insidious, worthless cynicisms, and oracular sophistries. Oscar Wilde: Art and Morality A Defence of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" "It would be simply inexcusable, if his highness' marriage were to take place next month," he said, with his even, oracular voice. Majesty A Novel The ῥῆτραι however were evidently not mere ἔθη, but oracular dicta, expressed in definite words, which had been preserved from ancient times. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 Bob, after long thought, began again, guilefully watching Uncle Saunders' oracular face to read his success or failure by his expression. A Captured Santa Claus The words uttered by the possessed man were regarded as oracular, and nothing that he asked for the god or for himself in this state was ever refused him. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II In latter years, he became more talkative and oracular. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. The pictured tablet was the very counterpart of her oracular chant—the literal interpretation of her prophetic vision. Sketches of Aboriginal Life American Tableaux, No. 1 "A wise hen should never brood upon being a hen," she remarked oracularly. Patricia Brent, Spinster He, nevertheless, holds them in the highest veneration, and is prepared to accept their revelations concerning himself, and indeed all other subjects of mundane philosophy, as oracular. K. K. K. Sketches, Humorous and Didactic Treating the More Important Events of the Ku-Klux-Klan Movement in the South. With a Discussion of the Causes which gave Rise to it, and the Social and Political Issues Emanating from it. The priests were also consulted oracularly for the healing of the sick, the recovery of stolen property, and the cursing of enemies. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II "There isn't the slightest doubt of the existence of the primary cause-fact; it is a psychological axiom that it must antedate the diseased mental condition," resumed the theorist, oracularly. The King of Arcadia This oracular declaration was, by the order of Guatimozin, published in the hearing of the Indian allies of his adversary. Sketches of Aboriginal Life American Tableaux, No. 1 "Not while there's any salmon left, Mrs. B.," remarked Bindle oracularly. Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle "Because," said Mrs. Falconer, with that far-seeing and oracular wisdom in which men hope in vain to rival us in these matters, at least; "because I believe Gilbert Arundel is in love with our Joyce." Under the Mendips A Tale Little by little, commonplace and transparent stupidities on the one hand—stupidities sonorous and oracular upon the other, were adopted in the practice of literature. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second Call it, the breastplate of the true High Priest, Ardent with gems oracular, that give, In points of highest moment, right response; And ill neglected, if we prize our peace. Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes The words, which were simple and oracular, struck deep into the heart of Montezuma, and found a ready response in that of his royal brother. Sketches of Aboriginal Life American Tableaux, No. 1 In what light he viewed the contagion from the anti-social frenzy then spreading over Europe, may be seen from the oracular works through which he spoke his mind both in 1796 and 1797. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 He went once to see Coleridge, who was then delivering his oracular utterances at Highgate, and the only result was the singularly vivid portrait given in a famous chapter in his life of Sterling. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" A placid frenzy, a waking trance, A soft oracular radiance, Wrapped forms that moved as melodies move, Laurelled with god-head and halo'd with love. Shapes and Shadows He made it oracular, and distilled his tears into song. Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes "A sharp temper makes a horse without heart," said the oracular Ephraim. The Garden of Eden He is accepted, and victory promised; but the oracular voice murmurs the words faintly and hollowly. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 "In the common pile, there is no distinguishing one man's money from another's," answered the landlord, oracularly. Edelweiss A Story There is no misunderstanding this oracular pronouncement, for it is in the main what all are there to hear. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising That worthy, who had accompanied him, nodded oracularly—a nod which might mean anything. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War "A strong man may be hopeless against words," said the oracular old man. The Garden of Eden He speaks, or affects to speak, muse-inspired, as a prophet, oracularly. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 After this oracular speech he was silent, pressing the top of his stick upon his lips, as if to restrain his words. Black Diamonds Probably Carlyle earned the name in consequence of the oracular and denunciatory elements in his later writings. Thomas Carlyle Famous Scots Series And Marion delivered this speech with a most oracular and pretentious tone. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly "I—I don't think so," said Mr. Ducklow, who nevertheless turned pale—Ferring gave his opinion in such a positive, oracular way. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865 In the two great masters of the epic are several prophecies oracular of the fate of different heroes, which give an air of solemn importance to the poem. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem Speculations began to hum and buzz whether the oracular deliverance would not upset the government. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) Such were the oracularly brief contents of the note. Gertrude's Marriage His sententious commonplaces were reported as so many oracular revelations dragged reluctantly from him. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections And with this sword is also bequeathed in our family the oracular promise: 'This sword is conqueror in every battle.' Felicitas A Tale of the German Migrations: A.D. 476 He pauses, looks straight before him at the wick of his candle, and speaks with that oracular air so becoming to him which many ungrateful people are known to loathe. A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June “The oracular sentence,” Mr. Gladstone replied, “has little bearing on present affairs or prospects, and may stand in its proper darkness.” The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) "One Englishman can never be an entire stranger to another in a foreign country," said Brockford oracularly. Long Live the King But if Herr Duehring had spoken thus plainly instead of entertaining us with oracular statements, the ideology of his argument would have been completely exposed. Landmarks of Scientific Socialism "Anti-Duehring" Few were able to keep their heads above this tide of oracular mythology and superstition. The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance "When one has money," says Mrs. Smith, in a very oracular tone, "what is the use of it, except to let people know that one has got it!" Physiology of The Opera I am also considering a volume of verse, much of which will be cast in my native speech, that very dark oracular medium: I suppose this is a folly, but what then? The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) Young man," said the sage oracularly, "that altogether depends. Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign Nelly had been born after this oracular saying was uttered; and the aged dames who remembered it doubted not that this was the true cause of her celibacy. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 He may have meant to combine certain scriptural expressions into a mysteriously suggestive and oracular prediction, without having in view any single and definite possibility. Minor Poems by Milton Panoplied in Miss Jane’s patronage, she demanded and obtained admission to the inner apartment of this Temple of Fashion, where presided the Pythoness whose oracular utterances swayed le beau monde. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part The oracular words "do something," and "both will be yours," made an impression on Andrew's mind. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III Old Rosey may be a little slow to start," Shorty held forth oracularly to the group crouching over the fire, "but when he does start, great Scott, but he's a goer. Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign Miss Roxy shut her lips with oracular sternness and went on with her sewing. The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine This oracular speech is accompanied by a blush, vivid as it is angry, and there are large tears in her eyes. Rossmoyne This Witch of Endor offered to tell my fortune, with much dignity and proper oracular enunciation. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers The really strange part of this man's story," I declared, oracularly, "is the fact that he is telling it; mark that! Aliens “Only a question of whether there’s a man body about, my dear,” said Polly oracularly. The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted It would be so easy for so resourceful a man to utter a few oracular sentences, a few ambiguous phrases, a few patriotic trumpet-calls. German Problems and Personalities And to-day, complacent enough, he sat upon the rickety fence at home, oracularly disparaging the equestrian accomplishments of the town's noted champion. The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories The very ascription of speech to God, gives offence.—Again, some raw conceit of the advanced state of the human intellect rejects with scorn the notion of Adam oracularly bestowing names on God's creatures. Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford Planchette's oracular sayings became famous among the passengers who thronged the room to hear its predictions and to ask questions. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 "The mummy, professor," I remarked, oracularly, "is most probably in the automobile of Mr. Raymond Harding." The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories But the days are past for ambiguous utterances, however patriotic, however oracular. German Problems and Personalities The eloquence of Burke was often oracular; and a speech of Pitt, in 1800, painted the state of Europe as it was only realised fifteen years afterwards. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 Mikah brooded, staring into his rapidly cooling soup as into an oracular crystal ball, seeking guidance there. The Ethical Engineer I confess to having been impressed with these words, so solemn were they, so oracular, and, as it then appeared, so fitly spoken. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 Work," she said, with a little oracular air, "takes up all your time, and the money that one can earn is so small. Sir Tom But my best treasures are Ignoble, undelightful, abject, cold; Yet O! profounder hoards oracular No reliquaries hold. A Father of Women and other poems A startling literary prophecy, recently sent forth from our oracular literature, threatens the annihilation of public libraries, which are one day to moulder away! Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 That, however, is not his title, but the ‘godlike,’ or the ‘oracular,’ or the ‘portentous,’ or something else as impressive. Callista : a Tale of the Third Century A couple of niches in the upper order are so arranged that a word spoken low in one is well heard in that opposite, an arrangement supposed to have been connected with oracular responses. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia I hope you will be less oracular, Mr. Helstone, and pronounce at once. Shirley "Ask me when the millennium is coming and be done with it," said Creighton rather plaintively, wondering why so many people seemed to credit detectives with oracular powers. The Monk of Hambleton But he was bound in honour to preserve his informant from possibly inconvenient consequences of his garrulity, and so the oracular style was adopted. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 29, May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly The knowledge cannot be fully communicated to the profane, and is at most to be shadowed forth in dim oracular utterances. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) “He will come back rich, or we shall have the deluge,” he replied, oracularly. Daddy's Girl Having delivered himself of this oracular statement, the youth adjusted his monocle and settled back as if he had given finality to a weighty argument. Carmen Ariza She turned her head before she finally disappeared, to call back her oracular "No good!" once again to Axel, who stood watching her from the steps of his solitary house. The Benefactress With this oracular explanation Thor was forced to be content, and, as the purpose of the meeting seemed to have been accomplished, he rose to take his leave. The Side Of The Angels A Novel A man who deals in oracular utterances acquires instinctively a mode of speech which may shift its colour with every change of light. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) As but one attitude could display the special formation to advantage, the idea of a Sibyl, sitting brooding beside her oracular tripod, was soon evolved, but not so soon was its form determined and fixed. Frederic Lord Leighton An Illustrated Record of His Life and Work “Well, you do get plenty of ventilation,” said David oracularly. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam "Look here, then, just do me an enigmatical and oracular article that can be read either way." The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly All his protuberant characteristics are there: the leviathanic egotism, the profound and tenebrous ponderosity, the labored intricacy of the commonplace, the pedagogic moralizing, the oracular inconsequence. The Arena Volume 18, No. 92, July, 1897 My own view," he said, beginning as they always began their oracular pronouncements, "my own view is that we make the mistake of thinking in masses instead of in individuals. Changing Winds A Novel An oracular deliverance which surely must have been entirely unintelligible in the kitchen, where we will not deny that an utterance so incomprehensible awoke a laudable curiosity. The Rector "Let me have oracular demonstrations of the fact," said Olivia, opening his pantaloons in front; out jumped his member, stiff and erect as a poker. The Life and Amours of the Beautiful, Gay and Dashing Kate Percival The Belle of the Delaware This is certainly an oracular utterance, and of its injunctions the reader can take his choice. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel On a couch lay Mrs. Fridolin, her face covered with a handkerchief, while near hovered Miss Bredd in her most brilliant and oracular attitude. Melomaniacs “A deteckative acquires dexterity in the way of capturing up the criminal classes,” he said with oracular yet modest simplicity. Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective But Shelley's dismal Demogorgon's self, That solemn, shadowy, stern, oracular elf, Plus obstinate Prometheus, did not play Such mischief as the parties do to-day, With Law and Order. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, September 3, 1887 "Listen and have patience, My Friends!" he appealed, oracularly. Mixed Faces Likewise he can guard against being oracular and pedantic by letting out his superior stores of information through free discussion in the Socratic fashion. College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College She took this oracular advice, married, and soon repented. The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. "I was thinking that we are in the garden of Eden," said Bennett, oracularly. A Day with Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy This oracular observation, which, from the relative forms of the two parties, descended as it were from above, was replied to by the captain with a 'Very true.' The Pirate, and The Three Cutters I listened to the heaviest absurdities and fogyism on military affairs oracularly preached by one of the great West Pointers on duty here. Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 The professor was an oracle, backed by oracular textbooks; the student's activity was restricted by a traditional association of learning with self-restraint and outward severity of life. College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College Meanwhile, with an exaggerated sense of his own helplessness, he looked up to Cleo with an unshakable confidence, placing an oracular value on her every word. Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real Bernard's remarks were often oracular; he left one to guess what he meant, but she imagined his glance was sympathetic. Partners of the Out-Trail The scribes and pharisees made light of his oracular sayings. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index Now Captain Bulger was the skipper of the “New Lucy,” and when he said those oracular words, they were reported about the steamboat, to the great comfort of all on board. The Boy Settlers A Story of Early Times in Kansas It must be likewise taken into account,—and they say so themselves,—that Mr. Seward's oracular vaticinations about the end of the rebellion from sixty to ninety days confuse the judgment of diplomats. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 A sententious style is one abounding in sentences that are singly striking or memorable, apart from the context; the word may be used invidiously of that which is pretentiously oracular. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions When they had resumed their seats I noticed the same fishlike oracular eye in most of them unchanged. Red Men and White He thought the scent a more oracular inquisition than the sight—more oracular and trustworthy. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IX (of X) - America - I He has an argumentative, oracular air, when things have gone wrong, which always upsets my dignity. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 “And she don't know, poor child, not the half,” said Betty, which was a kind of oracular sentence difficult for Betty herself to understand. Phoebe, Junior He kept a tame maniac in the house, named Lep, and he used to regard the sayings of this personage as oracular, presaging future events, and far better worth listening to than ordinary conversation. Pioneers of Science “I wouldn’t have thought so either, but you never can tell,” Nick replied oracularly. With Hoops of Steel "Long experience has made him sage:" and it is not therefore without just reason that his opinions are courted, and considered as almost oracular. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance With which oracular and superhumanly wise utterance Lois closed her eyes softly again. Nobody Questioned by Odin concerning his future and Vidar’s destiny, the three sisters answered oracularly; each uttering a sentence: “Early begun.” Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas “That will soon be explained,” observed Phillis, oracularly, as the gate-bell sounded, and was immediately followed by sharp footsteps on the gravel and the unceremonious entrance of a young man through the open window. Not Like Other Girls "No matter—you ask me truly and I'll answer you oracularly." The Wide, Wide World He is undoubtedly correct as to the fact, but the decline of the oracular system cannot be explained by the indifference of the Romans. Atheism in Pagan Antiquity We abstain from quoting any of her oracular doctrinal passages, because they refer to matters too serious for our pages just now. The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete "An empty stomach neither sees nor thinks," was Malcolm Sage's oracular retort, and he went over to the window and seated himself at his writing-table. Malcolm Sage, Detective "The heat of propinquity feeds the flame of love," oracularly. A Man of Two Countries The whole "idol" sat very still, speaking but rarely, and then in a harsh croak like some oracular and forbidding bird: "it" had the appearance of being comfortably gorged. In the Tail of the Peacock If I reprehend anything in this world, it is the use of my oracular tongue, and a nice derangement of epitaphs! Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature As typical a novel of the oracular kind as we can hope to meet with, is “The Enigma: a Leaf from the Chronicles of the Wolchorley House.” The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete Zeus, as head of the pantheon, naturally took a distinguished place as patron of oracles; and Apollo's relation to music and inspiration may account in part for the preëminence of his oracular shrine. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV "Thirty years from now Fort Benton will be a second St. Louis," affirmed the doctor, oracularly. A Man of Two Countries We have been accustomed to call the oracular sayings of men like Thales, Pythagoros, Xenophanes, or Herakleitos, philosophy, but there was in them as much of religion as in the songs of Homer and Hesiod. Chips From A German Workshop, Vol. V. Miscellaneous Later Essays In profound silence stern, Among their savage gorges and cold springs, Unvisited remain The great oracular shrines. Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold Lives," retorted the oracular Bones, "are meant to be pried into, dear old thing. Bones in London The interpreters were magicians, priests, or sages1656—men in intimate association with deities and acquainted with their modes and vehicles of revelation;1657 dreams thus became equivalent to oracular responses. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV In this oracular manner the Constitution of 1799 came into existence, and it was not his fault that it degenerated in the strong hands of Napoleon. Lectures on the French Revolution The main passage concerning Balaam in Num. xxii-xxv.; it consists of a narrative which serves as a framework for seven oracular poems, the first four being of some length and the last three very brief. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" The port was magnificent—of the year '64—and I felt oracular. Border Ghost Stories His method is gnomic, laconic, oracular; never persuasive or plausible. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations In general, the organization of oracular shrines grew in proportion to the rise of manlike gods—deities whose relation to men was socially intimate. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Without any fair opportunity of investigating the facts, they had the decency and modesty to pronounce sentence with an assumption of oracular infallibility. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 6, June 1810 Well, I never worry over your oracular observations. The Cattle-Baron's Daughter This and "Friar Bacon" are of the class which lingered the longest—the magical and oracular literature. Children's Books and Their Illustrators To rob him of his oracular infallibility might greatly improve the husband, but it would revolutionize the character of the home. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) The greatest development of oracular service took place in Greece. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV One can read it side by side with the great "Autobiography" and find the shrewd insight and oracular wisdom quite equally convincing in the invention and the reality. Visions and Revisions A Book of Literary Devotions “His Honor has come to say something important to you,” he remarked, oracularly. Northern Lights Challenge the statement, and science can only repeat it oracularly, or else prove it by showing that such ascertainment and correction bring man all sorts of other goods which man's heart in turn declares. The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy "She has some reason for not wishing us to go into that shed," Julia said, oracularly, when the circumstance was mentioned to her. A Sheaf of Corn Jeremiads were oracularly and dolefully uttered by many a prophetic pessimist that Chicago would never be rebuilt, that it would be burned again if it should rise from its ashes. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror The puritan reader will, indeed, like old Carlyle, be tempted more than once to fling these grave, unblushing chronicles, with their deep, oracular wisdom and their shameless details, into the dust-heap. Visions and Revisions A Book of Literary Devotions Public opinion in England allowed itself to be satisfied with this equivocal, oracular statement. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 Lawson," responded Mr. Rogers with oracular emphasis, "that is where your business education is flawed. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated When he went out into the hall and met the Captain, who was waiting anxiously for his verdict, he began in the usual oracular strain; but Captain Winstanley cut him short without ceremony. Vixen, Volume III. Sir Michael Malcolm, of Loch Ore, an eccentric baronet, pronounced this oracular couplet in his old age, when troubled with the talk of the French Revolution. The Proverbs of Scotland "Never believe a hostile witness until he has safely stood the fire of cross-examination," he remarked, oracularly. Grey Town An Australian Story "Employment as an onion-peeler," he oracularly said, "has in a special order been specified as a subsidiary employment, and contributions are not required to be paid in respect of persons so employed." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 5th, 1914 "A little does not go a long way, I'm sure, in those very foreign parts," said Mr. Pritchett, oracularly. The Bertrams “Then you refuse to divulge the contents of that note and to say why you were so eager to go on guard out of your turn?” said Canker, oracularly. Found in the Philippines The Story of a Woman's Letters "A great deal better," commented the wise one of the family, oracularly. Vagabondia 1884 "I would na be surprised," he observed with oracular amiability. That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877 Its crack article is always reprinted in another form; and oracular as its pages are deemed by the clannish provincials of Boston, its general contents seldom go down with the public. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 Mr. Spurgeon a short time since oracularly placed it on record that, having hitherto deemed Spiritualism humbug, he now believes it to be the devil. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis “Look ye here,” said the workman oracularly, and he worked one hand about as he spoke. Witness to the Deed One cannot possibly be married without knowing something of cookery," Dolly had announced oracularly; "and one cannot gain a knowledge of it without practising, so I am going to practise. Vagabondia 1884 Mr. Trigger was in ecstasies; but Mr. Joram somewhat repressed him by referring to these oracular words which had fallen from the Baron in respect to the corporation. Ralph the Heir The “cortina” or oracular shrine was surrounded with laurels; which were said to quiver while the oracles were being pronounced. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes Had the destinies of empires hung upon his nod he could scarcely have looked more oracular. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis "The one where we land," replied the sheep farmer oracularly. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power “Justice is never denied, my good friend, nor is it sold,” replied Mr. Halfpenny, oracularly. The Herapath Property Polly must have been thinking of Ontario as she made this latter oracular observation. Ralph the Heir This little pope, within his little circle of the "great unwashed," is very oracular, and his infallibility a dogma with his followers and readers. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 "A stronghold in the wilderness, where man, woman and child may be safe from wild beast and savage," said the schoolmaster oracularly. The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand "He thinks I am—I am more than I am," he said oracularly. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest Dreams and visions during these fasts were looked upon as oracular, and respected as the revelations of Heaven. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) The speaker uttered his oracular sentences with a glow, which left his hearers almost as breathless as himself. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 "It is the hour," he said oracularly, and got up. The Green Rust A fellow had to do something," said Jerome oracularly, "and I'd have done most anything to get you, Anne, that's a fact. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901 Sure, if I reprehend any thing in this world, it is the use of my oracular tongue, and a nice derangement of epitaphs! The Rivals A Comedy A volume merely of maxims would have been too rigid, too oracular for such a versatile spirit as that of La Bruy�re. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. He had now disarmed, and sat, very big with meat and drink and very red of face, talking loudly to a company of obsequious gentlemen who thought, or seemed to think, his utterances oracular. The God of Love He was oracular in his manner, denounced parties and party-spirit, and thought to avoid the one and the other by eschewing all persons, and holding all opinions. Loss and Gain The Story of a Convert He affirmed that, when he took a pen in his hand, an influence ran from his shoulder downwards, and impelled him to write oracular sentences. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 For in our home Rare birds sing forth uncommon melodies; And in our home-yard a young offshoot grows, Sprung from Dodona's tree oracular! Life Immovable First Part “Much too fast,” was the oracular reply of Father Warner. Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century He who goes below the surface is moving toward the center,” said the Swami oracularly. Jewel Weed And in due time England was to see—at least, as far as the two monarchs were concerned—the realisation of the oracular couplet combined:— "The time will come when discontent Will overthrow your Government." The History of "Punch" When the applications for autographs first began to pour in upon me, I gladly took a sheet of Delarue's creamiest note-paper and wrote thereon an oracular sentence from one of my most popular papers. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 “Women,” said the Fiscal oracularly, “must not be allowed to interfere with the evenhanded and fearless administration of justice.” The Dew of Their Youth "Somebody as knows how to ride," he said, oracularly. Bred In The Bone 1908 “We niver can be sure of anything in this world, my tear,” remarked old Duncan, becoming oracular in tone. The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains They have, with a generally noticeable peculiarity, disappointed the most oracular prognostications.” The Education of American Girls It seems plausible that Asklepios, the Grecian Esculapius, was personated by some priest of majestic mien, who gave oracular medical advice, which serves as a powerful therapeutic suggestion. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery He had taken out the “stopper,” and was looking into the barrel, as if he were consulting some oracular spirit that he kept bottled up within it. The Scalp Hunters Here the graduate is treated as a servant, and the writer of the letter assumes the Pythian, the truly oracular vein. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. Parallel to this, also, was the oracular tone of his speech: the louder he talked, the more respectfully silent were his auditors; and the more attentive they became, the noisier he grew. Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States “I do not believe I shall tell another story as long as I live,” replied she, shaking her head oracularly. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel Several of these oracular prescriptions, inscribed upon a marble slab, were found on the site of an Esculapian temple near Rome. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery The oracular “fetiche” had announced that the delivery of the bride to her lord might take place “on the tenth day of the new moon.” Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver To her this speech seemed oracular and ominous; there was a sepulchral mystery in so vague an expression. The Nebuly Coat “Blanche hath had too much leisure time allowed her, and too much of her own way,” said Rachel oracularly. Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada "Not a bit of it: they 're more so, if anything," was the oracular response of the young wife. A Love Story Reversed 1898 "You are neither of you right, as usual," said little Potts, in his oracular way. Potts's Painless Cure 1898 They didn't know Earth language and would take his words for oracular utterances. Divinity And in a hollow, oracular whisper, he added: "Wait!" Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death Before his coming even now the kingdoms of the Caspian shudder at oracular answers, and the Maeotic land and the mouths of sevenfold Nile flutter in alarm. The Aeneid of Virgil For some time they were perplexed as to the meaning of the oracular command, but at length both agreed that by the bones of their mother were meant the stones of the earth. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Weather Forecast by Mrs. R.—"After this cold snowy weather," she observed, oracularly, "we may expect what they call 'equally obnoxious gales.'" Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, March 4, 1893 Style," writes Landor, "I consider as nothing, if what it covers be unsound: wisdom in union with harmony is oracular. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 Dorn caught a memory of him sitting in a congenial saloon before a stein and pouring forth hoarsely oracular comments upon the activities of men known and unknown. Erik Dorn In oracular guidance he steered for Italy: be it so: he whom raving Cassandra sent on his way! The Aeneid of Virgil He then sent a messenger to his grandfather, informing him that he intended returning to Argos; but Acrisius, fearing the fulfilment of the oracular prediction, fled for protection to his friend Teutemias, king of Larissa. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome "Law is one thing and success in the legal profession is another," said the young man oracularly. An American Suffragette "Who can fathom the Oriental mind?" said he, oracularly. The Paternoster Ruby The red face turned with a great attentiveness toward the hoarsely oracular Mr. Warren, his eyes dropping a furtive curtsy in the direction of the vanished stocking. Erik Dorn And he: 'Neither did Phoebus on his oracular seat delude thee, O prince, Anchises' son, nor did any god drown me in the sea. The Aeneid of Virgil Now that the presence of Achilles was required, owing to an oracular prediction that Troy could not be taken without him, Menelaus consulted Calchas the soothsayer, who revealed to him the place of his concealment. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome The result of past events is oracular of the future: "In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen." Andrew Melville Famous Scots Series Mackenzie seems to have long regarded Rolph with a sort of distant awe—as a Sphinx, close, oracular, inscrutable. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion She proved it by her next sentence, delivered oracularly after some minutes of hard cogitation. Olive A Novel With twenty sail did I climb the Phrygian sea; oracular tokens led me on; my goddess mother pointed the way; scarce seven survive the shattering of wave and wind. The Aeneid of Virgil Observing that one foot was unshod, he was reminded of an oracular prediction which foretold to him the loss of his kingdom by a man wearing only one sandal. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome See here, old boy, don't get to be so infernally oracular. The Lady of the Ice A Novel "Don't waste, and, at the same time, don't pinch," continued Mr. Robert, oracularly. Salthaven He spoke with an oracular and pedantic assurance which challenged the girl's mischief afresh. The Tyranny of Weakness He soon became popular, and was known under the name of Captain Needham, of Gray's Inn; and whatever he now wrote was deemed oracular. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 This oracular observation, which, from the relative forms of the two parties, descended as it were from above, was replied to by the captain with a “Very true.” The Pirate Now to "Prussian's" oracular pronouncements concerning the German workers. Selected Essays Its snuffle was consequential and its sneeze oracular. Jacob Faithful To postpone the evil day Jackson resorted to evasions and oracular utterances on the tariff and the other serious problems in all his public papers and speeches. Expansion and Conflict He spoke in an oracular fashion, and he probably belonged to the class known among French workmen, not as 'sublimes,' but as 'les fils de Dieu.' France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 As in the old forests of Germany, she had been listened to like a spirit of the woods, melodious, solemn and oracular. The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert “Didn’t look in the right place,” said the boatswain, oracularly. Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea "Well, some people make a long journey of it, and some a short one," said the other oracularly. The Skipper's Wooing, and The Brown Man's Servant “That doesn’t follow,” said Panton, oracularly, as he chipped off a fragment of lava, which fresh fracture glistened brightly. Fire Island Being the Adventures of Uncertain Naturalists in an Unknown Track “If it had been a polly-squiggle it would have got you fast directly with its suckers,” I said oracularly. Devon Boys A Tale of the North Shore “As I said before, I says it again,” said Small oracularly, “we sha’n’t starve here.” Mother Carey's Chicken Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle "He may be, or he may not be!" said Mrs. Wilson in an oracular tone. Five Hundred Dollars or, Jacob Marlowe's Secret And what he had said suddenly acquired a mysterious and wise significance and became oracular. Clayhanger “When you marry a man, my dear, he is the man you were made for,” oracularly replied Madam. The Maidens' Lodge None of Self and All of Thee, (In the Reign of Queen Anne) He thought "the time for oracular utterances about a great movement," by which bankers had been inspired with undue hope, had passed by, and that something practical and actual would soon be accomplished. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 “No lions or tigers in an island like this,” said Small oracularly. Mother Carey's Chicken Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle The long day of shadowy promises and delusive dreams was over; and the oracular expounder of mysteries was at last gripped by the hard realities of the taxes. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 “I hope what he’s been saying to-day will turn out to be Lies,” said I oracularly. Tom, Dick and Harry I do not intend," said Mr. Milburgh in his best oracular manner, "describing all the events which preceded the death of the late Thornton Lyne. The Daffodil Mystery "Stuff and nonsense!" oracularly pronounced Pliny, quoting the unanswerable argument of his elders. Three People "The cause of death was a bullet wound," pronounced the doctor oracularly. The Hand in the Dark To his words Men listened, as to lore oracular, And when beside the gate he took his seat The young kept silence, and the old rose up To do him honor. Man of Uz, and Other Poems An oracular shake of the head conveyed more than the words. The Shrieking Pit ‘There is no knowing,’ said Mr. Rollstone oracularly; ‘but the result of my observations has been that the true high-bred aristocracy are usually far more affable and condescending than those elevated from a lower rank.’ That Stick Ray has a fashion of being oracular where Truscott is concerned as though he were on intimate and confidential terms with him. Marion's Faith. Apollo at Delphi, through the oracular utterance of his priestess, pronounced Socrates the wisest of men. The Ten Books on Architecture And yet he pronounces oracularly that Positive Science is the ultimate landing-place of human thought, and that universal Atheism is the final barrier which must needs close and terminate the long series of developments. Modern Atheism under its forms of Pantheism, Materialism, Secularism, Development, and Natural Laws "The murderer may have had two candles," he said oracularly. The Shrieking Pit As the text of his argument in his oration against Midias, Demosthenes cites four oracular utterances, two from Dodona, the others probably from Delphi. The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 I found myself there side by side with my neighbor, who informed me in an oracular manner that he had expected this all along. Old Fogy His Musical Opinions and Grotesques Specimens of the oracular utterances of Fijian gods. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia The Miss Dyers remarked oracularly, when the double marriage was announced in Redcross, that it was just what they had expected. A Houseful of Girls "But ought not Herr Kirtley at least begin with the free evening lectures?"—with which Dresden shone through the illuminations of many profound and oracular professors in lofty pulpits. Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life It makes him hard to follow, oracular, and enigmatical. Critical Miscellanies, Vol. 1, Essay 5, Emerson In the Egyptian hieroglyphic texts the gods speak in an oracular manner, and their consultation by the Pharaohs is mentioned. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales He wrote, as well as painted, artistic treatises, which were received as oracular utterances, and entirely deferred to in the schools of his day. The Old Masters and Their Pictures For the Use of Schools and Learners in Art This was oracular, and he had no opportunity to press for an interpretation; but it was clearly intended as of good omen. The Lady Paramount His style of speaking was at once nervous and oracular. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 Near an oracular table, which bore evidence of recent manipulation, stood the Reverend Charles Clifton: others had evidently been with him before our entrance; he was now alone. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864 Prophecy belonged to him, and it was from this god Phœbus received oracular gifts. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales Mr. Bond Sharpe glided along, dropping oracular sentences, without condescending to stop to speak to those whom he addressed. Henrietta Temple A Love Story Then he looked about the room, almost vacuously, as though the old-fashioned wooden bed and the faded curtains and the blank walls might hold some oracular answer to the riddle that lay before him. Phantom Wires A Novel Milly replied oracularly, feeling that any attempt to explain would be useless.—And, it may be added, Milly did not know her grandmother, either. One Woman's Life Here was an antient oracular temple; and hard by the mountain Vesuvius, which in those days flamed violently, though it did not for many ages afterwards. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) Here he accidentally killed, with a quoit, an old man, who was found to be his grandfather Acrisius, and thus verified the oracular prediction. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales Such are the dogmas which, under the name of Philosophy, are poured forth oracularly, unsupported by reason or argument, by the prophets of the new dispensation—the last and highest achievement of the human intellect. Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity "I shouldn't suppose that it was easy to improve upon nature," I remarked, oracularly. The Opinions of a Philosopher Then follows Bishop Bale's oracular play of God's Promises, which is in effect a series of seven interludes strung on one thread, united by one leading idea, and one protagonist, the Pater Cœlestis. "Everyman," with other interludes, including eight miracle plays It was an oracular temple, situated near a vast cavern: and the responses were given by dreams. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) The irate lady, however, seemed to find scant sympathy and support in the faces of her listeners, some of whom had long since wearied of her strident voice and oracular ways. Ray's Daughter A Story of Manila Henry Ware sat in silence, listening to his father's oracular tones, but his mother, glancing at him, had doubts to which she gave no utterance. The Young Trailers A Story of Early Kentucky "I never knew," replied De Vallance, "that the appearance of a dog was oracular." The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel Hence the personifications of God's attributes, developments, and manifestations, as "Powers," "Intelligences," "Angels," "Emanations;" through which and the oracular faculty in himself, man could place himself in communion with God. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Those styled Tritonian were oracular; as we may infer from the application made by the Argonauts. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) The Deity, so denominated, was esteemed prophetic; and his temples were applied to as oracular. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. |
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