| 单词 | outvie |
| 例句 | "Living, great Nature feared he might outvie Her works, and, dying, fears herself to die." Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z In sight is San Juan Island, over which England and America once squabbled, while the two garrisons which occupied it fraternised cordially, and outvied with each other in hospitality. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Her cheeks were vermilioned with nature's best rouge, and outvied all the labored works of art. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z At such times several individuals are usually seen together, and all seem striving to outvie each other in the beauty of their evolutions. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z In fact, it is the one accomplishment in which they as far surpass the women of all other countries in the world as they outvie them in personal beauty. 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 It was a motley group that frequented the court house that day: Iris would have found herself outvied in colours, and Fancy might have taken a new lesson. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z The glittering throng at “Almacks” cannot outvie in dress with the glittering throng at an Antiguan negro ball. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z This was to be the proof of his being a God, that he could outvie the servants of God in every miraculous thing ascribed to them. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z There Nature reigns, whose works outvie The boldest pattern art can frame; There ages past have rolled away, And forests bloomed but to decay. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z "It is a feminine weakness, I suppose, though I have known men who outvied even the women in their display." Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z They are not outvied by those of Patrick Henry reported by Wirt, or those of John Adams reported by Webster, which the world will ever treasure as all gold. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z It was a continuous tattoo that outvied the roar of the wind. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z But thee, Love, he made Lest man should defy him, Connive and outvie him, And not be afraid: Nay, thee, Love, he gave His terrors to cover, And turn to a lover His insolent slave. The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z And again the hot flame within outvied the fire on the hearth as the blood rushed to the smooth surface of her cheek again. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z The Bridge is finished now I say Each other bridge outvies For London Bridge compared with ours Appears in dim disguise. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z Around me a number of whip-poor-wills strove to outvie each other in uninterruptedly uttering their name, and frequently circled round my fire. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z There were men who might have been chosen as models in the r�le of Adonis; others who outvied in features the deepest Adelphi villain. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z But when one is given it seems to be the general’s purpose to outvie all that rumor hath spoken of the Mischianza. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z It seemed, indeed, that the Danish and Swedish knights, at this joyful festivity, only sought to outvie each other in gentle bearing and knightly courtesies. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z “That caps me!” cried a young man, as one of the parties went past, outvying all the rest in staring colours. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z The garden was a little paradise, in which nature and art seemed to outvie each other in offering attractions to eye, ear, and taste. The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville 2011-03-31T02:00:19.850Z No product of the present can outvie the charms of such old silver. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z The dank fungus, luxuriant in its foul growth, emerged from the velvet moss as if to outvie in glow the variegated richness of the dried leaves of the forest. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z The serpent—loveliest in his coiled ring, With eye that charms, and beauty that outvies The tints of the rainbow—bears upon his sting The deadliest venom. Fanny With Other Poems 2011-01-01T03:00:27.707Z They were dressed invariably in lively cotton prints, with short shawls of red, or crimson, or saffron, or other hue outvying the tulip in garishness. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z Call woman—angel, goddess, what you will— With all that fancy breathes at passion's call, With all that rapture fondly raves—and still That one word—Wife—outvies—contains them all. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 Michael outvied Mr. Prout in ecclesiastical possessions, and his bedroom was nearly as full as the repository from which it was stocked. Sinister Street, vol. 1 Electors and nobles, ecclesiastical communities and cities outvied each other in making copper money; even the people were infected with it. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. Try to outvie and outdo and even affront that dove-like simplicity he used to adore in you, and into which you are still apt to relapse. A Rose of a Hundred Leaves A Love Story On the other hand, to the student of manners, novels have a value no historian can outvie, and on this account alone Miss Edgeworth's should not be left unread. Maria Edgeworth At last the people were again fairly roused, until there came a war of extermination, in which both parties tried to outvie the other in murder and rapine. The West Indies and the Spanish Main All day they had done their best; their heroes had outvied each other in deeds of valour; and yet both their plans, that against Belisarius and that against the city, were wrecked in the consummation. A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) Their study was to outvie each other in the grossness, and insincerity of their flattery. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition The songs which I held so high before, sounded toneless and weak, unworthy the feeblest learner; and yet, befooled by a vain presumption, I burned to outvie you all. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. No tenet nor practice, no influence nor power nor principality in the Scotland of the past has outvied assassination in ascendancy or in moment. Our Southern Highlanders I mean this feast," said she, "as a reward of industry and piety, and not as a trial of skill who can be finest and outvie the rest in show. The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales Also sprach Tolstoy in that madman's book called What is Art? a work wherein he tried to outvie Nordau's abuse of beautiful art. Ivory Apes and Peacocks She outvies all I have seen in my travels; do you know her. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 4 October 1848 But they had music; at one ample side Of the vast arena of that sparkling hall, Fringed round with gems, that all the rest outvied. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 Here the charms of the sex require no such additions; here the eyes of the ladies sparkle with brilliancy which outvies all the gems of the East. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 Dancing, the dissonant corybantes of the Dionysian evangel flitted by, scarce touching earth in their efforts to outvie the Bacchantes. Melomaniacs ‘Oh! the minutes of yonder maddening ride Long years of pleasure outvie!’ he exclaims, and wishes that his own end could be fair as that of one ‘who died in his stirrups there.’ Australian Writers Thou canst not raise thy thoughts too high; As spreads above the earth the sky, So do his thoughts thy thoughts outvie: Believe good things of God. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul Thus he attained wealth which made him the richest subject in Europe, and which enabled him almost to outvie the splendors of royalty. Louis Philippe Makers of History Series Their tricks were innumerable, and outvied in boldness and ingenuity those of our conjurors, barring, of course such as are founded on the modern discoveries of natural science. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life "You are almost outvied, Major Carew," she told him lightly. The Rhodesian In fact, he caused the manufacture of a garment to be commenced which he intended should outvie in magnificence and in costly adornments all that had ever before been fabricated. Pyrrhus Makers of History The property he had acquired by fraud was so great that he often outvied the king in the splendor of his establishments. Louis XIV. Makers of History Series The immense fortune of the duke, his refined taste, and the grandeur of the saloons of his ancestral palace, enabled him almost to outvie royalty itself in the brilliance of the fête. Louis Philippe Makers of History Series Her main endeavor in this is to outvie her neighbors in the extravagance of fashion. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) Far, far outvying any assembly of Ascot frocks or Lords' cricket week or Henley Sunday. The Rhodesian The average wool-sorter will outvie an artist in his perception of colour shades. Second Sight A study of Natural and Induced Clairvoyance He had never recovered from the mortification which he had experienced at the palace of Vaux, in finding a subject living in splendor which outvied that of the crown. Louis XIV. Makers of History Series There is a gladness in her eye, And in the wind her dancing tread Appears in swiftness to outvie The scurrying cloudlets overhead; In brief, her moods and graces are Appropriate to the calendar. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 29, 1914 The lapse of a few months transformed her from almost a homeless, friendless, impoverished widow, to be the bride of one whose advancing greatness seemed to outvie the wildest creations of fiction. Hortense Makers of History Series However, to parody the lamentation of Hassan, the camel-driver, "The lily health outvies the grape's bright ray, And life is dearer than the usqueb�—" so I shall be amenable to discipline. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) Living, great nature fear’d he might outvie Her works; and dying, fears herself may die. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II Where glorified spirits, each other outvying, The praise of the Godhead triumphantly sing; Such strains as might steal on the Saviour when dying, As angels supported their crucified King. The Little Quaker or, the Triumph of Virtue. A Tale for the Instruction of Youth But nature often takes a fancy to outvie her skilful and ambitious handmaiden, and is always certain to succeed in the competition. The Widow's Dog It made her a bit dizzy to think of the rush of tumultuous emotions which had outvied the storm of the elements but now. Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book Mr. Fraser bounded from his chair, and stood regarding the intruder with a countenance in which every feature was outvying the other in amazement. A Master Of Craft In this way, all the world may be an aristocrat, and play the duke among marquises, and the reigning monarch among dukes, if he will only outvie them in tranquility. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) Then Mrs Hamps returned the bow with superb extravagance, like an Oriental monarch who is determined to outvie magnificently the gifts of another. Clayhanger These, ah! these aside He laid; Would the emblem be—of pride By humility outvied? In The Yule-Log Glow, Book IV Kirk-sessions throughout the land outvied each other in their efforts to bring suspected witches to trial, and to counteract the dark deeds of Satan. 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 The eye could travel on forever through the boxes from east to west, from Mission street to Market, from the main floor to the roof, and every prospect was pleasing and man was utterly outvied. Sixty Years of California Song They should be indelibly carved upon the heart and soul of every loyal citizen, whose anxiety to serve his day and generation easily outvies all other sentiments of which he is capable. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights To him succeeds a light and frolic Train Of wanton Females, insolent and vain, Whose cheeks, by Art encrimson'd, far outvie The vivid hue of blushing Modesty. The First of April Or, The Triumphs of Folly: A Poem Dedicated to a Celebrated Duchess. By the author of The Diaboliad. Not only did he love his work with all the passion of a creator, he was also concerned to outvie his professional rivals. Platform Monologues From such elements as these I am alive to behold the day, wherein the corporation of authors can outvie all its brethren in the guild. History of English Humour, Vol. 2 Now in those days, like fair ladies outvying one another in wearing gowns broidered with flowers, the towns of Italy made it their pride to cover the walls of their Churches and Cloisters with paintings. The Well of Saint Clare They may talk of the viol, and its strings they may try all, For the heart's dance, outvie all, the songs of the dairy! The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century Large rose-trees, covered with blooms, outvied each other in scenting the air with delicious perfume. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 3, March, 1891 And now doth shine within its humble home A star, that doth each other so outvie, That grateful nature hails its lovely birth. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch To outvie one another in celebrations of births, weddings, deaths and coronations they beggar themselves. The Adventures of Kathlyn They were both numbered amongst her correspondents, and she promised to outvie them in originality and fertility of resource. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax Without waiting for a request, they were apparently striving to outvie each other in performing little services for the old man. The Home in the Valley The jewels glittered conspicuously, as if relieved from the outvying lustre of her eyes. Stories of Mystery Infants and dogs infected with a common excitement outvied each other in screaming and barking. The Fur Bringers A Story of the Canadian Northwest The emperor and the queen strove to outvie each other in the richness and elegance of their gifts. The Empire of Russia Often he remembered it in later life; it held a place and commanded a mood which no hour of his wildest possession could outvie. The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay In these tropical forests each plant and tree seems to be striving to outvie its fellows, struggling upwards towards light and air—branch and leaf and stem—regardless of its neighbours. The Crime Against Europe A Possible Outcome of the War of 1914 Larger domains had to be won in order to outvie rivals or stave off bankruptcy; and these new domains could most easily come by foreign conquest. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) Thou must beg from those who have the giving of it; thou who covetest to outvie others in honour must lower thyself to the humble posture of petition. The Consolation of Philosophy If the poor are fond of display, the rich outvie them. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines Thenceforward he went through transformation after transformation, outvying the legendary chameleon. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories Her main endeavor is to outvie her neighbors. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses For the blue of the sky is the blue of his eye; And the white clouds, whose whiteness the snowflakes outvie, Are the luminous pinions on which he doth fly! Poems If—to vary our metaphor—some, in the past, inclined to stone the living prophet, these now outvied one another in their alacrity to bedeck his tomb. Deadham Hard Amateur collectors can unfold a tale in reference to their best acquisitions which outvies fiction. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 04, February, 1858 And presently we were eating there in the sunshine of the open doorway, chatting over the dinner at Varicks', each outvying the others to make the best of an unhappy and delicate situation. The Maid-At-Arms England under Henry the Eighth was peaceful and prosperous, and the King was ambitious to outvie his French contemporary, Francois I., in the sumptuousness of his palaces. Illustrated History of Furniture From the Earliest to the Present Time Here then, on Gerizim, the mount of blessing, rose the new temple, which was built with one object in view, that it might outvie in splendour the one in Jerusalem. The King's Cup-Bearer They are mounted upon horses "whose whiteness might outvie the purest snow upon the frozen Alps." Gossip in a Library But Jesus, thy Savior, outvies him in love. The Snow-Drop "Thus did these two gallant officers endeavour to outvie each other in mutual proofs of disinterestedness and generosity," wrote Ives in his narrative. The Pirates of Malabar, and an Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago Here are three handsome crested cranes, four Indian spoonbills, together with three storks, three or four cockatoos, whose brilliant plumage outvies the gayest robe of art, and three curassos. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 330, September 6, 1828 In some matters Boswell showed a touch of independence by outvying the Johnsonian prejudices. Samuel Johnson Where, amid miniature forests as fantastic as those of the tropics, animals whose shapes outvie the wildest dreams of the old German ghost painters which cover the walls of the galleries of Brussels or Antwerp? Glaucus, or the Wonders of the Shore On! on! to the cannon's mouth they stride, With never a swerve nor a shy, Oh! the minutes of yonder maddening ride, Long years of pleasure outvie! Poems by Adam Lindsay Gordon The guns fired, the bands of the various regiments played, and the white sails opened out bright in the sun as the sailors swarmed into the rigging, anxious to outvie each other. The Young Buglers Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works; and, dying, fears herself may die. The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 A great many undertake endless suits and outvie one another who shall most enrich the dilatory judge or corrupt advocate. The Praise of Folly In vain do we march with unprecedented strides to empire so colossal, outvying the antique, beyond Alexander's, beyond the proudest sway of Rome. Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy Their hunting-shirts and breeches served as patterns from which to cut out the skins; and as each strove to outvie the others, the garments when completed were very fair specimens of work. In the Heart of the Rockies My fashion is the fashion of the fair, and the colour of saffron outvies all other colours; so my fashion is rare and my colour wonderful. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV A rose hath ta'en me captive, whose colours varied are, Whose charms outvie the myrtle and make its thorns despair. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume III He had absorbed those traditions and far outvied his predecessors, working day and night, bringing down from his bedroom almost illegible memoranda to be deciphered by his secretary in the morning. The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 2 Again commencing one of those unusually transparent, full-starr'd, blue-black nights, as if to show that however lush and pompous the day may be, there is something left in the not-day that can outvie it. Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy Having once consented to swindle, he had to outvie every lie by a new and bigger one. Dame Care Nor with her brightness, anywise, can saffron hold compare, And even the very moon herself her charms outvie by far. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV His cheeks shone with redness and his eyelashes outvied the keen-edged sword: the whiteness of his forehead resembled the shining moon and the blackness of his hair was as the murky night. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume III They, at the same time, outvied one another in political servility, while the Lutherans who, true to their ancient faith, protested against the Prussian liturgy, were too few in number for remark. Germany from the Earliest Period Volume 4 There was to have been a masquerade outvying all European masquerades in splendour. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family Nor hue, nor elegance, Nor fascination, can outvie the gift Of genius. Laura Secord, the heroine of 1812. A Drama. and Other Poems. This anarchy of the arts, where music, dancing, and decoration are seeking to outvie each other by the profuse display of their most dazzling charms, constitutes the very essence of the opera. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature So the papers went on, outvying each other in enthusiastic grief. Buried Alive: a Tale of These Days No beam of any star Can match her eyes; Her smile the bursting day In light outvies. Poems The levies of Poitou closed about them, and the Britons failed not at need Each company strove to outvie its fellow, contending earnestly for the greater glory. Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut The pow'rs of her monstrous adoption to try, 'Midst, Syria! thy waterless waste, She bade him the blast of thy desert outvie, And defile all thy relics of taste. Poems We are both perfectly well, too, and brave with happiness, and "a credence in our hearts, and esperance so absolutely strong, as doth outvie the attest of eyes and ears." Memories of Hawthorne Tom Collins and the outfit's cook outvied each other in making supper. Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch Let zeal, let love for our lost one spur each to outvie the efforts of another. Once Aboard the Lugger Gambling houses here are outvying in richness, and utter wantonness of wasted expense, anything yet seen in America. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance Underground, the mineral wealth outvies the richness of the surface, but national indolence leaves it unexplored. In Kedar's Tents Every one seemed to be trying to outvie the other in loud conversation, in outrageous mirth. The Evil Shepherd The shipping presented a pretty sight, the vessels seeming to outvie each other in their efforts to display the greatest amount of bunting and flags. California, 1849-1913; or, the rambling sketches and experiences of sixty-four years' residence in that state There is a splendour in upright life, beside which gems are lustreless; and a fineness of spirit whose beauty outvies the glitter of diamonds. Words of Cheer for the Tempted, the Toiling, and the Sorrowing And now I think of it, her voice First made my rusty heart rejoice And then her hand—’tis my belief It quite outvies the lily leaf. Yesterdays As the novelist asked him whether he liked the horse, Jules, not to be outvied, answered with an enumeration of its qualities. Balzac Here the haughty family of the Guises ostentatiously displayed their regal retinue—vying with the Kings of France in splendor, and outvying them in power. Napoleon Bonaparte How long this recourse to denial and hate * With heart whose hardness no rocks outvie? The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 15 The cavalier who spied her face was wholly stupefied * By charms that glorify the place and every charm outvie. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 08 Like moon she shines amid the starry sky, * Robing in tresses blackest ink outvie. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 05 Forsooth, a pair of boots will not outvie a stage-play in your eyes, and you will not prefer a windmill to the Church of Saint Ouen. Balzac In their great pride and self-will they always sought to press in the advance and take the post of danger, trying to outvie our Spanish chivalry. Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada When it was dry They would roll up crisp and tight As I went on in the light Of the sun, which my own sprite Seemed to outvie. Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous Verses He saved my daughter’s honour and happiness, and won her safety by an act of valour that outvies any told in history. The Lady of the Shroud The words came from him in a hot stream, which for reckless passion by far outvied his erstwhile amatory address. The Trampling of the Lilies A crowd of tea-houses posted on the farther side had garlanded themselves all over with lanterns, each trying to outvie its neighbor in apparent hospitality. Noto: an Unexplained Corner of Japan He had never missed a carousal at Danilov's or other Moscow revelers', drank whole nights through, outvying everyone else, and was at all the balls and parties of the best society. War and Peace And what can in whiteness the swan outvie? Romantic Ballads, Translated from the Danish; and Miscellaneous Pieces The truth of passion keeps pace with and outvies the extravagance of mere language. Liber Amoris, or, the New Pygmalion Those petals of such ineffable texture—that hue that outvies the cheek of a child—that scent again? Erewhon Archness became this lady of the sunny hair, tip-tilted nose, and complexion that outvied the apple-blossoms. Mistress Wilding The expedition, however, was unsuccessful, as most commercial expedients are prone to be, where the dull patronage of government is counted upon to outvie the keen activity of private enterprise. Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains What aspirations, wishes, outvie thine and ours O soul? Leaves of Grass Indeed, it seemed impossible for either author to outvie the other in success and glory. Seven Men Mademoiselle Danglars' charms were heightened in the opinion of the young men, and for the moment seemed to outvie the sun in splendor. The Count of Monte Cristo |
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