| 单词 | palmy |
| 例句 | The hair is performance art, a palmier one day, a Medusa nest of towering curls the next. Analysis | The newly relevant relationship between Trump and ‘Sunset Blvd.’ 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z A dip into Pinea’s creme brulee, served with a palmier, reveals lavender in the custard, but not so much that you think you’re eating potpourri. Pinea review: New W Hotel restaurant needs tastes you can count on 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z Strachey’s despair sharply contradicts the palmy official reports he and other officials were sending to London about British military superiority. Revolutionary War Letters at Sotheby?s Show Gloom 2010-03-22T22:42:00Z Ask for a high-floor balcony overlooking a palmy, working vineyard with views of the Atlantic cliffs. The rain forest destination Americans are missing out on 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z They are studded with what look to be giant yellow roses, if roses really get that big, and blossomy globs of purple, topped with palmy leaves. Golden Globes 2016: Live Updates 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z Buttery, shatteringly crunchy and sugary, it tasted like a croissant and a palmier had teamed up to create a pastry fit for the gods. A "mind-blowing" French pastry, from one easy Trader Joe's hack 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z In the palmy days before the ransacking, the abbess employs her to take notes on meetings with passing dignitaries, from whom she learns about many things, including gossip from the court about Anne Boleyn. Fictional Glimpses of the Past: From the Tudors to the Czars 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z As she chatted, her sometimes harrowing past seemed as vivid to her as the previous night’s supper, her story suggesting that in palmy, or punishing, times, living intensely is the best revenge. How to Live to 100 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z In the century that followed, Mr. Carter’s house was turned into a museum with a green, palmy garden, thanks to water brought in from the Nile. Climate Change and Human Activity Erode Egypt’s Treasured Antiquities 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z Onstein added that the scientists also learned that spines and other plant defense structures had probably existed in the palmy vegetation prior to the extinction event. When dinosaurs died, Earth's plants were left with big shoes to fill 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z Just off a palmy thoroughfare not far from the Walmart that opened a few years ago, there is a development called Bella Flora. 'It's a perfect storm': homeless spike in rural California linked to Silicon Valley 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z Timur begins constructing the maze from blueprints as early as May, leaving his parents’ backyard -- a palmy, Spanish-tiled retreat -- with not much of an off-season. This Los Feliz teen has neighbors lining up to be scared 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Then there is a particular subculture of largely wealthy and well-educated families, many living in palmy enclaves around Los Angeles and San Francisco, who are trying to carve out “all-natural” lives for their children. Vaccine Critics Turn Defensive Over Measles 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z If Hollywood’s palmiest place in the sun has lost the loyalty of Mr. Cohn, it may already have lost half its battle to survive. Brunei Ownership Casts a Shadow on a Hollywood Hotel 2014-05-10T00:35:22Z And when he fired Kurtzman, the only one to save him was Feldstein, who shepherded the magazine through its palmiest period. Al Feldstein: King of the MAD Men 2014-05-01T18:28:41Z It remains one of this beach city’s tonier hotels, a palmy refuge for those who want to peek at the waves without the bother of Malibu. Muslim Hotel Owner Fights Charge of Anti-Semitism 2012-08-04T18:00:43Z This University is nine hundred years old—older than Oxford, and still flourishes with as much vigor as in the palmy 46 days of the Arabian conquest. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z It cannot be doubted that in a society like that of Alexandria in its palmy days there were many earnest seekers of the truth, even as Clement himself had sought it. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z It was an important military station, and its palmiest days were thirty-five years ago, when the Imperial Government spent �1000 a day in the maintenance of the gaols and the barracks. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z Those palmy days were gone, but Memphis Izzy, who had never been "mugged" in any gallery, sat in his deserted cabaret and still did not lack for power and influence. The Mardi Gras Mystery 2012-03-24T02:00:18.017Z In the palmiest days of the circus Rome could never have witnessed such chariot-racing. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z In these palmy days of their prosperity much time and attention was given to dress, upon which they lavished much of their wealth. Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians 2012-03-11T03:00:11.673Z Slyne had more than once in his palmier days strayed boldly over all boundaries into the outskirts of quite august circles, and felt assured that he was fitted to shine among even the most select. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z The picture was one I had fancied and offered him a price for in his palmy days, one that he had picked up abroad. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 12, March 22, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside 2012-02-24T03:00:26.570Z The reigns of Edward III and Richard II were the “palmy days” of heraldry. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z It was a dreary, cant-ridden one, and if you don't think those England's palmy days, neither do I. There's the previous reign, then. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z In bygone times taking snuff was extremely popular, its palmy days in England being during the eighteenth century. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z Paths there were many, Winding through palmy fern and rushes fenny And ivy banks; all leading pleasantly To a wide lawn... The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z Never in the palmy days of Dublin Castle had she struck terror into the bosoms of d�butantes as she did now into the innermost souls of these raw youths. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z We sustain about the same relation to invention that Italy in her palmy days did to art, or that Spain did to superstition. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z Palestine in its palmiest days could not have supported two millions of people. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z Even in Louisville herself, now in her palmiest days, the Pilgrim’s Landing is commemorated each returning year, while the equal daring, danger and victory of the Western Pioneer has sunk into oblivion. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z And ne'er may human foot or breath, Their dew disturb again: but not more still Stand they, o'er-shadowed by their palmy hill, Than this deserted cottage! The Isle of Palms and Other Poems 2012-02-04T03:00:15.103Z When our Kaiser establishes a protectorate over the country, Bagdad will regain something of its old renown—nay, it will become even more illustrious than it was in its palmiest days. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z As for the philosophic writers of the century that great period holds in this, as in other departments, the position of the palmiest time of the Middle Ages. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z We talked of the old London, the old Boston, both past their palmiest literary days. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z She dropped him a stately curtsey, that would have served for the prelude to a Court minuet in the palmy days of Queen Charlotte. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:26.330Z Were it not for the enforced neglect of its commerce, the ancient activity of Rome might be restored, and might rival even its former palmiest days. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z During the palmy days of cinnamon culture, the five principal cinnamon plantations of the southern half of the island extended some 15 or 20 miles. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z Even London probably at no time during the century had more than twenty-five thousand inhabitants and Oxford during the palmiest days of the University was perhaps the most populous place in the land. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z We have seen that in the palmy days of Rome some of the large publishing houses were quite capable of turning out extensive editions at a few hours' notice. Book Collecting: A Guide for Amateurs 2011-12-21T03:00:41.820Z No flies or mosquitoes to bother, lots of game and a palmy atmosphere. A Texas Cow Boy or, fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony, taken from real life 2011-12-17T03:00:14.127Z Truly those were the palmy days of racing, and they will never again be reviewed in Virginia, at least in this part of the State, for conditions are greatly changed. Life Gleanings 2011-12-01T03:00:23.890Z It recalled the incidents that in the palmy days of the Hippodrome gloriously ended in a plunge into deep water, amid a salvo of firearms. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z But she told herself that she had never enjoyed a winter, even during her palmiest days, as she had enjoyed this one. The Heatherford Fortune a sequel to the Magic Cameo 2011-11-15T03:00:18.930Z This was in reality the case, for the circumstance occurred in Beethoven's palmy days, when he was, as Marx observes, a "universally beloved and popular character, a part of Vienna itself." Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z The town was embellished in those palmy days with temples, palaces, amphitheatres, and baths, quite out of proportion to its population. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z But they tipped all the same, because, as Mr. Chaplin, the great coach proprietor in those palmy days, observed, if they did not the guard and coachman “would look very hard at them.” The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway 2011-11-06T02:00:11.073Z The incidents of this journey overshadow any thing that Verne ever wrote in his palmiest days. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z In its palmy days it had more trade with the East Indies than all the other American ports put together. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z Their date of production extends, speaking roughly, from the 11th to the 14th century, their palmy days were the 11th and the 12th. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z It is certainly a matter of history that Jobling’s Sell was a wonderfully paying place in its palmy day, before it was more or less worked out. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z The trees are mostly the palmy kind, and so green, and the ranges of hills behind are exactly like the Red Sea ranges. A Crooked Mile 2011-10-03T02:00:26.870Z The writer remembers well the famed Professor, when time had wrought a change in the manly form, visiting the Flan in its palmy days, and receiving respectful attention from all parties on the crowded grandstand. Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting 2011-09-30T02:00:19.420Z Such, we may believe, was the trireme of the palmy days of Athens. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z It was the palmy time of the early French stage, and all the dramatic styles which we have enumerated then came to perfection. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z It had not a very imposing appearance; for, to tell a truth, the doctor's circumstances were by no means in a palmy state. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 2011-09-09T02:01:06.280Z Duke William was able, restless and adventurous, an ideal knight of the palmy days of chivalry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z Besides, you should remember that the command in Exodus xvii. was only to be rehearsed in the ears of Joshua, and only had its true application in his bright and palmy days. The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III 2011-09-01T02:00:17.707Z As one stands before the loveliness of the Great Mosque, the thought goes back to the days of the glories of Cordova, the palmy days of the Great Khalif, which never will return. The Moors in Spain 2011-08-29T02:01:09.183Z It was the palmy time of descriptive poetry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Even if Hamilton hasn’t yet won back to those palmy days, we had more fellowship here last year than the year before. Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z The library was the first room we entered, which, even in the palmiest days of Fairburn Hall had been a dreary room, because the least in use. Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 2/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:33.793Z Let us attempt to call up the scene which Olympia in its palmy days must have presented as the great festival approached. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z Let no one sneer at the bruisers of England; what were the gladiators of Rome, or the bull-fighters of Spain, in its palmiest days, compared to England's bruisers? Res Judicat? Papers and Essays 2011-08-24T02:00:18.157Z In those palmy days of 'perestroika', Western journalists rubbed shoulders with the mighty. Witness: The "naughty schoolboys" who plotted 1991 Soviet coup 2011-08-17T09:47:15Z Those were the palmy days of river travel. Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier 2011-08-06T02:00:04.917Z Probably it was rarely, if ever surpassed, even by the speaker himself, in the palmiest days of his ministry. Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou 2011-08-04T02:00:22.900Z In its palmier day the Timanyoni had hanged a man for less. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z The façades of some of them show, in the faded gaiety, and dubious taste of their coloring, what they were in the palmy days of the Pueblo Viejo's early glory. Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico 2011-07-29T02:00:23.127Z Those were in truth the palmy days of the Westminster Review. Mathilde Blind 2011-07-27T02:00:25.473Z He seemed to think so, and I liked him for the self-complacency with which he twined her little myrtle leaf with his own palmy honours. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. I (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:11.383Z Behold then from every principal Diocese of ancient Christendom, and in the Church's palmiest days, the most famous of the ante-Nicene Fathers repair to Antioch. The Revision Revised 2011-07-15T02:00:18.897Z Those were the palmy days of Australian coasters. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z Never in my palmiest days did I do better. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z A case worthy of the palmiest days of the inquisition!! Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity 2011-07-04T02:00:24.763Z On the right it was shaded by the aged lindens in the neighbour's garden, which must also have dated from the palmy days of the monastery. A Noble Name or D?nninghausen 2011-07-04T02:00:22.783Z The Church is now in her palmiest days. The Revision Revised 2011-07-15T02:00:18.897Z And they talked of the past as of a golden age—“the palmy days, the halcyon days.” The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z It is an error to suppose that the palmy days of steamboating on western rivers has passed. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z And while these conditions endured, the art was in its palmy state. Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 2011-05-30T02:00:17.247Z Again the country was ransacked for witnesses, as in the palmy days of Baker and his men. The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt 2011-05-24T02:00:12.183Z While “Vastness” and “Crossing the Bar” repeat the lyrical triumphs of his palmiest days. Tennyson's Life and Poetry And Mistakes Concerning Tennyson 2011-05-14T02:00:10.627Z It is known by the name of "old Castle Cor;" and in its palmy days was the summer abode of the last Earl of Bellamont. Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-05-06T02:00:10.447Z Opposite, on the farther cliff, is a cluster of new stone houses, including a spacious hotel, built to attract visitors; an enterprise promoted by King George Hudson in his palmy days. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z The worship of an intellectual circle of admirers, reverberating upon a dazzled and genuinely interested public, was not, however, even in its palmiest days, quite unanimous. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z He was accepted as the equal in America of what Garrick had been in his palmiest days—the peer and companion of whatever was best in American society. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 2011-03-20T02:00:35.193Z In those "palmy days of the drama," it was quite usual to have a farce after a five-act tragedy. The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah 2011-03-14T03:01:07.627Z From the palmy days of the Roman Pantheon down, was ever Flora so adored? The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 2011-03-04T03:01:04.443Z Looking back to the palmy days of feudalism, especially as immortalized in Shakespeare’s plays, what is it we find most admirable? what is it that fascinates? The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt Whitman 2011-02-26T03:00:49.377Z Another character of mark associated with Thornhill in its palmy days was the Rev. George Mortimer, for a series of years the pastor of the English congregation there. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z He might have been an actor who in palmy days had played Hamlet at Bristol. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z "Bill" Mestayer for years was the heavy man at the old California theatre in its palmy days. The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah 2011-03-14T03:01:07.627Z It is built on the same river, the Valsch, that runs past Kroonstad, and in its most palmy days contained only a few hundred inhabitants. Two Years on Trek Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa 2011-01-26T03:00:28.560Z Life runs along with the lilt of a patter song—and then, to indulge in a joke worthy of the palmiest days of London Punch, he comes out of Patter-Song! Half-Hours with the Idiot 2011-01-22T03:00:18.853Z During the palmy days of parish clerks in the British Islands, such functionaries, deemed at the time, locally, as indispensable as the parish minister himself, were a very peculiar class of men. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z Both these Cathedrals had Episcopal Palaces adjoining the main structures, and from the history of these it might be possible to spell out the conditions of life during their palmy days. Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z Loide in his palmy days had been a lover of wine, and the cellar had been built to his order. '?19,000' 2011-01-14T03:00:45.303Z The condition of women in Rome, especially from 150 B.C. to 150 A.D., was quite different from what it was in Athens, even during her palmiest days. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z Spinelessness and uncertainty would give way to spunk, and a promptitude of truculent reprisal worthy of the palmiest days of his commercial pre-eminence would ensue. Half-Hours with the Idiot 2011-01-22T03:00:18.853Z I had known it in its palmiest days, having visited it when a midshipman in the old service, before the happy slave had been converted into the wretched freedman. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z He sits in a room, which to all appearance has belonged to a building of some pretensions in the palmy days of such edifices. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z The literature that we now call the New Testament held its place because it was regarded as a product of the palmy days of that great movement. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z Under his protection and princely patronage, the Church reached its most palmy state. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies The naked savage, panting at the line, Boasts of his golden sands, and palmy wine, Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave, And thanks his gods for all the good they gave. Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources Camels were very successfully employed as pack animals on the Tule desert in the palmy days of Virginia City, Nevada, before the advent of railways. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" This was in the palmy days of the whale fishery. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands When I was business manager of the 'Family Post' in its palmy days I always arranged my own advertising copy. The Bread Line A Story of a Paper Writing in the palmiest days of the Maccabean dominion, he looked for the immediate advent of the Messianic kingdom. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" I heard afterwards that in his palmy days he had owned and driven a coach of his own, which no doubt accounted for the masterly way in which he handled the ribbons. Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne More white people are killed by railroad accidents yearly in our highly civilized land than were slaughtered by native braves in the palmy days of the "Last of the Mohicans." A Republic Without a President and Other Stories Nevertheless, in spite of this poor showing, in spite of the decrease in opium importation as compared with the palmy days, all is not lost. The Opium Monopoly Napoleon Bonaparte, on Mr. Munchausen’s own authority, was not half the warrior that he, the late Baron had been, nor was Cæsar in his palmiest days, one-quarter so wise or so brave. Mr. Munchausen Being a True Account of Some of the Recent Adventures beyond the Styx of the Late Hieronymus Carl Friedrich, Sometime Baron Munchausen of Bodenwerder In its palmy days, when the Captain let himself go, and the deceased was really worthy of the Captain's facile and flowery pen, the Star had sold as many as two hundred extra papers. Hempfield A Novel Even in its palmiest days prizefights were banished from certain counties by hostile magistrates, just as they have been driven from the United States and England to Belgium on certain occasions in our own time. The Admirable Bashville or, Constancy Unrewarded When my father succeeded to the family property, Ireland was enjoying her very palmiest days of prosperity. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience The thirteenth century is, moreover, the palmy time of the Pastourelle. A Short History of French Literature This is why they so like to speak of the storm-tossed ship on the sea, of the palmy oases in the desert; when neither they, nor their hearers, have ever seen either. Landolin Men were wont to come and look at the hat, in its palmy days, for the sake of feeling homesick. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel These were the palmy days of the slave-trade, when the importations leapt up year after year, with a corresponding increase in the export of produce. The West Indies and the Spanish Main It fell into the hands of the p. 147Saturday reviewer when The Saturday Review was in its palmy days, always piquant and never dull. Christopher Crayon's Recollections The Life and Times of the late James Ewing Ritchie as told by himself The sixteenth is, putting our own days out of question, the palmy time of poetry in France. A Short History of French Literature The Whig Nestor, the aged Marquis of Lansdowne, worthy of remembrance for his friendship for Tom Moore, is easily detected by his blue coat and brass buttons, that remnant of the palmy days of party. Here and There in London Those were the palmy days of "Teachers' Bibles," with all sorts of helps and tables as appendices; and at that time the Bagster and the American Tract Society were rivals for the Sunday School constituency. The Story of Chautauqua The palmy days of the Hispaniola planter were over, and although he imported negro slaves to some extent, he was virtually ruined. The West Indies and the Spanish Main This portage was an important point in the palmy days of the fur trade. The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History These various works contain the most complete account of feudal jurisprudence in its palmy days that is known, for the still earlier Anglo-Norman laws represent a more mixed state of things. A Short History of French Literature Again must the mind go back to palmy days of the city by the Tiber to imagine anything like the scene when that crowd of 50,000 cheering persons saw Gov. History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921 The prices charged at the Caf� de Paris in its palmiest days were child's play compared to the actual ones. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections Augustus Bramleigh was certainly not a conceited or a vain man, and yet he had often in his palmy days imagined how easy it would be for him to provide for his own support. The Intellectual Life Hides bleached in the sun and webs rotted on the looms, sixty thousand of which had woven beautiful silk fabrics in the palmy days of the Moors. Cathedrals of Spain Its palmy time is unquestionably in the twelfth and the thirteenth. A Short History of French Literature The seascape is busy with a shipping that must remind the coastguard and lightkeepers of old and palmy days when square sail was standard at sea. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war It knew not that there were, ‘Somewhere underneath the sun, Azure heights yet unascended, palmy countries to be won.’ The London Pulpit There were those who accused it even in its palmiest days of being insufficiently positive and constructive; but on the negative side it was generally sound in intention, and in execution admirably thorough. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) The stockings were as fantastically distended as ever in the palmiest times. Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 Ten thousand thousand now, on Zion's hills, All robed in white, with palmy crowns, do stray, While I, an exile, far from fatherland, Still wandering, faint along the desert way. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings This had evidently been part of the grounds surrounding the old house in its palmy days, and the spruce was a relic of those times. The Deaves Affair Nothing like the Alexandrian Museum was ever called into existence in Greece or Rome, even in their palmiest days. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition The absolutely palmy day of the English nineteenth century in novel-writing was no doubt some thirty-five or forty years ago. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) Not in its most palmy days did the slave system possess such power as is aimed at by these latter day nullifiers. The Disfranchisement of the Negro The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 6 By common consent of all opinion worth attention that century was, in the two European literatures which were equally free from crudity and decadence—French and English—the very palmiest day of the art. A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing What a trial this was for the handsome young man of Lancia and for the friends who had known him in the palmy days of his beauty! The Grandee You expect it to be like those clever pen-and-ink drawings of Grevin’s, of the old Jardin Mabille in its palmiest days, brilliant with lights and beautiful women extravagantly gowned and bejeweled. The Real Latin Quarter Let no one sneer at the bruisers of England—what were the gladiators of Rome, or the bull-fighters p. 189of Spain, in its palmiest days, compared to England’s bruisers? Lavengro The Scholar, The Gypsy, The Priest I also talked with another friend of mine who knew Jim purty well in his palmy days, and he says what that letter of yours says is so. Captain Pott's Minister This neat little magazine is home-printed throughout, and may well remind the old-time amateurs of those boyish "palmy days" whose passing they lament so frequently. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 She was of medium height, and possibly had not been handsome in her palmy days; but she challenged one's respect for a true and honorable womanhood, and an old age neither inane, querulous, nor servile. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart They prided themselves on doing nothing, and subsisted on the sale of trinkets, jewelry, and books, which they had acquired in palmier days. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 Under the golden eagles of the empire, Aurelian's soldiers swept the thirsty sands, And poured into Palmyra's palmy plains, A mighty host hot for the battle-field. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 4 October 1848 I will read," he continued, speaking as if to himself, "the journal I formerly kept in our palmy days of stationery. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 The palmy days of £20 profits had gone by for Sheffield, and instead, all was commercial disaster and distrust. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. He was back again in his palmy days. Mummery A Tale of Three Idealists At night the sky reminds one of the Crystal Palace firework show in its palmiest days. War Letters of a Public-School Boy When fairly off and skimming along the road, it was, perhaps, as animating a show as London ever witnessed since its palmiest days of tilt and tournament. Graham's Magazine Vol. XXXII No. 2. February 1848 We have all heard much of the circumstances and conditions, so different from those of our day, under which the old Italian art-workers of the palmy days of art lived and worked. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 He went out on Zanzibar's neck and shook him up vigorously, à la Tod Sloan in his palmy days. Old Man Curry Race Track Stories No sovereign in the world, not even Napoleon in his palmiest days, could thus easily satisfy his military whims concerning the most costly and variegated material for an army, as does McClellan. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 A Universal Provider, or a man who could "turn his hand to anything," was unknown in the palmy days of the City Companies. Memorials of Old London Volume I As the palmy days of peace settled upon them, an old hunter frequently spent days and weeks at their house. The Ranger or The Fugitives of the Border All the waters of the far-famed Jordan, in the palmiest days of that bold stream, were not sufficient to wash your sins away! Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; In which Certain Demagogues in Tennessee, and Elsewhere, are Shown Up in Their True Colors What is it now, Thy phantom paradise of gorgeous pearl, With sibilant streams and palmy tier on tier Of wind-bewhitened foliage? Hypolympia Or, The Gods in the Island, an Ironic Fantasy In its palmy days, before the mutiny, two cavalry regiments and three of infantry were stationed here. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months In the palmy days of the cloth industry they were very prosperous, but unfortunately few records of their former greatness remain. Memorials of Old London Volume I In her palmiest days, amidst her thousands of marble palaces and triumphal arches, amidst her innumerable temples and altars, there was not one to Mercy. Public School Education The two had encountered each other some years ago, when Denis had been by no means in his palmiest days. Theo A Sprightly Love Story The common Prairie-dog is typical of the West, more so than the Buffalo is, and its numbers, even now, rival those of the Buffalo in its palmiest days. Wild Animals at Home In the olden times Lahaina, on the island of Maui, was the city of the king, and the recognized capital in the palmy days of the whale fishery. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands Although these three periods may be shown to exist in the history of all highly civilized countries, the nations of antiquity, relatively speaking, never advanced far beyond the second, even in their palmiest days. Principles Of Political Economy Such were the miseries of navigation in the palmy days of English adventure by sea. Raleigh Plutarch lived more than three hundred years after the palmy days of the Athenian Demos had passed away. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles The palmy days of the ballet in England were in the first half of the 19th century, when a royal revenue was spent on the maintenance of this fashionable attraction. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Marco Polo, compelled to wait through the rainy season in Sumatra for a favourable wind, came hither in the palmy days of mediæval Portugal, but returned discomfited. Through the Malay Archipelago Greece in its palmy days was the greatest dancing nation the world has ever known. The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession Israel in her palmy days, and Judah in her glory! The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882 The Ætolians were little known in the palmy days of Athens and Sparta, except as a hardy race, but covetous and faithless. Ancient States and Empires They were a strange medley for Henrietta to associate with, people whom in her palmy days, as mistress of her father's house, she would have thought unspeakable. The Third Miss Symons It is no exaggeration to say that some of the actions of the packets and their dauntless crews recall the palmy days of Elizabethan naval prowess and exploits such as that of the immortal Revenge. The Cornwall Coast Twin brother of my soul, companion of the palmy days of youth, methinks—as they say in the wild and wondrous West—you hit me where I live. A Pessimist In Theory and Practice The land so promised and given specially to Abraham and his seed, the descendants of Abraham never yet occupied, no, not half of it, even in the palmy days of King Solomon. The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882 Thus the Northern fishing grounds in their palmy days accounted for well over 100 million pounds of cod a year. The Bounty of the Chesapeake Fishing in Colonial Virginia "The palmy days of the drama, I suppose," interjected Handy. A Pirate of Parts In an ill-considered moment they settled down partly under a seat, where passengers had sat in the palmy days of peace, and partly in an open gangway. The Tale of a Trooper Now and then he would obscurely refer to days more palmy and prosperous than those spent on board the Julia. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 But it did not seem possible that, even in his palmiest days, Amos Adams could have been called anything save a fright. Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter Theirs were the palmy days of the old city, for its glories rapidly fell to decay toward the end of the sixteenth century. Rambles of an Archaeologist Among Old Books and in Old Places Being Papers on Art, in Relation to Archaeology, Painting, Art-Decoration, and Art-Manufacture This is just right—people out of the way of those who knew me in my palmy days, yet not absolute strangers.’ Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster Money was not so plentiful as in those palmy days when they had set foot in this Orient land with two months' pay behind them. The Tale of a Trooper This was the chief town of the Upper Yukon in the palmy days of the Hudson Bay Company when furs rather than gold were the attraction to these gloomy regions. From Paris to New York by Land Said when Bristol was in its palmy commercial days, unannoyed by Liverpool, and its shipping was all in proper good order. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. These were the palmier days of the embargo breakers; the ease and frequency with which they escaped soon brought prices down. Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 Volume 1 In revenue, and popular attention, and apparent devoutness, that period had not been excelled in the most palmy days of Solomon or Hezekiah. John the Baptist “Paty” would have done credit to Dickens in his palmiest days. Famous Islands and Memorable Voyages Perth is now rapidly increasing, and the colony is on the eve of its palmy days. History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 Rusty decided that even the old Gallia Queen, in her palmiest days, could not have been much more resplendent than this "foreign" boat! The Ghost Breaker A Novel Based Upon the Play These old creatures, on the demise of a Pope, are as full of ambition and intrigue as in the high and palmy days of the Papal power. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I They lived through stormy times, but Jim had, in his palmy days, left his wife's fortune intact, and now it proved an anchor to windward. The Diamond Coterie Along the shores of the Hudson, in those snug little villas that peep forth from the thick trees and copsewood, Maga is quite as universal, but is found in more palmy estate. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 Three or four generations of masters had been employed by successive Visconti dukes to rear this glorious fabric, which in its palmy days must have been a noble monument of Lombard architecture. Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 Shut in by these, like some palmy dell in the heart of the porphyry mountains of the Sahara, lay Bolstadören, a miracle of greenness and beauty. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland In its palmy days, Turkey relied for success on its courage and love of military glory; now its welfare and very existence depend upon the peaceful arts of civilized life. The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Old Smiley swept up to the gallery at Trudeau's with a flourish worthy of coaching's palmiest days. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest The wealth that was brought to New Bedford by whaling in its palmiest days was enormous, and gave the city the reputation of being the wealthiest of its size in the world. The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 5, Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 5, May, 1886 Although the Barbary pirates did not course the sea in great fleets as in the palmy days of Barbarossa, they were still a source of peril to Christian traders. A History of Sea Power But these brothers of Napoleon were nothing remarkable in their palmy days, and one’s sympathies are not much excited for them now. The Greville Memoirs (Second Part) A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1852 (Volume 1 of 3) In his palmiest days even Leicester had never dared to take the liberties with the Queen now, at times, indulged in by this brilliant but wilful youth. Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592 These were palmy days for the wild West. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado This is a true-to-life picture of the General Synod in her palmiest days— Zwinglianism, Methodism, Rationalism being the most protruding features. American Lutheranism Volume 2: The United Lutheran Church (General Synod, General Council, United Synod in the South) In the caliphate's palmy days the Turks were not feared. The New World of Islam In its palmy days it is said to have sheltered a retinue of thirty white and twenty colored servants. The New York and Albany Post Road From Kings Bridge to "The Ferry at Crawlier, over against Albany," Being an Account of a Jaunt on Foot Made at Sundry Convenient Times between May and November, Nineteen Hundred and Five Surely Alvina Houghton— But let us retreat to the early eighties, when Alvina was a baby: or even further back, to the palmy days of James Houghton. The Lost Girl The palmy and triumphant days of the British army in the Peninsula could then hardly be said to have begun. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 In short, all who have visited the mines are impressed with the conviction that their richness far excels that of California in its palmiest days.” Handbook to the new Gold-fields In their palmy days the Turks had the best artillery and the steadiest infantry in the world, and were the terror of Europe. The New World of Islam Those were, perhaps, the most palmy days of England’s navy. The Heir of Kilfinnan A Tale of the Shore and Ocean In those palmy days of Romanism in England, nuns were by no means so strictly secluded as now. Mistress Margery Fillmore was very popular in Central Illinois, where the Whig party also had quite a large following during its palmy days, but he did not receive votes enough to come anywhere near carrying the State. Fifty Years of Public Service The fire and force of his personality seemed to make him irresistible, and can only be likened to the power displayed by Mr. Blaine in the House, in his later and palmier years. Political Recollections 1840 to 1872 So far as commercial affairs were concerned, the Philippine merchants passed very easy lives in those palmy days. The Philippine Islands During the palmy days of the Credit Mobilier following the adjustment of the differences with the Durant faction, thousands of dollars were spent in advertising and placing the stock. The Story of the First Trans-Continental Railroad Its Projectors, Construction and History The town—i.e., the house—had, even in palmy days, been remarkable on the road for great dirt, wretched breakfasts and worse whisky. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death "Such was the end," so runs the chronicle, "of one who in his palmy days had called himself a friend of God and an enemy to every man." The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa Enjoy your palmy groves, your cloudless day, Your world that demons tore away. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 Christians as teachers, physicians, philosophers, were famous in the foundation of the learning of the palmy days of the khalifs. The Church and the Barbarians Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 461 to A.D. 1003 "It ought to be six hundred and fifty pounds; but I thought it a pity to burden myself with superfluous wealth in my palmy days, so I got rid of it," says he, laughing. Molly Bawn I feel safe in saying that during the palmy days of steamboating, more than one thousand different steamers brought emigrants, their household goods and stock to this commonwealth. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History With the one exception of the Battle of Paardeberg, he never in his palmiest days pretended to be a man of action. Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 In the palmy days of the tribe dacoities were undertaken on the most extensive scale. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II Yet the fine chestnuts and broad-spreading oaks afforded as luxurious a shade as in the palmy days when the old bachelor proprietor lounged beneath their shadow. Three Years in the Sixth Corps A Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac, from 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion, April, 1865 The book that reminds one of Anna Katherine Green in her palmiest days.... At the Time Appointed In a little palmy balcony which overlooked the lobby he took the envelope from his pocket. The Sins of Séverac Bablon I deeply sympathize, though it is not an inconvenience that has troubled me, even in my palmiest days.” The Daughters of Danaus The gallows, in its palmy days, was shorn of its terrors: it became rather a pastime. Handy Andy, Volume One A Tale of Irish Life, in Two Volumes They were palmy, too; it must have hurt like thunder to be plucked out of them. The Brentons As for the writers of the thirteenth century itself, that great period holds in this as in other departments the position of palmiest time of the Middle Ages. The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) This, the ideal view of locomotion in the palmy days of stage-coaching, was really an evolution from something much less smart and efficient. Fragments of Two Centuries Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King My brother was a kind-hearted, just man; he had once been to see me when I lived at Mr Dacre's; and that gentleman, in his palmy days, was truly hospitable and generous to all comers. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 448 Volume 18, New Series, July 31, 1852 The hat which adorned his head was an old white billycock, which in its palmy days might have adorned noble brows, so fashionable were its pretensions. The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch But, for the rest of it—Reed, I knew you in what you are pleased to call your palmy days. The Brentons They could not endure any statements which reflected upon the justice and policy of those palmy days of ecclesiastical oligarchy, and were very much stung by some passages in Neal's History of New England. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 For behind that well understood signal of the bells is the typical institution then in its palmiest days—the "Market Ordinary." Fragments of Two Centuries Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King From about 250 to 400 years ago, were the high and palmy days of this 'dainty art.' Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 444 Volume 18, New Series, July 3, 1852 Welcome that star in Judah's sky, That voice o'er Bethlehem's palmy glen! In The Yule-Log Glow, Book IV I knew him in my palmy days, when life was young. The Brentons About a quarter of a mile southwest from the centre of the Areopagus stands Pnyx, the place provided for the public assemblies at Athens in its palmy days. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 The power to discriminate can only be acquired by familiarity with the shanty as it was in its palmy days. The Shanty Book, Part I, Sailor Shanties Some time after, a Jew who, through Mendel's influence during Pomeroff's palmy days had obtained the office of under-secretary to a police magistrate, was summarily dismissed "because he was a Hebrew." Rabbi and Priest A Story Brighton in its palmiest days was practically contained within the streets that bear boundary names, North Street, East Street, West Street, and the sea, with the parish church high on the hill. Highways and Byways in Sussex The entire school of English national music saw its palmiest days during this epoch. Woman's Work in Music This was in the palmy days of the old régime. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 2, August, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy It is neither so glittering nor so white, nor, for that matter, so prone to preen itself as it was in the hotel's palmy '90s. Gigolo Brownsville was at the head of navigation on the Monongahela River in the palmy days of the old "pike." Watch Yourself Go By But suspicion of the plausible furniture collector has, I am glad to say, begun to spread, and the palmiest days of the spoliation of the country are probably over. Highways and Byways in Sussex It is questionable if even the experts in the palmy days of the hula attained such a degree of skill as to be faultless and logical in these matters. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula Pendleton's, in its palmiest days, might have been called the vestibule of the lobby. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis It was an arena of opposing gladiators more magnificent and majestic than was ever witnessed in the palmiest days of the Roman Empire. Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales Indeed the speech was extolled as the greatest effort of the time or of other times—neither Chatham or Burke nor Fox had surpassed it in their palmiest days. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail Surely the palmy days of poetry have passed away. A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions As his poor, feeble-looking mother carried him about—for she was poor and feeble-looking even in her palmy days—people used to turn and gaze after the lovely boy. Sue, A Little Heroine Henry Clay, in his palmiest days, never had a more devoted and enthusiastic following, and many of the stanchest and most stalwart Republicans in Congress were openly for Blaine, while others secretly advocated his claims. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis His thoughts were far away amid cities of the desert, and by the palmy banks of ancient rivers. Tancred Or, The New Crusade Soon the river broadly flowing, through its green and palmy banks, to our wearied limbs shall offer baths 'which caliphs cannot buy. Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity Nor had the palmy days of comic singing then begun. A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions I never saw Rheims in palmy days of peace. Everyman's Land Felix and Alice are growing more and more deeply in love with each other," he said to her; "there is something beautiful and pleasant in being a spectator of these palmy days of theirs. Cobwebs and Cables Friends were much more comfortable than lovers, she said to herself; Alan in his palmiest days had never been half so soothing to her as Christopher was now. The Farringdons They date from the palmy days of Appenzell industry, before machinery had reduced the cost of the finer fabrics. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867 Marmion called itself a town, but it was a good deal shrunken since the decline in the shipbuilding interest; it turned out a good many vessels every year, in the palmy days, before the war. The Bostonians, Vol. II (of II) Dr. Cairn's face was very stern and Sime, with his hands locked behind him, stood staring out of the window into the palmy garden of the hotel. Brood of the Witch-Queen Those were the palmy days of the Astor, and if one could write their history in full, it would be a record worth reading. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City I have no doubt that there are men and women who look back with a fond regret to the palmy days of Shap. Can You Forgive Her? He was on very intimate terms with the late Mr. William H. Murray, manager of the "Royal," and through him furnished a number of prologues for that theatre in its palmiest days. Western Worthies A Gallery of Biographical and Critical Sketches of West of Scotland Celebrities The old horse had been gray in his palmy days; he was now a dingy white. Baby Pitcher's Trials Little Pitcher Stories Sweet Auburn as it was in its palmy days, and as it is in its desolation, presents two distinct pictures, yet so closely connected that each heightens the effect of the other by the contrast. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, January 1844 Volume 23, Number 1 He began life as a Whig, but became a prominent Know-Nothing in the palmy days of that party. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City In the palmiest days of the Egyptian navy the Pharaohs never held any dominion over Crete, and even Cyprus was never really under their rule. The Sea-Kings of Crete The houses are of one story, and built of pumice, widely different from the palaces and temples which are said to have stood here in the palmy days of the Incas. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America Evidently some one who had been at the house in its palmy days, for she recognised Mam Daphne as an old servant. Cicely and Other Stories The sciences, especially of mathematics and astronomy, were understood to a degree of nicety scarcely attained by the Romans in their palmiest days. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, January 1844 Volume 23, Number 1 Christianity itself was more vital and effective in its earlier stages, when fighting its way into existence against all sorts of persecutions, than it has ever been since in the palmiest days of its power. The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The principal theatre of the queen of watering-places in her palmy days was filling fast, as it had done for the last two nights. Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes Never in its palmiest days had the 'Dobe Dollar's mirrors reflected a costume more gaudy than the one she was wearing. Steve Yeager In its palmy days the festival of the Boy-Bishop was favoured not only by the people, but by the monarch. The Customs of Old England "The naked negro, panting at the line, Boasts of his golden sands and palmy wine, Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave, And thanks his gods for all the good they gave." Goldsmith English Men of Letters Series These palmy days, at any rate, are past now. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 437 Volume 17, New Series, May 15, 1852 Not only does all that Alexander Swientochowski wrote rise against him, but also the words, the powerful words, which issued from his mouth in his palmy days. The New York Times Current History: the European War, February, 1915 Spanishtown has increased in population to about five thousand, and in its palmy days of slaveholding prosperity exhibited doubtless much pomp of vice-regal splendor. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 4, April, 1864 The land showed the remains of plantations which had flourished there in the palmy days of the island. Fighting for the Right Most people have talked of late as though the palmy days of England were fairly over. Post-Prandial Philosophy The "hundred tonners" who, in the palmy days of Mogador, were wont to boast that they shipped no smaller quantities at once, are a dream of the past. Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond Its very angles seemed to grow less acute, and never, in its palmiest days, had it rejoiced in such bright coats of paint. Choice Readings for the Home Circle Those were the palmy days of the colonel's life. A Certain Rich Man High in air the cocoanut tree lifts its palmy diadem. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 2, February, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy However much the 'quiet grace of high refinement' may disguise original significance, Nature will sometimes return despite the pitchfork; witness a bal de l'Opéra in the palmy days of the Second Empire. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative Appreciating this solemn fact, Barnum provides bigger sticks adorned with bigger red stripes than ever Romans sucked in the palmy days of the Coliseum. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume II. (of X.) A few years ago, when the Turkey trade was in its palmy days, the merchants used to do their business in most agreeable style. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 The scene as one enters the place is a strange one indeed, and resembles what the Fleet Prison must have been in its palmy days, with certain very significant modifications. Roumania Past and Present A tide of speculators began to set in toward the oil region, that would have overpowered that of California or Australia in their palmiest days. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 2, February, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The household at Kelsey Farm had flourished in the palmy days of agriculture. A Dozen Ways Of Love If palmy days ever came again, he was used to thinking, he would find a place for the red-headed man in his retinue of hired men. Under Handicap A Novel Those were the palmy days of the heroes and heroines of the foot lamps. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 It was a stately old dish from overseas, a relic from Mrs. Edwards's mother, who had seen her palmy days before her marriage. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel Arthur Carroll had had his palmy days, when he was working with great profits, and, as he believed, with entire righteousness and regard to his fellow-men, a coal-mine in the Kentucky mountains. The Debtor A Novel Since the palmy days of Rachel I have not heard such extravagant eulogies, and as an American I proudly and cordially congratulate you——'" "Are you going to faint! Infelice Maria reflected that the Ramseys had indeed come into palmier days, since they kept a maid so attired. By the Light of the Soul A Novel Are we any more artistic, strong, or beautiful than the Greeks in their palmy days? The Navy as a Fighting Machine It was no timid d�butante, but a finished singer whose voice rolled out in a swelling flood of melody such as no English opera-house had heard since the palmiest days of Pisaroni. Great Singers, Second Series Malibran To Titiens The palmy days of Dutch discovery fell in the seventeenth century. The Part Borne by the Dutch in the Discovery of Australia 1606-1765 He visited, more or less on suffrance, at two or three houses where I used to go a good deal, in my palmy days. The Motor Maid The story of "The Lady of the Lake" pictures Stirling in its palmiest days, and no one who visits the castle will forget the brilliant closing scene of the poem. British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, Wales And Scotland With head curved well down she sped as fast as in her palmiest racing days. A Little Florida Lady With that cycle the English language never came into contact at all in its palmy days; and the few Carling poems that exist in English are of later date, and are of a mixed nature. Anglo-Saxon Literature But his name is indissolubly bound up with the palmy days of Dutch discovery in the Far East, initiated by the East India Company. The Part Borne by the Dutch in the Discovery of Australia 1606-1765 Also, I very much incline to think that the standard of criticism is higher now than in the very palmy days when Addison wrote; or when the Edinburgh or Quarterly were first started. Interludes being Two Essays, a Story, and Some Verses In its palmy days this was one of the richest in the world, and it is said that it was visited by more pilgrims than was the shrine of Becket at Canterbury. British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, Wales And Scotland Even in the palmy days of the Abbasside caliphs, our apologist could challenge his adversary to produce a single conversion otherwise than by reason of some powerful material inducement. Two Old Faiths Essays on the Religions of the Hindus and the Mohammedans In the palmy days of Borne, Naples was a luxurious retreat for emperors and wealthy citizens of the great empire. The Harris-Ingram Experiment There was within the pale of the Church at the period of which we are speaking a degree of intellect and learning which has rarely been surpassed in its palmiest days. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century Rome, palmy state of, 78. --, more than the Pope of, 128. Familiar Quotations Considering its once vast extent, the remaining ruins are scanty, although enough is left to show how imposing and elaborate it must have been in its palmy days. British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, Wales And Scotland There were palmy days in the past, when the receptions were social reunions of éclat. Fifth Avenue "More honor to be a British subject to-day than to have been a Roman in Rome's palmiest days," thought James Ingram, who was proud of his race and his family blood. The Harris-Ingram Experiment The Allan House, in its palmy days, might appeal irresistibly to the mind of a poet, attuned to the harmonies of artistic design and responsive to the beauties of romantic environment. Literary Hearthstones of Dixie The palmy days of the Shorthorns were the 'seventies' of the last century, when they made fabulous prices. A Short History of English Agriculture Israel in its palmiest days was not more vigilantly, jealously fanatical than Egypt. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Nobody perhaps ever reads Dorat now, but his book came out in the very palmiest days of the art of illustration in France. Lost Leaders No Greek, in Greece's palmiest days, His javelin ever threw, Impelled by more heroic zeal, Or nobler aim than you. Beechenbrook A Rhyme of the War The stream of picturesque humanity that poured through Seattle and on to the golden north surpassed the palmy days of '49 when California opened its caves of Aladdin. Historic Tales, Vol. 1 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Each of these structures was followed by a band of sweeps who assumed certain characters, the fashion of which had been handed down from the palmy times of May-day. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, May, 1878, No. 7. Scribner's Illustrated But he strove bravely; and the closing scenes of the empire, in which he bore the chief part, are not unworthy of its best and palmiest days. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. After much talk between the farmer and his wife, and many contrary directions, Dorothy was finally enveloped in a nightdress that even Tavia in her palmiest days could not have anticipated. Dorothy Dale's Camping Days In yon green palmy isle, Beneath the tropic ray, I murmur never while For thee and thine I pray; Far away, far away. May-Day and Other Pieces The inn stood at no great distance from the harbour, and was in its palmy days a great resort both for the soldiers of the fortress and the sailors who navigated the great river. French and English A Story of the Struggle in America These were the palmy days for the substitute brokers and bounty-jumpers. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1884 These were the palmy days of the elm. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 2, February, 1884 He had also his palmy days, when Mrs. Holman overflowed with words of praise—praise, if not exactly of him, yet of everything that she had accomplished in her daily toil for his moral improvement. One of Life's Slaves It could have marched from end to end of the Southern Confederacy in the palmiest day of that Confederacy, and could not have been seriously impeded! Notable Events of the Nineteenth Century Great Deeds of Men and Nations and the Progress of the World Why, in my palmiest days I never thought of anything so choice as that poison gas. Best Short Stories Tecumseh was a determined and subtle enemy of the United States, and during the palmy days of his bold career, wielded an influence over the north-western Indians which belonged to no other chief. Life of Tecumseh, and of His Brother the Prophet With a Historical Sketch of the Shawanoe Indians They were helped mightily by Mr. Churchill's attempted intervention in which he belittled Canadian capacity in a manner worthy of Downing street in its palmiest days. Laurier: A Study in Canadian Politics Be eloquent in praise of the very dull old days which have long since passed away, And convince 'em if you can, that the reign of good Queen Anne was Culture's palmiest day. Bab Ballads and Savoy Songs In two hours more through a palmy wilderness, we came to Balteen,—'the Vale of Figs,' an Arab village of mud huts. The Biography of Robert Murray M'Cheyne Chivalry, in its palmy days, was an institution of great merit and power; but its humanizing purpose now accomplished, it was beginning to decline. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction In those palmy but dark days of the drama, when gas and lime-lights were not, the disguising of the mischief wrought by time must have been a comparatively easy task. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character A decrease of one or two feet in its main channel would, in its palmiest days, have been fatal to its prosperity. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 4, April, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy These are the palmiest days in the eventful history of physical and observational astronomy. Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 So, to-day, the river is just as important as a highway of commerce as it was in the palmy days of the floating palace and river greyhound. Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 This institution is now a thing of the past, but the men who knew it in its palmy days speak of it still with longing and regret. The Negro Problem The Cottage Hotel of Ellisville was, singularly enough, in its palmy days conducted by a woman, and a very good woman she was. The Girl at the Halfway House A Story of the Plains He seemed a man born after his time, and worthy to have lived and acted in the high and palmy days of Venice. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 341, March, 1844 Poor Maggie is now blind with age, but in her palmy days she could carry her mistress, who is a splendid horsewoman, in a flight of five miles across the prairie in sixteen minutes. Mary Anderson A few words may not improperly be said about some of the circumstances and details of novel-appearance and distribution, etc., at this palmy day of English fiction. The English Novel The Federal government, on the other hand, has been permitted to interfere very much less; but even during the palmiest days of national irresponsibility it did not altogether escape active intervention. The Promise of American Life The apparition in the door was a shabby representation of what J. Quincy Plume had been in his palmy days. Gordon Keith The Armenians were formerly numerous in Dhacca, and are still an influential and wealthy body; the Greeks are now "few and far between," but in the palmy days of Dhacca they were a flourishing community. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 341, March, 1844 Of course we paid a visit to Seraglio Point, whose palmy days, however, have passed away. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1876 And, in the palmy days of circulating libraries, the price given by second-hand booksellers for novels made a very considerable addition to the reviewer's remuneration or guerdon. The English Novel I never in my palmy days disturbed a meeting, drunk or sober. Dave Ranney The palmy days of the fur trade are over; the product has greatly diminished, and competition has reduced the percentage of profit on the little that remains. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life Though it has not witnessed the beginnings of the conventual life, the early struggles, nor the palmy days of monasticism, it forms a connecting link between the dim past and this present time. Evesham These are the hereditary descendants and successors of the men who in the palmy days of the Mogul power spent their lives in decorating the royal palaces and tombs with mosaics and tracery. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama Like heaven's own breeze, he lifts the lily from its lowly stem, and sweeps, reviving, through the palmy groves. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II In the palmy days of stage-coach travel, it was no uncommon thing for a hundred persons to breakfast at this inn before resuming their journey to Providence. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 4, April, 1884 We have heard him speak in the House of Commons in his palmier days, before he was as decrepit in mind as he is in body. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 71, September, 1863 The Presbyterian Church of Scotland, in her palmy days, numbered about 1,000 congregations, each under the care of a session. Sketches of the Covenanters A hopeless cry is continually ascending in Hong-Kong and Shanghai that trade is bad, that the palmy days are gone, and that one might as well leave business to take care of itself. Across China on Foot Here at least was the tropical scene of my imagination—a tide-swollen current, its marshy banks covered with strange foliage, and innumerable water lanes leading out of it into palmy depths. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines Doubtless the natives who had flourished under the nourishing care of the mission in its palmy days, wagged their heads wittingly when the brig Natalia met her fate. In the Footprints of the Padres Since the palmy days when Dr. Drury was master and Byron and Peel were pupils, Harrow has declined to insignificance, and been by the abilities of Dr. Wordsworth raised again. Rides on Railways Where palmy clusters rank by rank upright Float as in quivering lakes of ribbed light. Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume II. In its palmy days the abbot was the first baron in the realm, and commanded over four hundred towns and villages. A Short History of Monks and Monasteries Those were the days which the Colorado steamboat men recall with as much fond remembrance as the old-time boatmen of the Mississippi remember their palmy days. Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico Little did that old nag ever dream, even in her palmiest days, that she could show such speed as she developed in that four-mile drive. Reveries of a Schoolmaster It will be remembered that in the palmy days of this company, before it had been severely cut into by competition, its £1 shares used to stand in the neighbourhood of £15. War-Time Financial Problems Then there swung a school of what we call the palmy days of old comedy, and in the '40's it dwindled to nothing, and England and America waited until the early '60's. Shenandoah Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911 Thus was introduced the second or palmy period of Christian Scholasticism, whose chief industry, we may fairly say, was directed to the refutation of the two leading doctrines of Averroës. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 I do not remember anything, in the palmy days of the Quarterly Review, that more completely descended to low and childish vituperation than some of the recent attacks on America. A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland "An action of courage worthy of Rome in her palmiest days." Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical It was in the palmy days of the People's Party. A Backward Glance at Eighty Recollections & comment I was now the owner of lands and cattle; my father in his palmiest days never dreamed of such possessions as were mine, while youth and opportunity encouraged me to greater exertions. Reed Anthony, Cowman The favorite beverage at fires was rum and molasses, commonly called black-strap, which is referred to in the following lines, commemorative of the engine company in its palmier days. A Collection of College Words and Customs Even in the palmiest days of the Old Italian School, there were forces at work which were destined to influence the entire vocal world. The Renaissance of the Vocal Art They inhabited in their palmiest days much of the territory south of the Tuscaroras, and adjoining the Cherokees. Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical In yon green palmy isle, Beneath the tropic ray, I murmur never while For thee and thine I pray; Far away, far away. Poems Household Edition My lot was cast with the palmy days of the golden West, with its indefinable charm, now past and gone and never to return. Reed Anthony, Cowman And he thought he had known women once upon a time, in the palmy days across the seas. The Rising of the Red Man A Romance of the Louis Riel Rebellion He seldom missed a good performance in the palmy days of the "Old Park." Famous Americans of Recent Times Greece in her palmiest days never had a waterfall a hundred and fifty feet high! Ralph Waldo Emerson In Nova Scotia King's College—the oldest university in Canada—had its beginning as an academy as early as 1788, and educated many eminent men during its palmy days. Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 Besides the regained supremacy in the Lombardo-Veneto, Austria was more predominant in the centre and south than in the palmiest days of the Holy Alliance. Cavour Broderick was a New Yorker, trained by Tammany in its palmy days. California Sketches, Second Series The "Roman de Troie" was quite as popular in mediaeval Europe as the "Iliad" had been in Hellenic countries during the palmy days of Greece, and was translated into every dialect. Legends of the Middle Ages Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art Those, Monsieur, were the high and palmy days of the art. In the Days of My Youth Such condescension was not expected or given in his palmy days, but he felt now his dependence on the people, and had been brought nearer to them by misfortune. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 06, April, 1858 In these palmy days of Commerce it is difficult to conceive the distress which attended the Embargo. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 44, June, 1861 Creator Mrs. Yorke drew forth her watch—a jeweled trinket of exquisite beauty, one of the few relics of her palmy time. Bred in the Bone This was the place for great tournaments and festivities, and in the palmy days of Fatehpur all the chivalry of the Mogul Court must have made a brave show here. A Handbook to Agra and the Taj Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri and the Neighbourhood A condition of subserviency from which it only escaped again for a short time during the palmy days of the eighteenth century. The Story of Ireland Gilbert was not a rich man, but was in a fair way to become a rich man; and the name of Fenton stood as high as in the palmiest days of his father's career. Fenton's Quest The play is forgotten now, but there was magic in its name in the palmy days of its author, gentle, kindly Joseph Addison. The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield Our present purpose is, however, to illustrate the past obscurity and not the present high palmy state of Brighton. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 533, February 11, 1832 The "Drunken Bacchus" of Michael Angelo is greatly admired, and indeed it might pass for a relic of the palmiest times of Grecian art. Views a-foot Her most palmy days were, however, at an end, for hitherto she had reigned undisputed mistress of the King's affections, and she was henceforward to hold at best a divided sway. The Life of Marie de Medicis — Volume 1 So positive and pronounced was this reckoned to be, that such highly enlightened people as the Greeks and Romans maintained it in the palmiest days of their supremacies. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime In the palmy days of Athens it was a pure democracy. Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins However, once an eagle always an eagle; and Robert William was no less aquiline in the day of adversity than in his palmy time of patent prosperity. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 533, February 11, 1832 The sunny fountains, the golden sands, the palmy plains of Africa were to be traced in the verses of the poet; but he dealt neither in latitude nor longitude. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 43, May, 1861 Creator During the palmy days when Rome superintended the collecting of customs and regulated the formation of corporations, the mining and smelting of iron were extensively carried on and the "walking delegate" was invented. Comic History of England A palmy leisure awaits you in which you will meet many pleasing varieties of diversions. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition Little Meriem still played with Geeka, lavishing all her childish love upon the now almost hopeless ruin of what had never, even in its palmiest days, possessed even a slight degree of loveliness. Son of Tarzan It is little wonder, then, that in the years that now follow we find the balloon returning to all the favour it had enjoyed in its palmiest days. The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation I should prefer an intimate association with it now, in its early days and apparent struggles, to becoming its advocate and acquaintance, its fair-weather friend, in its high and palmy days. Speeches: Literary and Social Be eloquent in praise of the very dull old days which have long since passed away, And convince 'em, if you can, that the reign of good Queen Anne was Culture's palmiest day. The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan Also, of all unbelievable men to be in funds, he so found the town drunkard for whom he had bought many a drink in the old and palmy days. The Red One It was in his palmy days that he invited me to run down to Sheerness with him, and go over the 'Great Eastern' before she left with the Atlantic cable. Tracks of a Rolling Stone It was a crowd such as the great place had not seen since the palmy days of the horse show. Emma McChesney and Co. His cabin walls were gorgeous with pictures of Maxine Elliott in her palmy days, and blonde and sophisticated little girls on vinegar calendars, posing bare-legged and self-conscious in blue calico and sunbonnets. Fanny Herself British farmers of long experience look back to 1874 as the last of the really good years, and consider that the palmy days of British agriculture began to dwindle at about that time. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 "It must have been just like the palmy days of the British drama." The Picture of Dorian Gray On either side opened a number of chambers in like conditions of disrepair, which had been used as bedrooms in the palmy days of the hostelry. The Inn at the Red Oak Indeed, I question if I might take the same liberties with either Paris or London, that I am about to take with palmy Manhattan. Homeward Bound or, the Chase Gawtrey, well-dressed, smooth-shaven, as in his palmy time; Morton, in the same garments with which he had entered Paris, weather-stained and ragged. Night and Morning, Complete Gawtrey, well-dressed, smooth- shaven, as in his palmy time; Morton, in the same garments with which he had entered Paris, weather-stained and ragged. Night and Morning, Volume 3 It was the old library of the house, and the Helbecks in their palmiest days had never been a literary race. Helbeck of Bannisdale — Volume I By Afric's pestilential shore',— By many an iceberg, lone and hoar',— By many a palmy western isle, Basking in spring's perpetual smile',— By stormy Labrador'? Sanders' Union Fourth Reader Even the Anglo-Italian bracketed villa has seen its palmiest days apparently, and exhausted most of its variations. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 But yet, when we look back, it is hard to say when were the palmy days of Rome. The Life of Cicero Volume One Prose had so developed that the poetical form was no longer a necessity for the expression of ideas, as it had been in the palmy days of Latin tragedy. Latin Literature But the early half of the present century was the palmy day of the vine. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I But I cast my eyes at the mud, which was then at its deepest and palmiest condition, and retired composedly to rest. Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy As for the lovely Indian maid whom the palmy arches bowered, she has long since clasped some native lover to her bosom, and, ripened into mild maternity, how should I know her now? Prue and I It could hardly have been during that long contest with Carthage, which was carried on for nearly fifty years, that the palmy days of Rome were at their best. The Life of Cicero Volume One The former, a dirty ex-model, who had in palmier days posed as Judas, now dispensed stale bread at one sou and made enough to keep himself in cigarettes. The King in Yellow She has suffered severely from the abolition of the export slave-trade, in whose palmy times she supplied many a squadron, and she will not be comforted for the loss. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I Gold in its palmiest days had never enjoyed such a vogue. The Moon Metal The palmy days of the minstrels and romancists had passed away. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities It became the fashion to call him boy-dealer, because the school, which in its palmy days had 550 scholars, was so well attended. Recollections of My Childhood and Youth His palmy days were in the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth centuries, before the Renaissance had grown powerful enough to influence European life. Impressions and Comments It is to be feared that the palmy days of cochineal are over, and that its chief office, besides staining liqueurs and tooth-powders, will be to keep down the price of the chemicals. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I It was voluminous and hand made and it looked as if it might have functioned as a "wrapper" in its palmier days. A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago The once powerful confederacy of the Six Nations, occupying in its palmy days the greater portion of New York State, now number only a little over 3,000. Legends, Traditions, and Laws of the Iroquois, or Six Nations, and History of the Tuscarora Indians Those were the palmy days of the "trip hammer." Steam, Steel and Electricity Even during those palmy days he exercised a power that for the most part was not virile, but crushing and inhuman. Impressions and Comments It was his wife who was long the most efficient actress at Mitchell's old Olympic in the palmy days of burlesque. From the Easy Chair — Volume 01 In the palmy days of the absolute theocracy this narrow space contained more than a hundred churches and chapels. Castilian Days Bayhams still belongs to the family, but in what a state, as those can say who recollect it in its palmy days! The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family Whatever the events or influences that should bring about this reaffiliation, the new bonds of church life would necessarily lack the stringency of the palmy days of Saybrook autocratic rule. The Development of Religious Liberty in Connecticut These were the palmy days of the stage, when blank verse flourished, and every serious play had to begin like this: Scene. If I May It is said he spoke three hours in his own defense; that it was a masterly effort, and equal to the speeches he used to make in his palmiest days. An Account of Sa-Go-Ye-Wat-Ha, or Red Jacket, and His People, 1750-1830 Christmas on the goldfields in the last of the roaring days, in the palmy days of Gulgong and those fields. Children of the Bush Such we remember Spencer Wood in its palmiest days, when it was the ornate home of a man of taste, the late Henry Atkinson, Esquire, the President of the Horticultural Society of Quebec. Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present The Potomac, in the palmy days of Virginia, was occasionally the scene of a little aquatic state and ostentation among the rich planters who resided on its banks. Life of George Washington — Volume 01 A look at this recalls past ages; the palmy days of Rome. Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 38, December 17, 1870. The palmy plains of Jaffa, and beyond, until Syria meets the African sands between Gaza and El-Arish, constitute the Orange Coast. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain Oh! how they would hail the return of the palmy days of Queen Anne! American Scenes, and Christian Slavery A Recent Tour of Four Thousand Miles in the United States Then came the shirt, which was in his palmy days changed three times a day, and then in due course the great business of the cravat. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2 Such was Greenway Court in these its palmy days. Life of George Washington — Volume 01 I need not remind my young friends that Rome is not so palmy as she was. Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 38, December 17, 1870. The former was determined to restore the palmy days of peonage for all time to come, the latter to fight to the last ditch in spite of hell and high water. The Centralia Conspiracy Prandium, so far from being what our foolish dictionaries pretend—dinner itself—never in its palmiest days was more or other than a miserable attempt at being luncheon. Miscellaneous Essays In his palmy baseball days Andy had never amounted to a great deal as a pitcher; but all the same he made a beautiful throw right then and there. The Aeroplane Boys on the Wing Aeroplane Chums in the Tropics This was in the palmy period of the Tangs, when the frontiers of the Empire had been pushed to the borders of the Caspian Sea. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14 The New Era; A Supplementary Volume, by Recent Writers, as Set Forth in the Preface and Table of Contents Edward Everett, on some occasions, was his equal, so far as manner and words were concerned; but, on the whole, even in his grandest efforts, Everett was cold compared with Webster in his palmy days. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 12 American Leaders Never, since the palmy days of Greece, had her astonishing language been wielded by such a master. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 04 Imperial Antiquity It is not my purpose to describe the decline of art, or enumerate the names of the celebrated masters who exalted sculpture in the palmy days of Pericles or even Alexander. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements Never had a monarch more devoted servants and followers than David in his palmy days; he was the nation's idol and pride for thirty years. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02 Jewish Heroes and Prophets And then Christopher set his staff in the earth, and when he arose on the morn, he found his staff like a palmier bearing flowers, leaves and dates. Bible Stories and Religious Classics The prestige of the Ottomans was as great as that of the Khalifate in its most palmy days had been; and they would not be withheld from the assumption of the title. Mohammedanism Lectures on Its Origin, Its Religious and Political Growth, and Its Present State A chief cook in the palmy days of Roman voluptuousness had about £800 a year, and Antony rewarded the one that cooked the supper which pleased Cleopatra, with the present of a city. The Book of Household Management It must have been considered rather handsome in its palmy years, and it has been in the Powerson family for generations. Billie Bradley and Her Inheritance The Queer Homestead at Cherry Corners It had long since been dissipated; and no similar collection had been attempted in Granada, where learning was never in that palmy state which it reached under the Cordovan dynasty. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 2 Certainly Kirk's terms had been extremely generous; but he had thrown away many a contract of equal value in his palmy days. The Coming of Bill The Riptonian handed him off in a manner that recalled the palmy days of the old Prize Ring—handing off was always slightly vigorous in the Ripton v. The Gold Bat But I do not wish to describe the decline of art, or enumerate the names of the celebrated masters who exalted sculpture in the palmy days of Pericles, or even Alexander. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. In which case they must indeed out-number the Buffalo in their palmiest epoch. The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake I thought of my fashionable companions, who had pampered me, and courted me, in my palmy days. The Doctor's Daughter Had "Mother Bailey" lived in the palmy days of ancient Roman glory no matron in that mighty empire would have been more highly honored. Woman on the American Frontier A Valuable and Authentic History of the Heroism, Adventures, Privations, Captivities, Trials, and Noble Lives and Deaths of the "Pioneer Mothers of the Republic" The stables, as is the case in most English country-houses, had been, in its palmy days, the glory of Sanstead House. The Little Nugget But this state of things applied only to the republic in its palmy days. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. This frequently led to disgraceful fights, when sticks and stones were used with a freedom that would have done no discredit to Irish faction fights in their palmiest days. Country Life in Canada Fifty Years Ago Personal recollections and reminiscences of a sexagenarian The thirteenth century, that marvellous and romantic age of mediaeval religion and character, mediaeval art, mediaeval philosophy, was also the palmy age of the universities. Lectures and Essays Now, however, at the opening of the sixteenth century, the palmy days of feudalism were past and gone. A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. It had been built in the palmy days of Trieste by an English merchant prince, and was one of the best houses in the place. The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton Volume II From the western side immense shadows are pitched brokenly across the valley and over half the roofs of the palmy town. Two Years in the French West Indies Well, sir, it happened that the late King Edward was aboard his yacht that day, and you know what a sport he was in his palmy days. Cappy Ricks Retires The palmy era of great finds and lucky hits was now long past; the day of systematic and prosaic industry had set in instead for the over-stocked diggings. What's Bred in the Bone I tell you that a vital perception of what the Roman Empire really meant in its palmy days might have been good medicine for Germany. The Valley of Vision : a Book of Romance an Some Half Told Tales I never liked it, even in its palmy days; and now at this time I liked it less than ever. The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton Volume II Richmond Hill had in its palmy days been the villa home of Aaron Burr, and its fortunes followed the descending scale like those of its once illustrious master. Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time I am "free to confess" that this second cheque ran our banker's account very fine indeed, but still in those palmy days of the past this was no subject of uneasiness to a squatter. Station Amusements in New Zealand In its palmy days Fort Laramie swarmed with women and children, whose language, like their complexions, was much mixed. The Great Salt Lake Trail In the palmy days of the warlike enthusiasm of the Citizen Guard the worthy Dupaty was a captain in the 1st battalion of the 2nd Legion, commanded by Commandant Talabot. Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville He was one of her favourite partners in the palmy days of Almack's, when he was an officer in the Guards and she was a girl. The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton Volume II This was in the palmy days of the Comstock, and everything was high. Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains, Or, the Last Voice from the Plains An Authentic Record of a Life Time of Hunting, Trapping, Scouting and Indian Fighting in the Far West The other day he was in here, said there was a man who used to be seen here a good deal in the palmy days, who had disappeared. Guy Garrick I have many kindly recollections of our camping days together, and of the numerous yarns my mate used to spin of his palmy days as a Queensland squatter. Spinifex and Sand Mrs Lynch had died before the commencement of Sim's palmy days. The Kellys and the O'Kellys In the palmy days of the service, when Robert Smith was so long Secretary of the Navy, the ship's whisky went by this familiar sobriquet. Jack Tier There is a fine religious nasality about these names that is strongly suggestive of the pulpit in the palmy days of the Puritans. The Fiend's Delight There it rose in its spirit of lightness, head up-lifted and nostrils sniffing the breeze—and in front of it squatted two stone lions from the palmy days of Rome. Mr. Achilles Coloma in its palmy days had a population variously estimated at from five to ten thousand souls, with the usual accompaniment of saloons, dance halls and faro banks. A Tramp Through the Bret Harte Country But this had been in their palmy days, long, long ago. The Kellys and the O'Kellys Is not the pilgrim's toil o'erpaid By the clear rill and palmy shade? The Christian Year Cuba, in her palmiest days, never yielded her exchequer, after deducting the expense of its government, a clear annual income of more than a million and a half of dollars. Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom |
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