| 单词 | parsimony |
| 例句 | With an exasperating parsimony he took down the chests, opened them, and placed on the table, one by one, seventy-two gold bricks. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The present King of France has waged many wars without imposing extraordinary taxes on his subjects, only because his habitual parsimony has provided for the additional expenditures. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z You do not like the bride, whom you suspect of parsimony. Perspective | Miss Manners: Everyone’s spouses are welcome! Well, not yours, Larry. 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Advertisement Advertisement The autism pandemic, in other words, is an optical illusion, one brought about by an original sin of diagnostic parsimony. ‘NeuroTribes,’ by Steve Silberman 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z Perhaps there is some megolamania in Diller’s act of philanthropy, but philanthropy still serves us better than selfish parsimony or profligate self-indulgence. Review | An artificial island with a real upside 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z Perhaps it's a northern hemisphere hang-up, but Lô's songs are best when parsimony and space reign. Cheikh L? ? review 2011-01-16T00:06:12Z I’d like to highlight the paintings worth dwelling on, but nearly all qualify in some way, creating a personal, egalitarian demeanor unusual for a public collection, and implying generations of stringent-looking and creative parsimony. Review: Wadsworth Atheneum, a Masterpiece of Renovation 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Consider, for example, the 1947 debut of Christian Dior’s New Look, using yards and yards of fabric to create full calf-length skirts — utterly shocking after the necessary parsimony of wartime. Eavesdropping on Beauvoir, Sartre and Their Circle of Friends 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z She looks forward only to “a life of polishing pews and arranging flowers, of prudence and parsimony.” An engineer and a young widow meet cute in 19th century Paris. Will love follow? 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z Louis describes executive producer M Blair Breard as "the eminent low-budget movie producer", and has embraced her spirit of parsimony. Louie is finally coming to the UK 2013-01-19T06:00:00Z Rodham was a die-hard conservative and drilled self-reliance and parsimony into his children. Hillary Clinton's mother dies at 92 2011-11-01T15:39:00Z This week the fabled parsimony emerged – in harness with the steadfastness for which Yorkshire folk are also famed – in a more favourable light than usual. The Northerner: 'I'd like to thank the Bront?s, Michael Palin and ?' 2010-08-04T14:27:00Z When Mr. Sanford went to Washington as a representative in 1995, his wife reasoned that she could always watch C-Span if she wanted to see him and appreciated the funny stories about his extreme parsimony. 2010-02-03T21:40:00Z We wanted complete and total and stark minimalism; we were going for total parsimony. "If Anything Happens I Love You" is an animated "distillation of grief" from a school shooting 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z The cheap plastic forks, in contrast, introduce a note of prison food parsimony to proceedings. How to eat: chips 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z There are “inflationary quesadillas, normal quesadillas, devaluation quesadillas and poor man’s quesadillas — listed in order of greatest affluence to greatest parsimony.” Books of The Times: ‘Quesadillas,’ by Juan Pablo Villalobos 2014-02-27T22:39:35Z The rank parsimony of insisting on Santa’s whiteness with such vehemence is an ironic way to defend the idea of selfless giving. The “real” Santa: Sometimes it’s a woman! 2013-12-18T18:08:00Z Not only did the lending library concept quickly end, it did a backflip: The Simon Museum is today notorious for its parsimony with loans. Here's why the Broad museum's generous lending program may not work out 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z The only parsimony shown by Dean, relative to Kane and Hearst, is that he did not seize whole chunks of historic buildings and have them imported bodily to his home. The inescapable power of architecture 2012-08-11T23:05:42Z But the incompetence, parsimony, waste and human cost of the following decade of international efforts in Afghanistan is certainly on a par with the previous episode. Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan by William Dalrymple – review 2013-01-26T14:00:01Z Although he admires his subject, Zoglin does not hesitate to reveal Hope’s parsimony, his numerous infidelities and the declining quality of his films and television specials. Book review: ‘Hope’ by Richard Zoglin Automatically, his Scottish parsimony showed as his heavy-lidded eyes caught the lavish gilding over the carved wooden panels. Extract from Scandalous Innocent by Juliet Landon 2010-05-04T10:11:00Z His wife became the stewardess of his estate, doling out permissions to quote from his work with extreme parsimony and routinely turning away requests from scholars and the dreaded biographers. Valerie Eliot, Wife and Editor of T.S. Eliot, Dies at 86 2012-11-13T02:16:22Z But if there is one way to offset parsimony, it’s with development. Mariners’ surge to first place keyed by rare pitching development 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z Head to this website to learn how maximum parsimony is used to create phylogenetic trees. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z To aid in the tremendous task of choosing the best tree, scientists often use a concept called maximum parsimony, which means that events occurred in the simplest, most obvious way. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z China's battered property market, lingering worries over job stability, and government parsimony in wages, pensions and medical benefits are keeping shoppers cautious. Chinese consumers out of COVID gates with caution, rather than zest 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Some members of Congress from both parties seem inclined to pick “now” and “Ukraine” as the time and place to practice parsimony. Opinion | Slinking away from aiding Ukraine would be a major strategic error 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z But now there’s a principle behind my parsimony: I refuse to line the pockets of the world’s wealthiest man as he destroys civilization. Opinion | Introducing the all-new Tesla Model Q: Join the conspiracy 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Whether Lula would lead from that ecumenical high ground, let alone deliver growth with parsimony, is another matter — and a doubt Lula himself coyly encourages. Opinion | Bolsonaro beats the polls — and plunges Brazil into more uncertainty 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Scientists apply the concept of maximum parsimony, which states that the likeliest order of events is probably the simplest shortest path. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z Because these repeat sequences can be used to infer phylogeny, a phylogenetic tree can be hypothesized based on the principle of parsimony—the simplest explanation is the best explanation. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Piggott's parsimony, which ultimately led to a prison sentence for tax evasion, was the stuff of legend. Obituary: Lester Piggott - record-breaking jockey 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z His record in the Premier League, in particular, in recent years has been built as much on defensive parsimony as attacking threat. Manchester City Still Standing After Taking Atlético’s Best Shots 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z The report recommends a return to a principle of parsimony, the sensible idea that a punishment should be only as severe as is required to prevent future offending. Opinion | Let the Punishment Fit the Crime 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z Simplicity and parsimony as formulated by Ockham become elegance and truth among Einstein and his contemporaries. As science advances, does Ockham’s Razor still apply? 2021-06-13T04:00:00Z To aid in the tremendous task of describing phylogenies accurately, scientists often use a concept called maximum parsimony, which means that events occurred in the simplest, most obvious way. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z It cruised to the Premier League title, its third in four years, thanks not only to the spirit of adventure typical of Guardiola’s teams, but to a more unusual defensive parsimony. Pep Guardiola and the Ones That Got Away 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z With characteristic parsimony regarding information about his feelings, McConnell said only that were Trump still in office, he, McConnell, “would have carefully considered” arguments for conviction. Opinion | Now begins McConnell’s project to shrink Trump’s GOP influence 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z The case for staying small need not be some scolding ode to parsimony. Make Your First Home Your Last: The Case for Not Moving Up 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z This is anathema to legislators who actually persuade their constituents that austerity, indiscriminate parsimony, is the highest good, whatever the consequences for public health or economic development. Opinion | Don’t Give Up on America 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z Describe what maximum parsimony is used for in evolutionary biology. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Between them, he and Anderson have a five-wicket haul – five for 40 from 24 overs of sheer parsimony. England v West Indies: third Test, day three – live! 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z His priestly parsimony came with a social gospel. Review | The prescient politics and policies of Jerry Brown 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z His precision was complemented by parsimony, proven by an economy rate of conceding an average of only 2.10 runs per over which is among the best in the game. On this day: Born June 8, 1945: Derek Underwood, England cricketer 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z “In some places, people don’t even put out water at all,” he said, shaking his head at the parsimony. Water, Water Everywhere Quenched Myanmar’s Thirst. Then the Clay Pots Disappeared. 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Maximum parsimony hypothesizes that organisms that display homologous structures are closely related, while organisms that display analogous structures must have diverged much farther in the past. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Baseball officials justify the new parsimony with a bow to analytics. Why Isn’t Anyone Bidding for Bryce Harper and Manny Machado? 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z The offending diner is then accountable for his own excess or parsimony. Review | How to split the check without the accusations and awkwardness 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z MEGA5: molecular evolutionary genetics analysis using maximum likelihood, evolutionary distance, and maximum parsimony methods. Genome sequence of the progenitor of wheat A subgenome Triticum urartu 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Such parsimony, Simmons said, illustrates Swinney’s ability to evaluate and develop talent, a necessity for a school with less money than many of its rivals. Dabo Swinney Creates the Un-Alabama at Clemson 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z Scientists apply the concept of maximum parsimony, which states that the order of events probably occurred in the most obvious and simple way with the least amount of steps. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z A 14th-century philosopher and Franciscan friar, William is celebrated for developing the "law of parsimony," better known today as "Occam's razor." Why So Many People Believe Conspiracy Theories 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z Even Pochettino — one of the few to buck the trend — admits his parsimony is partly enforced, rather than entirely voluntary. Premier League Heeds the Siren Song of Spend, Spend, Spend 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z The importance of global parsimony and historical bias in understanding tetrapod evolution. The Microsaurs of Yore 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z By both reputation and long-established stereotype, natives of Yorkshire—at 3,212 square miles, the largest of England’s 48 counties—are known for a typically dour combination of parsimony and sporting doggedness. Matt Fitzpatrick can live with the 'baby-face' label, but it's the 'assassin' part he hopes defines his play - Golf Digest 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z Maximum parsimony hypothesizes that organisms that share the most traits are the most likely to share a common ancestor. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The substitution models with the minimum Akaike Information Criterion on a guide maximum parsimony tree were used for each gene partition. Plasmodium malariae and P. ovale genomes provide insights into malaria parasite evolution : Nature : Nature Research 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z Perhaps parsimony is what ultimately unites the world. Distant languages have similar sounds for common words 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Perhaps parsimony is what ultimately unites the world. You say potato... 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Their focus on centralization, parsimony and secrecy clashes with today's reality of ubiquitous personal data, deliberate sharing in social networks and all-too-frequent data leaks. Preserve personal freedom in networked societies 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Maximum parsimony hypothesizes that organisms that share a common ancestor are more likely to have many traits in common. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Olivier was careful of what he said to the point of parsimony; I spent my words like an oligarch with a terminal disease. Love in Translation 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z The parsimony of Italy and Greece is partly connected with their economic difficulties. The necessity of culture 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z And there he discovered that on the Saturday night in question, in an act of fatal parsimony, Aitken’s wife had phoned down to demand the room rate be reduced by 80 francs. Maria Sharapova’s single error excuse is a suspension of belief too far | Marina Hyde 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z As an antipoverty strategy, it’s impossible to square the circle of the largess of Republican tax plans and military spending plans with their parsimony everywhere else. Republican Candidates Turn to a Touchy Topic: Poverty 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z Maximum parsimony hypothesizes that events occurred in the simplest, most obvious way, and the pathway of evolution probably includes the fewest major events that coincide with the evidence at hand. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z He likes to invoke the principle of “parsimony,” meaning that the simplest explanation tends to be the right one. Another danger of climate change: Giant flying boulders? 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z Investors shouldn’t confuse a bit of transparency and generosity for parsimony; Ms. Porat says capital expenditures and M&A will remain paramount in the use of funds. What Google’s Alphabet Spells for Investors 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Most of them are being built by universities and large corporations and national governments, with all the blinding speed, sober parsimony and nimble risk taking that that implies. Inside the Quest for Fusion, Clean Energy’s Holy Grail 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z There are now creeping signs of parsimony in the kingdom. The start of something 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z There are now creeping signs of parsimony in the once-spendthrift kingdom. Saudi Arabia needs to get to grips with cheap oil 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z “It’s really the parsimony between the trilogy of evidence that makes this story hold together,” Hearty says. Another danger of climate change: Giant flying boulders? 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z In what is by now a grand American tradition, Thoreau justified his own parsimony by impugning the needy. Henry David Thoreau, Hypocrite 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Yet he’s best known for Ockham’s Razor, sometimes known as the “principle of parsimony.” Every Manager Needs Communicate To Effectively -- Here's How To Do It Better 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z But there is a price to pay for such parsimony. The Costs of Stinginess in Medicaid 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z His parsimony might be one reason comparatively few people were selected for the presidential Distinguished and Meritorious rank awards. Obama praises federal senior leaders, announces new programs to support them 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z “Considering the lags and cumulative effects of monetary policy, amongst other factors, the committee believes that additional movements in monetary policy will tend to be implemented with parsimony,” the report stated last night. Brazil Rate Hikes A Necessary Evil 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z “Capitals are increased by parsimony, and diminished by prodigality and misconduct.” A New Federal Reserve Report Exposes A 'Low' U.S. Savings Rate As Mythical 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z Bill Wirtz’s parsimony as the Chicago Blackhawks’ owner made him an anachronism in a modern league, but his son, Rocky, has revived the franchise and turned it into one of the N.H.L.’s best. Charles Wang Accused of Reneging on Deal to Sell Team 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z In other words, for every dumb mortgage written, there was a saver not rushing into housing with his dollars, and whose parsimony made the loan possible. Market 'Bubble': The Mythical Default Adjective Used By Lazy Pundits 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z Arsenal's manager set aside his reputation for parsimony to bring in a 25-year-old Germany international with a world-class reputation. 'Time to take Ozil out of firing line' 2014-02-20T07:23:21Z Numbers at nodes indicate bootstrap values as calculated by maximum likelihood and maximum parsimony analyses. An environmental bacterial taxon with a large and distinct metabolic repertoire 2014-02-05T18:21:56.312Z In these days of austerity, poor appropriators are reduced to boasting about their parsimony. We're In a New Era of Earmarks 2014-01-16T15:50:23Z In evolutionary theory, we have this thing we tend to look for, called parsimony. Ladybusiness Anthropologist Throws Up Hands, Concedes Men Are the Reason for Everything Interesting in Human Evolution 2013-06-30T19:15:07.987Z But the tiny, insect-eating plant has managed to achieve this parsimony in spite of three rounds of genome duplication. For Plants, Polyploidy Is Not a Four-Letter Word 2013-05-19T23:45:00.497Z Congress's parsimony has forced Shinseki to apply his skills to revamping the VA well and cheaply; therefore it must take more time than we all wish it would. kathy Saw the interview. Joe Klein: Shinseki, Veterans and the Typical VA Stonewall 2013-03-25T18:05:20Z Numbers at nodes indicate bootstrap values as calculated by maximum likelihood and maximum parsimony analyses. An environmental bacterial taxon with a large and distinct metabolic repertoire 2014-02-05T18:21:56.312Z Politics is set to get bumpier, but perhaps the politics of parsimony is inescapably so. The budget: giving, taking - but not growing 2013-03-20T22:15:09Z However, parsimony isn’t always the same thing as reality when it comes to phylogeny. Crocodiles of Africa, crocodiles of the Mediterranean, crocodiles of the Atlantic (crocodiles part VI) 2013-03-13T03:15:00.547Z The principle of parsimony leads scientists to favor the theory that explains the most with the least amount of elaboration, that is, to simplify as much as possible. Data Science: Buyer Beware 2013-01-08T12:49:11Z For it is the excitable voices of the announcers that best convey Messi’s triumph over the parsimony of soccer. Essay: Messi’s Brilliance Transcends His Numbers 2012-12-11T18:29:06Z Numbers at nodes indicate bootstrap values as calculated by maximum likelihood and maximum parsimony analyses. An environmental bacterial taxon with a large and distinct metabolic repertoire 2014-02-05T18:21:56.312Z It took a last-minute penalty to end the Blades' exercise in parsimony which lasted 16 matches and produced only 19 goals. Football League: your thoughts 2012-11-10T18:37:57Z "If future conditions were to allow for an additional adjustment of monetary conditions, that movement should be conducted with maximum parsimony," the bank said in the statement. Brazil cuts interest rates again 2012-08-30T09:29:21Z Indeed, the law of parsimony should lead any scientist to conclude that putting the SKA in a single location would be much better than putting it in two locations six time zones apart. Split decision 2012-05-30T17:50:05.630Z Later on, however, when Uncle Matthew had recovered from the shock to his parsimony, he enquired who her visitor was, and she thought that she was able to reassure him. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z She learned to be industrious and thrifty without parsimony; to be simple, genuine, faithful. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z The most generous offers fell short of what he felt to be his due; liberality was turned, in his mind, to parsimony—and even friends were regarded as little short of enemies. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z Though never rich, he seems to have been free from the fault of parsimony; and albeit he died in debt, not deeply tainted with that of extravagance in money matters. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman 2012-03-28T02:00:26.907Z Sixty-four years later, Britain is in the grip of a modern financial crisis, one that it is addressing by preaching parsimony and making deep public-sector cuts. Before the London Games, the Grumbling About Money 2012-03-27T20:01:35Z This opinion arose from our confidence in our scattered numbers, and the parsimony of our people, who, from an error in politics, would not expend five pounds to save twenty.”—MS. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z Gasper Farrington lived in a fine old mansion, from parsimony, however, allowed to go to decay, so that all that was really attractive about the place were the grounds. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z Cold and bare, the house owned everywhere the pinch of the Squire's parsimony; there was nothing in it new, and little that was beautiful. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z They will never learn prudence, or parsimony, nor know, with the unerring instinct of the really grown-up, the things that are or are not done by the best people. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z The recycling reflects not only parsimony, but also a programmatic shift in US particle physics. Physicists raid Tevatron for parts 2012-02-22T18:20:33.120Z It occurred at his restaurant here in the early 1980s, and hinges, Valentine says, on his parsimony. Cheap Toasters and the Birth of Valentine?s Sandwich Wrap 2012-02-17T21:55:17Z He knew that his parsimony had made him notorious; he knew that the widow and the fatherless had little cause to love him. The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 2012-02-11T03:03:45.230Z For her father, from what I then thought to be no better than parsimony, used her as his secretary. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z For by such parsimony all is lost, that is saved: but let it be useful knowledge, such as is consistent with truth and godliness, not cherishing a vain conversation, or idle mind. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z He advised his friend to earn by severer toil, and to save by stricter parsimony, a fund which might in time afford the advantage of a college life. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z Your good sense will naturally lead you to a proper economy, as distant from frigid parsimony as from heedless extravagance. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z He never complained, and we were left to doubt whether his economy proceeded from parsimony or poverty; but from his highly honourable sentiments I should conclude the latter. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z Valuable manuscripts are not always in the market; when they are, the country should never lose them through a mistaken parsimony. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 97, September 6, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2011-12-30T03:00:24.060Z He speedily, but cautiously, turned his first gains into second advantages; retained, without a single deviation, his extreme parsimony; and thus advanced by degrees into larger transactions and incipient wealth. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z From that hour he himself gave the example of the toil and the parsimony which he recommended. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z This man's parsimony and pride sank him into quick torment, because he had no compassion, so that with his treasure he might have redeemed his own soul. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z Borrow sent in his copy too slowly to please his exacting and overbearing employer, whose parsimony was only equalled by his greediness. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z He had yet to persuade her to leave this golden world of hers for the parsimony he offered. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z Incessant labour and scrupulous parsimony soon accumulated for him a capital; and the store, gathered together with such energy, was a rapidly increasing one. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z Nations, on the contrary which, like Holland and Hamburgh, are composed chiefly of merchants, artificers, and manufacturers, can grow rich only through parsimony and privation. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z But the manifold hardship was the cleansing of his soul, and the parsimony and pride of the rich man were his condemnation; because he saw the other's misery, and with inflated mind despised him. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z Thanks to this parsimony, Frederick devises all sorts of expedients. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z Between it and Riveredge stood an old stone house owned and occupied by a family named Raulsbury; a family noted for its parsimony and narrow outlook upon life in general. Three Little Women A Story for Girls 2011-11-17T03:00:30.707Z The same parsimony which has sacrificed the bells has, in many cases, not spared the belfry. Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z Among nations, to whom commerce and manufactures are little known, the sovereign, it has already been observed in the fourth book, is in a situation which naturally disposes him to the parsimony requisite for accumulation. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z In some counties the Policeman is the very reverse of ubiquitous, being altogether non-inventus, by reason of parsimony in the rate-payers. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z You know with what rigid parsimony my son and I are treated in regard to money matters. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z We reject this third, because the Reason affirms it to be impossible; and because, being unnecessary, by the law of parsimony it should not be allowed. Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation 2011-10-29T02:00:13.723Z Her habits were simple, not from parsimony but from taste. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z The parsimony of the State in this respect is the more remarkable in the ‘Domaine Privé,’ whence large amounts are derived, and where next to nothing is expended. The Crime of the Congo 2011-10-13T02:00:47.603Z Entertaining this view of the case, he justified his natural parsimony with the reflection, that by encouraging such imprudence he should be doing an injury to other young men. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z Jobs ticked off publishers with his parsimony toward his customers’ personal data. Why Mark Zuckerberg Is The Heir To Steve Jobs' Legacy 2011-10-06T17:39:17Z No higher form of being than this can be needed, and so by the law of parsimony a hypothesis of any other must be excluded. Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation 2011-10-29T02:00:13.723Z "Notwithstanding her parsimony and her pretension," thought I, "Mrs. Netherby has certainly a good heart." Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z The reasons which prompted the parsimony of the queen were obvious to those who knew her plans, though not to the public. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:31.450Z If through the folly and parsimony of our people we should ever see another, it will be fought in defence of London. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z Accused by some local governments and claimants of inefficiency and parsimony while criticized by BP, which bankrolls the facility, of being too generous, Mr. Feinberg said the fund is striking the right balance. Wonkbook: Romney planning big jobs speech 2011-08-24T12:02:31Z He measured out his money with the strictest parsimony, existed on the cheapest forms of food, and amid the riot of New York lived the life of an anchorite in his cell. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z There is a vein of industry and parsimony, that runs through the whole people of England, which, added to the easiness of their rents, makes them rich and sturdy. Ireland in the Days of Dean Swift Irish Tracts, 1720 to 1734 2011-08-23T02:00:30.217Z Thus, while the fragrance of the ointment filled the house, their parsimony grudged the homage which soothed His heart, and condemned the spontaneous impulse of Mary's love. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z Now these may possibly be all intelligent or all stupid, all good or all bad; but, nevertheless, boldness and timidity, parsimony and generosity, modify other phases of character in various ways. Body, Parentage and Character in History Notes on the Tudor Period 2011-08-08T02:00:20.193Z The author traces its origin to the parsimony of the people, whose economy considers fire and candles as superfluous luxuries in the long winter evenings.” Some Phases of Sexual Morality and Church Discipline in Colonial New England 2011-08-08T02:00:19.693Z She chills under the surveillance and parsimony of an eagle-eyed, meddlesome husband. Think A Book for To-day 2011-07-27T02:00:35.180Z So dear to the Roman heart is the possession of smart clothes and a showy carriage and horses, that entire families will live with parsimony within doors that they may afford these luxuries. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z I would respectfully remind my honble friends the Publishers that many a stately vessel has become a total loss owing to ill-judged parsimony in the tar department! A Bayard From Bengal Being some account of the Magnificent and Spanking Career of Chunder Bindabun Bhosh,... 2011-07-13T02:00:17.950Z Owing to the parsimony of the owner, not even a watchman had been kept on board, and, in consequence, the decks had not smelt a broom for a month. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z If he has one defect it is a parsimony of tail, though I heard none of his thousands of admirers make that criticism; and he carries it up and out in true Arabian style. The Welsh Pony Described in two letters to a friend 2011-07-02T02:00:10.773Z That seems petty by today's standards, but in 1995, it was some serious money, particularly with Seattle history of parsimony. M's should consider credibility factor when making trade-deadline decisions 2011-06-29T21:00:22Z Then came the aristocracy of wealth, which prevails in our day, whereby those who obtain fortunes by birth, accident, parsimony, force or fraud, claim superiority over others less sordid or less fortunate. The Universe a Vast Electric Organism 2011-06-09T02:00:22.450Z I know of no one who has recommended a perseverance in parsimony even after the profits of capital have vanished. Letters of David Ricardo to Thomas Robert Malthus, 1810-1823 2011-06-09T02:00:21.460Z In those days he always went forth from his shop on Sunday, though with all permissible parsimony, still well-dressed. The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z In his dress and mode of living there were no appearances of parsimony, but there were, likewise, as few traces of profusion. Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:26.023Z Introduce into Nature were it but a single atom of stint, of parsimony, of preservation, of regret for loss; and the power, and with it, the sublimity of the infinite is gone. A Syrup of the Bees 2011-04-23T02:00:04.300Z True, he had only met his American acquaintances in Paris; but even there, an English lord should have shown himself more liberal; and she might have felt piqued at his parsimony. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z As a matter of fact, the deal would have been actually concluded, but for the French monarch's parsimony. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z This parsimony the imperfect character alloyed still more with some degree of deception. The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z During the remainder of his life he was noted for parsimony and greed for money, not unmixed with cruelty. Aunt Jane?s Nieces on the Ranch 2011-04-14T02:00:48.280Z This parsimony of expression adds weight to his censure, and renders these epistles more decisive than the invectives in which contemporary authors indulged. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z Our desire for truth overcame our habitual parsimony. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z Do not think your estate your own, while any man can call upon you for money which you cannot pay; therefore begin with timorous parsimony. How to be Happy Though Married Being a Handbook to Marriage 2011-03-11T03:00:13.410Z It came to him like eating, and like parsimony. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z The king’s parsimony instantly relaxed Dryden was gratified with a pension of one hundred pounds a-year, and was employed to defend his new religion both in prose and verse.” The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z To whip the cat.—"To practise the most pinching parsimony, grudging even the scraps and orts, or remnants of food given to the cat." Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z Only in the midst of our current hysterical, tokenistic, politician-centred, parsimony drive could the state begrudge the prime minister a free snack at the start of the day. So Sarah Brown didn't make Gordon a boiled egg and soldiers. Get over it 2011-02-27T00:05:36Z The parsimony of their national character also doubtless favoured this introduction of slavery as a domestic institution. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z "He's a nice horse," said Scanlan, once more, as if the very parsimony of the praise was the highest testimony of the utterer; "and in rare condition, too," added he. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z He had been saving to parsimony, and he had been prosperous. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z For all this book’s parsimony, for all its psychological silences and timidities, it is an original contribution, transcending caste and class, combining true mind and matter. The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z She thought, I could see, that I was practising a repulsive parsimony on defenceless guests. In the Mountains 2011-01-27T03:00:37.910Z Thrift, or parsimony, is responsible for a table's sharp edges and corners, too. With kids and coffee tables, it's trip, fall, ouch 2010-12-30T20:12:19Z See, I’m a Ph.D. economist with a reputation for parsimony fostered by a somewhat infamous wardrobe. Fed’s Free Money Beckons This Important Writer: Kevin Hassett 2010-12-27T02:23:07Z Donald Cameron, with his harsh integrity, his unbending virtue, his parsimony, and sober respectability, stood for something in the nature of abstract good. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z Today, at age 75 and in charge of a nation, he’s turned into a militant pragmatist, dedicated to parsimony and fighting the bureaucratic monster. Uruguay Battles Big Tobacco Over Cigarette Restrictions 2010-12-09T19:30:00Z The former parsimony at Arsenal while the focus was on funding a new, cash-generating stadium may be enjoying some reward. Chase for value marks an end to era of big spending in Premier League 2010-08-19T16:59:00Z Largely thanks to Brown's early parsimony, debt remained low in 2008 and will still be below that of the US, Japan and Italy when it peaks in 2014. Is a double-dip recession on the way? No one really knows ... 2010-08-11T19:31:00Z There is, however, another perspective and, with the exception of Manchester City, parsimony is in vogue. United and Chelsea turn to youth 2010-08-07T23:06:00Z Considering his prominent role in the Internet Gilded Age, it's amusing that Blodget is remembered for his parsimony. Henry Blodget's Risky Bet on the Future of News 2010-07-08T21:00:00Z But 2010 is shaping up to be a year of parsimony. The New Global Politics of Deficit Reduction 2010-06-12T00:48:00Z But this new spending needs to be accompanied by something more credible than Augustine-like vows of future parsimony. Economic Scene: Weighing the Deficit and a Jobs Bill 2010-06-02T00:50:00Z He was in the family’s wine and spirits business while his father, William, derisively called Dollar Bill for his parsimony, was running the team, which his grandfather Arthur bought into in 1952. Blackhawks Owner Reverses Team?s Old-School Legacy of Failure 2010-06-01T16:36:00Z Kaiser also aligns incentives both to promote parsimony and to improve the quality, rather than merely the quantity, of the care it gives. Controlling health-care costs: Another American way 2010-04-29T11:22:00Z But Germany's parsimony so far "proves that there is no such thing as EU solidarity," he said. Greece Sets Plan to Chop Deficit 2010-03-04T03:28:00Z In his domestic life he is supposed to have been subjected to many mortifications, arising from the parsimony and domineering temper of his wife. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History Frugality, my dear, frugality, economy, parsimony, must be our refuge. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams In this we see carefulness and indifference to comfort and luxury turning to parsimony and meanness. Ancient Rome The Lives of Great Men He practices economy without parsimony, benevolence without ostentation, sincerity without dissimulation, goodness without affectation, religion without hypocrisy, power without abuse. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution The life at court was conducted on economical principles, but on a very decent footing, however, and without the slightest attempt at parsimony unworthy of a prince. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster For the very qualities which are his characteristics, enduring systematic industry and strict parsimony, are the groundwork of the highest earthly prosperity. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. In his mode of living he observes a parsimony bordering on avarice. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 Reginchen received them with eyes sparkling with delight, but Reinhold, after yesterday's rare expenditure of eloquence, was as monosyllabic as if he were compelled to make up for his unprecedented lavishness by redoubled parsimony. The Children of the World He plainly saw that the navy is our right arm of defence and yet treated, by our government, with a parsimony that has long astonished the old world. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Clearly we were supposed to prosper upon iniquity, and to go to the pit added a sordid parsimony. The Trembling of the Veil But his hopes in this respect were unjustly impeded by Mr. Traffick's parsimony. Ayala's Angel It would become rich by parsimony; by diminishing its expenditure on objects of luxury and enjoyment; and employing those savings in reproduction. On The Principles of Political Economy, and Taxation Have the paper on his character show his self-interest, his treachery even, and his notorious parsimony; contrast these qualities with those which redeemed the man. The Complete Club Book for Women Including Subjects, Material and References for Study Programs; together with a Constitution and By-Laws; Rules of Order; Instructions how to make a Year Book; Suggestions for Practical Community Work; a Resume of what Some Clubs are Doing, etc., etc. Her early poverty taught her to make a little go a great way, to combine the peasant's industry and parsimony with the far-flung plans of the business organiser. American World Policies At that camp we felt first that economical parsimony which the Old World must practice, in contrast to the extravagant abundance of our own land. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division She considered herself to have been deprived of her two lovers, one after the other, in a spirit of cruel parsimony. Ayala's Angel My son, take a middle course between stinginess and extravagance, parsimony and prodigality. Arabian Wisdom To parsimony he added the sting—yes, and the stain—of a peevish and an irritable temper. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction She remembered how pleased her mother had professed herself by the gift of a thimble achieved on Jenny's side by a great parsimony in sweets. Carnival Throughout the year he had had to contend, not merely with the enemy, but with the parsimony and meddlesome interference of Congress. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Prudence, carried to parsimony with Henry VII., is followed by lavish prodigality in the case of Henry VIII. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" Nyasaland has also too long suffered from Imperial parsimony. Through South Africa His Visit to Rhodesia, the Transvaal, Cape Colony, Natal It is generally used as if it meant parsimony, stinginess, or niggardliness; and, at best, merely the refraining from expending money. Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend It was headed as usual, and addressed in full, showing that no parsimony defrauded him of his full title. One Of Them The tall grenadiers, the royal cane and the parsimony of Frederick William and their effect upon his thoroughly subjugated family are well-known. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) This task was further complicated by the parsimony and prevarication of Elizabeth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" It is democratic to a fault; but it is too easy for stingy individuals to control the situation and weaken the schools by their parsimony. The Challenge of the Country A Study of Country Life Opportunity I had often heard of the thrift and parsimony of Herr Oppovich's household. That Boy Of Norcott's Furthermore, by his parsimony he lost the chance to win valuable aid from the Dardanians, Gesatae, and Celts on his borders. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. But that would be an invalid as well as a sneaking excuse for parsimony. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) Indeed it may be asserted, roughly and generally, that the narrowness of men’s ideas is in direct proportion to their parsimony in expenditure. The Intellectual Life His idea of economy is not parsimony, but thrift—the prevention of waste. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3 May 1906 His brother-in-law's parsimony, too, was a constant source of self-gratulation to him, fancying, as he did, that a considerable sum in Bank stock would be among the benefits of this bequest. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life He disliked the English arrogance, the American clothes, and the suspicious parsimony of the French. The Bright Shawl The cheapest form of government is not always best, for parsimony, though it spends little, generally gains nothing. Essays on the Constitution of the United States There was no water in the city, except that in the cisterns which the magistrates distributed with great parsimony, foreseeing an approaching scarcity. Sónnica He built himself, as usual, a vast house, out of ostentation; but left the greater part of it unfinished and unfurnished, out of parsimony. Devil Stories An Anthology George the Third had indeed no vices,—unless a certain parsimony may be dignified by that name,—but he had many foibles of the kind that is more useful to the satirist than even vice. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) His economies and retrenchments, so far from bringing him the credit he deserved, exposed him to the charge of cheese-paring parsimony, and did much to render the Ministry unpopular. Studies in Contemporary Biography The City then began to complain with more justice of Lady Gresham's parsimony. Old and New London Volume I Now they envy me my beggar's parsimony, as in other times they jeered at it. Sónnica "Parsimony," for example, could be performed: Parsee, money, parsimony. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes He was right in thinking that want of method, want of control, want of confidence, and an untimely parsimony, prevented severity from having a fair chance of preparing a platform for reform and conciliation. Spenser All this elevates the science of proverbs, and indicates that these abridgments of knowledge convey great results, with a parsimony of words prodigal of sense. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 To each generation the defects of its qualities; in one prudence degenerates into parsimony, in another courage runs wild in extravagance. The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier A Chronicle of Our Own Time Once Mrs. Minto was back at home the old order of parsimony was revived, and it cost them very little to keep life going on from day to day. Coquette There is nothing which hampers you more than parsimony in the use of things needful to your painting. The Painter in Oil A complete treatise on the principles and technique necessary to the painting of pictures in oil colors As against these extravagances I must record the fact that my parsimony in monetary matters survived. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography They possessed neither its hardihood nor its heroic parsimony. General Bramble Alive, Isom Chase had walked in the secret derision and contempt of his neighbors, despised for his parsimony, ridiculed for his manner of life. The Bondboy Then, outside the scientific world, comparatively few people appreciate the extreme parsimony of nature. A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science I shall begin by pleading for more careful design, and less parsimony in expenditure upon the usual church adornments. Needlework As Art It may be that the causes behind my aloofness from mere vulgar frivolity, and worse, were pretty mixed: part pride, or even conceit, and part prudence or parsimony. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography Tom deplored the ill-judging parsimony of many parents in that respect. Books and Authors Curious Facts and Characteristic Sketches In spite of his parsimony, he generally indulged himself in a glass of bitters, of which he was very fond, whenever he went to the village. Robert Coverdale's Struggle Or, On The Wave Of Success She knows not our parsimony nor our prudence. Under the Maples By and by I had won every heart by my patient poverty and my delightful parsimony with regard to facts. Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns) His real name was not known in Muirtown—not because he had not given it, but because it could not be pronounced, being largely composed of x's and k's, with an irritating parsimony of vowels. Young Barbarians By his agreeable manners, he goes on tampering and disguising much of the disgust which people would feel at the king's slowness and sordid parsimony. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 His parsimony stood him in good stead in one respect, at least, for it prevented his becoming a drunkard. Robert Coverdale's Struggle Or, On The Wave Of Success For Burghley she forgot her usual parsimony, both of wealth and dignities; for Burghley she relaxed that severe etiquette to which she was unreasonably attached. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel This separation of the village from the township has been inevitable where the farmers take no pride or interest in it, and has often been necessitated by their parsimony or conservatism. The Farmer and His Community Talents such as his merited maintenance--failing independent means, such maintenance as comes from marrying money and a wife above suspicion of parsimony. Nobody It is certain that a Governor of New South Wales cannot adequately discharge his numerous functions on less than his official salary of £7000 per annum, and any appearance of parsimony is naturally resented. Six Letters From the Colonies M�re charged Pop with parsimony and he charged her with recklessness. In a Little Town If you called me up to tell me that you trod on the tail of your landlady’s parsimony, you don’t need a job in a detective bureau; you need a lunacy commission!” The Crevice Some entire cities, taught by custom, delight in parsimony, as I said but just now of the Lacedæmonians. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero Frugality exalted into a virtue to be practised for its own sake, instead of as a means to an end, becomes the vice of parsimony. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions We have read of her dismay at this ludicrous parsimony of praise, but her self-respect must have been restored when the Edinburgh ladies fainted by dozens during her impersonation of Isabella in "The Fatal Marriage." Penelope's Progress Being Such Extracts from the Commonplace Book of Penelope Hamilton As Relate to Her Experiences in Scotland He wanted to slay the reprobate twice—once for daring to observe Martha's beauty and once for his parsimony of praise. In a Little Town Emily says––” “But how––” “Maybe if the hall had been lighted––but Mrs. Quinlan’s got that parsimony peculiar to all landladies––and I trod on its tail, and it was all up!” The Crevice Economy over-done turns into parsimony, liberality into extravagance, self-respect into pride. The Madcap of the School The bookseller was accused of injustice and parsimony; but the low prices which he afterwards affixed to the articles, and the tardiness of their sale, are sufficient refutations of this charge. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance As for thrift, much which passes for such at present is little different from soul-destroying parsimony. British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals The rigid parsimony of these men is disappointed terribly when any crisis happens. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France If they lived on our rocky soil, and under our inclement skies, their shrewdness would sometimes border upon knavery, and their frugality sometimes degenerate into parsimony. An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans Not that she had any special need of cheapness; but the spinster aunt who brought her up had, together with a comfortable competence, left her the habit of parsimony. The Invader A Novel It is what is known as the law of parsimony. The Doctrines of Predestination, Reprobation, and Election Abraham ibn Sahl won such renown that the Arabs, notorious for parsimony, gave ten gold pieces for one of his songs. Jewish Literature and Other Essays Upon the whole, it is safe to say that German sneers at British parsimony and Puritanism may fairly be accepted as tribute, and, as such, need in no sense be resented. The Message Having jested about Kenyon's parsimony, as the old man lay in extremis, Ellenborough placed another joke of the same kind upon his coffin. A Book About Lawyers Not only the sordid and avaricious, but even those whose virtue of frugality, by the force of habit, had been imperceptibly sliding into the vice of parsimony, felt the alarm. Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes If it may, then to import it into the controversy is to violate the law of parsimony or maxim of philosophy, that it is wrong to multiply causes beyond what are necessary. The Doctrines of Predestination, Reprobation, and Election This, no doubt, was brought about through the parsimony of Mr. Brown, but in doing so he was aided by a fortuitous circumstance. The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson By One of the Firm If not, I shall have a grievance in their parsimony, which in itself will be a comfort to me; and I am sure that I shall be treated well on board. The Fixed Period Far from being guilty of unseemly parsimony in this arrangement, Philip Yorke paid proper consideration to his wife's social advantages, in taking her to a separate house. A Book About Lawyers The comfort, and health even, of children are thus sacrificed to the parsimony of their parents. Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes The law has proved an excellent deterrent to educational parsimony. The New Education A Review of Progressive Educational Movements of the Day (1915) An ill-timed parsimony had occasioned disgust among the soldiers, but Washington remained unshaken. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Clement, who by his pennywise parsimony had left himself defenceless, made a feeble and wholly vain attempt to put the city in a state of defence. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 For the charges of sordid parsimony so frequently preferred against Kenyon it is to be feared there were better grounds. A Book About Lawyers He had a little gold loaned at interest, and on this he lived in tragic parsimony. Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West But Mrs. Errington's curious parsimony was roused now to full activity. Tongues of Conscience But he was so excessively pleased with himself over the adroitness with which he had claimed the last hole, that he quite overstepped the bounds of his habitual parsimony. Miss Mapp Their interest lies in the exemplification of the general course of the American administration, imposed by its years of temporizing, of money-getting, and of military parsimony. Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 Volume 1 He longed for simpler things; he longed for barren walls, a cot of straw, parsimony, discipline. The Goose Man He was always overcareful about money, and in old age this tendency developed into parsimony. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration While he mistook parsimony for economy, he did not scruple to make war on trifling pretexts and waste his amassed treasures in a hopeless cause. The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy And I, with spontaneous gallantry, retorted that she was justified in such parsimony, since her daughter's eyes supplied such fairy illumination, and upon her cheeks was a bloom brighter than many geraniums. Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. I.—Mr Roebuck had insisted that Ireland was made the victim of our English parsimony; not once and away, but systematically. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 But parsimony such as this was out of the question. William Pitt and the Great War Marlborough, in spite of his many faults, his selfishness and parsimony, his ambition and duplicity, will ever enjoy an enviable fame. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges But love and care had redeemed the derisive parsimony. The Justice of the King There was no longer even the shadow of an excuse for parsimony, as the inheritance which would have been divided between the two p. 10brothers would now devolve on the only son. The Young Lord and Other Tales to which is added Victorine Durocher This happens to be a charge peculiarly irritating to all parties—to the authors of the parsimony, and to its objects. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 Sometimes they have been granted with ridiculous parsimony, and at others with scandalous profusion. The History of Tasmania, Volume I The prophet was indignant with his country people, who wished to combine prayer with parsimony, and worship with worldly policy. Broken Bread from an Evangelist's Wallet He promised a strict adherence to his maxims of parsimony, and went away in the stagecoach; nor did his friends expect to hear from him till he informed them of his arrival at Swansea. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II His apology for his parsimony p. 17was, that he was saving every pound he could accumulate to help pay for his college education when he should be sent thither. The Young Lord and Other Tales to which is added Victorine Durocher I was afraid to go direct to Luneville, on account of my grandfather, who, I knew from motives of parsimony, would be unwilling to receive me. Valerie Indeed, his "economy of means" borders on parsimony. The History of "Punch" The sputtering flame seemed to have the power to betray all the miserly emotions and mean parsimonies usually concealed behind its starved pallor. The Flaw in the Sapphire It is to be presumed that he thought the letters so good that they might very well serve a second turn; but this act of literary parsimony was not happy. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III Again and again he tried to prevail on me to accompany him on shore, laughing at my scruples, and accusing me of parsimony and meanness. Tales of the Sea And of our Jack Tars The argument and the language in this sentence are pretty nearly on a par; for as misery makes men acquainted with dissimilar companions, why may not parsimony conglutinate heterogeneous compositions? Notes and Queries, Number 71, March 8, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. But his constitutional parsimony rebelled against the outlay as if each expenditure had meant want in the future. Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale You like to see a clean, orderly, well conducted prison, and, as far as your parsimony will permit, such is the house of correction. Diary in America, Series One No indeed; but because they are told that she is to go snacks with the manager; and, her parsimony being proverbial, they are determined to rebuke it in a liberal spirit. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 Such people know nothing of a true spirit of parsimony. Orley Farm These peculiarities of his had often been freely spoken of, and now a conference of able-bodied seamen in embryo decided that there should be no further tolerance of parsimony and piety. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century Verinder, with the extravagance that went hand in hand with an occasional astonishing parsimony, had ordered oilskin suits and waterproof boots made especially for his guests. The Highgrader By his account, a parsimony in every point appears to be the great desideratum aimed at. Diary in America, Series One They must not be oppressed with having too many in charge, or the owner will suffer by his ill-judged parsimony. Cattle and Cattle-breeders The parsimony of a mistress of a household is best displayed on matters eatable;—on matters eatable and drinkable; for there is a fine scope for domestic savings in tea, beer, and milk. Orley Farm We are very far, Rose, from the parsimony of the Primitives, each of whose works contains almost a human life. The Choice of Life "What right have you to ask that bright and happy girl—any girl—to share the uncertainties, the parsimony, the ineludible struggle of your disappointing life?" A Daughter of the Middle Border His parsimony was notorious; he was a bachelor without known kith or kin, and had never before been known to evince the slightest interest in precious stones. The Paternoster Ruby The principle of rationality in government is parsimony. The Moral Economy It seemed to them indicative of a niggard and ruinous parsimony. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion With respect to the cost it must be regulated by a due attention to the views of the Legislature and to economy without parsimony. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 You are the second richest man in the United States," he continued, "and the first in parsimony. The Sins of Séverac Bablon This may be shown in the greed of seeking it, without proper regard for the rights of others; or in parsimony or stinginess in holding it, when there are rightful claims upon it. Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View It is not merely saving, still less, parsimony. Architects of Fate or, Steps to Success and Power This rigid parsimony, at once the virtue and the foible of Elizabeth, was attended accordingly with its good and its evil. Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth At such a time their parsimony, their "incredible meanness," as Franklin called it, was cruel as well as stupid. Benjamin Franklin But let it be remembered that thrift is not parsimony not miserliness. Pushing to the Front It is not parsimony or unwillingness to give, but a disposition to save. Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View To give inferior food to a servant was to Maggie the unforgivable in parsimony. Clayhanger There were quarrels soon between the King and his guest, which led to exhibitions of paltriness and parsimony common to their characters. Heroes of Modern Europe So Franklin returned with "some small gifts as tokens" of parental love, much good advice as to "steady industry and prudent parsimony," but no cash in hand. Benjamin Franklin It was certainly a curious mingling of grandeur and poverty, this life in the half-ruined Castle, with its magnificent tapestries and carvings, its evidences of bygone splendour, and, alas! present-day parsimony. Pixie O'Shaughnessy His parsimony went to the extreme of meanness; his avarice was insatiable and restless. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 He had feared, and even Maggie had feared, that their father would impair the practical value and the charm of the new house by parsimony in the matter of furniture. Clayhanger In the mean time the greatest profusion appeared at table while the meanest parsimony reigned through the household. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume II. But the fault was more probably with the rector's parsimony of words than with the editor. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3) Essay 5: On Pattison's Memoirs Elizabeth's Council, wiser than their mistress, barely squeezed out of her reluctant parsimony enough to keep Mar and Morton from making terms with the rest; but there her assistance ended. Short Studies on Great Subjects But I think if Uncle Gilbert would go to Dr. Leiser and have his parsimony removed he'd have more fun as he breezes through life. You Should Worry Says John Henry But I can’t bear to think that you may suffer for the want of a medicine because of your East Anglian parsimony.” Edward FitzGerald and "Posh" "Herring Merchants" In this regard, also, the utmost parsimony was evinced, and the daily fare consisted of the commonest articles of diet that he was able to purchase. Bucholz and the Detectives Tom Sheridan lamented the ill-judging parsimony of many parents in that respect. The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings Justinian, whose early training had been of the most economical kind, and whose disposition seemed to be rather inclined to parsimony than extravagance, now came out in his true character. Illuminated Manuscripts All classes practise thrift bordering on parsimony, and any display of wealth is generally resented. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" In later years, his economy degenerated into parsimony. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 Here, too, his parsimony extended, and, while no efforts were spared to improve the quality of the land, and to increase the crops that were gathered, in every other respect his miserly nature exerted itself. Bucholz and the Detectives Notwithstanding the extreme parsimony with which Elizabeth had fitted out both army and navy, the cost of preparations to meet the attack of Spain had been great, and she was obliged to borrow money. London and the Kingdom - Volume I But his ill-timed parsimony restrained him from taking advantage of their offers, and in B.C. A Smaller History of Rome On account of the servant difficulty, again, this garden would probably be less laboriously neat than many of our gardens to-day—no "bedding-out," for example, and a certain parsimony of mown lawn.... Anticipations Of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human life and Thought But such was the extreme, I had almost said, absurd parsimony of the parliaments during that period. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. Prudery is the parsimony of a shrivelled heart, and is scarcely worthy of respect. The Friendships of Women But we are not to encourage parsimony in education; for parsimony in this department is not true economy. Thoughts on Educational Topics and Institutions Sara, who had no sympathy with the parsimony of many of her class, rose to go. Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead He walked away to the cutting room, and in less than five minutes Abe repented his parsimony. Abe and Mawruss Being Further Adventures of Potash and Perlmutter It may not seem credible, yet parsimony appears in the midst of their profuseness: but then it is very ill placed, for it is in crumbs, bones, and crusts. Ideal Commonwealths The prevalence of this crime was ascribed, in a considerable degree, to the ill-judged parsimony of the assembly. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States This parsimony is so well judged that the insect gains the surface at the end of twelve days. Social Life in the Insect World He ridicules the extremes of extravagance, and of that parsimony by which it is usually accompanied. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour Elaborate praise. parsimony Unusual or excessive frugality; extreme economy or stinginess. patronymic Derived from the name of one's father or a paternal ancestor. pertinacity Persistent determination. Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States Henrietta was the eldest daughter, and there was no son to inherit the prowess of Churchill and the parsimony of his wife. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 For the confusion of objectives that led to this Tirpitz blames Bethmann's peace policy, the parsimony of the Reichstag, and the Emperor's failure to attain to clear notions about war aims. Before the War I had always been lavish of my means, for whatever faults I may have preserved, avarice and parsimony were not of their number. Clemence The Schoolmistress of Waveland He had simply to accept this emotional parsimony as one of the many curious facts about Anne. The Helpmate Did he exhibit the plain simplicity of a true republican in his dress and manners, and economy in all his expenditures, it was attributed to parsimony and meanness! Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States His extreme parsimony of life we have seen as the cause of the only criticism which has ever been levelled against him. Sir John French An Authentic Biography But for this parsimony she might have held out some years longer. Mrs Whittelsey's Magazine for Mothers and Daughters Volume 3 But when late in life the nephew became rich, habits of parsimony were a second nature, and seemed to have grown chronic and exaggerated under the novel anxieties of wealth. Mrs. Overtheway's Remembrances For myself I unfeignedly admire the delicacy which leads to a certain parsimony in the use of words like "perspiration," "cleaning one's self," and so on. The Land of Contrasts A Briton's View of His American Kin His lordship had a reputation for parsimony, and he fancied it a bargain if he could sell to my father those squalid fields for £2000,—so he offered them to him at that price. My Life as an Author The popular dictum—multum non multa, doing one thing well—may be plausibly adduced in behalf of parsimony in the study of languages. Practical Essays I myself experienced a little sample of Clementi's truly Italian parsimony, for one day I found teacher and pupil with upturned sleeves, engaged at the wash-tub, washing their stockings and other linen. Great Violinists And Pianists How, then, did the word thrift get to mean parsimony, frugality, the opposite of waste? Health and Education This season Hannah had taunted her husband more than usual with his ill-judged parsimony in the matter of the cherries. Pembroke A Novel The parsimony of England and Holland, and the indifference of Germany, spoiled all the plans of Marlborough, and lost the allies all the benefits of the victory of Blenheim. The Cornet of Horse A Tale of Marlborough's Wars They have a much keener sense of the use of money; an excellent thing in women when it does not deteriorate into cheese-paring and sordid parsimony. The Quest of the Simple Life He husbanded the chances of his life with generous parsimony. The Half-Hearted You know I've years of parsimony and misery to make up for yet. The Survivor It was headed by Thomas Payne, who, as the squire's son and the richest and most freehanded young man in town, could incur no suspicion of parsimony. Pembroke A Novel No close shaving was done, however, at this critical turn; and it is that steady deliberation, combined with such parsimony of time in other moments, which is most impressive in Nelson. The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain While many a mother sees her own youthful shallowness, frivolity, untruthfulness, deceit and parsimony in her daughter, for whose morality and religion she would willingly give up her own soul. Samuel Rutherford and some of his correspondents Surely not; a body of men so respectable could neither have authorized nor sanctioned such sordid parsimony. Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume II. Still, she hoped, in spite of his parsimony, that he might wish for a son to heir his immense wealth. Mark Hurdlestone Or, The Two Brothers They make inequalities, out of which grow all the miseries of society, because there is no limit to their avarice, parsimony and cruelty. Black and White Land, Labor, and Politics in the South Throughout the house, and indeed throughout the estate, there was sufficient evidence of wealth; and there certainly was no evidence of parsimony; but at Scroope Manor money seemed never to have produced luxury. An Eye for an Eye No doubt this list of supreme leaders in the arts is unduly scanted; but there is wisdom in Taine's parsimony of praise. Inquiries and Opinions Their fun was precious in proportion to its parsimony. Americans and Others About the staging of the play there was a right Shakespearian parsimony. A Wanderer in Venice What is the cause of this parsimony of the liberty which you dole out to the people? The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) There was certainly no parsimony at the Manor, but the luxurious living of the household was confined to the servants' department. An Eye for an Eye There is no artificial, pompous display, but a strict parsimony of the poet's materials, like the rude simplicity of the age in which he lived. Lectures on the English Poets Delivered at the Surrey Institution Alas! he knew his father's parsimony too well; and, on either hand, he was met by difficulties that appeared to him to be insurmountable. Fardorougha, The Miser The Works of William Carleton, Volume One The truth was that Jory, throwing to the winds all his habits of prudence and parsimony, was now secretly providing for Mathilde. His Masterpiece The sordid parsimony of ninety-hundredths of the population shut out every sentiment of generosity, and rooted from the heart every emotion honorable to human nature. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest We must, however, take care not to confound economy with parsimony. Reading Made Easy for Foreigners - Third Reader When pauses came he wrote scathing comments on Breede's attire, his parsimony in the matter of food, his facial defects, and some objectionable characteristics as a human being, now perceived for the first time. Bunker Bean A corrupt and improvident loan, like everything else corrupt or prodigal, cannot be too much condemned; but there is a short-sighted parsimony still more fatal than an unforeseeing expense. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) Tinctured with the Dutch education, they manage their families with becoming parsimony, good providence, and singular neatness. Woman's Life in Colonial Days Men scarcely competent to take the responsibility of an ordinary day's work, or, if competent, of notoriously intemperate habits, were placed in command of sea-going ships through the parsimony or nepotism of the owners. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 423 Volume 17, New Series, February 7, 1852 Rather, far rather, the Rockefeller, that shrewd manipulator of businesses ... with all his parsimony in personal economics ... his diet of bread and milk ... and his giving away of millions to missions and scientific institutions.... Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative Though the Padre was extremely liberal in his political opinions, his management of his worldly affairs bore the stamp of the most sordid parsimony. Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume I. It may be new to his Grace, but I beg leave to tell him that mere parsimony is not economy. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) "His heart was always breaking" at some act of parsimony on the part of the Government in so tardily giving that which he pleaded was an urgent necessity for them to have. Drake, Nelson and Napoleon We must no more make haste to be rich by parsimony than by intemperate acquisition. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12) I never met the old man's equal for parsimony. Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative Surely there is something to be saved; there is to be saved whatever is the difference between vigilance and neglect, between parsimony and profusion. Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.) Edited with notes and Introductory Account of her life and writings If parsimony were to be considered as one of the kinds of that virtue, there is, however, another and an higher economy. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) In all this, they see nothing but the operations of parsimony, attended with all the consequences of profusion. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) Contented with a comfortable subsistence, so easily acquired in that country, they are rarely infected with the vice of avarice, and even scarcely know what parsimony is. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 05 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time From a mistaken notion of parsimony, the labour of constructing and filling them was allotted to a number of Spanish prisoners, with what result will appear in the sequel. Narrative of Services in the Liberation of Chili, Peru and Brazil, from Spanish and Portuguese Domination, Volume 1 Capital is still the laborious result of parsimony. Political Thought in England from Locke to Bentham On one of his fingers glittered a diamond ring, which, considering the lack of ornaments in other respects, but ill accorded with the apparent parsimony of the man. Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue Sometimes Hugo used to protest, aghast at some petty act of parsimony. Half Portions Against parsimony and niggardliness I proclaim war; but with the same sentence I condemn those who make a grand splash while they live, leaving their families in destitution when they die. Around The Tea-Table And all this inspired by a prudent agnostic parsimony. Tragic Sense Of Life Profits are always a justified return for productive labor; interest the payment for the use of the owner's past parsimony. Political Thought in England from Locke to Bentham It is, however, more probable that the Cardinal Montalto treated her follies with a grudging parsimony; for we soon find the Peretti household hopelessly involved in debt. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series The world, however, finds it to be a process of working, and the making of money by toil, parsimony, and anxiety. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 421 Volume 17, New Series, January 24, 1852 At length Elizabeth was roused to the greatness of the danger, her parsimony was overcome. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times It was simply the exigencies of his critical position that forced him to restrain his natural propensities and thus to gain the undeserved reputation for parsimony. Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 We do not say that men should save and hoard their gains for the mere sake of saving and hoarding; this would be parsimony and avarice. Thrift As it was, he sought to veil his parsimony by conservative principle. The Missing Bride For a host to count up the items is suggestive of parsimony, while not to look at them is disconcertingly reckless, and to pay before their faces for what his guests have eaten is embarrassing. Etiquette They teach them close-fisted parsimony, and prepare them to lead a life as servile and infatuated as their own. The Christian Home The century plant is wonderfully suggestive and wonderfully beautiful, but I never look at it without thinking of its parsimony. New Tabernacle Sermons V. These habits some ascribed to narrowness of mind, while others thought that he carried parsimony and avarice to excess in himself in order by his example to reform and restrain others. Plutarch's Lives, Volume II Economy is an excellent public virtue, but the parsimony that allows valuable works of art to remain in the grime and gloom of a damp cellar is little short of a detestable public vice. Miscellanies Leader the appearance of praising the man's parsimony, he archly ridicules it; introduces Grosphus to him, and concludes with a few articles of news concerning the Roman affairs. The Works of Horace What Flossie called him that time didn't matter; it was her parsimony in the item of endearments that provoked him to excesses of the kind. The Divine Fire This self-denial, which borders at times on parsimony, is the result of training and circumstances. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1876 I feel the time has come when the people must assert themselves and show that they will tolerate no delay and no parsimony in the care of our unfortunates. Have faith in Massachusetts; 2d ed. A Collection of Speeches and Messages But he who will endure to the end that tortuous journey among flat fields of rye and parsimony, will find himself well rewarded. Shandygaff Patton, nettled by this parsimony of speech, made the inward comment that his companion was "a deep un." Marcella Their frugality too often became parsimony; their devotion grim bigotry; and all this in a greater degree perhaps than could be predicated of the more immediate subjects of King Bello. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II Macaulay told one or two stories illustrating his parsimony. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1876 Forty years later, Louis XIV. was driven, by exhaustion, to the policy adopted by Charles II. through parsimony. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 A cheap coat and skirt, much worn, a hat of no particular color or shape, frayed gloves and disreputable boots, proclaimed both the parsimony of her father's will and the independence of her opinions. The Testing of Diana Mallory Dallington is only one of the many travellers who, unable to grasp the fact that warmer climes called for light diet, reproached the Italians especially for their "parsimony and thin feeding." English Travellers of the Renaissance The parsimony of the Parisians ended in 1850; but the parsimony of the provinces, always great, and in unsettled times carried to actual avarice, lasted during the whole of the Republic. Correspondence & Conversations of Alexis de Tocqueville with Nassau William Senior from 1834 to 1859, Volume 2 Now they have the substitutes suggested by parsimony to cover their incompleteness. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Chichester (1901) A Short History & Description Of Its Fabric With An Account Of The Diocese And See Court extravagance cut down the equipment of the navy as did the burgomaster's parsimony, and court corruption undermined discipline as surely as commercial indifference. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 Commerce at Marseilles is not a matter of paltry traffic, or trifling parsimony and retrenchments of capital. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 5, July 29, 1850 For all these causes, they soon began to reproach Nero for his prodigality, although the people enjoyed it, just as they had been malcontent with Tiberius for his parsimony. Characters and events of Roman History Antonyms: lavish, extravagant, prodigal, unthrifty, profuse, wasteful. saving, n. treasure, hoard, reserve; exception, reservation, salvation, rescue, redemption, deliverance; preservation, conservation; salvage. savingness, n. frugality, parsimony, thrift, providence, economy, chariness. Putnam's Word Book Harston, by incessant attention to business and extreme parsimony, had succeeded in founding an export trading concern. The Firm of Girdlestone The wife was severe in her censures on her husband's parsimony, as she termed his prudence, and reviled Fatima for being the favoured person in charge of his property. Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society In your reading for material do not cultivate habits of economy or parsimony. The Making of Arguments You could have ascertained the parsimony of the wealthy only through the medium of your own beggary; otherwise to him who lays covetousness aside the generous man and miser seem all one. The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 2 This mode of living arose not from parsimony, but from an utter indifference to any kind of indulgence, which he considered beneath a soldier's attention. International Weekly Miscellany — Volume 1, No. 3, July 15, 1850 But Elizabeth persisted in keeping Leicester in a false position which laid him open to suspicion; while his own conduct kept him on ill terms with the Estates, and the queen's parsimony crippled his activities. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History There is a vein of industry and parsimony, that runs through the whole people of England; which, added to the easiness of their rents, makes them rich and sturdy. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 06 The Drapier's Letters But the parsimony of the emperor, and his attempt to cure the inveterate evil of a military despotism, led to his undoing, and in 602 he was murdered with his children. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History No man would accuse Emerson of parsimony of ideas. Ralph Waldo Emerson The shabby plainness of Wren's church well typified all the parochial parsimony. The Pretty Lady Therefore, wherever we find hardness of consistency we find a tendency to narrowness, parsimony, conservatism, and lack of sympathy. Analyzing Character They are a combination of the wildest extravagance and the strictest parsimony. As Seen By Me She knew how to distinguish between frugality, a necessary virtue, and niggardliness, an odious vice; and used to say, 'That to define generosity, it must be called the happy medium betwixt parsimony and profusion.' Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 9 He betrays parsimony in every shred of his garments. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 07 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes It has long been the reproach of England that she treats, or rather that her Government treats, her men of science, her artists, and her litterateurs with a disgraceful parsimony. The Story of the Herschels Its design was to throw ridicule on the parsimony of the Protectoral household. Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine This sordid saving, this widely published parsimony, is not only not princely, it is not only not decorous, it is positively disgusting to every passer-by who himself possesses any right thought or feeling. Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden The parsimony of the public in the matter of books is pitiful. In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays The Dutch merchant, by parsimony and prudence, had collected a fortune of about 16,000 l. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume V. He had already, by his parsimony, accumulated a considerable sum, to which the fortune of his wife was now added. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 04 The Adventurer; The Idler He knew what those works were in the church; everything was done with parsimony, but without much regard to time. The Shadow of the Cathedral Generous men are not pursued by stories of parsimony; mean men never hear even untrue stories of their generosity. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 66, April, 1863 He disposed, by will, of a considerable amount amassed without parsimony, and even, historians say, in spite of a royal magnificence. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 2 He promised a strict adherence to his maxims of parsimony, and went away in the stage coach; nor did his friends expect to hear from him, 'till he informed them of his arrival at Swansea. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume V. One day when he was settling his account with her, she complained of his extreme parsimony: "Thou'rt too stingy, Diocletian," said she; and he answered laughing, "I'll be prodigal when I'm emperor." A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1 The mean parsimony of the nation in paying such low wages to men about to be sent on duties at once very arduous and very dangerous met its fit and natural reward. The Winning of the West, Volume 4 Louisiana and the Northwest, 1791-1807 It requires work now the same as then—steady, persevering work—and, what is more important, prudence, economy, parsimony if you like; nor do these necessarily mean the coarse manners of a former age. Hodge and His Masters Besides, she was conspicuous for her industrious, economical ways, and a parsimony in her expenditures that came pretty close to stinginess. The Torrent Entre Naranjos Such parsimony is the best guarantee that we are prepared to face any serious call. Scott's Last Expedition Volume I That as in him there is no weakness, nor difficulty, so in him is no grudging, no parsimony. Town and Country Sermons His friends wished to ascribe this to an indifference to appearances; but the multitude, more accurately imputed it to parsimony. Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" He proceeds to notice that the building work at S. Lorenzo is being carried forward very slowly, and money spent upon it with increasing parsimony. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti But the member from Alcira would not be led astray by such niggardly parsimony. The Torrent Entre Naranjos Tinctured with a Dutch education, they manage their families with becoming parsimony, good providence, and singular neatness. Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers He paused in front of the house of Deacon Jones, a hard-fisted old farmer, whose reputation for parsimony was well known throughout the village, but of this Andy, being a newcomer, was ignorant. Only an Irish Boy Andy Burke's Fortunes The only chants made wore for the better; the occasion having been improved, to paint and new-vamp the house, which Mr. Daggett's parsimony had prevented him from defacing by modern alterations. Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" Merely decorative carvings are used with parsimony, and designed in a pure style, although they exhibit originality of invention. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti Beginning here, as though regretting her parsimony, Nature had spread his features with a lavish hand. White Fang The parsimony or poverty of the emperor compelled him to deviate from the rule of conduct which had deserved the love and confidence of the Italians. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 The extreme parsimony of Rufinus left him only the reproach and envy of ill-gotten wealth; his dependants served him without attachment; the universal hatred of mankind was repressed only by the influence of servile fear. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3 It would be idle to think that this was due simply to parsimony. Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters Or perhaps from phido, parsimony, because they were so many schools of sobriety; or perhaps the first letter is an addition, and the word at first was editia, from edode, eating. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans He speedily but cautiously turned his first gains into second advantages; retained without a single deviation his extreme parsimony; and thus advanced by degrees into larger transactions and incipient wealth. Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature After exhausting the arts of sensual pleasure, she most ungratefully murmured against the parsimony of Nature; but her murmurs, her pleasures, and her arts, must be veiled in the obscurity of a learned language. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 She meant this for a stab at Miss Miranda's parsimony, remembering the four spare chambers, closed from January to December; but Rebecca thought it was intended as a suggestion. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm "Thirty-five dollars just thrown out of the window," cried Trina, her teeth clicking, every instinct of her parsimony aroused. McTeague The old monarchy can only claim to have produced the Revolution in the sense of having provoked it; as intemperance has been known to produce sobriety, and extravagance parsimony. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 He died in affluent circumstances, the result of laudable prudence, without the smallest taint of avarice or illiberal parsimony. Canadian Notabilities, Volume 1 Below, the dress was full, and sufficiently showed that parsimony in attire was not a foible of the day. The Spy Mrs. Robinson had company only once or twice a year, and was generally much prostrated for several days afterward, the struggle between pride and parsimony being quite too great a strain upon her. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Prudent in the management of his property and in his expenditure he seems to have always been; but as far removed, both by temperament and education, from parsimony as from extravagance. Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. Uncharitableness does not seem to have been characteristic of the Jews at any period of their history, who erred rather on the side of ostentation than of parsimony. Female Scripture Biographies, Volume II For there is a kind of genteel parsimony, by which his character is distinguished from that of others. Cicero's Brutus or History of Famous Orators; also His Orator, or Accomplished Speaker. I suspect in this statement a certain parsimony as to the truth. The Cords of Vanity A Comedy of Shirking During the long civil wars, de Puysange was known as a shrewd captain and a judicious counsellor to the King, who rewarded his services as liberally as Tudorian parsimony would permit. The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages But owing to parsimony he takes off his boots when crossing the swamps. The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy Thus far, therefore, and no farther, the plea of 'children,' of 'large families,' charity begins at home,' &c. is an excuse for parsimony, and an answer to those who solicit our bounty. Female Scripture Biographies, Volume II Oh! the tyranny of those perpetual grumblings and parsimonies, of those sour unfriendly looks! Helbeck of Bannisdale — Volume II But whilst looking thus sharply after his own interests, avarice or parsimony has formed no part of his character, and he has been liberal according to his means. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men But with the operations of magic Rodogune had delighted to supersede the parsimony of nature. Imogen A Pastoral Romance It is faulty on account of its regulations, the basis of which is weak, and it exhibits too much parsimony in its expenses. Paris as It Was and as It Is The charge of habitual parsimony against Garrick was not well founded; and this incident shows that he knew when to be properly munificent. The Life, Studies, and Works of Benjamin West, Esq. Composed from Materials Furnished by Himself But economy is the order of the day at home, and an Administrator inclined to parsimony gladly seizes the opportunity of pleasing his 'office.' To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I To Mr. Bradburn the credit belongs of procuring, after a hard battle against parsimony and prejudice, the establishment of the first free High School in the West. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men He has pushed severe abstinence to the extreme point, possibly beyond the point, where a reader's power is stimulated by the poet's parsimony. Milton No poet is so splendidly superfluous as he; none knows so well that in poetry enough is not only not so good as a feast, but is a beggarly parsimony. Among My Books Second Series Nor is there any place for an excuse; for he cannot avoid it, unless he would be hooted at and stoned for his parsimony. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 Be sparing—starve yourself from parsimony or for the love of some one who will eat your share and forget to thank you, and you will die of typhus. Barlasch of the Guard The interdict which excludes glass-ware from the table must be attributed to conservatism rather than parsimony, for in most useful improvements the Shakers strive to excel. The Communistic Societies of the United States From Personal Visit and Observation Milton, like Wordsworth, urged his theory of parsimony farther in practice than he would have done, had he not been possessed by a spirit of protest against prevailing error. Milton |
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