| 单词 | avocation |
| 例句 | When he was advised that he had no avocation, he left the island, came to America to study the then budding field of psychiatry. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z After my bomb avocation, I became the organizer of the supercolossal fruit roll. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Looking at God’s wondrous handiwork was a worthwhile avocation, and in some cases, vocation. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In a show titled “Urban Mapping,” it’s inevitable that someone would invoke the French idea of the flâneur, whose avocation is simply to walk and experience the city. Review | In the galleries: Tehran doesn’t reveal itself readily 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z But when a friend of hers is found drowned, the victim of foul play, Louisa takes on an avocation as well — identifying the killer and seeing that justice is done. Louisa May Alcott as protagonist: Three new novels feature the author of 'Little Women' 2011-06-15T19:36:04Z The season’s last half finds another gear, as the guilt-racked Barry has a harder and harder time compartmentalizing his vocation from his avocation. Review: In ‘Barry,’ This Actor Slays Them, Offstage 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z Advertisement Moviegoing was a different avocation three decades ago from what it is today, when films are gnawed to the bones on Twitter before they make it to the screen. A Searing First Encounter With David Lynch’s ‘Blue Velvet’ 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z The subject strikes a nerve because my main avocation happens to be astronomy. A hater’s guide to astrology: How I learned to stop getting angry about people’s dumb beliefs 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z James Patterson’s dedication to the expansion of reading is closer to a crusade than an avocation. James Patterson, honored for his literacy work, says we must do more 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z This would be to acknowledge that they had miscalculated the inducements to their avocation, and, through a blunder instead of with open eyes, had preferred the glory of their art to all other considerations. Authors and life of poverty: From the archive, 18 Feb 1852 2013-02-18T07:00:00Z Root-Bernstein found, too, that the energy it took to be a success in science did not lead to a decline in reported time spent with artistic avocations. Scientists aren’t the only innovators! We really need artists 2014-03-10T22:58:00Z Once she yells about her charley horse what might have been a saucy turn degrades into an awkward limb pile because that is Miranda's avocation. "And Just Like That," Miranda ruined Che for viewers 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z In fact, examining her particular talent for this avocation — and how her style contributed to it — explains a lot about the workings of Mr. Epstein’s enterprise. Always Well Groomed 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Knight, whose many avocations included wildlife rehabilitator, was clearly inspired by nature. Review | In the galleries: Stable’s spaces make room for lots of art and much conversation 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z To imply they all prioritize these vocations or avocations over their loved ones isn’t fair, or realistic. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: His risky sport endangers his life, and his wife wants a parachute 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z That’s the question for you to answer right now, and simple avocations are the most accessible way to answer it. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Can’t keep up with the Joneses in their fancy, new car 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z Aaron Nix-Gomez, a software engineer by trade and a wine historian by avocation, recently wrote extensively about Madeira’s impact on early U.S. history on his blog at Hogsheadwine.com. A toast to the Founding Fathers should include their favorite drink 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Konstance’s avocation becomes clear when she learns the true purpose of the spacecraft’s mission in its weird virtual library. From Anthony Doerr, an Ode to Storytelling That Shows How It’s Done 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z Media Lab and was a professor of architecture and media arts and sciences, was an architect by training but an urban visionary by avocation. William J. Mitchell, Architect and Urban Visionary, Dies at 65 2010-06-16T05:19:00Z The mean-spirited guy in the airplane in “Sky Writing,” between his barbs, takes a moment to explain his unusual avocation, which echoes Peck’s. Review | Even before Twitter, Dale Peck was stirring the pot. He’s at it again with a new book. 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Teaching is an avocation for Ms. Yoakum, who eventually would also like to include boots and high heels among her canvases. | New Jersey: Art for the Aesthetes Known as Sneakerheads 2010-08-14T01:46:00Z It’s far too fun for that, and it revolves around Watts’s highly questionable avocation. ‘The Gargoyle Hunters,’ by John Freeman Gill: A love letter to New York City 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z He embraced the new avocations with so much ardor that his stamp collection is now on permanent display in the British Library in London. Gustave Caillebotte's role in Impressionist history illuminated in 'Painter's Eye' 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Snooping is more than just an avocation, I quickly discovered; it’s a burgeoning academic field. This Life: Snooping in the Age of E-book - This Life 2011-09-23T21:38:47Z Birdwatchers, generally quiet by avocation, thrive on the specifics of avian habit. Donald Hall’s Late Burst of Creativity 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Last year, Mr. Lewis turned his avocation into a vocation, taking a job at United Talent Agency, overseeing the division representing visual artists in entertainment and licensing deals. When a Mentor Said Tear Down Your Collection and Start Over, They Did 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z At home, he strove for perfection in his avocation, woodworking, where the process was more flexible but the product, for better or worse, could be definitive. Randall Robinson, Anti-Apartheid Catalyst, Is Dead at 81 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z While continuing to promote educational programs throughout his life, Pelé also pursued his musical avocation. Pelé, the Global Face of Soccer, Dies at 82 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z He was also an amateur boxer, an avocation that left him with a permanently sunken left cheekbone. Jim Florio, New Jersey Governor Undone by Tax Hike, Dies at 85 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z Words such as “amateur” and “avocation” seem to have slipped from our vocabulary. Perspective | Ask Amy: I want a committed relationship but I don’t know if this is one 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Dorothy Carpenter, who at 72 calls New York City home, is a member of multiple mushroom clubs and a person of many “vocations and avocations” — psychologist, musician and circus member. New cookbook reflects mushroom mania but not foraging’s full community 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z And for many, it’s a fulfilling part-time avocation that lets them give back to their communities. National Guard sees troops reupping despite COVID, hard year 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z American poet Phyllis McGinley once wrote, “The trouble with gardening is that it does not remain an avocation. It becomes an obsession.” This meticulously planned and planted Queen Anne garden changes for the seasons in colorful echoes of a restored Victorian home 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z Conversely, Steel said, “President-elect Biden is a legislator by avocation, by training, by instinct, by experience in a way that former President Obama was not.” In Georgia, Biden’s presidency meets early defining moment 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z Technology and personality have combined to make mouthing off a main presidential avocation. Opinion | We’ve tried a president with ‘authenticity’ instead of character. It didn’t work. 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z It defines an avocation that consumes hours that add up to days that add up to weeks. Perspective | The Dodgers have been chasing Kirk Gibson’s ghost since 1988. The pursuit can be suffocating. 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z Their involvement with athletics is “an avocation,” the NCAA’s Division I manual says. College football’s quasi bubbles have been disrupted with other students returning 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z They’re just like the more than 250 people who told The Washington Post in April they were learning musical instruments, culinary techniques or other creative avocations. A carpenter, a fashion CEO and a college football coach: Washington players tackle quarantine 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z So did his marriage, later that year, to Lillian Miles, a librarian by profession and a political junkie by avocation. John Lewis, front-line civil rights leader and eminence of Capitol Hill, dies at 80 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, according to a press release announcing his gift, he used his avocation of studying financial markets to become an adept investor. Oregon man leaves $2 million for Montana forest museum 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z Gaming out the “managers” has been a hot avocation in the Capitol for months, and Pelosi has held the details close. The Crossing: What to watch as impeachment heads to Senate 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z This would become a serious avocation for Jim, and he acquired numerous national trophies in bodybuilding, most won after age 60. A Pioneer of GPS Passes Away 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z He said he was a computer technician by trade and a singer by avocation. Column: A rat trap, a stuck bird, and the homeless nature lover who came to the rescue 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z “To me, it’s like — there are people who have hobbies and people who have avocations. This is an avocation.” This 25-pound, 1,600-page opus exhumes a forgotten American watch company 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Making music is an avocation for most of the orchestra, but they’re all paid. Few black conductors lead orchestras. For Anthony Parnther, it's time to represent 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z More than ever she is drawn to her work, both vocation and avocation. Revered from left and right, she'll soon be Canada's longest-serving judge 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z An architect by training, a writer and lecturer by avocation, she consults with major institutions to help them find the right architects for their new buildings, additions and renovations. Who Says Building Scaffolding Has to Be Ugly? 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z To Mr. Rosenthal, automobiles were not only a vocation, but also an avocation. Robert Rosenthal, who built automobile dealership into local behemoth, dies at 91 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z Psychologists have encouraged Hinckley over the years to paint, take photographs, write songs and play music, believing such avocations were therapeutic. He once tried to kill President Reagan. Now John Hinckley says he’s ‘happy as a clam’ 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z And space travel remains a dangerous avocation that could kill some people who make the trip. How Many Space Stations Does This Planet Need? 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z “I tell people this, and believe this, my vocation and avocation are the same thing. Both are sports broadcasting,” he said. Bob Robertson still figuring out retirement after five decades of calling Cougars games 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z Paul keeps other avocations in his sights, including his younger pursuits of painting and film editing. A new book celebrates the best of ‘Now & Then’ — and the beloved historian behind it 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z He loved animals and often rescued orphaned kittens or injured puppies, an unusual avocation that touched some Afghans but made others recoil. Perspective | The tragic death of an Afghan journalist with a different kind of courage 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z Obsessions, avocations, projects deemed not worthy of the main house spawn like mushrooms in garages. Beyond hipster gloss: Four artisanal winemakers to know from the Garagiste Wine Festival 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z “This is what I’m talking about. Real self-improvement. A vocation and an avocation.” “The Luck of Kokura” 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z A local high school coach once described the dilemma to one of our sports writers: “This is my vocation, and my future is in the hands of people to whom this is an avocation.” Alabama editorial roundup 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z His avocations included Civil War history, shooting skeet and working in his wood shop. Washington-area obituaries of note 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z In many Western countries, theater is an avocation for elites. How Viktor Orban Bends Hungarian Society to His Will 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z Teachers are not hobbyists engaging in a pleasant avocation. Their Pay Has Stood Still. Now Oklahoma Teachers Could Be the Next to Walk. 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z My avocation was to be anointed a priest, then to accept a posting to an exotic land, find different, foreign people who needed my assistance & work to better their lives. Opinion | The Moral Case for Draft Resistance 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z And with the wealth that the game show brought, he made philanthropy and fundraising his avocation. 'Let's Make a Deal' Host Monty Hall Dies at 96 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z Describing herself as “miscast as a wife and mother,” she found fulfillment in learning her father’s avocation. Penny Chenery, owner of ’73 Triple Crown winner Secretariat, dies at 95 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z “I do this not so much as an avocation, but as an addiction,” said Schneider, a University of Arizona astronomy professor. Chasing eclipses across the globe is a way of life for some 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z Hurford was not looking for an avocation when he first visited the in-house scriptorium operated by the National Association of Printers and Lithographers, where his duties included managing the awards given by the group. Calligrapher practices the write stuff 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z He called his work his vocation and his lifelong avocation, and said upon his retirement that his career had been a gift. Longtime Boston TV meteorologist Dick Albert dies at 72 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z His avocations included collecting and researching Confederate firearms. Washington-area obituaries of note 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z He once combined his vocation and avocation by teaching a course on navigation by the stars. Michael A’Hearn, astronomer who put spacecraft on collision course with comet for the sake of science, dies at 76 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z For the last 25 years of her life, Mrs. Bray combined her avocation and vocation into an operation that she described as being “all about looking fabulous.” Andrea Bray, broadcast journalist and maker of elaborate hats, dies at 74 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z “During all this time engraving was my true avocation, my artistic interest,” he said. Evansville man’s engravings turn guns into artwork 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z It is also a year-round avocation for him. Good eggs: New Jersey writer cracks code of no-yolk folk art 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z Meadows was contented as a businessman for whom politics was an avocation. Opinion | What the Freedom Caucus stands for 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z He compared his feeling for poetry to a religious avocation. Nobel laureate Derek Walcott, Caribbean poet, dies at 87 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z When night falls, her attention turns to her true avocation: as a “ghost whisperer.” 4 movies open March 17: Here’s how they rate 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z When night falls, her attention turns to her true avocation: as a “ghost whisperer” who attempts to contact the spirits of the dead; notably, her lost brother. ‘Personal Shopper’ review: Ghostly shadows drape Kristen Stewart drama 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z While at the Star, Mr. Sherwood became an enthusiastic sailor, an avocation that became an obsession, Scott Sherwood said. John Sherwood, journalist who roved Washington and the Chesapeake, dies at 84 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Scott, now a chief film critic for The New York Times, once wrote that Scorsese approaches filmmaking as “a priestly avocation, a set of spiritual exercises embedded in technical problems.” The Passion of Martin Scorsese 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z His X-rays made her vocation and avocation possible. Belden woman used X-rays to see what’s hidden 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z Here’s a look at the many avocations pursued by Bhumibol, who died last week at the age of 88: Thailand's late king also artist, jazz musician, inventor 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z A common mistake among first-time franchise buyers is confusing vocation with avocation, says Rick Bisio, franchise coach and author of "The Educated Franchise" in Anna Maria Island, Florida. Are Franchises a Good Investment? 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z And Kaue Teixeira, a construction worker with the lanky build of a fashion model, said his colleagues were stunned to discover his weekend avocation. Arm Wrestling’s Popularity Goes Over the Top 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z A climber of mountains as an avocation, he was known for intellectual and physical daring. Lester Thurow, economist who warned of expanding income inequality, dies at 77 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z The annual awards were established by Kate Tufts to honor the memory of her husband, a shipping executive who wrote poetry as an avocation. Poet Ross Gay wins Claremont’s $100,000 Tufts prize 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z “I decided acting would be an avocation,” he said. EXCHANGE: Couple found love at Peoria State Hospital 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z “It’s that whole concept of ‘What do you want to do when you grow up?’” said Wallace, who was never certain of his preferred avocation but knew he enjoyed art, woodworking and fishing. Maple Grove man carves decoys used by darkhouse anglers 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z As one comrade put it, for Burnham the work of the party was “not a vocation but an avocation.” Could you trade in your political beliefs for their exact opposite? These six people did. 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z His avocations included playing tennis and collecting Asian art. Washington-area obituaries of note 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z His avocations included hunting and playing gin rummy at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md. Washington-area obituaries of note 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z On their return home after their long absence from society, and from industry, many of these brave men . . . find it difficult to get the opportunity at once to return to their old avocations. Reshaping America’s Views of Veterans 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z It’s always an avocation, and it became a way of life,” Kevin White said. New UCF athletic director always had an eye on the school 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Mr. Trump’s flamboyant campaign resembles his recent avocation as a reality television star more than a conventional White House bid. Both Parties Have Equal Chance to Win White House 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z In retirement, according to the Nobel committee, he returned to the avocation that led him into chemistry in the first place: growing orchids. Richard Heck, Nobel laureate who transformed organic chemistry, dies at 84 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z His avocations included cooking, especially such Low Country South Carolina dishes as okra gumbo. Benjamin Hutto, engaging choir director at private schools, dies at 67 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z His day job was his avocation and also his calling. Miller Young, who relished being the ‘last redneck in Bethesda,’ dies at 67 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z Turner’s avocation is travel, and he likes to go somewhere every school break. Tuba-toting Duck completes Kilimanjaro quest 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z At Baptist Bible College in Clark Summit, Pennsylvania, Francis learned that bee keeping was a traditional avocation of clergymen as a way to supplement their meager incomes. Man who considered ministry becomes ‘bee preacher’ instead 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z In Ulster County he worked as a caretaker at Mohonk Mountain House and learned beekeeping as an avocation before eventually moving to Maine. Burt Shavitz, Scruffy Face of Burt’s Bees, Dies at 80 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z His avocations included bicycling, scuba diving and underwater photography. Washington-area obituaries of note 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z But his most recent flap involves his avocation. Jonathan Franzen Ruffles Feathers Again 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Two avocations would serve him well as a lawyer. Herald Price Fahringer, a Defender of Free Speech, Dies at 87 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z His avocations included sailing on the Chesapeake Bay. Washington-area obituaries of note 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z But he was an inventor by avocation and the recipient of eight U.S. patents. Albert Weinstein, engineer and inventor, dies at 98 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z Both her vocation and her avocation, she said, require a skilled hand and talent polished by study and practice, as well as excellent observational skills. A Surgeon as Comfortable With a Paintbrush as She Is With a Scalpel 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z These reformed drunkards called themselves “Alcoholics Anonymous,” now number about 400 in towns all over the U. S. They do their missionary work on their own time, as an avocation. How Alcoholics Anonymous Got Its Start 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z He was a Bethesda resident and a volunteer with Manna Food Center, a food bank in Gaithersburg, and a girls’ coach with MSI Soccer in Montgomery County, Md. His avocations included ultimate Frisbee. Stephen Lorenzetti dies; Park Service official helped build and restore memorials Because they won't get in the way if Brown is cooking or pursuing his avocation, piloting a plane. Zoe Saldana poses nude for Women's Health UK 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z Made up of “college administrators and educators,” the group is “guided by the principle that ‘student participation in intercollegiate athletics is an avocation, and student-athletes should be protected from exploitation by professional and commercial enterprises.’” Why Athletes Have a Legal Edge Over the NCAA: Four Blunt Points 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z Now Adams and his wife, Cindy, who had just moved to New York after decades in Alaska, were reveling in their avocation: baseball. With Composer’s Mindset, John Luther Adams Obsesses Over Baseball 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z The Kingsley Tufts award was established by Kate Tufts, the widow of a Los Angeles shipyard executive whose avocation was writing poetry. Factory-Worker-Turned Poet Wins $100K Prize 2014-03-12T16:56:12Z That might explain that while he kept photography as an avocation, Mr. Cruz-Diez did not exhibit his images for decades. Lens Blog: Venezuela in Black-and-White 2014-03-07T10:00:29Z They were also thought to be gamblers if not by avocation than by nature. Your Typical Bitcoin Shopper 2014-01-22T03:14:00Z But in the past four years, the main purpose of his avocations is to make the respites in his playing schedule more renewing. Adam Scott: 'I guess I'm just finally filling out' 2013-07-26T04:00:00Z Lonni has made working with kids his avocation, and I so admire that. Making It Last: Marrying a Veteran Was Cool. Then It Got Difficult. 2013-07-12T17:49:11Z My avocation and inspiration come from the younger students to whom I feel responsible — the 180 Haitians, their parents, their community, who comprise the School of Choice. Executive Profile update 2013-06-17T05:00:00Z And sports is a job as much as a hobby or an avocation. Sports writers can’t shake all those rooting interests 2013-03-23T21:24:04Z If Beychok’s avocation was playing chess, that achievement might have earned him the title of grandmaster. Michael Beychok Is Political Consultant and Handicapper on Horse Races 2013-01-25T01:22:24Z They asked Hillary Rodham Clinton, whose day job is secretary of state, and whose avocation is running for president. Gotham: As Clock Ticks, Michael R. Bloomberg Is Still Seeking a Worthy Heir 2013-01-15T02:58:16Z Do the same with vocations, avocations, hobbies and skills. 20 Ways to Find Your Calling 2012-06-26T18:22:07Z Many researchers agree 10,000 hours of practice are the minimum required for expertise in any complex avocation. Six Keys to Excellence (at Anything) 2012-06-01T00:22:25Z Influenza is a common cause of cardiac dilatation, and is liable to be a source of trouble after the acute illness has subsided, if the patient goes about and resumes his ordinary avocations too soon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z Men have their costume, their avocations, their sayings and doings, their varied callings in the world, and women have theirs. Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z It is possible that Darby may have illustrated the theory, and that his avocations as earth-stopper may have suggested what he assuredly possessed, a perfect passion for law. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z The shepherds Watchful, Sincere, and Experience, if not Knowledge, were known of all men, in less pastoral avocations. Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature 2012-03-29T02:00:13.900Z By the secular cares and avocations which accompany marriage the clergy have been furnished with skill in common life. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Your distinguishing between music and concertizing gives direction to my reply; that the question was not answered by your own heart before you asked it prompts me to advise music for you as an avocation. Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered 2012-03-22T02:00:35.350Z Skill without capital, capital without skill, and in some cases, probably, thirst for gain without either, laid hold of these favored avocations. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z He came before H——, and after professing himself very sorry that his avocations would not permit him to devote his forenoon to my service, he made me promise to dine with him.... Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z A proclamation was put up on shore, exhorting the people to keep quiet, attend to their avocations, and bring in presents as obedient subjects. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z An irregularity and instability of purpose, which makes them choose the wandering avocations of a shepherd, rather than the more fixed pursuits of agriculture. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z For the last decade, as an avocation, he has tracked and researched U.S. Fourteen reasons schools are troubled (and no, it?s not all about teachers) 2012-03-17T15:00:00Z Notwithstanding these symptoms, and the indisposition to exertion engendered by them, they have frequently continued to follow their usual avocations up to the time of their application at the hospital for admission. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Our avocations and pursuits materially affect health and the consequent duration of life; and the nature of the excitement man is submitted to produces a remarkable effect. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z Pickpockets and others continue to pursue their avocations, notwithstanding a series of convictions. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z Heaven is his vocation, and therefore he counts earthly employments avocations. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z He showed Ralph the true merits and economics of the wiper's avocation in a quick, practical way that proved Ike Slump was a novice and a bungler. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z Persons are liable to be seized while pursuing their ordinary avocations, or, as often occurs, the attack may begin during the night. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z The laborious classes, who require more frequent refection, from the constant exhaustion to which their avocations expose them, can bear with impunity a moderate use of strong liquors. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z His merits raised him to the office of Mowbray Herald Extraordinary, but even after his appointment to that honour, he continued his business as a coach-painter, thus uniting the seemingly discordant avocations, science and trade. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z There are professions, among the men, no more favorable to these studies than the common avocations of women. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z After supper the guests set about what I may call their usual avocations. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Sometimes the attack has come upon the patient with great confusion of mind, so that he appears dazed, or else a curious distraction has befallen him in the midst of his ordinary avocations. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z She is an adept of the first class, educated under the eye of Mesmer himself, instructed in all the intricacies of animal magnetism, and has, moreover, successfully followed the avocation of governess. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z Silence fell upon the group, and by tacit consent all rose and went about their avocations, without venturing to comment on the document. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z The fishers were too wretched to pursue their avocation. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z This meant seven families, and it is true that three generations, seventy-two persons, live, cook, sleep, and pursue their avocations under that patriarchal roof. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z Indeed, they frequently resume their ordinary avocations after the paroxysms, apparently as well as if they had not occurred. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z With repudiating the idea of a "call" to the ministry, and pretending that men were "called" to preach as they were to the other avocations of life. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 1 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:59.847Z All are supposed to have equal opportunities, and those who are compelled to labor for their daily bread, in avocations that require only bodily strength, are regarded as failures. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z Lamartine has added to his multifarious avocations the editorship in chief of La Pays, in which he urges a strict adherence to the Constitution. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z Oh! people of our avocation differ in respect to conscience. Next Door Neighbours A Comedy in Three Acts 2012-02-06T03:00:17.157Z Those there are the avocation of my brother. Running Sands 2012-02-05T03:00:08.983Z Under the head of duties peculiar to the various avocations should be discussed the ethics of the professions, the ethics of the relations between employers and laborers, etc. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z Elliot followed the avocations of a fisherman and pilot as the means of livelihood, and on the Sundays he preached to the people the word of Life. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z The choice of a profession or avocation, Adam Smith has compared to a lottery, in which the fortunate winners gain only what the unfortunate have lost. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z This argument seemed conclusive and convincing to the rebels of that day, consequently they returned to their several avocations, and by this means quiet was restored. The Crisis of Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-One In The Government of The United States. Its Cause, and How it Should be Met 2012-01-12T03:00:13.627Z That all persons are to perform the Militia duty, excepting the Ministers of God's Word, his Majesty's Counsellors and principal servants whose avocations to religious and civil, necessarily prevents their attendance on Military duties. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z In the event of bad weather, a small whari close at hand serves as a kitchen, the Maori usually following all culinary avocations in the open air in front of his hut. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z It's been an avocation of mine for many years. Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 2012-01-04T03:00:28.750Z This done, they address themselves to some simple avocation, which they prosecute till noon, when they once more withdraw to their huts, bathe, and partake of another equally frugal repast. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z In the year 1851 his health gave way while he was pursuing the avocation of an engraver. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z The furniture was neat, but scanty; and the door had been opened by a female servant, who had evidently been disturbed from some domestic avocations. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z On such occasions many thousand men are suddenly smitten with the gold fever, and their ordinary avocations are at once abandoned. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z It was no doubt this avocation which gave to Mr. Hone that extensive circle of information, which enabled him to conduct those amusing publications, The Every-day Book, The Year Book, and The Table Book. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 93, August 9, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2011-12-20T03:00:34.177Z That rather barren island possesses, it seems, more inhabitants than it has the means of subsisting, and appears to be the only spot of the entire Nicobar group where the natives follow industrial avocations. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z Then he addressed verses to Lord Chancellor Thurlow, who said in reply, “his avocations did not leave him leisure to read verse.” Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z For these individuals, it’s a passionate avocation, sometimes professional, to collect and promote their newest items. What Are the Key Differences Between "Normals" (Normal Mainstream Users) and Tech Early Adopters? 2011-12-01T16:10:04Z Yes, we have worked night and day at all sorts of avocations for several years. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z As the keen edge of sorrow blunted, the old people went about the daily avocations as before, serene in appearance, if often sad in spirit. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z Seventh, With repudiating the idea of a "call" to the ministry, and pretending that men were "called" to preach as they were to the other avocations of life. Heretics And Heresies From 'The Gods and Other Lectures' 2011-11-24T03:00:47.387Z His avocations brought him into contact with all classes of the community—officials, priests, land-owners, mechanics, and peasantry: giving him an unrivalled opportunity to learn their ideas and observe their manners and customs. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z Chichester was an elderly young man, worn smooth by much visiting in country houses, and thoroughly competent in the avocations proper to his career. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z Oh, he had all sorts of avocations, one of them being the office of inspector of goods at the market. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z After breakfast she found it difficult to settle down to any of her usual avocations. White Fire 2011-11-21T03:00:15.067Z With hundreds—yes thousands—of men and women now horticulture is an avocation, a pastime. Dwarf Fruit Trees Their propagation, pruning, and general management, adapted to the United States and Canada 2011-11-17T03:00:30.320Z In fact, they return to their usual avocations directly after the ceremony of purification, which consists of washing the newly-born infant in running water. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z Boldly it demands a fair field only and no favour; equal rights, political and social, identical education and training, identical economic opportunities and avocations, an identical morale, personal and public. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z One could follow them in their daily avocations. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z It is no wonder that office-holding became the most popular of avocations. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Some have been known to enter on their weekly avocations, simply to show their liberty, and thus they caused much needless offence. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z It has been my gratification during a life of some duration to have become personally acquainted with many eminent characters in the different walks of professional and literary avocation. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z Because they serve for stages of faculty and avocation upon that biological gradient of Ascent by which we climb. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z The men were away peacefully engaged in hunting; the squaws in camp drying meat, cooking, and other camp avocations. Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z Each had filled the proudest place in the chosen avocation of his life. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z After I had returned home, being without avocation, I naturally resorted to what all idle men do; that was the beginning. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z And thus shall Agriculture be rendered what it should be—not only the most essential but the most intellectual and attractive among the industrial avocations of mankind. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z Thus we get women, intellectual, progressive, strenuous, engrossed for part of their time in serious, perhaps in public avocations—and then plunging, in violent recoil, into social frivolities; vanities, dissipations, pranks, intrigues, excesses. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z I can write no more, for I am called to a less pleasant avocation. Charlotte Bront? A Monograph 2011-11-01T02:00:20.233Z The boarders were young men who, like themselves, had come out West to seek their fortunes, and they were all employed in various avocations in the city. The Haunted Mine 2011-10-28T02:00:23.833Z While at Thornton Mr. Brontë steadily pursued his literary avocations, one of his books being a small volume entitled, 'The Cottage in the Wood, or the Art of becoming Rich and Happy.' The Bront? Family, Vol. 1 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? 2011-10-27T02:00:24.317Z My arrival seemed to quiet down the valley for many miles, indeed all the inhabitants for miles round were by the next day pursuing their ordinary avocations, and the only fear was from the dacoits. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z Good men could get £30 for a few weeks' work, and then have the bulk of the year for other avocations, or go on earning at that rate for months together. Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z “Sire,” said the noble Surgeon Larry to Napoleon, “it is my avocation to prolong life, and not to destroy it.” Martyria or Andersonville Prison 2011-10-22T02:00:28.563Z Natives, near whose village a tiger takes up his residence, betray no fear of him and go about their daily avocations in his vicinity as indifferently as if he did not exist. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Besides, there were long evenings and half holidays when he could pursue the avocation which he liked much better than even painting. Mother Meg or, The Story of Dickie's Attic 2011-10-13T02:00:40.380Z I stand forth against the tyrannical dominion of the Romish Hierarchy, because it prevents me from faithfully pursuing my avocation as teacher of the people. John Ronge: The Holy Coat Of Treves New German-Catholic Chruch 2011-10-12T02:00:44.710Z The various orders of knights, whose avocation it was to enforce conformity to the demands of Catholicism by the vengeance of the sword, was an important part of the papal machinery. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z "Dictionary definition of avocation is 'diversion,'" said Wright, triumphantly. Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z Masonic instruction divides the day into three portions; one for our usual avocations, one for good of self and family, and one for refreshment and sleep. Seed Thoughts for Singers 2011-10-09T02:00:24.093Z He sees no contradiction in the fact that he's also a lifelong trapper, skilled at capturing wild animals and, if appropriate, killing them as part of an avocation that many Americans view as barbarous. Wildlife trapping: strong feelings for and against 2011-10-08T14:06:07Z Masonry was his pleasing avocation, and he was twice honored with the office of Grand Master of Masons of Virginia. Charles Lewis Cocke Founder of Hollins College 2011-10-08T02:00:24.723Z Mamma has been called to town by two important avocations: to get a cook—no joking matter,—and to see Charles, who was but indifferent, but has recovered. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 2011-10-07T02:00:22.270Z The defendants were poor smugglers from the Esthonian border marshes, who in the course of their ordinary avocations had carried bales of revolutionary tracts into Russia without troubling as to their contents. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z When such expensive remedies are out of the question, it seems better that patients, even seemingly very feeble, should take to their ordinary avocations in life again, and fight down the tendency to invalidism. Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it 2011-10-03T02:00:31.460Z He retired from the avocations of business with graceful submission to the divine will, and zealously applied himself to means for the recovery of health. The Baptist Magazine, Vol. 27, 1835 2011-10-03T02:00:25.363Z He couldn't go about his customary cheerful avocations; he wanted spirit for them; but it mattered the less, that it was Tackleton's wedding-day, and he had arranged to make his rounds by proxy. The Cricket on the Hearth A Fairy Tale of Home 2011-10-02T02:00:12.587Z The avocations, the interests, the amusements of daily life—nature and history, poetry and art—these are so many hindrances to the heavenly life. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z Fishing Now that our heavy labours in building our hut and securing our supply of food were over, we had leisure to indulge ourselves in lighter and more sportive avocations. Palm Tree Island 2011-09-21T02:00:31.730Z There was much of the patriarch in his look and manner; and this was heightened by the nature of his avocations, in which pastoral labors were mingled with clerical duties. Mind Amongst the Spindles 2011-09-20T02:00:13.677Z It is not easy to understand how one man could have followed so many different avocations, filled high offices under different emperors, and yet have found time for such a vast amount of composition. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z The white trapper, hunter, and explorer readily adopted the convenient dugout, but it has almost disappeared with these avocations; yet the boy hunter or camper who has the requisite patience can easily make his own. Indian Scout Talks A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls 2011-09-11T02:00:11.207Z Nor had even that consummation any effect on to-morrow's avocations, for which he would be ready at the earliest hour; and in this case he was ready. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 2011-09-09T02:01:06.280Z Like many human thieves and robbers, mice like to ply their pilfering avocation after nightfall, and they might do so with impunity were it not for those members of the feathered vigilance committee—the owls. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z “It seems,” Pamela observed, “that she is to be a person of many avocations,—nurse to the children, housekeeper for me, and companion to you.” The Bigamist 2011-08-31T02:01:34.797Z The press and throng of daily life, in its many-sided avocations, satisfy only as to material things and for a brief present. Insanity Its Causes and Prevention 2011-08-29T02:01:05.400Z However, with a heart overflowing with joy, I entered upon my mercantile avocations. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX 2011-08-27T02:00:23.817Z There was a party of French Trappers known to have been here about 1800 who went South into Arizona, in search of untouched territory to ply their avocation. Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History 2011-08-25T02:00:28.183Z Helps had never felt more restless than he did that morning; he could not attend to his ordinary avocations. A Life For a Love A Novel 2011-08-18T02:00:24.323Z We soon forgot this incident, and went on with our winter avocations as before. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z The natural outcome of this was that children very often followed avocations similar in character to those of their fathers, and began to learn them early in life. Insanity Its Causes and Prevention 2011-08-29T02:01:05.400Z The saying in its various forms presupposed the sacrifice of all studies, amusements and avocations. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z About the year 1800 some French trappers and hunters were passing out of Colorado, into New Mexico, in quest of new streams in which to ply their avocation. Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History 2011-08-25T02:00:28.183Z He is free, I am not his wife, he is not my husband; I am not his duty, a millstone around his neck; I am his avocation, his love? Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z To those, however, who pursue night avocations in the country, there are always calls and cries which bespeak life as animate under the night as that of the day. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z The importance of less stimulating and exhausting methods of conducting business avocations in large towns and cities. Insanity Its Causes and Prevention 2011-08-29T02:01:05.400Z In the earlier part of his life he joined teaching of the young in the common sciences to his other avocations. Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou 2011-08-04T02:00:22.900Z His long absences from home in times of war interfered greatly with his peaceful avocations, but he treated all these journeys as so many copy-collecting trips. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z Youth quarterback coaching also happens to be an avocation Clarkson more or less created and then transformed into a miniature fiefdom. Youth Quarterback Camps Find a Profitable Seam 2011-07-28T20:30:23Z Nab Grange seemed wrapped in slumber; only Goodenough saw him, and Goodenough did not think it advisable to interrupt his ordinary avocations. Helena's Path 2011-07-29T02:00:22.607Z These were by this time all labouring hard in their avocation of breaking open and plundering the carriages and waggons, &c. that had been left by the enemy. Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade 2011-07-21T02:00:19.027Z Not feeling satisfied but that there was plenty of loose coin waiting to flow to me, I took up the pleasant but unprofitable part avocation of composing songs. Treading the Narrow Way 2011-07-21T02:00:18.563Z One of Henty’s greatest regrets when the weather was fairly fine was that his literary avocations prevented him from being oftener afloat. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z The same cause, acting within and without the home in different ways, is resulting in a steady transference of these domestic avocations from the household. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z The company now broke up, and the members of the club began to set about their several avocations. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z Their newspaper work was an avocation, not a vocation. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z The same eloquence which persuaded the young lady so to think, or at any rate, so to say, persuaded her likewise, and her sister Charlotte with her, to persevere in their avocations. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z What sermons her old homesteads are continually preaching to her children, scattered as they are throughout every degree of latitude and longitude, in all positions and avocations! The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z There is more at hand than the mere avocations of life, necessary as some of them are. The Palm Tree Blessing 2011-07-11T02:00:05.463Z His coffee had got cold, and he had been left to finish his breakfast alone, all the other members having been drawn away to their several avocations. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z Moreover, the nature of his avocation, scrambling up rocks and breaking through an undergrowth of brambles and thorns, produced rents and fraying of stockings and cloth garments. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z She would go about her daily avocations even cheerfully, always tender and thoughtful, smiling often, though as yet so sadly, for she would, as she had resolved to herself, live in the happiness of others. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z In most cases, the parent/coach relationship starts innocently enough, with the parent passing on his or her love of a sport or enthusiastically embracing a child’s avocation. Tennis Pressure Strains Bond of Parent and Player 2011-07-02T16:54:49Z One day Galen, famous for his work at Rome in the second century after Christ, found a wandering healer pursuing his avocation in his front yard. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z In Manila, Dampier found the natives pursuing all the avocations of civilized life—they were merchants, skilled artisans in various trades, clerks, etc. The Friars in the Philippines 2011-06-17T02:00:20.100Z They happened to pursue avocations such as hurdling, spar-making, hedging and ditching, which were precariously dependent upon a demand that varied tremendously, a demand that, year by year, shewed inexorable signs of failing. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z In my opinion, it is best for a diplomatist—at least for a man who is in the avocation of diplomacy—to be satisfied with l'�loquence de l'escalier. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z His avocations kept him in the vicinity of the homestead, so he soon found an opportunity of making friends with the lonely child. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z Then Andy felt that he had found his mission 76 in life, and pursued his new avocation with more fervor than ever. Airship Andy or The Luck of a Brave Boy 2011-06-13T02:00:31.130Z He then became a farmer, which avocation he followed for four years. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z When Shakespeare was a name yet scarcely known, save to that mimetic world, tenanted by playwrights, it appears that he was there sustaining an active and secret avocation. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z She resolved therefore to become a workwoman, and to employ in this way the leisure she possessed from household avocations. Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:26.023Z Meanwhile, I shut myself up in my apartment, and pursued avocations that were adapted to the melancholy tenor of my thoughts. Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:21.807Z Those paintings reflected pursuits that became longtime avocations. | Long Island: In Southampton, Portraits From a Luxe Life 2011-05-15T01:25:02Z Her time she devoted, with unremitting diligence to those literary avocations in which she found so much delight. Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z It furnished the studious with honours and avocations; but they were reserved only for themselves: it withdrew them from the cultivation of all vernacular literature. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z They paid no attention to it, but continued in their peaceful avocations. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z Of late years their path of life has opened up more widely and clearly, and though the avocations open to women are very crowded there is still room for the best equipped. Courtship and Marriage And the Gentle Art of Home-Making 2011-04-27T02:00:20.023Z Having changed from soldier to author, Maynard was not idle in his new avocation. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z The unaffected dignity with which the imaginative girl yielded herself to these most prosaic avocations was such, that when she entered the market, the fruit women hastened to serve her. Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z They had songs of trades, appropriated to the different avocations of labourers. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z They should have known something of the fellow’s daily avocations; since, as you say, they provided him with his daily food. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z "At this point, they've been denied their hobby, their avocation and, in some cases, their livelihood," he said. What's next move for online poker? 2011-04-19T00:31:00Z Thou, Coat, art avocations, That maketh thee so gracious, On me thy light increase, oh! Gaudeamus! Humorous Poems 2011-04-14T02:01:01.217Z It is quite remarkable that Jane, apparently, never turned with repugnance from these humble avocations of domestic life. Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z It was also at that time that the separation of the Samurai, that is, the retainers, from the ordinary avocations of the people became more thoroughly distinct. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z When, on the re-establishment of peace in Italy in 666, he returned to Rome, and resumed the more peaceful avocations to which he had been destined from his youth, he found himself without a rival258. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z The objection, that, in a free country, every one ought to be protected in the exercise of his avocation, provided it be honest, is nugatory. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z To-morrow morning there will be travellers along this way, upon whom I have not the slightest objection that both you and yours should practise your peculiar avocation; and to your heart’s content. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z In Southern India there are certain castes which are summed up in the “Madras Census Report,” 1901, as “exorcists and devil-dancers,” whose most important avocation is the practice of magic. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z It makes a very nourishing dish, but it would be rather heavy for persons having sedentary avocations. Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks 2011-03-23T02:00:22.007Z The patricians, who, in the city, were so distinct from the plebeian orders, were thus confounded with them in the country, in the common avocations of husbandry. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Unfortunately, it had so absorbed her thoughts and desires that in its pursuance she was inclined sometimes to forget what were for her more important avocations. Uncanny Tales 2011-03-22T02:00:16.307Z The finding all my usual avocations and interests cleared away. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z And this conversion was in her mind nothing less than the turning aside from all worldly pursuits, and the entire dedication of time and self to religious avocations. The Letters of the Duke of Wellington to Miss J. 1834-1851 Edited by Extracts from the Diary of the Latter 2011-03-10T03:00:53.010Z Yes, my dear,” she continued, “such a trade as that carried on by Mr Van Heldre is not a suitable avocation for your son.” The Haute Noblesse A Novel 2011-03-10T03:00:50.577Z Ephraim had lost interest in his religious avocations; they had ceased to amuse him, the old ardour had cooled. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z The bent of my future avocation was soon fixed, and I became a philanthropist by profession. Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters 2011-03-06T03:00:21.020Z Also, we shall greatly miss the large bedroom opening into a sitting-room, where I can pursue my avocations, able to be with her at the faintest call, and yet not quite close to the groans.... Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z But I cannot prevent this now that my Duties and avocations call me to a distance from London! The Letters of the Duke of Wellington to Miss J. 1834-1851 Edited by Extracts from the Diary of the Latter 2011-03-10T03:00:53.010Z He found an avocation to fill the moments spent apart from his vocation, and added to the pleasure of humanity by his work in music. Makers of Modern Medicine 2011-03-05T03:00:29.580Z He dispatched his letter, and returned to his former avocations, but with little spirit; he longed for Natalie, and had no room for other than the thoughts that accompanied his longing. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z Porters, like barbers, exhibit a propensity for indulging in garlic immediately before pursuing their avocation, which is not without discomfort to their employers. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z Leisure is an opportunity for the pursuit of a congenial avocation. The Super Race: An American Problem 2011-03-01T03:00:46.193Z From all accounts, they are allowed to pursue their avocations in peace, and are not unfrequently employed by the piratical datus, and made to labour for them. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XLIII, 1670-1700 2011-02-26T03:00:46.860Z Household avocations must be laid aside, and the spirit of idleness reigns throughout the day. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z To find bread for the poor, to secure justice to a class of people who are engaged in a particular trade or avocation—how is that work different from the work of attaining Swaraj? Freedom Through Disobedience 2011-02-23T03:00:32.987Z There too is golf, the avocation that as passions go was always a close second to his vocation. My Town: Jerry West 2011-02-22T05:00:00Z It’s an ambitious avocation: Clooney has been leveraging his celebrity to get people to care about something more important than celebrity. George Clooney: 21st-Century Statesman 2011-02-20T05:00:00Z Without the employer the laborer would be deprived of an opportunity to engage in the avocation to which his faculties may have been directed. 30,000 Locked Out. The Great Strike of the Building Trades in Chicago. 2011-02-16T03:00:39.173Z They are little relieved by a few straggling cadjan buildings, temporarily occupied by those whose avocations enable them, during the summer months, to fly the intolerable heat of the oven-like town. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z In those good old days of the Pennyroyal Region, a gentleman of birth and breeding might engage in any honest avocation, without the slightest injury to his social position. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z Its tillers of the soil, be they mere agriculturists or workers in the vineyards, are of a race as devoted and capable at their avocations as any alive. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z She acted as manager in chief, and glided about in her household avocations with a serene and quiet grace which was quite charming. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z All these appearances only increased their confidence; as the presence of the birds, undisturbed at their ordinary avocations, indicated the absence of human beings. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z The ringing shout of the warrior mingled with the neigh of his war-steed, and the din and the clatter of household avocations resounded from the interior of every hut. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z This is as much as to say that it was not to Kitty Grammont the effort and the wrench that it would have been to many people to contemplate a change of avocation. What Not A Prophetic Comedy 2011-02-09T03:00:50.423Z In every respect they are laymen, engaged for six days in secular work, and on one day finding an avocation in the Sunday school. Organizing and Building Up the Sunday School Modern Sunday School Manuals 2011-01-25T03:00:24.873Z These two men were to travel ostensibly as farm laborers, and their verdant appearance was made to fully conform to such avocations. The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion, 2011-01-17T03:00:42.913Z The incongruity of Finucane's avocation, and his manners and appearance, amused his new friend Pen. A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy 2011-01-13T03:01:13.027Z Great apps exist for all of these avocations, but good luck separating the bad from the good. App Smart: How to Dig Through the Avalanche in App Marts 2011-01-12T21:01:04Z Even in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 the agriculturists of northern France—then, as now, the zone of conflict—remained in the homes and pursued their avocations. The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front' 2011-01-12T03:00:32.843Z These inventions, however, are not so foreign to the avocation of woman as they at first appear. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z The war cloud had not burst with all its fury over a happy land, and the people were quietly pursuing their avocations. The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion, 2011-01-17T03:00:42.913Z Yet, together they found a common avocation: profiting from bucking the herd. Eclectica’s Hendry Turns Greece Profit Into China Failure Wager 2011-01-10T00:07:20Z His avocations as a player had too frequently led him into scenes of revelry. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z By degrees she grew less scrupulous, and suffered any important and pressing avocation to delay the tribute of daily tears. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z Many have no inclination for any of the avocations in the industrial or commercial world, but have a very decided inclination as well as talent for scientific pursuits. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z But it is the cause of a vast amount of misery amongst those who are compelled to seek a house close to their daily avocation. Christmas Penny Readings Original Sketches for the Season 2010-12-20T17:11:47.497Z However, if you ask Pigozzi for his avocation, he says he's simply "curious." LimoLand: 'Johnny' Pigozzi's Fashion Pitch to Old Rich Men 2010-11-24T22:00:00Z No person was to be seen, as of yore, flitting about, engaged in the numerous avocations of their daily duties. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z Unlike many retired doctors, whom he says often have no life outside their profession, he always knew sailing would become his avocation. Firms Help Retirees Plan Second Careers 2010-11-17T17:00:00Z He works as a technology consultant, but spends several hours a week on his avocation: pestering some of the world’s most powerful consumer electronics and technology companies. Ping: The Defenders of Free Software 2010-09-25T23:21:00Z The dissonance between his avocation and his vocation was increasing. Mad Man 2010-07-29T21:00:00Z The I.P.C.C. authors are not employed by the I.P.C.C., and hence they are free to deal with the media on their own avocations and the organizations they are employed by. Climate Panel Struggles With Media Plan 2010-07-10T13:59:00Z It seemed to him, that in the listless way in which he was pursuing his daily avocations, he was beginning over again. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z A. I had conversations with a number of people about whether to keep my avocation — science and the environment —and my vocation the same. 2010-01-29T21:05:00Z And in each of his avocations he followed faithfully the lights of his conscience. The Law of Hemlock Mountain No one would blame him, at his age and with his avocation, for declining severe matches; but in that case he must resign the belt into fresher hands. The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion Thirty years ago, there dwelt an old man named Simon Cockburn, who followed the avocations of parish teacher and precentor. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 At this period the sports of the field formed the almost daily avocation of the country gentlemen in England. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z Like a rushing stream, it bears along all ranks and conditions of men, all avocations and professions, and often principles. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 While following his avocation as a chapman, Reuben had accumulated somewhat more than two hundred pounds, which, with the five hundred that his wife brought him, raised his capital to more than seven hundred. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 If he be the champion, he has no right to plead "want of practice," "literary avocations," or such like excuses, for "semper paratus" must be a "champion's" motto. The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion This avocation, uncongenial as it was to my college pursuits and feelings, still occupied my attention, and withdrew me from reflections of no very pleasing nature. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 Lussha's avocations, like the avocations of all his brethren, were mere apologies for idleness. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 You have, considering your avocations, been more attentive than I had reason to expect. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams Specialism has invaded even scientific education, and a man specializes in some favorite department of science for his avocation, and is apt to know very little about other departments. The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time It is true that I had no stake in the Company whose servant I was; but one does not follow the dullest avocation for three years without taking a certain interest of another kind. Witching Hill The guarding of the walls was in some degree relaxed, and the inhabitants began again to go forth, and engage in their avocations. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 It does not depend upon avocation, unless in case of those who work under poisonous conditions; people are well in all trades and professions. The Science of Being Well You justly complain of my short letters, but the critical state of things and the multiplicity of avocations must plead my excuse. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams The young man, however, though otherwise harmless and inoffensive, was in this matter quite insensible to paternal reproof, and continued to trace whenever the avocations of labour would allow him. Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry The difference of classes, the variety of avocations, no longer divide; joy and sorrow are felt in common, and goods and gains are willingly shared. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. In Cincinnati, loyal to the core, yet Germanic enough of feature and accent to render him inconspicuous, a fair-haired Bavarian with borrowed naturalization papers pursued an avocation which merited the attention of a firing squad. The Tempering Ill health caused Sir James to return to his native county to recruit his strength, and there he continued to pursue his literary avocations in comparative privacy. Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations They could be just and impartial in the ordinary avocations of life, but to those who revolted against their authority they showed no trace of human feeling. The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar I have chosen my profession, and I must follow my true avocation. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I How charming a relaxation from the necessary avocations of business on the one hand, and the employments at home, in domestic affairs, on the other! Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact "Sir," he cried, "your avocations do not permit you to understand how great an insult you offer to a gentleman!" The Firebrand His father had thrust him into his business as men of his type naturally force their sons into their own avocation whatever it be. A Bed of Roses All these wise provisions were carried out promptly, and in the most matter-of-fact manner, just as if the legislation and administration of alien states were the daily avocations of Chinamen. The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar During a common taboo the men were only required to abstain from their usual avocations, and to attend morning and evening prayers at the temple. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II How charming a relaxation from the necessary avocations of business!——“Of business do you say?”—Yes; for I number this too, among the pleasures of the happily married. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact The whitened habiliments of these men showed them to be the proper attendants of the place, and now engaged in their avocation. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency To accomplish this, I had to keep up a constant connection with the press, and was, in fact, often daily editor, in addition to my other avocations. The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them It has been written during occasional and distant intervals of relaxation from professional avocations, or during convalescence from sickness, and it is, for these reasons, somewhat imperfect in style and arrangement. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes If our private communion with God does not fit us for Christian activity in our daily avocation, distrust it. The Shepherd Psalm A Meditation How charming a relaxation from the necessary avocations of business on the one hand, and the employments at home, in domestic affairs, on the other! Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact From what has been before said, it must not be supposed that Lucretia was suffered to abandon herself to literary avocations. Lives of Celebrated Women Passing the Rocky Mountains and Cascade Range they pursued their perilous avocation along the headwaters of the rivers flowing through California. The Greater Republic A History of the United States The people gradually became indifferent and resumed their daily avocations. A Daughter of the Union Winter had now set in, with occasional wind and rain and frost, yet Washington still kept up his active round of in-door and out-door avocations, as his diary records. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools He had a few acquaintance in the neighbourhood, more or less busy people whose avocations kept them in Cape Town throughout the working day, and so was mostly thrown upon his own resources. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising But profitable as some of these avocations frequently are, somehow or other Renshaw Fanning has never seemed to make a success of anything, and this is mainly owing to the extraordinary unselfishness of the man. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt Its inhabitants were loafing about over their usual avocations or lack of such, in apparent ignorance of the black destruction that was about to overwhelm them. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising At noon the mulazimin marched through the town, heralds announced that tranquillity had been restored, and that people should return to their daily avocations. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 You see that manse-looking tenement there, on the broad head towards the east—that was Captain M'Guffock's residence when his seafaring avocations did not demand his presence elsewhere. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative I do not follow any one of the avocations you mention; but, in return for your five questions, may I make bold to ask one? One Of Them Good books, good pictures, good music, good architecture, should be among your avocations. Letters from a Father to His Son Entering College This bird was taken by some sealers who were pursuing their avocations in Dusky Bay. The Romance of Natural History, Second Series Thousands of splendid canoes everywhere dotted its surface; some of them engaged in the peaceful avocations of fishing and hunting, whilst the large majority were manned and armed for immediate and deadly hostilities. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. It is in vain to speak of his dress, for it was changed daily as his circumstances or avocations directed. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative Were not these the fierce sea-kings the “Danes,” whose delight was in war, and whose avocation in peace was the plunder of shrines? The Revival of Irish Literature Addresses by Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, K.C.M.G, Dr. George Sigerson, and Dr. Douglas Hyde They may have avocations; but they have only one vocation. Letters from a Father to His Son Entering College “Is it permitted to ask you any questions with regard to your present avocation?” he ventured, a few minutes later. Jacob's Ladder The intimidated band did as they were ordered, and while they were eagerly employed in this pleasing avocation, a few of Lawton’s men privately knocked the flints out of their muskets. The Spy Condensed for use in schools For a trifling sum, a man may make provision for his family against untimely death, and thus gain the quiet of soul and peace of mind necessary for the pursuit of his avocation. The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. Breakfast over, the other boarders went off to their respective avocations, and Denham, lighting a cigar, strolled outside. Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion What was his avocation and mission in life? The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin Most men, whatever the nature of their avocations, have, or may have, occasional hours of leisure and relaxation. Tales from the German. Volume I. Arwed Gyllenstierna Their time was almost wholly spent in prayer and the work of conversion; the ordinary avocations of life were almost entirely discontinued. Women of Early Christianity "I had no idea that cake-baking was so popular a human avocation." The Model of a Judge Dull and coarse must that man or woman be who can make this trip without being proud of the sons of Sweden and their peaceful avocations. Reminiscences The Story of an Emigrant It was the grandest and noblest after the avocation of priest. The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin The morning passed away in the thousand little avocations which affluence and ease have invented, to banish "ennui," and render life always interesting. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago In this heavy craft he went on his fishing avocation. Toilers of the Sea It is a sign I have had little to do, few avocations, few engagements. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time The spectacle so discouraged me that I moved off with a heavy heart to my accustomed avocations. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 In the fulfilment of his mission, in the very carrying out of his avocation, he met his own death. The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin He, at least, gave up some of his predatory and warlike habits, and devoted himself to more peaceful avocations. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches For money is simply the accumulated labor of the past, guarding our peace as fleets and armies guard the industry of England, or like some mighty fortress-wall within which men follow the most peaceful avocations. The Intellectual Life Through all the avocations of life, we find here and there at long intervals men so blessed in this respect that the masses look up to them, select them to be teachers and leaders. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 And with that she resumed her pious avocations with redoubled energy, to make up for lost time. St. Patrick's Eve Satisfied with the result of his various avocations, he returned home at noon, when his first step was to inquire after his guest. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. They are able to trade and carry on the ordinary avocations of life with a security to which they have been hitherto strangers. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches If the invalid is forced by his avocations to continue occupations requiring much thinking, the injury is doubly great. The Intellectual Life If he did, he would not only have his mind taken from his avocation, but lose the chance of a deal in the market. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 I trust he will find that I have not forgotten my original avocation. Josephine Makers of History In his avocation there are only two facial classifications: those of absolute strangers, which are to be studied with care, and those of people well known, which are to be watched jealously. The Song of the Wolf I could appreciate the gypsy grace of her figure, which was slender, because one of the avocations into which I have essayed without distinction is painting. The Portal of Dreams If we include servants, omnibus-drivers, cabmen, &c.—persons who follow on the p. 21Sunday the usual avocations of the week, of course this number is considerably increased. The London Pulpit Then he never failed to give broad hints that if he was now no great student, it was not from ignorance, but from the pressure of more indispensable avocations. Coelebs In Search of a Wife I could, I found, make no more of him that day, and my other avocations required my departure. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 We appear here now to please, Making sweets our avocation. The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in She has been engaged in business a number of years, and has thriven much better than she probably would, had she been employed in an honester avocation. The Witches of New York All these are votaries of noble avocations, and he who excels in any one of them is a hero, and a benefactor of his kind. What Shall I Be? A Chat With Young People There are bank-fools who take delight in the very unsubstantiality of their occupation; instead of treating their avocation with the seriousness one's life-work deserves, they look upon it as a game or a joke. A Canadian Bankclerk My other pressing avocations demanded imperiously my presence in quarters where I could be of more service. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 Where the merchants and the tradesmen, Can pursue their avocations. The Song of Lancaster, Kentucky to the statesmen, soldiers, and citizens of Garrard County. But these were avocations, and the man’s trade was war. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) The voyage itself, enforcing rest from all ordinary avocations, by removing Mr. Gilmour from the depressing surroundings amid which he had spent so much of the last three years, began the restorative process. James Gilmour of Mongolia His diaries, letters, and reports She took up even the most thoroughly feminine avocations, and learned to sew, and knit, and cook. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century At that time the transmission of specie was difficult and full of hazard, and Mr. Godfrey left his peaceful avocations to visit Namur, then vigorously besieged by the English monarch. Old and New London Volume I And the doctors and the lawyers, All the households and the tradesmen, Still pursued their avocations, Still enjoyed their social pleasures, Still advanced in arts and learning, In the peaceful Christian city. The Song of Lancaster, Kentucky to the statesmen, soldiers, and citizens of Garrard County. For centuries, farm work has been considered the natural avocation of the ignorant and the illiterate! Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century The believers in Christ, in Thessalonica, began to give up their ordinary avocations and pursuits in speedy anticipation of this great event. Bible Studies in the Life of Paul Historical and Constructive Along each isothermal or climatic band were its correspondingly modified men, spending their lives in avocations dictated by their environment. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition In town and country alike men forsook their daily avocations as if by one consent. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror For do we not see children put early to those avocations, arts, or trades which they are to follow in after life? Vocations Explained Matrimony, Virginity, The Religious State and The Priesthood So it was that Joel Latham, Earthman, age thirty, occupation space drifter, avocation tsith drinker, awakened on this most momentous of mornings. One Purple Hope! During this time he was occupied with the great unrealised project of the history of liberty or in movements of English politics and in the usual avocations of a student. The History of Freedom Many of the terms connected with such an avocation are widely diffused. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition In quiet and peaceful times the average man may pursue his private avocations and hardly give a thought to the State. German Problems and Personalities With some interruptions 185 from his professional avocations at the bar, twenty years were consumed in writing this history. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 This was, however, indispensable, in order to prevent its interference with his professional avocations. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. For a longer time he lived at his house in Shropshire, and was a stately and sympathetic host, though without much taste for the avocations of country life. The History of Freedom The tower was but four years in the building; it took Robert Stevenson, in the midst of his many avocations, no less than fourteen to prepare the Account. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) As he has thus no ostensible avocation, we have named him “the W.S.” to give a flavour of respectability to the street. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) A work of that nature requires a steady application, free from the cares and avocations incident to all persons obliged to seek for their maintenance. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 But as they have their privileges, so also they have their disabilities, on account of their spiritual avocations. Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First Times and seasons are passing away in rapid succession; and amid the cares and avocations of the present, we seem in a great measure insensible of our near approach to an eternal world. The Baptist Magazine, Vol. 27, January, 1835 But in the commoner avocations there appear no such differences between man and man; and it may seem strange how, in ordinary stone-cutting, one man could thus perform the work of three. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. Of a score or two the names have been preserved, with their respective avocations. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 Instruction shall, in respect to the general encyclopædic culture, be the same for all, and parallel to this shall run a system of special schools to prepare for the special avocations of life. Pedagogics as a System He could play the violin, and he would make it his avocation and refreshment. The Unknown Quantity A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales My whole life passes in trifling activities, and small recurring avocations, which do not each seem to occupy an hour, and yet at last weigh down the balance of the twenty-four. Records of Later Life And for these avocations one is fitted only by a scholarship, which it requires prolonged schooling, the most patient industry, and the most delicate consent of mind and body to attain. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 I have had no special education or experience as a writer; both my nature and my avocation have led me in other directions. The Gates Between From this point of view, the State can look upon the church only as one of those schools which prepare for a special avocation. Pedagogics as a System He has his usual daily avocations to follow; his business or professional duties have undergone no alteration. The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage Describing Modern Manners and Customs of Courtship and Marriage, and giving Full Details regarding the Wedding Ceremony and Arrangements I have hardly had an occupation or thought that was not perforce connected with my theatrical avocations. Records of Later Life Probably there is no race of men on earth whose ordinary avocations present so constantly the alternative of rarest skill on the one hand, or instant destruction on the other. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 A man's avocation may be at once his ruin and his exculpation. The Gates Between The division of labor will specially affect the schools for teaching particular avocations. Pedagogics as a System The reader may imagine that in the pursuit of health I found no time to engage in the usual avocations of life. Confessions of a Neurasthenic I might also have obtained an additional amount of the same sort of intelligence, had it not been for the want of time, amid numerous other pressing avocations, for correspondence of this kind. Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery The jury—twelve honest householders of Kensington—appeared from the outset eager to get back to their daily avocations. The Sign of Silence I looked upon the avocations of this strange land, and wondered at them. The Gates Between Mansel could do both these things; but he was somewhat indolent, and had many avocations. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 The longer Tom talked with him the more he admired him, and the more he detested his avocation. Elam Storm, The Wolfer Or, The Lost Nugget It was what the newspapers call the "favorite resort" of the ex-Empress of the French, who might have been seen at her imperial avocations with a good glass at any time from the Casino. The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 Stop the rent, and at one blow you annihilate the profligate press, which turns the minds of the people from their legitimate avocations, which panders to their prejudices, and excites them to outrage. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 In 1835 Leonard Posnet was a popular minister, not only in the town but in the country around, being much appreciated by the farmers from his intimate acquaintance with their avocation. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time During the day the invalids kept company with the ladies, while my brother and myself followed our respective avocations. Adventures in the Philippine Islands The Capital city, truly, is now one huge hospital; and there Whitman establishes himself, and thenceforward, for several years, has but one daily and nightly avocation. Whitman A Study He urged him to go on, plying him with questions about his strange avocation. Carmen Ariza Indeed, the old fellow was too unhappy for his usual avocations. Mabel's Mistake The fibre put into my cell to be picked by my industrious fingers had all been removed the previous evening, lest I should desecrate the sacred day by pursuing my ordinary avocation. Flowers of Freethought (First Series) If, therefore, they happen to leave him, he will endeavor, as soon as possible, to obliterate the remembrance of them, by occupying his mind in pleasant contemplation, and engaging in agreeable avocations. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." As a matter of fact, most of the people Tommy associated with had no faintest inkling of his taste for science as an avocation. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 On the other hand, the capital owned by persons who prefer lending it at interest, or whose avocations prevent them from personally superintending its employment, may be short of the habitual demand for loans. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy There could be no man more punctual in all his daily avocations than Mr. Greenwood. Marion Fay We are often more united to God, in our daily avocations, than in retirement. Letters of Madam Guyon Although disliking the business, he pursued this avocation for nearly five years. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." It was a collection of virile young men drawn from the lawyer's office and the farm, from the desk indoors and avocations in the open, from the very law schools and even the University campus. Westward with the Prince of Wales The business of a woman was to cultivate those virtues most conducive to her prosperity in the one avocation open to her. Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle Men follow him to his burial, to the holy place, return to their usual avocations—all is over and forgotten. Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes The girl of the future will select her own avocation and take her own training for it. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV Several shots were fired, and some of the rioters were slightly wounded or rather grazed by snipe shot, but not so seriously as to stop their daily avocations. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Most of them follow their usual avocations daring the day, and have their rendezvous at night, where they congregate to lay their plans of attack on the pickets. Three Years in the Federal Cavalry That avocation was marriage, and the virtues were those which her prospective employer, the average over-sexed male, anxious at all points to feel his superiority, would desire in a subject wife. Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle It looked odd, too, to see so many able-bodied men at home, pursuing their ordinary avocations, with no thought of enlisting, while a hostile army was at their very doors. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War Then it was found there were thousands of women who could have no home if they were not permitted to pursue avocations in the outside world. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV Petrarca, in his avocation of barber, was in the greatest request. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 Thus farming is becoming neither a job nor an avocation, but a genuine vocation, or profession. Rural Life and the Rural School My next visit to London will, I hope, be sufficiently free from other avocations to allow me to devote a good deal of time to the examination of your various treasures. A Walk from London to Fulham It became an obsession; it was at first their recreation; then because it went very slowly it seemed likely to become their life avocation. Herbert Hoover The Man and His Work But he particularly requests that the want of additions to his book may be excused; and || pleads, in arrest of judgment, his numerous and absorbing avocations. The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue But if the babies' conversation was unenlightening, their chosen avocations are not uninteresting. Lotus Buds Every enterprise to which they set their hands was blighted, and nothing remained for them but to abandon their avocations or surrender at discretion. England and Germany It is apparent, however, that for him writing was hardly more than an avocation. A Poetical Review of the Literary and Moral Character of the late Samuel Johnson (1786) At intervals—as their worldly duties and avocations permitted them—the other members of her family, or one or two intimate friends, came to the house. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 Of all their avocations, this “mimickry of war” best fitted them to thwart the savages in their purpose, and to mitigate the horrors of their peculiar mode of warfare. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State Pardon me, madam; that is the avocation of a man of taste. The Contrast I do not think that either this or the weight of my other avocations are a sufficient excuse for this neglect, but it certainly was not easy to get opportunities for careful investigation. Telepathy Genuine and Fraudulent He made a pretence of plying his avocation, and the townsmen, thinking his lease of life was in no danger of a natural termination, allowed him to lie in peace. Bygone Punishments They only meet at a general rendezvous, when some important expedition is contemplated, and afterwards return to their own avocations. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 We think that we are in better case, on the whole, than we should have been after eight years' work at other avocations in the old country. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand Whilst most of you, I trust, are fitting yourselves for the employment of farming as an avocation, some, perhaps, may be looking forward to other professions and pursuits. Address delivered by Hon. Henry H. Crapo, Governor of Michigan, before the Central Michigan Agricultural Society, at their Sheep-shearing Exhibition held at the Agricultural College Farm, on Thursday, May 24th, 1866 I had, in the meantime, commenced practice as a surgeon in Glasgow, and my professional avocations kept me too constantly employed to allow of my leaving the town. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI He was, also, which is equally unusual, a man of good family, and from his early avocations was more fitted than is generally the case with those of his order, to mix in society. The Macdermots of Ballycloran Other streets are named after trades and avocations. Harper's Young People, May 25, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly A merry, athletic, thoroughly healthy and hearty Englishman is our friend, the Mayor, always in a hurry and bustle of business, for his avocations are startlingly numerous. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand Industry is diligence applied to some avocation, business, or profession. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions His clothes, like his avocations, were many-coloured, and suited the silly half of his character, without altogether depriving him of the rights of a citizen, or making him the property and sport of school-boys. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI Sore and worn out, he crawled into a corner and was soon fast asleep, resuming in his dreams some of his old avocations. The Adventures of a Bear And a Great Bear too But when he saw Mrs. Cristie her avocation was one in which he could not take part. The Squirrel Inn His profession was that of a pickpocket, in which avocation he had always been singularly expert. My Life: or the Adventures of Geo. Thompson Being the Auto-Biography of an Author. Written by Himself. There has been more flub-dub printed and spoken about drinking liquor than about any other employment, avocation, vocation, habit, practice or pleasure of mankind. Cutting It Out How to get on the waterwagon and stay there There is also great liberality of sentiment here concerning the avocations of women. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III An hour later, the family were gathered about the great round table in the pleasant sitting-room, pursuing their various avocations by the light of an excellent argand burner. A Bookful of Girls No man had touched her heart with sufficient fire to disturb her serenity, but now she was not merely following where he led, she was questioning the value and morality of her avocation. The Light of the Star A Novel And Paragot, save on occasion of outburst, went through the love-making and the social routine with the grave but contented face of a man who had found his real avocation. The Belovéd Vagabond She can pursue her usual avocations without hindrance, and finds her physical womanhood no bar to any enjoyment. What a Young Woman Ought to Know In the various business avocations I find the following: Mrs. T. Nodles is the largest fancy grocer in the State, doing a yearly business of $80,000. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III Her time she devoted, with unremitting diligence, to those literary avocations in which she found so much delight. Madame Roland, Makers of History Had he not been a working man, and pursuing his ordinary avocation he would not have been brought into contact with the apostle. Days of Heaven Upon Earth The restaurateur with whom my good mother dealt used to sit for hours in his doorway in Drury Lane reading a book, and I considered this a most dignified and scholarly avocation. The Belovéd Vagabond Mr. B——e promised to wait upon Sir Sampson, but afterwards finding that no warrant had issued, did not think it incumbent on him to comply, and so went about his avocations. Notes and Queries A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc Even the domain of the theologian had been invaded, but law and dentistry were as yet closed, and in the case of the latter, unthought of as an appropriate avocation for women. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III To render acts of kindness seemed their natural avocation, and I never think of them without recalling Sir Walter Scott's description of a ministering angel. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century Yet, have you a moment, among your thousand and one avocations, to remember my father—or me? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 Citizens are invited to return to their homes and peacefully continue their legitimate avocations, subject to and under the guarantee of the Prussian military government. The Maids of Paradise There are avocations, like those of the advocate, the preacher, the journalist, which must be pursued continuously, well or ill, and in spite of such variations of feeling. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 Under the act of 1872, the women of Illinois thought their right to pursue every avocation, except the military, secure. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III But Professor Challis had other astronomical avocations to attend to, and, moreover, his faith in the precision of the indications furnished to him was, by his own confession, a very feeble one. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition |
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