| 单词 | penman |
| 例句 | The workmanship was no less fastidious even at the bottom of the board, near the doorsill, where the two penmen, each in his turn, had obviously lain on their stomachs. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z She even gave the penman, who set up temporary shop outside headquarters, a dime to make a card for her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Interviews with the likes of DJ Greg Mack, rapper Cold 187um and master penman D.O.C. power the narrative, offering insights into the group’s competitive edge and eventually how everything fell apart. Chronicling the ascent and downfall of N.W.A — iconic, contradictory — in 'Parental Discretion Is Advised' 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z As director of speechwriting in Barack Obama's second term, he was the principal penman behind four State of the Unions. Biden's State of the Union: Agony and ecstasy of writing the president's biggest speech 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Drakeo the Ruler was a one-of-a-kind penman, eschewing traditional English for a coded language of references and surrogates that could fill its own dictionary. 'He deserved so much better': L.A.'s hip-hop community mourns the loss of Drakeo the Ruler 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z The organization has grown from 170 penmen and women in 2000 to 1,400 today, with members in 18 countries. Calligrapher practices the write stuff 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z The question prompted a wave of heartfelt testimonies from fanatical fountain penmen. Why are fountain pen sales rising? 2012-05-22T11:07:45Z But it is certain that he thus converted enemies into friends, and stole the gall out of many an inkstand, and the poison from many a penman's feathered dart. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z His father was in the library, which was also his office, conversing with his copyist—a dapper little man whom his employer described as “an artistic penman and an artistic fool.” The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z But our busy little penmen don't see in this golden motto a sufficient sentimental appeal. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z But in penman Robert Hurford’s hands, H explodes like a Roman candle in ink. Calligrapher practices the write stuff 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z The young man was an excellent penman, and so had what he called a soft snap. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z But the soldiers were not skilled penmen; their letters, few and far between, at length stopped entirely. Solomon 2012-02-29T03:00:26.127Z Situated in the heart of clubland, the Library has done for the education of clubmen, including penmen of every degree, all that Mudie’s can have done for the instruction of families. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z Many a sturdy blow has been struck at abuses by penmen masquerading behind fiction. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z Hurford describes him as “an itinerant penman,” traveling and teaching in various locations. Calligrapher practices the write stuff 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z The fact is, every penman has his little peculiarities when at work, but they should be kept as private property. How to Write a Novel A Practical Guide to the Art of Fiction 2012-02-17T03:00:36.070Z It is the writing; of a poor penman; it is the writing of a careless penman, who, for that time, endeavored to write a little smaller than usual, and why? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z One of the latter, Joseph C. Richardson, said that "Abe Lincoln was the best penman in the neighborhood." Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z Mr. Cupple is not a careful penman and the cable operator had read the last word of the message as "auspicious" instead of "suspicious." In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z You may learn from penmen their most bewitching scrolls. Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z That is to say, the inspired Bible writers, or penmen of the Holy Ghost, as old divines called them, were often indecent and sometimes positively obscene. The Book Of God In The Light Of The Higher Criticism 2011-11-24T03:00:46.897Z No good penman ever wrote the body of that will. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z Hence it is just as impossible that two divinely-inspired penmen could clash, as that two heavenly bodies, while moving in their divinely-appointed orbits, could come into collision. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z Johnson himself, with all his imperfections, is often as far superior to this unhappy penman, as the author of the Night-Thoughts is superior to Johnson. Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works 2011-10-18T02:00:19.057Z It was clear to him, even at that early stage of the work, that he was not cut out for an expert penman. The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z The first is the mechanical theory, which implies that the Holy Ghost dictated, and the inspired penmen were merely his amanuenses. The Book Of God In The Light Of The Higher Criticism 2011-11-24T03:00:46.897Z The clerk was a skillful penman and had once or twice successfully imitated the signatures of hostile politicians. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z He is very scornful of the "penman," and it is on the general ground of his being a penman that he deprecates the existence of his late adversary, Mr. Ruskin. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z She knows I had at first no need of better penman than myself, and now have need of none,—for, in truth, my work was finished ere she came. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z A sailor to the sea and to fighting in the bush, and a penman to his books. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z The royal prophet, or whoever was the penman of that appeal for justice against tyranny, Psal. xciv. A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods 2011-08-21T02:00:31.760Z In the meantime he had been practicing the General's signature, and being a good penman had got to imitate it so accurately that I doubt if any expert would have suspected the forgery. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z "Let work be received in silence," says Mr. Whistler, "as it was in the days to which the penman still points as an era when art was at its apogee." Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z He was a skillful, accurate and rapid penman. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z These writings, couched in clear, vigorous English, seems to flow readily "without any conscious intervention on the part of the mortal penman." Occultism and Common-Sense 2011-07-16T02:00:14.303Z George Woods, elected spokesman for the men, and Roy O'Mara deputed to take notes of the meeting because he was reckoned to be a good penman, sat at a table on the platform. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z The penmen seem to have known but little Greek, and to have copied from a manuscript written continuously, for the divisions between the words are sometimes absurdly wrong. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. 2011-06-30T02:00:27.850Z Upon this principle, and as one of the greatest of penmen, M. Dumas is also the prime authority amongst duellists. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z He sought to train good men of business; judges well qualified, ready penmen in his chancery; and this sage desire expanded into a wide instructional field. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z He was an extremely industrious man, and a splendid penman. A Few Words About the Devil And Other Biographical Sketches and Essays 2011-05-31T02:00:28.247Z But let me tell you why I abandoned your theory that an expert penman was at work. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z The style, the tone, the language, perhaps the special occasion of writing, seem to have depended much on the taste and judgement of the several penmen. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. 2011-06-30T02:00:27.850Z You, Monsieur Dumas, are a penman of first-rate ability. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z "Well, Captain, I ain't much o' a penman, but I can scribble a sort o' rough hand after a fashion." Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z Later in life he became a fairly good penman, writing a neat round hand; but he never became a good speller. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z Most of my ancestors were statesmen or penmen. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z He was not a ready penman, but he got the main facts clear enough for my purpose. The Man Without a Memory 2011-03-09T03:00:45.963Z His Majesty displayed unlooked-for taste; for although as a penman his talents rank immeasurably in advance of the most accomplished of his scriveners, his skill as an artist had proved very circumscribed. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z I'm a bad penman, but my wife will write, I 've no doubt. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z “Well, Captain; I ain’t much o’ a penman; but I can scribble a sort o’ rough hand after a fashion.” Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z He became a very good penman in school, and was known in that neighborhood for his good writing. Boys' and Girls' Biography of Abraham Lincoln 2011-01-21T03:00:11.447Z Who could say whether Vanity Fair would ever have been written had this mighty penman been chosen to succeed Buss? 'Phiz' (Hablot Knight Browne), a Memoir. He must have possessed more skill as a penman than any one imagined. Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne Most of them did not even trouble themselves to this degree, but simply laid their tickets before the penman appointed for this special service. The Progressionists, and Angela. He learns to write very easy, and will, with little pains, make a good penman. The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them It was also in his favor that he was a good penman, and had acquired a fair English education for the times. "Evacuation Day", 1783 Its Many Stirring Events: with recollections of Capt. John Van Arsdale The split reed of the Greek penman was occasionally adopted by the late demotic scribes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" But it would not become me to affront his modesty by publishing those innumerable benefits of his administration to his face; therefore I shall leave them to adorn the brighter history of some abler penman. The History of Virginia, in Four Parts In many instances good penmen and accountants among the soldiers gave their services gratuitously to help the newly-elected civil officers start their books and accounts. Reminiscences The Story of an Emigrant It was, I think, taken for granted that being a penman I should be writing up my adventures, as though I were on a voyage to Betelgueux or Sirius. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday "And a fine penman you made of me!" exclaimed Napoleon, in affected anger. Josephine Makers of History Shorty made quite a pretense of trying, as he had seen penmen do, the temper of the pens upon his thumb-nail, but chose the largest and highest priced one, in an elaborate silver holder. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign These coincidences are curious, and may serve at any rate to show that King Ryence’s mantle was not the invention of the penman; but, in all probability, actually existed. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries He persuaded himself that a certain inspiration fell upon him while he was in the act of writing, somewhat like that of the penmen of the Holy Scriptures. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition Gravely answered him young Werner: "I, my lord, can't write that letter, You must find another penman; For, I come myself as suitor, Come to ask you for your daughter." The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. Too much like a flourishing penman, Miss Bunting, who makes more of his flourishes than of his sense, and which attract the reader more than his communication.” Talkers With Illustrations But only training and practice will make him a penman. In the School-Room Chapters in the Philosophy of Education It is just upon these words that the penman of Ps. lxxiv. dwells at particular length. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 From a variety of sources thus he contrived, by constant waste of intellect and strength, to eke out his income, and insinuate rather than force his place among his contemporary penmen. Books and Authors Curious Facts and Characteristic Sketches If it did not answer, the Church was not committed; if it did answer, the Church's professional penmen could follow it up with something more decisive. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) One who has been a skillful penman brings all his skill to the new incarnation but of course the new body must be trained to hold the pen and form the letters. Elementary Theosophy The industrious penman by the window glanced over his shoulder. Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective The Home Rule penmen are always describing him as "livid with impotent rage," "trembling with ill-concealed vindictive passion," "hurrying from the House to escape the mocking laughter of the amused Senate." Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule We heard him, scarce a twelvemonth since, deliver a discourse of singular power, on the sin-offering of the Jewish economy, as minutely particularized by the divine penman in Leviticus. Leading Articles on Various Subjects It seems that these patriotic penmen succeeded quite easily in making their contention good with respect to all the generals save one. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland Every public school teacher knows that one child will quickly learn that and soon become a competent penman while another can by no possibility exhibit skill in that particular art. Elementary Theosophy It is not merely their illegibility, but they have the scrawly curves and uncertain terminations of the penman who is not certain about the spelling of his own name. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History Often her writing is invisible, like that of a penman writing with lemon juice, taking note of each transgression and recording words that will appear when held up to the heat of fire. A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character They have lived through centuries of time, and outlived generations of ambitious penmen, and the true name of the author ought to live with them. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 Was it conveyed, like the sublime story of Raphael, as a piece of narrative, dictated, mayhap, to the inspired penman, or miraculously borne in upon his mind? The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed Another answer to the argument in question is, that "The New Testament does condemn slaveholding, as practiced among us, in the most explicit terms furnished by the language in which the sacred penman wrote." Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject Moreover, as a business proposition, one cannot afford to become a slovenly penman. English: Composition and Literature The amanuenses or penmen of the Holy Ghost for the Scriptures were not contemptible or ordinary, but incomparable and extraordinary persons. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life In other branches of the Government a large majority of the officials were unskilled penmen, whose places could easily be filled with others as little skilled as themselves. The New Nation Again the little cripple was greatly interested to see the handsome work before him—for handsome it was, as Fred, by dint of much practice, had become a superior penman. Under Fire A Tale of New England Village Life Why, it would take a lifetime—more than a lifetime; nor could any penman write two manuscripts so exactly alike. Paul and the Printing Press The Girondins, by their penman Condorcet, had omitted the name of God, and had assured liberty of conscience only as liberty of opinion. Lectures on the French Revolution The moral character of the sacred penmen is above suspicion: their greatest enemies have never attempted to throw the least stain upon their characters. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life As he was a man capable of making judicious observations, and a good penman, he was probably appointed to keep a regular journal of the events of each day during this distressing campaign. An interesting journal of Abner Stocking of Chatham, Connecticut detailing the distressing events of the expedition against Quebec, under the command of Col. Arnold in the year 1775 You were mistaken there; a good copy and plenty of the right sort of practice will make any one a good penman. Under Fire A Tale of New England Village Life He was an accomplished penman and an expert in arithmetic and the elementary mathematics. History of New Brunswick Hatching, as we know, is merely a penman’s trick, of shading with lines of light and dark. The Tapestry Book At last the gray penman has made his footing. Chimney-Pot Papers But having seen the Cockspur Street Society, I am as well convinced of its invincible hopelessness as if I saw it written by a celestial penman in the Book of Fate. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856 I will not name it: writers of poems and guide-books—worthier penmen all—have done that. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions Their apparent impregnability has tempted the facile penman to essay the task of harmless imitation; his success has surprised and flattered him, and the easy possibilities of forgery opened up. The Detection of Forgery A Practical Handbook for the Use of Bankers, Solicitors, Magistrates' Clerks, and All Handling Suspected Documents Since that time the poor penman had never a place to call his own. The Merrie Tales of Jacques Tournebroche And Child Life in Town and Country I presume I'm the finest penman who ever visited your city. Twenty Years of Hus'ling "I went to school with him, and he was a good penman, though that was about all he was as a scholar." Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi It ought to be remarked that the captain is an admirable penman, moderately seaworthy as to syntax, but in need of overhauling in an orthographical aspect. Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. Let work, then, be received in silence, as it was in the days to which the penmen still point as an era when art was at its apogee. The Gentle Art of Making Enemies "How much splendor the penman has shown!" she murmured, her breath on his cheek. Under the Rose For his day the Archbishop was a skilful penman, which does not by any means convey the idea of covering sheet after sheet of paper with rapid writing. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century It was out of his power to hire penmen who could stand up against such antagonists as Swift and Bolingbroke and Pulteney. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II At the time we are now describing he had re-entered Parliament, and was still a brilliant penman on the side of the Whigs. A History of the Four Georges, Volume I She is a good penman, an acceptable teacher and is making a record of commendable usefulness. The Choctaw Freedmen and The Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academy He had been a good penman at school, so that he had no difficulty in writing his letter. The Rival Crusoes He had been my clerk, and was an expert penman. A War-Time Wooing A Story While printing can do nothing on a single page that is beyond the power of a skillful penman, its ordinary resources are the extraordinary ones of manuscript. The Booklover and His Books For that reason a wholly engraved invitation is perhaps better, unless the work of addressing them and inserting the name is to be done by a professional penman. The Etiquette of To-day Thus the noses, the tails, the feet of the characteristic monster of the sculptured stones, all end in a whirl, as the final letter of an accomplished and dashing penman ends in a flourish. The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author He became a skillful penman, and also studied astronomy, geometry, and Latin. Discoverers and Explorers Deceased had more than common gifts of oratory and was a ready penman. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 1, January 1886 I desire in future to hear no contempt of penmen, unless a depraved use of the pen shall have so cramped them as to incapacitate them for the sword and for the council chamber. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection Antiquity and modern times record many such penmen, whose glory consisted in writing in so small a hand that the writing could not be legible to the naked eye. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 He was not a very good penman, was little Will. Children of the Tenements I wrote all his letters; for he was no great penman in the first place, and had a very great confusion of ideas in the second. The Poacher Joseph Rushbrook A very careful penman had drawn the Greek letters, Phi Beta Ki, on the outside of an envelope, and beneath it had written, "Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska." The Blue Envelope We heard occasionally from Alfred; but he was not an apt penman, and did not prove himself so good a correspondent as we had hoped. My First Voyage to Southern Seas No American, foreign or domestic, ever made a greater name for himself than Daniel Webster, but he was not so good a penman as Noah; Noah was the better pen-writer. Comic History of the United States When consulted by a friend whose article had been rejected by several publishers, he advised him to have it handsomely copied by a professional penman, and then change the title. Pushing to the Front Yet in this fluent orator, this untiring penman, this eager and most sociable talker at the dinner-table or on friendly walks, was a singular faculty of self-containment and reserve. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 The weary penman, who wishes his chaotic head could be relieved by being transformed even as by Puck, knows that very whirling chaos is the condition of his multitudinous periods. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 "Nat, you are the best penman in the mill," said Dr. Holt to him one day, as his attention was called to a specimen of his handwriting. The Bobbin Boy or, How Nat Got His learning The printing-press did not abolish the penman, but it certainly spoiled his trade. Illuminated Manuscripts It was meant by that phrase that the books, as we have them, were dictated by God in such a way that the sacred penmen contributed nothing but the letter-marks upon the paper. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology And what, my dear brethren, what do you imagine and conjecture our holy penman meant by 'walking?' The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VII. (of X.) His mother and uncle came, too, and as the boy was a good penman he secured work without difficulty in an Oriental goods store. Aliens or Americans? He did not try very hard to be a good penman. The Bobbin Boy or, How Nat Got His learning In the case of specially distinguished penmen, their entertainment in a monastery was sometimes an expensive business. Illuminated Manuscripts By these means I shall be able to bring surprising proofs of those great occurrences, which the sacred penman has recorded. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. Looking at his hands only, one would have said: "There is here a pianist, a penman, a woman of definite skill, or a man of peculiar delicacy." The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times He himself was an expert penman, and he set himself the task of teaching the monks how to write as well as how to read. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers To this he objected, that experience had shown him unfit for the life of a penman. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 Theodosius, it may be remembered, was himself an admirable penman and illuminator, so much so as to have acquired the cognomen of Kalligráphos. Illuminated Manuscripts The negro child, like the Hindu, is much sharper, because more precocious, than the European; at six years he will become a good penman; in fact, he promises more than he can perform. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative The sixty-six books of Holy Scripture were written by many penmen, over a space of fifteen centuries; yet it is one book, and one voice speaks through all its pages. Our Day In the Light of Prophecy He was created bishop in 992; Taugmar pays him a tribute, saying: "He was an excellent penman, a good painter, and as a household manager was unequalled." Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance Their names were posted, written with many a flourish by some village penman. Soldier Silhouettes on our Front He was an excellent penman, a good painter, and as a household manager was unequalled.” Illuminated Manuscripts He had no clerk, and was himself a poor penman. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie The office in question requires a good penman. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales The student will find it most profitable to study the work of this masterly penman. Pen Drawing An Illustrated Treatise Despite the typewriter, one should endeavor to be a good penman, because the typed letter or note is inadmissible in polite society, being reserved for the world of business. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada The textual critic aims to give, not what some one might think the inspired penman should have written, but what he actually did write. Companion to the Bible A letter written to my Uncle Lauder during the voyage, and since returned, shows that I was then a better penman than now. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie You must note, sir, that they which examined them were as wise as woodcocks themselves, and therefore judged of them as penmen of pikemen and blind men of colours. Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers On it were traced some lines by one who was evidently a highly accomplished penman. Eveline Mandeville The Horse Thief Rival He is an expert penman, and most likely a regular forger as well as counterfeiter. The Mansion of Mystery Being a Certain Case of Importance, Taken from the Note-book of Adam Adams, Investigator and Detective It is manifest that these inspired penmen are not anxious about the verbal accuracy of the words cited. Companion to the Bible Surely she could not imagine a young girl needing the services of an expert penman? Dorothy Dale's Queer Holidays It was an astonishing and most welcome message in the flowing script of a rapid penman, but clearly legible. In the Days of Poor Richard Spokesmen and penmen of the two contentious factions are victimized by their own perfervid imaginations. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915 April-September, 1915 He claims no literary merit for it: indeed, he feels there may be found many defects in style and description that could be improved by a more skilful penman. Windjammers and Sea Tramps And so in regard to the other inspired penmen. Companion to the Bible All the oldest manuscripts of the Bible now extant were transcribed by Alexandrian penmen. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology Another penman, very different from the military critic, was also on the spot, noting down every day what he saw and felt. Montcalm and Wolfe This is equally true, however, of all the inspired penmen of the Holy Scriptures. Notes on the Apocalypse Like most penmen he overrates the power of the sword. Reviews But," the boy said, "why do I need to be a good penman? Fifty-Two Story Talks to Boys and Girls While the great masses may acquire a good style of plain, practical penmanship, few have the necessary conception of mind, combined with the skill and dexterity of hand to become successful ornamental penmen. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 There was Teddy, serious and patriotic—filling a futile penman with incredulous respect. Mr. Britling Sees It Through Thus God's being, and the eternity of his being are assumed as known by the first inspired penman; a fact or principle not to be disputed. Notes on the Apocalypse He uniformly adopts the literal and obvious signification of the language used by the holy penmen. The Life of Hugo Grotius With Brief Minutes of the Civil, Ecclesiastical, and Literary History of the Netherlands A simulation of such a signature by an expert penman will usually leave enough traces of his ability in handling the pen to pierce his disguise. Disputed Handwriting An exhaustive, valuable, and comprehensive work upon one of the most important subjects of to-day. With illustrations and expositions for the detection and study of forgery by handwriting of all kinds He is a good penman, correct accountant, and acquainted with correspondence. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 Is it a success to have secured a sale like that for your books, and then to die, and have your brother penmen ask, "Who was he?" Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays The inspired penman had looked upon the great King surrounded by part of his retinue. Notes on the Apocalypse This penman was frankly proud of his melons, their early growth and flavor. James Fenimore Cooper It is nearly as difficult for a master of the pen to imitate an untrained hand as for the untrained hand to write like an expert penman. Disputed Handwriting An exhaustive, valuable, and comprehensive work upon one of the most important subjects of to-day. With illustrations and expositions for the detection and study of forgery by handwriting of all kinds This was agreed to, and a letter written by Mr. Mallory, he being the best penman in the group, and signed and sent by General Johnston to General Sherman. History of Kershaw's Brigade Then gentlemen were eager for a good penman, as lame people are for their crutch, for they were rare. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig Pollock was a silent, solitary fellow—an excellent penman, much given to drawing pictures. The Rough Riders Being an indifferent penman he was some time in preparing these papers, and he was in no hurry as he believed that they would kill him when they had obtained them. Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical These radiating lines, too, may be used in the few cases where the forger is an expert penman depending upon an offhand duplication of a signature. Disputed Handwriting An exhaustive, valuable, and comprehensive work upon one of the most important subjects of to-day. With illustrations and expositions for the detection and study of forgery by handwriting of all kinds Therefore my friend Wislac, the English priest, will be the penman, having skill thereto. Havelok the Dane A Legend of Old Grimsby and Lincoln Then penmen were jolly people and made the price of beer high. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig Paine now became the penman of the rebels. In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays He was a good penman, this Rackbird,—he was clever in many ways,—and he could imitate handwriting very well, and he set himself to work to address an envelope in the handwriting of Raminez. The Adventures of Captain Horn This penman will have his inevitable natural slant to his letters. Disputed Handwriting An exhaustive, valuable, and comprehensive work upon one of the most important subjects of to-day. With illustrations and expositions for the detection and study of forgery by handwriting of all kinds This is the most interesting colony of crime-cultured gentlemen in the world—ex-cashiers, penmen, promoters and gamblers, all move in those great halls and gardens. Fate Knocks at the Door A Novel He held his tongue in his cheek, and moved his head about as the pen formed the letters: he was no expert penman, this Phil Henslowe, the stager of plays. Master Skylark Thousands of parsons and penmen dutifully set down Cranmer among the saints and martyrs; and there are many respectable people who would do so still. The Crimes of England It was considered at that time," said he, "that Abe was the best penman in the neighborhood. McClure's Magazine December, 1895 The forger himself is known as the "scratcher," or the expert penman of the party. Disputed Handwriting An exhaustive, valuable, and comprehensive work upon one of the most important subjects of to-day. With illustrations and expositions for the detection and study of forgery by handwriting of all kinds It's so easy to disguise and imitate writing; and besides, if Goujon is such a good penman as you seem to say, why, he could all the easier alter his style. Martin Hewitt, Investigator Greene was also a good penman, and would be useful to Hudson in that capacity. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 What is worthy of note herein is this, that the name which the distinguished writer could not make out, is that of one of our most fluent penmen, namely, C.C. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers You will observe that the palatial museums for the temporary preservation of fossil or fungous penmen join walls, virtually, with habitations whose architecture would reflect no credit on the most curious hamlet in tide-water Virginia. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861 These are stolen and sent to the penman or "scratcher." Disputed Handwriting An exhaustive, valuable, and comprehensive work upon one of the most important subjects of to-day. With illustrations and expositions for the detection and study of forgery by handwriting of all kinds "Shiny" was considered without question to be the best speller, the best reader, the best penman—in a word, the best scholar, in the class. The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man He had received a good education, was well skilled in the learned languages, and was an excellent penman. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3 Soc., falls into the same quandary about making out the signature of one of our most expert and beautiful penmen, that Washington Irving did. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Traddles, who would not have smiled for the world, replied composedly: 'But you are a very good penman, sir. David Copperfield Even the health and self-control of the penman, as well as the physical circumstances, show their influence on these little strokes. Disputed Handwriting An exhaustive, valuable, and comprehensive work upon one of the most important subjects of to-day. With illustrations and expositions for the detection and study of forgery by handwriting of all kinds To the penman, the saving in labor is insignificant. What Is Man? and Other Essays I may not tarry, as more leisurely penmen, to round my incidents; they were not of my choosing. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu The Captain evidently was not a great penman, and Rosamond reflected that the sisters might have been abroad. Middlemarch The man who did that was a penman, believe me. The Banner Boy Scouts Afloat or, the Secret of Cedar Island In his free and easy forgery of a name written by another person this "Jim, the penman" exposes his acquired slant which disputes the original. Disputed Handwriting An exhaustive, valuable, and comprehensive work upon one of the most important subjects of to-day. With illustrations and expositions for the detection and study of forgery by handwriting of all kinds It has been justly observed that τα του δεινος is a Greek idiom, not only with classical writers, but with the sacred penmen, for denoting the house of such a person.... Female Scripture Biographies, Volume II You are a poor penman and deficient in your knowledge of numbers," said his father; "and improvement in these branches will be of great service to you in my business. From Boyhood to Manhood Life of Benjamin Franklin They needed a clever penman for this job and one who wouldn't be recognised—and they got the best! The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale He was, he admitted even to himself, no great penman, and his epistolary style tended, perhaps, more to the forcible than to the finished. With Edged Tools These are stolen and sent to the penman or "scratcher." Disputed Handwriting An exhaustive, valuable, and comprehensive work upon one of the most important subjects of to-day. With illustrations and expositions for the detection and study of forgery by handwriting of all kinds The editor of Calmet's Dictionary imagines that the naja, or cobra di capello, is the serpent here alluded to by the holy penman, and which is known to possess the most energetic poison. Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time I am a good penman and at once resolved to take up the situation as copyist, and using that as a foundation for future superstructure, to do my best, early and late. The Secrets of the Great City You are a good penman, and ready accountant, I think you tell me; and I presume you have a sufficient knowledge of book-keeping. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 I was an excellent penman, and a pretty good mathematician, as well as a complete master of mensuration. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 1 The simulated tremor of a skilful penman is rarely successful in deceiving a trained eye. Disputed Handwriting An exhaustive, valuable, and comprehensive work upon one of the most important subjects of to-day. With illustrations and expositions for the detection and study of forgery by handwriting of all kinds Therein are all manner of marvels and rarities found; The penmen are puzzled in story its charms to retrace. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume III I replied, "I am a doctor of the law and a man of learning, a scribe, a grammarian, a poet, a mathematician and a skilled penman." The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I Of course, had my brother Solomon been taken, he would surely have written regularly, for he was a great penman, may he rest in peace. In Those Days The Story of an Old Man Mr. Alner was a remarkably good penman and accountant, as well as a great proficient in teaching the use of the globes. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 1 It would be great presumption in so humble a penman as myself to choose, even for the hero of my tale, a man of eminent distinction. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics This is not said with regard to the truth of the narration; but with regard to the style and manner of writing: which in the sacred penmen is not always the most accurate. The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 46: 2 Machabees The Challoner Revision The rapid and voluminous work, especially of daily journalism, knocks the beautiful business college penman, as a rule, higher than a kite. Remarks Again and again it has happened that a man who has spent his life with a brush in his hand has beaten the best penmen at their own weapon. Impressions and Comments He had heard the Duke of Marlborough was no special good penman. The Virginians Do the three punishments belong to the three classes of messengers, the severest falling to the lot of the most highly endowed, and even the quiet penman being hunted from city to city? Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII Caligraphy, or the art of writing, is also carried by the Shirázis to the highest degree of perfection, and they are said to be the best penmen in the East. A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán I just say this to show how difficult it is for a fine penman to get ahead as a journalist. Remarks Surely, there must have been an intelligible propriety in the terms, Logos, Word, Begotten before all creation,—an adequate idea or icon, or the Evangelists and Apostolic penmen would not have adopted them. Coleridge's Literary Remains, Volume 4. Under the influence of this passion, the novels now associated with his name followed with startling rapidity, and their growth developed in the author an unwillingness to be known as a penman writing for fortune. The Prose Marmion A Tale of the Scottish Border Where serpents' tongues the penmen are to write, Where cats do wawl by day, dogs by night. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 Mr D'Israeli, in his "Curiosities of Literature," has not scrupled to devote many pages to Bales's contests for superiority with a rival penman of the name of Johnson. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 8 Sam Davis, an old time Californian, and now in Nevada, writes the freest of any penman I know. Remarks "The art of deciphering a scroll, like this, was never taught me; if thou art so expert in the skill of a penman, tell me the name the packet bears." The Bravo Buntline immediately obtained a supply of pens, ink and paper, and then engaged all the hotel clerks as penmen. The Life of Hon. William F. Cody Known as Buffalo Bill the Famous Hunter, Scout and Guide Our theatre hath lost, Pluto hath got, A tragic penman for a dreary plot. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 Then the former set to work upon some important business, and being a rapid penman, soon finished the job. Marguerite Verne He is not a very good penman, however; though, so far, his words have all been spelled correct. Remarks There were not only hiatus valde deflendi, but even grievous inconsistencies, and other mistakes, which the penman's leisurely revision, had he been spared to bestow it, would doubtless have cleared away. Waverley Novels — Volume 12 He was a bold horseman, a skilful hunter, an elegant penman, a fine violinist, a brilliant talker, a superior classical scholar, and a proficient in the modern languages. A Brief History of the United States Nay, but, said Mr. Bunyan, have you the very self-same original copies that were written by the penmen of the scriptures, prophets and apostles? Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 His anger made Paul think that he had hit upon the truth, particularly as his uncle was an adroit penman. Bound to Rise Gaius was a poor penman, and I am convinced from a close examination of his work that he was in the habit of carrying his manuscript around in his pocket with his smoking tobacco. Remarks Florent, who was a good penman, set him copies in large hand and round hand on slips of paper. The Fat and the Thin At that moment I could truly say with the inspired penman, with whose language I have since become familiar, "my soul chooseth strangling and death rather than life." Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal You say, too, that you know shorthand, and I know that you are a good penman. The Adventures of a Boy Reporter He had formerly been a bookkeeper and was an accomplished penman. Bound to Rise "Can a mother forget her sucking child?" asks the inspired penman, in a way that it would seem to be so great an anomaly as almost to amount to an impossibility. Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper Mr. Eden was a rapid penman; he set to, and by half-past eleven o'clock he had copied the first part; for under O'Connor there were comparatively few punishments. It Is Never Too Late to Mend One of his fellow-prisoners was a skillful penman and Marco dictated to him an account of his experiences in China, Japan, and other Eastern countries. Famous Men of the Middle Ages Other fluent ninnies shared gain, and even fame, and were called 'penmen,' in Triplet's day. Peg Woffington Phenomena explained Portraits, landscape-paintings, fac-similes of penman- ship, peculiarities of expression, recollected sentences, 86:27 can all be taken from pictorial thought and memory as readily as from objects cognizable by the senses. Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures "I am learned in the law," I replied, "and a doctor of doctrine; an adept in art and science, a mathematician and a notable penman." The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 Suppose yourself, brother penman, decorated with this ribbon, and looking in the glass, would you not laugh? Roundabout Papers Consequently the few books in use in Alfred's time were written by skillful penmen, who wrote generally Page 136 on leaves of parchment, which was sheepskin carefully prepared so that it might retain ink. Famous Men of the Middle Ages He is already an excellent penman and very quick at figures.” My Lady Ludlow We heard him, scarce a twelvemonth since, deliver a discourse of singular power on the sin-offering as minutely described by the divine penman in Leviticus. Bunyan Characters (3rd Series) With his permission, you might make a copy of them, as you are a skilful penman. Thais The word "clericus" or "clerk," became synonymous with penman, the sense in which it is still most usually employed. Forty Centuries of Ink or, a chronological narrative concerning ink and its backgrounds, introducing incidental observations and deductions, parallels of time and color phenomena, bibliography, chemistry, poetical effusions, citations, anecdotes and curiosa together with some evidence respecting the evanescent character of most inks of to-day and an epitome of chemico-legal ink. Credible ghost of the field which from him descends, Each dark anniversary day will its father return, Haling his shadow to spy where the Legend ends, That penman trumpeter's part in the wreck discern. Poems — Volume 3 With a view of avoiding difficulties arising from the extraordinary length of the patriarchal lives, certain divines suggested that the years spoken of by the sacred penman were not ordinary but lunar years. History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science Edward Cocker, penman and engraver, famous in his time for the number and variety of his productions. Forty Centuries of Ink or, a chronological narrative concerning ink and its backgrounds, introducing incidental observations and deductions, parallels of time and color phenomena, bibliography, chemistry, poetical effusions, citations, anecdotes and curiosa together with some evidence respecting the evanescent character of most inks of to-day and an epitome of chemico-legal ink. Mir Ali, who transcribed this book, was the most excellent penman of his time. Forty Centuries of Ink or, a chronological narrative concerning ink and its backgrounds, introducing incidental observations and deductions, parallels of time and color phenomena, bibliography, chemistry, poetical effusions, citations, anecdotes and curiosa together with some evidence respecting the evanescent character of most inks of to-day and an epitome of chemico-legal ink. The rough hand-made papers so heartily despised by the copyists of the thirteenth century are now preferred by neat penmen and skilled draughtsmen. Forty Centuries of Ink or, a chronological narrative concerning ink and its backgrounds, introducing incidental observations and deductions, parallels of time and color phenomena, bibliography, chemistry, poetical effusions, citations, anecdotes and curiosa together with some evidence respecting the evanescent character of most inks of to-day and an epitome of chemico-legal ink. |
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