| 单词 | perspicacity |
| 例句 | The others don’t stand much of a chance, especially my beloved Curb Your Enthusiasm, whose 10th season had little of the wit or perspicacity as its first nine. Emmys 2018: our predictions - who will win and who should win 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z With sardonic perspicacity, they note that the possibility now on the horizon of screening for genetic predisposition to diseases "serves to expand the potential demand for drugs to people with no symptoms". Genes, Cells and Brains by Hilary Rose and Steven Rose - review 2012-12-19T10:10:01Z Embedding herself into various corners of the bureaucratic medical machine, Maloney describes everyone she encounters with the same perspicacity. An Essayist Navigates the Labyrinth of American Health Care. Barely. 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z She says with remarkable perspicacity: "Who are you!" Doctor Who | A Touch of Frost | Jonathan Creek | TV Review 2010-04-05T05:45:00Z Hell, Cheney even uses the word “perspicacity” when he’s trying to get elected to congress in Wyoming. Adam McKay's "Vice": A sly, irreverent portrait of Dick Cheney's monstrous power 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z Thursday is also one of the few people who respects Morse's perspicacity and empathy. As "Endeavour" approaches the end of its run, more of us should appreciate its mystery 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z Just like Marie Curie, who earned them for physics and chemistry and is the hero of this particular Wendy, played with a winning perspicacity by Sinclair Daniel. Review | This charming new version of J.M. Barrie’s timeless play is all about girl power 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z I’d like to put the planting of this perfect summer perennial down to my perspicacity, but in truth it was a totally unplanned triumph. An elusive summer perennial named hyssop In place of firebrand feminism, the film emphasizes decency, perspicacity and rigor. ‘She Said’ Review: A Quiet Thriller That Speaks Volumes 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z A notoriously difficult play is laid out before us with rare perspicacity. Antony and Cleopatra - review 2010-10-15T00:54:00Z She tackles the topics with perspicacity and toughness, pairing her emotional investigations with hard-blitzing beats and thumping unapologetic rhythms. Alanis Morissette, Corin Tucker and the Frustrating/ Promising State of Women in Rock 2012-08-28T13:45:49Z It’s the part of criticism that doesn’t depend on perspicacity or knowledge; it depends on rapture, submission, and literary invention. “Marnie” Is the Cure for Hitchcock Mania 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Fans who prefer Ustinov in the role tend to respond to his immense warmth: He has a grandfatherly manner that makes him instantly likable, which also cleverly belies his brilliance and perspicacity. What Makes a Good Hercule Poirot? (It’s More Than the Little Gray Cells.) 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z The generation of women after hers – that of her two daughters – would have more freedom, more opportunity, and more perspicacity. Mrs Bridge by Evan S Connell – rereading 2012-06-08T21:55:17Z His reputation for perspicacity in matters financial lies in tatters. Column: Sam Bankman-Fried's seven guilty verdicts expose crypto as a swindle through and through 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z His book, which coincides with the 50th anniversary of its namesake album, colorfully narrates an oft-overlooked chapter in the band’s history with nuance, clarity and perspicacity. How the Allman Brothers made Jimmy Carter president, according to new rock history 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z The elections will determine whether French voters reward his perspicacity and punish his right-wing opponents’ witlessness. Opinion | Right-wing nationalists backpedal as Putin’s Ukraine war worsens 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Nevertheless, the book’s scope and the perspicacity of her writing evince the reading and thinking of a long life well lived. Review | In ‘Burning Questions,’ Margaret Atwood ponders an astonishing array of subjects 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z Then we might end up just going to places that only had newsrooms and attitudes that met the kind of high standards for diversity, disinterest and perspicacity we aspire to maintain for ourselves. Supreme Court may be the sleeper issue for 2020 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z Now, having reread “Nemesis” for the first time since its release exactly a decade ago, I cannot help but be unnerved by its prophetic perspicacity. Philip Roth’s epidemic and ours 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z It’s only taken five years but Sherwood’s perspicacity has been proven once more. Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z As is annual tradition at the NBA all-star break, Couch Slouch looks ahead to the remainder of the season — laced with remarkable perspicacity* — at no additional cost to you, the reader. Perspective | The NBA has changed, and games have gone from rugby matches to the Ice Capades 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z It takes a reader of rare perspicacity and breadth to enjoy an article that does not exist. Pastiche and Politics in “Knives Out” 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z With great perspicacity, Nabokov stresses the very curious pre-visions of later losses which haunted his childhood—enhancing perhaps its delights. Conclusive Evidence 1998-12-21T05:00:00Z Let's just say that it doesn't say much for Romney's perspicacity that he didn't realize this earlier. Mitt's been Trumped by history: Romney's play will fail, and the GOP has nothing else 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z The rebirth of Freakonomics, the continued excellence of the Intelligence Squared debates, the always surprising interviews on the Joe Rogan Experience and the perspicacity of Jonah Goldberg’s The Remnant all argue for inclusion. Best of Journalism 2018 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z “Widows,” in other words, is a merger—of silliness and perspicacity, of conspiratorial gloom and surprising violence. The Fractious, Frustrating Thrills of “Widows” 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Of course, this is the same newspaper which will regale readers in its real estate, business and culture sections with the perspicacity and philanthropy of members of the billionaire class. Under attack by corporate media, unions can’t let others tell their story for them 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z It flatters the observer’s opinion of his own perspicacity. The male glance: how we fail to take women’s stories seriously 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z To whatever degree he was volcanic, his theatrics were, in part, a manifestation of his perspicacity. Vic Gold, Hard-Charging G.O.P. Spokesman and Campaigner, Dies at 88 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z Herein lies the audacity, the tenacity, the perspicacity of the independence project: to take the leap, to take the risk, to meet the challenge. My mother’s small island taught me what independence really means | Gary Younge 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z She has a pharaonic project of bringing her perspicacity, if any, to bear. New York Today: Long Island Hosts a Debate 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z While this might have some bearing on restaurants, it could merely reflect Starbucks’ perspicacity in opening stores in gentrifying neighborhoods. Wanted: 2BR, Near Bars and Restaurants 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z But history doesn’t supply psychology, and perspective is not the same as perspicacity. How Bad Can a President Be? 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z But, it also doesn't mean that all the atheists who had the perspicacity to avoid the trenches would maintain their belief while under fire in a went muddy hole. Stock Market Ends Sharply Lower as Worries About Economy Surface 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Or, if you prefer, astounding perspicacity for details, conjoined to a proclivity for missing the elephant in the room. Diet, Discord and Diversionary Tactics 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z The site underlined the promise and perspicacity of prediction markets; traders even forecasted events like the surprise capture of Saddam Hussein. Political Betting Market Raises Questions About Insider Trading 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z One that can do so with both perspicacity and affection is a welcome pleasure. Our complete Fourth of July cultural guide 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z In England, Capability Brown somehow had the innate vision and perspicacity to reconfigure thousands of acres into country estates fit for royalty. Martha Stewart: Why I Love My Drone 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z I started a company to resell their product, and we owe our eventual success far more to luck and perseverance than to my visionary perspicacity. How To Become A Visionary Leader (Without Really Trying) 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Hard to imagine the New York Times let this kind of perspicacity escape. Today in Tabs: Semi-Tabbed Life But some of the solution would also seem to require more perspicacity from people in touch with the technical details. G.M. Report Illustrates Managers’ Disconnect 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z Only a man of your unparalleled perspicacity would realize that, “when you think about it, people have been thinking about strategic action for a long time,”—for far longer than game theory has officially existed. Jane Austen Responds: Game Theory? Sir, You Flatter Me 2013-04-25T15:45:17.193Z In effect, it would concede the limitations of American power and American perspicacity. How It Happened 2012-09-17T05:00:00Z Oh SHERLOCK, SHERLOCK, he’s in town again, That prince of perspicacity, that monument of brain. Lessons from Sherlock Holmes: How do you kill your hero? 2012-07-09T19:15:03.597Z Faulkner inhabits minds of varying intellect, tempo and perspicacity. A Contemplation of Chattering Minds 2012-06-30T19:45:00.230Z Proud of their perspicacity and content with having obtained this avowal, Ali and Zubayr set them free. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z For the moment, her pity was lost in admiration for her husband's perspicacity. Mademoiselle Blanche A Novel 2012-04-07T02:00:33.037Z Their founder with superhuman perspicacity prayed it might be so. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z But it is well to leave something to the reader's perspicacity and inventive powers. Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z The Supreme Police Intelligence of the Metropolitan District was doing some heavy thinking, which, modestly enough, bore generally on his own dazzling perspicacity. The Chase of the Golden Plate 2012-02-27T03:00:13.060Z "Oh, I see!" said the Professor, with a perspicacity which did him credit. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z The office of expositor, made easy by the perspicacity of its intellect and the flexibility of its language, was accepted and discharged with a cleverness that was recognized by all Europe. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z Salvatore was, alas! obviously uncertain in his speech that evening, and it did not need Petruccio's perspicacity to see that he had drunk more than usual. Vagaries 2012-02-17T03:00:27.693Z By this time disease had dulled M. Zubin's perspicacity: he not only believed that she was sincere, but was convinced himself that his daughter would be happy. A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z "I was almost waist-deep when I last went through," said Valentine, who did not display his usual perspicacity. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z The tone was light, even bantering, but with his marvellous, almost uncanny perspicacity, he sensed the breathless terror behind it. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z The remark does scanty credit to your perspicacity, and hardly flatters me. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z Capitalists were always talking of hard times; it was part of their deep laid perspicacity. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z Well, although we do not wish to run counter to the perspicacity of our readers, truth obliges us to declare that the young woman was not the fair Nieves, but the fair Valentina. The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z The man gazed at her, and this time his astonishment at her perspicacity was very evident for a moment. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z "I believe nothing that I do not understand," is the favorite saying of Mr. Pettipo Dapperling, a gentleman who very much prides himself on his intellectual perspicacity. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z She with her beauty, delicacy, grace, sweetness, perspicacity, and patience is the highest work of creation. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z This remark will equally hold good, when the internal feuds of a less powerful state have been analyzed and laid open by the acute perspicacity and delicate discrimination of a Machiavelli. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z Sometimes when hearing her speak with so much perspicacity on serious matters, he exclaimed, with a want of gallantry to his wife: "What a pity Ventura has not your clever, sensible disposition!" The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Bernheim, with his usual perspicacity, asserted that suggestion is the essential phenomenon underlying hypnotism, that hypnotism itself is already a result of suggestion, is a suggested condition. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis 2011-12-06T03:00:21.763Z As the sequel showed, he clearly demonstrates his own perspicacity and knowledge of human nature. Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value A Rational And Pyschological Study 2011-11-25T03:00:15.820Z With real perspicacity Jefferson had put his finger on the fundamental weakness of the Republicans. Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z Your ostrich, with his silly head buried in the sand, is not the only creature that fatuously underestimates both its own desirability and the perspicacity of those interested in its movements. The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel 2011-11-17T03:00:37.293Z And with his peculiar perspicacity he saw that it was a question of moral and physical weakness proceeding from the monotonous country life. The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Bernheim, with unerring perspicacity, based his theory of hypnotic manifestations on the statement that all persons are open to suggestion in some way or other. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis 2011-12-06T03:00:21.763Z For this ladies have a special sixth sense and perspicacity, which cannot be compared to anything. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z "Because there is a something in your eyes which indicates their perspicacity." San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z Modern children are described as "super-children," for their abnormal sharpness and worldly perspicacity. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z The duke having concluded his archeological monologue, with the perspicacity of the conceited, who know whom they fascinate and whom they do not, then addressed his conversation to Venturita. The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z They are not major philanthropists on the scale of Duncan Phillips or Joseph Hirshhorn, but they bring comparable seriousness, perspicacity and enthusiasm to collecting. Aaron and Barbara Levine?s conceptual art collection 2011-10-28T16:36:14Z Emmie smiled a pleased smile at this recollection of infant perspicacity. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z His perspicacity will see without comity, or hilarity, that his character as an author and a gentleman, requires resuscitation, for it is neither immane nor immarcessible. Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works 2011-10-18T02:00:19.057Z I render homage to your perspicacity; but suppose even that half of the land was confiscated, the other half would increase in value. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z With laudable perspicacity the officer recognized the Phantom almost immediately, despite the disguising beard, and by clever maneuvering managed to lock him in the room, standing guard outside the door while the housekeeper telephoned headquarters. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z But this whole argument is manifestly based on nothing better than their own arbitrary conceptions of justice, and it needs no great perspicacity to perceive that these conceptions of justice are entirely wrong. Contemporary Socialism 2011-09-10T02:00:28.673Z The Indian tribes all had a remarkable gift of perspicacity. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z "Oh, madame," cried Chiverni, surprised by her perspicacity, "we never thought of placing you in such a difficult position." The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z She possessed a beautiful contempt for his perspicacity. The Bigamist 2011-08-31T02:01:34.797Z Technology is generally developed by experts, however — or inventors possessing great talent, perspicacity and ingenuity. | New Jersey: At Grounds for Sculpture, Works by James Surls and Daniel Henderson - Review 2011-08-27T23:49:44Z She had the perspicacity, however, to transfer her affections to his son, and so kept up a sort of family relationship. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z "May I," said Baker with a grin, "be the first to congratulate General Soo on his perspicacity." The Image and the Likeness 2011-08-23T02:00:33.617Z Victoria's emotional nature, far more remarkable for vigour than for subtlety, rejecting utterly the qualifications which perspicacity, or humour, might suggest, could be satisfied with nothing but the absolute and the categorical. Queen Victoria 2011-08-23T02:00:32.007Z He was saved from accepting it solely by his pride, his ambition, and his perspicacity. William the Third 2011-07-31T02:00:12.077Z Natural perspicacity caused him to wonder not a little how it had all come about, and he made a mental note to inquire into it at the first opportunity. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z One would scarcely fancy you had shown your usual perspicacity to-night. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z The late Horace Mann, in a lecture on the alphabet, has with great humor and perspicacity shown this; and he recommended that children should be taught to read by words purely. Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. 2011-06-30T02:00:25.950Z At the same time, with wondrous sureness and perspicacity, from the rich stores of his own intimate experience, he points out the safe and sure paths which lead the soul to loving union with God. A Mediaeval Mystic A Short Account of the Life and Writings of Blessed John Ruysbroeck, Canon Regular of Groenendael A.D. 1293-1381 2011-06-14T02:00:22.820Z The visit of the then Duke and Duchess of York in 1897—a brilliant success—was a triumph for Lord Cadogan's political perspicacity. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z "You do," I said, marvelling more than ever at the extraordinary perspicacity of the man. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, August 12th 1893 2011-05-21T02:00:09.207Z By the time she attended Harvard in the late '80s, her college friends say, she was already a whirlwind of intellect, social perspicacity, and political activism. Why Facebook Needs Sheryl Sandberg 2011-05-12T04:01:16Z Towards the end of April, no observer of any perspicacity could fail to see that the defence had become hopeless. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z But it was often Mr. Laufer’s own perspicacity that yielded the advantage. Charles Laufer, Founder of Tiger Beat, Dies at 87 2011-04-13T03:23:01Z Mr. Hale, the generosity of that remark is only equaled by its perspicacity! Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z Whatever might be Lafond's intellectual or moral deficiencies, lack of perspicacity was not among them. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z I smiled at the Doctor's perspicacity and asked him to be good enough to take a card out of my cigar-case. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z The president stood speechless; he was not prepared for this turn of affairs, for it required no great amount of perspicacity to perceive that Benno's love was returned. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z "It is too late," she returned with grave perspicacity. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z Probably it is not the same, and if it is, there is, likely enough, no significance between its present name and its former glory save that of perspicacity on the part of the present patron. Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z Bees who seem to find the shortest path connecting many flowers in a meadow provide another example of what appears to be animal perspicacity. Animal Instincts: Are Creatures Better than Us at Computation? 2011-01-13T13:15:00.413Z England, entangled with dynastic alliances in order to preserve her prosperity and dignity, had lost most of her serious and trusted leaders, and the few who survived were so panic-stricken as to have little perspicacity. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z He said he thought my perspicacity would have made me tumble to the truth and when I didn't he concluded it was a shame to put me wise. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z The Emperor listened with eager attention, more and more surprised at the ingenuity, perspicacity, shrewdness and intelligent will which he observed in the man. 813 2010-12-28T03:00:13.553Z I must beware of self-betrayal, and I must take care not to give away my presence to the sharp-eyed, sharp-eared man whose perspicacity I had reason to dread. One of My Sons 2010-12-21T22:55:57.893Z He laughed as he spoke, amused at the other's perspicacity. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z It requires as much perspicacity to tell one from another, as it does to distinguish one French gendarme from another French gendarme. Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z This first proof of my sincerity and perspicacity was enough; there was not a single unbeliever left. The Three Eyes 2010-12-20T17:11:46.430Z And what a proof of perspicacity and intuition he had once more given by throwing himself at a venture upon that unknown track! 813 2010-12-28T03:00:13.553Z This last explanation I left to the perspicacity of the trained physician. One of My Sons 2010-12-21T22:55:57.893Z But other means had to be resorted to, through Lady Dunfern’s great perspicacity, to try and establish a line of communication with one she could trust. Irene Iddesleigh Her watching at the city walls had been persevered in; but all her care and perspicacity had not enabled her to perceive the strange act of Bruce in suspending the ladder before sounding a retreat. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 The book is indeed a model of perspicacity and brevity; all the advice it gives will be found of immediate service. The Story of Malta To do so, indeed, supposes that he himself has been lacking in perspicacity and in powers of observation. The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time I was so amazed at Mr. Burke's perspicacity that I could not help reddening even deeper with pure surprise. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune Such perspicacity—ah—is rare in one who looks so—" He coughed slightly, then resumed: "How gratifying, indeed, to meet another investigator! The Haunted Pajamas You are a woman, of perspicacity,” answered his lordship, without a ruffle. The Span o' Life A Tale of Louisbourg & Quebec Simon, reassured by Isabel's letter, allowed Dolores to lead the way and twenty times over had occasion to remark her perspicacity and the accuracy of her judgment or intuition. The Tremendous Event In conversation with this young woman I enjoyed no exchange of wit or sentiment, no perspicacity of intellect, no piquant sallies and discussions. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second Such a one shows a bit more intelligence—initiative—perspicacity—than his fellows. The Itching Palm A Study of the Habit of Tipping in America At last he had the opportunity of demonstrating his own superior perspicacity. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 With a certain perspicacity, the rich young fellow divined much of his new friend's needs. Fairfax and His Pride Their obscure and knotty language only serves to give peculiar 419 brilliancy to the not uncommon passages of noble perspicacity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" Quite right, you commander of perspicacity, as my friend Adrastaransalanes would call you. A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 Nature's veracity, whilst with perspicacity, Vigilantly, carefully, you labour to educe, Little do you suspect how extremely incorrect Common observation is, and common sense how loose. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) Legal perspicacity had got upon a false scent, a thing which happens not unfrequently. Toilers of the Sea His identification of the pictured diagram in the Féjérvary Codex, as the counting circuit of the Four Quarters, with a presiding god in the middle, as in Zuñi, does credit to his perspicacity. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations How was she to know if he were not even mentally amused at her inexcusable lack of perspicacity? The Song of the Wolf The men laughed in varying degrees of delight at this feminine perspicacity. The House of Fulfilment He had to stop and shake hands with Parson Tombs over his front palings, and make an honest effort to feel annoyed by the old man's laughter-laden compliments on his energy, enterprise, and perspicacity. John March, Southerner "Male clothing, you said?" remarked Bill, a certain respect for my perspicacity in her manner; "When?" Aliens Clear, sane, calm, logical, strong—such is Dr. Sarolea’s book, with its “rare perspicacity” and “remarkable sense of political realities,” in the words of King Albert’s appreciation of the work. German Problems and Personalities He was thus enabled to predict compounds then unknown, e.g. the secondary and tertiary alcohols; and with inestimable perspicacity he proved intimate relations between compounds previously held to be quite distinct. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" His perspicacity as diagnostician lends subtlety to his analysis and portrayal of characters. The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature As soon as the enthusiasm of friendship was excited, it overwhelmed his discretion and clouded his perspicacity.’ By-ways in Book-land Short Essays on Literary Subjects The bottom dropped out of the market for confidence in the integrity of Mr. Iff and conceit in the perspicacity of Mr. Staff. The Bandbox Lord Widdrington then commenced summing up the case to the jury with his usual care and perspicacity. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. You must have observed, Miss Cayley—with your usual perspicacity—that most sugar-sifters allow the sugar to fall through them on to the table prematurely.' Miss Cayley's Adventures He had not expected such perspicacity on the part of one whom he had contemptuously esteemed as merely a savage. The Wilderness Trail And as we prepared our policy, weighing every step, how often have I had to admire your perspicacity, your man-like diligence and fortitude! The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) Their desires, at least, deceived no one of ordinary perspicacity. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 Capitalist society evokes no beneficent phenomenon unaccompanied with a dark side: as Fourier long ago pointed out with great perspicacity, capitalist society is in all its progressive steps double-faced and ambiguous. Woman under socialism Gerald felt the warmth of an increased liking for him, because of the perspicacity he showed. Aurora the Magnificent Her mate had fought valiantly and doughtily for Warrigal, and she was proud of him; proud, too, of her own perspicacity and allurements in having drawn him to herself. Finn The Wolfhound “There has been an accident!” thought he, and was elated at his perspicacity. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) With the true perspicacity des âmes élites, he at once saw how this at first sight untoward event might be turned to excellent account. Shirley Thor knew that with Uncle Sim's perspicacity this might be a leading question, but he made the answer he considered the most diplomatic in the circumstances. The Side Of The Angels A Novel I say it in order to give myself an air of perspicacity. Pepita Ximenez Miss Scrotton did not rank highly for wisdom in Mrs. Forrester's estimation; but for her perspicacity and intelligence she had more regard than she cared to admit. Tante The dear woman had known nothing of the kind and her perspicacity amazed her. The Paliser case And he had the perspicacity to address himself to the Boy rather than to Jabe, thereby conciliating the Boy appreciably. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories Juve also meant to mix with Vagualame's associates, trusting to luck and his own perspicacity to get on to various trails, trails that would lead him to the solution of grave problems. A Nest of Spies As we have already said, she had, with wonderful perspicacity, made herself acquainted with the state of affairs between her mistress and Don Luis. Pepita Ximenez Since Mr. Mercier judges by his own eyes, and not by those of former various Washington associations, his inborn soundness and perspicacity have the upper hand. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 The extraordinary perspicacity of the police who had nailed and returned the violin instanter, this wizardry that would have thrown any one else into stupors of bewilderment, interested him not at all. The Paliser case I now ask you to retire and consider this grave case with that perspicacity and unbiassed judgment which I feel sure you are capable of exercising in so large a degree.” The Tale of Timber Town Insight and discernment are applied oftenest to the judgment of character; penetration and perspicacity to other subjects of knowledge. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions If it hadn’t been for your perspicacity, in the first place, we might not have gotten wind of what was going on. The Radio Boys with the Revenue Guards Such failures show a want of diplomatic and statesmanlike perspicacity. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 Here is a quarter for your hat," said the Greek scholar, "and another for your perspicacity. The Squirrel Inn And yet, he thought to himself, there is a perspicacity about children which is not always present in a man. The Marriage of Elinor The members of the Bristol Post Office Staff have to display no little perspicacity in elucidating quaint addresses on letters going through the post. The King's Post Being a volume of historical facts relating to the posts, mail coaches, coach roads, and railway mail services of and connected with the ancient city of Bristol from 1580 to the present time I wondered whether the diabolical perspicacity of women had seen traces of the kiss on my lips. The Belovéd Vagabond Never, he admitted, had he had such a good time in all his life, despite the fact that chance alone, and not his own skill and alertness and perspicacity, had saved his neck. The Dark Star With true Irish perspicacity he exclaimed: "Oh, sir, you mean the 'Poor House road'—I know that;" and forthwith gave the desired information. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century Indeed, they see it with such transcendent clearness, with such marvellous perspicacity of vision, as to atone for the stupidity and blindness of the rest of mankind. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject Philip did not answer, as the officer in charge, singularly lacking in perspicacity, took it upon himself. A Man of Two Countries But now hear what I have ascertained—I, who do not boast either of my scruples of conscience or of my perspicacity. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora That moment had come for van Hert, and he had the perspicacity to perceive it; though whether he would have acted upon his wiser judgment, left entirely to himself, it is impossible to say. The Rhodesian But what will you?—to assume evil is easy, and always gives one a proud sense of superior perspicacity. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 In his time he had seen so many secret drawers, double-seated chairs, and numerous contrivances of a similar sort, that it would be a cunning hand that could baffle his perspicacity and experience. A Royal Prisoner Thamar grinned with satisfaction; she was proud of her perspicacity, and almost glad to see her suspicions as regarded the stranger partially justified. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt “I flatter myself, my perspicacity—” “Is only equalled by the tenderness of your conscience,” interrupted Don Estevan, still keeping up his tone of raillery. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora But the absurd thing is, that neither has yet had the perspicacity to perceive the other's unwilling frame of mind. The Rhodesian His views grew from an extraordinary perspicacity and refinement in the estimate of men. Lectures on the French Revolution The Rhine princes and subsidiary monarchs hastened to Paris, and one of them showed his want of perspicacity by marked attentions to Josephine, which he hoped would secure her husband's favor. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) "I was under the impression that I expressed myself with considerable perspicacity," remarked the curate, with a genial smile. The Hero If your conscience is as callous as your perspicacity is obtuse—which God forbid—it is not likely to interfere with your sleep.” Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora But it was just there that he misjudged this gay, handsome nephew of his, possessed also of a fund of spirit and strong character which his uncle had not had the perspicacity to perceive. The Rhodesian You can see how I trusted in your honesty and perspicacity. 'Firebrand' Trevison Appearing already to have caught the universal feeling of western people regarding the matter of "quakes," he chuckled, in contemplation of his own perspicacity, and calmly resumed his recumbent attitude, and his nap. Crossing the Plains, Days of '57 A Narrative of Early Emigrant Travel to California by the Ox-team Method For he had always an admirable perspicacity in discerning what was false; and it may be said that in everything and always truth was the sole object of his mind. Pascal Well! no doubt you have penetrated to the bottom and know all—you, whose perspicacity is only equalled by the tenderness of your conscience?” Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora Whereupon the man conceives a new idea of his own perspicacity in detecting a thing at once so agreeable and so little advertised. The Convert In her abominable perspicacity she answered what I meant, not what I said. Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty An Irish mother, and an Italian father, so he decreed, metaphorically patting himself on the back the while for his perspicacity. Antony Gray,—Gardener "Ah, I believe you have just a glimmer of the truth with that confounded perspicacity of yours," saying which the sailor laughed and blushed not unbecomingly. The Light of Scarthey With wonderful, and, I might almost say, supernatural perspicacity, Lord Byron penetrated into the arcana of souls, and did not come out thence with a very good opinion of what he had seen. My Recollections of Lord Byron Freddy shall take you over, and——' Was Mrs. Freddy beaming at the prospective success of her new friend, or was her vanity flattered by reflecting upon her own perspicacity? The Convert “Something’s up, Major,” said Puffin, with true Tilling perspicacity, as soon as they had got out of hearing… Precisely at the same moment Miss Mapp gave a little cooing laugh. Miss Mapp It required extreme perspicacity of vision, or great intimacy, to arrive at anything a trifle nearer the truth. Antony Gray,—Gardener Dr. Schäffner, with equal learning and perspicacity, sets forth the relation of French law, and the changes it has undergone, to the history of the political institutions of the country. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 "Thank you for your perspicacity," I answered, and though perspicacity fairly floored him, he saw it was not an insult, and went on talking. A Tramp's Notebook But she never confessed herself fully; she was even blind to what her perspicacity would have seen so readily in another's case—the little arts and manœuvres of those about her. Robert Elsmere Though Tilling with all its perspicacity could not have known it, the intuitive reader will certainly have perceived that Miss Mapp’s party for Wednesday night had, so to speak, further irons in its fire. Miss Mapp But he possesses first-rate average qualities: perspicacity, sagacity, perseverance and even a certain amount of intuition. The Blonde Lady Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsène Lupin and the English Detective Albert grows daily fonder and fonder of politics and business, and is so wonderfully fit for both—such perspicacity and such courage—and I grow daily to dislike them both more and more. The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861 Volume 2, 1844-1853 In fact, people would not have failed to infer, that the imperial cause was lost; since this minister, whose perspicacity was well known, quitted it to join the Bourbons. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. II His political ardour had given him that historical perspicacity which enabled him to discover the soul behind an ancient text. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. But the Pope looked coldly upon him, because the King of Naples, with rare perspicacity, had predicted that his elevation to the papacy would prove disastrous to Christendom. New Italian sketches And then, of course, he is Holmlock Shears, that is to say, a sort of miracle of intuition, of insight, of perspicacity, of shrewdness. The Blonde Lady Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsène Lupin and the English Detective This was marvellous perspicacity of thought; Lynn looked admiringly down at her sister, and Muffie stood, with her mouth open, digesting this freshly-minted fact, and making clear resolutions for all future consequences of green peaches. In the Mist of the Mountains He was quite as unscrupulous as those about him, but he was far greater than they in perspicacity, adroitness, adaptability, and persistence. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) Dr. Warburton, who excelled in critical perspicacity, has remarked that the preternatural agents are very happily adapted to the purposes of the poem. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II He is telling of his experiences under Mr. Justice Maule, and is praising the judicial perspicacity of that judge. Mushrooms on the Moor I hadn't any longer the cold consolation of believing in my own perspicacity: I saw that her insight had been deeper and keener than mine. The Long Run 1916 And how many perils still remained, how many criminal designs, how many treasonable plots, which only Marat's perspicacity and vigilance could unravel and foil! The Gods are Athirst With his hands behind him, his shoulders bent forward, the duke long pondered, his look, keen and discerning; his perspicacity clear, in spite of Francis' wine, or the intoxication of the princess' eyes. Under the Rose The exact language of science when applied to a woman becomes peculiarly non-piquant and lacking in perspicacity and perspicuity. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 The perspicacity of years of experience seemed to come to Kate in a few minutes, so surely did she follow Mrs. Toomey’s motives and reasoning. The Fighting Shepherdess The signs of Language in the eye and mouth denote fluency, while the practical faculties, being dominant, would give clearness, perspicacity, and directness to his style of expression, either oral or written. History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance Sometimes, at a moment of perspicacity, the father's face was distorted by a spasm of remorse. Sacrifice In these pages, how much knowledge of the past is combined with insight as to the future, what common sense is blent with learning, what perspicacity with breadth of view! The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy She found it difficult to interpret the sudden look he gave her, but her perspicacity warned her that she was on the wrong tack with this man of the north country. Joan of Arc of the North Woods By-and-by he looked up and shook a forefinger at me with an air of drunken perspicacity and resolution which was amusing. The Romance Of Giovanni Calvotti From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.) He stopped there with such an air of triumph and perspicacity that I was angry with him. In Direst Peril "Then there is a woman!" cried Merrihew, astonished at his perspicacity. The Lure of the Mask One must adorn the weakness as well as the beauty of the beloved object, renounce all judgment, all reflection, all perspicacity. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume VIII. These were mere bits of chaff in a light breeze and he flattered himself that it had taken his own perspicacity to detect them. The Tyranny of Weakness It was probably this perspicacity on the part of Ada Grosvenor, coupled with a sense of humour, that earned for her the reputation of "trying to ape the swells." Some Everyday Folk and Dawn It requires no great perspicacity to realize that our total national debt will be a sum which rolls so easily on its ciphers that it eludes the grasp of the average mind. Deep Furrows Nickleby felt a huge satisfaction in his own perspicacity; he had not cultivated these two men during the past few months for nothing. Every Man for Himself "Why?" echoed the witness, as if astounded by the other's lack of perspicacity. That Affair Next Door With perspicacity rare in a man, he had observed that the two singular men of this narrative admired his daughter. The Ape, the Idiot & Other People This was reassuring as far as it went, but it must be admitted that the surveyor was afterward a little astonished at his collectedness and perspicacity. The Gold Trail For a period far beyond the allotted years of man Mr. Gallatin retained the elasticity of his physical nature as well as his mental perspicacity. Albert Gallatin American Statesmen Series, Vol. XIII "Katharine, he was in love with you!" he said, with what seemed to him marvellous perspicacity. For Love of Country A Story of Land and Sea in the Days of the Revolution "Your perspicacity is amazing, but I will try and not show my sense of it, if it is going to make you stop." That Affair Next Door He stopped to sigh again, and Lady Alicia, with a boldness that surprised herself, and a perspicacity that would have surprised her friends, asked, “How could they—I mean, were they both step?” The Lunatic at Large It needed small perspicacity to locate them: and grinding his teeth Lenox went out again into a night jewelled with the unnumbered bonfires of the universe. The Great Amulet No longer will there be an idle young girl, and we need not, Sire, point out to your perspicacity the moral results of this great revolution. Sophisms of the Protectionists I am not in the least disconcerted by this display of perspicacity. Notes on My Books The faith of Squint Rodaine, maintained through the years, had shown his perspicacity. The Cross-Cut He had a perspicacity in finesse that the plain, keen, and honest bluntness of former days could not deceive. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 There was a lightness of touch, a perspicacity, an epigrammatic sparkle, and occasional flashes of wit which seemed altogether un-Norwegian. Essays on Scandinavian Literature This tablet expresses with greater truth than perspicacity the sense of the figure. The Heroic Enthusiasts (Gli Eroici Furori) Part the First An Ethical Poem They did not fear her discrimination, and told their story, through an interpreter, with a glib disregard of any uncanny perspicacity on her part. The Ordeal A Mountain Romance of Tennessee How abundant are now the evidences that attest the perspicacity of His unerring judgment! The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh But beyond this M. Belmont's perspicacity did not go. The Bastonnais Tale of the American Invasion of Canada in 1775-76 Then he looked long, hesitatingly at Pargeter, and the millionaire, with most unusual perspicacity, read and answered the question contained in that strange, uncertain gaze. The Uttermost Farthing Helen wondered how far his perspicacity went; had he seen what Gerald had seen, and what she had not seen at all? Franklin Kane Either my perspicacity was at fault, however, or both had some secret cause of uneasiness that pressed upon their minds as the day advanced. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 435 Volume 17, New Series, May 1, 1852 One reviewer clearly discerned the influence of Shaw in The Napoleon of Notting Hill, "but without a trace of Shaw's wonderful humour and perspicacity." Gilbert Keith Chesterton He rejoiced, too, at his own perspicacity in having so accurately divined the real cause of M. Belmont's misunderstanding. The Bastonnais Tale of the American Invasion of Canada in 1775-76 Lest their perspicacity be underrated, French soldiers even credited the wise elders among them with the ability to distinguish between different calibers of shells. My Second Year of the War In giving these proofs of perspicacity, Dr. Kuyper charitably adds, concerning England, "her reverses may be her salvation." Boer Politics All this had seemed very trivial to Alessandro, the present Prince, who looked upon the Duke as one of his best friends—but Alessandro had no perspicacity. The Title Market She was positively uncanny sometimes in her perspicacity. The Adventures of Kathlyn "What perspicacity, William!" cried the rogue, taking out a cigarette case. Hearts and Masks Why had we been denied that perspicacity now? The Astonishing History of Troy Town Voltaire, indeed, had read Bailly's work pen in hand, and he proposed to the illustrious astronomer some queries, which proved both his infinite perspicacity, and wonderful variety of knowledge. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men Everything in the house was solid and prosperous, as befitted a family who had had few reverses and sufficient perspicacity to marry a rich heiress now and then at right moments in their history. Beyond The Rocks A Love Story "I ought to hand you over to Cayuse—good riddance to the whole country," answered Trimmer, with rare perspicacity of judgment. The Furnace of Gold And the King was so pleased with my perspicacity that he offered to sell me a village for twenty pounds sterling. The Kipling Reader Selections from the Books of Rudyard Kipling Bel "read it like coarse print,"—as her step-mother was wont to say of her own perspicacities,—and put it into jingle, as she had a trick of doing with things. The Other Girls There are some fine moments in the drama, but the allegorical element which plays so large a part in it makes neither for perspicacity nor for popularity. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. The Essay shows what a man of some evident taste and perspicacity, with an analytical mind, can do in defining the subtle semantic distinctions in literary terms. An Essay towards Fixing the True Standards of Wit, Humour, Railery, Satire, and Ridicule (1744) He must," said my wife with her usual perspicacity, "have dropped it on his way out. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-04-21 "So I do," Florence admits calmly; adding, "Your two or three have great perspicacity." The Haunted Chamber A Novel "I say one is quite as extreme as the other," again declared the discoverer of this fact, feeling that his perspicacity had not been sufficiently remarked. The Seeker You're only thirty-seven or eight; you've a reasonable chance yet to exchange obesity for perspicacity before it smothers what intellect remains. The Firing Line He took them apart and put them together again with a careless, confident, infallible perspicacity that amazed his colleagues and his opponents. The Real Adventure Yet Diderot had the perspicacity to discern the drawbacks to such a revolution in the conditions of social climate. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) He can outline a complicated scheme with a precision and an economy of words which, he makes you feel, is a tribute to your perspicacity rather than a demonstration of his own powers of exposition. Painted Windows Studies in Religious Personality The position was a difficult one, but the council-pensionary at once saw, with his usual perspicacity, that there was but one course to pursue. History of Holland The road along which she was walking forked before her eyes, and her usual perspicacity was at fault. Red Pottage "Of course," said the draftsman, as one properly disgusted with his own lack of perspicacity. The Taming of Red Butte Western But the Pope looked coldly upon him, because the King of Naples, with rare perspicacity, had predicted that his elevation to the Papacy would prove disastrous to Christendom. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series The comfortable old soul, redolent of perfume and glittering with diamonds, began by congratulating herself on her perspicacity. The Woman Thou Gavest Me Being the Story of Mary O'Neill The progressive superintendent who is endowed with perspicacity, resourcefulness, altruism, and faith in himself will consult the highest interests of the boys and girls of his school before he relegates the matter to oblivion. The Reconstructed School "You must first clean them and then convert them: get them into the bath-tub, and you can take them anywhere," said Sir Robert, with great truth and perspicacity. Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885 He even asserted that those at the head of affairs in England had shown great perspicacity and a clear insight into the future. South African Memories Social, Warlike & Sporting from Diaries Written at the Time As one of his pupils, I failed to discover any lack of knowledge or perspicacity on his part. Heroes of the Great Conflict; Life and Services of William Farrar Smith, Major General, United States Volunteer in the Civil War He scarcely knew which he dreaded most, the old lady's inquisitive tenderness or Drusilla's unsparing perspicacity. The Street Called Straight You've so much social perspicacity that I hoped you would see without my having to tell you. The Inner Shrine It is one of the most unpleasant and yet interesting books ever published—unpleasant because of the malicious cunning which it often displays—interesting because of the frightful perspicacity of the author. Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn Not an ordinary court, Mr. King, but one of extreme perspicacity. Truxton King A Story of Graustark That young German operator, whose perspicacity almost had caused their undoing and whom Jack earlier had floored with a blow on the chin, was sitting in a chair reading. The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border The perspicacity of the young man—it is a part of a Prince's stock-in-trade—had taken him by surprise. St George's Cross He felt within himself a fulness of energy and intelligence, a perspicacity of brain which judged mistakes of this kind unpardonable. Lady Rose's Daughter It is clear to all, except, it seems, the representatives of science and art in Germany, who are sufficiently devoid of perspicacity to ignore it. New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index Little by little, but without loss of time, her perspicacity penetrated the disguises, although not to the motives that impelled the plotters. The Son of Clemenceau He gazed upon her in frank admiration for her audacity and perspicacity. Kindred of the Dust He is neither successful nor unsuccessful, and no human perspicacity can say whether twenty years hence he will be successful or unsuccessful. The Plain Man and His Wife Long ago I ceased much to admire M. Mauclair's writing: his theorizing and pseudo-science now strike me as silly, and his judgements seem lacking in perspicacity. Since Cézanne He has great perspicacity, but rather a narrow range. Correspondence & Conversations of Alexis de Tocqueville with Nassau William Senior from 1834 to 1859, Volume 2 A critic of perspicacity, his enthusiasm was kindled during the birth throes of impressionism and has never been quenched. Promenades of an Impressionist "Yes, I have been tremendously interested in learning the secret of their marvelous perspicacity." Kindred of the Dust But he was accompanied by one of those explanatory gossips who seem born to serve as cicerones to the entire world, and render useless all penetrating perspicacity. The Cross of Berny I congratulate him for his perspicacity, temerity, and wisdom. Sane Sex Life and Sane Sex Living Some Things That All Sane People Ought to Know About Sex Nature and Sex Functioning; Its Place in the Economy of Life, Its Proper Training and Righteous Exercise Considering, therefore, the abnormal conditions and our abnormal task, we are most especially called upon to guard against overestimating the perspicacity in human affairs of even the most far sighted politicians. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 10 Prince Otto Von Bismarck, Count Helmuth Von Moltke, Ferdinand Lassalle From 'The Labyrinth' Forster, a little nervous, alert, and piquant man, with gravity written on his forehead, perspicacity in his eye, and love around his lips, conquered me completely. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 What then was it that, in the midst of so much perspicacity as to detail, blinded Burke at the time when he wrote the Reflections to the true nature of the movement? Burke But to believe evil, to expect to be swindled, or prepare to be deceived is the height of perspicacity and wisdom. Quit Your Worrying! This gave a very high idea of the extraordinary sagacity of justice, of its prompt perspicacity, and of the rapidity with which it tracked out crime. Recollections of My Youth Permit me," said he, politely, "to congratulate you upon your perspicacity. The Purple Heights The easily huffed Irishman accepted the reproof in the best spirit possible, as confirming his own perspicacity. Deadham Hard That eye, with unfathomable perspicacity, seemed to pry into her empty pockets and pierce her penniless state. The Moon Rock I hope that her eye may rest on this testimony to her perspicacity, though I know not whether she still graces this planet with her very pleasing presence. What I Remember, Volume 2 There are a few who have more perspicacity, but they do not face the question. Recollections of My Youth As I have said before, you’re rather lacking at times in perspicacity. The House of a Thousand Candles The voluntary lie acts as a tonic giving you—for the moment at least—most comforting conceit of your own courage and perspicacity. Deadham Hard Gifted with rare perspicacity, moderation, and keen judgment, he maintained his attitude of impartial observation. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera It will be observed here that our dear Lillie did not want for perspicacity. Pink and White Tyranny A Society Novel Very well," said I, humbly, but doubting him, all the same, "I can only admire your perspicacity. A Roman Singer It was thus, in all probability, that he used to play with some influential dignitary at St. Petersburg, whom he wished to impress with a favorable idea of his solidity and perspicacity. Liza "A nest of nobles" While the writer didn't precisely say that he counted on Kate to supply the woof of the fabric of life, that expectation made itself evident between the lines to Mrs. Barrington's sentimental perspicacity. The Precipice My aunt was delighted with my tactics and perspicacity; and walking up and down the room according to her habit she muttered to herself, "He is a genius in everything." Without Dogma Yet how many of the amenders of this grammar have not had perspicacity enough, either to omit the expression, or to correct it according to the author's own rule! The Grammar of English Grammars But all at once he saw with awful perspicacity the moral crisis through which he had been living. The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories I've no doubt that they, with all the perspicacity of lonely and honest women, imagine that I maintain a harem as well as a bar-room. The Man from Brodney's Mills would have to acknowledge that his perspicacity had been at fault, when he distrusted this last purchase. The Blotting Book I suppose Aniela had not been taken into confidence, but thanks to female perspicacity could not help guessing how matters stood. Without Dogma "I should retort by saying something extremely uncomplimentary about your lack of perspicacity," she cut in maliciously. The Grafters And as he uttered these significant words, he watched carefully the face of the youth, where, however, all indications defied his perspicacity, inasmuch as blank astonishment was still the prevailing expression. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXII She had first exerted all her perspicacity to elude the vigilance of her attendant. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are Garson, with the keen perspicacity that had made him a successful criminal without a single conviction to mar his record, had seized the implication in her statement, and now put it in words. Within the Law The sudden levelling-up serves to illustrate the enterprise of the Germans in this respect as well as their perspicacity in connection with the military value of aircraft. Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War It was a marvellous effort of perspicacity to discover that I did not love her. Wuthering Heights They forged many works, that afterwards passed for classical, and which have demanded all the perspicacity of comparative criticism to refute. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author Actual conditions do not reveal themselves to perspicacity much less to casual observation. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 I was surprised that even a man of the Stone Age should be so lacking in military perspicacity. The People That Time Forgot When her first surprise was over, she vainly endeavored to find a plausible explanation of M. Fortunat's acquaintance with her affairs, for she was not at all deceived by his pretended perspicacity. Baron Trigault's Vengeance He winced a little at her terrifying perspicacity, and longed to ask: "And May—do they quote her?" The Age of Innocence And, as an apostle of truth, I distinctly perceived that a reputation for perspicacity and sound judgment was essential to my mission. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author "Sheer American business perspicacity, that," said Salter, as he marched up and down, thinking of a particular case of this order. The Shuttle And as we prepared our policy, weighing every step, how often have I had to admire your perspicacity, your man-like diligence and fortitude! Prince Otto, a Romance The surgeon spoke with the fluency due to long practice and with the admirable perspicacity which distinguished him. Of Human Bondage Our blindest impulses become evidence of perspicacity when they fall in with the course of events. The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton — Part 1 Roderick, thus far, had justified his confidence and flattered his perspicacity; he was rapidly unfolding into an ideal brilliancy. Roderick Hudson At such times the most intelligent of men and women lose balance and mental perspicacity. The Shuttle Don't imagine, Petrie," said Smith "that I am trying to lead you blindfolded in order later to dazzle you with my perspicacity. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu He stood behind Farfrae's chair, watching his dexterity in clearing up the numerical fogs which had been allowed to grow so thick in Henchard's books as almost to baffle even the Scotchman's perspicacity. The Mayor of Casterbridge One of the first results of the larger perspicacity which Aurore had acquired at the convent was to make her understand her grandmother at last. George Sand, some aspects of her life and writings The change in question had done nothing of the sort, and his companions had, at least, the comfort of their perspicacity. Roderick Hudson "But he couldn't disguise himself from me," she added as though glorying in her perspicacity. Mr. Justice Raffles Many improvements in the form of the work are due to his perspicacity and judgment. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate "You're gifted with the greatest perspicacity, miss," the married women, standing outside the door, smiled in chorus. Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books The nuns, though, of her convent had more perspicacity. George Sand, some aspects of her life and writings Shih-yin was gifted with a natural perspicacity that enabled him, as soon as he heard these remarks, to grasp their spirit. Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books But his satisfaction in his perspicacity was short-lived; he walked up and down the room in his perplexity. Quaint Courtships For Goethe, whose nature really craved friendship hardly less than Schiller's, there was something very grateful in this frank homage combined with rare perspicacity. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller Nan, aghast at the uncanny perspicacity of the man, choked silently. The Gray Dawn They made their calculation without allowing for an incident which no human perspicacity could possibly have foreseen. The Fur Country Seventy Degrees North Latitude Guy Oscard, with the perspicacity of his sex, gobbled up the bait. With Edged Tools But she never confessed herself fully; she was even blind to what her perspicacity would have seen so readily in another's case—the little arts and maneuvers of those about her. Robert Elsmere There was a lightness of touch, a perspicacity, an epigrammatic sparkle and occasional flashes of wit, which seemed altogether un-Norwegian. Tales of Two Countries Arthur smiled, remembering his perspicacity when Ethel had driven away from his dinner with Kent in her carriage. The Philistines I, for my part, left Paris without being aware that Mademoiselle Gindriez had anything to do with my future destiny; but she, with a woman's perspicacity, knew better. Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894 That night Manuel thought and suffered as perhaps he never thought and suffered at any other time; he meditated upon the usefulness of life and upon death with a perspicacity that he had never possessed. The Quest "Foreign beggar," was the conclusion he came to, which does credit to his perspicacity, because the Pole had a very English appearance, and Scales himself the look of a Jew. Rest Harrow A Comedy of Resolution I shall not presume to match my stupidity against your perspicacity. The Moon Metal The stern old father with his leonine head and huge eyebrows impressed one by his earnestness and perspicacity, somewhat shut off from the world as he was by hereditary deafness. Recollections of My Childhood and Youth Lisa gave a little exclamation of surprise at his impertinence and his perspicacity. Barlasch of the Guard It was in reality satisfaction at her own perspicacity. The Shadow of the East The perspicacity of Drummond, and the truthful rendering of his impressions, are fully confirmed by Jonson's manner of life and the contents of his literary productions. Shakspere and Montaigne It even dawned on her that his perspicacity perhaps consisted mainly in the sense of trust that she herself was experiencing. A Fountain Sealed But for all that she did mot view him the less with the usual perspicacity of her sharp, mocking eyes. Jean-Christophe, Volume I It was only a look, but he put into it more significance than sufficed for Doris's perspicacity. All-Wool Morrison On seeing all his plans baffled and the enemy master of his secrets, the wretched man had neither the strength nor the perspicacity necessary to defend himself. The Eight Strokes of the Clock "Really, your perspicacity does you credit," he returned ironically. The Vision of Desire That Jack understood her was, Mary felt sure, the result of some peculiar perspicacity of Jack's, for she didn't believe that Mrs. Upton had ever explained or exculpated herself to Jack, either. A Fountain Sealed Her husband, with a less high opinion of her perspicacity, for he had muttered "Stuff and nonsense" in reply to her last remark, followed, pleased to have the business over. Fan : the story of a young girl's life Certainly, with all her perspicacity, and all the reading which seemed to her mamma dangerously instructive, her judgment was consciously a little at fault before Grandcourt. Daniel Deronda Well, that was a proof of your perspicacity. Kathleen Really, Cara, I think I complimented you on your perspicacity too soon! The Vision of Desire His Highness was perhaps the only man in his own dominions who, believing in the buried wealth of Midian, had the perspicacity to note the advantages offered by its exploitation. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 The perspicacity and perseverance of the marshal had not been deceived; his scouts discovered a passage which the English had not occupied. World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France The perspicacity of the physician became everything, the healer was only a happily endowed diviner, himself groping in the dark and effecting cures through his fortunate endowment. Doctor Pascal Doctor.—You may sell your perspicacity at another market. So Runs the World Esther murmured something indistinguishable and Miss Annabel departed much pleased with her own perspicacity. Up the Hill and Over Inspector Chippenfield was satisfied with his subordinate's testimony to his perspicacity. The Hampstead Mystery Their credulity, however, may be pardoned in what has imposed on the perspicacity of so cautions an historian as Müller. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 2 She justified my perspicacity one day by leaving me for a loathsome little Jew. In the Quarter Anton.—In the first place, I do not need your confidence, because in our camp we have sufficient perspicacity. So Runs the World He had come to look on her perspicacity in this matter as a sort of second sight. The Man Upstairs and Other Stories And these were precisely the qualities in which the queen herself excelled, and which marked also the man whom from the first she distinguished with her father's perspicacity as her chief counsellor. England under the Tudors To his perspicacity, promptness, and determination, the Chancellor might trust. Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02 "Truly, madame, this doubt does honor to your perspicacity." Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 As a story-teller I am supposed to be everywhere, to follow the footsteps of each and all of my characters, and with a fidelity and a perspicacity nothing short of the marvelous. Man on the Box Much has been told me of the Queen's shrewdness and perspicacity. Queen Victoria, her girlhood and womanhood Baer had, in the main, correctly judged the significance of these four secondary embryonic layers, and he followed the conversion of them into the tube-shaped primitive organs with great perspicacity. The Evolution of Man — Volume 1 All this found powerful help from the lack of tact and perspicacity amongst the numerous company whom the Queen had brought as her companions. Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02 Though more depends upon your perspicacity than his perspicuity. Self-Raised Or, From the Depths But alas, for the perspicacity of the inspectors! Man on the Box But as I thought the little chap over, I realized that his talk had been clear-headed and to the point, besides showing sagacity and perspicacity. Vicky Van She was quite impressed at the clergyman's perspicacity. The Long Chance Can one hide anything from the perspicacity of the astute Annas? The Crushed Flower and Other Stories And the King was so pleased with my perspicacity, that he offered to sell me a village for twenty pounds sterling. Life's Handicap "Some one not very well off," she said, "who had the perspicacity to know I should value them from him more than the choicest blooms." Winding Paths "You're on," I said, shortly, but not annoyed at his perspicacity. Vicky Van "A perspicacity that does you credit," said Gerald, still behind his paper. The Long Vacation "You have me," said he; "you must be a man of remarkable perspicacity." Agatha Webb A little perspicacity would have detected that beneath his apparent unconcern there was great anxiety with regard to the political opinions of the town. The Fortune of the Rougons But of course Lorraine was a woman of the world, with a larger mixture of the other kind of womanliness, perhaps, than was usual, and he in his perspicacity had deftly appealed to both. Winding Paths Then, being on her feet by this time, she turned to go, anxious to escape further embarrassment from a perspicacity she no longer possessed the courage to meet. Dark Hollow The rest is left to your perspicacity, dear master! The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters You fail in one thing—the perspicacity of simplicity. An African Millionaire Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay He has been telling me to-night a long story of machinations against him in the club; the perspicacity with which he detected them, the odious repartees he made, the effective counter-checks he applied. The Upton Letters What she so unceasingly loved and admired in Lorraine was a hidden something she alone had had the perspicacity to perceive, and could so instinctively rely upon. Winding Paths Emotional perspicacity, the power of recognising through all forms of desire one's true affinity in the other sex, is bestowed upon one mortal in a vast multitude. The Crown of Life Still, he might have had perspicacity enough to understand that the artist was not so sunk in squalor as he pretended. Will Warburton She, won by the perspicacity which read her heart, had put aside all arrogance, and wore a look of grave intentness. Veranilda This characteristic, aided by the perspicacity which is bestowed upon every jealous woman, perchance enabled her to read the mysterious Sibyl with some approach to exactness. The Whirlpool In reply to a long harangue, in which that lady set forth the advantages Lorraine was to gain from her mother's perspicacity in obtaining such a post, she asked rather shortly: Winding Paths His opinion of himself as a man of perspicacity in business had recovered from harder blows than this. The Window-Gazer Bishop Chuff, with his customary perspicacity, made it plain that one of the chief causes of temptation was hot weather, which causes immoderate thirst. In the Sweet Dry and Dry The King, who was a man of great goodness and perspicacity, would never consent to the presumptuous demands of those scoundrels, since he scented the malignity of their aims. Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini It took a little perspicacity to see that something was weighing on the good man's mind; something he had come to say and for his honest life could not get out. Simon the Jester And the same Wilfred "trusted to his perspicacity to discover the parcels of truth rolled by the old servant in the torrent of his divagations." Balzac He understood that alone, scarcely master of himself, governed only by the inspirations of inexperience, never would he have the patient perspicacity of this singular man. File No. 113 This caution on the Fly's part does not at all surprise me: motherhood everywhere has great gleams of perspicacity. The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects With sudden perspicacity, I realized that he took me for an emissary of the great Blenheim. The Firefly of France The green and the grey, the swift and the slow are unable to baffle her perspicacity. More Hunting Wasps It raises the thinker into his native air of insight and perspicacity. Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures At last he was now able to convince someone that he, Fanferlot, was a man of wonderful perspicacity. File No. 113 Such marvels of perspicacity are frequent enough in the folk-lore of the Arabs. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 11 [Supplement] Given these habits—and my observations in the Carpentras roads make them seem exceedingly probable—it is small wonder that the perspicacity of my young shepherds and myself should have come to naught. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography No one gifted with the least perspicacity will confound the two operations. More Hunting Wasps "Exactly," replied Thorpe, surprised afresh at the other's perspicacity. The Blazed Trail For he had a shrewd mind, which took in the whole situation, Mrs. Mavick and all, with a perspicacity that would have astonished that woman of the world. That Fortune O my father, but for the fairness of thy thought and thy perspicacity and thy longanimity and deliberation in affairs, there had not betided thee this great joy. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 11 [Supplement] This caution on the fly's part does not at all surprise me: motherhood everywhere has gleams of great perspicacity. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography I need not have taken this precaution: I was giving the insect credit for a perspicacity which it does not possess. The Mason-Bees How well she deceived her father we shall have occasion to learn; but her innocent arts were of little avail before a person of the rare perspicacity of Mrs. Penniman. Washington Square I was overborne by a sense of my growing perspicacity My keenest pleasure was to do geometrical problems, preferably such as contained puzzles in construction. The Rise of David Levinsky Inwardly admiring the perspicacity of his companion, Jeff was about to open the coach door when Bill interrupted. Jeff Briggs's Love Story "By those who, at Le Havre, had, with infernal perspicacity, read my heart like an open book." Ten Years Later Very likely, with the perspicacity of her sex, she gave out as an accomplished fact what she felt was pretty sure to become a fact in a few days. The Idiot He values men according to the quality and quantity of their work, according to their net returns, and he estimates them directly, personally, with superior perspicacity and universal competency. The Modern Regime, Volume 1 It is needless to narrate our interview in detail; indeed, to tell the perfect truth, I was punished for my rash attempt to surprise her by a temporary eclipse of my own perspicacity. Eugene Pickering "You soon will," she replied, with calm perspicacity. T. Tembarom "I assure you that your perspicacity is at fault here." Under Western Eyes While the village praised the perspicacity of the Governor, a naked, pock-marked child strode forward to the earth, and stood on one leg, unconcerned as a young stork. Actions and Reactions And the king was so pleased with my perspicacity that he offered to sell me a village for 20 pounds sterling. The Works of Rudyard Kipling One Volume Edition The editor's want of perspicacity is indeed very amusing. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 "What you are afraid of is that you may be asked point-blank questions without warning?" his Grace put it with the perspicacity of experience. T. Tembarom "There is not much perspicacity in the world." Under Western Eyes The danger of that other and unconscious comedian robbed him of his vision, of his perspicacity, of his judgment. A Set of Six Everywhere were evidences of this wonderful man's system and perspicacity. Condensed Novels: New Burlesques Here, too, are some chefs d'oeuvre of the unknown great; and here, unfinished designs by men, celebrated in their day, whose very names the perspicacity of the academies has left to silence and to me. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 Lynx-eyed perspicacity, inexhaustible contrivance, prompt ingenuity,—a man very dangerous to play with at games of skill. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 15 "I only want to know one thing more, my dear Paganel," he said, "and then I must bow to your perspicacity." In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant Your reading of my character does honour to your perspicacity. Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard But I have desired to avoid distracting the attention of the reader from the narrative, and have mainly left the understanding of it to his good sense and perspicacity. Divine Comedy, Norton's Translation, Hell Then, with the deep perspicacity given only by utter villainy, or by fierce worldly selfishness, she knew that she might live in peace on the word and the contempt of this loyal veteran. Colonel Chabert Birotteau explained the affair of the lands to his former clerk, who pretended to open his eyes wide, and complimented the perfumer on his perspicacity and penetration, and praised the enterprise. Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau The perspicacity which the habit of meditation gives to priests is far superior to that of lawyers or the police. The Village Rector I have now succeeded in proving to Rastignac the shrewdness and perspicacity you have shown in this matter, and he sincerely admires you for them. The Deputy of Arcis I bit off a chunk and sits down on a pile of ties by the track to recogitate my sensations of thought and perspicacity. The Gentle Grafter With a little perspicacity, the worthy woman could easily have obtained her daughter's secret; for Mlle. Other People's Money Those who explained the crime on Frederic Larsan's theory would not admit that there could be any doubt as to the perspicacity of the popular detective. Mystery of the Yellow Room Such perspicacity of vision distressed and frightened her; at the same time she was obliged to acknowledge that he had not presumed on it. The Egoist I left the Countess at midnight; she was apparently calm, but depressed, and had some secret purpose which no perspicacity could guess. Honorine Much put out by his own want of perspicacity, Guillaume sat down again, and rested his long head in his hands to consider the perplexing situation in which he found himself. At the Sign of the Cat & Racket The instinct of preservation stimulating my perspicacity I had penetrated their intentions, and I was struggling with all my might. Other People's Money The entire world hung for months over this obscure problem—the most obscure, it seems to me, that has ever challenged the perspicacity of our police or taxed the conscience of our judges. Mystery of the Yellow Room M. Lecoq softly enjoyed his triumph, while his hearers wondered at his perspicacity. The Mystery of Orcival Instinct in women is as strong as the perspicacity of great men. Honorine I have always admired that Indian's perspicacity and good taste. Roads of Destiny Never had the young girl been so cruelly embarrassed as she was at this moment by this sudden and unforeseen perspicacity. Other People's Money "And who will carry the note you write?" asked Thuillier, believing that by thus examining every detail he was giving proofs of amazing perspicacity. The Lesser Bourgeoisie Evidently the chambermaid tried to show superior perspicacity. The Mystery of Orcival Then and not till then, he reflected, but with what intensity, with what perspicacity, with what a profound intuition of possibilities! The Crystal Stopper I have loved you well; but I have a certain perspicacity, legal perhaps, which obliges me to see that I do not please you. The Alkahest If he did have enough perspicacity to guess what had just taken place, he did not in any way show it. Other People's Money Though Monsieur Becker spoke of the old servant as falling into dotage, Wilfrid relied on his own perspicacity to discover scraps of truth in the torrent of the old man's rambling talk. Seraphita I admired Gobseck, whose perspicacity had foreseen their future four years ago at the first bill which she endorsed. Gobseck Nevertheless, it was essential that he should perform these final actions with promptness, decision and infallible perspicacity. The Crystal Stopper It required no great political perspicacity to foresee that in any confederation of Slav nationalities the hegemony must necessarily devolve on Russia, the only Slav State which has succeeded in becoming a Great Power. Russia M. de Tregars did so, whilst observing everything around him with the attentive perspicacity of a deputy sheriff preparing to make out an inventory. Other People's Money The retrospective perspicacity of this man, so natural, so profound, was baffled by the candor of that tale and its poignancy, and by the tones of the princess. Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan Now, I will pass on to the final scenes of this adventure, throwing in a few circumstances brought to light by time, and some details guessed by Gobseck's perspicacity or by my own. Gobseck These stern judges push the gift of exactitude, the genius of inquisition, the sharp-sightedness of lynxes, the perspicacity of account-books to the point of going over all the additions in search of subtractions. Bureaucracy Such an assumption presupposes on the part of the police an amount of intelligence and perspicacity which they do not usually possess. Russia The perspicacity as well as the intuition of a true lover had descended upon him in this effort of mere spiritual conquest. Selected Stories of Bret Harte She was deceived, yet she was applauding her perspicacity. The Magic Skin In men, too, the same merciless perspicacity sometimes shows itself—men recognized to be more aloof and uninflammable than the general—men of special talent for the logical—sardonic men, cynics. In Defense of Women "By those who, at Havre, had, with infernal perspicacity, read my heart like an open book." Ten Years Later The host, who was not endowed with great perspicacity, did not observe the expression which his words had given to the physiognomy of the stranger. The Three Musketeers His wiliness was perspicacity; and consisted in foreseeing results and protecting himself and others from the traps set for them. Ursula “What perspicacity,” she observed, with an indulgent, mocking smile, then changed her tone. The Arrow of Gold A Story Between Two Notes |
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