| 单词 | pleasantness |
| 例句 | I studied her, searching for the hatred buried beneath the layer of pleasantness on her face, the fear hovering in her soft eyes, the disgust caught in the corner of her smile. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “You felt some—but just a shadow of what it can be. Without the threat of suffering, we can’t experience true joy. The best we get is pleasantness.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “So,” Elizabeth said, with a nervous pleasantness, it being necessary, she felt, to say something, “you just getting to this big city? It must seem mighty strange to you.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z None of the pleasantness was directed at him because of his father, as it was back home, or his grandfather’s memory, as it was in Danville. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The sunny pleasantness of the afternoon had suddenly turned dark. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Zeke is a tattooed college dropout with an avuncular pleasantness and a bafflingly selective charisma. Pete Davidson has a puzzling yet undeniable charisma, but is he ready to be a movie star? 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z In popular culture, Norfolk represents nice but naff, a kind of watery, dandelion pleasantness. Ian Sansom: the secrets of literary Norfolk 2013-07-26T15:15:00Z The relentless pleasantness gives 18,000 festival-goers one last excuse to switch off their brains and dance a little in the moonlight before returning to their lives beyond Pitchfork. Pitchfork Day 3: Vampire Weekend, Ty Segall, Kendrick Lamar (and Lady Gaga?) 2012-07-16T05:11:00Z “Moving On” takes refuge in pleasantness, and in the easy charm of its stars. ‘Moving On’ Review: Cracking Jokes and Settling Scores 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Two factors conspired against pleasantness at Wednesday evening’s New York Philharmonic concert, the start of the orchestra’s 50th season of programs in city parks: the weather and the music. Review: New York Philharmonic Goes Timeless in Central Park 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z The cartoonists and graphic novelists who live and work here are a motley, back-of-the-classroom crowd, happily throwing spitballs at our conventions, our inhibitions, our unabashed pleasantness. Alt comics artists take us to our rough edges 2014-03-12T22:48:22Z The order, the pleasantness, the neat-and-tidiness enjoyed by the rich has been donated by the poor from their own increasingly messy and disordered lives. London scores as Brazil's Fernando Meirelles heads for the capital 2010-06-25T10:21:00Z "I have had amazing, amazing directors and people I have worked with, but the pleasantness of being on the set with Phil was unequal," she said. Phil Alden Robinson finally finds his dream script 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z According to the city clerk, Michael McSweeney, the infectious pleasantness Mr. McKinley described is an everyday occurrence at the Marriage Bureau. Meaghan Wentland and Julian McKinley: At the Clerk’s Office, It’s Couple 716’s Turn 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z When prompted by “cheddar cheese,” people found the odor much more pleasant, and the pleasantness ratings correlated with activity in the brain’s reward circuitry, particularly the orbitofrontal cortex. Stop buying expensive wine! 2012-09-30T20:00:00Z Heading towards this palace of pleasantness on Friday are a duo bringing together skilled deckmanship with one of the very few percussionists able to properly bring drum'n'bass's power and intensity into a live setting. Clubs picks of the week 2013-01-12T06:00:17Z And there is an overall pleasantness and serenity that pervades. Choice Tables: Eating Out in Amsterdam: Way Beyond Herring 2012-01-20T20:31:43Z The kit instructed me to log the name of each odor, along with its intensity, duration, pleasantness, expectedness, and any associations it inspired. The Graphic Designer Who Maps the World’s Cities by Smell 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z The pleasantness encourages us to keep touching, nourishes babies and binds adults, and threads wellbeing into the fabric of our being. No hugging: are we living through a crisis of touch? 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z This multifunctional test is a card with a QR code that subjects scan to answer four questions that evaluate odor detection, intensity, identification and pleasantness. Smell-Loss Tests Could Reveal Health Problems 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z It also received higher scores than Giant and Safeway for quality of fresh produce, quality of meats, staff helpfulness/pleasantness and all other questions. The best D.C.-area grocery chain, according to customer rankings 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z Instead it almost seemed part of an imaginary season freed from calendar restraints, and characterized by a prevalence of pleasantness. It’s February, but Friday’s 65 degrees spelled spring 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z “Every morning, we wake up and enjoy the house, loving Gibson Island, the quiet pleasantness,” Rogers said. Gibson Island estate on the market for $13.8 million 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z The point is pleasantness, but it’s also approachability. Opinion | James Corden spoiled the show 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z Realistically, the Zenfone 9 is destined for cult classic status That pleasantness extends to the experience of using the phone to do day-to-day things. Asus Zenfone 9 review: one for the small phone superfans 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z “There was nothing heavy or morbid about these conversations,” Alice McDermott writes, but “rather an eager, industrious, even entertaining, pleasantness in all of it.” The 25 Most Significant New York City Novels From the Last 100 Years 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z While silently rehearsing her own failures, she must grin through inane committee meetings that place male athletic triumphs and female pleasantness at the pinnacle of human accomplishment. Review | Tracy Flick is back — and she’s tired of losing 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z In “Yellowjackets,” the adult Misty keeps a tight lid on her emotions, projecting an eerily banal pleasantness that belies the character’s insidious scheming. Why Christina Ricci gravitates to characters on the fringe, as in 'Yellowjackets' 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z A new study, however, suggests smell pleasantness is mostly an individual preference, with the chemistry of odor molecules—not custom—dictating our olfactory tastes. Stinky feet or something sweet? Cultures around the world respond to smells in the same way 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Participants were asked to rate, on a 100-point scale, the intensity and pleasantness of a range of common odors. Body Odor May Smell Worse to You Than Your Ancient Ancestors 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z The study participants were first presented with images of objects on a computer screen and asked to classify the pleasantness or size of each one. Media Multitasking Disrupts Memory, Even in Young Adults 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z They were asked to identify the smell, then rate its intensity and pleasantness. People With This Mutation Can’t Smell Stinky Fish 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z Still, it’s companionable in the lowered-stakes world of Netflix films where pleasantness and a handful of highlights seem to matter as much as excellence. Netflix’s Between Two Ferns movie is thin, but that’s no problem 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z The study confirms that odor pleasantness “should be universal—not only across cultures, but also across animals,” he says. Stinky feet or something sweet? Cultures around the world respond to smells in the same way 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z It is a tree of life to all who hold fast to it; its ways are ways of pleasantness, and all it paths are peace. 'Now we know it can happen here, and that here is anywhere' - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z “We usually assume that portraits are for people and that textiles are decorative, a matter of pattern and pleasantness as well as background enhancement,” he writes. Essential Arts: Interpreting John Cage, Lincoln Jones' 'Burlesque,' a fast-food play and Lari Pittman - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z The reek of fish, however, was mostly recognizable and received by far the lowest pleasantness ratings among the six sticks. People With This Mutation Can’t Smell Stinky Fish 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z I sank through wave after wave of logical, emotional and physical responses to what that awful display—and her pleasantness and palatability—triggered. Keeping Women Safe Is a Radical Act 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z “Odor pleasantness is written into the structure” of the compounds we sniff, says Noam Sobel, a neurobiologist who studies smell perception at the Weizmann Institute of Science who calls the new work “a solid paper.” Stinky feet or something sweet? Cultures around the world respond to smells in the same way 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z We usually assume that portraits are for people and that textiles are decorative, a matter of pattern and pleasantness as well as background enhancement. Review: The devil is in the details of Lari Pittman's new art at Regen Projects - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z But many of the vocals are pitch-challenged bellows, notable more for enthusiasm than pleasantness. The world is ending, so come to the 'Cabaret' 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z "I enjoy the familiarity with them, and the pleasantness, and the bonding - especially the bonding." A dog that transformed a 104-year-old's life 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z In an effort to usher in this new mood of online pleasantness, its product teams will drop the former goal of helping people find “relevant content” as they test the “meaningful interactions” thesis. The End of the Social News Era? Journalists Brace for Facebook’s Big Change 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Most people later reported the same pleasantness from him when he was well, but at other times his mental health problems triggered erratic behaviour. 'He used the sari as a noose': poverty and despair in India's rural rat trap 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z They also rated each odor’s pleasantness and intensity, creating a massive database of more than 1 million data points for all the odorant molecules in their study. Artificial intelligence grows a nose 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z In one classic Swiss study, women were asked to sniff T-shirts previously worn by men and rate their pleasantness. Microbes, a Love Story 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z The researchers asked 64 Tsimane participants to rate the pleasantness of consonant and dissonant sounds played over headphones. Your culture—not your biology—shapes your musical taste 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z They measured how much they ate and also rated their reaction to the food on scales including pleasantness, hunger and fullness. This is Why You Can't Stop Eating Potato Chips 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z The tight race at the top of the field comes as Mr. Trump and Mr. Cruz have dropped any pretense of pleasantness and have been sharply attacking each other in recent weeks. Donald Trump and Ted Cruz Are Nearly Side by Side in Iowa, Poll Shows 1453-09-18T05:00:00Z “Make sure they get their order and they get some pleasantness.” Ohio root beer stand celebrates 60 years of curbside treats 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z What the state touts as a “clean, modern aesthetic” strikes Allen as a “stark” replacement for the “clean, natural pleasantness” of the original cardinal and dogwood design. Cardinals and dogwoods out, hearts in as Virginia replaces welcome signs 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z In his own statement, released by the White House, Mr. Bernard showed his trademark pleasantness. Mrs. Obama’s Wing of White House Is Having Its Share of Transition at Key Time 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z To others it means overall pleasantness and politeness from those who represent the front lines of the company. SalesforceVoice: What Is Good Customer Service? 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z Less sunshine but more pleasantness on Saturday and Sunday with highs only around 80. New York Today: A Strike-Free Weekend 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z The participants were also told to rate the pleasantness of the odor they smelled. Scents May Sway Your Sense of Beauty 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z But what really struck me was how the screeners combined vigilance with overt pleasantness. On The Road: Something to Sing About, Finally, at Airport Security 2014-04-28T18:38:10Z This included gregariousness, friendliness, assertiveness, poise, talkativeness, social understanding, warmth, pleasantness, empathy, cooperation, sympathy, conscientiousness, efficiency, dutifulness, purposefulness, cautiousness, rationality, perfectionism, calmness, impulse control, imperturbability, cool-headedness, and tranquility. How Does IQ Relate to Personality? 2014-04-21T15:35:00Z "Let us, just for this moment, admit that mass appeal is no sin, nor pleasantness a crime," he writes. The last days of Leno 2014-02-07T16:50:58Z People experiencing an increase in anxiety show a decrease in the perceived pleasantness of odors. The Big Stink About Anxiety: It Changes How Our Brains Process Odors 2013-09-28T21:48:00Z They then rated the taste of the spray on its intensity and pleasantness. Taste of Beer Alone Sparks Craving 2013-04-16T08:25:00Z Maybe people just form general impressions of personality based on pleasantness of body odor and that drives all of their judgements. Can You Smell Personality? 2013-04-03T15:45:08.237Z The pleasantness ratings, on the other hand, did track linearly. Neuroeconomics: How Brain Science Matters to Business 2013-02-11T17:16:22Z He estimated that he gave away 2,500 books a year, believing that those people would commend him to others for his pleasantness and generosity, if for no other reason. Bryce Courtenay, Australian Novelist, Dies at 79 2012-11-24T03:27:24Z And changes in reported taste pleasantness were correlated with the activation of the medial orbitofrontal cortex. Sensory science: Partners in flavour 2012-06-25T13:20:53.367Z They were also asked to rate the pleasantness and intensity of the odors. Vital Signs: The Telltale Scent of Longevity 2012-06-04T15:15:37Z But, like many good thoughts which we give not entertainment to by reason that they be irksome, I changed that intent for one which had in it more of pleasantness, though less of virtue. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z The higher percent of human face in a morphed picture, the higher rating of pleasantness it received. Neuroeconomics: How Brain Science Matters to Business 2013-02-11T17:16:22Z These greetings impressed the scene with a note of pleasantness and good feeling which was in most happy contrast to the surroundings. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z The remarks on the "pleasantness" of the English liturgy recall those on the avoidance of unpleasantness by the English clergy in Letter VIII. Letters to the Clergy On The Lord's Prayer and the Church 2012-03-29T02:00:12.080Z The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in respect to situation, climate, manners, or disposition; pleasantness; civility; suavity; gentleness. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Her eyelids were a trifle thick, and so were her lips; but there was a pleasantness in her smile and the dimples about her mouth such as I have not noticed in any one else. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z “Though pleasantness did not decrease around the animacy category boundary, a number of participants anecdotally reported that they found some of the morphed images creepy or unsettling,” they write in “The Tipping Point of Animacy.” Neuroeconomics: How Brain Science Matters to Business 2013-02-11T17:16:22Z That we do not make pleasure an object in the sense that the pleasantness of the object itself is what we have before us in desire, is obvious. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z He paused and smiled at the pleasantness of the irony. The Making of a Saint 2012-03-16T02:00:25.243Z Thine are the ways of kindness, of wisdom, and of love,—the ways of pleasantness and the paths of peace. The Optimist's Good Morning 2012-03-15T02:00:23.453Z Ammianus speaks of the region under Lebanon as full of pleasantness and beauty. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z All these added greatly to the pleasantness and gaiety of the scene. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z "Good G--d!" the baronet muttered, as he rose and paced his library, all the peace and pleasantness of his life shattered. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z They liked purple, on the whole, the best; but there was no sense of cheerfulness or pleasantness in one color, and gloom in another, such as the mediævals had. Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things 2012-02-20T03:00:15.843Z It is not the sunshine, or any other tangible why, that accounts for the pleasantness of old house corners. The Optimist's Good Morning 2012-03-15T02:00:23.453Z Contrasting the public with the black background of absolute piracy, she grew tolerant of its shortcomings, and learned the truth of George Herbert's saying, that "pleasantness of disposition is a great key to do good." The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z "Ah, well, ah, well!" the Sergeant replied--pleasantness was his cue to-day. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z Teach her to walk in wisdom’s ways, for her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. The Iron Furnace Slavery and Secession 2012-02-14T03:00:24.963Z What pleasantness may be in wrong118 ideas we do not here inquire; the only question for us has always been, and must always be, What are the facts? Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things 2012-02-20T03:00:15.843Z It is the pureness and the pleasantness that have clustered there; the very walls have drunk these in. The Optimist's Good Morning 2012-03-15T02:00:23.453Z We are brought into the very midst of this pleasantness. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z I hope it's all honour and kudos and pleasantness, without a tax of botherations. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z Spanish households have a pleasantness quite their own. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z His "ways are ways of pleasantness," and "in keeping His commandments there is great reward." The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z And this caused the quality, and therefore the usefulness and pleasantness, of my special labour to improve. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z Nothing could exceed the pleasantness and wholesomeness of the atmosphere of this fine naval training college. Down Under With the Prince 2012-01-29T03:00:07.103Z There is an equilibrium between the pleasantness of work and the rate of wages only in the case of such kinds of labor as are on the same social footing. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z Up from the brook ranged a wood over the shallow hills, farther and darker than we dared, and along its banks was every variety of pleasantness. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.' Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z And yet one couldn't deny, all the time, that there was a grace of manner and a show of polite feeling about him which gave him a certain external pleasantness, in spite of everything. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z Who that had seen me under the depression which these convictions occasioned could have imagined that I had entered on 'ways of pleasantness,' and 'paths of peace?' Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z The pleasantness of a visit, after all, depends more on circumstances than on the host or guest. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z The charms of beautiful walks, and a most enchanting neighbourhood, enhance the pleasantness of the climate of Funchal so much resorted to by invalids. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z Conversation should be marked by a gentle and devout pleasantness, and your manner when engaged in it, ought to be equable, composed and gracious. Light and Peace Instructions for devout souls to dispel their doubts and allay their fears 2011-12-22T03:00:27.660Z Lawrence answered, "I will offer myself to the Almighty God, in the odour of pleasantness; for the afflicted spirit is an acceptable sacrifice to God." The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z "Wisdom's ways are ways of pleasantness and all her paths are peace." Ingersoll in Canada A Reply to Wendling, Archbishop Lynch, Bystander; and Others 2011-12-16T03:00:10.740Z There were sounds which suggested neither the ways of pleasantness nor the paths of peace. Amusement Only 2011-12-04T03:00:06.637Z The anxiety may be great when she begins to be the family purchaser: but it is a proud office too; and when the first shyness is over, there is much variety and pleasantness in it. Household Education 2011-12-02T03:00:25.437Z I don't remember that they moved any of us to repent the pleasantness of our ways, but I know that they filled the most careless of us with a very definite admiration. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z Attracted by the pleasantness of this green, charming, and well-watered spot, numbers of birds, many of them of brilliant plumage, were flitting hither and thither, crying, some sweetly, some vociferously, one to another. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Oh, no! wisdom's ways alone are ways of pleasantness, and wisdom's paths alone are paths of peace. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z And this was all of Munich, a place of polite tastes surely, in which life must flow on, adorned with many pleasantnesses. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z Is it not true that one or two continental nations fall below us in regard to this quality, while they far excel us in kindliness and cheerfulness of temper, and pleasantness of manners? Household Education 2011-12-02T03:00:25.437Z The law of diminishing returns, he said, applies to training as to other things, so that, after a certain point, very little is gained even for a great sacrifice of convenience and pleasantness. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z Unless there are good humor, patience, pleasantness, discretion, and forbearance, love will cease. English Secularism A Confession Of Belief 2011-11-24T03:00:50.030Z We know that, no matter what difficulties the hero and heroine may encounter, the unseen hand of their maker will guide them eventually to paths of pleasantness and peace. Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z Let young men contrast such conduct with the frivolities of other noble and royal persons, and be faithful to her whose ways are pleasantness, and whose paths are peace. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z The same listeners then rated the pleasantness or unpleasantness of the sounds while the researchers measured physical indicators of distress: the listeners’ heart rate, blood pressure, and the electrical conductivity of their skin. Cover Your Ears! 2011-10-28T17:35:45Z In the pleasantness and quiet of those sunlit mornings, I began to realize that our training-table mirth, which is sometimes 138 so boisterous, is in part at least due to intense excitement and overwrought nerves. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z But, away from the almost quaint pleasantness of the library, all's not rosy for Occupy Wall Street. Inside Occupy Wall Street's 'People's Library': Chomsky, Zinn, Klein 2011-10-25T16:35:28Z His whole air is one of pleasantness and when he speaks he says words of wisdom. Rambles with John Burroughs 2011-10-22T02:00:31.317Z In judging of the merits and the authorship of individual pictures and statues, I have usually given more weight to the results of modern criticism than to the pleasantness of old tradition. The Story of Florence 2011-10-20T02:00:24.237Z One more little touch of pleasantness there came to make this day stand out from others as beautiful. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z This regard for pleasantness and convenience, which to an American is odd enough, is characteristic even of 'varsity football. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z He stopped short, with his slightly strained gaiety, as for the pleasantness of high argument. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z The participants evaluated the pleasantness of each smell; amyl acetate, which smells like bananas, received the highest overall rating for pleasantness. The Hedonic Nose: Pleasure May Organize Your Sense of Smell 2011-09-26T12:45:00.183Z Beaumaris is much frequented during the summer months, by Much frequented in summer. numerous genteel families, attracted by the pleasantness of this part of the island, and to avail themselves of the benefit of sea-bathing. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z So with pleasantness of passage they arrived at last at the old barn. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z The old inhabitants still speak in terms of fond regret of the place when embowered in its orange groves, and the pleasantness of its old customs and usages. The Spaniards in Florida Comprising the notable settlement of the Huguenots in 1564, and the History and Antiquities of St. Augustine, Founded A.D. 1565 2011-09-24T02:00:14.187Z After all, though intelligence was sometimes out of place, she had discovered that pleasantness was always a serviceable quality. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z The axis of pleasantness explains only part of the organization of olfactory receptors, Sobel cautions. The Hedonic Nose: Pleasure May Organize Your Sense of Smell 2011-09-26T12:45:00.183Z But he smiled at Pan Gideon with pleasantness, and opened his arms to him, saying,-- "Well, I, a guest, am now welcoming the host to his own mansion." On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski 2011-09-13T02:00:27.560Z It was just one of those beautiful bits of pleasantness that fit into the mosaic of any growing friendship, a bit of color without which the whole is not perfect. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z It seemed to Pan Michael that a kind of warm current was flowing from those slender fingers into his bones, rousing in them an uncommon pleasantness; therefore he held them more firmly. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z True, the paths of religion are ways of pleasantness and paths of peace, but they are steep, and climbing is never easy. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z It suggests that odor receptors are grouped by the pleasantness of the odors they detect. The Hedonic Nose: Pleasure May Organize Your Sense of Smell 2011-09-26T12:45:00.183Z There is love and affection and pats and pieces of cake, and all kinds of pleasantness associated with the name. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z The Welsh make no less account of metheglin than the Greeks did of their ambrosia or nectar, which for the pleasantness thereof was supposed to be such as the gods themselves did delight in. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z The lie of the land has therefore an importance in art, or if it have not, ought to have, quite independent of pleasantness of line or of anything merely visual. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z The object of his sermon was not to terrify the sinner, but rather to lead him into the ways of peace and pleasantness. Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou 2011-08-04T02:00:22.900Z These findings suggest that, similarly to how retinas are organized by spatial information and ear cells are organized by tone, smell receptors are organized by the pleasantness of the smells they detect. The Hedonic Nose: Pleasure May Organize Your Sense of Smell 2011-09-26T12:45:00.183Z It is our aim to have only pleasantness in connection with basket ball. Marjorie Dean, College Senior 2011-08-01T02:00:12.720Z There is such a delightful pleasantness about the first relations with people in strange places—before you have made any rival, excited any ill wills, incurred anybody's displeasure. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z There was a graciousness, a consideration, a pleasantness and good will in his ripe age which made it beautiful and drew warm personal feeling to him. Charles Edward Putney An Appreciation 2011-07-18T02:00:24.397Z I owe no less Being bound thereto for so great pleasantness, More than to other lovers may betide: For sweeter are thy gifts than all beside. The Book of the Duke of True Lovers 2011-07-18T02:00:24.030Z Surrounded by her twelve maids of honour and her eighty serving-men, her favourite negress, her parrots, apes, peacocks, and hounds, her peaceful life passed in ideal pleasantness. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z It had been very pleasant, but its very pleasantness had warned him that he must deny himself still further. In God's Garden Stories of the Saints for Little Children 2011-07-10T02:00:24.773Z There is nothing distinctive about the Japanese countenance, but there is an intangible pleasantness that is common to all. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z Yet no small part of its thriving appearance may be attributed to the numerous gentry that are induced to fix their residence here from the pleasantness of the situation. A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire 2011-07-08T02:00:18.387Z When his oppressed spirit inclined him to dulness, her lighter heart would lead him, against his will, to the paths of pleasantness and peace! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z Joan was impressed with the aloof pleasantness of his manner: she was to know him better. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z His brother drew him with cords of strong wisdom and affection always into the ways of pleasantness and peace. A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z Occasionally some rougher specimen mars the order and pleasantness of this wild-wood converse by an oath or coarse remark, heard, perhaps, but unheeded by the more serious and thoughtful. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z I was, however, amply gratified for my disappointment by the pleasantness of the walk by the side of the river, the beauty of the hanging woods of Piercefield, and the picturesque appearance of the castle.” The Wye and Its Associations a picturesque ramble 2011-06-12T02:00:06.820Z His response to kindness was irresistibly winning, and the spirit of poetry and pleasantness was with him to the end. Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z It was full of light and air, and hope and pleasantness. My Little Sister 2011-05-27T02:00:14.023Z "I suppose," she said, "one ought to aim at a good appearance— according to one's means,—and the comfort of the family that are to live in the house,—and prettiness,—and pleasantness." A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z "Awake?" he asked, with continual and unfailing pleasantness. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z Ethel, girl," said he, putting as much pleasantness into his tone of voice as he could command, "never let that sweet face wear so sad a look. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z His work is memorable for its delicacy and minute finish, and for its daintiness and pleasantness of sentiment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z It may be easily understood that he failed to give life or pleasantness to the dry details with which he had to trouble the House. The Earl of Mayo Rulers of India 2011-04-11T02:00:13.067Z "You see, I hope also," Mr. Southwode said gently, "that your conditions of comfort and prettiness and pleasantness are not excluded?" A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z This year, I began by experiencing myriad emotions, all with varying degrees of pleasantness, and some suspiciously similar to the Five Stages of Grief. The Choice: 'I Am In. I Am Going to College' 2011-04-02T01:24:41Z If anything could minimize the implications of tragedy evoked by the sight of a revolver among the personal possessions of a lady in England, it would be the even pleasantness of Mr. Singleton's voice. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z The Minister replied, with uncommon pleasantness, that the two had just carried back the "charming Mademoiselle von Wehrfritz" to Blumenbühl; and indulged himself forthwith in a eulogium of that "unsophisticated nature." Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z I remember at Stoke this year having for the first time a sense of how much the pleasantness of religious things depends upon the person who expresses them. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z No model, living or dead, equalled in her eyes the pleasantness of his face and figure. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z I don't care a curse about pleasantness or unpleasantness. The Man Without a Memory 2011-03-09T03:00:45.963Z Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.—iii. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z Her manner was abrupt and straight from the shoulder like a person's who's got past little pleasantnesses and politeness. The Black Eagle Mystery 2011-03-07T03:00:12.497Z It is a mass of quotations, anecdotes, bits of literary criticism, all run together with an air of culture and pleasantness, a spice of gallantry and a surprising indifference to historical fact. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z Rotha could do but a little piece a day; but the beauty and pleasantness of that lured her on to spend as much time in the work as she could match with the necessary strength. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z The period during which this rift in the Methodist community was widening, was a time of peculiar pleasantness to some of our Whitford acquaintance. A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z Aristotle calls the virtue directive of games eutrapelia, which may also be called reasonable relaxation, urbanity, or pleasantness. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z It was fine in a sense, Trafford thought, to have given up his own motives and curiosities to afford this airy pleasantness of upbringing for them, and then came a qualifying thought. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z So that at least he did not soften by personal pleasantness the opposition they felt to his whole view of life. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z They won't, because of the power of the passing moment, because of the pleasantness of praise, of recognition, of personal influence, and, I suppose, but I'm not sure, of money. Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther 2011-02-17T03:00:18.413Z "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"—From the Arabic. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z His thoughts would go back to his parents, and to a consciousness of his disobedience; and these thoughts destroyed all the pleasantness of being freed from school. The Boys' And Girls' Library 2011-02-06T03:01:02.953Z They don't ask what it was that made you give up the pleasantness; if you get credit for anything, it's only credit for a morbid taste for being wretched.' Vestigia Vol. II. 2011-02-04T03:00:22.950Z A true poet, I imagine, is one who captures in the swift net of his imagination the wild pleasantnesses and delights that to me would be flying presences quickly lost to view. The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z "I have been quite an absentee, sister Mary," said he, with ill-affected pleasantness. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z Newton's overall pleasantness and cheery demeanor make him a difficult target to incessantly poach. How does Oregon stop Cam Newton? 2011-01-06T01:18:00Z “Along with that, hopefully, some poetry and pleasantness in terms of looks,” he said. Robin Day, Whose Work Is in Waiting Rooms Everywhere, Dies at 95 2010-11-20T07:30:00Z But for the other 99.5 percent of the people, there was no correlation between the joy of the activity and the pleasantness of their thoughts. Findings: When the Mind Wanders, Happiness Also Strays 2010-11-16T05:10:00Z Greece is a Teenager When I first arrived in Athens in May, expecting to see rampaging youths attacking policemen, I marveled at the apparent prosperity and pleasantness of everyday life. Life Amid the Ruins 2010-06-24T21:00:00Z Participants also noted no differences in pleasantness of use of the products, or side effects, aside from a small increase in the frequency of hiccups with the mouth spray. Nicotine mouth spray quickly curbs cravings 2010-06-10T18:29:00Z Life is too often stripped of its pleasantness by the steps of false assumption, marring the true path of life-long happiness which should be pebbled with principle, piety, purity, and peace. Irene Iddesleigh The new Barncastle of Burningford is well and happy in the paths of pleasantness and peace, into which he was so unexpectedly and so unwittingly brought. Toppleton's Client or, A Spirit in Exile The very pleasantness of her present circumstances emphasized all she had missed. Capricious Caroline Although these starches agree in chemical composition, their value as articles of diet varies considerably, owing to different degrees of digestibility and pleasantness of taste. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" The materials she wore have made other widows very pleasant to be seen,—with a sad thoughtful pleasantness indeed, but still very pleasant. Rachel Ray Chops and toast and a blazing fire give forth odors of distracting pleasantness under such circumstances. The Jonathan Papers Some animals may, however, be susceptible to the sensuous pleasantness of the tones themselves. Clever Hans (The horse of Mr. Von Osten): A contribution to experimental animal and human psychology But I fear the Professor will not allow——' and she stopped and looked with arch pleasantness at the Professor who murmured abstractedly 'Certainly, certainly '—which, of course, might mean anything. The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen Yet, in approaching his subject, he matched the other’s suavity with a pleasantness that the dictator distrusted. The Key to Yesterday His whole life was, however, a sin, concealed behind a mask of bonhommie, a fashionable cheerfulness and pleasantness of manner; a hollow cadavre full of the dust and ashes of a burnt-out life. Oscar Wilde: Art and Morality A Defence of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" I took it for granted that they would always walk, as they seemed to be doing, in ways of pleasantness and peace. The Preliminaries And Other Stories The pleasantness with which he spoke this so amused her that she broke again into laughter, and laughed heartily too. Tony Butler Mrs. McSeeney spoke with a suavity which Florence felt to be entirely feigned, and she was at a loss to account for this sudden pleasantness of manner. With Edge Tools For in truth the pleasantness and the novelty of his friendship had made him dear to her. Ayala's Angel They did not talk about pleasantness and circumstances. Geography and Plays Had I been, all my life, merely one more romanticist, one more sentimental trifler in a universe whose ways were not those of pleasantness, nor its paths those of peace? The Book of Susan A Novel His joyous manner and life of mind, his looks of fond pride in his children, the pleasantness of his easy manners, his keen sense of humor, enchanted her. Maria Edgeworth Intuitive perception of the absurd and ridiculous; disposition and ability to joke and make fun, and laugh at what is improper, ill-timed, or unbecoming; pleasantness; facetiousness. The Illustrated Self-Instructor in Phrenology and Physiology And yes; there was something to be said, too, of the pleasantness of Colonel Stubbs. Ayala's Angel “Men 63 understand so little about women,” he thought, “and all her pleasantness may have been mere friendship.” Was It Right to Forgive? A Domestic Romance Both apartments have the triangular-arched ceiling, and both had a convenience and pleasantness of arrangement that suited us well as tenants. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. But the pleasant-sounding rigmarole was the basis of the whole thing; and as long as that rigmarole was practised frankly for the sake of its pleasantness, it was readable and speakable. The Admirable Bashville or, Constancy Unrewarded Average.—Has a good share of pleasantness in conversation and appearance, except when the selfish faculties are excited, but is then repulsive. The Illustrated Self-Instructor in Phrenology and Physiology There is a pleasantness, a hospitality, and a friendliness in the social life of the Western communities that is certainly not surpassed. The Greater Republic A History of the United States His greeting oozed cordiality, the soothing friendliness of a man fitted to find only the pleasantness of life. Ewing\\'s Lady At the first sight of her I felt like a man filled with pleasantness, so let the mother come forward and claim her, and let her not destroy herself with a lie.” My Dark Companions And Their Strange Stories “After 30 hours my library is now in a passable state, and I enjoy, in Ruskin's words, ‘the complacency of possession and the pleasantness of order.’ The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) But, if not a fool, he does not wish the pleasantness at the expense of truth, because then the pleasantness is no longer pleasant to the educated taste, and so defeats its own end. How to See a Play When she spoke it was with a certain metallic pleasantness. Fidelity A Novel You would scarcely know the face were you to see it radiant with smiles and pleasantness, and afterwards see the same face when the person is cross or angered. With the Children on Sunday Through Eye-Gate and Ear-Gate into the City of Child-Soul No longer in toothsome libation is spilt The Dew that is dear to the sons of the kilt; No longer falls plashing in pleasantness here, The frothy cascade of the black British beer. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) We even ceased grumbling at the servants, and to a man all agreed that the passage had been of unexampled pleasantness. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia Her ways indeed are ways of pleasantness, and her paths, paths of peace. The London Pulpit All her childhood, spent among the rustic scenes of these fertile Sea Islands, was yielding for her now an undefined pleasantness of association. Strangers and Wayfarers I made her a greeting, and she returned it with indescribable pleasantness of manner. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. When next I awoke, it was amid conflicting sensations of pains and pleasantnesses. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia They have heard that, her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace; and they persuade themselves, that by this is meant worldly pleasantness and sensual peace. The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales We desire—not in wilful delusion, but in earnest hope, in devout trust—that poetry shall show that the paths of the peasant poor are paths of pleasantness and peace. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) The house and yard and out-buildings never had worn such an aspect of appealing pleasantness as when Mercy Bascom came near. Strangers and Wayfarers I at first felt happy; just steeped, as it were, in a sensation of pleasantness; and there were sounds like sweet music in my ears. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III We will call this child Naomi, wife," he said, after consulting his old Bible; "for that means pleasant, and I'm sure I never see anything beat her for pleasantness. The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine At last the voyage, which had been all pleasantness to Jeff, came to an end, and he felt very sorry to think of parting with so many kind friends. A Little Hero Barbara hoped Mr. Fair's pleasantness of face meant an approbation as complete as his wife's, and, to hide her own, meditatively observed that this journey would be known in history as March's Raid. John March, Southerner On the other hand, pleasantness and unpleasantness are much less definitely localized; they seem to be "in us", without being in any special part of us. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life But the feeling of happiness was changed, I kenned not how, for one of pain—the feeling of pleasantness for one of horror—and the sweet sounds into dismal howls. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III Never, however, does his face relax into such pleasantness of smiles and humorous twinkles of the eye, as when he is in company with young ladies. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 But, when all is said, these fields of white and blots of crude black forest are but a trite and staring substitute for the infinite variety and pleasantness of the earth’s face. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers Whatever may be the ways of wisdom, the ways of honour are not always ways of pleasantness, nor is the path of duty always one of peace. The Advocate There is no special sense organ or set of sense organs for the feeling of pleasantness or unpleasantness, as there is for warmth or cold. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life In that moment an entirely natural resentment was forced into outward pleasantness. The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted All this pleasantness and good fellowship was not to last long, and little more than a month elapsed before the blow came. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 They will ripen in forgotten corners of my memory; and some day I shall waken and find them vested with new glory and new pleasantness. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers Mrs. Romaine had certainly no frankness in her countenance, but she had plenty of smiling pleasantness and play of emotion. Brooke's Daughter A Novel The pleasantness of a sweet taste is localized in the mouth, and we even think of the sweet substance as being objectively pleasant. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life Most of the pleasantness vanished, and a sharp look came to the man's face. The Missing Tin Box or, The Stolen Railroad Bonds But the pleasantness of our life at Beaulieu was sufficient to counterbalance the disappointments inflicted on us by Fortune at the gaming tables. Memoirs of Life and Literature One accident in pedlar life was some drawback to its general pleasantness. Old Roads and New Roads Otto paused on the margin, looking about him with delight; then his glance returned to Seraphina, as she stood framed in that silvan pleasantness and looking at her husband with undecipherable eyes. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) We say that it is a "pleasant day", and that there is a "pleasant tang in the air", as if the pleasantness were an objective fact. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life By the New Year of 1893 the fine addition to the house at Vailima was finished, and its pleasantness and comfort went far to console Stevenson for the cost. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) Lady Randolph had gone to her own room after her cup of tea, for that little nap before dinner which was essential to her good looks and pleasantness in the evening. Sir Tom Mortimer did not remain long in the old house; its light and pleasantness had passed away. Daisy's Necklace And What Came of It Its ways were ways of pleasantness, and all its paths were peace. The Purple Cow! The pleasantness or unpleasantness of a sensation is localized with the sensation and seems to belong to the object rather than to ourselves. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life The glamour of the thing, its risk, its pleasantness, are over her as yet. An Ocean Tramp At dinner she met her husband with her usual smile, and even assented when he remarked upon the pleasantness of finding themselves again alone together. Sir Tom She felt better and, her reverie borrowing a ray from the cloud, went on to rejoice in the pleasantness of the garden which she might for the time being call hers. Aurora the Magnificent The thought of the old love and friendship between my dead kindred and the former owners of this house makes the place pleasant with a saddish pleasantness to me. Records of Later Life So you can make him realize that pleasantness and unpleasantness depend on the individual and his condition, and are subjective rather than objective. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life Why the very sunshine is Sabbath sunshine, and seems to bring more peace and more pleasantness than on any other day of the week. The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit Where is thy wonted pleasantness of face, Thy wonted graces, and thy dimpled smiles? Jane Shore A Tragedy Then, indeed, do the ways of life become ways of pleasantness. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) By change he gives them pleasantness, and by consistency value; by change he is refreshed, and by perseverance strengthened. The Elements of Drawing In Three Letters to Beginners No one has ever been able to break up the feelings of pleasantness and unpleasantness into anything simpler. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life Where Justice and Labor walked hand in hand into ways of pleasantness and paths of peace. Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife Even Lilac lane was pleasantness and comfort comparatively. Trading There was a bare look of want; a forlorn abandonment of every sort of pleasantness; what must it be to go in at one of those doors? The House in Town “Let’s hear it,” he said; and there was no pleasantness in his tone. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country "Pleasure" and "displeasure" are not always so simple; they are names for whole states of mind which may be very complex, including sensations and thoughts in addition to the feelings of pleasantness and unpleasantness. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life The pleasantness, the kindliness, the apparent desire for Tony's society were a cheat. Jan and Her Job He has turned to Christ, and in Christ he will find rest and pleasantness. Bunyan It is a fine room, and its outlook upon the rising ground of the garden is pleasantness itself. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Now the mere animal consciousness of the pleasantness I call �sthesis; but the exulting, reverent, and grateful perception of it I call theoria. Modern Painters Volume II (of V) Red, warm and bitter, along with many others, are sensations, but pleasantness and unpleasantness are not sensations. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life The German woman's ways have been ways of pleasantness, but her paths have not been paths of peace; and now, women everywhere are thinking of her, rather bitterly. In Times Like These She frequently went in a field to gather wild flowers, to which she was directed by the pleasantness of their odour. Anecdotes & Incidents of the Deaf and Dumb Now there had come a letter from the Dean full of smiles and pleasantness about this visit. Is He Popenjoy? OUR love was all arrayed in pleasantness, A tender little love that sighed and smiled At little happy nothings, like a child, A dainty little love in fancy dress. Silhouettes The impulse of pleasantness is directed towards keeping what is pleasant, and the impulse of unpleasantness is directed towards getting rid of the unpleasant. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life I had expected chill skies and bleak shores: I found the perfect pleasantness of summer in the air, and a coast-scenery with which that of New England in general cannot vie. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 It was this that was doubtless marked in her power to keep him now—this and her glassy lustre of attention to his pleasantness about the scenery in the Rockies. The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 Has the Lord, then, no enticements, no sweetnesses, no brightness to offer us, that we should be asked to forsake all pleasantnesses, all brightness, all attractions if we follow Him? The Golden Fountain or, The Soul's Love for God. Being some Thoughts and Confessions of One of His Lovers “I don’t reject the arrangement,” replied Mary, with tearful pleasantness. Dr. Sevier The fact is that pleasantness can go with a wide range of organic states, so far as these are revealed by heart beat and breathing; and the same with unpleasantness. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life O God, forgive us if we are too hot, too sore at heart, for easy pleasantness! Things as They Are Mission Work in Southern India "Wasn't she pretty?" agreed Mrs. Blair with pleasantness, laying out the spoons. The Innocent Adventuress Now every man in the world who understands Latin, comprehends under this word two things,—joy in the mind, and an agreeable emotion of pleasantness in the body. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero Security and serenity had here their proper home; it was a place of pleasantness and friends and rest. Daisy's Aunt In pleasantness, the impulse is to "stand pat" and let the pleasant state continue; in unpleasantness, the impulse is to end the state. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life One of Fitzjames's favourite assertions was that nobody but a humbug could deny the pleasantness of flattery; and, in fact, I think that we all like it till we discover it to be flattery. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice In his dark eyes was a deep misery which he wore with the same ease and pleasantness as he wore his close-sitting clothes. The Rainbow Hence it is that anyone who wishes to conform to nature must necessarily strive for pleasantness of sound. An Essay on True and Apparent Beauty in which from Settled Principles is Rendered the Grounds for Choosing and Rejecting Epigrams They treat their friends with the greatest consideration; but as soon as their friends are gone, the pleasant voice changes into crossness or harshness and faultfinding, and the pleasantness of manner disappears. Heart Talks Putting this fact into neural terms, we say that pleasantness goes with a neural adjustment directed towards keeping, towards letting things stay as they are; while unpleasantness goes with an adjustment towards riddance. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life Amabel remembered her pretty, assured manner of saying any pleasantness—or unpleasantness for that matter—that she chose to say; but it struck her, from this remark, that the gift had grown a little mechanical. Amabel Channice A pleasant and beautiful exterior usually signifies pleasantness and peace within. The Road and the Roadside She did not see that his pleasantness covered keen scrutiny. Say and Seal, Volume II "Do you know," he said with gentle pleasantness of manner and expression, "how much better man I should be if I should come here and get only one definition a day from your little daughter?" Say and Seal, Volume I If the states of mind designated by the words, "feeling sure", or "feeling bored", are compound states, what elements besides the feelings of pleasantness and unpleasantness may enter into the compounds? Psychology A Study Of Mental Life And genial pleasantness, and wise management, and cool generalship, and fun and kindness, were never better represented. Nobody My ways have not all been ways of pleasantness, nor all my paths peace. The Love Story of Abner Stone That could not stand however against the graceful politeness and pleasantness of Alice's greeting. The Wide, Wide World Sweet peace and calm their spirits bless, Who reach that heavenly home, And never-ending pleasantness— Such is the world to come. Hebrew Literature This author suggested that there were three pairs of feelings: pleasantness and unpleasantness; tension and its opposite, release or relief; and excitement and its opposite, which may be called numbness or subdued feeling. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life I sought out the secretary and found him a pleasant young fellow though with something of the professional pleasantness which men in this work seem to acquire. One Way Out A Middle-class New-Englander Emigrates to America Looking back on the past four days, Elsie acknowledged to herself that they had been days of pleasantness. A Vanished Hand The young man threw off his hat, and she saw the silky ripple of his nut-brown hair, his smooth forehead, his bright-glancing hazel eyes, all the happy pleasantness of his countenance. The Invader A Novel His paths are paths of pleasantness, and all His ways are peace. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I Excitement and the rest are real enough states of feeling--no one doubts that--but the question is whether they are fit to be placed alongside of pleasantness and unpleasantness as elementary feelings. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life Woman in time of peace may add a certain welcome pleasantness to life. The Dop Doctor Here, it seemed to me, then, as if all prettiness and pleasantness that could come together in such a gathering met in the dancing room of the cadets. Daisy Mr. Wallas's evidence, which was largely drawn from students of Ruskin College, led him to the conclusion 'that there is less pleasantness or happiness in work the nearer it approaches the fully organized Great Industry'. Progress and History But to redeem it all with the pleasantness of beauty and the charm of significance, this laurel branch. Laurus Nobilis Chapters on Art and Life It includes objects of which we are vaguely aware, desires active but not clearly formulated, feelings of pleasantness or unpleasantness, of tension, excitement, confidence, etc. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life The pleasantness of the children's voices, of their bear-fighting in the train coming back. The Spirit of Rome You objected to any little pleasantness on my part because what I said might not be altogether sincere. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 It stood out from all the songs of the morning because it was so near—every note so finished and perfect, and we were each in the pleasantness of our tasks. Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation At supper, we three together at a table that was like a small island of warm pleasantness in the great hollow dining-hall, Yvon was full of wild talk, we two others mostly listening. Rosin the Beau The pleasantness or unpleasantness characteristic of many sensations is called their "feeling-tone", and sensations that are markedly pleasant or unpleasant are said to have a strong or pronounced feeling-tone. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life Was there aught of pleasantness in that grinding tongue of his friend's wife? The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson By One of the Firm They do not lead up to happier, more interesting, duties; they are not preparatory to pleasantness. Change in the Village It is the head, simply, of a fat Dutch girl, with all the pleasantness left out. Ariadne Florentina Six Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving Heaven may be said to lie upward, yet ‘its ways are ways of pleasantness, and all its paths are peace.’ Select Temperance Tracts Certain experiments of this sort have indicated that with pleasantness goes slower heart beat and quicker breathing, with unpleasantness quicker heart beat and slower breathing. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life Knowing Somerset Maugham as a dramatist, the author of that kind of play which never bored one, but rather sent one home suffused with pleasantness, I opened the book with happy anticipation. When Winter Comes to Main Street The average cottager learns to despise pleasantness and to concentrate upon usefulness. Change in the Village He talked to her just the same as of old but his pleasantness and laughter were gone and he never sought her eye. The Ghost Girl An association with that saint gives it a tolerable antiquity, but the place lacks any picturesque garb of the ancient, and its chief pleasantness lies about the harbour. The Cornwall Coast Or, in regard to breathing, try this experiment: hasten your breathing and see whether a feeling of pleasantness results; slacken it and see whether unpleasantness results. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life We indulge an illusion which deepens our sense of the essential pleasantness of things. The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory While they wait they still work, yet without pleasantness in their lives. Change in the Village Here too, though not a hand's turn had apparently been wasted, everything, simple as it was, had a sort of pleasantness of order and fitness which left the eye gratified. The Old Helmet, Volume II Now that is a pleasant thing generally; yet its pleasantness depends, after all, upon the way the lips part over the ivory. The Old Helmet, Volume I And it sometimes came over Esther in those days the thought of her English aunts and cousins, as a vision of strange pleasantness. A Red Wallflower The pleasantness of sounds has a simple physical basis. The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory One of these mistaken views is perpetually being put forward by people who assert that the pleasantness of a gift lies in the good-will of the giver. Hortus Vitae Essays on the Gardening of Life "I do not want to fare too much better than my brethren," he answered with a smile of infinite pleasantness at her. The Old Helmet, Volume II A pearl, or a glass bead, may owe its pleasantness in some degree to its lustre as well as to its roundness. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing All the prettiness and pleasantness on which Esther had counted to produce a favourable impression seemed to fail of its effect; indeed, seemed not to be seen. A Red Wallflower Very often the pleasantness of the medium will counterbalance the disagreeableness of the import, and expressions, in themselves hideous or inappropriate, may be excused for the sake of the object that conveys them. The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory Or rather, perhaps, only painful contradictions to certain pleasant delusions, founded on nothing save their pleasantness, and taken for granted—who knows how long?—without proof and without questioning. Hortus Vitae Essays on the Gardening of Life Her tranquillity and her buxom pleasantness overcame him with sudden affection. Privy Seal His Last Venture By change he gives them pleasantness, and by consistency value; by change he is refreshed, and by perseverence strengthened. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing One was in a state of melancholy, and now there's nothing but pleasantness and friendly disposition. The Cause of it All The first term is the source of stimulation, and the acuteness and pleasantness of this determine to a great extent the character and sweep of the associations that will be aroused. The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory It must be added, with regard to Malacca, that in point of fertility of soil, pleasantness of situation and facilities for obtaining all really necessary supplies, it was superior to its rivals. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century Oh, may thy footsteps guided be In paths of peace and pleasantness! The Old Hanging Fork and Other Poems At the allusion to his grandson, the rector's face lost immediately its expression of forced pleasantness and relapsed into its look of genial charm. Virginia Her husband told her that he wished his house to be noted for the pleasantness of his dinner-parties, and, therefore, she studied the subject as a good child would study a lesson. The Bertrams There is, for instance, the value of abstract form, determined by the pleasantness and harmony of implicated retinal or muscular tensions. The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory I like him, too, for his manliness of character, for the extreme pleasantness of his conversation, and his good-nature toward myself personally. My Recollections of Lord Byron A pearl, or a glass bead, may owe its pleasantness in some degree to its luster as well as to its roundness. Aratra Pentelici, Seven Lectures on the Elements of Sculpture Given before the University of Oxford in Michaelmas Term, 1870 This worthy clergyman might have applied to the delights of a garden, the sacred words of scripture:—"her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace." On the Portraits of English Authors on Gardening, with Biographical Notices of Them, 2nd edition, with considerable additions Sir Lionel's forte during his whole official career had been the making pleasant—by the pleasantness that was innate in him—things which appeared to be going in a very unpleasant manner. The Bertrams Many were convinced, and this did not add to the pleasantness of our lot. The Escape of a Princess Pat Being the full account of the capture and fifteen months' imprisonment of Corporal Edwards, of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, and his final escape from Germany into Holland But still Lodovico was always planning some new improvements to add to the charm and pleasantness of the ducal residence. Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 In that other matter as to Mary Bonner there was much more of pleasantness. Ralph the Heir Mr. Mathers had heard it before, but he would not impair the pleasantness of his relations with a future colleague by hinting that he remembered it. A Chosen Few Short Stories "Yes, Mr. Pritchett is punctuality itself in these matters," said Sir Lionel, with a gentle laugh, which had not about it all his usual pleasantness. The Bertrams When as the noble lords saw the king's pleasantness, They were right joyful and glad in their hearts: A pursuivant there was sent straight on the business, The which had oftentimes been in those parts. The Book of Brave Old Ballads He seemed to create an air of pleasantness. The Day of Judgment But yet they bore with him, and endeavoured to win him back to pleasantness. Ralph the Heir Of course all this pleasantness had to have a gloom spot in it somewhere. At Good Old Siwash There was that in his old eye which was the very opposite to good-humour and pleasantness. The Bertrams At any point between Babylon and the place at which we stand the scenery has the same general character—a picturesque pleasantness devoid of disturbing grandeur. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science I can say with much delight that my acquaintances and associations during the two years were fraught with much pleasantness and reciprocated kindness. A Soldier's Life Being the Personal Reminiscences of Edwin G. Rundle It was she; the Caliph was in such transports at her beauty and pleasantness, as to cry out, that it was the most fortunate moment in his life, when he became a stork. The Oriental Story Book A Collection of Tales You see all images of what is pleasant and sweet in nature are brought together to describe the pleasantness and sweetness of the gifts which God gives us in grace. Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VII (of 8) “Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace,” Prov. iii. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning The thing that holds him is as soft and glossy and thin and small as silk; but even while dallying with its smoothness and pleasantness, a misty, indefinite sensation of impending danger creeps over him. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 459 Volume 18, New Series, October 16, 1852 But before we realize its greatness, we realize its pleasantness, its companionableness. Dr. Johnson and His Circle His mother's last words to him on the preceding evening, as he was leaving her after having told his story, did not give much promise of pleasantness for Margaret. Miss Mackenzie Let them laugh on in their happy ignorance of a better lot, while round them is gathered all that their lord can command of luxury and pleasantness. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure You think it against your sense and reason, to tell you that these are loathsome and unsavoury, and that the other ways of wisdom and spirit are pleasantness and peace. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning All were busy and happy, and were beginning to find that in spite of conflicts and self-denials "wisdom's ways are pleasantness and all her paths are peace." Katie Robertson A Girls Story of Factory Life But they will be read still more for their pleasantness, humanity and wisdom. Dr. Johnson and His Circle By these tidings Hannah was of course prostrated, and driven into a state of excitement that was not without its pleasantness as far as she was concerned. Miss Mackenzie The child, with her many changes and gentle nature, had developed a certain tact or adaptiveness, and loved pleasantness. A Little Girl in Old Boston And I don't want anything to mar the perfect pleasantness. A Little Girl of Long Ago And the next day the same, she was all icy pleasantness. The Lost Girl For every wrong-doer is liable to punishment, and soon swallows the pleasantness of his wrong-doing like a bait, while his conscience still vexes and troubles him, "As through the sea the impetuous tunny darts." Plutarch's Morals She would go into the world, and see if she could find any of those pleasantnesses of which she had read in books. Miss Mackenzie Subtract but the half from these luxuries and devote the sum to designs of art, and you will contribute doubly to the attractiveness and pleasantness of your home. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy And Hatty—little Hatty—she felt almost too happy for earth; and fully she realized the truth, that “Wisdom’s ways are pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.” Hatty and Marcus or, First Steps in the Better Path "Sensation," he says, "is simply the activity of a sense, but perception is the pleasantness or unpleasantness of this sensation," "perceived by its being propagated and becoming active throughout the entire system." Evolution, Old & New Or, the Theories of Buffon, Dr. Erasmus Darwin and Lamarck, as compared with that of Charles Darwin When experience teaches, then you will come to know that revenge is not worth fighting for—its pleasantness will pass away, but the bitter it leaves behind will never pass away. The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains Her ways are ways of pleasantness and all her paths are peace. The Choctaw Freedmen and The Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academy “Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.”—Proverbs iii. 13-26. My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year She addressed it as if there were an intelligence back of the vacuous pleasantness of the young face. Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale They laughed and talked with studied pleasantness, though there seemed to be an undertone of sadness that the most obtuse guest could not fail to detect. Marcia Schuyler This added great pleasantness to their morning employment, and both Jane’s work, and Isabella’s drawing, got on fast while they listened to Harriet and Alfred, who took it in turn to read. Principle and Practice The Orphan Family Sometimes it seems to be something pretty, and sometimes something shocking; but oftener than either, something just a little sad, and yet as if there were pleasantness about it. Our Little Lady Six Hundred Years Ago N the ways of the Lord I shall have feasts of “pleasantness.” My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year The man was a true man, but he allowed himself, for the pleasantness of it, to be very agreeable where he meant no more than friendship. To My Younger Brethren Chapters on Pastoral Life and Work Tempted by the pleasantness of the evening, they went on for some distance, through a forest glade. The Rival Crusoes Her ways were ways of pleasantness, and all her paths were peace. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 If you really exerted a great deal of effort, you could open your eyes, but because of the pleasantness of the completely relaxed state, you prefer not to do so. A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis The pleasantness of his manner, his equal temper, acquaintance, and, above all, the similarity of our situation, had contributed to connect us in the strongest ties of friendship. Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770. Harmonious joyful company, as different as possible from the depressing company of the sanitariums, will add its pleasantness. Psychotherapy The red thrush seemed now to be part of the pleasantness of the garden. John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein By the side of this pleasantness there is distress. The Books of the New Testament Its rarity in South Africa is a great point in favour of the healthfulness of the country, and also of the ease and pleasantness of life. Impressions of South Africa Make your own ways, ways of pleasantness as well as paths of peace, and soon or late they will fall into them. Three Margarets There is a most singular contrariety of opinion prevailing in the community, in regard to the pleasantness of the business of teaching. The Teacher Or, Moral Influences Employed in the Instruction and Government of the Young It is curious that life is embittered to me, now, by its former pleasantness; while you have of these same places painful recollections, but you could enjoy them now with your whole heart. Hortus Inclusus Messages from the Wood to the Garden, Sent in Happy Days to the Sister Ladies of the Thwaite, Coniston There is a delight of the eye and ear, a pleasantness to the touch, an agreeableness of taste and smell, wholly without reference to anything beyond. The Moral Economy Soon the conversation glided naturally into ease and pleasantness. Olive A Novel She looked deep enough to find the pleasantness we didn't know was there because we'd covered it up with so much disagreeableness. Mary Rose of Mifflin Kindness of eyes, and pleasantness of body, but keep the heart away. The Wind Bloweth The sunlight fell slantingly across the room, gleaming in James Mandeville's short curls and emphasizing all the cosiness and pleasantness of her surroundings. The Pleasant Street Partnership A Neighborhood Story Verily, we will fatten on the good things of the land, we will spend our days in ease and pleasantness! Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia Though poor and uneducated, she was a person of very unusual natural powers; her ideas were singularly original, and she had a charming pleasantness of wit. The Trial and Death of Jesus Christ A Devotional History of our Lord's Passion There was no resource; and even while Agatha's spirit was rather restive under the coercion, she could not but acknowledge the pleasantness with which it was enforced. Agatha's Husband A Novel If river and lake and meadow-ground and mountain could render any place the abode of pleasantness, pleasant was mine, indeed! Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection All the pleasantness in Paul's face vanished again, and he looked at Boris with narrowed eyes. High Noon A New Sequel to 'Three Weeks' by Elinor Glyn His voice had of a sudden gained a sterner accent; the pleasantness of his aspect became clouded by a frown. Doom Castle "Good morning, Arnold," he said with a certain grim pleasantness. The Four Pools Mystery It is certainly very prettily situated on the Gere and the Rhone, and is surrounded by hills, which give it pleasantness and effect. Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808 The weight of public opinion was decidedly against Mr Orgreave, who had to yield and affect pleasantness. Clayhanger She could enjoy rest and pleasantness quite as well as other people. All's Well Alice's Victory The beasts do their work as well again, and the sun shines brighter, and the flowers bloom prettier, and there’s a kind of a pleasantness about the place. White Lilac; or the Queen of the May It was the old Rob back again at the first hint of trouble, the old Rob, with no trace of the laboured pleasantness of the past weeks, but with eyes full of faithful friendship. More About Peggy They come up to gallery requirements by their "pleasantness" or the inoffensiveness of their style. Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets He who seeks a divine life and its pleasantness and peace in the right spirit, humble, earnest, loving, and cheerful, full of faith and hope, will realize that all things work together for his good. Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women On the Various Duties of Life, Physical, Intellectual, And Moral Development; Self-Culture, Improvement, Dress, Beauty, Fashion, Employment, Education, The Home Relations, Their Duties To Young Men, Marriage, Womanhood And Happiness. The heat of the rays seemed to burn them; there was a prickling pleasantness to it now, as they looked at the mighty sea of flame through smoked glasses. The Black Star Passes What comes of these visits, pleasantness or profit? The Argonauts You made me very wretched with your ‘pleasantness,’ I can tell you that!” More About Peggy Some sudden thought of the pleasantness of life, of dear friends across this same cruel, ravenous sea, of Uncle Richard and his warning, came to him here. Culm Rock The Story of a Year: What it Brought and What it Taught My troubles just vanish and every living, breathing pleasantness comes to the fore. A Son of the Hills He had blue eyes with no pleasantness about them, but a sort of glitter, as though there were live coals in his brain. Vrouw Grobelaar and Her Leading Cases Seventeen Short Stories He sailed in a sea of blood purely blue, so he hid away irony, contempt, and yawning, and had on the outside only smoothness itself, affability, and general pleasantness of manner, speech, and smiles. The Argonauts The only definite classification of smell qualities is that based on their pleasantness or the opposite. The Mind and Its Education It was as though she said farewell to its comfort and pleasantness. Mary Gray There arose between them a relationship full of pleasantness. Strife and Peace Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. True Words for Brave Men The comfort of the scene, the cosy pleasantness of the place among the close-coming hills, struck him, in his relieved mood, as it had never done before. The Calico Cat Her ways pleasantness and her paths peace," 120. " xiii. A Joy For Ever (And Its Price in the Market) For a second his thoughts escaped his control, and settled on the pleasantness that bare ugly work-a-day room had meant to him all the winter through. Mary Gray When the bride and bridegroom were together in the house, they ate an apple between them, to signify the pleasantness and harmony they were to enjoy in after life. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales The pleasantness of our surroundings depends far more upon the eyes we see with, than upon the objects about us. Queer Stories for Boys and Girls Leo X, greatly preferred Raphael, to whom all manner of pleasantness as well as of courteous deference was natural, to the two others. The Old Masters and Their Pictures For the Use of Schools and Learners in Art This change has given to the ground the harmony and pleasantness of a park. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867 Fink was rather profane, but very amusing; Anton had a certain equipoise of goodness and pleasantness; Baumann was the best of them all, but also the most silent. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag She, who had annoyed everybody by the impertinent, tasteless, or downright foolish things she uttered, now charmed everybody by her wit, her pleasantness, and her exceeding good sense. The Fairy Book The Best Popular Stories Selected and Rendered Anew We all went gladly because of the pleasantness of the land and the good hospitality of the palace. Fighting For Peace Nevertheless, though no absolute satisfaction was to be attained in the wooing of Mrs Greenow, there was a pleasantness in the occupation which ought to have reconciled her suitors to their destiny. Can You Forgive Her? The ways of such a garden are not pleasantness nor its paths peace. The Amateur Garden Lowell, if anything, was even worse; his aesthetic theory, first and last, was nebulous and superficial, and all that remains of his pleasant essays today is their somewhat smoky pleasantness. A Book of Prefaces To the last Gervase would aim at keeping up the place, to his mother's drawing-room, his father's study, Miles's pantry and cellar, even the modern housekeeper's room, and the maids' gallery, in comfort and pleasantness. Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes "Say, you boys are takin' all kinds of chances," he said, in a voice that had little pleasantness of intonation. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon I am now speaking of the material house, made up of the walls and furniture, and not of any pleasantness or unpleasantness supplied by the inmates. Can You Forgive Her? He must twist his heart, Wried with grim pain, to smiles of pleasantness. The Rose of Dawn A Tale of the South Sea Furthermore, the weather may have contributed to the pleasantness that reigned in the house. The Bastonnais Tale of the American Invasion of Canada in 1775-76 For years, Faith had found great pleasantness in the companionship and evident preference of Paul Rushleigh. Faith Gartney's Girlhood Edward paused a moment, and then said, "Uncle, I remember it is written concerning wisdom, that 'her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.'" Choice Readings for the Home Circle "I then am being punished for her sins," he said; and suddenly the scar on his face was healed up again, and there was something of the old pleasantness in his eyes. Can You Forgive Her? There was such a degree of life and pleasantness in his eyes, that, in spite of the start, her own quite brightened. Queechy, Volume II That could not stand, however, against the graceful politeness and pleasantness of Alice's greeting. The Wide, Wide World There followed days that almost won Faith back into her outward life of pleasantness. Faith Gartney's Girlhood I tried to meet her with perfect pleasantness, but it grew difficult. Daisy in the Field Here, it seemed to me then as if all prettiness and pleasantness that could come together in such a gathering, met, in the dancing room of the cadets. Daisy She hoped, besides the pleasantness of the matter, it would surely incline the hearts of her father's work-people to think kindly of him. Melbourne House "The ways are ways of pleasantness; the paths are paths of peace;" and I enjoy them. Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story These two cases illustrate the two simple feelings, pleasantness and unpleasantness. The Science of Human Nature A Psychology for Beginners I think, mamma, when we get accustomed to the place, we shall find pleasantness in it. Daisy in the Field Such is the function of all the names of colours, sounds, tastes, contrasts of temperature, of hardness, of pleasantness; in short, of all descriptive adjectives, and all names for the parts and processes of things. Logic Deductive and Inductive There was a soothing pleasantness about a great blaze crackling in the stone fireplace. The Hidden Places Well, that is, at least, something for which to be grateful, for the paths of reverie are the paths of pleasantness and peace, and problems can usually afford to wait. The Social History of Smoking Situations may sometimes be neutral; that is, may arouse neither the feeling of pleasantness or unpleasantness. The Science of Human Nature A Psychology for Beginners Before they came under the influence of his pleasantness and politeness, he shared the half-hostile reception to which any person or anything that was foreign to our daily experience was subjected in our neighbourhood. We and the World, Part I A Book for Boys And full of wit and grace and pleasantness. Phineas Finn The Irish Member He was a large man, more noticeable for a sturdy solidness of proportion than for height, and his strong face was won to pleasantness by a brown beard, which he wore "navy fash." The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories When half unconscious it had worn a certain stern restraint, which coincided with his old memories; now it was full of an innocent pleasantness, like a child's, which puzzled him. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel There is pleasantness, of course, but there is in addition the feeling of all the bodily reactions. The Science of Human Nature A Psychology for Beginners Each of them wore its own expression, of peace, pleasantness, innocent mirth, or meditation. The Wrack of the Storm "To keep my word," and his white teeth gleamed in an effort at pleasantness. The Strange Case of Cavendish There is a friendliness of disposition, a mildness of manner, and pleasantness both of mien and of conversation, about this gentleman, which render his society extremely engaging. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three In the popular use of language we vary these words to avoid the monotony and give pleasantness and variety. Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar. And every emotion is made up of pleasantness or unpleasantness and the sensations produced by some combination of bodily reactions. The Science of Human Nature A Psychology for Beginners His face, when one regarded it attentively, had a quite attractive pleasantness. Up in Ardmuirland I know the special kind of life I like, What suits the most my idiosyncrasy, Brings out the best of me and bears me fruit In power, peace, pleasantness and length of days. Men and Women It would be practically a revival of those nice supper-parties which our grandfathers indulged in after the hours of business, and of the pleasantness of which we have such glowing accounts. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 428 Volume 17, New Series, March 13, 1852 Notice how the author makes you feel the pleasantness of the walk in the woods. Modern Prose And Poetry; For Secondary Schools Edited With Notes, Study Helps, And Reading Lists The two elementary feeling states are pleasantness and unpleasantness. The Science of Human Nature A Psychology for Beginners He greeted her with an effort at pleasantness. The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton When the visit was over, in the pleasantness of the late afternoon, Bessie walked through the gardens and across the park with these neighbors to Abbotsmead. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax He still preserved however his usual pleasantness and gay good-humour, and in spite of prolonged sleeplessness continued his lectures to the pupils about him. History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 They made him a prince among them, and he lived ever after in pleasantness and peace. Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers They would mourn over no common dangers, trials, and calamities; for the road of duty has been to them the path of pleasantness, the way of peace. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader She went in to supper and bed feeling very tired, a tiredness that was in her mind and soul, but that had the pleasantness of a healthy physical exhaustion. Secret Bread Invisible beings, May lily-dotted lakes delight your eye; May shade-trees bid the heat of noonday cease; May soft winds blow the lotus-pollen nigh; May all your path be pleasantness and peace. Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works For the rest, the pleasantness is not on every side. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II They chatted in all pleasantness, upon the way. The Furnace of Gold The essence of all love consists in conjunction; this, in fact, is its life, which is called enjoyment, pleasantness, delight, sweetness, bliss, happiness, and felicity. Angelic Wisdom Concerning the Divine Love and the Divine Wisdom Now Ian believed in his own power and easy might and pleasantness and, on the whole, goodness—believed, too, in the love of Alexander for him, love that he had tried before, and it held. Foes All this pleasantness was to be done away with, they mourned. Poor Man's Rock Then he thought of the days of pleasantness they had passed together, and his heart felt as if it must break, while from behind his closed eyelids great tears rolled down his face. The Measure of a Man The pleasantness of the climate struck me particularly on one occasion, after a prolonged stay in the invigorating though windy climate of the sierra. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan All the enjoyments and pleasantnesses of his life are from these-enjoyments from the affection of his love, and pleasantnesses from the thought therefrom. Angelic Wisdom Concerning the Divine Love and the Divine Wisdom Now it is divided among many Ministers, each of whom carries his share with much patience, while our Governor's days in the "Sunny South" are "days of pleasantness, and all his paths are peace." The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned We may touch such lives, and feel the lovely pleasantness; but to enter in, and have the whole—that may only be done in one way; by going and doing likewise. The Other Girls His quickness of conception, his pleasantness of wit, his variety of knowledge, his tales, his judgment of men—all these were beyond anything that I have ever met in any other man. Oddsfish! That island is called “the garden of nature,” because of the singular pleasantness and beauty that it enjoys, in which it is more fortunate than the other islands of that famous sea. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 21 of 55 1624 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. Frequently a word is chosen for its rhythmic quality—the pleasantness and ease with which its sound fits in with the context—rather than because it is long or short. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, May, 1878, No. 7. Scribner's Illustrated After this effort of pleasantness Billy subsided into the cab that was most welcomely discovered, rousing after some minutes of violent progress to change their direction to the English doctor's. The Palace of Darkened Windows To-morrow might bring a cold wind, perhaps; but the winter had been long and hard; and after such, we believe in the spring pleasantness when it comes. The Other Girls He worketh in the Celestial Water,* making to be the pleasantness of the light.* The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians Its ways were ways of pleasantness, but did not afford much incentive to originality. Humanly Speaking Now, from its possessing a little water, and its comparative pleasantness of aspect, Charles's Isle at this period was occasionally visited by foreign whalers. The Piazza Tales But something in the deadly pleasantness of his voice, something in his eyes, startled her. Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man We may go to them as to a quarry or a wood-pile, or for pleasantness,—the cool spring and the plane-tree shade, as the ancients did,—or to see fine trees, waterfalls, mountains. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864 He is beloved, his pleasantness is great, he is the conqueror, and his town loveth him more than herself; she rejoiceth in him more than in her god, and men throng about him with rejoicings. The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians |
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