| 单词 | plodder |
| 例句 | The Younger, as even Dunn admits, was a plodder and a bit of a pedant. They Were the Renaissance Men of Roman Antiquity 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z Most Chinese companies are still plodders, just as many firms in America’s rustbelt or deep South are hardly innovation icons. Out of the Master’s shadow 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z The guy in fixed income index analytics doesn’t necessarily understand anything about credit sales, and the plodder in emerging markets healthcare research might have no clue how to execute a distressed debt trade. Wall Street should hate itself 2012-11-13T22:02:00Z Contrast the Scottish plodders then and the Scottish thoroughbreds of last weekend at Twickenham. 'Forget bogeyman Gatland. This is Scotland's time' 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z He rose to prominence as an ambitious plodder — as someone difficult for his colleagues to attack because he never had anything remotely interesting to say. Opinion | Kevin McCarthy is a shining symbol of democratic decay 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z In Washington he was a plodder and a plotter, eventually winning notice and repeatedly winning re-election. Bob Dole, the 1996 Republican presidential nominee and a century a leading figure and force in American politics, has died 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z He’s become the guy who loves tall, white, big-armed plodders who struggle to throw passes to teammates, but do so with a pretty spiral. John Elway is a Hall of Fame quarterback, so why can't he pick one? 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z Alvarez was a plodder early in his career who gradually improved his movement through an unusual dedication to his craft. Oscar De La Hoya urges Canelo Alvarez to not make the mistake he did against Felix Trinidad 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z Dads are the ultimate plodders, which is maybe what I like best about them. When it comes to 'love language,' I'm pretty much multilingual 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z In the global growth stakes, the eurozone is a plodder, not a sprinter. How Fast Can Europe Really Grow? 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z What Air Force people call “fast movers” — fighter planes, the fastest bombers — are mere plodders compared with weapons that are not far over the horizon. Opinion | Weapon technology has been stalled for decades. That’s about to change. 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z It's a big claim but, very much in line with a company ethos that urges elite athletes and park plodders alike to "Just Do It." Two-hour marathon attempt: Sporting excellence or marketing stunt? 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z But then the World Cup started, and Germany was transformed – from a team of directionless plodders to a tantalizingly mobile outfit committed to attack at all costs. USA's Copa América has been revived by their glorious, bloody defense 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z I admire plodders and those with the gift of never giving up. When it comes to 'love language,' I'm pretty much multilingual 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z As heartbroken as we are, I’m a plodder. Fire at Virginia Smokehouse Leaves Pork-to-Table Movement Reeling 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z He thought Pleasant Colony “a cinch” at the rare distance given that horse’s pedigree and plodder’s knowhow that brought him all the way from 17th early in the Kentucky Derby. Coming up short of a Triple Crown in Belmont Stakes can haunt the jockeys 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z In the fable of the tortoise and the hare, the steady plodder beats the reckless dasher. As Shake Shack Reopens Flagship, Danny Meyer Becomes $600 Million Man 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z The Argentine is a very good fighter but he's a bit of a plodder and still managed to land with a lot. 'My head says Mayweather will win' 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z "I'm a plodder — it takes me longer," he says. Kevin Costner, in 'McFarland, USA,' returns to a film genre he's owned 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z At least admitted plodder Brady has shown a greater tendency to scramble this season. Pats offensive line faces tough task vs. Ravens pass rushers 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z That mentality can even apply to the Royals’ plodders. Orioles and Royals: A study in contrasts in the ALCS Nyad is a plodder; she says she averages less than 2 miles per hour. Celebration Gives Way to Questions and Doubt After a Record Swim 2013-09-09T01:25:55Z Among the field of plodders in the sixth, the mediocre filly Finish Rich in Nyc was actually the favorite at 7-5. The Jockey 2013-08-14T13:07:46Z They were slow, lethargic, plodders that looked like dinosaurs that couldn’t even throw a 10 to 15 yard pass from a quarterback that was in the Heisman race? What Seattle Times sports readers are saying 2013-01-06T00:01:03Z "He was a good player, oh yes, but he was hell to bowl to, a right plodder." Fred Ridgway relives MCC tour to India, Pakistan and Ceylon, 1951-52 2012-11-14T14:38:06Z We want to be steady plodders and keep improving.” Colts’ Andrew Luck Completes N.F.L. Arrival 2012-10-12T03:17:45Z It's easy to assume Huh would be a plodder, a grinder, a fighter. The Ride Of His Life, Bumps And All 2012-09-04T04:00:00Z For there was a sharp difference in style between this Villa and last season's plodders. West Ham's precision gives Aston Villa's Paul Lambert food for thought 2012-08-19T22:00:01Z His biceps are every bit as big as advertised, but he's not a plodder or a bruiser. Seahawks rookie report: Bruce Irvin quickly impresses 2012-08-07T14:15:47Z On tour, Simpson is viewed as a Clydesdale among Arabians, a plodder who has maximized his talents. U.S. Open: U.S. Open — Simpson Outlasts Challengers to Win First Major 2012-06-18T03:44:09Z I don't like the word plodder; it's kind of disrespectful. U.S. Open: Patient, measured Furyk tied with Woods, Toms atop leaderboard 2012-06-16T12:53:00Z Only the plodders would remain there, and Julius Popper was never a plodder. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z The man was dull, commonplace, a plodder, and not young; he was well over thirty. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z The plodders had best keep to the beaten road. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z From lewmagoo91: "Wonder if KP will fare any better opening the batting, should suit him more batting alongside a plodder in Cooky?" Live - Pakistan v England 2012-02-13T10:42:16Z It was he who peopled these roads with a numerous and brilliant concourse of whirling travellers, where before had been only infrequent plodders amidst the Sussex sloughs. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z There is no reliable second scorer after Rose, and don’t even suggest that land-based plodder Carlos Boozer. Chicago News Cooperative: Considering the Chicago Bulls (and Derrick Rose) After the Lockout 2012-01-14T21:20:07Z An acknowledged plodder, he's even run for three touchdowns in his last three games. Brady looks to end 3-game playoff slide 2012-01-12T22:49:08Z "That's it," sneered Boar, "if one is honest and a plodder like Unt, bandy-legged creatures like Magh will call him stupid." The Sa'-Zada Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:18.457Z The tendency of our thought has been in the direction of banishing cataclysms to the theological limbo, and viewing nature as a sleepless plodder, endowed with infinite patience, waiting through long ages for results. International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics 2011-12-12T03:00:31.160Z Since winning last year’s Belmont Stakes, Drosselmeyer — on paper at least — looked like a plodder better suited for the Breeders’ Cup Marathon than the Classic. On Racing: Trainer Bill Mott?s Patient Approach Paid Off With a Big November 2011-11-29T01:02:23Z Smith’s horse, Drosselmeyer, was a plodder who had pretty much disappeared since winning the Belmont Stakes last year. Drosselmeyer Wins Breeders? Cup Classic 2011-11-06T00:27:23Z When I was a five-mile Turkey Trot plodder, I exulted in the rush of benevolence and joy that kicked in around the 10th training lap on the high-school track on a late afternoon in fall. On the Run Blog: Two Marathons? Good Idea?or Bad? 2011-11-04T17:59:18Z She is not a runner — more of a plodder, she said — but training for this marathon sharpens her perceptions of life around her. Sports of The Times: N.Y.C. Marathon: Running to Keep Memories Alive 2011-11-02T13:22:15Z No plodder ever kept more closely to the safe and beaten path. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z Pinto might be a faithful plodder and a dangerous adversary in a physical encounter, but it was plain that he possessed only ordinary intelligence. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z Once the gates popped, however, all bets were off, unless they were for the plodder and the speedball. Drosselmeyer Wins Breeders? Cup Classic 2011-11-06T00:27:23Z To describe it as a race between the plodder and the dilettante is surely unkind. City Room: The Day: 2 Bland Candidates Vie in Special Election 2011-09-13T12:50:44Z What Cowan failed to mention, for obvious reasons, is that his employer is among the game's plodders on the greens. Monday Qualifier: Long Returns 2011-08-22T04:00:00Z “Before Johnny,” he wrote, “there were only us plodders.” John J. Kelley, Marathon Champion, Dies at 80 2011-08-21T18:14:33Z It is the exception that we find in business to-day a young man who is something more than a plodder—a mere automatic machine. Successward A Young Man's Book for Young Men 2011-08-15T02:00:27.860Z This time Smith and his plodder were going to get to the line first, and with room to spare. Drosselmeyer Wins Breeders? Cup Classic 2011-11-06T00:27:23Z Stricker is not even a big hitter by modern standards but a plodder and plotter, who navigates the course like an old and wise seafarer. Tiger Woods makes calamitous start to US PGA Championship 2011-08-11T19:54:00Z Newton had an imagination which the scientific plodders who have come after him lacked. The Universe a Vast Electric Organism 2011-06-09T02:00:22.450Z He called himself a “plodder” and said he would simply keep plugging away. ?Culture Warrior? Looks to Broaden the Battle 2011-06-06T04:17:55Z The Viscount de Chateaubriand is infinitely more amusing than the plodders in the “weary ways of antiquity.” Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Some day a rent occurs down his own back and out comes the green cicada, with iridescent wings; no longer a dull plodder, but now a swift wanderer, merry and musical. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z The rider of Mentone had been deceived as to the pace they were going, because Black Boy had been galloping alongside him, and he knew the horse was a "plodder." The Second String 2011-04-08T02:00:07.383Z Newton had an imagination which the scientific plodders who came after him lacked. The Universe a Vast Electric Organism 2011-06-09T02:00:22.450Z It must not be forgotten that General Grant was subject to the immediate command of a painstaking plodder who mistook arrogance for dignity and timidity for caution. The History of Company A, Second Illinois Cavalry 2011-03-28T02:00:23.133Z No wonder the French - and to a lesser extent the English - seem to oscillate between being world-beaters one week and dazed plodders the next. Player welfare is still most pressing issue in northern hemisphere 2011-03-22T08:40:30Z A man may know all about ascetical theology, or all about his profession, but if he has not imagination he will always be a plodder. The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources 2011-03-08T03:00:45.010Z It's the plodders beat all chaps like me.' Settling Day 2011-03-08T03:00:36.623Z Not bad for a "plodder", and not bad for the man whose style of play is the antithesis of the modern day "bomb and gouge" style. Luke Donald faces Martin Kaymer in Match Play Championship final 2011-02-27T01:13:40Z But he went on up the street in the sunshine, his eyes on the broad backs of the plodders ahead. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z He must cultivate a keen nose for the malingerer, and at the same time keep a sharp look-out for fear lest the conscientious plodder should plod himself silly. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z Happy country whose executive power costs her but a few thousand pounds, and whose rulers are recruited from the intelligent plodders of the nation! Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z I can't vouch for whether any or all of them belong in the plodders' Hall of Shame, but I'm all for identifying the guilty. Monday Qualifier 2010-08-30T04:00:00Z Thomas is not an awful athlete, but he turns into a vulnerable plodder when his confidence wavers. Miami Dolphins 2010 Season Preview 2010-07-25T10:00:00Z The idea, I think, was that they would be able to hack along at half-speed for the first circuit before quickening clear of the plodders. Claims Five: Key stats for the Grand National 2010-04-02T09:00:00Z This contempt for the plodder extends also to the scholastic sphere. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z To the plodder, I have been chimerical, but I will shame him by becoming a plodder, by out-plodding him. A Yankee from the West A Novel "I have noticed, Edgar," put in his father, "that it is the plodders who steadily push ahead." The Call of the Town A Tale of Literary Life He makes money, Mrs. Planter, too fast to bother with an old plodder like me. The Guarded Heights Like a plodder who has become suddenly blind he staggered forward. The Cottage of Delight A Novel There is the same admiration for natural brilliancy, be it in athletics or conversation or scholarship, and the same curious contempt for the plodder—even the successful plodder—in all departments of life. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z Her husband was the same quiet, conservative plodder Eugene had first noted him to be. The "Genius" He thought her high spirits admirable, and his gaze dwelt appreciatively on her graceful poise as she stopped on the crest of some small ravine and looked back at the plodders beneath. The Silent Barrier The average young man in business to-day is nothing more nor less than a plodder,—a mere automaton. The Young Man in Business He might be beaten once, twice, or fifty times; but 69 there would come a day to the patient plodder when the door of opportunity would open for him. The Boy Scouts in the Maine Woods The New Test for the Silver Fox Patrol These children were taught their lessons of spelling and reading by the mother, among her other multifarious tasks; for she was one of those who are called regular plodders. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. Though far less ready of wit than his stubby, bombastic brother, he was a tenacious plodder, and was for this reason much more likely ultimately to achieve his sordid purposes. Carmen Ariza When half way around, the plodders came in sight of a huge rent in the distant mountain wall, through which the sky showed nearly from the zenith to the horizon. A Waif of the Mountains It would be difficult to conjure up a more melancholy picture than that presented by these plodders, whose work is rendered trebly hard by being performed against the grain. The Curse of Education His gay friend Wilkes had declared that he would be out-distanced in the professional race by dull plodders and blockheads, but at the outset he appears to have started with a fair amount of zest. James Boswell Famous Scots Series He was a plodder who worked his way along by sheer force of will and innate self-reliance, and governed in all that he did by a high sense of duty. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War "Allowing that you are right, isn't there something to be said for the steady plodder?" Blake's Burden For he was, in his own eyes, a humble plodder, not in the swim at all. Somehow Good He was a plodder, content with moderate means, when infinite opportunities in Montana waited a man's grasp—if he was sharp enough. A Man of Two Countries Small have continual plodders ever won Save base authority from others' books. Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature The day of the steady plodder is past; it’s all hustle, even in medicine.” The Seven Secrets Matter-of-fact, timid, faithful, capable, middle-aged,—they were born to be plodders rather than explorers. The Wall Between And she passed examinations without effort under circumstances where plodders would have courted disaster. Athalie When I remember that these poor plodders have never had a chance, I relent and feel so sorry and so hopeless. An Anarchist Woman He thinks so rapidly and does things with such instant decision that he bewilders the conventional plodders. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated He was a quiet fellow, a plodder at his work, and without great ambitions. Nancy McVeigh of the Monk Road This you can do without definite effort, so stick to your calling, and let the more prosaic people, the plodders,—earn wages.” Patty's Success He was what you might call a plodder—you might call him that. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 Even I hesitate sometimes, when I see the coarseness and ignorance of these poor plodders of earth, and when I think of all the really great things that slavery has accomplished. An Anarchist Woman Go on in your exposure; you are doing a meritorious work, and we poor devils, plodders, will never cease to thank you for your work. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated He could see Bronson working,—always the plodder, always the fool! The Snowshoe Trail Lily, however, was a plodder, and while she was never among the foremost ranks, it was seldom that she was left out altogether. The Girl Scouts' Good Turn Do you know how comparatively easy that is, even for a plodder, when his ideals are set up before him in visible form, so that359 he can not forget them by day or by night? Jewel Weed The small one that rises to great heights and sinks to great depths, or the big one, the plodders. No Man's Land It’s the plungers, not the plodders, who make big winnings. The Fighting Shepherdess We cannot remember any instance of a plodder who started in with nothing and made his millions who during the operation dressed in extremes. Dollars and Sense These were two from the farm, somewhat old and stiff, willing, but plodders. The Long Roll I’m a regular plodder, you see; so’s Samuel.” Brownsmith's Boy A Romance in a Garden The progressive, generous spirit, nowadays, will leave far behind the plodder that devotes time to adding pennies that could be given to making dollars. Pushing to the Front What an indefatigable plodder you are to get those papers ready so soon, and an unmerciful man besides to make me go over them to-night. Three People I have known several men in my life," says Dr. Ross, "who may be recognized in days to come as men of genius, and they were all plodders, hard-working intent men. How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success In Germany, owing to the use of plodders who made up extensively its ubiquitous and commanding official class, this bureaucratic scheme proved useful in more ways than one. Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life He was not considered particularly bright at school, but he was a plodder, going along keeping his own counsel. Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers Sometimes the other boys called him a plodder, but Elihu would only smile pleasantly, for he knew what he was about. Pushing to the Front They are awakened out of the sleep of humdrum existence, and are asked to give proof, and proudly do give proof, that, plodders though they be, they belong to no mean city. Thoughts on religion at the front In a short fortnight he had begun to look a little contemptuously on the grinders and plodders. Swirling Waters Small have continual plodders ever won, Save base authority from others' books. Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays Washington was probably neither better nor worse than the run of Virginia boys, of gentle stock, in those days—just a good-natured, fun-loving youngster, not especially bright as a scholar, but known as a plodder. Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers The men had lost the desire to improve; they were again plodders, with no goal beyond the day's work. Pushing to the Front In another room a game of cards was in progress; in still a third a thoughtful plodder sat close to his shaded lamp, his head resting upon his hand, an open book before him. The Mayor of Warwick The teacher must not be unfair to the dull plodder, who in later years may frequently outstrip his brilliant competitor in the race of life. Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education For a steady plodder who attends strictly to business there is always promotion. From the Bottom Up The Life Story of Alexander Irvine Certainly Mr. Rollo was enjoying himself; and it was made more indubitably certain to the poor plodders along inside the coach, by the faint fumes of an excellent cigar which 'whiles' made themselves perceptible. Wych Hazel At any rate, it is not surprising that this unknown plodder far north in Trondhjem had not progressed beyond Klopstock and Ewald. An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway He turned this following of humble plodders into lovers and zealots of the great regions of English letters. Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned Study is like the heaven's glorious sun, That will not be deep-search'd with saucy looks; Small have continual plodders ever won, Save base authority from others' books. Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations The North was near, threatening, driving the terror of her tragedy home to the hearts of these staring mechanical plodders, who now travelled they knew not why, farther and farther into the depths of dread. The Silent Places Herrick was a faithful old plodder—never would be anything else—but he couldn't get on without him. How It Happened She was inclined to ask herself if Wilbur and Pauline were not both plodders. Unleavened Bread The man who moves slowly by habit is also a plodder in his thoughts. Certain Success There's nothing brilliant about me, dear—I'm a plodder, feeling my way along. His Family It's a hard, tiresome life women lead, chained to these here plodders. Somewhere in Red Gap For West lacked the plodder's faculty for indefatigable application. Queed You're a genius in your own way, Rooum," I said finally; "you know these things without the books we plodders have to depend on. Widdershins You are fond of science; science needs men like you more than the dull plodders that usually take to it. Master of His Fate These classic masterpieces endure through their genius; the excuse of any plodder who chooses their theme to-day is that he deals with the material of to-day. The Last Shot He was a plodder, and went up ladders in search of information, like the man you describe. Mr. Isaacs No plodder over the desk ever wore a more broadcloth countenance; an occasional smile was the only indication of his interest in what was passing around him. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 339, January, 1844 Experience teaches the plodder, but the man of genius, supremely typified by Shakespeare, needs not to acquire knowledge slowly and painfully. A Backward Glance at Eighty Recollections & comment So called, it may be, from the fleetness and ease with which a skilful rider is enabled to pass over places which to a common plodder present many obstacles. A Collection of College Words and Customs Nevertheless, he was himself no plodder when plodding had ceased to be necessary. Famous Americans of Recent Times Unfortunately most of his schoolmates were dull plodders who had not yet reached a stage where plodding counted, and so his triumphs came easy and there was nothing to spur him into serious effort. The Soul of a Child The slow plodder who could never trust her memory at school, may, at College, discover unsuspected powers of investigation and co-ordination which mark her out for some branch of higher study. Women Workers in Seven Professions Riches, without honour, he holds empty things; and once told me to my face, that wealthy plodders were only purveyors to men of spirit. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 04 The Adventurer; The Idler Afterwards he was cast for the less important rôle of Sempronius, which proved in every way a better disposition of affairs, for Mills was a plodder rather than a genius. The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield He had never liked the fellow, who was too much of a plodder and a prig to make a suitable associate for a whole-souled, generous-hearted young gentleman. The Marrow of Tradition When told of the difficulties before them, their impatience grew to be off, that they might prove to Western plodders what could be done by Eastern pluck and muscle. The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate I placed a friend of mine, a plodder and one of those chaps who are honest on account of lack of imagination, in the position thus vacated and sighed with mild relief. Under the Andes Here was Jane Andrews, that plain little plodder, engaged to a millionaire, while Anne, it seemed, was not yet bespoken by any one, rich or poor. Anne of the Island Dr. Horace Wilkinson racked his brains for some clue, but Nature had fashioned him as a plodder—a very reliable plodder and nothing more. Round the Red Lamp Without being an enthusiast, however, he was a fairly strenuous plodder, and Mrs. Durmot had been reasonably near the mark in asserting that he was working at high pressure over this election. Beasts and Super-Beasts He wanted to enrol himself in the ranks of the respectable, the plodders, the ratepayers, the simple citizens who love their wives and children, and go to their parish church on Sundays. Birds of Prey He took the first opportunity of answering his critics: "Small have continual plodders ever won, Save bare authority from others' books." The Man Shakespeare A man of untiring industry, he was a plodder without insight. Outline of Universal History The men of initiative deserve greater rewards than the plodders and these rewards are cheerfully given. Maintaining Health Formerly Health and Efficiency Adam Bogardus was a plodder in the West as he had been in the East. The Desert and the Sown And how those operations, in the nude, as it were, would terrify the plodders that save up and deposit or invest the money the financiers gamble with on the big green tables! The Deluge Small have continual plodders ever won Save bare authority from others' books. The Man Shakespeare I like your high-flyers; it is your plodders I detest, wearing old hats and high-lows, speaking in committee, and thinking they are men of business: d——n them!' Coningsby Taught by Pythagoras are we, That we our forms with animals exchange; We're kites or pigeons for a while, Then biped plodders on the soil; And then As volatile, again The liquid air we range.--' Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes Let me hear the clatter of hailstones on icebergs, and not the dull tramp of these plodders, plodding their dull way from their cradles to their graves. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War Julia was a good plodder, and Mr. Thurston complimented her on the excellence of her Latin recitations, when he had his wits about him and could remember that she existed. Mother Carey's Chickens My life's been all to-morrows And my family only dreams And to the average plodder I've missed it all it seems. Rhymes of a Roughneck She was skillful with her needle but had no aptitude for design, therefore she was ever to be among the plodders. Philip Dru Administrator : a Story of Tomorrow 1920 - 1935 Nelson was a cool, selfish, calculating plodder with little imagination and less originality; he thought in grooves. Flowing Gold I joined the plodders and have aimed at permanent good name rather than brilliancy. The Note-Books of Samuel Butler He's very industrious, you know—what we call a plodder. Philistia For Lydia knew the vanity of her own attainments, and believed herself to be merely a patient and well-taught plodder. Cashel Byron's Profession He is not one of our plodders; rather the other extreme. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 As poor plodder along the way of life, it were impossible for me to know content. Friends and Neighbors On the part of Dewey, it may be said that he saw little in the grave plodder among dusty law books and discolored parchments, that won upon his regard. The Allen House They call it a plodder, you see, at thirteen, Mr. Blenkinsopp, but a man of ability at forty.' Philistia As a poor plodder along the way of life, it were impossible for me to know content. Finger Posts on the Way of Life She piloted weary little plodders through pages of "homework." Sowing Seeds in Danny The tendency of our thought has been in the direction of banishing cataclysms to the theological limbo, and viewing Nature as a sleepless plodder, endowed with infinite patience, waiting through long ages for results. Side-Lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science He has no great talent, but he is not without some ability; in his youth he was an industrious plodder and fond of study. The Mirrors of Washington He was the plodder, the bookkeeper, the economizer, the man who had an eye for microscopic details. The Age of Big Business; a chronicle of the captains of industry He was a kind of plodder, though, good fellow as he was. The Four Million This done, he had performed his duty; the rest was left to his secretaries, ecclesiastical officials and clerks, men of the bureaux, specialists and "plodders." The Modern Regime, Volume 2 Though we did not always know it, the faithful plodder was sure to win the heights. A New England girlhood, outlined from memory (Beverly, MA) If he give me credit for being a plodder he will describe me justly. Life of William Carey That Balzac had that capacity—had it in a degree probably unequaled even by the dullest plodders on record—is very well known, is one of the best known things about him. The Human Comedy: Introductions and Appendix Yet I was rich, political life courted me; I was not the weary plodder of 1814. The Lily of the Valley Study is like the heaven's glorious sun, That will not be deep-search'd with saucy looks; Small have continual plodders ever won, Save base authority from others' books. Love's Labour's Lost Du Bruel was a plodder; at the office he read the newest books, extracted their wit, and laid it by for use in his dialogues. Bureaucracy And others of them have said that he was an industrious plodder rather than an original thinker. Martin Eden |
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