| 单词 | poor-spirited |
| 例句 | But he was a poor-spirited sort of man, and never worked up his lead. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z He had been treated as a poor-spirited young gentleman because he had not run away already. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z That savage man Arcas scoffed at Medea’s counsel and Medea’s charm, saying that the Argonauts had become poor-spirited indeed when they had to depend upon a girl’s help. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z If a brother is attached to his brother and does not quarrel with him, is he therefore poor-spirited? Body, Parentage and Character in History Notes on the Tudor Period 2011-08-08T02:00:20.193Z They must be a poor-spirited set to let her lord it over everybody. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z Of all the ways of being proud," I declared, indignantly, "that which depends on your merely accidental position with regard to land and water strikes me as the most poor-spirited. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z And hence of course the frequent reproach cast on Christians as credulous, weak-minded, and poor-spirited. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z What a poor-spirited, broken thing you have become, calmly permitting one daughter to go upon the public stage, and giving the other to the first poverty-stricken applicant that asks for her! A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z Would she not say to him scornfully: "I only wanted to see if you really were such a helpless, poor-spirited fool"? The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I. 2010-12-20T17:12:22.067Z “Oh, sir, 'tis of no use; I should be a ruined man,” cried the poor-spirited creature, almost snivelling. The Span o' Life A Tale of Louisbourg & Quebec I have to confess that I was so poor-spirited as to have little or no animosity against him. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z "There are poor-spirited, contemptible curs in every country, sir, if you mean that!" said Curtis. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience Why, what a poor-spirited fool I am to stay and whine! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 You answered so certainly; seemed to think it so poor-spirited to waste life in regrets. Lady Cassandra Along the coast of Guiana and Venezuela they again came across the gentle Arawak and ferocious Carib, the latter making himself respected everywhere, while his poor-spirited fellow-countryman was alternately caressed and plundered. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Let them think you idiotic, dear—that goes without saying because you're a man—but not that you're a tyrant to whom a poor-spirited wife must succumb. The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. The most poor-spirited governess expects to keep her pupils in their classroom during school hours, even though she may not be able to exercise control over them while they are there. A Fourth Form Friendship A School Story You are inclined to despise anybody so poor-spirited as to settle down and live in such a climate. A "Y Girl in France Letters of Katherine Shortall I expect Jim Cayley set me down as a poor-spirited skunk, for showing no resentment; but I certainly felt none now. The Red Symbol I've knowed poor-spirited vessels, and vessels that was just ornery and mean; but 't is handsome is as handsome does with the Mary Sands. The Wooing of Calvin Parks He would be a poor-spirited prisoner, who would not tell all the mean things he knows about his jailors, and since Wirtz was hung, at any rate, such gentry have become fair game. History of Morgan's Cavalry He had never boasted to others of the lady's favour; but he knew that she liked him, and he had told himself that he would be poor-spirited if he abandoned her. Is He Popenjoy? Anyway, the mixture of painting and embroidery is not to be endured; and it is a poor-spirited embroidress who will thus confess her weakness and call on painting to help her out. Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery The laird of that ilk was a poor-spirited, stupid man. The Red True Story Book Wenceslaus, the well-intentioned but poor-spirited King, was quite unable to keep peace between the rival factions, and could only slip out of his difficulties by dying, August 16, 1419. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 Don't you be afraid, and don't show yourself poor-spirited. The Giant's Robe You are my only relative, and I should be a very poor-spirited Webster indeed did I not acknowledge that your claim comes before any other. The Wall Between But his poor-spirited behavior wearied even Alexander, who, willing at the outset to atone for desertion by intervention, became toward the end very cold. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) Kilmarnock was a poor-spirited fellow compared with Emmet; and though there were many better men than Balmerino among the United Irishmen, it would be hard to find a worse one than Lord Lovat. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. Charley Whitefish was violently objurgated on the subject, but he was a poor-spirited creature who dared not take a stick to Bela. The Huntress To his mind any display of appreciation was poor-spirited. Three Little Cousins She thought it dull and poor-spirited not to accept, and manage the distillery just as he pleased. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster And hence, of course, the frequent reproach cast on Christians as credulous, weak-minded, and poor-spirited. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 Now everything had been upset, and he was cast down from triumph into an abyss of despondency by two lines from this wretched, meaningless, poor-spirited spendthrift! Ralph the Heir And to appear poor-spirited in her eyes, too! and to see the others stare at times, and to be aware of quiet glances exchanged, and of meaning eyes! The Reckoning They were a bevy of poor-spirited, mean things. Wood Magic A Fable A stinging epitaph, attributed to him with the usual scarcity of evidence, may express his real view of the poor-spirited soldier, the deceitful courtier, the statesman and noble 'that all the world did hate.' Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography It will make her a tyrant and you a poor-spirited creature of no account in the world. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 She looked upon her companion as a weak-minded, poor-spirited girl, and she treated her opinions and her wishes with the utmost contempt, now that she had her completely in her power. Hope and Have or, Fanny Grant Among the Indians, A Story for Young People It sometimes seems as if Christians thought that to be poor in spirit one must be poor-spirited—a limp and spiritless creature, without dash, or vigor, or force. Mornings in the College Chapel Short Addresses to Young Men on Personal Religion Here again, if I give you an honest account of my feelings I shall write myself down as the poor-spirited creature I suppose I am. The Long Run 1916 Bishop Goodman of Gloucester, who, though King James's poor-spirited apologist, admired Ralegh, relates that he had seen and kissed it. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography “You mean I’m a poor-spirited, weak thing, who’d better never try to take a step of my own,” she said with a sorry smile. The Squirrel-Cage “But sure,” he added, in an altered tone, dropping the hand and glancing at the man’s uniform, “ye must be a poor-spirited craitur to forsake yer native land an’ become a mounseer.” The Story of the Rock But the poor in spirit are not the poor-spirited. Mornings in the College Chapel Short Addresses to Young Men on Personal Religion To say that she was sick of the whole thing because she had encountered a few initial difficulties and worries seemed mean and poor-spirited, and Dreda could not think so lightly of herself. Etheldreda the Ready A School Story Seems to be a poor-spirited sort of fellow from all accounts!” A College Girl Now, I suppose you despise me for a poor-spirited wretch; but it’s true, and I can’t help it.” Tom and Some Other Girls A Public School Story What an unspeakable cur, and—excuse me, what a poor-spirited girl to have anything to do with him after that! The Independence of Claire He will be a poor-spirited horse that does not resent it. Ranching, Sport and Travel At this point one of the attendants whispered in his ear that this was the celebrated soldier, and the nobleman, who seems to have been a poor-spirited creature, instantly made the humblest apologies. The Red Book of Heroes He only inferred that those of Bohio must have more cleverness and cunning to be able to capture the others, who, however, are very poor-spirited. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 He wondered if he had shown energy and manly ambition, if he had not been poor-spirited. The Debtor A Novel But I feel myself a poor-spirited fellow for it. The Story of Bawn Westby looked at him curiously—as if in an effort to determine just how poor-spirited this sudden surrender was. The Jester of St. Timothy's Or, whether the party be poor-spirited or proud. Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation With Modifications To Obsolete Language By Monica Stevens "Do you imagine that I allow myself to be influenced by the opinion of poor-spirited fools?" inquired Irene with fine scorn. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 1, January, 1891 It would have been a poor-spirited company if there had been none. Adventures of a Despatch Rider You Catholics, however, are but a poor-spirited, miserable race. Paradoxes of Catholicism Orodes, under these circumstances, sent an embassy to him, which was well calculated to stir to action the most sluggish and poor-spirited of commanders. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. "For my part, I think he was a poor-spirited man, if not a coward." The Yankee Tea-party Or, Boston in 1773 I think it's a dispensation of Providence, and I'd be a poor-spirited mouse to waste the chance. A Good Samaritan So little has the world been influenced by Christ's teaching that it uses 'poor-spirited creature' as a term of opprobrium and depreciation. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII I've always thought it was rather poor-spirited of her to die too; for of course she never cared for him. The Keeper of the Door I should be a poor-spirited fool to stay where I'm not wanted. The Woman Thou Gavest Me Being the Story of Mary O'Neill It hardens ’em, I reckon, an’ puts fight in the most poor-spirited twoad as ever failed in love. Children of the Mist Even while she promised it for him, it was not without contempt for the poor-spirited craven who could be so easily driven from his evil ways. Mavericks Meekness is smiled at, or trampled on, and the men who exercise it are called 'Quakers' and 'poor-spirited' and 'chicken-hearted' and the like. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII It would indeed be a poor-spirited heroine who could not deftly turn a sonnet to night or to the moon, however profound her woes. The Tale of Terror A Study of the Gothic Romance Governesses to her were poor-spirited creatures afraid of rats, and the dark passages—and one and all resentful of the rag-stuffed panes in the long gallery. Halcyone We are paltry, poor-spirited, useless people . . . a mean lot. The Schoolmaster Let the poor-spirited children of Despair Hang on the sepulchre of buried Hope The fadeless garlands of undying song. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 5, July 29, 1850 He suspected a poor-spirited element in this sort of courage; but his instinct forced him within his limitations. The Wild Olive The poor-spirited ones whine, with an eye on my pocket, and where I used to get welcoming smiles I now only get expectant grins. Penny Plain He was a poor-spirited man indeed who by these and many other equally picturesque means could not raise his gold slug in a reasonable time; and, possessed of fifty dollars, he was an independent citizen. The Forty-Niners A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado His report of me was, that I was a poor-spirited creature, narrow, ignorant, and clownish, and that the career of village priest was the best that could be hoped for. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters It is not astonishing that the islanders assured the Spaniards who explored it that the land had no end, for the Cubans are poor-spirited people, satisfied with little and never leaving their territory. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera Know, then, David, that I am not the poor-spirited, humble creature you seem to have come here in search of—" "But you admitted—" "How dare you interrupt me, sir! Tommy and Grizel She had ordered him home and he had apparently obeyed; which seemed unkind and poor-spirited, and altogether unlike him. The Port of Adventure Some said he was proud; some objected that he was sullen and reserved; some were contemptuous of him, for that he was a poor-spirited dog who pined under his debts. Little Dorrit The clergy and the crowd must have been rather ashamed of themselves in secret, I think, for being such poor-spirited knaves. A Child's History of England I suppose I'm a poor-spirited creature, but that is how I feel. Anne of the Island He sort of magnetized me—made me feel I'd be a poor-spirited chump if I didn't run away with him. Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California He was one of those modest lovers who rarely bring a blush to the cheek of the beloved object, but are so poor-spirited as to do most of the blushing themselves. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger She pities all the valuable Part of her own Sex, and calls every Woman of a prudent modest retired Life, a poor-spirited, unpolished Creature. The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays In the turbulent, varied, restless, intensely interesting, deeply exciting life of the pioneer city only a poor-spirited, bloodless, nerveless man would have thought to settle down to domesticity. The Gray Dawn How can a man be so poor-spirited as to let his wife have absolute power over him, and never dare to oppose anything she has resolved upon? The Learned Women Yes, I am sadly poor-spirited and I have no excuse. The Far Horizon One of those poor-spirited creatures that can be content with the aftermath of love. Three Comedies She was thinking how strange it was that this other woman, who was a frail, poor-spirited thing, should be ready to support herself and child out of love for Blake. Life at High Tide You must deem me very poor-spirited," said he, "not to bear this trifling hurt with a firmer mind. Doctor Grimshawe's Secret — a Romance For one thing it never occurred to her that so poor-spirited a man could be of any use at the game, and for another Ramsden was always busy tooling round with little Wilberforce. The Clicking of Cuthbert Estada might return, and besides the man was evidently a poor-spirited creature, little apt to be of service even if he so desired. Wolves of the Sea Being a Tale of the Colonies from the Manuscript of One Geoffry Carlyle, Seaman, Narrating Certain Strange Adventures Which Befell Him Aboard the Pirate Craft "Namur" With eighteen dollars a week for ringing up fares, and a possible thirty-five for "facing" fuse-parts, nothing can persuade her to be poor-spirited. Mobilizing Woman-Power Astonished and interested at this picture of patient, grateful, and high-minded resignation, Morton could not help bestowing an execration upon the poor-spirited rascal who had taken such a dastardly course of vengeance. Old Mortality, Volume 2. Well! he had never been one of those poor-spirited sneaks who would refuse to give a helping hand to a fellow-traveller in this puzzling world. The Mill on the Floss "Mr. Prescott, what do you mean by perpetrating a poor-spirited joke under the guise of making an official communication?" Dick Prescott's First Year at West Point She is not ridiculous, but a weak, poor-blooded, poor-spirited girl of twenty, in clogs and shawl, with WILLIE'S dinner in a basin carried in a blue handkerchief. Hobson's Choice Achilles, what you were saying to Odysseus the other day about death was very poor-spirited; I should have expected better things from a pupil of Chiron and Phoenix. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 "A set of poor-spirited rogues," returned Jeph contemptuously, as he nevertheless sauntered on so as to watch them down the lane. Under the Storm "I'm fit to speak to something better than you, you poor-spirited imp!" said Tom, lighting up immediately at Philip's fire. The Mill on the Floss O ye poor-spirited Mammon-worshippers! who worship him not even because he has given you anything, but in the hope that he may some future day benignantly regard you. Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood You think me strong; but you will change that opinion—which I value—if I forgive you like a poor-spirited girl. A Thorny Path — Complete You think me strong; but you will change that opinion—which I value— if I forgive you like a poor-spirited girl. A Thorny Path — Volume 06 Her Majesty removed her troops—the Dominion wouldn't pay, a poor-spirited business—and a bulwark went with the regiment. The Imperialist Mr. Tulliver would never have asked for anything from so poor-spirited a fellow for himself, but Bessy might do so if she liked. The Mill on the Floss He had an idea of making a man of young Selinville, and his notion of the process had something of the bullying tendency of English young towards the poor-spirited or cowardly. The Chaplet of Pearls I am very much obliged to you for thinking me so poor-spirited a creature; but I hope to convince you to the contrary. The History of the Life of the Late Mr Jonathan Wild the Great With the daylight the Dervishes, who seem throughout the affair to have been poor-spirited fellows, drew off, and the detachment, remounting, made haste to rejoin the main body. The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan This woman was more mistress of the house than the poor-spirited lady who owned it. Barry Lyndon "Ugh! you coward!" said Tom, and kicked him over, feeling humiliated as a sportsman to possess so poor-spirited an animal. The Mill on the Floss The women of that generation were a poor-spirited lot, I imagine. Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby After all, Jane was too poor-spirited a victim to afford long entertainment. The Nether World He was extremely active in all physical exercises, and the best swordsman in Rome; rather poor-spirited, however, but loyal to the backbone; honest, and ready to believe what people told him. Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini But with this negative result we are asked not to be poor-spirited enough to rest content. Chaucer Because people are so mean and poor-spirited; and because they think that money is more than anything else. The Duke's Children I know very many men will despise, and some pity me, for this humour, as a poor-spirited fellow; but I am content, and, like Horace, thank God for being so. Cowley's Essays No matter how poor-spirited she seemed, if only she could move his sympathies. The Nether World For water on the stomach makes a man poor-spirited. Love-at-Arms For the rest he was a poor-spirited fellow who sorely disappointed Lorenzo de'Medici, whose daughter Maddalena he received in marriage. The Life of Cesare Borgia Her husband, Thothmes II., has a weak and poor-spirited countenance—decidedly an accomplished performer on the second violin. The Spell of Egypt Great dangers have threatened me, but I have escaped them all with great luck; it is poor-spirited of me to despair. The Ward of King Canute; a romance of the Danish conquest It is a foolish poor-spirited weakness,—as though my heart has been only half formed in the making. The Last Chronicle of Barset Are you so tame and so poor-spirited that a threat is to vanquish you? Love-at-Arms She pities all the valuable part of her own sex, and calls every woman of a prudent, modest, retired life, a poor-spirited, unpolished creature. Essays and Tales But repressed vexation at his son's poor-spirited behavior found expression in his treatment of his daughter. War and Peace That savage man Arcas scoffed at Medea's counsel and Medea's charm, saying that the Argonauts had become poor-spirited indeed when they had to depend upon a girl's help. The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles Why, you poor-spirited little creature, I should like to see a husband presume to interfere with me in those things. A Simpleton Being poor-spirited, and—since his tastes had not inclined that way—untrained in arms, it would have been futile for him to have sought the career common to adventurers of his age. Love-at-Arms To the young lady of to-day, belike, she will seem accordingly ridiculous—seem poor-spirited, and a pettifogger. Yet Again She fears that to outsiders it may suggest a poor-spirited attempt at suicide, and that in consequence it may get about the neighbourhood that we are not happy together. Three Men on the Bummel But the lackeys M. le Vicomte had left with us, the times being peaceful and the neighbours friendly, were poor-spirited fellows. The House of the Wolf; a romance She never paid the sixpence, though she lost, but contented herself by abusing Mary all day, and said I was a poor-spirited sneak for not instantly horsewhipping Mr. P. A pretty joke, indeed! The History of Samuel Titmarsh and the Great Hoggarty Diamond The thought of success, as His poor-spirited disciples counted success, the thought of honour and power and praise, never once rose in His heart. Bunyan Characters (1st Series) I am a fool," she said, "to spend my words upon an idle, poor-spirited, unintelligent boy, who crouches like a hound to the lash. Chronicles of the Canongate When you remember, moreover, its exaggerated extent, and the poor-spirited, easy trick of hiding it, its dangerous nature can not be overestimated. Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students I had the conviction that he could only regard me as a poor-spirited slave, wherefore I now went about to shun his presence and eschew his conversation. The Professor Mr. Aminadab, however, in his frequent visits to the Fleet, persisted in saying that I was a poor-spirited creature, a mere tool in Brough’s hands, and had not saved a shilling. The History of Samuel Titmarsh and the Great Hoggarty Diamond |
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