| 单词 | poorness |
| 例句 | But my poorness pales in comparison to Tupac’s poverty and not knowing where your next meal is going to come from throughout your adolescence. Q&A: ‘Dear Mama’ director resigns Tupac feud with docuseries 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z There are different criteria for rating the poorness of a fake punt attempt, including the situation of the game, the design of the play call, and the level of execution. If you need a good laugh, watch this embarrassing fake punt attempt by Arkansas - Golf Digest 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z “Poor teeth, I knew, beget not just shame but more poorness,” writes Sarah Smarsh in her 2014 Aeon essay on class and dental hygiene. The enormous pop-up clinic trying to bridge America’s health divide | Amy Woolard 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z These charter schools mention and often remind kids of how devastatingly different they are because of their ‘poorness’ — often, for all kinds of reasons. SchoolBook: Readers Ask: At Segregated Brooklyn School, Is It Race or Class? 2012-05-15T21:12:30Z We see him continually extolling poorness of spirit, simplicity, and faith. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z But he soon discovered the poorness of Vandevelde's forms of waves, and raised their meanly divided surfaces into massive surge, effecting rapidly other changes, of which more in another place. Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things 2012-02-20T03:00:15.843Z Real overwork gives rise to loss of memory, a general sense of fatigue, and particularly of discomfort about the head, poorness of appetite, lowness of spirits, and other similar symptoms. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z Our grateful hostess willingly consented to this arrangement; and, with a hundred apologies for the poorness of my accommodations, conducted us to our chamber. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z The poorness of the pasture had, in his opinion, occasioned the degradation of their cattle, which degenerated sensibly from one generation to another. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z His whole case is full of anomalies, however, and these volumes illustrate it even by the light they throw on a certain poorness of range in most of his correspondents. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z I mean our kind of poorness; of course, not the poverty of nothing a year and ten children to educate, who ought never to have been born. Diana Tempest, Volume II (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:31.283Z I knew the state of Spain well—his weakness, his poorness, his humbleness at this time. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z This iterated cry shewed the poorness of the soil, they had nothing else to utter but a demand for credentials. Pastor Pastorum 2011-07-25T02:00:14.597Z The ballet of Paquita was some compensation for the poorness of the singing. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z Thieves and murderers would gain rank in the world, for would any of them have the poorness of spirit to condescend to be a Twang-dillo-dee? Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z The productions of his press, though printed with the same beautiful type as his father’s books, are, owing to the poorness of the paper and ink, inferior to them in general beauty. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z To prove the poorness of the quality of flour allowed by Boards of Guardians I obtained some of this flour and I also bought some of the best flour sold on the market. From Crow-Scaring to Westminster; an Autobiography 2011-02-06T03:01:01.497Z Her thoughts were merciful, but she laught at ye, Pitying the poorness of your complement, And so she left ye. The Mad Lover The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (3 of 10) 2011-01-20T03:00:06.760Z Is it due to a poorness of the soil? Butterflies and Moths (British) The threadbare poorness of his clothes, a thing of which he had never before been conscious, now uncomfortably obtruded itself upon realization. The Tempering Not to be shamed among other girls by the poorness of her apparel was a pride to her. Ayala's Angel There is a character of childishness and poorness about many of these tales that detracts seriously from the really accurate observation and acute knowledge of human nature that they inclose. Maria Edgeworth Money was offered freely enough, but partly from the poorness of the country and partly from the ravages of the rebels, food could not be obtained. The Last Campaign of the Twenty-Second Regiment, N.G., S.N.Y. June and July, 1863 But only the poorness of my case excused me, and I had no affection for the weapons used. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) She told her husband that she felt she had not quite recovered yet--she was certainly an�mic, she was suffering from poorness of blood. The Son of His Mother A considerable amount of physical degeneration may be connected with the general poorness of our bread. New Worlds For Old A Plain Account of Modern Socialism "The tameness and poorness of the serious style of Addison and Swift,"—Romantic again, quite Romantic. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 On the Russian frontier the poorness and scarcity of roads make the use of automobiles difficult and the use of wheels and motor-cycles impossible. The Note-Book of an Attaché Seven Months in the War Zone Evidently they had been watching him ever since he left the corrals and knew the poorness of his mount, for they were making no effort to overhaul him as yet. When the West Was Young The struggle after so-called delicacies comes from the poorness of common things. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 She said nothing—she kept that up; it might even have been to let him go further, if he was capable of it, in the way of poorness of spirit. The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 And because there was that element of greatness in her, which was also in her father, she thought less of the "worthwhileness" of doing than of the poorness of not doing. The Rhodesian I knew the state of Spain well, his weakness, his poorness, his humbleness at this time. Raleigh With an apology for the poorness of his accommodation, Simon made them welcome to his home, and led the way homewards. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 “Poverty, inelegance, and poorness of diction,” will be no longer so “generally observed,” and even hearers of taste will cease to be offended. Hints on Extemporaneous Preaching Another thing disappointing so far is in the seeming poorness of the mockernut as a stock. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fourteenth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. September 26, 27 and 28 1923 And, like everything else we did about that time, it was done to make money for Miss Sandal, whose poorness kept on, making our kind hearts ache. New Treasure Seekers or, The Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune It was a poor-looking little house, and its poorness had extended to its surroundings—as if poverty was a contagion that spread. The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights This, in connection with the poorness of the soil for hickories, seems possible may be the reason for the cessation of bearing. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Eleventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. October 7 and 8, 1920 I do say it," said Bella; "for it's a sorrowful sight to see meekness all run to poorness of spirit. The Tinted Venus A Farcical Romance But it was not the poorness of her dress that made her a pathetic picture as she halted, looking at Mrs. Colter. Apron-Strings Patrons such as these can compensate to the freshman, in whom we have interested ourselves, for the poorness of his lodging and the turbulence of his companions. Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American That poorness of spirit which had sunk the duke of Somerset into insignificance, saved him at present from further mischief. Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth Transvaal, the, imports wheat from Australia; poorness of the country in all but gold, 16; had for some years prepared for war, 35. Story of the War in South Africa 1899-1900 Durable as a rule, they are in general characterized by a fatal chalkiness, and poorness of hue. Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists “Poverty is the lowest stage of poorness; misery means pain.” The Measurement of Intelligence An Explanation of and a Complete Guide for the Use of the Stanford Revision and Extension of the Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale "Won't you come in?" said the other, opening the door into the parlor, which had an air of refinement about it in spite of its utter poorness. Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School The Merry Doings of the Oakdale Freshmen Girls Within a week we were living in the place, and, Katje, I hope you will feel yet for some roof what I felt for that, with all its poorness. Vrouw Grobelaar and Her Leading Cases Seventeen Short Stories Most of them are out and out humbugs, and make up for their richness in drugs by their poorness in good, pure fat and alkali. A Handbook of Health The buildings were shabbier; yet, as if in generous pity for their poorness, roses and pink geraniums draped them in cataracts of bloom. The Guests Of Hercules "Home as Found," as a matter of fact, was prevented from doing any harm, partly by its excessive exaggeration but more by its excessive poorness. James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters Alas, alas! the meanness of human wishes; the poorness of human results! Thackeray The reasons for this were to be sought for in the poorness of the soil chosen and in the intrigues of the white settlers rather than in any fundamental fault of the plan itself. South America He remembered the poorness of her raiment, the meekness of her language, the small range of her ideas. An Eye for an Eye Because you can't care, however much you try, in the palace, the same as you can if you're down in the middle of the poorness and the emptiness. The Lee Shore The work was not a success in spite of its musical qualities, and the poorness of the libretto helped on its failure. Musicians of To-Day I was pretty well satisfied from the first, but I would not trust my own judgment, considering the poorness of my eyesight. In Friendship's Guise He was, moreover, weak, thin, and physically poor, and had, no doubt, increased this weakness and poorness by hard living. The Claverings He rose and bowed to her when she entered his cell, apologizing for the poorness of his apartment. More Toasts It is not an essential heavenly condition, like poorness of spirit or meekness. Hope of the Gospel Another peculiarity observed in this winter was the rare occurrence of the Aurora Borealis, and the extraordinary poorness of its display whenever it did make its appearance. Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 2 What architect now thinks of correcting the poorness of hard, straight lines by very slightly curving them? The Practice and Science of Drawing A few among them—a very few—are working happily and successfully; some are working contentedly, others with murmuring and discontent at the hardness of the work and the poorness of the pay. As We Are and As We May Be But perhaps the first that rises in the mind is wonder at the contrast between the development of art and the poorness of science in this splendid antiquity. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits By fifteen his dullness had increased, and he complained of brain-strain and poorness of memory. Youth and Sex Filth, poorness of living, and the want of linen, made this horrible disease formerly very common in Scotland. Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 2 Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in The Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition What distressed him, what utterly desolated him, was the grossness, the poorness, the cheapness, the dullness, and the uninventive monotony of the interminable entertainment. The Roll-Call This, no doubt, is owing to the poorness of their living, which is chiefly on fish; otherwise the fineness of the climate, co-operating with the exercise which they take, might have rendered them more muscular. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King. A newly appointed Scotch minister on his first Sunday of office had reason to complain of the poorness of the collection. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations I count it as belonging to the smallness of our faith, to the poorness of our religion, to the rudimentary condition of our nature, that our sympathy with God's creatures is so small. Paul Faber, Surgeon The lady of the house made many apologies for the poorness of the performance, which she said was only oil-paper, painted by one of her servants; but it really was fine and pretty. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume I Madonna," he continued, more harshly than ever, in order that she might not rejoice at his pain, "I ask pardon for the poorness of my house. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 Now I arose, feeling at once the pride of my spirit and the poorness of my purse, vowing never to darken his door again, should I remain in London a hundred years. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXII For one thing, so convinced are we of the poorness of such food, that we should try to take far too much, and so have excess of starch. Reform Cookery Book (4th edition) Up-To-Date Health Cookery for the Twentieth Century. This poorness of the vegetation is owing to the quantity of saline matter with which the soil is impregnated. The Voyage of the Beagle On this particular evening, indeed, she was really absorbed half the time in gloomy thoughts of Lady Tressady's behaviour and the poorness of her own prospects. Sir George Tressady — Volume I In consequence of the poorness of their land, almost all the Somali are wandering pastorals, which of itself is enough to account for their turbulent natures. What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile All the heights of love and wisdom terminate in charity; and charity, by very reason of its knowing the poorness of so many things, hates nothing. Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 1 Courage fails a conspirator either from his own poorness of spirit, or from his being overcome by some feeling of reverence. Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius I am inclined to think that The Lady Mother, in spite of the wild improbability of the plot and the poorness of much of the comic parts, is our author's best work. A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 But dullness and poorness are now their characteristics. Our Churches and Chapels Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregations Being a Critical and Historical Account of Every Place of Worship in Preston The poorness of his play was accentuated by the brilliance of Joe's. Psmith in the City I do not mean to say that rickets always proceeds from poorness of living—from poor milk. Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children One of the ornaments of Rome is their great white-faced palace in the dark Trastevere and its voluminous gallery, none the less delectable for the poorness of the pictures. Italian Hours Then, to say nothing of poorness of blood producing paucity of ideas, it is fearful to think of the doctor's bill you are laying up!' The Pillars of the House, V1 And then, when they got home, very hungry after their toil, Mr. Townsend made another apology for the poorness of his table. Castle Richmond It was plain that she had failed, and was too much pained and shamed by his poorness of spirit to be able as yet to speak of it. The Young Step-Mother ‘Here’s another grand entry: “Talked with my wife of the poorness and meanness of all that the people about us do, compared with what we do.” A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus The poorness of the subject and the richness of the price shocked her profoundly. Margot Asquith, an Autobiography - Two Volumes in One Also staying at Boulogne was a young lady for whom Burton entertained a sincere affection, and whom he would probably have married but for the poorness of his outlook. The Life of Sir Richard Burton I do not look on self-indulgent, sensual people as worthy of my hatred; I simply look upon them with contempt for their poorness of character.' North and South The price was high, twenty francs for each work; and additional drawbacks were the smallness of the type and the poorness of the engravings. Balzac It is nothing but a slight syncope—probably the result of poorness of blood and an over-excited state of the nervous system. The Witch of Prague Moreover, he was tempted by the poorness of our cover on our right to attempt to outflank and enfilade us there. Little Wars; a game for boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty and for that more intelligent sort of girl who likes boys' games and books. The poorness of the pasture had, in his opinion, occasioned the degradation of their cattle, which degenerated sensibly from me generation to another. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations What the young Baron heard up stairs was awakening in him a sense of the poorness and narrowness of his present life. The Dove in the Eagle's Nest The first dying in infancy through the poorness of Madame Balzac's milk, he was sent to a house on the outskirts of the town and suckled by a foster-mother. Balzac Here Mr. Crawley paused and stood up before the attorney with his hands crossed one upon the other, bending low, as though calling attention to the poorness of his raiment. The Last Chronicle of Barset Then she tried to move him, and, growing moved herself, she began telling him about the poorness of her home, her worries, her wants. Madame Bovary Then she led them into an inner room, again welcomed them, lamented the poorness of her abode, and begged them to lie down and rest themselves. Vikram and the Vampire; Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance Various circumstances contributed to the poorness of the figure Ashe cut in the opening moments of this interview. Something New The foreman offered Nekhludoff the remains of the dinner, which the latter refused, and, excusing himself for the poorness of the fare and the accommodation, he left Nekhludoff alone. Resurrection This poorness of blubber was, to my mind, undoubtedly due to the difficulty the animal must have had in obtaining food with his disabling defect of jaw. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales Then I would hurry on, cursing myself for the poorness of my spirit, fancying mocking contempt in the laughter that followed me. Paul Kelver, a Novel In fact, one thing strikes us in these poor Girondins; their fatal shortness of vision; nay fatal poorness of character, for that is the root of it. The French Revolution |
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