| 单词 | precocity |
| 例句 | You examine every turn of flesh for precocity, and crow it to the world. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She captures the child’s odd precocity and intermittent love along with the old man’s mingled wisdom and self-pity. Francine Prose’s ‘Mister Monkey’ takes on the bananas world of children’s theater 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z He depicts a youth who has the precocity to hang around a library all day, peruse Gauguin's paintings, and drop F-bombs. Philip Roth and race: A legendary novelist's troubling pattern 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z Together, their collective erudition and oddness isolate them from their small French town, which is still intrigued by their precocity. A Trove of Continental Fiction Explores Loss 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z A solo Emily shines — and sounds remarkably like her mother — on a poignant ballad she wrote herself, “When I Miss You Most,” though much of the record relies a bit too much on Sasha’s precocity. 15 Fresh Takes on a Classic Tradition: The Holiday Album 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z There is equal humility and precocity to these statements, a duality that kept popping up in my conversation with Baker. Julien Baker Believes in God 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z The novel has many funny lines, with most of the comedy spun out of the contrast between Alex's precocity and his innocence. The Universe versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extence – review 2013-03-15T17:45:01Z Her freakish precocity recalls that of Taylor Swift, who was a strong enough songwriter to sign a record deal at fourteen. Billie Eilish and the Changing Face of Pop 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z Still in high school when he first made waves as the guitarist for the eclectic group the Internet, Lacy’s precocity has always preceded him. Cardi B’s All-Star Team-Up, and 9 More New Songs 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z There has been a fixation in American letters on giant books that are usually written by men and that are usually a demonstration of the writer's scope and precocity. Michael Cunningham: A life in writing 2011-02-07T08:00:00Z It used to be remarkable for its precocity. Laura Marling: Once I Was an Eagle – review 2013-05-25T23:05:06Z It’s part of Yee’s precocity to realize that a population molded into sheeplike complaisance is ideologically vulnerable. The Arrest of a Teen-Aged YouTube Star 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z Footage from the concert shows Jackson – surrounded by other children on stage, a rock’n’roll Pied Piper – singling out Robson to dance to the audience, which he does with astonishing precocity. The Michael Jackson accusers: ‘The abuse didn't feel strange because he was like a god’ 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z When a scene called for authentic precocity, she would blurt out something, grin or just say her kid-chauvinist pal’s nickname: “Buuud.” How to Think About Bill Cosby and ‘The Cosby Show’ 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z Is there a way to marvel at mind-blowing precocity without stunting an artist’s development? Joey Alexander, an 11-Year-Old Jazz Sensation Who Hardly Clears the Piano’s Sightlines 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z But though she may have been aiming to impress Aguilera, whom she resembles in terms of vocal precocity and Pittsburgh roots, she – for mysterious reasons – did not. 'The Voice' recap: Adam Levine's mojo returns in the blinds, Night 2 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z But beyond all the precocity, beyond his narrative, beyond the satisfying uncanniness of getting VIP treatment at places he once paid to enter, there’s a movie. 'I had to make this happen': how a 19-year-old director wowed Hollywood 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z But for Frances and her cohort of vaguely artistic, post-collegiate New Yorkers, precocity has become its own form of arrested development. Movie Review: ‘Frances Ha,’ With Greta Gerwig 2013-05-16T21:27:33Z Try as she might, Adriane can’t restrain her inquisitiveness or hide her precocity, which is a problem in a True Democracy where “all individuals are equal,” but some are more equal than others. Review | Joyce Carol Oates has seen hell, and it’s 1950s Wisconsin 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Her younger self stomps into the frame of the Coens’ film with a gift for language and figures, a vision of pigtailed precocity. Film: The Coen Brothers, Shooting Straight 2010-12-10T19:26:00Z Since Jack has spent every minute of his life in the company of his mother, his precocity is plausible, up to a point. Room by Emma Donoghue and Forgetting Zoe by Ray Robinson 2010-08-06T23:05:00Z The carping/sotto voce asides/backchat between scenes, Lizzie's lowered eyes and defeated body language, and Sarah's brattish precocity all add detail to a richly drawn relationship. Toby: Lucky 2011-08-16T18:15:02Z There is angsty precocity here, sure, but signs of versatility, too: Halfway through the track, Dawson takes a pause from screaming into the mic and melds his voice into a lonely R&B melody. Tame Impala’s Disco-Prog Shrug, and 9 More New Songs 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Barrymore paid the price for her precocity, enduring an extended period of teenage crisis. Act your age: the new wave of high-powered child stars 2010-07-22T20:59:00Z The boy, whose precocity in Latin astonished his professors, was also a talented actor and performed in a few of Buchanan’s plays. The Ill-Defined Plot 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z In becoming known for having a pithy quote for everything, she anticipated Twitter, but her greatest cultural precocity was an early appreciation of how lucrative self-promotion could be. Zsa Zsa Gabor: oddly modern figure shaped contemporary celebrity 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z Di Prima was a New York City native and drop out from Swarthmore College with enough literary talent and precocity to be corresponding with Ezra Pound in her late teens. Diane di Prima, Beat poet and activist, dead at 86 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z “Regarding Susan Sontag,” a documentary Monday night on HBO, will fill you in on a lot of the details of its subject’s life: her precocity, her travels, her illnesses, her lovers. Susan Sontag Is Recalled in an HBO Documentary 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z On the contrary: He reveled in precocity, cheekiness, iconoclasm and snark. Good Night, Sweet Prince 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z My elder son is 14; his brother is only 12, but with the habitual precocity of second children, he has already mastered the art of finding me completely idiotic. Why your teenager thinks you’re an idiot 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z His behavior with them sheds a queasy light on his fiction, which often dwells on the precocity and half-innocence of characters perched on the brink of ruinous disillusionment. Movie Review: ‘Salinger,’ a Documentary by Shane Salerno 2013-09-05T19:25:01Z Yes, Duchess is meant to be precocious; but this version of precocity feels scripted. A Novel of the West Spans Decades and Genres 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z There my precocity at writing self-important, self-serving, impenetrably dull articles that everyone stopped reading long before the end of the first paragraph was noticed by the editor and I was transferred to the leader-writing team. Digested read: Memoirs by William Rees-Mogg 2011-07-11T20:30:02Z “A father, conspicuous only by his absence, who left an unfathomable void in my life. A pronounced taste for reading. A certain sexual precocity. And, most of all, an enormous need to be seen.” ‘Consent,’ a Memoir That Shook France, Recalls Living a ‘Perverse Nightmare’ 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z Introducing her warmly, as he did with everyone onstage, Mr. Adjuah marveled at her precocity and noted that this was her first performance with the band. Music Review: Christian aTunde Adjuah Brings New Sound to a Jazz Festival 2014-05-09T21:40:13Z “You must! The word genius is thrown around, but this boy is a true genius. And he learned how to do so much himself!” says Reiner, marvelling at 47-year-old Max Brooks’ precocity. 'Love and free food': Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner share the secrets of their 70-year friendship 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z American readers approaching his work without strong opinions about his precocity might be surprised by the strongly divided reactions overseas. ‘Lurid & Cute,’ a Novel by Adam Thirlwell 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z The trees bloom and spread their fragrance quickly Like in a greenhouse The little girls, similarly, grow fast And become women with incredible precocity. My House in Cairo 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z Massie’s precocity is often just for show, and she is constantly learning that true friendship is more valuable than Fendi or facials. How the Clique Books Taught Me to Hate Other Girls and Myself 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z Riley's precocity would no doubt be irritating were her talent not so extraordinary. Gwendoline Riley: 'The buck stops here? I've got bad blood' ? interview 2012-05-18T10:45:03Z But it is Franklin’s musical precocity, not her pain, that is the basis of this mini-series, her exceptionality and her vulnerability. Why Is It So Hard to Show Black Women’s Musical Genius Onscreen? 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z Youthful precocity is a given in Anderson’s movies, as are the stirrings of young love. Review: Wes Anderson’s gorgeous ‘Asteroid City’ is more starry than stellar 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z On the 21st of April, only a third of the way through spring, our 88 degrees may have seemed thermal precocity, an unsought rush to summer. It was hot, but it was dry heat we felt Friday 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z With warmth and humor, Hsu evokes the precocity of college life: “We stayed up so late, possessed by delirium, that we came up with a theory of everything, only we forgot to write it down.” Review | Hua Hsu’s ‘Stay True’ questions the meaning of a senseless tragedy 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Elevating the work of elders and removing some of the shine from precocity is a start. Review: A riveting biographer — and mother — works to solve 'the mind-baby problem' 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z For Leo, it’s already too late to match his father’s precocity. Prodigy no longer? Gauff makes breakthrough in Paris at 17 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z But to see that talent, that kind of talent accompanied with this social awareness and this philosophical precocity, if you want to call it that, that's out of this park. Watch Brandel Chamblee go OFF on Premier Golf League: Money is coming from "the sewer" - Golf Digest 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z But it can be enlightening, too – to see both their immaturity and their precocity, and try to locate threads they would later expand on. Bowie's gnome and Dr Dre's hospital: musicians' embarrassing early songs 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z “Songs don’t fix anything,” he tells Phil Ochs, whom he occasionally cares for with the precocity of the Artful Dodger: Hippies and Yippies in Historical Fiction 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z Brenner was born to Jewish émigré parents in South Africa, where his father worked as a cobbler, and he showed an early precocity for science, entering medical school in Johannesburg at age 15. Sydney Brenner, pioneer of molecular biology, dies at 92 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z Her precocity was evident early on; it was like a flag being waved energetically from a mountaintop. “Lulu” 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z On a piece of paper that the teacher handed to me were the words “precocity” and “paleontology.” A trip to the supermarket freezer will help you make these easy bao 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z Though his hairline has receded and the curls behind his ears are graying, a boyish precocity makes him seem much younger than his 44 years. Is Ancient DNA Research Revealing New Truths — or Falling Into Old Traps? 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z At the same time, I can imagine Rooney—who recalls having “nursed intense romantic obsessions for droll counterfactuals”—noting the unoriginality of invoking her collegiate debating record as evidence of her verbal precocity. Sally Rooney Gets in Your Head 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z How do you balance precocity with just being a child? Leo Borg Steps Into His Father’s Shadow 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z She also possessed, from the start, an obsessively polished poetic style that in youth might have been dismissed as all glittering surface, pure precocity. Stay, illusion: a tribute to Lucie Brock-Broido by Carol Muske-Dukes 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z There is no great mystery to unravel about experience trumping precocity. Bright young things need resolve to oust Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and co | Jacob Steinberg 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z He suspected—he was certain—that others were envious of his precocity and success, and he was writing the book to explain why he had no reason to pretend humility. The Book That Scandalized the New York Intellectuals 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Crisply directed by Marc Webb from an agile, acerbic script by Tom Flynn, “Gifted” initially displays the kind of disarming precocity that feels well suited to its subject. Chris Evans raises a young math prodigy in the clever but overly calculating 'Gifted' 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z In fact, introversion has, to an extent, characterised Marling’s career, informing both her precocity and the interior deep dives of her lyrics. Laura Marling: 'I had no identity. I was socially bankrupt' 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z In terms of the precocity of his palate, Baehrel recalls, “I was the kind of kid who melted my ice cream. When it was warmer, it had more taste.” The Most Exclusive Restaurant in America 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z To put Ko’s precocity in perspective, Serena Williams was a month shy of her 20th birthday when she won her 10th professional tennis title. Both Poised and Playful, Lydia Ko Finds Her Winning Balance 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z Baldwin himself was both pained by such rejection and resigned to his own precocity, anticipating his ultimate vindication. Breaking into James Baldwin's House 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z Runhappy showed great precocity as he won one of his first two starts under Wohlers’ management, but he suffered a stress fracture in his leg and needed time to recuperate. Runhappy, and trainer Maria Borell, could crash the Breeders’ Cup party 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Looking at my erstwhile girlfriends through his eyes, I didn’t like them any less, but I began to see how lost they were, in their delinquent, neglected-child glamour, their sexual precocity. Surfing into Adolescence 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z Verbal precocity may get him or her in trouble. Profiling Serial Creators 2013-04-22T16:15:09.300Z But despite its precocity and potential, the Palestinian high-tech industry is still very small. Palestinian tech startups offer hope to struggling economy 2012-07-31T07:53:57Z She wished that she could feel toward Arthur as she felt now toward her audiences, which were as absorbing as children with their little clevernesses and precocities. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z This wonderful precocity was no mere feat of memory, for the youthful savant could reason on and discuss the knowledge he had acquired. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z A quaint mixture of childishness and precocity is noticeable in all his letters. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z He early showed signs of artistic genius, and strange stories have been told of the precocity of the child. English Painters with a chapter on American painters 2012-03-27T02:00:26.437Z The available intelligence scales make possible the diagnosis of intellectual defect, normality or precocity in units of considerable reliability, in the case of pre-adolescents. Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods 2012-02-24T03:00:25.813Z His illustrious sister declares that in their nursery days she and her brother used to take their meals with the "Advertiser" pinned under their chins,—a practice to which their literary precocity has been attributed. Literary Shrines The Haunts of Some Famous American Authors 2012-02-18T03:00:15.287Z As a child he showed unusual musical precocity, and being early left an orphan he was admitted into the choir of Saint Sauveur at Aix. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z His son, Louis, showed great precocity, and at the age of ten translated into French verse one of his father’s Latin pieces; his poems were published with his father’s. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z His precocity was, however, the normal and healthy development of a mind as fond of mechanical principles as Raphael was of color. Inventors 2012-02-08T03:00:16.647Z Spanish love for childhood, and the precocity and winsomeness of Spanish children, impressed me from my first hour in the Peninsula. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z The precocity of his musical intuition was almost equalled by a singularly early aptitude for drawing. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z The famous Crichton went up to St Andrews at the age of ten, though up to that time he had not given evidence of any extraordinary precocity. Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight 2012-01-19T03:00:21.953Z But the case of an imitative artist reproducing impressions derived from literature is different; and the circumstances of Terence's Phoenician origin and early life may well have developed in him a precocity of talent. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z I conceived the idea of procuring some of the best stock possible of Rouens, Aylesburys, Cayugas, and crossing them on the Pekins, with the object of increasing the size and precocity. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z The precocity of Spanish children is a recognized fact. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z The great expectations excited by his infant precocity were not fulfilled; for he manifested no extraordinary genius for musical composition. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z To say that they evince precocity of intellect gives no idea of their main characteristics. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z The precocity he displayed was amazing—and precocious, and nothing more, he continued to the end. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z But Laura Dekker, a 16-year-old who is the daughter of Dutch and German parents, is still on track to finish her single-handed round-the-world journey and break Watson’s unofficial mark for precocity. Yacht Racing ? Sydney to Hobart Without an Adult on Board 2011-12-24T19:42:08Z It appears from this juvenile production that I already acknowledged a mistress of my heart; compliance with fashion was alone responsible for my precocity. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z Yet, at the same time, in this book of Essays, Oscar Wilde frequently laid himself open to the charge of precocity and over-elaboration. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z Rask was born two years later than Grimm, but his remarkable precocity gave him somewhat the start. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z The constitutional degeneracy of some shows in precocious sex-development—all precocity being degeneracy, development too rapid and exhaustive, and entailing therefore flimsy and unstable tissue-cells, faulty functioning and premature decline. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z It may be well to bear in mind the frequency with which the critics have charged Charlotte Brontë with exaggerating the precocity of children. Charlotte Bront? A Monograph 2011-11-01T02:00:20.233Z He, like untold hundreds of his type, had a certain amount of precocity, but no knowledge. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z There remains to be noticed the fact that sexual precocity sometimes very much anticipates the peculiar characteristics of the period after puberty. Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it 2011-10-03T02:00:31.460Z Her precocity was driven home when her agent, Bobby Kreusler, said her schedule would be planned around events like homecoming and the prom. Lexi Thompson, 16, Becomes Youngest L.P.G.A. Member 2011-10-01T00:35:52Z Many anecdotes are related concerning the precocity of his musical development, and the ease with which he mastered those first principles of his art which usually appear so trying to the youthful mind. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z With luck China will combine its precocity in economic development with a plodding conservatism in economic diplomacy. Economics focus: The celestial economy 2011-09-07T18:47:43Z There was a slight air of precocity about his clothes. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z Even now, however, the child's precocity was prodigious. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z In short, it may be called a national precocity, highly dangerous to a healthy development. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z At the age of twelve years a certain benevolent baronet, whose tenant his father was, had sent him to school in Dublin with a view toward training and encouraging a natural and already renowned precocity. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z Going to the university of Coimbra in 1816, he soon earned notoriety by the precocity of his talents and his fervent Liberalism, and there he gained his first oratorical and literary successes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z Besides what I said of the precocity of the Jews in Germany, I may point out the reverse as a peculiarity of the population of many portions of Switzerland. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z This title, which attaches to all Australians during a period of superficial precocity, has great local significance. The Awful Australian 2011-08-11T02:00:14.850Z From the moment of their first appearance from the egg these chicks exhibit the most extraordinary precocity. Antarctic Penguins A Study of Their Social Habits 2011-08-03T02:00:14.143Z Your clear eye flashing with precocity, You have displayed yourself proud architect Of fabrics so audaciously correct That we may guess what your ripe prime will be. The Three Hills And other Poems 2011-07-07T02:00:25.437Z She had the precocity of constitution and temperament common to the southerners, but had no interest in life at all except for present gratification. Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. 2011-06-30T02:00:25.950Z The precocity of Moore's rhyming genius had been also exemplified by a sonnet, written when he was only fourteen years of age, and inserted in a Dublin magazine called "The Anthologia." Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z It would appear that the answer is closely concerned with the condition of the sensorial nerves at birth, and the precocity or otherwise of the infantile imagination. Art Principles With Special Reference to Painting Together with Notes on the Illusions Produced by the Painter 2011-06-16T02:00:17.197Z Upham says, “She seems to have performed a leading part in the first stages of the affair, and must have been a child of remarkable precocity.” Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z It was thus that the early patron of More, Cardinal Morton, sagaciously contemplated on the precocity of More’s boyhood. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Jemmy's head is a little too big for his body; and the look of research in his great eyes gives evidence of precocity, the thing of all others to be shunned. Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. 2011-06-30T02:00:25.950Z For himself he was positive she was all precocity and impertinence. The Son of his Father 2011-06-01T02:00:21.287Z His face was strikingly handsome, being fair, bright, healthful, and marked with signs of great precocity of intellect, albeit it wore just now an indescribable, faintly visible shade, as of innocent perplexity, or, possibly, grief. Hoosier Mosaics 2011-05-20T02:00:35.173Z In a whoosh of precocity at 19, he won the Order of Merit as the European tour's top golfer in 1976 and said hello to the planet during a single weekend in July. Seve Ballesteros dies at 54; won 5 major golf titles 2011-05-07T08:17:00Z It is the idea that sporting precocity is written into the genes. Top trump 2011-05-03T11:22:14Z Any precocity they showed was encouraged, if only by that curious atmosphere of agile cleverness. Oscar Wilde A Critical Study 2011-05-04T02:00:14.580Z There is no precocity or aberration of the sexual instinct. Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results 2011-05-02T02:00:17.657Z His father, a seafaring man, destined him for the sea; but the weakness of his frame and the precocity of his talents soon caused this idea to be given up. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z In the development of a modern language Italy showed less precocity than other European nations.-4- The causes of this tardiness are not far to seek. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z He was educated at the college of the Jesuits in his native city, and distinguished himself by the extraordinary precocity and versatility of his talents. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z In one class, the primal tendency is to observe single objects; and these are the so-called smart children, interesting the spectator by their vivacity and precocity. Education in The Home, The Kindergarten, and The Primary School 2011-03-27T02:00:15.947Z They show themselves in mental weakness, extreme stupidity, and precocity. Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results 2011-05-02T02:00:17.657Z Society has grown complex, and the state, which is only another name for society, has developed a surprising precocity. Socialism and Democracy in Europe 2011-03-15T02:00:12.887Z That was not the moment to tax Agnes with too much precocity and abruptness. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z His intellect was thought to be precociously developed; but if such was the fact, none of the later effects which usually follow unnatural precocity showed themselves in Mr. Seward's career. Presidential Candidates: containing Sketches, Biographical, Personal and Political, of Prominent Candidates for the Presidency in 1860 2011-02-27T03:00:34.390Z With his usual precocity, Dicky saw more than he was meant to see, and said more than he should have said. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z As Clouston has also shown, precocity, over-sensitiveness, unhealthy strictness in morals and religion for a child, or too vivid imagination, want of courage, thinness and craving for animal food, are common characters. Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results 2011-05-02T02:00:17.657Z For now the overriding preoccupation is with becoming settled, an urge based not just in the flowering of his own dulled precocity, but also in the onset of domesticity. Jamie O'Hara is comfortable with domestic life among the Wolves 2011-02-11T18:00:13Z She was still only a girl; but the precocity of that sunny clime promised the early development of her perfect form, already distinguished by charms of which she alone appeared unconscious. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z Already, without any particular viciousness or precocity, he has accumulated a huge number of undesirable impressions, and shoved them under the surface of his mind. The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z That he was of unusual precocity, the story told by Forkel in the text proves. Johann Sebastian Bach 2011-01-26T03:00:27.060Z He had to make his living, he had to choose a business, and his precocity, if I may call it that, was simply the result of being forced so early into the "swim." Notes of an Itinerant Policeman 2011-01-24T03:00:19.187Z This statement would certainly apply to the California children, in whom the ordinary forwardness of the American child became a sort of elfish precocity. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z Mistrusting precocity, he often snubs genuine and valuable enthusiasm. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z When precocity collides with hedonism, agents tend to calculate that their star ought to make one big move before deterioration sets in. Rooney's Manchester United future - live coverage! 2010-10-18T09:27:00Z Now 23, he has yet to outgrow his precocity. On Soccer: At A.C. Milan, a Veteran Again Emerges When the Stars Dim 2010-09-20T04:53:00Z Missing from this analysis, though, is precocity and its opposite: longevity. Rafael Nadal pumps it up but fading Roger Federer remains grand master 2010-09-18T23:06:00Z An instance of precocity was the attempted abduction in May, 1851, of a girl of thirteen by two boys a little older. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z Given his precocity, Brazil in 2014 will be his last chance to impress the judges in an England shirt. World Cup 2010: England re-enact a drama of failure 2010-06-27T23:06:00Z Schumacher, though, was able to claim some precocity in that regard, as a previous generation of drivers would ruefully confirm. Schumacher: I'm still in the title race 2010-04-15T15:19:00Z The researchers then corrected their analysis to account for other factors associated with longevity, such as body mass index, career length, career precocity and college attendance. Smile your way to a long life 2010-03-30T20:48:00Z I care no more for precocity of talent than I do for a tree that has blossomed before its time, the fruit of which is sure not to be worth the gathering. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 Doesn’t this exceed any English story of the precocity of American children? The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z Oh, the precocity and sophistication of twentieth century youth! The Trail of Conflict What knew they about precocity and its effects on the after life? Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician No technical talent, no intellectual gift developed with extraordinary power or precocity, and, even in music--the only instruction I began in his sixth year to give him regularly--he made no remarkable progress. The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History He supposed vaguely that all this change of outlook was due to his own remarkable precocity and rapid advance; but nevertheless he still ate with all the heartiness of childhood. Sinister Street, vol. 1 The report of his precocity gained little credence, until accident confirmed what had previously been deemed the exaggerations of parental fondness. Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations Moreover, his need for an educated wife is the less because his misguided precocity prevents him from acquiring anything but an essentially general education. The Modern Woman's Rights Movement A Historical Survey In a happy childhood he evinced extreme precocity. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 Ordinary cities develop as babies do, slow growth to maturity, but this extraordinary late-comer into the family attained mental and muscular precocity in shorter time than its sisters required to cut their wisdom-teeth. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 Mrs. Haden evidently regarded him as a boy, and since that fact seemed to relieve her of the slightest anxiety, Michael had no desire to impress upon her his precocity. Sinister Street, vol. 1 "I don't care much for such precocity," observed the doctor dryly. Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins Here was a child, of high talents certainly, perhaps of genius—the like, at least, of whose mental precocity we had never met with in any other daughter—much less, son—of Eve! The Book of Susan A Novel Prior to 1891 his drawings are interesting only for their precocity; they may be regarded, as one of his friends has said, more as a presage than a precedent. Aubrey Beardsley Hence the French renaissance was a far more vigorous growth than the renaissance of Italy, which displays at once the signs of precocity and of premature decay. A Short History of French Literature Until he was nine years old, he did not show signs of any unusual precocity; but from then onwards he was seized with a passion for reading which lasted all his life. An Outline of Russian Literature Her precocity, mental and physical, was such that she passed for a much older person, and had already a recognized place in society. Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) We are in for a generation made up half of bulbous-headed, bespectacled precocities, and half of barbarians who are "realizing their personality" by the continual use of "shall" and "shan't." The Intelligence of Woman Here he displayed the most extraordinary mental precocity and versatility, and wrote in his thirteenth year yet another poem, the Elegy on the Death of Dudley, Lord Carlton. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" This was untrue, and seems designed to convey a false idea of Pope's precocity. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition He began with astonishing precocity to write verse when he was twelve. An Outline of Russian Literature There are certainly—if one considers the quality of the poems—few more striking examples of literary precocity. The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. His precocity was not the indication of rapid progress. Artists Past and Present Random Studies He was still in his eighteenth year, of fine physical development, but of no special mental precocity. Henry VIII and His Court 6th edition The poet would have departed from his usual practice if he had not falsified dates to exaggerate his precocity. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition From the instance I had had in him, I began to perceive that precocity o' intellect was nae proof o' its power. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 His own work has a suspicious absence of faults, without the presence of any great positive merit,—a combination almost certainly indicating precocity, to be followed by sterility. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) As is well known, some children evince a sexual precocity which may lead to very serious results. Plain Talks on Avoided Subjects No precocity of talents, no mechanical splendour of eloquence, can stand in the place of judgment founded on Experience. A Morning's Walk from London to Kew After contending that the triteness of the Pastorals was inevitable, Roscoe puts forth a second defence to save the precocity of their author. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Suddenly, however, a grimy infant of tender years and appalling precocity flourished a pink sheet, smelling of the printer's ink, directly under my eyes. The House by the Lock The collection of poems in which such specimens occur furnishes by far the most remarkable example of intellectual precocity in the whole history of letters. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" Many laughable stories are told of his precocity, particularly of the fine language he used when a mere infant. Home Life of Great Authors Their productions shoot up in haste, but bear the marks of precocity and premature decay. Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature He always aspired to the credit of precocity, and some of his falsifications seem to have had no other purpose than to exaggerate his juvenile fame. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition I have myself been plundered by a very dear friend of some such literary curiosities, in the days of my innocence and of his precocity of knowledge. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 When I remember Gabrielle's career from that period to her sixteenth year I much marvel at the precocity of intellect she exhibited, and the powers of mind with which she was endowed. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. The precocity was due, I take it, to the fact that I had never known family life, and that my companions had always been older than myself. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography But Talent and Genius offer a special difficulty to education in the precocity which often accompanies them. Pedagogics as a System He coveted the distinction of precocity of talent, and was perpetually directing attention to the early age at which he affirmed, and sometimes falsely, that many of his letters and poems were penned. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition But the precocity of the Romanticists is astounding! Music: An Art and a Language His rare precocity of intellect early acquired for him a reputation in the world of letters. History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion Born of a noble family in Granada, he early showed great precocity and attained proficiency in his studies while very young. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 41 of 55, 1691-1700 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. But by precocity we do not mean that they early render themselves perceptible, since the early manifestation of gifts by talent and genius, through their intense confidence, is to be looked at as perfectly legitimate. Pedagogics as a System Laughter.—To laugh, if but for an instant only, has never been granted to men before the fortieth day from his birth, and then it is looked upon as a miracle of precocity. Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order From his earliest years he was trained for music, as a matter of course, and showed marked precocity as a pianist, though it soon became evident that he also was endowed with rare creative gifts. Music: An Art and a Language Indeed, he had looked upon the child’s inquisitiveness as but a logical consequence of his precocity and unusual mental powers, in which he himself felt a father’s swelling pride. Carmen Ariza As a child he gave evidence of extraordinary precocity. Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' —Our age has to combat this precocity much more than others. Pedagogics as a System Cowley, Milton, and Pope lisped in numbers; but the precocity of Trumbull was even more surprising. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865 Under Carnaby’s apparent boyishness, there was a certain somewhat dangerous quality of precocity, which was stimulated rather than checked by his grandmother’s repressive system. Robinetta These took the form of childish precocity in his studies, clearness of spiritual vision, and maturity in his conduct and mode of life. Carmen Ariza It is Winnipeg just leaving school, and has the wonderful precocity of these eager towns of the West. Westward with the Prince of Wales I know of no other case of so great precocity; it is beyond belief. The Arena Volume 18, No. 92, July, 1897 The remarkable precocity of these petites misérables of the slums was new to her. Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life Among boys we observe analogous differences in the intensity and precocity of the sexual appetite. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study Although common to normal individuals, the abundance, variety, and precocity of wrinkles almost invariably manifested by criminals, cannot fail to strike the observer. Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso Travellers from many regions comment, now on the great precocity of children among savage and semi-civilized peoples, and now on the early arrest of their mental progress. Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I He smoked cubeb cigarettes with an almost unprecedented precocity. In a Little Town The professor furthermore, while admitting the extreme precocity of Najib’s mind, tries to simplify by scientific analysis what to Khalid and other laymen seemed wonderful, almost miraculous. The Book of Khalid It is needless to say that such schools cannot cure a pathological sexual hereditary mneme, whether it consists in perversion, precocity or some other vice. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study We have already spoken of the abundance and precocity of wrinkles in born criminals. Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso Although his memory implies early powers of observation, he did not show the precocity of many clever children. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice Occasional startling news of this kind, discussed in the family, was listened to by George, whose precocity took in the situation well for one so young. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services They have not the cleverness, the advanced ideas, the assured behaviour, the precocity which with us turns a young girl into a sophisticated woman and a queen of society in six months. Home Life in Germany In our Aryan races, however, when this occurs before the age of 14, it is a case of pathological precocity. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study Moreover, his sexual precocity may deliver the boy to the embraces of homosexual men, an outcome which is rendered the more likely by the commonly undifferentiated character of the childish sexual198 impulse. The Sexual Life of the Child "A little—a little——" "A little inclined to temperamental precocity?" Too Old for Dolls A Novel Through all these anecdotes there runs a vein denoting what is less common in childhood than a certain precocity,—a keen sense of justice. A Christmas Accident and Other Stories Neither of their parents seem to have suspected their extreme precocity; and there is no doubt that Beth suffered seriously in after life from the mistakes of those in authority over her at this period. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius This difference in precocity is worthy of consideration. The Pecan and its Culture The great musical composer Mozart was a wonderful instance of precocity, as well as of surpassing genius. Music and Some Highly Musical People Sometimes this very individuality is mistaken for precocity. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression His father was for many years Lord Keeper of the Seals, and this brought Francis in contact with court life, where his precocity made him a favorite with the queen. History of Education The precocity of metamorphosis varies from one larva to another; however, a few days' difference of age is enough to explain these inequalities of development. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles In short, his offence was punished only by sweet imprisonment in my arms; and delighted with his precocity, I blessed the lucky chance which had so unexpectedly furnished me with a youthful and handsome lover. City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston When eighty years old, Jeremy gave anecdotes of his infancy to his biographer, Bowring, who says that their accuracy was confirmed by contemporary documents, and proved his memory to be as wonderful as his precocity. The English Utilitarians, Volume I. It is precisely the same with the so-called musical precocities. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression His precocity was extraordinary; at three years of age he was able to read, and in his thirteenth year he composed Greek and Latin orations and delivered them in public. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Avicenna was put in charge of a tutor, and his precocity soon made him the marvel of his neighbours,—as a boy of ten who knew by rote the Koran and much Arabic poetry besides. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" From this comparison it might seem at first that the balance of precocity lay in the Heinecken scale. The Wonder The father, though less sympathetic, was proud of his son's precocity, and apparently injudicious in stimulating the unformed intellect. The English Utilitarians, Volume I. At the age of five he wrote a sort of play called ‘The Slave,’ which, as may be imagined, showed no noteworthy characteristic save precocity. Old Familiar Faces The extraordinary precocity of his intellect—itself always a peril, often a life-long misfortune—awakened vanity and subjected him to the flattery by which it is fed. Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather A Reply While still a boy, his precocity was noticed by Henry Grey, marquis of Dorset, afterwards duke of Suffolk, who sent him to Cambridge, where he seems to have become a fellow of Queens' College. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" The Stott precocity appeared to be physically strong; his body looked small and undeveloped, it is true, but this was partly an illusion produced by the abnormal size of the head. The Wonder She did not regard this precocity as a proof of cleverness, but, like a foolish young mother, only thought that so tender a nature was marked for early death. Stories of Authors, British and American He lays great stress on Pascal’s highly-strung nervous constitution, in connection both with the precocity of his genius, his physical sufferings, his religious susceptibility, and the profound melancholy which affected his later years. Pascal And there is something very sad and very fearful in this precocity. Humanity in the City First, precocity, of which we shall later give numerous examples, and which resembles the innateness of instinct. Essay on the Creative Imagination He went to Oriel College, Oxford, at an early age, and gained high praise for the quickness and precocity of his talents. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History I well remember when Dr. McGee took him to North Carolina and made him over—a weak, irritable little precocity of twelve or so. Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty There never certainly was a more singular story of youthful precocity than that which Madame Périer has given of her brother, accustomed as we have become to such stories in the lives of eminent men. Pascal I recall my prompt distaste, a strange precocity of criticism, for so much aridity—since of what lost Arcadia, at that age, had I really had the least glimpse? A Small Boy and Others In 1951 four trees out of this lot, were outstanding in precocity. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 He had none of the pale fervor of precocity, or the shyness of premature conceit. Washington Irving I think I formerly made a casual remark to you touching the precocity of the youth of this country. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete Brown had shown early precocity, and at the age of fifteen had attracted Stewart's notice by some remarks on a psychological point. The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill The Mantuan envoy who was sent to Ferrara in 1480, to arrange the terms of the marriage contract, was amazed at the little bride's precocity. Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 He had the precocity of those doomed to die in youth. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays It is not a mark of precocity but of interest when an instructor knows his material, and its application to the human element, sufficiently well to express an occasional personal opinion. The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 He sinned in spirit; he erred in matters of faith with surprising precocity. The Miracle Of The Great St. Nicolas 1920 The first book, opus 10, containing twelve studies, was composed when Chopin was a boy of sixteen or seventeen, and I do not think the history of music shows any similar case of precocity. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations Indeed, it appears to be a singular law of Nature, that there is less precocity in the European race than almost any other. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) She recognized the child’s unusual quality, and her precocity. The Cricket The forcing system has been by many given up, and precocity is discouraged. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics Trees deserve a passing notice on account of the numerous varieties which they present, differing in their precocity, in their manner of growth, foliage, and bark. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. The boy's precocity was extraordinary; at sixteen he had written a treatise on Conic Sections, which excited the astonishment of Descartes. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. This unusual precocity is no indication of merit, as it tends to stunt the trees. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Eleventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. October 7 and 8, 1920 To the subject of our narrative is assigned the customary precocity of intellect; for he is said to have spoken Latin at five, and written it at nine. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy As regards individuals, we do not always find the precocity of youth prolonged to mental power in maturity; while the dulness of boyhood is sometimes strikingly contrasted with the intellectual energy of after years. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 Shakespeare's literary history does not show in him any evidence of remarkable precocity. Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592 "This is awful," he said, in horror at such precocity. The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson Phebe Bartlett was barely four years old when she passed through her amazing ordeal of conversion, a painful example of religious precocity. Customs and Fashions in Old New England Return to Table of Contents The precocity of the Australian youth, to be properly understood and believed, can only be fully appreciated by being an eye-witness to some of these very extraordinary young creatures. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 458 Volume 18, New Series, October 9, 1852 But what children can surpass the American in precocity? The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother As in the case of the boy, so in that of the girl, any manifestation of sexual precocity should be investigated, to see whether it be due to natural or artificial causes. Sex Avoided subjects Discussed in Plain English In Spanish America, land of feminine precocity, there is many a wife and mother not yet entered on her teens! Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The child was from the first precocious, alert, and gifted beyond his years, and the father fostered and flattered the precocity with a kind of worship that proved, as it was bound to prove, disastrous. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III Again there was a look of childish pain on his lips, and in his large eyes humid beneath the brow that harbored thoughts of a magnificent precocity. Sacrifice The unusual precocity of his intelligence was perhaps imperfectly appreciated by his fellow-students, it led him so far beyond any point within their sight. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3) Turgot Sexual precocity in boys may be natural or it may be artificially called forth. Sex Avoided subjects Discussed in Plain English But in this southern clime, the precocity already spoken of is not confined to those whose skins are called white, but equally shared by the red. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco His career is one record of unrivalled precocity. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III The seeming earlier precocity of girls she attributes to the fact that they are much sooner treated as women than boys are as men. Mary Wollstonecraft At the age of eighteen so marvellous was his precocity that he was made a canon both of Linköping and of Skara. The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa Sex precocity is furthered in coeducational colleges, in the high school and the home. Sex Avoided subjects Discussed in Plain English The school, the whole school, is your field, the elevation of the mass, in knowledge and virtue, and no individual instance, either of dulness or precocity, should draw you away from its steady pursuit. The Teacher Or, Moral Influences Employed in the Instruction and Government of the Young Is not the progressive evolution of the ages more sublime than spontaneous precocity? Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 Of unwonted juvenile precocity, he attracted the attention of two paternal uncles, whose circumstances enabled them to provide him with a liberal education. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Fun, mischief, intelligence, precocity sat enthroned on the countenance of that small boy, and suffering wrinkled his young brow. The Garret and the Garden There are cases of extraordinary sex precocity in girls. Sex Avoided subjects Discussed in Plain English The Dan O'Rourke is remarkable for its precocity; and, with the exception of Dillistone's Early and one or two American varieties, is the earliest of all the sorts now in cultivation. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. She was plump and formed, while preserving an air of youthful precocity, as of one who had grown rapidly, and who was now almost ripe. The works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5 Une Vie and Other Stories The little girl's prettiness and precocity appealed to him strongly. The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert To them he was a miracle of precocity and beauty. The Little Gold Miners of the Sierras and Other Stories There was altogether too much precocity for a genuine boy, in the nice discrimination with which the Boy at Mugby hit off the contrasting nationalities. Charles Dickens as a Reader It is comparatively a recent sort, and seems to be desirable rather for its precocity and excellent quality than for its size or productiveness. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. But precocity is not common, and, except in rare cases, we must discover the bias in our natures, and not wait for the proclivity to make itself manifest. Pushing to the Front It is observable, however, that he confines these portraits of precocity chiefly to one sex. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 Banneker very early showed signs of precocity, which made him the special favorite of his maternal grandmother who took delight in teaching him to the extent of her own limited mental endowment. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 Others also exhibited a precocity which from day to day rewarded and stimulated the ardor of this devoted teacher. Mary S. Peake The Colored Teacher at Fortress Monroe The young pods are tender, and well flavored; but its remarkable precocity must be considered its chief recommendation. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. Neither Lincoln nor Grant started as a baby with a precocity for the White House, or an irresistible genius for ruling men. Pushing to the Front In other cases the nervous excitability may be such that precocity leads to overstimulation and later there is arrest of development, and the promising bud does not develop into the flower of the family. The Family and it's Members A man of extraordinary precocity could climb up the chimney. Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels Many artists have been precocious, but without diligence their precocity would have come to nothing. How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success This infant of more than Yankee precocity was converted by her brother, who had just gone through the same process at the age of eleven. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) It was mere precocity, and precocity is a rareripe fruit, with a worm at the core. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians A powerful mind ripens slowly in a vigorous frame, and Henry's childish precocity had given way before a youthful devotion to physical sports. Henry VIII. His precocity upon the piano was such that at the age of nine he played a concerto in public with great success, from which time forward he made many appearances in his native city. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present Again, others have attempted to defend the indefensible age of Juliet at fourteen years old, by remarking on the precocity of Italian maidens. The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 He slept all night and a good third of the day, and, beyond cutting ten teeth in as many months, exhibited no precocity. The Blue Pavilions It also occurs somewhat sooner in negroes and creoles than in white persons, the African race seeming to retain something of the precocity occasioned by the tropical influence of its native clime. Plain Facts for Old and Young Pope was eager for the praise of remarkable precocity, and was weak and insincere enough to alter the dates of some of his writings in order to strengthen his claim. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series This, however, is not the point of his precocity. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present Such things, which in another might have been mere childish precocities, were in him the indications of an enthusiasm for antiquity, which was destined to be the ruling passion of his whole life. The Sea-Kings of Crete In early childhood he had excited attention by his precocity as what is now sometimes called a "lightning calculator." The Reminiscences of an Astronomer Inherited Passion.—It is important to inquire the cause of this precocity. Plain Facts for Old and Young Pope, as a boy, took the matter seriously, and always retained a natural fondness for a juvenile performance upon which he had expended great labour, and which was the chief proof of his extreme precocity. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series "Did that brother who rushed in vicious precocity to maintain another and a wicked woman ever think of relieving you from hard labor?" Bohemian Days Three American Tales All who knew Him were astonished at His precocity. The Promulgation of Universal Peace All who knew Him were astonished at his precocity. Bahá’í World Faith Various Causes of Sexual Precocity.—Another very powerful predisposing cause of sexual precocity will be alluded to under the head of "Marital Excesses." Plain Facts for Old and Young Her father was so delighted with her precocity that he had built a tower containing divers chambers where she might pursue her studies. Correggio A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation In those days, while we were still hobbledehoys, she pleased us the more that she had, with the precocity of her sex, quite outstripped us where all subtle social forces are concerned. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. July, 1878. As for the little French girls, he was at any time uninterested in girls; and these spindle-shanked precocities walked on two-inch heels, and tried to fascinate him with the graces of mature coquettes. The Admirable Tinker Child of the World Every step we take we encounter some sign of this persistency or precocity of a Latin and classic spirit. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 7 Italy, Sicily, and Greece (Part One) It has been suggested that this precocity is nothing remarkable or unnatural, since it is often seen in little lambs and other young animals. Plain Facts for Old and Young When Thomas was only seventeen—the precocity of the brothers was remarkable—he wrote a "Pleasures of Melancholy," in which he expresses his wish to retire to "solemn glooms, congenial to the soul." Some Diversions of a Man of Letters She was aided in her good work by a benevolent lady of the neighbourhood, who, interested by the boy's precocity, often sent for him to read to her. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century His precocity of musical talent was such that he began composing at the age of ten years. The Story of the Hymns and Tunes Ill temper in a child is, alas! too often mistaken for an indication of genius; and impudence is sometimes regarded as a sign of precocity. Good Things to Eat as Suggested by Rufus A Collection of Practical Recipes for Preparing Meats, Game, Fowl, Fish, Puddings, Pastries, Etc. Often the manifestation of sexual precocity is less gross, but almost equally fraught with danger, nevertheless. Plain Facts for Old and Young It was rather a bewitching little face, only too thin and sallow for health, and with an intelligent expression, almost amounting to precocity. The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 355, October 16, 1886 He was educated at the parish school, and evidenced precocity by essaying composition in his twelfth year. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century She was as remarkable for the precocity of her intellect, as she was celebrated for the elegance of her person. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century This prodigious precocity in style, such uniform perfection of exact composition, are perhaps without parallel in English literature. Studies in Early Victorian Literature I dwelt on the child's beauty and precocity, and repeated her account of why she had two mammas. Emerson's Wife and Other Western Stories She wished to know the colour of Victor's eyes and hair; she listened to Phoebe's marvellous stories of his precocity without the slightest sign of scepticism or boredom. Enter Bridget Prodigious, though not incredible stories are preserved, especially of his precocity in mathematics. Pascal's Pensées After making all just allowance for precocity of genius, we cannot but see that the early maturity of the younger Adams proves the great advantage of pure and intellectual associations in childhood. Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States After twenty years observation and enjoyment of apple precocity, apple dependability and all-around apple excellence throughout a long season, the writer continues annually to cast his ballot for Wealthy. Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 Spoiled by the precocity of her fortune, yet careless as to its retention, she had allowed two rivals to dispute the king's heart. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution Numerous stories used to be told of his precocity as a child, and of his smart sayings; sometimes of his generosity and sympathy with the poor and suffering. Spanish Life in Town and Country Mr Granville Barker is often cited as a classical modern example of precocity, but he was twenty-four when he wrote The Marrying of Anne Leete. Rudyard Kipling The class in advance you study curiously; and are quite amazed at the precocity of certain youths belonging to it, who are apparently about your own age. Dream Life A Fable Of The Seasons For the only thing in which Caterina showed any precocity was a certain ingenuity in vindictiveness. Scenes of Clerical Life This is a very remarkable case," continued my friend; "very rare precocity. Mrs Whittelsey's Magazine for Mothers and Daughters Volume 3 It seems like wronging the poem to speak of its promise: it is, indeed, far from mature, but it has a superb precocity marking a certain stage of ripeness. An Introduction to the Study of Browning It had left him aged—not aged as with years, but by an experience which made all the keen-faced men about him seem clever precocities whose mentalities had outstripped the growth of their souls. The Parts Men Play When this asperity wears off, and a certain scholastic precocity is mellowed down, the conversation of men of letters becomes both interesting and instructive. Talks on Talking The exacting teacher was also a tender father and a man of ripe judgment, and he knew the bitter price which mere mental precocity so frequently has to pay for its existence. Great Violinists And Pianists Beware of any cause which shall induce a sickly precocity or a hotbed mental growth. Mrs Whittelsey's Magazine for Mothers and Daughters Volume 3 As child and youth Mendelssohn, born at Hamburg, February 3, 1809, displayed the same precocity of talent as was shown by Mozart. The Great German Composers In justice be it said that the little Edward VI. was of an extraordinary precocity. The Book of Art for Young People In this age of juvenile precocity and pinafore wisdom I would rather run across a downright timid boy or girl than drink Arctic soda in dog days. A String of Amber Beads But, notwithstanding his precocity, his powers continued to a remarkable age. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader "Did you hear the story of the extraordinary precocity of Mrs. Perkins's baby that died last week?" asked Mrs. Allgood. Amusements in Mathematics Such was the pious precocity of Vallabha that at the age of twelve he had already discovered a new religion and started on a pilgrimage to preach it. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Her blood was purely Jewish, and the Jewish characteristic of precocity was conspicuous in her from the first. Prime Ministers and Some Others A Book of Reminiscences The forcing-system has been, by many, given up; and precocity is discouraged. Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library Perhaps this extreme artistic precocity has had something to do with the feverish character of his talents, by keeping his nerves in a state of tension and unduly exciting his mind. Musicians of To-Day There have been extraordinary cases of infantile precocity," said Mr. Filkins, "the truth of which has often been carefully attested. Amusements in Mathematics His letters at this date are very ordinary; his early precocity seemed, rather to the delight of his parents, to have vanished. Memoirs of Arthur Hamilton, B. A. Of Trinity College, Cambridge Extracted From His Letters And Diaries, With Reminiscences Of His Conversation By His Friend Christopher Carr Of The Same College Naturally enough there is nothing but idle and frequently fatuous hearsay to repeat of these early years, save this only, that Richard did not show the slightest musical precocity. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas Henry, at this early age, excelled in a quickness of reply, combined with reflection, which marks the precocity of his intellect. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 He did not shew extraordinary powers of genius, but extraordinary precocity. Lectures on the English Poets Delivered at the Surrey Institution A boy, recently home from school, wished to give his father an exhibition of his precocity. Amusements in Mathematics But 'Pauline' is altogether of a different sort of precocity—you shall see it when I can master resolution to transcribe the explanation which I know is on the fly-leaf of a copy here. The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 It is a great mistake to suppose that youthful precocity is one of the innovations of modern times. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power It was not unusual for a child of seven or eight to handle a difficult problem in the Talmud, a precocity characteristic to this day of the children hailing from Slavonic countries. The Haskalah Movement in Russia And because of that precocity he got much training of the mind--and spirit--from grandp�re that usually is got much later. The Flower of the Chapdelaines He showed at school a precocity which might bear comparison with Mill's. An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant But in Egypt precocity is the rule—a Minerva starts full-grown from the head of Jove. Ancient Egypt With the precocity of a frontier child, she half realized the truth. Judith of the Plains Even in those times of numerous child prodigies, Levinsohn was distinguished for his intellectual precocity. The Haskalah Movement in Russia It happened, however, that a shipwreck—a form of disaster against which cynicism and precocity afford no protection—removed him from the world before he had come of age. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, October 8, 1892 At all points the development of the Italians strikes us as precocious, with the weakness of precocity scarcely distinguishable from the decay of old age. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots The precocity of this maturity is interpreted as a special genius for affairs—which it is not. Success (Second Edition) All this of course developed the child's precocity. Selections From the Works of John Ruskin Anacreon.—The first work which brought him into notice, and which manifests at once the precocity of his powers and the peculiarity of his taste, was his translation of the Odes of Anacreon. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction When we consider the important rôle that church music played in those times, such precocity is remarkable. Beethoven The students attributed to her the most abstruse knowledge, and stories of her precocity were repeated proudly by the Lane folk. A Hoosier Chronicle With a precocity which Mill or Macaulay might have envied, he had read both the Iliad and the Odyssey twice before he was eleven. The Life of Froude Especially in the emotions is precocity to be deplored. Outwitting Our Nerves A Primer of Psychotherapy Precocious beyond any other known instance of precocity; intensely haughty; bold in falsehood; working best when the moon was at the full, he stands in English literature as the most singular of its curiosities. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction Her precocity was of a very unpleasant order, and caused her father a great deal of annoyance. All He Knew A Story It is fair to say that similar precocity in other children has not always resulted in virtuosity. Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday He was made to work instead of amusing himself, and forced into an unwholesome precocity. The Life of Froude There were no dates in "mystery:" Mark even at seven years, such was the fate of intelligent precocity, had already had to grapple with a few conspicuous dates in the immense tale of humanity. The Altar Steps "Only a gentleman," said Letitia, hanging her head and blushing with that painful precocity of consciousness so sad to see in a little girl. Christian's Mistake He showed none of the preternatural musical precocity of Bach, Mozart and Beethoven, who in their very cradles were steeped in music. Wagner He evinced extraordinary precocity in his art, and when but twelve years old obtained of the Irish Academy medals for figures, landscapes and flowers. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 The biographers had also a craze for proving Purcell's precocity. Purcell Just as Great Britain benefited enormously during a century and a half from her political precocity, so she is now suffering from the consequences thereof. The Promise of American Life Though somewhat lonely, there was neither priggishness nor precocity in her disposition; she was just herself—unspoiled from the hands of God and of Nature. Lancashire Idylls (1898) Mankind had suddenly unmasked and shown itself for what it was—still only a precocious child, with a terrible precocity. His Family This is often the case when children betray great precocity of intellect; and the pride of the parent seeks to gratify itself through the supposed gift of the child. The Christian Home If his lines run not as glibly as a Liverpool prize engine, they will afford twenty minutes pleasant reading, and are an illustration of the high and low pressure precocity of the march of mechanism. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 479, March 5, 1831 Two illustrations of nineteenth-century precocity, rather superior to the generality of anecdotes regarding the wisdom of the rising generation, we find in recent French papers. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 29, August, 1873 Honey-cakes were given to Jewish children on their first introduction to school, and the nickname "Kaliri," or "Boy of the Cake," may have arisen from his youthful precocity. Chapters on Jewish Literature He was a precocious child, and have we not been told that precocity does not fulfill its promises? Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors It may, of course, be argued that these results merely show a somewhat greater precocity of girls. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man T. believes that his amative precocity was due to the early awakening of sex feeling by the servant-girl. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 Analysis of the Sexual Impulse; Love and Pain; The Sexual Impulse in Women There can be little doubt that, as many previous observers have found, inversion tends strongly to be associated with sexual precocity. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 Sexual Inversion Its duration varies with the precocity of the embryo. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Little Samuel Taylor seemed to be aware of his power; he evolved a wondrous precocity and ruled the rectory with a rod of iron. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors I could record many instances I have observed of the precocity of children. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man This was long before the magical feats of the baby Mozart had set every grasping parent staring for signs of musical precocity in his children. Haydn I think it may further be said that sexual precocity tends to encourage the inverted habit where it exists. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 Sexual Inversion However this may be, he undoubtedly went afterwards to a school kept by Mr. Ready, at which again he was marked chiefly by precocity. Robert Browning In the history of the arts there are cases such as Fortuny's, of Mozart, Chopin, Raphael, and some others, whose precocity and prodigious powers of production astonished their contemporaries. Promenades of an Impressionist The knowledge of this precocity on her part intensified my fascination for her. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man My father gave my precocity for science a very successful impetus and left me at his death fully in possession of the ideas and projects he cherished. The Certainty of a Future Life in Mars It is natural that the invert should very clearly recall the precocity of his inclinations. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 Sexual Inversion But the sharpened nerves of the child manifested themselves in acute sensibilities and an extraordinary precocity of intellect, never in morbid or irritable moods. The Conqueror We do not remember to have seen in the various notices relative to the late Bishop Connop Thirlwall, the well-known historian, any mention of his precocity, which must have been almost without a parallel. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 100, April, 1876 It would be unjust to think of any abnormal religious precocity. The Life of Jesus of Nazareth He was simple, natural, affectionate, and free from pertness or precocity. Daniel Webster That so dignified and suggestive a performance should have come from so young a poet was considered a marvel of precocity by the literary world, both English and American. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 Certainly he had never exhibited such unhuman precocity. The Conqueror The fifty copies of the 'Battle of Marathon,' which Mr. Barrett, proud of his daughter's precocity, insisted on having printed, bear the date of 1819. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) It was more probably written when he was twelve or fourteen, as he showed at nine none of the signs of precocity which such a composition indicates. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 It deals severely with the precocity of a youthful lover who has been detected wooing his lady in the Park. The First Hundred Thousand From that time, such was the precocity of her character, that she became the mistress of her father's house and the companion of his leisure hours. Famous Americans of Recent Times His memory gave up the stories of his mother's precocity. The Conqueror His precocity as a child was remarkable; at seven he read English and Roman history, and at eleven he had acquired a knowledge of Greek and Latin, and had taught himself the rudiments of Hebrew. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History And he clattered up the steps and vanished, hoop and all, through the front doorway, leaving the stranger to marvel at the precocity of western children and at the complexity of their vocabularies. Phebe, Her Profession A Sequel to Teddy: Her Book Later, she was associated with Prince Edward, four years her junior; both displayed an extraordinary precocity and capacity for learning. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters His early education he secured from his father, and this training, coupled with his natural brilliancy, enabled him to develop genuine precocity. Masters of Space Morse, Thompson, Bell, Marconi, Carty But she was a very clever woman; and she was not unlike Hamilton in a quite phenomenal precocity, and in the torrential nature of her passions. The Conqueror When will parents and teachers learn to regard mental precocity as a disaster to be shunned, instead of a glory to be coveted? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 05, March, 1858 Fragile and sensitive, she was educated at home, by her cultivated father and mother, under whose solicitous training she developed an alarming precocity. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 I have spoken of Giorgione's versatility, his precocity, and the natural inequality of his work. Giorgione The school, the whole school, is your field, the elevation of the mass in knowledge and virtue, and no individual instance, either of dullness or precocity, should draw you away from its steady pursuit. The Teacher Though he had been much put out by the precocity of that embrace, there was nevertheless a sweetness about it which lingered on his lips. Mr. Scarborough's Family In any case the composition must, I think, be held to surpass in genuine qualities Cowley's flashy precocity. Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England He was educated at the college Mazarin, and surprised his Jansenist teachers by his brilliance and precocity. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 But sufficient stress is not laid, I think, upon the masterly achievement of the earlier times; the tendency is to refer too much to later years, and not recognise sufficiently the prodigious precocity before 1500. Giorgione No similar instance of precocity is to be found in the military history of mankind. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 55, May, 1862 Humanities, theology, canons, everything, the young man mastered with an ease which surprised his masters, and they compared him to the Fathers of the Church, who had attracted attention by their precocity. The Shadow of the Cathedral He had often marvelled over his own precocity, but never guessed that this might be the explanation why he was in flower at twenty-two. Tommy and Grizel This is not quite the same thing as making himself a companion for them, and the result was a terrific outburst of infant precocity; but this hardly justifies Mrs. Gaskell and Madame Duclaux. The Three Brontës His many-sidedness shows him to have been a man of wide sympathies, whilst the astonishing rapidity of his development testifies to the precocity of his talent. Giorgione An admirable story of commercial precocity reaches me from one of the many correspondents who have been good enough to write to me in connection with this book. Collections and Recollections Thomas Chatterton, who died by his own hand in 1770, at the age of seventeen, is one of the most wonderful examples of precocity in the history of literature. From Chaucer to Tennyson Tommy bore it well, all except the quotation, which he was burning to correct, but sighed to find that it had set the dominies on his left talking about precocity. Tommy and Grizel The dog, a puppy, barked at Clarissa and was promptly kicked for its precocity. Madcap I have elsewhere dwelt upon the precocity of Giorgione's talent, with its accompanying qualities of versatility, inequality, and productiveness, and I have pointed out the analogous phenomena in music and poetry. Giorgione To some persons all this may seem exceedingly improper, as well as extremely precocious; but the truth compels us to say, that its impropriety was by no means as obvious as its precocity. The Crater And in other emergencies she divined the mysteries of the flesh, as other precocities divine the mysteries of painting and music, and so become child wonders. Balcony Stories Although the father judiciously studied to repress his son's marked precocity of talent, Arthur wrote about this time several plays in prose and in rhyme,--compositions which were never exhibited, however, beyond the family-circle. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 38, December, 1860 He smiled as one does sometimes at the precocity of an infant. Stories by American Authors, Volume 1 This gravity is peculiarly remarkable in Indian children, who at the age of four or five years display more intelligence and precocity than the children of whites. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 372, May 30, 1829 If he should display the precocity of his talents by expressing impious opinions before his brothers and sisters, we should not much blame his father for cutting short the controversy with a horse-whip. Famous Reviews The exotics may likewise be distinguished in the spring by their precocity,—their leaves being out a week or ten days earlier than the leaves of our trees. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 46, August, 1861 The productions of her pen and pencil seem to justify this assertion, so far as the precocity of such a mere child may warrant the ungarnered fruits of future years. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 38, December, 1860 I cannot learn that he gave in his youth any evidence of that precocity which sometimes distinguishes uncommon genius. Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers When he will smoke depends upon the precocity of his individual generation; and that increases in a direct ratio with time itself, in this country. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 There is a hardness in her infantine earnestness, and a spiteful precocity in her reasoning, which repulses all our sympathy. Famous Reviews The remark is equivocal, but was doubtless intended as a compliment to the precocity of the young painter. Heroes of the Telegraph It was a pleasant instance of this youth's precocity, that he fancied Mrs Gamp had conceived a tenderness for him, and was much tickled by her misplaced attachment. Martin Chuzzlewit Many artists have been precocious, but without diligence their precocity would have come to nothing. Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance This is in the nature of a digression, but it can do no harm to call attention thus to the facts which contradict the common notion that intellectual precocity should be discouraged. Library Work with Children Unfortunately this precocity is disabled by poverty, ignorance, narrowness, and a hideous power of living without art or love or beauty and being rather proud of it. Treatise on Parents and Children The ordinary period of female maturity is astonishingly late when compared with the lower animals of the same size, particularly when viewed with cases of animal precocity on record. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine "How he DU dam and swear," the servants would cry, delighted at his precocity. Vanity Fair Notwithstanding the many undeniable instances of the precocity of men of genius, it is nevertheless true that early cleverness gives no indication of the height to which the grown man will reach. Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance He amazes me by his precocity and various endowments. Robert Louis Stevenson: a record, an estimate, and a memorial Now, as he reflected that it had been given by a girl of sixteen, he was divided between admiration of her precocity and fear lest she prove to be too young to keep a secret. Rezanov The first case was one of infantile precocity, the other belonging to a much later period, the menstrual function having been established but a few months prior to conception. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine Lombroso, in the second volume of his work on ``The Criminal,'' denies that precocity and relapse are characteristics distinguishing born and habitual from occasional criminals. Criminal Sociology Next thing, this child-woman, this mysterious mind of mixed precocity and innocence, would be showing that she had guessed a Cousin Nell. Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise It was a sort of phantom love affair, subjective and fanciful, a precocity of instinct, like that tender and maternal concern which some little girls feel for their dolls. The Troll Garden and Selected Stories She felt half envious of such a sad precocity of wisdom. The Reef Fecundity in the old seems to have attracted fully as much attention among the older observers as precocity. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine And as the figures which I have given show that precocity and relapse are even more frequent for minor offences than for crimes, he thinks that they contradict instead of confirming my conclusions. Criminal Sociology The Duke, with a touch of his earlier precocity, died of premature decay a fortnight before the date fixed for the new trial. Beasts and Super-Beasts The grain was very fine and well grown, which gave me the idea to keep it for a trial, and see if the following year it would preserve its precocity. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 He was a stern, unsmiling man, and hated all forms of precocity. The 30,000 Dollar Bequest and Other Stories The child was born of mulatto parents at Waco, Texas, on August 19, 1885, and when only thirteen months old manifested remarkable mental ability and precocity. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine To these numerical data may be added others of a qualificative character, showing that precocity is most frequent in respect of the natural crimes and offences which are usually observed amongst born and habitual criminals. Criminal Sociology And he has figured it out that Mary, evidently a young precocity, has judged him, found him guilty, and sentenced him to banishment from her affections. Captivating Mary Carstairs But, the more I reflect, the more I am bewildered to assign any cause for this precocity of affection. The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2 Mere lad as I was, in spite of my precocity, I shared also the universal confidence in the French army. My Days of Adventure The Fall of France, 1870-71 The same precocity of girls appears to exist even among the uncivilised, and independently of the special circumstances of life. Essays in War-Time Further Studies in the Task of Social Hygiene It was a compliment paid to the precocity of his extraordinary mathematical talent, and the steadiness of his application. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 263, Supplementary Number (1827) With a precocity that never ceased to amuse and delight Lilly, Zoe, while only half understanding the content of an occasion, could somehow imbibe its essence. Star-Dust His precocity was as remarkable as his versatility. The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2 He watched his growth with the keenest interest, admiring his amiability, his precocity, his excellent disposition, The boy was really remarkable for intelligence and beauty. The Court of the Empress Josephine The greater precocity of girls is another aspect of the biological factor in sexual mental differences. Essays in War-Time Further Studies in the Task of Social Hygiene It is a proof of Pope's patience as well as his precocity that he delayed three years before accepting it. The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems His precocity put him in advance of most boys at seven, even without schooling. From Boyhood to Manhood Life of Benjamin Franklin It is in no sense depreciatory of my brother's attainments in life to say that he gave no evidence of precocity in his studies in childhood. A Little Book of Western Verse He is now grown up to be seven or eight years old, and, although exceptionally wilful, in intelligence and precocity, however, not one in a hundred could come up to him! Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books Naturally this precocity of intellect caused brain fatigue, though this would never have been suspected by the Fathers of their idlest pupil. Honore de Balzac, His Life and Writings Something much more than mere precocity is shown in these almost infantine sketches. In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" The most striking instances of this precocity are Q. Sulpicius Maximus, who at the age of twelve and a half won the prize for Greek verse at the Agon Capitolinus A.D. Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal There were great boastings about this personage, extravagant amplifications upon miracles of precocity, mixed with vehement objurgations against the phlegmatic incredulity with which I received them. Villette Change of heart before pubescent years, there are several scientific reasons for thinking means precocity and forcing. Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene It will be remembered what words he used to speak of this youthful genius, whose precocity frightened him. Saint Augustin In this precocity Cicero did not imitate Crassus, or show an example to the Romans who followed him. The Life of Cicero Volume One This explains the vegetable precocity of the spot, where wallflowers, cactus, roses, luxuriate. Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe Edward VI., who was but ten years old at his accession, was weak in body, but was a most remarkable instance of intellectual precocity. Outline of Universal History This is, perhaps, the best physiological characterization of precocity and issues in excessive nervous and muscular irritability. Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene In striking contrast to Virgil or Horace, Propertius is a genius of great and, indeed, phenomenal precocity. Latin Literature Such precocity is less unusual, even in children of the Rich, than most grown people imagine. The Magnificent Ambersons Mr. Hamilton-Wells had always enjoyed his children's precocity, and, provided they amused him, they could make him do anything. The Heavenly Twins In any case Secunda's precocity and Prima's vacuity seem equally incapable of any deception. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Children who are early put on a stimulating diet develop mental and sexual precocity, both of which are detrimental to physical welfare. Maintaining Health Formerly Health and Efficiency The physiological text-books, however, say nothing of precocity of development in children as a result of hyperthyroidism. Hormones and Heredity Slowly, without precocity, without even that joy in strength of maturity which comes to most great writers before the age of thirty, he toiled on in a sort of vacuum. Henrik Ibsen I do not understand that I was quite such a miracle of precocity, but should think it not impossible, inasmuch as precocious boys are said to make stupid men. Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 2. It is just these first instinctive impulses of the girl-child, combined with her imitativeness and wonderful precocity, which make her so fascinating. A Traveller in Little Things This is also evidenced by the number of child actors and actresses in the theatrical world, and the remarkable precocity of the members of the profession in all lands. The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day In this way MacBride attempts to explain recapitulation in development and the tendency to precocity in the development of ancestral structures. Hormones and Heredity But how this remedy was to be used against sexual precocity, he did not tell them. Married Extremely good-looking, he was gifted with a precocity of talent. Endymion When the boy is seventeen, what with his Oriental precocity, and this system of education, he will know the world as well as a Saxon boy of twenty-one, and that is not saying much. A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day Among the young herdsmen and shepherdesses of the pastoral peoples of Europe and Asia, the same precocity of song prevails. The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day The undeniable virtue of the poet irritates as much as it attracts, from its pert precocity and obtrusiveness. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius He found in his pupil that precocity of intellectual development which is characteristic of the Arabian organisation. Coningsby |
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