| 单词 | propinquity |
| 例句 | And be able to pronounce "propinquity" at a first take. Leveson: the Movie – casting opens on the world's wackiest courtroom drama 2012-11-29T15:31:02Z To borrow the title of Scott Eyman’s smart, generous chronicle, they became “Hank & Jim,” a pair of guys who asked nothing of each other but propinquity. Review | What kept Henry Fonda and James Stewart friends for 50 years? 2017-11-17T05:00:00Z It’s what researchers call “propinquity,” being in proximity to others. Want to be healthier? Hang out with your friends. 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z Only if the paper is in the middle zone is the pull of propinquity going to matter. I’ve Protested for Racial Justice. Do I Have to Post on Social Media? 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z They were competitors and almost certainly did not plan this propinquity. 2 pioneer photographers, 2 parades, 1 impressive perch 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z As well as reflecting on the shocking propinquity of life and death, Donne is tormented by his isolation, as a patient: The 100 best nonfiction books: No 96 – Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions by John Donne (1624) 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z Being a young creator of any kind is all about cheap rent and propinquity. The New York Building Inhabited Entirely by Creative People 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z There will be no need to study flashcards with words such as “obsequious,” “propinquity,” and “lachrymose,” the College Board said, because the revision puts less focus on fancy vocabulary and more on analytical reasoning. New SAT prompts a scramble as students worry about which admission test to take 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z I think the term is ‘propinquity,’ ” he said. Gen. David Petraeus may have fallen from pedestal, but woe to the ‘fallen woman’ 2012-11-15T15:42:00Z The Teutonic peoples were comparatively free from the infection, although the propinquity of the Rhinelands to France led to occasional visitations. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z Alys, woman-like, had succumbed to propinquity, and betrayed herself; Rush, finding his mere masculine loneliness misinterpreted, and being honourable to boot, had promptly withdrawn. Mrs. Balfame A Novel 2012-04-15T02:00:04.827Z My sister has a notion that a young man and a young woman ought no more to be in propinquity than saltpetre and charcoal. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z No doubt, the constant propinquity of danger had made me serious for my years. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z A few ladies enjoyed the novelty of tea al fresco, with possibly, a keener appreciation for their propinquity to some bomb-proof, than for the light refreshment in which they were indulging. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z He felt only a passing fancy, the light offspring of propinquity and youth. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z I never did share the platitudinous belief in propinquity. Mrs. Balfame A Novel 2012-04-15T02:00:04.827Z Somewhere thereabouts it was, I remember, that a privileged motor-car came upon companies of invaders and of defenders, within two hundred yards of one another, and each totally ignorant of the propinquity of the other. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z Being a person of eminent respectability, M. Galland dwelt in a smug street within decorous propinquity of the fashionable Place Royale. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z Within the past few days the town has been swept by rumours about the propinquity of the southern column; we have understood Colonel Plumer has been within fifty miles of Mafeking for some weeks. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z They appeared to gaze, face to face, on the Satanic one, and were abashed by his unexpected propinquity. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z But he would not do that; he had decided that to do that at this point would be to bring about for his benefit an unfair propinquity. Running Sands 2012-02-05T03:00:08.983Z The ports were wide open, and the cool evening air, fragrant in spite of the city's propinquity with the smell of the Stanley pines, flowed in. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z Mary began to ask herself the cause of her sudden interest in this stranger, but she soon concluded that it must be solely due to his propinquity to Ralph during the latter's illness. A Singular Metamorphosis 2012-02-01T03:00:10.613Z It was, however, her propinquity that most affected him. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z What an exhibition we should have, in State Street, and the alleys, if this edict should be revived, against those, whose uncircumcision would avail them nothing, to disprove their Levitical propinquity. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z "Oh, then, you will refuse your consent," said the Councillor, hitching his chair back so as to escape the beggar's progressive propinquity. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z The Indians did not, according to Jeeka, quite relish the propinquity. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z Extreme difficulties beset the study of the eagle-tribe, for the living subjects refuse to be studied, and resent one's most remote propinquity. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z How, too, during the startling, then alarming occurrence of their captivity, her thoughts had flown at once to his propinquity as to a tower of refuge—she liked that simile and it would often recur. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z Apparently from the propinquity of all great and lofty emotional states. Human, All Too Human A Book for Free Spirits 2011-11-28T03:00:26.030Z The entire Challis household, including the satellites of relationship and propinquity, are hardly worth the author's skill or the reader's attention. Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z The other main theory in social psychology predicts that people choose their friends on the basis of propinquity, or geographical closeness. What Can Dolphins Tell Us About The Evolution of Friendship? 2011-11-16T23:15:02.967Z "In fact I pursue the rival study of propinquity—the art of never seeing beyond one's own nose!" The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z The threat, and the dangerous propinquity of his enemy, effectually silenced the Earl, and Catesby directed Fawkes to make for the shore as quickly as he could. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z You're under the influence of a few silver nights, and that most dangerous of all things—propinquity. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z Circumstance, propinquity, accident, a step rightly or wrongly taken, and the rest is predicated with a terrible inevitability. The Debit Account 2011-09-21T02:00:33.753Z Though not united politically, they yet had the common bonds of fatherland, of race, of mercantile interest, and the mutual dependence that comes, or should come, from propinquity under these conditions. Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery 2011-09-18T02:00:28.007Z Trotwood sat in the same row as Harry, two or three seats away from him—the acquaintance was not even of the type that alphabetical propinquity is responsible for. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z There is no influence so little regarded for the young by those in authority as the tremendous influence of propinquity. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z I'm not half so much afraid of destiny as of propinquity. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z After dinner the following night I mentioned to the Seraph that I had run across Sylvia, and hinted that his propinquity to her in the Park each day was not altogether welcome. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z Nomadic habits, slight contact with anything human that is permanent, and freedom from the restraint which would be caused by the propinquity of neighbors, have fortified these people in self-conceit. Frontier Folk 2011-08-19T02:00:11.653Z Living in immediate propinquity to the happy lovers would of course be intolerable. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z "Tell me honestly, Montague," she said; "is it anything more than a case of propinquity with this Baldwin girl?—on your part, I mean." The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z He took him to call at some of the houses he knew best, and though this was a matter of propinquity he knew nevertheless that he preferred Wheaton to the others in the house. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z Where the gaol was situated, I enjoyed such a propinquity to dock bells, basin bells, cathedral bells, and gaol bells, that had I been inclined to rebel, it would have chimed in with the others. The History Of The Last Trial By Jury For Atheism In England A Fragment of Autobiography Submitted for the Perusal of Her Majesty's Attorney-General and the British Clergy 2011-07-22T02:00:15.747Z Helen shivered, and the cold, damp perspiration gathered on her face, as she felt now the propinquity of the tiger to such an extent that she was ready to sink down helpless upon the floor. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z There was a lulling, soothing sense in the sequestered propinquity of the great mountains, in the dull roar of the ever-speaking torrent. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z He did not overrate the stimulative effect of her presence; of the mere fact of propinquity. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z Suddenly Wagram, chancing to look round, became aware of the propinquity of a stranger. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z Oh, well, I happened to discover their propinquity, and concluded to warn the stage people. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z The admiration conceived in her that first night, when he had turned himself out to afford her shelter, had needed only this brief period of propinquity to ripen into something infinitely more deep and strong. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z Though placed in such propinquity to Constantinople, the Odessa lazaret may serve as a model of its kind, and the excellence of the system observed in it is proved by the happy results obtained. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z It is to be hoped that her conjugal tenderness in this matter had as good an effect on him as she was sure the propinquity of the horsechestnut had on her. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z But he had the wisdom to refrain from mentioning the possibility he foresaw of such propinquity; and Lucinda was generous enough to imitate this reticence and spare Willis the pain of hopes disabused. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z And, in the fourth place, it gave anybody who wanted to be 'on his job' a good opportunity of studying the effect of German propinquity on a small nation. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z There are a number of marriages where the reason is sufficiently palpable, and where any stronger one fails there is the all-sufficing one of propinquity. Boston Neighbours In Town and Out 2011-05-24T02:00:13.567Z The petty producer, who remains master of his own instrument of labor, will, through the simultaneity and propinquity of the embryonic co-operative commonwealth, get the help he needs. Socialism, Revolution and Internationalism 2011-04-27T02:00:20.770Z She was sure that she was even waked by the mere propinquity of a cat if by any chance one got into her room at night, though without any noise. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z He was used to the canopy of heaven, the chill ground, the tumult of rain; the sense of a roof above his head was unaccustomed, and he was stiflingly aware of its propinquity. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z After all, Massachusetts and Colorado are far apart; and if propinquity is fate bearing, distance and separation are more destructive of sentimental illusions than the average sentimentalist admits. Miss Theodora A West End Story 2011-02-26T03:00:48.940Z Later, the war took Richard from home, and only very recently had propinquity brought about the interest that soon ripened to love. In the Onyx Lobby 2011-02-14T03:00:31.897Z So shall propinquity be as naught; so no moment of strange, overwhelming weakness, no sudden flaring up of impulse, shall have power to bewilder and confuse you, to your harm! A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z There are reasons of propinquity and convenience that enable the small retailer to live to-day next door to the big department store. Twentieth Century Socialism What It Is Not; What It Is: How It May Come 2011-01-17T03:00:51.213Z Julius made these meals as long as he dared, so yearning he was for the news of the dear home life below, so tantalized by its propinquity and yet its remoteness. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z It's propinquity and home ties which make marriage a success; the life of an actor precludes domesticity. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z It needed propinquity to keep the fires alight. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z In the half light of evening she was fairy-like, a living dream of beauty, a coy sprite, who laughed, and teased, and tantalized by her aloof propinquity. The Great Mogul See what a few days of unavoidable propinquity will do! Stranded in Arcady Deeper far than a passional relationship, guiltless of any fruit of mere propinquity, the foundations of the sudden intimacy were as ancient as immovable. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath Suddenly the group realized his propinquity and flocked together critically to eye him, Michael became self-conscious and turned away; he heard giggling and spluttering. Sinister Street, vol. 1 Was it not folly to suppose that a girl such as Margaret would not follow her generous fancy when propinquity was added to inclination? The Span o' Life A Tale of Louisbourg & Quebec "Look! yonder they go, Maitland and Rebecca, not exactly arm-inarm, but with bent-down heads, and that propinquity that implies close converse." Tony Butler It comes from the combination of one or more causes: propinquity, similarity of tastes, natural attributes, I might go on indefinitely. The Bachelors A Novel We have an adequate solution of the before inexplicable fact of their propinquity, and yet want of connection. The Eruption of Vesuvius in 1872 All the boys whose existence he had deplored seemed to have clambered arduously into the Upper Fifth just to enrage him with the sight of their industrious propinquity. Sinister Street, vol. 1 A certain amount of propinquity is as essential to conversation as good roads and easy distances are a necessary condition to a visiting neighborhood. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) Cuvier supposes, that "the propinquity of solid bodies is perceived by the manner in which the air re-acts upon the surface of the wings." The Squirrels and other animals Illustrations of the habits and instincts of many of the smaller British quadrupeds "This yere is whar I live when I'm at home," he drawled, lapsing by the influence of the propinquity into the Tennessee idiom which was his birthright. The King of Arcadia He had come to the Pier, as Narragansett is locally termed, because of Newport's propinquity. The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident It may come of propinquity, of curiosity, of sympathy, of hatred. The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel Given a man and a woman and a certain propinquity, and nature does the rest. The Ten-foot Chain or, Can Love Survive the Shackles? A Unique Symposium There had been too much havoc wrought among their kind in defence of the fruit to encourage them to court human propinquity. Harley Greenoak's Charge It could be nothing but the result of propinquity, and danger mutually shared. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising While the civilization of these town dwellers was most probably local rather than racial, an accident of situation and propinquity, it was none the less decided. Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) When they have arrived near the negro colony, they disperse, wandering through the herbage and hunting about, as if aware of the propinquity of the object of their search, yet ignorant of its exact position. The Romance of Natural History, Second Series Are you sure that such propinquity has not something to do with it?” Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion They had no more idea of each other’s propinquity than they had—say, of the Sultan of Turkey suddenly arriving to take part in the day’s sport. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland But if you had not interrupted me I was going to add—‘but for the fact of the propinquity of Ratels Hoek and the entrancing but utterly perplexing choice of counter-attractions it affords.’ Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion It is propinquity that brings one to love and then later to dislike. The Intelligence of Woman And all this problem the result of a single day of propinquity! The Destroying Angel What he did not tell her was that he had found in her personality something so alluring, in her propinquity something so magnetic that it seemed ages ago when he had never known her. Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion It was utterly impossible to derive the equation to write "propinquity" in Spencerian script in less than a hundred man-hours, nor could a mathematical calculator be hired for so frivolous a purpose. The Romantic Analogue I say "irritations of propinquity," for, excepting among the angels, the status of propinquity cannot be permanently maintained without at least semi-occasional irritation. Child Versus Parent Some Chapters on the Irrepressible Conflict in the Home They disagree largely because there is too much propinquity. The Intelligence of Woman It is probable that the men of Liddesdale were to a certain extent corrupted by their propinquity to the lawless hordes which inhabited the Debateable land. Border Raids and Reivers Five, seven, or at most a dozen men unite in a group according to occupation, personal relationships, propinquity of dwelling, or other causes; only after a certain time to separate again. Anarchism A Criticism and History of the Anarchist Theory Still there is a love born of habit and propinquity, and that will come to my rescue. Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 When it came to drawing nigh to money, Mr. Smith was the pink of propinquity. Cupid's Middleman It is propinquity that brings one to think there is something rather repulsive in blood relations. The Intelligence of Woman The germ of love may be discovered in propinquity. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch And love can starve and die for want of sustenance, which is propinquity and a proper response. Banked Fires The velocity of their course, the propinquity or apparent identity of the iron orbits along which these meteors move, call forth the involuntary but fearful thought of a possible collision, with all its horrible consequences. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years They spoke in a low, rapid tone, and their conversation only reached her because of her propinquity. Stories by American Authors, Volume 7 He was a neighbor; that is, counting as propinquity a distance of ten miles. The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories There is doubtless a certain forceful magic about the combined influences of propinquity and sea air, as these are enjoyed by the idle passengers upon a great ocean liner. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography True love isn't the kind that endures through long years of absence, but the kind that endures through long years of propinquity. A Guide to Men Being Encore Reflections of a Bachelor Girl But she was seldom far from Anne Percy, whose propinquity he could enjoy even if debarred communion. The Gorgeous Isle A Romance; Scene: Nevis, B.W.I. 1842 "Love is merely a strong, complex emotion inspired in persons by propinquity plus occasion!" Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story The location for a men's hotel must be determined partly by its propinquity to the class of men which it is seeking to attract and partly for facilities for ventilation, cleanliness and general sanitary conditions. The Social Work of the Salvation Army Fate, her enemy—what match was it for three such allies as propinquity, nature, and a wise mother? Kildares of Storm “Draw close, my men,” cried the captain, “right wheel;” and setting his men an example, he did gallop with what speed he might from the propinquity of the wall. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7 He came back with his friend on each occasion to the blest miracle of renewed propinquity, which had a double virtue in that favouring air. The Wings of the Dove, Volume II And the propinquity was close enough and piquant enough to flutter the heart of a monk—which Martin was not. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story You all know that it is the caprice of chance encounter, the result of propinquity, the invention of poets and novelists, the superstition of the victims, the unscrupulous make-believe of the witnesses. The Daughter of the Storage And Other Things in Prose and Verse And by the very nature of the average business woman’s life she is often in love with someone in her office––from propinquity if for no other reason. The Gorgeous Girl In regions more remote the scattered Loyalists lacked the consolation arising from numbers and propinquity to England, and accordingly their tremors continued, and, in a smaller degree, continue still. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule It was fantastic, and Milly was aware of this; but the other side was what had, of a sudden, been turned straight towards her by the show of Mr. Densher's propinquity. The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 But it was not accident nor a lazy concurrence with propinquity that kept Johnny Byrd at Maria Angelina's side. The Innocent Adventuress That want of definition in the presentiment at first, and then its determination in the new direction by, as it were, propinquity—it is all very curious. The Daughter of the Storage And Other Things in Prose and Verse Just beyond her, in saucy propinquity, lay a slaver, bound for the coast of Africa—a beautiful, graceful craft. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 3. March 1848 As time passed they were drawn together by the bonds of propinquity and mutual interest—this obscure police officer and the daughter of one of the most powerful men in the solar system. In the Orbit of Saturn The briefs being read, Brodie’s propinquity was proved, and no person had any idea that the existence of a nearer heir could be established. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI Nearness, neighborhood, and propinquity are commonly used of place; approximation, of mathematical calculations and abstract reasoning; we speak of approach to the shore, nearness to the town, approximation to the truth. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions It is generally agreed that propinquity is the cause of most marriages, but I think that a girl ought to be very careful not to let propinquity get the better of her. The Squirrel Inn The propinquity of Child's to the Cathedral and Doctors' Commons, made it the resort of the clergy, and ecclesiastical loungers. All About Coffee The two men disappeared at the end of the Butte, then returned and, this time, doubtless embarrassed by the propinquity of the German officers, penetrated a few paces into French territory. The Frontier It is possible that she might come to feel a preference for one of us—a sense of gratitude, the natural sentiment of her coming womanhood, even the fact of continual propinquity might encourage it. The Master Mummer How does approximation, as regards the class of objects to which it is applied, differ from nearness, neighborhood, or propinquity? English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions Alabama and Georgia alone feel kinship from geographical propinquity. Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements "The heat of propinquity feeds the flame of love," oracularly. A Man of Two Countries Chance had thrown them together when both were very young, and propinquity did the rest. Theo A Sprightly Love Story And even when propinquity had been established there was never any progress made that could be favorably noted. It, and Other Stories The very annoyances and constraints of propinquity are in their own way disciplinary, and insistent, uncongenial persons, like glaring red buoys with clanging bells, serve at least to keep us in the fairway of navigation. Apologia Diffidentis It is often a matter of propinquity—the handiest. Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation The irremediable, intimate propinquity with coarse humanity oppressed him. The Rough Road Propinquity is the strongest of agents in a love affair, and in Denis Oglethorpe's love affair, propinquity had accomplished what nothing else would have been likely to have done. Theo A Sprightly Love Story Sometimes Mister Masters came near her of his own accord, and remained in bashful silence; but more often she was obliged to have recourse to "accidents" in order to bring about propinquity. It, and Other Stories And what if the propinquity of these poor remains be gage and promise of a sympathy of souls unveiled and unhidden by false semblances of the body? Apologia Diffidentis It is the consciousness of the propinquity of some deadly and loathsome disease. Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) Ghost Stories It was natural that the former should object to the propinquity of a warlike people like the Japanese, and it was natural that France should remain true to her ally. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Of his father's possessions Frederick had inherited Tyrol and the Swabian lands, and the propinquity of his territories made him a powerful personage at Constance. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 Owing to propinquity of Hongkong and Singapore, North Borneo cannot become an emporium for eastern trade. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo That same chord within him thrilled to her voice, her propinquity. The Sign of the Spider Though there was no appreciable sound of moving or breathing, I was so convinced of the propinquity of a listener that I crept out of bed and approached the door. Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) Ghost Stories What weighed most with the Taira leader, however, was the propinquity of the three great monasteries; Hiei-zan on the north, Miidera on the east, and Nara on the south. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era He had been parachuted into the enemy's motherland, naturally, because propinquity alone assured the success of his strange talent. Summer Snow Storm Between the Macphails and the Davidsons, who were missionaries, there had arisen the intimacy of shipboard, which is due to propinquity rather than to any community of taste. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands Several times we were startled by the sudden plunge of the alligators into the water, close to the boats, and of whose propinquity we were not aware until they made the plunge. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery Opportunity, propinquity, a sudden temptation—these had assailed him and for one moment all the devils of hell were let loose in this good man's brain and heart. Ringfield A Novel Evidently, Japan threatens to become a keen competitor of Europe and America in all the markets of the Orient, for she possesses the advantage of propinquity, and as well an abundance of easily trained labour. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The silly talk of children—and how like some conversations the propinquity of piazzas has since forced me to listen to! Penguin Persons & Peppermints And perhaps his real intention was to extort from Rome the means of paying his troops by the mere exhibition of the danger arising from their propinquity while they remained unpaid. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 The Chinese dislike our propinquity to their coast at Hong Kong, and the last expedition will have the effect of increasing this dislike. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery Your mother was as ignorant of the propinquity as you were. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time That is the penalty of prairie life; there is no escape from propinquity. The Prairie Mother Within one's vicinity and propinquity, an individual registered a finite array of physical traits and characteristics not quite like his own until a next batch would catch his eye. An Apostate: Nawin of Thais Apparently the propinquity of foreign pollen serves to stimulate a female cell into division, although the pollen cell retains fixed molecular identity, and does not fuse with the female cell. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. Not being in such a coign of vantage as your honour's excellency, I was misled by the propinquity of heads viewed from the rear. Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. Your mother is as ignorant of the propinquity as Greta herself. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time But their propinquity is one of the reasons why I should not like to grow old in a crowd. Over the Fireside with Silent Friends The Egyptians were right about there being a woman in the cat and a cat in a woman, for the two creatures need to feel real within the propinquity of touch. An Apostate: Nawin of Thais Apart from the philosopher, public opinion is the victim of sensationalism, and individual opinion is further warped by accidental propinquity. The Approach to Philosophy But he knew that Catania was on the other side of the island and near the sea, and expected it to be hotter than Palermo because of the propinquity of Etna. Castellinaria and Other Sicilian Diversions These depend primarily and simply on four things—intensity, duration, certainty or uncertainty, propinquity or remoteness. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics She appeared to have forgotten the propinquity of other persons. The Last Woman Then to repentance was added gratitude, to gratitude admiration, and to all three propinquity. The Justice of the King Intermarriage, partaking of food and drink, even physical propinquity, entailed ceremonial defilement sometimes inexpiable. The New World of Islam I hardly know what to make of her sudden tolerance of this girl; whether it is a case of propinquity, duty, or over-generousness on Blue Bonnet's part. Blue Bonnet in Boston or, Boarding-School Days at Miss North's Actual propinquity with danger, the clash of mind against mind had in a large measure restored his self-possession. Men of Affairs The birth of eternal, enduring love was but a matter of propinquity. David Malcolm It was during the pressure that Luke heard a voice whisper in his ear, "Never fear; all's right!" and turning his head, he became aware of the propinquity of Jack Palmer. Rookwood “Draw close my men,” cried the captain, “right wheel;” and setting his men an example, he did gallop with what speed he might from the propinquity of the wall. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 Long before the thirsty traveller suspects the propinquity of water, his sagacious mule, by her joyful hinney, and suddenly altered bearing, warns him of its presence. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire To wed is often fatal to romance; but it is expecting too much to suppose that lovers will reason that too much propinquity is often worse than obstacle. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers In fact, with all their propinquity to this place, there is little known about them. The Scalp Hunters This propinquity of the forest to the little pueblita bespeaks the indolence of the inhabitants; perhaps not. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Here you obtain all the news, all the scandal, all the politics, and all the fun; it is this dangerous propinquity, which occasions so much intemperance. Diary in America, Series Two We soon fell in with signs that indicated the propinquity of the animals we were in search of. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire The natural concentration of business concerns in one line, in one locality, suggests the many advantages that accrue from attrition and propinquity. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers The voracious crab held on, not liking to lose his prey, till he found himself borne upwards from the ground, and in unpleasant propinquity to the frigate bird’s sharp beak. A Voyage round the World A book for boys The room was so low that Drake felt he must stoop, and Nell's tall figure looked all the taller and slimmer for its propinquity to the timbered ceiling. Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden Beside these inducements, must be added its propinquity to the Pontiana river, and the trade which by that route might flow even from the center of this little-known island. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy "Aren't you the guy," she demanded, "who was laughing his head off at the idea that the Board and its propinquity could have any effect on him?" Masters of Space Between these two men, so strangely flung together by destiny, there existed no link of sympathy; and propinquity only forced the growth of their mutual antagonism. Greece and the Allies 1914-1922 Family affection needs propinquity and service to develop it. Joan of Arc of the North Woods Its propinquity to Norfolk, together with the vast preponderance of the United States in naval power, made an attack upon that place the most reasonable supposition. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death We really drifted into an engagement more because of propinquity than anything else. 'Smiles' A Rose of the Cumberlands Just that I was wrong; and I admit freely that I was wrong in scoffing at the propinquity. Masters of Space Suppose men to be in contact through propinquity or common descent. The Moral Economy With the old man, despite our stateroom propinquity, I had made no advances. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance She is also described as a natural daughter; the marriage of her parents having been dissolved on alleged propinquity of blood, by a sentence of divorce, pronounced 2d March 1477-8. The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) As the girls grew older they studied together, and the friendship, born of propinquity, was strengthened by mutual tastes and sympathy. The Californians The propinquity made it possible to finish the business begun at Bailey Harbor and be done with him. Blacksheep! Blacksheep! In other words, it is clearly defined as a necessity and utility arising out of the circumstance of propinquity. The Moral Economy Hilda," I said, "if there is no power of loving in me, but only of fancying, still you have said that fancy feeds on propinquity. We Three Now there's a lot in it, I'm sure," the man of the monocle was saying, bending toward Winifred with what Flint considered objectionable propinquity,—"telepathy, don't you know, and—and all that sort of thing. Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes The propinquity of our house to Westminster Abbey enabled me to enter into the more chastened, yet dignified, beauty of the English rite. Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography He did not even confirm her statement as to the propinquity of the car but crossed the platform with the crestfallen air of a child in disgrace. Blacksheep! Blacksheep! Those of the mercantile navy that most enjoyed her propinquity did not seem, by the press of sail that they were carrying, to think the situation very enviable. Rattlin the Reefer For an honest lover, propinquity is always dangerous,—most of all, the propinquity in one's own home. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 Still, as we were both very studious, and never strayed far from our desks at recess, we practised a sort of intimacy of propinquity. The Promised Land Schoolboy comradeships are usually due to propinquity rather than to character. Friendship Besides the problems of personality adjustment that propinquity presents, there are such questions as these to look into: Is one standard of moral conduct after marriage to apply to both? The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book We see a world highly differentiated, and with wide associations which seemed to have become permanent becoming at once a world in which the lines of cleavage are based upon propinquity and political organization. The Psychology of Nations A Contribution to the Philosophy of History Undisturbed propinquity—a love charm that was old when the world was young. Torchy, Private Sec. "Are you sure it isn't just loneliness and propinquity?" The Master-Knot of Human Fate This had come about by the simple means of propinquity on the terrace or in the semicircular hall. The Letter of the Contract Love is a matter of propinquity; it makes demands, asks for proofs, requires a token. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians Is it race or manners or the pure fact of propinquity or herd contact or all together that are the objects of social desire and the feeling of solidarity? The Psychology of Nations A Contribution to the Philosophy of History She felt that his respect for a woman of the higher classes was, as regarded herself, wearing thin, owing to propinquity. The Beach of Dreams Say what you like, said I, but slay my mother if ever since the old man strangled himself, things did not seem, as it were, in their natural propinquity. Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity "You didn't?" he said, interrogatively, charmed as he had never been before by her propinquity and vivaciousness. Dixie Hart She was aware of the almost inevitable result of propinquity. Where the Sun Swings North We can never separate race from propinquity, for example, or from mores, or from the bonds due to common possession of causes. The Psychology of Nations A Contribution to the Philosophy of History For one thing, he realized how the mere propinquity of docks and wharves infects entire districts with the happy-go-lucky carelessness of Jack ashore; for another, he knew what was coming. One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York Unless there is a natural propinquity, the best-arranged matters will fall out. Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity A very large percentage of existing vice is the immediate product of ignorance, and the larger percentage of the remainder is the result of propinquity and the idea that it will never be found out. The Eugenic Marriage, Volume I. (of IV.) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies Would propinquity solve all this at last, as though this were a desert island, they two alone remaining? The Sagebrusher A Story of the West We see it being employed to extend social feeling beyond the point to which propinquity and common cause can carry it. The Psychology of Nations A Contribution to the Philosophy of History "The original license certainly seems to have disappeared," said Curtis, who had suddenly become aware that the propinquity of a charming woman was one of the subtle joys of life. One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York Standing by the rail we took advantage of the liberty to speak together, which on a ship such propinquity sanctions. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-11-17 Montani knew a great many things I wanted to know, but I must have time to adjust myself to the shock of his propinquity. Lady Larkspur Pity and propinquity and the great law had done their work! The Sagebrusher A Story of the West But girls' friendships are often made by propinquity, neighbourhood, adjacent homes, and constant meetings in the ordinary round of life. The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII. No. 358, November 6, 1886. He was firm in his determination to clip Anne's claws; he would take no chances with youth, ultimate propinquity, and the wiles of a repentant sinner. From the Housetops There is also in this cave a strange propinquity of salt and fresh water pools, the situation of two of which struck me as peculiarly curious. The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815 After all, love is frequently a matter of propinquity. John Ward, Preacher We have no European enemy to dread, it is true; we have on our own continent no foeman worthy of our steel; for, unlike the lands of Europe, this land is not cursed by propinquity. Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z Propinquity, my dear madam—propinquity sometimes works wonders; and Mr. Liddell has a great deal in his power. A Crooked Path A Novel With abandonment to the delight of mere propinquity, he laid away sorrow against the returning time of her absence, as one lays away an umbrella until the next shower. The Lighted Match This island was so called because, from its propinquity to the opposite shore, it appeared like a cape. The Norwegian account of Haco's expedition against Scotland, A.D. MCCLXIII. With her back still towards him, her eyes upon the wonderful prospect, she had no suspicion of Jimmy's propinquity until he mentioned her name. Enter Bridget It may be a matter of affinity in later years, or, as the more prosaic Buckle suggests, dependent upon the price of corn, but at first it is certainly a question of propinquity. The Spinster Book The Duke had known nothing of the hovering propinquity of Mrs. Bonteen, but Madame Goesler had seen and had understood it all. Phineas Finn The Irish Member In this way, then, an illusory propinquity may be given to a recalled event through a mere desire to dwell on it, or even a capricious wish to deceive one's self. Illusions A Psychological Study There is opportunity, propinquity, and the community of interest which breaks down the barriers of ordinary reserve. David Harum A Story of American Life The longer any organization is maintained, the sharper this spirit of rivalry grows to be, owing to the feeling of clanship that propinquity and material interests evoke. The Navy as a Fighting Machine His desires led him no further than the mystic joy of her presence, the sweet, passionless content of propinquity. Nobody's Man Inferior performances on the stage will destroy your taste as surely as will the continued propinquity of poor pictures. The Young Man and the World He must put a firmer guard over himself, for propinquity and the night were exciting influence, and the cruel fact remained that it was too late in any case. The Man and the Moment The British and the enemy trenches were taped out on some cornfields, in propinquity to the hamlet, and the forthcoming attack was rehearsed time and time again by all the battalions in the Brigade. The Story of the "9th King's" in France The shouts of the English soldiers on seeing the stag gallop by was the first sign the French had of the propinquity of their foes. Joan of Arc His wife had returned to the house, but the danger of discovery was so great that even she was not told of his propinquity. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German This is especially true of Japan; for, with cheap labor, rare aptitude for manufacture, and propinquity of position, the Island Empire now becomes the most formidable competitor for the trade of China. The Young Man and the World The jester was delighted at the propinquity of his favourite beverage and decided that he would always remain in the cellar, regaling himself with the vintage. Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine She had not realised how much propinquity adds fuel to love's fire. The Moon out of Reach Either of these savages would make his propinquity known, at a short distance, to the senses of an animal so timid as the horse. Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia The situation had gone to the man's head, she felt dumbly; his courtesy was only a scant veneer over that Oriental cast of view which, like the Latin, reads every accident of propinquity as opportunity. The Palace of Darkened Windows The propinquity of a pretty girl and a lonely young man has founded more than one story. The Voice in the Fog It was entirely managed by the superior will of one person, for certainly none of the Bells wished for this propinquity. The Honorable Miss A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town But Tara was far and Miss Arden was near; and, in the mysterious workings of sex magnetism, mere propinquity too often prevails. Far to Seek A Romance of England and India She was impressed by his nearness; but Lane saw that it was the fact of his being a soldier with a record, not his mere physical propinquity that affected her. The Day of the Beast Deep in the back of her mind was the matchmaker's belief that propinquity would prove a mighty factor in bringing these two together in marriage. The Lookout Man He enjoyed the opera, the color and music, the propinquity of Kitty. The Voice in the Fog How long his constancy would have survived the test of propinquity to a woman of Judith Rodney's compelling personality, other things being equal, it would be difficult to hazard a guess. Judith of the Plains And with Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, and Santiago we have, of course, far less propinquity than we have with the capitals of Europe. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915 April-September, 1915 This almost daily propinquity goaded my adolescent hunger into an infatuation for her,—I thought I was in love with her,—though I never quite reconciled myself to the cowlikeness with which she chewed gum. Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative As to Howel, his rising sun was obscured—his blushing honours were dimmed—his majesty, patronage, grandeur were lowered by the propinquity of his nearest of kin. Gladys, the Reaper It is hard for a girl, thrilled by the mere propinquity of city excitements and eager to share them, to keep to the gray and monotonous path of regular work. A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil Having foresworn crime as a means of livelihood, The Hopper was chagrined that he had suffered himself to be beguiled into stealing by the mere propinquity of a piece of red leather. A Reversible Santa Claus “Marvel of marvels!” despite the propinquity of the Bluchers, despite their wide-spreading contamination, his voice was unaltered. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, July 24, 1841 The evidence that the propinquity of boys and girls at co-educational schools contributed to sexual delinquency was not convincing. Report of the Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents So he could refer the effect of her propinquity to the mere gregarious instinct, not suspecting that a more powerful instinct was already awake. My Friend Prospero The following story would show that mere friendly propinquity may constitute a danger. A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil For in every such case of return, the impulse was sound,—only that time and space interfered, and propinquity determined whether the object of choice should be bar-maid or peasant girl. A Daughter of the Snows The number of sentry posts required will depend on the assumed propinquity or distance of the enemy, strength of obstacles, ease with which sentry posts can be re-enforced and other local conditions. Military Instructors Manual Does she feel more at ease there, or does she think the propinquity of her husband will render the sin more piquant? Là-bas He had never been unaware of the menace of Cloherty, R.A.M.C., but he was confident in the three forces that he had at his command—authority, bribery, and propinquity. Mount Music Love is born of propinquity and thrives on usage and custom. Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper The situation in Palestine differed in many ways from that in Mesopotamia, but in none more markedly than in the benefits derived from the propinquity of Egypt. War in the Garden of Eden To love deeply is a matter of propinquity and opportunity. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors So, this late afternoon, aided by the scents and colors and propinquity, he did his very best to make gradual love to her, and for some unaccountable hideously annoying reason felt every moment more aloof. Halcyone It was in his mind that Curtis cultivated Sarah because of Sarah's propinquity of a certain paper which the man had reason to believe was in Bob Allen's safe. Scattergood Baines The remainder of the journey was brief and violent, owing partly to a number of bags of cement, and partly to the propinquity of the canal basin. The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns The Canadian Provinces which propinquity would seem to call to this international whale-joust are British Columbia and Alberta. The New North He realised that he was not accustomed to the propinquity of young women. Mr. Prohack He had declined them—the better one because of the furniture, the worse because it was impossibly small, and both because of the propinquity of the garage. The Pretty Lady "We were all nearer to him in propinquity than she was, and none of our healths have suffered." Marriage When propinquity and mere physical attraction have aroused the emotions of a young couple, the ardor of their excitement so obscures observation and judgment that any careful analysis of each other's characteristics is impossible. Analyzing Character The two peoples developed in complete isolation from each other; their present propinquity is too recent for the slow process of cultural and racial assimilation to have set in very powerfully. Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech For he was adventurously happy in his propinquity to that simple and sincere creature. The Regent Something told him that his morning was over, his morning filled with the happiness of propinquity and stolen looks, with the happiness that is half spiritual and half gloating. The Penalty So the only housework which the boy san does really willingly, is to dust the door, polish the handle, wipe the threshold;—anything in fact which brings him into the propinquity of the keyhole. Kimono But he pinned his whole faith on youth and propinquity to arrange matters before then, and dismissed it from his mind. The Reason Why Well, Coronado had the favoring chances of solitude, propinquity, and daily opportunity. Overland I think the mother rather quailed, at seeing her child in such propinquity with "the Enemy;" but recovered herself on being exhorted to defy the devil and all his works. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 543, Saturday, April 21, 1832. Jane becomes attached to her "master," as Pamela-like she calls him, and it is not difficult to see that solitude and propinquity are taking effect upon him also. Famous Reviews Besides Sadako could speak English so well; it was so convenient that she should come; and under her mother's care her morals would not be contaminated by the propinquity of geisha. Kimono Benevolence is entirely natural and as universal in the moral world as gravitation in the corporeal; and like gravitation further in that its intensity increases with propinquity—the nearer the persons, the greater the love. History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time When not engaged in this revolting employment, Chowles took up his quarters in the crypt, where, in spite of his propinquity to the sick, he indulged himself in his customary revelry. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire Those who went before are soon forgotten; of those who will come after no one has any idea: the interest of man is confined to those in close propinquity to himself. Democracy in America — Volume 2 Arne replies, that Kristin's son, she was the daughter of King Sigurd the Crusader, was nearest by propinquity of descent to the crown of Norway. Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway They had companions in the neighbourhood, some of whom they were expecting; they took no notice of me, and conversed in their own dialect; I did not approve of their propinquity, and rising, hastened away. The Zincali: an account of the gypsies of Spain That was how women with lovers lived in the wicked old societies, in apartments with all the rooms on one floor, and all the indecent propinquities that their novels described. The Age of Innocence The former started, on seeing Amabel and the supposed preacher in such close propinquity, and a painful suspicion of the truth crossed his mind. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire The two conditions are always distinct and always in propinquity; the tie that connects them is as lasting as they are themselves. Democracy in America — Volume 2 But the mere fact that his imagination could dwell upon such an issue as reckless flight, inflamed his impatience, and his desire to see Concha daily during these last few weeks of propinquity. Rezanov But in some way she has got to learn that propinquity, tolerance, approval, affection, even——is not love. The Harvester Trenor, a little heated by his unusual flow of words, and perhaps by prolonged propinquity with the decanters, was bending over the latter to decipher their silver labels. House of Mirth The whole incident had somehow seemed, in spite of its vulgar setting and its inevitable prosaic propinquities, to be enacting itself in some unmapped region outside the pale of the usual. The Reef She may have had no particular feeling for him, but succumbed to his wish from propinquity or idleness, to find then that she was powerless in a snare of her own contriving. Moon and Sixpence Though unsophisticated in the usual sense, she was not incomplete; and it would have denoted deficiency of womanhood if she had not instinctively known what an argument lies in propinquity. Tess of the d'Urbervilles Often they are memorable to us by length of tenure, by propinquity,—even by their patience under neglect. De Libris: Prose and Verse Even in more populous waters, when no sail notches the line of the horizon, the propinquity of one's kind is nevertheless a thing understood, and to an unappreciated degree comforting. A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New and Old West Her glance, making a swift circuit of the room, dwelt for an appreciable instant on the intimate propinquity of arm-chair and sofa-corner; then she turned back to the door. The Reef Then Mrs. Neugass rose, edging around the back of her chair as if to get clear of even propinquity. Star-Dust The kings meanwhile quitted the capital to reside in close propinquity to their cherished treasures. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate I do not mean nearness in the sense of memory or imagination, but that actual propinquity of spirit which I suppose implied in the recognition of Presence. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 57, July, 1862 Mighty, says Goethe, is the god of propinquity. In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" It roused, too, the drugged pulses of his own grief: he was touched by the chance propinquity of two alien sorrows in a great city throbbing with multifarious passions. The Greater Inclination A friendship had sprung up here, which, born out of the merest propinquity, had sent down strong roots into the common ground between them. Star-Dust They seek to propitiate society by labouring to give permanence to fleeting pleasures, the accidents of passion and propinquity. Sanine It is not death alone that makes "far-distant images draw nigh," but distance itself is an angel of God, mediating the propinquity of souls. There & Back For filial love only grows out of propinquity and a firm respect which must keep pace with the growing demands of a daily increasing comprehension. The Isle of Unrest The consciousness of her propinquity almost stifled him…. The Brass Bowl Of the perils of propinquity I have already spoken; the risks of contrast are also great. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 The quarrels may be accounted for on the same principle as the love-making, viz., propinquity; the same proximity producing hostility in whose sterner natures, that, in others of a gentler cast, produces its opposite feeling. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale At this height we and they, for a part of their flight upward, at least, were on a common level—and we all know what confidences come about from the accident of propinquity. In and out of Three Normady Inns Russell had been a Freshman when I was a Senior, but as we happened to room in the same entry, this propinquity had resulted in warm mutual liking. The Law-Breakers and Other Stories He would keep her under surveillance, but he would not let her know of his propinquity. We Can't Have Everything Of all the temptations, strong as these may be, there is one greater than them all, and that is, propinquity! Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 "Those Watchetts might be the landladies!" muttered Sarah, strangely ignoring the propinquity of the maid; and sniffed. Hilda Lessways It is guarded by a high wall from the adjoining castle-walls, as if the castle still feared there were something dangerously infectious in the mere propinquity of such heresies. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 1 Great Britain and Ireland, part 1 Each day used to be individually felt by me in its reference to the foreign post days; in its distance from, or propinquity to, the next Sunday. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia She would have all the advantages of the invisible cloak and the ring of Gyges—eavesdropping made easy and brought to a science, a combination of perfect alibi with intimate propinquity. We Can't Have Everything That such was not his fate, was more his misfortune than his fault, for his plastic character had readily taken the impression of those things that from propinquity alone, pressed hardest on it. Home as Found If propinquity began to sprout its deadly fruit he fancied that she would close the episode abruptly. Sleeping Fires: a Novel Soon I should be free from the propinquity which paralysed my efforts to fight. The Little Nugget But it is not the way for a man and a woman, in propinquity, to maintain a definite, unwavering distance asunder. The Little Lady of the Big House The fatal rock was propinquity, and this was evidently not on the good man's chart; neither did he realize the ease and joy with which certain bereaved ladies can operate their lacrimal glands. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers He remembered reading that propinquity often led people into mistakes, that constant companionship was liable to awaken a feeling that might masquerade as love. Amanda — a Daughter of the Mennonites Would the prospect of a week of propinquity be too much for her, even though thick walls intervened to put them into separate worlds? A Fool and His Money Love is largely a matter of propinquity: and the world now regards Pacheco as a master matchmaker as well as a master painter. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 06 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Artists "Yes, Miss Ruby," came the instantaneous response, suggesting a surprised propinquity. The Rose in the Ring Passion is so largely mental in them that it reaches heights in the imagination that reality seldom justifies and mere propinquity quells. Senator North He was not only the male heir in propinquity of blood, but his experienced years and known virtues excited all true Scots to place him on the throne. The Scottish Chiefs There was a faint noli me tangere air in the young staff officer's manner, and yet mere propinquity drew them together in a few minutes. A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story "Propinquity, sir, propinquity," as the wise man said;—we all know the evils of it. Jess Driven by the value of propinquity, he finally made his way to the dressing-tent. The Rose in the Ring I and my fiancée were stranded in an empty ally at the heart of Moscow, physically encircled by these young bullies, an ominous propinquity. Crime and Corruption They are, I think, loyal Swiss, but their origin, propinquity, customs and all their affiliations incline them toward Germany rather than toward France. In Secret His interest in Miss Cahill was the result of propinquity, that was all. Ranson's Folly He would be no longer a mere nodding acquaintance, owing even that meagre relationship to the haphazard of propinquity. The Cardinal's Snuff-Box Carey, so powerful in propinquity, might even have ended by learning to love Tannis and marrying her, to his own worldly undoing. Further Chronicles of Avonlea He drew nearer to her, and the amazing power of propinquity began to assert itself. The Point of View A propinquity, if I might judge from their countenances, uncoveted by either party. The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 1 So overcome was I by the consciousness of its immediate propinquity, that, all at once, I found myself cowering against the wall,—as if I expected something or someone to strike me. The Beetle Women, men, children—all were herded together, for one day, perhaps two, and a night or so, and then death would obliterate the petty annoyances, the womanly blushes caused by this sordid propinquity. I Will Repay The consequence of his propinquity, however, has been that he has dropped in several times lately on his way home, but generally at a later hour. The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel Critical people may be inclined to doubt the propriety, or even the propinquity, of some of the literary changes due to the war. The Hohenzollerns in America The Kosovars - understandably - will never accept Serb sovereignty or even Serb propinquity willingly. Terrorists and Freedom Fighters It occurred to him that Varick might be talking at random, to relieve the strain of their propinquity. The Descent of Man and Other Stories In such ways Brooklyn attested the advantages of its propinquity to New York, while remaining, as regards Ronald's duty to his father, as remote and inaccessible as Wingfield. Tales of Men and Ghosts Youth and propinquity have before now broken down stronger defences; but Fulvia's situation was an unspoken appeal to her lover's forbearance. The Valley of Decision When Purusha is in propinquity to Matter, then there is a change in Matter—not outside, but in it. An Introduction to Yoga A few had studied the causes, but most were swayed by propinquity and kinship, which with youth are more potent factors than logic. The Guns of Bull Run A Story of the Civil War's Eve Some experimental spirits could not resist the diversion of throwing Varick and his former wife together, and there were those who thought he found a zest in the propinquity. The Descent of Man and Other Stories If there was any truth in the power of propinquity, it must have been discovered then. Who Cares? a story of adolescence Startled from its meditations by his sudden propinquity to the object that he had unwittingly approached, he now, for the first time, examined the lonely abode before him with real attention. Antonina By the word propinquity is indicated an influence exerted by Purusha on Prakriti, and this, where material objects are concerned, would be brought about by their propinquity. An Introduction to Yoga But I hoped that while in England itself the very propinquity of the atmosphere, I mean the very contiguity of the surroundings, would render the attempt easier. My Discovery of England He had drifted into a dulling propinquity with Haskett and Varick and he took refuge in the cheap revenge of satirizing the situation. The Descent of Man and Other Stories No; but I have certified to his agent, Master Walter, the Hunchback, my existence, and peculiar propinquity; and momentarily expect him here. The Hunchback She was indifferent to, almost unconscious of, his propinquity. The Well-Beloved An internal change has occurred in both cases from the propinquity of another object. An Introduction to Yoga Prove that their values vary inversely as the propinquity of the owners. Cambridge Pieces There are many men with whom one can be on excellent terms when not compelled to be perpetually with them, but whom the propinquity of the same cabin would render simply intolerable. A First Year in Canterbury Settlement A crisis involving interest, propinquity, and sentiment, was needed to shake the nation into an activity which would clear its views. The Path of Empire; a chronicle of the United States as a world power And this sense of wrongs is the more acute in proportion to the racial propinquity of the offender. Jefferson and His Colleagues; a chronicle of the Virginia dynasty So that, in that balanced equilibrium of Prakriti, a change has taken place by the mere propinquity of, or presence of, the Purusha. An Introduction to Yoga But she now had a more frightened consciousness that her nerves were strangely responding to his powerful propinquity, and she involuntarily contracted her pretty shoulders as he gently laid the cloak upon them. A Sappho of Green Springs I heard Mrs. Van once say that propinquity works wonders, and she ought to know, having married off two daughters, and just engaged a third to 'a most charming young man.'? Rose in Bloom Our propinquity was evidently neither novel nor discomposing. Colonel Starbottle's Client "Juxtaposition—or you may call it propinquity—or, if you like, being rather too near for one maintaining the position of an ideal." The Four Million So close to the Samkhyan is his exposition, that another idea would make it purely Samkhyan; he has not yet supplied that propinquity of consciousness which the Samkhya postulates in its ultimate duality. An Introduction to Yoga It did not appear to him to be a matter of a dark night and a propinquity and so on. The Good Soldier Her talk was as fresh, as quaint, as original as herself, and yet so practical and to the purpose of Courtland's visit as to excuse his delight in it and her own fascinating propinquity. Sally Dows He was glad when they fell to playing games with each other quite naturally, yet not entirely forgetting his propinquity, as their occasional furtive glances at his movements showed him. Under the Redwoods It is needless to say that, without any extraneous thought, the man suffered in Leonidas's estimation by his propinquity to the goddess, and that he deemed him vastly inferior. Openings in the Old Trail And if this was so, of what nature was the claim which he asserted?—Was it that of propinquity? Redgauntlet Absence might make the heart grow fonder, but at the moment propinquity was by far the more dangerous thing. The Lani People Explain it in terms of propinquity, or isolation, or whatever you will; I, at least, do not attempt explanation. The Mutiny of the Elsinore With an instinctive suspicion of the propinquity of the adjoining street he rose, but a single glance from the window satisfied him that no missile would have reached it from thence. The Heritage of Dedlow Marsh and Other Tales He was quite tranquil in the maternal propinquity of his hostess, albeit a little uneasy as to his reticence about the Indian. A Waif of the Plains He felt he could not yet bear the confinement of a close room or the propinquity of his fellow-man. Maruja He did not wish her to fancy that he was desirous of having a subtle influence of propinquity as an ally. Phyllis of Philistia You might think that to hear him called 'Gabriel' would have given me a sense of propinquity. And Even Now The resemblance had come by force of propinquity and devotion. Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story As they approached nearer, Arnold knew of a certainty that there would be more speaking signs of the doctor's propinquity. Other Things Being Equal But such attraction as Anna had had for him had been of her prettiness, and their propinquity. Dangerous Days But you sold it to me, that argument, pretty dear when you put me in company with a star, for you know very well that propinquity wouldn't please me at all. The Lesser Bourgeoisie Lord bless me, ma'am! there's the danger of propinquity indeed!' The Absentee Neither father nor mother paid any heed to this propinquity. Sons of the Soil No longer did the pathologist study me, while the really decent fellows did not mind in the least the propinquity of myself and their sisters in the public eye. War of the Classes In fact, it is propinquity that usually gives the facer to the logic of youth.” Adventure And if it IS propinquity that does our choosing for us, well, at least no girl in the world could ask for more than THAT! The Turmoil, a novel Propinquity! propinquity!—as my father used to say—and he was married five times, and twice to heiresses.' The Absentee But he reassured himself with a glance down at his host—a big man himself but dwarfed by the propinquity of the giant. The Sea Wolf Daguenet, on the other hand, who was seated on Estelle's left, seemed slightly put out by his propinquity to that tall, silent girl. Four Short Stories By Emile Zola He could hardly follow her outlining of the work he must do, so amazed was he by her delightful propinquity. Martin Eden A gentle and kindly spirit, met by chance, known through the propinquity of a sixteen days' voyage, and never forgotten. Vanished Arizona |
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