英语词汇“proverbially”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

Everyone knew everyone, proverbially, and, in the case of the Shaws, it was probably closer to literally. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I was the proverbially overprepared student; I had to have a standby writing utensil. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He liked the fare at such dinners to be proverbially English — simple, unadorned and filling. ‘Dinner with Churchill’: Dining and diplomacy 2013-05-15T22:58:06Z

He adds: “Now they can come, proverbially, out of the closet and say, ‘We used to like the Osmonds.’ Donny and Marie Osmond: Cheerfully embracing their teen-idol past

Norris proverbially cut dairy loose with a processional of her own, honoring her favorite ingredient in all its licentious finery. “I said goodbye like a lover": Sending off problem foods like a New Orleans jazz funeral 2021-06-06T04:00:00Z

Over-eagerness to keep up with the Joneses, both literally and proverbially, brings the community to its knees. Consumerism triumphs in The Joneses 2010-04-26T10:22:00Z

Virgil’s genius was quickly recognized and his later career, as well as that of his friend Horace, was partly fostered by the proverbially rich Maecenas, an ardent patron of the arts. Virgil’s ‘The Aeneid’ still looks strikingly contemporary 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z

A rural Ohio newspaperman who had risen to U.S. senator, Harding was a reluctant compromise candidate during the 1920 Republican convention in Chicago, emerging from a proverbially smoke-filled room. A century ago, a Seattle speech foreshadowed the death of a president 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z

A judge would later find Chapman not guilty of manslaughter, but note sadly that “hindsight is proverbially better than foresight.” Perspective | A 1951 Air Force plane crash in Maryland came after hours of tension in the sky 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z

Retaining the title is hard, proverbially harder than winning it the first time – although that clearly to an extent depends on what you’re up against. Liverpool show they have resolve to retain title in season of trench warfare | Jonathan Wilson 2020-11-22T05:00:00Z

“You see, the presidency proverbially changes the occupant. It matures them, it ages them.” Colbert on the RNC: 'Bone-chilling nonsense from America’s top trash bags' 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z

If Kjellberg ever streams on YouTube, where his videos regularly pull in millions of views, it will proverbially break the internet. YouTube enters the live-streaming fight (again) 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z

What is there in molasses that would make it explode, particularly in winter time when the sticky syrup is proverbially slow? The End of the "Monkey War" in the Battle over Evolution; Dangerous Blood Transfusion in 1869 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z

Our recourse to history — true stories — as a means of understanding is proverbially “second nature.” Why most narrative history is wrong 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z

To a person, every official proverbially shrugged, and rightfully so. What does this spring's brutal weather mean for a May PGA Championship? - Golf Digest 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z

And when the extra food runs out, I will come to hate myself as I count the days until the next opportunity to proverbially sing for my supper. Fifteen minutes

BEAUTY, proverbially, is in the eye of the beholder. Computer analysis of what is scenic may help town planners 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z

Often, it’s a symptom of trying to find the “right time” to invest and never feeling confident in any conditions; while Wall Street proverbially climbs a wall of worry, their cash sits stagnant. Too many let cash build up to where returns suffer 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z

If such limits seem unfair, they are far less unfair than the status quo, which traps countless foreigners in poverty and danger because they proverbially “chose the wrong parents.” The Case for Open Borders 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z

Economists also said little when they should have proverbially shouted about the obvious conflicts between those who issued securities and the agencies they hired to rate the securities they sold. Stop listening to these clowns: Economists’ bad ideas have been damaging our economy for years 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z

Her recommendation, as the book’s title, Lean In suggests, is for women to proverbially ‘put their back into their ambitions’ and push against intrinsic societal barriers to attain career leadership success. I Am Woman -- I Am Leaning In 2013-10-15T16:43:00Z

It was, literally and proverbially, a building block. News Analysis: Has Lego Sold Out? 2012-12-22T21:39:00Z

Hindsight is proverbially 20/20, but how can agencies carry this vision forward in real time? Google Says It's Time For Agencies To Get Agile 2012-09-28T15:25:42Z

That the statue may end up amid graves is not a concession to those who, over the years, have wanted it proverbially dead. ‘Civic Virtue,’ Much-Maligned Statue, May Be Moving to Brooklyn Graveyard 2012-07-21T18:32:58Z

The verbal contract is proverbially a trouble maker, and that even among relatives. Farm Boys and Girls 2012-04-21T02:00:21.733Z

Friday cannot be unlucky, for all their sketches are produced on that proverbially unfortunate day. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, December 10, 1887 2012-04-14T02:00:21.840Z

And that they are not so lost to the virtues of our nature, as some who are in different circumstances, is evident from the fact, that they are proverbially, an industrious community. Recollections of Windsor Prison; Containing Sketches of its History and Discipline with Appropriate Strictures and Moral and Religious Reflection 2012-04-06T02:00:31.240Z

Taste is proverbially a matter beyond dispute; but it would be very hard for any European to agree with an Anamite as to what constituted a delicacy and what an abomination. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z

Still, nature was already at work to console him; and misery sleeps proverbially well. The Man in Black 2012-03-30T02:00:14.473Z

Farm girls are proverbially lacking in business practice and in knowledge of the rights and obligations of a contract. Farm Boys and Girls 2012-04-21T02:00:21.733Z

Eccentricities in dress are proverbially but exaggerations of the prevailing fashion. Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature 2012-03-29T02:00:13.900Z

A stern chase is proverbially a long one; so it proved in this instance. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z

On the one side, it is like walking into a fog, as dense and unpleasant as ever marked a London November; on the other, it is to disturb a moral cess-pool, proverbially better left alone. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z

A stern chase is proverbially a long one; but in this case I had means of progressing that the chase had not. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z

Lo! proverbially fickle, Fortune knocks you from your perch, Leaves you in a pretty pickle, or, as you may say, the lurch. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z

Are not the wares vended in these places proverbially bad? The Influence and Development of English Gilds As Illustrated by the History of the Craft Gilds of Shrewsbury 2012-03-05T03:00:14.443Z

You can make yourself love the law, proverbially dry as it is, or any other study. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z

Fashion and Nature are sadly at war on this point, as I am fully aware; but the edicts of the one are immutable, those of the other are proverbially fickle. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z

With the blindness proverbially ascribed to parental love, Tischendorf follows א, though the carelessness that reigns over that MS. is visible to all who examine it. The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels 2012-02-24T03:00:31.020Z

The commercial instinct is proverbially lacking in authors; if it were not we should witness less frequently the spectacle of portly MSS. being sent out haphazard to publisher after publisher. How to Write a Novel A Practical Guide to the Art of Fiction 2012-02-17T03:00:36.070Z

But the Austrians are proverbially a polite people. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z

Ceylon planters are proverbially hospitable: the utmost stranger is at all times sure of a hearty welcome for himself and his horse. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z

When this happened, their furniture was distrained without mercy, for the tax was farmed, and a farmer of taxes, is, of all creditors, proverbially, the most rapacious.” Old Church Lore 2012-01-31T03:00:14.880Z

I hastily arranged her ball on the second tee: but the luck of golf is proverbially capricious. Mr. Punch's Golf Stories 2012-01-28T03:00:25.907Z

Goodness is proverbially uninteresting, a happy people has no history and the ordinary life of the university student needs a patient sympathetic chronicler; and such the medieval universities have not found as yet. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z

The merchants of Panama were proverbially the richest in the whole Spanish West Indies. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z

And when the influx of this proverbially hard-fisted tribe became known to the French they decided that their number of five hundred was not sufficient to suppress the popular excitement. The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 2012-01-19T03:00:20.007Z

It is proverbially hard, for an old dog to learn new tricks. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z

For a brief time no one spoke; then Ned “proverbially” broke the silence. Dorothy Dale in the City 2012-01-13T03:00:12.213Z

Modern prose was in its formative period, and the evolution of style, as of other things in the making, is proverbially worthy of more serious study than even the developed result. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z

Flint, flint, n. a hard mineral, a variety of quartz, from which fire is readily struck with steel: anything proverbially hard.—adj. made of flint, hard.—n. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z

But her domain of Argolis is proverbially a poor country, whose populace possesses a rooted and hereditary bias against taxation. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z

The physician, the lawyer, the clergyman, the deeper they descend into their respective, professional wells, where truth is proverbially said to abide, proceed with increasing caution. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z

A little knowledge of Tolstoy is more than proverbially dangerous. The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z

He was proverbially slow of movement, mentally and physically; was careless, inert, and dull; was sinewy, and gifted with great strength; was inoffensively quiet and peaceable, but when roused to resistance a dangerous antagonist. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z

Lincoln realized this and, though proverbially slow in his movements, prepared to find a firm footing when the great rush of waters should come and the maddening freshet sweep former landmarks out of sight. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z

If English railroads are proverbially comfortable in the mother-country, they certainly fall off lamentably in that particular in the cars used in India. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z

On the death of her husband, she was thrown into prison for debt, but released by the subscriptions of ladies of questionable repute, whose charity is proverbially more conspicuous than their virtue. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z

Little was this expected, by them that first settled the town, when, for a while, Boston was proverbially called Lost Town, for the mean and sad circumstances of it. Curiosities of History Boston, September Seventeenth, 1630-1880 2011-12-28T03:00:44.040Z

I remembered, too, that Jones intended the champagne as much for my friends as myself, and that lords are proverbially disassociated from temperance. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z

He rarely used terms of endearment, and yet he was proverbially tender and gentle. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z

He was on the contrary free from self-indulgence; his manner of life was decent and frugal, and his dress proverbially simple. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z

“He has such speed and quickness in the open court that you’ve got to get back and proverbially build a wall against Wall, so he’s seeing bodies,” Philadelphia 76ers coach Doug Collins said. ?Don?t want to touch 1 ?til I win 1?: With eye on trophy, Wall hopes to help Wizards improve 2011-12-20T19:05:26Z

Whence it is proverbially said, “ ‘Lord have mercy on their souls,’ said Oswald, as he fell to the ground.” Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England 2011-12-19T03:00:41.437Z

Charles Darwin, the greatest naturalist in the world, and who is proverbially careful in his statements, has the following on this subject in his "Descent of Man," vol. Ingersoll in Canada A Reply to Wendling, Archbishop Lynch, Bystander; and Others 2011-12-16T03:00:10.740Z

The Hall is really more patient than the proverbially patient paper, as long as the majority do not get excited. Letters From Rome on the Council 2011-11-25T03:00:11.447Z

The young birds are ravenous eaters and proverbially ugly; when craving food they make a noise resembling a snore. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z

Indeed, people never dreamed of drinking water, although they drank their wines "like water" proverbially. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z

It was said proverbially, "The despatch of daughters is a kindness" and "The burial of daughters is a noble deed." A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z

Living, i.e., feeding, in Australia is proverbially good, although the cooking is often unworthy of the material. Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z

As a nation, the Hindoos are proverbially fond of festivals, which are engrafted, as it were, on their peculiar domestic and social economy. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z

England is proverbially ungrateful to her lesser kind of heroes as well as to her greater kind of poets. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z

The master-spirits of the earth have almost proverbially married women of weak intellect, and almost as proverbially the children of such marriages resemble the mother rather than the father. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z

Composers are proverbially bad judges of each other's works. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z

Capitalistic management is proverbially unrivalled for two qualities in which bureaucratic management is as proverbially deficient—economy and enterprise. Contemporary Socialism 2011-09-10T02:00:28.673Z

An early-morning mob is proverbially incoherent and incohesive; and, besides, loaded Winchesters in the hands of five determined men are apt to have an eloquence which is more or less convincing. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z

Duilius felt the force of his arguments: Republics are proverbially forgetful, and he was aware that it might not be safe, even for him, to risk offending the Senate. The Black Poodle And Other Tales 2011-08-30T02:00:37.963Z

Let it go to make another stone in that infernal pathway proverbially paved by good intentions.... The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z

I have found that, while all dogs will hunt or run a fox spontaneously, with seeming pleasure, they have a natural repugnance and great aversion to the proverbially offensive odor peculiar to the wolf. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z

What does not go beyond our own personal sensible acquaintance must be for us the most certain: the “evidence of the senses” is proverbially the least open to question. Our Knowledge of the External World as a Field for Scientific Method in Philosophy 2011-08-16T02:00:44.423Z

The office of Archdeacon is proverbially puzzling to the lay mind, and it may be that the Archdeaconry of Westminster creates some wonder in the minds even of other Archdeacons. William de Colchester Abbot of Westminster 2011-08-05T02:00:50.197Z

Snake stories are proverbially an ‘uncommercial risk’ for those who value a reputation for truthfulness. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z

Norwich is proverbially a City of Gardens, and many of the houses in St. Giles’s Street, including my own, are fortunate enough to share in the advantage of possessing one of these valuable urban appendages. Addresses & Papers / Collectanea 2011-08-04T02:00:22.097Z

They were French lads and brave—as many of them showed afterwards—but they were of the Midi, and even then the Midi was proverbially hard to budge. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z

"Though proverbially phlegmatic, we still have sufficient feeling left to be patriotic; but perhaps your sympathies are with the other side?" A Cabinet Secret 2011-07-31T02:00:10.693Z

The understandings of women generally, in comparison with those of men, are proverbially weak. Nicotiana Or The Smoker's and Snuff-Taker's Companion 2011-07-29T02:00:29.353Z

But the Indians, who perform all this kind of labor, are, as I have before had occasion to remark, proverbially lazy and shiftless. Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico 2011-07-29T02:00:23.127Z

Republics are proverbially forgetful, and he was aware that it might not be safe even for him, to risk offending the Senate. Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse 2011-07-20T02:00:16.323Z

Sergeant Grier appeared willing to do so, for the fare at Prospect was proverbially good. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z

There she plied him with a stimulant which jockeys are proverbially unable to resist, viz., brandy-cherries, in such profusion that he promptly became catalyptic in a corner. A Bayard From Bengal Being some account of the Magnificent and Spanking Career of Chunder Bindabun Bhosh,... 2011-07-13T02:00:17.950Z

With the formation of a rich goldfield at Omeo, the centre of a proverbially lawless region and a roving population, the results may be imagined. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z

Fishing, you know, is proverbially a lazy amusement.” The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z

Coleridge was unpunctual, unbusiness-like, improvident, and dreamy, to the full extent to which poets are said proverbially to be. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z

Capital is exceptionally conservative when there is a question of investing in inventions that it does not understand, for inventors are proverbially optimistic 212 and not infrequently cost capital a good deal of money. The Best Policy 2011-06-13T02:00:32.860Z

Women, he knew, were proverbially stubborn, and not always reasonable, while the more they were opposed, the more doggedly determined they became. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z

Mrs. Delf, the smart and proverbially energetic landlady, was instructed to prepare a more than usually recherch� collation. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z

If, however, the present volume be less interesting than Volume I., it may yet be useful for the verification of the dates of occurrences regarding which the public memory is proverbially shortlived and unreliable. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z

"My child, this world is proverbially an uncertain and changing thing." A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z

A sailor is proverbially superstitious, and he clings jealously to tradition. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z

That class of men are proverbially generous, though," said Harding; "but the way they get their money, I suspect, has something to do with the matter. The Comstock Club 2011-05-18T02:00:16.367Z

And who were, proverbially, the people who would learn at no other? Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z

And it seems to defeat its object; for the festivities which follow the departure of the new-married pair are proverbially dull. Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-17T02:00:19.780Z

What you have done has interested governments—proverbially so difficult to move—and the impulse you have imparted, I am convinced, will go on year after year.” Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z

Among those who value him most, he is proverbially indolent, thievish, and neglectful of his master’s interests. The Impending Crisis of the South How to Meet It 2011-05-10T02:00:59.100Z

Priest and poet, all those times through, were proverbially on terms of reciprocal biting and striking. William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z

Among those who were proverbially unsuccessful was a young man, who, from that and other reasons, commenced to attract an unusual share of attention from the other passengers. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z

What a relief when the baton of the conductor is seen elevated over his acolytes, and those strains, proverbially soothing to the savage, resound through the glittering saloon! The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z

The peasantry were driving their wains homeward loaded with the luxuriance of the Hungarian fields, proverbially rich where they are cultivated at all. Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 2011-04-15T02:00:18.057Z

The Springfield Homestead published what it called an odd circumstance, but so far from being odd is of proverbially common occurrence. Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science 2011-04-14T02:00:40.453Z

Satisfied with collecting a mass of facts, their authors adopted a style which, in the later ages of Rome, became proverbially meagre and jejune. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z

The epithet remains doubtful in origin but is proverbially significant of odium and of ridicule. Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats 2011-04-02T02:00:11.477Z

But these, proverbially gallant towards women, readily gave way to them. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z

All cooks proverbially encourage an enormous consumption of victuals. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z

One I kept, in case—— Well, your sex are proverbially ungrateful, you know. Mysterious Mr. Sabin 2011-03-24T02:00:10.087Z

Indeed, they are an anomaly among religious sects in this respect, and that is what has made Salt Lake City proverbially a "great show town." The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah 2011-03-14T03:01:07.627Z

Not at all," the Baron declares; "but my poor wife is proverbially unpunctual. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z

The storekeeper’s widow, notwithstanding her aspirations after a titled alliance, was from a country whose people are proverbially “cute.” The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z

Bruce was proverbially a bad patient, and would never submit to what he called coddling. The Haunted Room A Tale 2011-03-10T03:00:46.157Z

Martin Farquhar Tupper has written, but I am so old-fashioned in my prejudices that I find myself constantly turning to my Shakespeare, in preference even to that gifted and proverbially philosophic bard. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z

Betsey achieved a 'position'—a thing for which her sex almost proverbially sacrifice all they have on earth—happiness, health, long life, usefulness. Tom Clark and His Wife Their Double Dreams, And the Curious Things that Befell Them Therein; Being the Rosicrucian's Story 2011-02-25T03:01:12.293Z

Seymour, you know, was proverbially good-natured; and I, though an only child, had not had my naturally happy temper ruined by injudicious indulgence. A Wife's Duty A Tale 2011-02-17T03:00:19.313Z

Even the careless weakling who drinks to excess is proverbially likely to be generous, magnanimous, warmly impulsive, even quixotic. Habits that Handicap The Menace of Opium, Alcohol, and Tobacco, and the Remedy 2011-02-15T03:00:18.787Z

But men are proverbially dull in the observation of such matters as love-affairs. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z

If no other feeling, that of natural curiosity, proverbially strong in her sex, would have prompted her to turn her head. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z

Add to this that I'm at present habitans in sicco, and you will conclude, with the swift logical subtlety so proverbially yours, that as a latter-day hermit I may compare favourably with St. Anthony. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z

It is ill-bred to send invitations either by the dispatch, or through the post-office; and besides being discourteous, you risk offending your friends, as these modes of delivery are proverbially uncertain. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z

Brewing is an industry of exceptional vigour, Edinburgh ale being proverbially good. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z

He knew that two-edged weapons were proverbially dangerous, but he was comforted by the recollection of another proverb about cutting both ways. '?19,000' 2011-01-14T03:00:45.303Z

A knowledge of its fundamental principles would give her a sense of independence and power, which knowledge is proverbially said to do. The Century Cook Book 2011-01-04T03:01:10.367Z

Added to this they were proverbially poor, and poverty in his eyes was becoming almost a crime. Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles 2011-01-01T03:00:27.980Z

Inatulla speaks proverbially of “woodmen in the meridian hour, scarce able to raise the arms of languor.” Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z

Had the shore end been laid forty-eight hours sooner, the voyage might have begun on Friday, which sailors, who are proverbially superstitious, would have thought an unlucky beginning. The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph 2010-12-29T03:00:29.577Z

The woman was mad—absolutely mad; filled with all the cunning which madness proverbially entails. '?19,000' 2011-01-14T03:00:45.303Z

And not just the proverbially patriotic apple, but the particular fruit of your own back country. American pie 2010-04-16T14:11:00Z

And this one money lender is one who, proverbially "has no soul." A New Banking System The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District

Only one other traveller in the coffee-room, and he as uncommunicative as Englishmen proverbially are. The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion

Sir Thomas Brown, in his interesting book on "Vulgar Errours," writes: "Slow worms are accounted blind, and the like we affirm proverbially of the beetle: although their eyes be evident." Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources

But ancient letters are proverbially forgeries, and in the three hundred years which elapsed between the supposed correspondence and the time of Andronicus there was plenty of time for the forgery of these letters. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip"

The Mediterranean between Malta and Gibraltar is proverbially blue, but the Pacific seemed to us more so. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands

As the office was nearly hereditary, and was proverbially connected with great opulence, the son of the rich functionary was highly educated. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846

Our Breckonsiders were proverbially slow of belief, but they could not get over the facts. Deep Moat Grange

Breakfast is so proverbially dismal, that dismalness becomes good form; humanity feels silent and liverish, so it grudges Providence its due, for it cannot return thanks for the precocious blessings of the day. A Bed of Roses

Such persons are said to “eat a dumb man’s injury,” and the number of them is proverbially unlimited, for the class is immortal. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology

There was as much fraud, too, in selling slaves then, as has been proverbially connected with horse-dealing and jockeying in every age. Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs

It really seemed as though some of the ill-luck proverbially attaching to the mystic number was hanging over her head. Just Gerry

As the appetites of college men are proverbially vigorous, it will be wise to provide a substantial meal. Gala Day Luncheons A Little Book of Suggestions

Women are proverbially weak, and men assume to be their superiors in strength of character. Was It Right to Forgive? A Domestic Romance

This becomes evident in the case of second marriages, where there is often, and even proverbially, no ceremony of any sort which must be observed. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology

Such qualities as these might be supposed popular ones in a country proverbially given to sporting; but Mr. Rooney had other and very superior powers of attraction,—he was the Amphitryou of Dublin. Jack Hinton The Guardsman

There is proverbially strength in numbers, and the skua, after such an organized encounter, is almost always found floating lifeless upon the surface of the sea. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia

Lunatics, barring accidents, are proverbially long-lived, and Tom Carhayes had the strength and constitution of an elephant. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War

Idle hours are proverbially dedicated to temptation, and despite many resolutions his thoughts drifted continually towards Cassandra, continually emphasised her nearness, and dallied with the possibility of a meeting. Lady Cassandra

He is also cautioned not to allow his morals to be contaminated by the nuns whose reputation is so proverbially bad. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology

Story indeed, it may be said, there was none to tell; for, among the proverbially uneventful lives of artists, that of Constable was perhaps the least eventful. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845

If their hardships were very trying they would not be so proverbially long-lived. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia

Exceptions are supposed proverbially to prove nothing, or to prove the opposite of what they appear to prove. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses

Certainly Americans, though often overreaching in making a fortune, are proverbially lavish in distributing it. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4.

It is a proverbially mean man in China, who, when marrying his daughter, wants to be paid for the food he has wasted upon her up to the date of marriage. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology

The transition period is always critical, and a little learning is proverbially a dangerous thing. The Children of the Poor

The spirit of independence was proverbially high amongst the people; and the neighborhood of France gave easy access to the Huguenot ministers, who reaped an abundant harvest in the great towns of that district. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2

New converts to any belief, political or theological, are proverbially zealous, and perhaps in this instance they are over-hasty. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses

“Mr Glanton is most provokingly and proverbially impossible to ‘draw,’ you know, mother,” said Miss Sewin, with a laugh and a shake of the head. A Frontier Mystery

Lovers are proverbially the very worst of company for the outer world, nor is it easy to say which is more intolerable—their rapture or their reserve. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly

They replied: ‘It is a dangerous thing to interfere between parent and child, and you might get yourself into trouble if you did so, as parents are proverbially the best guardians of their own children.’ The Children of the Poor

He hated waste as much as his employers, who proverbially exploited all of the pig but the squeal. Neighbors Life Stories of the Other Half

It is true that Pygmalion was an artist, and these are proverbially difficult husbands: after an hour's work an artist will "sneer, backbite and speak daggers." The Intelligence of Woman

But the luck of the rat may be very seriously interfered with by the bad luck of the monkey or of the proverbially unlucky dog, when their days and hours occur in the rat year. Japanese Girls and Women Revised and Enlarged Edition

For the bat, English willow has been proverbially found the best wood. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile"

A better locality could not possibly be chosen, on account of the number of pleasant associations that are connected with that building, which was so proverbially hospitable with other people's money. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853)

The mountains, which faith is proverbially said to move, are nothing beside that which the will can accomplish. Toilers of the Sea

This bird was as proverbially used for a proud, vain fool as the lapwing for a silly one. Folk-lore of Shakespeare

Old stockings are proverbially the savings-banks of the poor—and no interest on deposits. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906

With regard to the second, it is sufficient for the present purpose to remember that free Athenian women were comparatively uneducated and uninteresting, and that the hetairai had proverbially bad manners. A Problem in Greek Ethics Being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion

Its streets are trim and clean, and its houses likewise, with a brilliancy of fresh paint which is consistently and proverbially Dutch. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine

His own fences were a trifle shaky and the temper of this particular colt was proverbially short and uncertain. The Song of the Wolf

According to fabulous accounts the crocodile was the most deceitful of animals; its tears being proverbially fallacious. Folk-lore of Shakespeare

You love her, too; but men are proverbially fools where a handsome woman is concerned.” The Red Symbol

Pauper labour is proverbially unproductive, i.e. it costs nearly its value in superintendence. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847

So his character by degrees gained upon the nation, and so even ecclesiastical partisanship, proverbially more bitter than political, because it springs from deeper wells of feeling, grew to respect and spare him. Studies in Contemporary Biography

A boy's will is proverbially the wind's will, and youth must have its fling. The Song of the Wolf

It was not that she feared to desert her baggage, for Switzerland is proverbially honest. The Silent Barrier

In my private capacity I was a proverbially remiss correspondent. The Red Symbol

No class of people are more proverbially light-hearted and thoughtless than seamen. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848

No good purpose of any kind can be served, and the ease which confession is proverbially supposed to gain for the sinner would be bought at a very heavy price. Modern marriage and how to bear it

She went away, wondering what manner of man that could be who had not his own personal welfare constantly in mind, that being proverbially the first law of nature. The Song of the Wolf

The one who ignores this truth is continually pulling a cat by the tail, and this is proverbially a hard task. The Blue Goose

The mother lioness, or dog or cat or hen, is proverbially dangerous; any interference with the young leads to an attack by the mother. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life

To allude to one example out of many that might be considered, the winds, how proverbially inconstant, who can tell whence they come or whither they go! History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition

Great poets are often proverbially ignorant of life. English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century

But, as mamma says, women of our station are proverbially exposed to such annoyances. The Song of the Wolf

But men are proverbially chary of their confidence, except when they are in love, and being in love is supposed to put even book women out of a man’s head. Threads of Grey and Gold

The young ladies hearing of his numerous disappointments, were disinclined to encourage a man so proverbially unfortunate. English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times.

Political treatises are proverbially dull and out of touch with reality. German Problems and Personalities

That proverbially stubborn creature moved not a muscle until we came alongside, when all at once he gave one of his characteristic side lurches, and precipitated the rider to the ground. Across Asia on a Bicycle

The man of one book, in the sense of having read it, is proverbially formidable but in fact too frequently a bore. A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing

The British were surprised; but British soldiers are proverbially hard to drive from their own position. Andrew Jackson

"The law, my dear sir, is proverbially uncertain"—— "Oh, Lord! but the law can surely give one a hint"—— "The law never hints," interrupted Mr. Gammon, impressively, with a bland smile. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1.

With all these impositions, actresses and ballet-girls are proverbially more tractable than actors, less exacting, more uncomplaining, more unfailingly prompt in their attendance and in the discharge of their arduous duties. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865

Let us take, for example, a typical opening scene of a kind proverbially frequent in the novels of G. P. R. James. Memoirs of Life and Literature

With the proverbially tender heart of the parent, he found himself unable to sacrifice either of these offspring of his art; and decided to expose them on alternate days. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25)

Hill and Kendall were both New England men by birth, and had all the industry and sharpness of mind proverbially characteristic of Yankees. Andrew Jackson

Natural parts like his are frequently to be met with; his vanity is proverbially known among his acquaintance.' Robert Burns Famous Scots Series

Catharine's plans were proverbially narrow in their scope, never extending much beyond the immediate present. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2

Stone-breaking, for instance, is proverbially one of the worst paid and most disagreeable kinds of work. Woman under socialism

Are you not aware that chemicals are proverbially fickle as woman, and clockwork as capricious as the very devil? The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25)

In the course of nature, I ought to die many years before you; and sailors are proverbially short-lived.' The Somnambulist and the Detective The Murderer and the Fortune Teller

Highly concentrated foods are proverbially hard of digestion, and the same may be true of highly concentrated sermons. The Message and the Man: Some Essentials of Effective Preaching

But taste is proverbially a subject concerning which there is no accounting by reason, as we must confess when we find snakes, lizards, rats, mice, and weasels among Australian dainties. Australia, its history and present condition containing an account both of the bush and of the colonies, with their respective inhabitants

He knows how proverbially blundering are British diplomacy and British administration, so he puts it all down to the luck of the nation and goes grumbling contentedly on his way. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations

Fortune is proverbially called changeful, yet her caprice often takes the form of repeating again and again a similar stroke of luck in the same quarter. Shirley

Old man Gunter was proverbially mean, and as usual, heartily despised by one half of the people who knew him. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes

I was as modest as heroes proverbially are, and then and there told her never to refer to the subject again unless she addressed me as Bessie’s betrothed. That Mother-in-Law of Mine

Sailors, for instance, are proverbially superstitious, and military men are scarcely less so. Flowers of Freethought (First Series)

It is the utter lack of this idiomatic characteristic that makes "Lambeth prayers" proverbially so insipid. A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer

No one knows this better than the cunning negroes themselves, but strangers, only touching at Nassau, they do not expect to see again, and there is proverbially cheating in all trades but ours. Due South or Cuba Past and Present

But Arabia is proverbially a land of fable, and the glories of Aden exhibit Arabian imagination in its highest stage. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845

Birds of a feather, proverbially, flock together, and the same touch of irreligion may quite possibly suffice to make certain dukes and certain commoners kin. Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics With Some of Their Applications

But the mere fact that Brown had come to the head of things at Elliott was cause for the schools on Elliott's schedule to regard their proverbially weak opponent with new respect and wonderment. Interference and Other Football Stories

Without much delay we reached Philadelphia in the evening, where we were bountifully supplied with rations by her proverbially generous and patriotic people. Three Years in the Federal Cavalry

Perhaps history was repeating itself, as, proverbially, it is supposed to have a way of doing. The Destroyer A Tale of International Intrigue

Nobody else wore boots—not even the king; but the military caste is proverbially dressy, and it is enough to say that the armed forces of Apiang set immense store by their boots. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas

These fellows are proverbially stupid, and will go at a bait again and again, even though they must know it to be a lure. Six Letters From the Colonies

This chapter would not be complete without Browning's tribute to dog Tray, whose traits may not be peculiar to English dogs40 but whose name is proverbially English. Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning

The spirit of good comradeship which prevails in the army is most admirable, and the corps of officers reminds me of a large family which is proverbially a happy one. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War

Love is proverbially credulous; and although neither promise nor protestation had been spoken, Theresa never doubled what she hoped, and, perhaps, in her girlish faith, believed his feelings the deeper from their silence. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848

As an instructor in Mathematics, a field proverbially difficult, Professor Woodman had but few equals. The History of Dartmouth College

Mrs. Washington was proverbially kind to her slaves, though not more so than her husband. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services

And small postoffices are not so safe as large ones, nor are their managers proverbially silent. Say and Seal, Volume II

The Arabs are proverbially hospitable; and the symbol of their hospitality for a thousand years has been the great drink of democracy—coffee. All About Coffee

It is proverbially difficult to secure the conviction, in certain parts of the country, Chicago, for example, of a woman who kills her husband or her lover. Introduction to the Science of Sociology

There are several others well worth growing, but I mention these few to show that the Bramble is not altogether such a villainous and useless weed as it is proverbially supposed to be. The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare

Impressions and habits acquired in youth are proverbially lasting. Reflections on the Operation of the Present System of Education, 1853

The Swedish and Finnish pilots are proverbially among the best in the world. The Land of Thor

In the Southern States, the small black children are proverbially brighter and more forward than white ones of the same age. An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans

These are proverbially rough waters, and they fully sustained their reputation for the first two days of the voyage. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months

That negroes consume less oxygen than the white race, is proved by their motions being proverbially much slower, and their want of muscular and mental activity. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject

The lot of the Hindu widow is, proverbially, a hard one. India, Its Life and Thought

I have had the misfortune to be the victim of horse-jockeys in Syria, Africa, Russia, Norway, and even California, where the people are proverbially honest. The Land of Thor

THE colored people of the South are proverbially musical. Music and Some Highly Musical People

Another Englishman, particularly disposed to palliate matters, said there must be some mistake about it; he had been here before, and the people of Burgos were proverbially honest. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months

Short extracts, given without the context, are proverbially misleading, according to the individual bias of the extractor, either favourable or the reverse. India and the Indians

Whereas the family portrait is for show, here we have that which proverbially in secret has been cherished. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905

Although Cheverny cherishes its Bourbon traditions, like the proverbially happy nation and happy woman it has no history to speak of, having even escaped the rigors of the French Revolution. In Château Land

The horse, in like manner, is proverbially sagacious in the application of his knowledge. A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education

They passed within arm's-length of Constans, but he made as though to turn his head away; youth is proverbially sensitive to ridicule. The Doomsman

The lowest grade of all in the service is proverbially the most dependable. India and the Indians

Men unmarried are, in the mass, proverbially ungovernable. Romulus Makers of History

The rest of our vates sacri, on whom immortality is proverbially said to depend, seem, generally speaking, to have been ignorance itself in this department. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845.

Among the dozen odd persons pressing about the booth his eye singled out a slight, handsome boy in Oriental dress; and since Syrian serving-lads were proverbially light-fingered, the Sicyonian jumped quickly at his conclusion. A Victor of Salamis

Even Joe, proverbially poor hitters as pitchers are supposed to be, did his share, and, by placing a neat little drive, that eluded the shortstop, he brought in another needed run. Baseball Joe in the Big League or, A Young Pitcher's Hardest Struggles

But ordinary night thieves are apt to come along wherever they think there is plunder, and this type of Indian thief is as skilful in reality as he is proverbially said to be. India and the Indians

One swallow, proverbially, does not make a spring; and when Newman took refuge in flight, other leaders of the Oxford Movement refused to accept his logic and to follow his example. Lord John Russell

It was, perhaps, not unnatural that most of them should look coldly on innovations and hold by traditions, for Englishmen are proverbially averse to change. Lorimer of the Northwest

Donkeys are proverbially obstinate animals, and Mrs. Henchman's this afternoon proved no exception to the rule. The Girls of St. Olave's

That first step which proverbially gives the most trouble had now been fairly taken. The Critical Period of American History

There are only six paintings by Salvator Rosa in this collection, but they bear that wild and original character which is proverbially known to belong to the works of this great artist. Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes.

The boatmen were proverbially lawless at every town and landing, and indulged without restraint in every species of dissipation, debauchery and excess. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West

In the present roused and frenzied state of a proverbially excitable race the most frightful mistakes were possible. Fibble, D.D.

On the other hand, the soil is proverbially fertile. A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore

Indeed, in Caleb’s case they had been a distinct disadvantage, since the local sense of humor, proverbially strong in York County, had always preserved a set of Kimball stories among its most cherished possessions. Ladies-In-Waiting

Mr. Gentle Gammon opened his case in his proverbially gentle tones. The Tale of Lal A Fantasy

It was a magnificent view, and some of the most enthusiastic of the students declared that it was worth a voyage to Norway; but boys are proverbially extravagant. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark

The Italians proverbially observe that one half of fame depends on that cause. Pearls of Thought

And so great is the power of habit that it is proverbially spoken of as "second nature." Are the Effects of Use and Disuse Inherited? An Examination of the View Held by Spencer and Darwin

Silent Simon was proverbially cautious, but it seemed to his visitor that his demeanour this morning exceeded all reasonable limits. Simon

A century of criticism has disallowed Sterne’s claim as a prophet, but unquestionably he received in Germany the honors which a foreign land proverbially accords. Laurence Sterne in Germany A Contribution to the Study of the Literary Relations of England and Germany in the Eighteenth Century

She is one of those characters, of whom it has been said proverbially, that "still waters run deep." Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical

Fiddlers are proverbially poor, and the one of Chirnside was no exception to the rule. The Proverbs of Scotland

With the luck which proverbially attends rich men Mr. Mountenay picked up the "Z" volume at once. Happy Days

Hence the tyranny of Pisistratus was often spoken of proverbially as 'the age of gold'; for when his sons succeeded him the government became much harsher. The Athenian Constitution

Lovers are proverbially discontented in the adverse conditions of separation. Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir

She was at that time so beautiful, that she was called proverbially, "La belle Bretonne," and by the English the "Fair Maid of Brittany." Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical

Literally, you will be very old ere you can perform such a promise; proverbially, of course, that you look upon that promise as of no value. The Proverbs of Scotland

It is Belgium, for instance, and not Switzerland, that has been proverbially the battle-ground of Europe. World's War Events, Vol. I

I am not ashamed to declare that I, too, felt pleasure in this sort of thing: like all old soldiers and sailors, who proverbially delight to “fight their battles o’er again.” The Boy Tar

Probably when a man feels most deeply his utterances are the most commonplace, and an Englishman is proverbially incapable of expressing his feelings. Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir

The wood-lice of West Ham are proverbially of an irritable nature, and the attitude of the Government has been calculated for some time to inflame....” Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-05-19

Because, proverbially speaking, the first will die, the second stink, and the third sour. The Proverbs of Scotland

One taught by experience is proverbially said to be more quick-witted than a wizard, but the reason is not told; which, now for the first time, shall be made known by my Fable. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes

Literary men are proverbially unlucky in their helpmates; and geniuses have been proved again and again to reserve their fitful humours and uncertain tempers for home use. The Idler Magazine, Volume III., July 1893 An Illustrated Monthly

Those who encumber the ground remain longest upon it, and the person in receipt of a large annuity or pension is proverbially long-lived. Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir

Young Innocence had never dreamt of any thing of the kind—bein' a walking on his way to the work'us—but beaks being proverbially otherwise than fly, he got six weeks on it. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851

To add a stone may mean, proverbially, that a person will bear testimony to the good qualities of another. The Proverbs of Scotland

A woman's wits are proverbially sharpened by exigencies, and Marian was not slow in obeying their impulse. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2

Yet I nursed an ambition of my own to which no one was privy except Spotswoode, a gray-headed, and proverbially taciturn field-hand, without whose knowledge and coöperation the purpose could not have been carried out. When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood

This inquiry becomes the more important as the speed of American steamers is proverbially beyond that of any other steam vessels in the world. Ocean Steam Navigation and the Ocean Post

The most proverbially suspicious of all birds is here familiar and confiding. Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California

Yawning is proverbially supposed to indicate the want of one of the three things mentioned. The Proverbs of Scotland

"Well, proverbially it isn't," said Rendel, with a smile, determined to be good-humoured. The Arbiter A Novel

The Indians are proverbially famous for the facility with which they attract animals towards them. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America

Such compilations, when not very well done, are proverbially dull; it is therefore the highest compliment which we can pay to say that the work thus far is extremely interesting. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy

Servants are proverbially lavish and careless in this matter. The Young Maiden

The twelfth, "Wherein proverbially and pleasantly discourse is held of love and women." Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592

Brevity and sweetness are proverbially held to constitute claims upon the respect and admiration of the voluptuous, and to the cigarette these cannot be denied. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce

The Germans, though not famous for their hospitality, are proverbially a gregarious people; and at Töplitz, and indeed at all the watering-places, they appear to live in public. Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II

With the luck which proverbially attends rich men, Mr. Mountenay picked up the "Z" volume at once. Once a Week

He was, as the biographers observe, the younger son of a younger 75brother; a denomination by which our ancestors proverbially expressed the lowest state of penury and dependence. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II

He had seen, however, that the professor, though not exactly poking fun at him, had nevertheless intended a sly touch of irony upon his proverbially prosing character. Ups and Downs in the Life of a Distressed Gentleman

The dog that pursues it, though he be subject to sickness, even proverbially, knows his grass that recovers him. Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions Together with Death's Duel

Names are proverbially hard to remember, even in this life—and we know that some persons naturally remember names far better than others. The Problems of Psychical Research Experiments and Theories in the Realm of the Supernormal

Shooting stories are proverbially as unreliable as fishing ones. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer

But now' Dane was proverbially scarce a patient man after a certain line was passed. The Gold of Chickaree

Here and there was a countenance of serious determination, but the great mass were gay and reckless, as soldiers proverbially are, of the risks the future might hold in reserve. Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac

But bad men are proverbially blind to their own faults. The Lively Poll A Tale of the North Sea

Jack was old enough to understand and obey, was proverbially docile and obedient. The Love Affairs of Pixie

Republics are proverbially ungrateful, and Mexico, alas! was a republic. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver

Somatic anthropology in particular tends to assume in some quarters such an overimportance that one falls back upon the recollection that the original head measurers were hatters and that all hatters are proverbially mad. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska

And war so proverbially, so historically uncertain, has its rules, which, if adhered to, will save commanders from censure—judgment not allowed to interfere. Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac

The party issues were not very sharply defined, but this was scarcely necessary with a candidate who was proverbially regarded as himself "the embodiment of Whig principles." Political Recollections 1840 to 1872

“Give you good even, Madam!” she said, in a high shrill voice—not one of those which are proverbially “an excellent thing in woman.” Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada

The cares of proprietorship must necessarily interfere with the lightness of heart once proverbially characteristic of the French peasant. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866

He belongs to that class of Englishmen who proverbially speak the truth. Paul Patoff

‘The devil,’ you know, is proverbially said to ‘be in a good humor when he is pleased.’ Mary Wollstonecraft

Tuesday, 13th.—One of the most lovely days possible: all the morning we have been observing a large ship right a-head, on which we draw rapidly, though a stern chase is proverbially a long chase. Impressions of America During the years 1833, 1834 and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume I.

The impressions there made upon him in his young and growing life are proverbially deep and abiding. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy

The Breton butter is proverbially good, and is given out most liberally, in lumps as big as loaves, at the tables-d'hôte. Brittany & Its Byways

As second thoughts are proverbially best, so a second careful glance over a piece of writing will almost always reveal some error or omission to be corrected. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries

Russia, too, is proverbially slow, if for no other reason than by virtue of her ponderous numbers. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915

He discovers, by an alert and unclouded insight, that in specific cases the virtues highly regarded by his group do not bring the felicitous results which they are commonly and proverbially held to produce. Human Traits and their Social Significance

After landing her distinguished passenger, she cruised about in the proverbially tempestuous Bay of Biscay, where she forced several British vessels to strike to the American flag, then first seen in those waters. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1

Great bodies are proverbially slow in their movements, and in this regard all governments seem to be great bodies. Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police

I am imaginative, but it was difficult, in truth, to connect this staid and sober personage with the idea of the American satirist, however proverbially dissimilar authors may be to their own creations. The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author

A pearl is proverbially uncomely in the snout of a swine; and truly the word "loyalty" was never more absurdly out of place than when pronounced by such lips. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion

It is proverbially difficult to think straight when angry; the surgeon in performing an operation must not be moved by pity or fear; and love is notoriously blind. Human Traits and their Social Significance

The proverbially slow paced snail moves two thousand times faster than the growing point of a plant. Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose His Life and Speeches

New converts are proverbially bitter and unfair towards those they have recently left. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography.

Karan was a proverbially charitable king, and all his family had the same virtue. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II

When it appeared, it was fat and full, and Gavin stole a wistful glance; for, in Scotland, colonial pocketbooks are proverbially plump. St. Cuthbert's

Valeria might scoff, as those proverbially did who never felt a wound. The Daughters of Danaus

Fortune, however, is proverbially fickle, and she did not belie her character on this particular day. Hudson Bay

But bears are proverbially hard to kill, and no vital part had been reached. The Hot Swamp

They are considered proverbially stupid, like the Koris in the northern Districts, but very laborious. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II

A stern chase is proverbially a long one; but in this case, at such a speed, it was short. The Iron Horse

But Bruin is proverbially hard to kill, and although mortally wounded, he had strength enough to open his jaws and close them on Henri’s neck. The Dog Crusoe and his Master

This state of things rendered the management of the baggage-animals extremely difficult, for mules are proverbially intractable, and camels—so meek in pictures!—are perhaps the most snarling, biting, kicking, ill-tempered animals in the world. Blue Lights Hot Work in the Soudan

At a much earlier hour Branwen had retired to rest in the inner cave, and was buried in that profound sleep which proverbially accompanies innocence and youth. The Hot Swamp

Similarly, the Kasais or Muhammadan butchers are proverbially strong and lusty. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II

The blow was given with a will, and would probably have fractured the skull of a white man; but that of a negro is proverbially thick. The Red Eric

Sailors are proverbially lighthearted, and in their moments of comfort and social enjoyment they easily forget their troubles. The World of Ice

A stern chase, however, is proverbially a long one, and as they overhauled the chase only inch by inch, there seemed little chance of overtaking it that night. The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of Ice

“Which means nothing, I suspect,” said the Dutchman, “for Jack-of-all-trades is proverbially master of none.” The Settler and the Savage

The Dhīmars are proverbially of a cheerful disposition, though simple and easily cheated. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II

But alas! the course of his love being true and deep—remarkably deep—was doomed to run in its proverbially rugged course. The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America

Time and Tide passed on—as they are proverbially said to do—without waiting for any one. Rivers of Ice

The first sign of mortality on the Boer side I encountered was a hairy little black pig lying on his side bleeding proverbially—then a tall Boer lying headlong down the rocks. Impressions of a War Correspondent

Though proverbially Police Headquarters never sleeps, yet it does not like to be disturbed in its midnight nap, as it were. Children of the Tenements

Women are proverbially sharp-sighted in all where the heart is concerned, and Mrs Rainscourt soon perceived that the admiration of her husband was not feigned. The King's Own

Seamen, from the sufferings and dangers to which they are exposed, are proverbially kind to those in distress. Peter the Whaler

A stern chase is proverbially a long chase, and the French frigates, which had been seen to the eastward, had a considerable start of their pursuers. From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure

Midshipmen are proverbially hungry, and I need not say that our two young friends did ample justice to a cold round of beef, which the gun-room steward placed before them. The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea

A stern chase is proverbially a long one; a tub can sail with the wind aft. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War

Their political opinions step in, and increase the undue preponderance; and, to crown all, they are more influenced by money, being proverbially more in want of it than others. The King's Own

The phrase, whether used proverbially before Christ’s time or not, is in nature and structure proverbial. The Parables of Our Lord

The passage is proverbially comfortless,—through the Red Sea and Persian Gulf, across the Bay of Bengal, through the Straits of Malacca, and up the Chinese coast, under a tropical sun. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866

New parties are proverbially free from faction and jealousy. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860

No letter from The Manor had reached her for some weeks past, but letters were proverbially scarce at Christmas-time, so that it would be foolish to argue ill from that fact alone. A College Girl

A home audience is proverbially stoical, and after the jeers and smiles of brothers and sisters, it was a refreshing change to wake a note of distress at the very beginning of a conversation. Pixie O'Shaughnessy

Add to this, that Provence is proverbially the land of dust, and, what is worse, the land of the mistral—a wind from the north-west, which carries stones, men, and carriages before it. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 444 Volume 18, New Series, July 3, 1852

But Nemesis is proverbially a cruel old lady. Follow My leader The Boys of Templeton

This effected, the British would have a stern chase, proverbially long, and in this instance certainly fruitless. Story of the War in South Africa 1899-1900

Hannah was the shrewdest and cleverest of all five girls, and her prophecies were proverbially correct. A College Girl

A volunteer is proverbially worth two pressed men; and as a Protestant I promise you to shine. Brother Copas

In consequence of these several intermarriages, it was proverbially said of the house of Seaton, "the family is come of princes, and reciprocally princes are come of the family." Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume II.

The world thinks we idealize our friend, and tells us that love is proverbially blind. Friendship

Their manners are easy, dignified, and lady-like; totally free from all affectation, and in nowise marked by that frigid stateliness and pedantic formality, which a censorious world proverbially attributes to a state of elderly maidenhood. The "Ladies of Llangollen" as Sketched by Many Hands; with Notices of Other Objects of Interest in "That Sweetest of Vales"

In the larger enterprises older men are proverbially less speculative, more conservative, less venturesome than the young. The Family and it's Members

While there are few nations in which there is such a diversity of religious views and multiplicity of religious sects, there are few peoples which are so proverbially irreligious as our own. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 2, August, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy

The strengthening of the blacksmith’s arm by use is proverbially notorious. Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work

The French are proverbially thrifty and can and do live comfortably upon the equivalent of what Americans waste. A Journey Through France in War Time

Men who proverbially take every opportunity of sacrificing the main issue to pursue some subsidiary policy. On the Heels of De Wet

Life proverbially is not cheap to its owner. The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

I have had my doubts about the wisdom of publishing a third set of tales; sequels are, not only proverbially but actually, very hazardous things. A Thin Ghost and Others

What is termed "art dress," proverbially bad, well deserves its reputation. Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving

Stern necessity, proverbially known as "the mother of invention," and practically the step-mother of ministers' daughters, had made me eke out the silken facings of the front with cambric linings for the back and sleeves. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864

Men are tolerant of differences about things indifferent, but conscience makes bigots of us all; theological hatreds are proverbially bitter, and religious wars are cruel. Henry VIII.

It appears that the Basque is, in fact, of much finer form than the rest of the people of the Pyrenees; and the young women are proverbially handsome. Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre

Singers also are proverbially prone to gourmandise; and though the Bird of Paradise unfortunately possessed the smallest mouth in all Singingland, it is astonishing how she pecked! The Young Duke

The interference of a mother-in-law is proverbially never very felicitous.' The Infernal Marriage

I offered five, or double what would have been required by a drayman in New York, a place where labour is proverbially dear. Recollections of Europe

Twelve years ago there was not a Protestant here, and the people were proverbially ignorant, barbarous, and fanatical. History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume II.

Lions and tigers are proverbially fond of music. The Human Side of Animals

The love of cousins is proverbially not of a very romantic character. Henrietta Temple A Love Story

He was a big man, slow of tongue, ordinarily genial, and proverbially stupid. Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail

She is proverbially the most jealous of mistresses, and Lowell could not render a constant allegiance. Modern American Prose Selections

She saw a tall white object in a proverbially ghostly winding sheet. The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car The Haunted Mansion of Shadow Valley

Does not this show us how very cautious we ought to be in forming hasty conclusions from appearances which are proverbially deceptive? Sword and Gown A Novel

Family quarrels are proverbially the most bitter of all on earth, and family hatreds the most unrelenting. The Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No. V, May, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy

The big bowl was proverbially like the purse of Fortunatus in its scorn of emptiness. Wolf Breed

The lives of scholars are proverbially dull, and that of Gibbon is hardly an exception to the rule. Gibbon

He said ministers were poor business men, selfish husbands and proverbially poor fathers, from all he'd seen of them. Green Valley

This last cause, however, only affects the northern latitudes in autumn, and consequently, ceteris paribus, the autumnal months should not be so proverbially sickly in the southern hemisphere. Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence

Eminent as are his abilities, Mr. White is proverbially modest. Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro

Although the beat of a raindrop is proverbially light, the stroke is not ineffective. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography

In that way the native caught six foxes before he returned to the post; but then, as everyone in the Far North knows, white foxes are proverbially stupid creatures. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure

But the first broadside is proverbially half the battle. Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy

Some of his sayings, which have survived, show him to have been as pleasant in his wit as he was proverbially happy in his fortunes. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour

To Salter, the proverbially eccentric, this new-comer appeared to be an intelligent young fellow whom he would like and take to. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma

A man gazing on the stars is proverbially at the mercy of the puddles on the road. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country

Epitaphs are proverbially untruthful; hence arose the saying, "He lies like an epitaph." Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters

It was a romantic situation; love has proverbially thriven in the atmosphere of a family feud. A Dozen Ways Of Love

It is almost proverbially known that the meeting of contrasts is apt to have a powerful influence on one side or the other; unless indeed the opposing forces are, what rarely happens, of equal weight. Wych Hazel

It is proverbially rash to attempt prediction, but it seems to me that it may well take a period of fifty years for these great strides to be fully accomplished. Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889

And I will pay you well, something a Jew proverbially does not like to do. The Moving Picture Boys on the War Front Or, The Hunt for the Stolen Army Films

But he had reckoned without the lady's mutual intent and favour, which in matters of this kind are proverbially important. The Black Douglas

One of those accidents so common to the careless use of firearms—and I was proverbially unacquainted with their use—had produced the catastrophe. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales

People that want to marry each other are proverbially subject to hindrances—from the days of fairy tales down to our own.' Wych Hazel

Sport ceases to be sport as soon as it is carried on as if it were war, where "all" is proverbially "fair." The Land of Contrasts A Briton's View of His American Kin

An unusual percentage of its people are well educated, and all proverbially hospitable. History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia

These men—such as Kant and Hegel, for example—have been proverbially, and often ludicrously, indifferent to the material details of their existence. A Critical Examination of Socialism

I am almost afraid to say it, but we all know how proverbially short is the distance between the sublime and the ridiculous. Brendan's Fabulous Voyage A Lecture delivered on January 19, 1893, before the Scottish Society of Literature and Art

For though it proverbially takes two to make a quarrel, the doctor did not look as if he would disappoint a man of sharp contention if he sought it. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax

The United States is proverbially the paradise of what it is, perhaps, now behind the times to term the gentler sex. The Land of Contrasts A Briton's View of His American Kin

"Men are proverbially selfish," and Henry smiled again; "it is the nature of the creatures." The Man and the Moment

What are called “instructive” books—meaning thereby “morally” instructive—are generally as dull reading as is proverbially a book containing nothing but jests—good, bad, and indifferent. Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers

He also declares that he fears lest the proverbially fickle people may waver in their promised allegiance, and lest Rienzi may be the victim of the cruel barons whom he has now openly defied. Stories of the Wagner Opera

Young people are proverbially intolerant, so I listened patiently, a few days since, to the outburst of an impetuous girl-friend. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896)

They caused securer bolts to be put on their doors—for fastenings in small country places are not much thought about, people around being proverbially honest. Elster's Folly

But why, you will ask, do I send you old almanacs, which are proverbially useless? Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1

The poorer classes of society, are proverbially improvident—and yours, in sickness, and in old age, are often victims of want and suffering. Aunt Phillis's Cabin Or, Southern Life As It Is

"These are studies, indeed, proverbially dull," he once wrote, speaking of Horace Walpole's antiquarian researches, "but it is only when they are pursued by those whose fancies nothing can enliven." Sir Walter Scott as a Critic of Literature

Generalizations are proverbially perilous, and should be very cautiously made and applied to great currents of thought and of life. Bolshevism The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy

Is it not odd, that the lower order of Venetians should still allude proverbially to that famous contest, so glorious and so fatal to the Republic? Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals

Those who serve under her Majesty's colours are proverbially brave; they will gladly die for their country, with sword in hand and face to the foe. The Alleged Haunting of B—— House

Hence the pains taken by piety-mongers to perpetuate the dominion of that ignorance which proverbially is 'the mother of devotion.' An Apology for Atheism Addressed to Religious Investigators of Every Denomination by One of Its Apostles

I had every reason to be satisfied with the audience, who, though proverbially a cold one, were exceedingly enthusiastic in their applause, which, I suppose, is the best indication that they were satisfied with me. Records of a Girlhood

Sir, soldiers are proverbially bad speakers, but we venture to request that this short note may be read aloud on the occasion of the meeting of the General Assembly at Edinburgh during May, 1900.' From Aldershot to Pretoria A Story of Christian Work among Our Troops in South Africa

The merciful man is proverbially merciful to his beast, and those who showed mercy to neither man nor woman had none on the dumb animals owned by their victims. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent

If it is proverbially impossible to determine by selection the greatest work of Shakespeare, it is easy enough to decide on the date and the name of his most perfect comic masterpiece. A Study of Shakespeare

It was an irresistible temptation,—and sailors are proverbially reckless. Bluebell A Novel

You and I, O proverbially Candid and Intelligent One, it need hardly be said, are better informed. Science in Arcady

Very few of the Anglo-Saxon race had entered this territory, and those who had were, in turn, exposed to the vacillating wills of the proverbially treacherous Mexicans. The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself

It deals with much suffering, many sorrows, as its title indicates—for it is easier to make sensations out of pains than pleasures, and M. Hugo is preëminently and proverbially 'sensational.' The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862

It is well, however, to make allowance for the admiral's opinion, for musicians are proverbially jealous of each other. Dickey Downy The Autobiography of a Bird

Women, too, are proverbially calmer in such emergencies than men. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864

This poverty, arising, as it does, from so many causes, has propagated itself with a rapidity which is startling; for every one knows that poverty is proverbially prolific. The Emigrants Of Ahadarra The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two

This airy costume was too much for French modesty, proverbially shrinking and sensitive. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 78, April, 1864

Resolutions are proverbially frail; and they are so, because they rest not on a mind consolidated by principles, and a heart glowing like a furnace with corresponding feelings. The Faithful Steward Or, Systematic Beneficence an Essential of Christian Character

The fortune which proverbially attends the bold never deserted him. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans

Hence the pains taken by priests to perpetuate the dominion of that ignorance which proverbially is 'the mother of devotion.' Superstition Unveiled

You can't be interesting, you know, my young friend, unless you do interesting things—and handsome creatures are proverbially lazy. Little Eve Edgarton

He abandoned his college, where he had secured at least existence; and he abandoned it for a profession proverbially hazardous, and in which, for whole years, he made nothing. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844

Publicans are proverbially open-handed; most publicans would have lent him ten pounds to spend in their establishment if he had thoroughly and courageously drunk and pitched some tale about expecting money by the English mail. Captivity

Aye, and this is the reason, why shoemakers are proverbially the most independent part of the people, and why they, in general, show more public spirit than any other men. Advice to Young Men And (Incidentally) to Young Women in the Middle and Higher Ranks of Life. In a Series of Letters, Addressed to a Youth, a Bachelor, a Lover, a Husband, a Father, a Citizen, or a Subject.

Now, it is proverbially as well as scripturally true, that love "seeketh not its own" interest, but the good of others, and finds its highest honour, its highest happiness, in so doing. The Young Lady's Mentor A Guide to the Formation of Character. In a Series of Letters to Her Unknown Friends

Rice and vegetables were in plenty—terrapins in every pond, and Carolina hams proverbially fine. Woman's Life in Colonial Days

Not from mere military license, for the discipline of the German Army is proverbially stringent, and its obedience implicit. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915

And from that, of course, it was only a step to the fact that red-haired people are proverbially bad-tempered! Love Stories

Why is life out of doors proverbially synonymous with robust health? Scientific American Supplement, No. 388, June 9, 1883

He never obtained the sanction of the Empire to his title, though Frederick III. was proverbially lavish of such honors. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots

It was a stern chase, proverbially a long one, and he had the best horse, and knew that he could not be overtaken. Sevenoaks

It depends entirely upon the occurrence of rain, which in those months is proverbially uncertain. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.

His "two travellers," with whom he opens his stories, have become proverbially ridiculous. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction

On this lake they first observed a black swan, which species, though proverbially rare in other parts of the world, is here by no means uncommon, being found on most of the lakes. The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay With an Account of the Establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson and Norfolk Island (1789)

A general chill pervades the domestic virtues: hospitality is aguish, and charity becomes more than proverbially numb. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 23, 1841

The generous National feelings of the British Public are proverbially interested in every endeavour to obtain “a Free Stage and Fair Play.” Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 21, 1841

Under his system a father might exercise his caprice almost to the power of life or death, and a Chinese mother-in-law is proverbially a tyrant. Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891

The end of this movement of a proverbially conservative class is not at all certain. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People

The revival in this proverbially wicked place, created such a stir that the newspapers took it up, and thought for once that I "was in the right place, and doing a good work!" From Death into Life or, twenty years of my minstry

But, as their literary remains prove, few or none of them prosecuted their legal studies with that sedulous devotion which the law, proverbially a jealous mistress, demands. Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885

The general National feelings of the British Public are proverbially interested in every endeavour to obtain “a blind alley, and no Fantoccini.” Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 21, 1841

In such reasonings there was more of sentiment and prejudice than of reason, but sentiment and prejudice are proverbially harder than arguments to expel from minds where they have made a lodgment. Handbook of Home Rule Being articles on the Irish question

Surely it is because the virtue of obedience, the virtue that is proclaimed proverbially the child's own, is so impossible of attainment that it is become the subject of so much emphasis. The Nervous Child

An active politician is proverbially unscrupulous, and proof against the law of God. Notes on the Apocalypse

But then Scotchmen are proverbially tenacious of opinion; and not even his appeal—joined to the appeal of their leader—will altogether change the purpose of those rugged sons of bonnie Scotland. Sketches in the House (1893)

Lost fish are proverbially the largest fish, but in this instance it was not the fisher who boasted of the weight. Stories of the Border Marches

But courts of law are proverbially fussy, and now the State's Attorney was doing his best to invalidate the testimony of the last witness. The Missing Bride

"The Scots are proverbially cautious," she answered carelessly, but Foster thought he saw a gleam of interest in her eyes. Carmen's Messenger

It may be said that the practice of a virtue, even if the motive be of an emotional kind, becomes a habit, and that habit proverbially develops into a second nature. Ireland In The New Century

The Roman road ran proverbially direct; even its few curves were not seldom formed by straight lines joined together. Ancient Town-Planning

Instead of being invaded, your land is proverbially the only "inviolate land"—"the inviolate land of the sage and free." The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10)

One, for instance, may select an aged gander for its wisdom, knowing that the youthful gosling is proverbially "green." At a Winter's Fire

Their slumbers were proverbially light and restless; and, if he failed with a single one, he must instantly be overpowered by the survivors. Life of Daniel Boone, the Great Western Hunter and Pioneer

The slumbers of the barbarians, proverbially light at all times, and readily broken even when the stupor of intoxication has steeped their faculties, were not proof against sounds at once so unusual and so uproarious. Nick of the Woods

This explosive cereal does not satiate the proverbially sweet tooth of our people. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1876

As everyone knows, they are proverbially honest in business, in spite of the corruption of their politics. The Problem of China

TYR, one of the bravest and wisest gods, so that it was customary to say proverbially, “As bold as Tyr,” “Wise as Tyr.” The Death of Balder

A stern chase is proverbially a long one. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life

And your asthma—" "The asthma remains, but asthmatic people are proverbially long-lived. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 8, August 19, 1850

The twenty-sixth of December is proverbially a sad day. The Siege of Kimberley

Young men will thus frequently get a good-natured hostess to ask some young lady whose society they especially affect, and thus country-houses become proverbially adapted for match-making. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873

The plays of the old Romans were proverbially loose both in their plots and dialogues, and Juvenal has spoken of the actors of his time with the bitterest contempt. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875

The same story is related by Pliny, from whom and other authors, it appears that the word Ratumena was then as proverbially applied to jockies as Jehu in our own days. Notes and Queries, Number 45, September 7, 1850

Younger sons of noble families proverbially come off second best in this country, but if one of them found his only 'appanage' was a mine, he would surely with some justice make a remonstrance. Some Private Views

After the first floating breath of laughter had passed over the room, every pupil was full of attention, and was listening to the reading of this proverbially bad boy. The Evolution of Dodd

Hotspur is proverbially a man of impatient, irascible, headstrong temper. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England

This he accomplished by destroying their signal stations, telegraphs, and shore batteries along nearly the whole coast, navigating his frigate with perfect safety throughout this proverbially perilous part of the Mediterranean. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, G.C.B., Admiral of the Red, Rear-Admiral of the Fleet, Etc., Etc. Vol. I

Singers also are proverbially prone to gormandize; and though the Bird of Paradise unfortunately possessed the smallest mouth in all Singingland, it is astonishing how she pecked! Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4

For a while his suspicions of anything unusual were almost lulled; the countryside was proverbially curious of anything out of the course of events. The Rules of the Game

Those towns are not far apart, but the people of the former have the reputation of being very clever, while those of the latter are proverbially as stupid. The Book of Noodles Stories of Simpletons; or, Fools and Their Follies

Indeed," he said, "considering that we have given up head-breaking, and the climate is proverbially healthy, California is hardly the place for doctors to settle in. California Four Months among the Gold-Finders, being the Diary of an Expedition from San Francisco to the Gold Districts

That the Spirit of God breathed into man His own mental life is stated most keenly by the man who proverbially embodied in himself this quality of wisdom. Quiet Talks about Jesus

Soldiers are proverbially silent, preferring deeds to words. Dick Prescotts's Fourth Year at West Point Ready to Drop the Gray for Shoulder Straps

The tales told about him by spiritualists are of the kind usually imparted to a gallant, but proverbially confiding, arm of Her Majesty’s service. Cock Lane and Common-Sense

"Art is a fountain of spontaneous emotion"—what, therefore, can it have in common with the proverbially driest, least spontaneous preoccupation of the human mind? Architecture and Democracy

The black man is proverbially tough, and a whip, moral or physical, which will cut the most hardened of whites to ribbons, will leave him unmoved. A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle

To lie at the Pool of Bethesda is used proverbially in Germany, in speaking of the theological candidates who are waiting for a benefice. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 540, March 31, 1832

His Iambi, directed against his brethren of this university, are scarcely to be exceeded for severity, by the bitterest specimens of a style proverbially bitter. Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 2

Look at the once celebrated city of Goa on the Malabar coast, dwindled into insignificance, and proverbially called a city of priests and beggars. A Voyage Round the World, Volume I Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc., etc., from 1827 to 1832

The red end of the spectrum, being lowest in vibratory rate, would correspond to the physical nature, proverbially more sluggish than the emotional and mental. Architecture and Democracy

But where the carcass is, the eagles, proverbially, gather. Deadham Hard

Ice is proverbially slippery, and if you fall on to a friendly stone from excess of energy or from debility, your side is "huffed" that stone. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 146, January 21, 1914

A lawyer's life leaves little to be recorded; the triumphs of the bar are proverbially ephemeral, and lawyers themselves are willing to forget the cases they have tried and the verdicts they have won. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 63, January, 1863

A slave's death was proverbially that of a dog, no man regarded it. The Long White Cloud

But was it not the Exposition we had come to see? and are not Expositions proverbially expensive—to promoters and stockholders as well as visitors? Two Thousand Miles on an Automobile Being a Desultory Narrative of a Trip Through New England, New York, Canada, and the West, By "Chauffeur"

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例句	proverbially Everyone knew everyone, proverbially, and, in the case of the Shaws, it was probably closer to literally. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I was the proverbially overprepared student; I had to have a standby writing utensil. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He liked the fare at such dinners to be proverbially English — simple, unadorned and filling. ‘Dinner with Churchill’: Dining and diplomacy 2013-05-15T22:58:06Z He adds: “Now they can come, proverbially, out of the closet and say, ‘We used to like the Osmonds.’ Donny and Marie Osmond: Cheerfully embracing their teen-idol past Norris proverbially cut dairy loose with a processional of her own, honoring her favorite ingredient in all its licentious finery. “I said goodbye like a lover": Sending off problem foods like a New Orleans jazz funeral 2021-06-06T04:00:00Z Over-eagerness to keep up with the Joneses, both literally and proverbially, brings the community to its knees. Consumerism triumphs in The Joneses 2010-04-26T10:22:00Z Virgil’s genius was quickly recognized and his later career, as well as that of his friend Horace, was partly fostered by the proverbially rich Maecenas, an ardent patron of the arts. Virgil’s ‘The Aeneid’ still looks strikingly contemporary 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z A rural Ohio newspaperman who had risen to U.S. senator, Harding was a reluctant compromise candidate during the 1920 Republican convention in Chicago, emerging from a proverbially smoke-filled room. A century ago, a Seattle speech foreshadowed the death of a president 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z A judge would later find Chapman not guilty of manslaughter, but note sadly that “hindsight is proverbially better than foresight.” Perspective \| A 1951 Air Force plane crash in Maryland came after hours of tension in the sky 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z Retaining the title is hard, proverbially harder than winning it the first time – although that clearly to an extent depends on what you’re up against. Liverpool show they have resolve to retain title in season of trench warfare \| Jonathan Wilson 2020-11-22T05:00:00Z “You see, the presidency proverbially changes the occupant. It matures them, it ages them.” Colbert on the RNC: 'Bone-chilling nonsense from America’s top trash bags' 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z If Kjellberg ever streams on YouTube, where his videos regularly pull in millions of views, it will proverbially break the internet. YouTube enters the live-streaming fight (again) 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z What is there in molasses that would make it explode, particularly in winter time when the sticky syrup is proverbially slow? The End of the "Monkey War" in the Battle over Evolution; Dangerous Blood Transfusion in 1869 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z Our recourse to history — true stories — as a means of understanding is proverbially “second nature.” Why most narrative history is wrong 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z To a person, every official proverbially shrugged, and rightfully so. What does this spring's brutal weather mean for a May PGA Championship? - Golf Digest 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z And when the extra food runs out, I will come to hate myself as I count the days until the next opportunity to proverbially sing for my supper. Fifteen minutes BEAUTY, proverbially, is in the eye of the beholder. Computer analysis of what is scenic may help town planners 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Often, it’s a symptom of trying to find the “right time” to invest and never feeling confident in any conditions; while Wall Street proverbially climbs a wall of worry, their cash sits stagnant. Too many let cash build up to where returns suffer 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z If such limits seem unfair, they are far less unfair than the status quo, which traps countless foreigners in poverty and danger because they proverbially “chose the wrong parents.” The Case for Open Borders 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z Economists also said little when they should have proverbially shouted about the obvious conflicts between those who issued securities and the agencies they hired to rate the securities they sold. Stop listening to these clowns: Economists’ bad ideas have been damaging our economy for years 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z Her recommendation, as the book’s title, Lean In suggests, is for women to proverbially ‘put their back into their ambitions’ and push against intrinsic societal barriers to attain career leadership success. I Am Woman -- I Am Leaning In 2013-10-15T16:43:00Z It was, literally and proverbially, a building block. News Analysis: Has Lego Sold Out? 2012-12-22T21:39:00Z Hindsight is proverbially 20/20, but how can agencies carry this vision forward in real time? Google Says It's Time For Agencies To Get Agile 2012-09-28T15:25:42Z That the statue may end up amid graves is not a concession to those who, over the years, have wanted it proverbially dead. ‘Civic Virtue,’ Much-Maligned Statue, May Be Moving to Brooklyn Graveyard 2012-07-21T18:32:58Z The verbal contract is proverbially a trouble maker, and that even among relatives. Farm Boys and Girls 2012-04-21T02:00:21.733Z Friday cannot be unlucky, for all their sketches are produced on that proverbially unfortunate day. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, December 10, 1887 2012-04-14T02:00:21.840Z And that they are not so lost to the virtues of our nature, as some who are in different circumstances, is evident from the fact, that they are proverbially, an industrious community. Recollections of Windsor Prison; Containing Sketches of its History and Discipline with Appropriate Strictures and Moral and Religious Reflection 2012-04-06T02:00:31.240Z Taste is proverbially a matter beyond dispute; but it would be very hard for any European to agree with an Anamite as to what constituted a delicacy and what an abomination. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Still, nature was already at work to console him; and misery sleeps proverbially well. The Man in Black 2012-03-30T02:00:14.473Z Farm girls are proverbially lacking in business practice and in knowledge of the rights and obligations of a contract. Farm Boys and Girls 2012-04-21T02:00:21.733Z Eccentricities in dress are proverbially but exaggerations of the prevailing fashion. Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature 2012-03-29T02:00:13.900Z A stern chase is proverbially a long one; so it proved in this instance. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z On the one side, it is like walking into a fog, as dense and unpleasant as ever marked a London November; on the other, it is to disturb a moral cess-pool, proverbially better left alone. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z A stern chase is proverbially a long one; but in this case I had means of progressing that the chase had not. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z Lo! proverbially fickle, Fortune knocks you from your perch, Leaves you in a pretty pickle, or, as you may say, the lurch. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z Are not the wares vended in these places proverbially bad? The Influence and Development of English Gilds As Illustrated by the History of the Craft Gilds of Shrewsbury 2012-03-05T03:00:14.443Z You can make yourself love the law, proverbially dry as it is, or any other study. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z Fashion and Nature are sadly at war on this point, as I am fully aware; but the edicts of the one are immutable, those of the other are proverbially fickle. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z With the blindness proverbially ascribed to parental love, Tischendorf follows א, though the carelessness that reigns over that MS. is visible to all who examine it. The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels 2012-02-24T03:00:31.020Z The commercial instinct is proverbially lacking in authors; if it were not we should witness less frequently the spectacle of portly MSS. being sent out haphazard to publisher after publisher. How to Write a Novel A Practical Guide to the Art of Fiction 2012-02-17T03:00:36.070Z But the Austrians are proverbially a polite people. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z Ceylon planters are proverbially hospitable: the utmost stranger is at all times sure of a hearty welcome for himself and his horse. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z When this happened, their furniture was distrained without mercy, for the tax was farmed, and a farmer of taxes, is, of all creditors, proverbially, the most rapacious.” Old Church Lore 2012-01-31T03:00:14.880Z I hastily arranged her ball on the second tee: but the luck of golf is proverbially capricious. Mr. Punch's Golf Stories 2012-01-28T03:00:25.907Z Goodness is proverbially uninteresting, a happy people has no history and the ordinary life of the university student needs a patient sympathetic chronicler; and such the medieval universities have not found as yet. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z The merchants of Panama were proverbially the richest in the whole Spanish West Indies. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z And when the influx of this proverbially hard-fisted tribe became known to the French they decided that their number of five hundred was not sufficient to suppress the popular excitement. The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 2012-01-19T03:00:20.007Z It is proverbially hard, for an old dog to learn new tricks. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z For a brief time no one spoke; then Ned “proverbially” broke the silence. Dorothy Dale in the City 2012-01-13T03:00:12.213Z Modern prose was in its formative period, and the evolution of style, as of other things in the making, is proverbially worthy of more serious study than even the developed result. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z Flint, flint, n. a hard mineral, a variety of quartz, from which fire is readily struck with steel: anything proverbially hard.—adj. made of flint, hard.—n. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z But her domain of Argolis is proverbially a poor country, whose populace possesses a rooted and hereditary bias against taxation. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z The physician, the lawyer, the clergyman, the deeper they descend into their respective, professional wells, where truth is proverbially said to abide, proceed with increasing caution. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z A little knowledge of Tolstoy is more than proverbially dangerous. The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z He was proverbially slow of movement, mentally and physically; was careless, inert, and dull; was sinewy, and gifted with great strength; was inoffensively quiet and peaceable, but when roused to resistance a dangerous antagonist. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z Lincoln realized this and, though proverbially slow in his movements, prepared to find a firm footing when the great rush of waters should come and the maddening freshet sweep former landmarks out of sight. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z If English railroads are proverbially comfortable in the mother-country, they certainly fall off lamentably in that particular in the cars used in India. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z On the death of her husband, she was thrown into prison for debt, but released by the subscriptions of ladies of questionable repute, whose charity is proverbially more conspicuous than their virtue. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z Little was this expected, by them that first settled the town, when, for a while, Boston was proverbially called Lost Town, for the mean and sad circumstances of it. Curiosities of History Boston, September Seventeenth, 1630-1880 2011-12-28T03:00:44.040Z I remembered, too, that Jones intended the champagne as much for my friends as myself, and that lords are proverbially disassociated from temperance. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z He rarely used terms of endearment, and yet he was proverbially tender and gentle. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z He was on the contrary free from self-indulgence; his manner of life was decent and frugal, and his dress proverbially simple. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z “He has such speed and quickness in the open court that you’ve got to get back and proverbially build a wall against Wall, so he’s seeing bodies,” Philadelphia 76ers coach Doug Collins said. ?Don?t want to touch 1 ?til I win 1?: With eye on trophy, Wall hopes to help Wizards improve 2011-12-20T19:05:26Z Whence it is proverbially said, “ ‘Lord have mercy on their souls,’ said Oswald, as he fell to the ground.” Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England 2011-12-19T03:00:41.437Z Charles Darwin, the greatest naturalist in the world, and who is proverbially careful in his statements, has the following on this subject in his "Descent of Man," vol. Ingersoll in Canada A Reply to Wendling, Archbishop Lynch, Bystander; and Others 2011-12-16T03:00:10.740Z The Hall is really more patient than the proverbially patient paper, as long as the majority do not get excited. Letters From Rome on the Council 2011-11-25T03:00:11.447Z The young birds are ravenous eaters and proverbially ugly; when craving food they make a noise resembling a snore. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Indeed, people never dreamed of drinking water, although they drank their wines "like water" proverbially. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z It was said proverbially, "The despatch of daughters is a kindness" and "The burial of daughters is a noble deed." A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z Living, i.e., feeding, in Australia is proverbially good, although the cooking is often unworthy of the material. Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z As a nation, the Hindoos are proverbially fond of festivals, which are engrafted, as it were, on their peculiar domestic and social economy. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z England is proverbially ungrateful to her lesser kind of heroes as well as to her greater kind of poets. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z The master-spirits of the earth have almost proverbially married women of weak intellect, and almost as proverbially the children of such marriages resemble the mother rather than the father. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z Composers are proverbially bad judges of each other's works. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z Capitalistic management is proverbially unrivalled for two qualities in which bureaucratic management is as proverbially deficient—economy and enterprise. Contemporary Socialism 2011-09-10T02:00:28.673Z An early-morning mob is proverbially incoherent and incohesive; and, besides, loaded Winchesters in the hands of five determined men are apt to have an eloquence which is more or less convincing. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z Duilius felt the force of his arguments: Republics are proverbially forgetful, and he was aware that it might not be safe, even for him, to risk offending the Senate. The Black Poodle And Other Tales 2011-08-30T02:00:37.963Z Let it go to make another stone in that infernal pathway proverbially paved by good intentions.... The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z I have found that, while all dogs will hunt or run a fox spontaneously, with seeming pleasure, they have a natural repugnance and great aversion to the proverbially offensive odor peculiar to the wolf. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z What does not go beyond our own personal sensible acquaintance must be for us the most certain: the “evidence of the senses” is proverbially the least open to question. Our Knowledge of the External World as a Field for Scientific Method in Philosophy 2011-08-16T02:00:44.423Z The office of Archdeacon is proverbially puzzling to the lay mind, and it may be that the Archdeaconry of Westminster creates some wonder in the minds even of other Archdeacons. William de Colchester Abbot of Westminster 2011-08-05T02:00:50.197Z Snake stories are proverbially an ‘uncommercial risk’ for those who value a reputation for truthfulness. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z Norwich is proverbially a City of Gardens, and many of the houses in St. Giles’s Street, including my own, are fortunate enough to share in the advantage of possessing one of these valuable urban appendages. Addresses & Papers / Collectanea 2011-08-04T02:00:22.097Z They were French lads and brave—as many of them showed afterwards—but they were of the Midi, and even then the Midi was proverbially hard to budge. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z "Though proverbially phlegmatic, we still have sufficient feeling left to be patriotic; but perhaps your sympathies are with the other side?" A Cabinet Secret 2011-07-31T02:00:10.693Z The understandings of women generally, in comparison with those of men, are proverbially weak. Nicotiana Or The Smoker's and Snuff-Taker's Companion 2011-07-29T02:00:29.353Z But the Indians, who perform all this kind of labor, are, as I have before had occasion to remark, proverbially lazy and shiftless. Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico 2011-07-29T02:00:23.127Z Republics are proverbially forgetful, and he was aware that it might not be safe even for him, to risk offending the Senate. Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse 2011-07-20T02:00:16.323Z Sergeant Grier appeared willing to do so, for the fare at Prospect was proverbially good. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z There she plied him with a stimulant which jockeys are proverbially unable to resist, viz., brandy-cherries, in such profusion that he promptly became catalyptic in a corner. A Bayard From Bengal Being some account of the Magnificent and Spanking Career of Chunder Bindabun Bhosh,... 2011-07-13T02:00:17.950Z With the formation of a rich goldfield at Omeo, the centre of a proverbially lawless region and a roving population, the results may be imagined. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z Fishing, you know, is proverbially a lazy amusement.” The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Coleridge was unpunctual, unbusiness-like, improvident, and dreamy, to the full extent to which poets are said proverbially to be. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z Capital is exceptionally conservative when there is a question of investing in inventions that it does not understand, for inventors are proverbially optimistic 212 and not infrequently cost capital a good deal of money. The Best Policy 2011-06-13T02:00:32.860Z Women, he knew, were proverbially stubborn, and not always reasonable, while the more they were opposed, the more doggedly determined they became. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z Mrs. Delf, the smart and proverbially energetic landlady, was instructed to prepare a more than usually recherch� collation. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z If, however, the present volume be less interesting than Volume I., it may yet be useful for the verification of the dates of occurrences regarding which the public memory is proverbially shortlived and unreliable. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z "My child, this world is proverbially an uncertain and changing thing." A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z A sailor is proverbially superstitious, and he clings jealously to tradition. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z That class of men are proverbially generous, though," said Harding; "but the way they get their money, I suspect, has something to do with the matter. The Comstock Club 2011-05-18T02:00:16.367Z And who were, proverbially, the people who would learn at no other? Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z And it seems to defeat its object; for the festivities which follow the departure of the new-married pair are proverbially dull. Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-17T02:00:19.780Z What you have done has interested governments—proverbially so difficult to move—and the impulse you have imparted, I am convinced, will go on year after year.” Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z Among those who value him most, he is proverbially indolent, thievish, and neglectful of his master’s interests. The Impending Crisis of the South How to Meet It 2011-05-10T02:00:59.100Z Priest and poet, all those times through, were proverbially on terms of reciprocal biting and striking. William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z Among those who were proverbially unsuccessful was a young man, who, from that and other reasons, commenced to attract an unusual share of attention from the other passengers. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z What a relief when the baton of the conductor is seen elevated over his acolytes, and those strains, proverbially soothing to the savage, resound through the glittering saloon! The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z The peasantry were driving their wains homeward loaded with the luxuriance of the Hungarian fields, proverbially rich where they are cultivated at all. Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 2011-04-15T02:00:18.057Z The Springfield Homestead published what it called an odd circumstance, but so far from being odd is of proverbially common occurrence. Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science 2011-04-14T02:00:40.453Z Satisfied with collecting a mass of facts, their authors adopted a style which, in the later ages of Rome, became proverbially meagre and jejune. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z The epithet remains doubtful in origin but is proverbially significant of odium and of ridicule. Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats 2011-04-02T02:00:11.477Z But these, proverbially gallant towards women, readily gave way to them. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z All cooks proverbially encourage an enormous consumption of victuals. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z One I kept, in case—— Well, your sex are proverbially ungrateful, you know. Mysterious Mr. Sabin 2011-03-24T02:00:10.087Z Indeed, they are an anomaly among religious sects in this respect, and that is what has made Salt Lake City proverbially a "great show town." The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah 2011-03-14T03:01:07.627Z Not at all," the Baron declares; "but my poor wife is proverbially unpunctual. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z The storekeeper’s widow, notwithstanding her aspirations after a titled alliance, was from a country whose people are proverbially “cute.” The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z Bruce was proverbially a bad patient, and would never submit to what he called coddling. The Haunted Room A Tale 2011-03-10T03:00:46.157Z Martin Farquhar Tupper has written, but I am so old-fashioned in my prejudices that I find myself constantly turning to my Shakespeare, in preference even to that gifted and proverbially philosophic bard. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z Betsey achieved a 'position'—a thing for which her sex almost proverbially sacrifice all they have on earth—happiness, health, long life, usefulness. Tom Clark and His Wife Their Double Dreams, And the Curious Things that Befell Them Therein; Being the Rosicrucian's Story 2011-02-25T03:01:12.293Z Seymour, you know, was proverbially good-natured; and I, though an only child, had not had my naturally happy temper ruined by injudicious indulgence. A Wife's Duty A Tale 2011-02-17T03:00:19.313Z Even the careless weakling who drinks to excess is proverbially likely to be generous, magnanimous, warmly impulsive, even quixotic. Habits that Handicap The Menace of Opium, Alcohol, and Tobacco, and the Remedy 2011-02-15T03:00:18.787Z But men are proverbially dull in the observation of such matters as love-affairs. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z If no other feeling, that of natural curiosity, proverbially strong in her sex, would have prompted her to turn her head. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z Add to this that I'm at present habitans in sicco, and you will conclude, with the swift logical subtlety so proverbially yours, that as a latter-day hermit I may compare favourably with St. Anthony. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z It is ill-bred to send invitations either by the dispatch, or through the post-office; and besides being discourteous, you risk offending your friends, as these modes of delivery are proverbially uncertain. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z Brewing is an industry of exceptional vigour, Edinburgh ale being proverbially good. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z He knew that two-edged weapons were proverbially dangerous, but he was comforted by the recollection of another proverb about cutting both ways. '?19,000' 2011-01-14T03:00:45.303Z A knowledge of its fundamental principles would give her a sense of independence and power, which knowledge is proverbially said to do. The Century Cook Book 2011-01-04T03:01:10.367Z Added to this they were proverbially poor, and poverty in his eyes was becoming almost a crime. Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles 2011-01-01T03:00:27.980Z Inatulla speaks proverbially of “woodmen in the meridian hour, scarce able to raise the arms of languor.” Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z Had the shore end been laid forty-eight hours sooner, the voyage might have begun on Friday, which sailors, who are proverbially superstitious, would have thought an unlucky beginning. The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph 2010-12-29T03:00:29.577Z The woman was mad—absolutely mad; filled with all the cunning which madness proverbially entails. '?19,000' 2011-01-14T03:00:45.303Z And not just the proverbially patriotic apple, but the particular fruit of your own back country. American pie 2010-04-16T14:11:00Z And this one money lender is one who, proverbially "has no soul." A New Banking System The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District Only one other traveller in the coffee-room, and he as uncommunicative as Englishmen proverbially are. The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion Sir Thomas Brown, in his interesting book on "Vulgar Errours," writes: "Slow worms are accounted blind, and the like we affirm proverbially of the beetle: although their eyes be evident." Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources But ancient letters are proverbially forgeries, and in the three hundred years which elapsed between the supposed correspondence and the time of Andronicus there was plenty of time for the forgery of these letters. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" The Mediterranean between Malta and Gibraltar is proverbially blue, but the Pacific seemed to us more so. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands As the office was nearly hereditary, and was proverbially connected with great opulence, the son of the rich functionary was highly educated. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 Our Breckonsiders were proverbially slow of belief, but they could not get over the facts. Deep Moat Grange Breakfast is so proverbially dismal, that dismalness becomes good form; humanity feels silent and liverish, so it grudges Providence its due, for it cannot return thanks for the precocious blessings of the day. A Bed of Roses Such persons are said to “eat a dumb man’s injury,” and the number of them is proverbially unlimited, for the class is immortal. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology There was as much fraud, too, in selling slaves then, as has been proverbially connected with horse-dealing and jockeying in every age. Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs It really seemed as though some of the ill-luck proverbially attaching to the mystic number was hanging over her head. Just Gerry As the appetites of college men are proverbially vigorous, it will be wise to provide a substantial meal. Gala Day Luncheons A Little Book of Suggestions Women are proverbially weak, and men assume to be their superiors in strength of character. Was It Right to Forgive? A Domestic Romance This becomes evident in the case of second marriages, where there is often, and even proverbially, no ceremony of any sort which must be observed. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology Such qualities as these might be supposed popular ones in a country proverbially given to sporting; but Mr. Rooney had other and very superior powers of attraction,—he was the Amphitryou of Dublin. Jack Hinton The Guardsman There is proverbially strength in numbers, and the skua, after such an organized encounter, is almost always found floating lifeless upon the surface of the sea. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia Lunatics, barring accidents, are proverbially long-lived, and Tom Carhayes had the strength and constitution of an elephant. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War Idle hours are proverbially dedicated to temptation, and despite many resolutions his thoughts drifted continually towards Cassandra, continually emphasised her nearness, and dallied with the possibility of a meeting. Lady Cassandra He is also cautioned not to allow his morals to be contaminated by the nuns whose reputation is so proverbially bad. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology Story indeed, it may be said, there was none to tell; for, among the proverbially uneventful lives of artists, that of Constable was perhaps the least eventful. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 If their hardships were very trying they would not be so proverbially long-lived. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia Exceptions are supposed proverbially to prove nothing, or to prove the opposite of what they appear to prove. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Certainly Americans, though often overreaching in making a fortune, are proverbially lavish in distributing it. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. It is a proverbially mean man in China, who, when marrying his daughter, wants to be paid for the food he has wasted upon her up to the date of marriage. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology The transition period is always critical, and a little learning is proverbially a dangerous thing. The Children of the Poor The spirit of independence was proverbially high amongst the people; and the neighborhood of France gave easy access to the Huguenot ministers, who reaped an abundant harvest in the great towns of that district. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 New converts to any belief, political or theological, are proverbially zealous, and perhaps in this instance they are over-hasty. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses “Mr Glanton is most provokingly and proverbially impossible to ‘draw,’ you know, mother,” said Miss Sewin, with a laugh and a shake of the head. A Frontier Mystery Lovers are proverbially the very worst of company for the outer world, nor is it easy to say which is more intolerable—their rapture or their reserve. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly They replied: ‘It is a dangerous thing to interfere between parent and child, and you might get yourself into trouble if you did so, as parents are proverbially the best guardians of their own children.’ The Children of the Poor He hated waste as much as his employers, who proverbially exploited all of the pig but the squeal. Neighbors Life Stories of the Other Half It is true that Pygmalion was an artist, and these are proverbially difficult husbands: after an hour's work an artist will "sneer, backbite and speak daggers." The Intelligence of Woman But the luck of the rat may be very seriously interfered with by the bad luck of the monkey or of the proverbially unlucky dog, when their days and hours occur in the rat year. Japanese Girls and Women Revised and Enlarged Edition For the bat, English willow has been proverbially found the best wood. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" A better locality could not possibly be chosen, on account of the number of pleasant associations that are connected with that building, which was so proverbially hospitable with other people's money. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) The mountains, which faith is proverbially said to move, are nothing beside that which the will can accomplish. Toilers of the Sea This bird was as proverbially used for a proud, vain fool as the lapwing for a silly one. Folk-lore of Shakespeare Old stockings are proverbially the savings-banks of the poor—and no interest on deposits. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 With regard to the second, it is sufficient for the present purpose to remember that free Athenian women were comparatively uneducated and uninteresting, and that the hetairai had proverbially bad manners. A Problem in Greek Ethics Being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion Its streets are trim and clean, and its houses likewise, with a brilliancy of fresh paint which is consistently and proverbially Dutch. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine His own fences were a trifle shaky and the temper of this particular colt was proverbially short and uncertain. The Song of the Wolf According to fabulous accounts the crocodile was the most deceitful of animals; its tears being proverbially fallacious. Folk-lore of Shakespeare You love her, too; but men are proverbially fools where a handsome woman is concerned.” The Red Symbol Pauper labour is proverbially unproductive, i.e. it costs nearly its value in superintendence. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 So his character by degrees gained upon the nation, and so even ecclesiastical partisanship, proverbially more bitter than political, because it springs from deeper wells of feeling, grew to respect and spare him. Studies in Contemporary Biography A boy's will is proverbially the wind's will, and youth must have its fling. The Song of the Wolf It was not that she feared to desert her baggage, for Switzerland is proverbially honest. The Silent Barrier In my private capacity I was a proverbially remiss correspondent. The Red Symbol No class of people are more proverbially light-hearted and thoughtless than seamen. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848 No good purpose of any kind can be served, and the ease which confession is proverbially supposed to gain for the sinner would be bought at a very heavy price. Modern marriage and how to bear it She went away, wondering what manner of man that could be who had not his own personal welfare constantly in mind, that being proverbially the first law of nature. The Song of the Wolf The one who ignores this truth is continually pulling a cat by the tail, and this is proverbially a hard task. The Blue Goose The mother lioness, or dog or cat or hen, is proverbially dangerous; any interference with the young leads to an attack by the mother. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life To allude to one example out of many that might be considered, the winds, how proverbially inconstant, who can tell whence they come or whither they go! History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition Great poets are often proverbially ignorant of life. English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century But, as mamma says, women of our station are proverbially exposed to such annoyances. The Song of the Wolf But men are proverbially chary of their confidence, except when they are in love, and being in love is supposed to put even book women out of a man’s head. Threads of Grey and Gold The young ladies hearing of his numerous disappointments, were disinclined to encourage a man so proverbially unfortunate. English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. Political treatises are proverbially dull and out of touch with reality. German Problems and Personalities That proverbially stubborn creature moved not a muscle until we came alongside, when all at once he gave one of his characteristic side lurches, and precipitated the rider to the ground. Across Asia on a Bicycle The man of one book, in the sense of having read it, is proverbially formidable but in fact too frequently a bore. A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing The British were surprised; but British soldiers are proverbially hard to drive from their own position. Andrew Jackson "The law, my dear sir, is proverbially uncertain"—— "Oh, Lord! but the law can surely give one a hint"—— "The law never hints," interrupted Mr. Gammon, impressively, with a bland smile. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. With all these impositions, actresses and ballet-girls are proverbially more tractable than actors, less exacting, more uncomplaining, more unfailingly prompt in their attendance and in the discharge of their arduous duties. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 Let us take, for example, a typical opening scene of a kind proverbially frequent in the novels of G. P. R. James. Memoirs of Life and Literature With the proverbially tender heart of the parent, he found himself unable to sacrifice either of these offspring of his art; and decided to expose them on alternate days. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) Hill and Kendall were both New England men by birth, and had all the industry and sharpness of mind proverbially characteristic of Yankees. Andrew Jackson Natural parts like his are frequently to be met with; his vanity is proverbially known among his acquaintance.' Robert Burns Famous Scots Series Catharine's plans were proverbially narrow in their scope, never extending much beyond the immediate present. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 Stone-breaking, for instance, is proverbially one of the worst paid and most disagreeable kinds of work. Woman under socialism Are you not aware that chemicals are proverbially fickle as woman, and clockwork as capricious as the very devil? The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) In the course of nature, I ought to die many years before you; and sailors are proverbially short-lived.' The Somnambulist and the Detective The Murderer and the Fortune Teller Highly concentrated foods are proverbially hard of digestion, and the same may be true of highly concentrated sermons. The Message and the Man: Some Essentials of Effective Preaching But taste is proverbially a subject concerning which there is no accounting by reason, as we must confess when we find snakes, lizards, rats, mice, and weasels among Australian dainties. Australia, its history and present condition containing an account both of the bush and of the colonies, with their respective inhabitants He knows how proverbially blundering are British diplomacy and British administration, so he puts it all down to the luck of the nation and goes grumbling contentedly on his way. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations Fortune is proverbially called changeful, yet her caprice often takes the form of repeating again and again a similar stroke of luck in the same quarter. Shirley Old man Gunter was proverbially mean, and as usual, heartily despised by one half of the people who knew him. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes I was as modest as heroes proverbially are, and then and there told her never to refer to the subject again unless she addressed me as Bessie’s betrothed. That Mother-in-Law of Mine Sailors, for instance, are proverbially superstitious, and military men are scarcely less so. Flowers of Freethought (First Series) It is the utter lack of this idiomatic characteristic that makes "Lambeth prayers" proverbially so insipid. A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer No one knows this better than the cunning negroes themselves, but strangers, only touching at Nassau, they do not expect to see again, and there is proverbially cheating in all trades but ours. Due South or Cuba Past and Present But Arabia is proverbially a land of fable, and the glories of Aden exhibit Arabian imagination in its highest stage. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 Birds of a feather, proverbially, flock together, and the same touch of irreligion may quite possibly suffice to make certain dukes and certain commoners kin. Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics With Some of Their Applications But the mere fact that Brown had come to the head of things at Elliott was cause for the schools on Elliott's schedule to regard their proverbially weak opponent with new respect and wonderment. Interference and Other Football Stories Without much delay we reached Philadelphia in the evening, where we were bountifully supplied with rations by her proverbially generous and patriotic people. Three Years in the Federal Cavalry Perhaps history was repeating itself, as, proverbially, it is supposed to have a way of doing. The Destroyer A Tale of International Intrigue Nobody else wore boots—not even the king; but the military caste is proverbially dressy, and it is enough to say that the armed forces of Apiang set immense store by their boots. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas These fellows are proverbially stupid, and will go at a bait again and again, even though they must know it to be a lure. Six Letters From the Colonies This chapter would not be complete without Browning's tribute to dog Tray, whose traits may not be peculiar to English dogs40 but whose name is proverbially English. Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning The spirit of good comradeship which prevails in the army is most admirable, and the corps of officers reminds me of a large family which is proverbially a happy one. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War Love is proverbially credulous; and although neither promise nor protestation had been spoken, Theresa never doubled what she hoped, and, perhaps, in her girlish faith, believed his feelings the deeper from their silence. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 As an instructor in Mathematics, a field proverbially difficult, Professor Woodman had but few equals. The History of Dartmouth College Mrs. Washington was proverbially kind to her slaves, though not more so than her husband. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services And small postoffices are not so safe as large ones, nor are their managers proverbially silent. Say and Seal, Volume II The Arabs are proverbially hospitable; and the symbol of their hospitality for a thousand years has been the great drink of democracy—coffee. All About Coffee It is proverbially difficult to secure the conviction, in certain parts of the country, Chicago, for example, of a woman who kills her husband or her lover. Introduction to the Science of Sociology There are several others well worth growing, but I mention these few to show that the Bramble is not altogether such a villainous and useless weed as it is proverbially supposed to be. The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare Impressions and habits acquired in youth are proverbially lasting. Reflections on the Operation of the Present System of Education, 1853 The Swedish and Finnish pilots are proverbially among the best in the world. The Land of Thor In the Southern States, the small black children are proverbially brighter and more forward than white ones of the same age. An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans These are proverbially rough waters, and they fully sustained their reputation for the first two days of the voyage. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months That negroes consume less oxygen than the white race, is proved by their motions being proverbially much slower, and their want of muscular and mental activity. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject The lot of the Hindu widow is, proverbially, a hard one. India, Its Life and Thought I have had the misfortune to be the victim of horse-jockeys in Syria, Africa, Russia, Norway, and even California, where the people are proverbially honest. The Land of Thor THE colored people of the South are proverbially musical. Music and Some Highly Musical People Another Englishman, particularly disposed to palliate matters, said there must be some mistake about it; he had been here before, and the people of Burgos were proverbially honest. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months Short extracts, given without the context, are proverbially misleading, according to the individual bias of the extractor, either favourable or the reverse. India and the Indians Whereas the family portrait is for show, here we have that which proverbially in secret has been cherished. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 Although Cheverny cherishes its Bourbon traditions, like the proverbially happy nation and happy woman it has no history to speak of, having even escaped the rigors of the French Revolution. In Château Land The horse, in like manner, is proverbially sagacious in the application of his knowledge. A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education They passed within arm's-length of Constans, but he made as though to turn his head away; youth is proverbially sensitive to ridicule. The Doomsman The lowest grade of all in the service is proverbially the most dependable. India and the Indians Men unmarried are, in the mass, proverbially ungovernable. Romulus Makers of History The rest of our vates sacri, on whom immortality is proverbially said to depend, seem, generally speaking, to have been ignorance itself in this department. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. Among the dozen odd persons pressing about the booth his eye singled out a slight, handsome boy in Oriental dress; and since Syrian serving-lads were proverbially light-fingered, the Sicyonian jumped quickly at his conclusion. A Victor of Salamis Even Joe, proverbially poor hitters as pitchers are supposed to be, did his share, and, by placing a neat little drive, that eluded the shortstop, he brought in another needed run. Baseball Joe in the Big League or, A Young Pitcher's Hardest Struggles But ordinary night thieves are apt to come along wherever they think there is plunder, and this type of Indian thief is as skilful in reality as he is proverbially said to be. India and the Indians One swallow, proverbially, does not make a spring; and when Newman took refuge in flight, other leaders of the Oxford Movement refused to accept his logic and to follow his example. Lord John Russell It was, perhaps, not unnatural that most of them should look coldly on innovations and hold by traditions, for Englishmen are proverbially averse to change. Lorimer of the Northwest Donkeys are proverbially obstinate animals, and Mrs. Henchman's this afternoon proved no exception to the rule. The Girls of St. Olave's That first step which proverbially gives the most trouble had now been fairly taken. The Critical Period of American History There are only six paintings by Salvator Rosa in this collection, but they bear that wild and original character which is proverbially known to belong to the works of this great artist. Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. The boatmen were proverbially lawless at every town and landing, and indulged without restraint in every species of dissipation, debauchery and excess. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West In the present roused and frenzied state of a proverbially excitable race the most frightful mistakes were possible. Fibble, D.D. On the other hand, the soil is proverbially fertile. A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore Indeed, in Caleb’s case they had been a distinct disadvantage, since the local sense of humor, proverbially strong in York County, had always preserved a set of Kimball stories among its most cherished possessions. Ladies-In-Waiting Mr. Gentle Gammon opened his case in his proverbially gentle tones. The Tale of Lal A Fantasy It was a magnificent view, and some of the most enthusiastic of the students declared that it was worth a voyage to Norway; but boys are proverbially extravagant. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark The Italians proverbially observe that one half of fame depends on that cause. Pearls of Thought And so great is the power of habit that it is proverbially spoken of as "second nature." Are the Effects of Use and Disuse Inherited? An Examination of the View Held by Spencer and Darwin Silent Simon was proverbially cautious, but it seemed to his visitor that his demeanour this morning exceeded all reasonable limits. Simon A century of criticism has disallowed Sterne’s claim as a prophet, but unquestionably he received in Germany the honors which a foreign land proverbially accords. Laurence Sterne in Germany A Contribution to the Study of the Literary Relations of England and Germany in the Eighteenth Century She is one of those characters, of whom it has been said proverbially, that "still waters run deep." Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical Fiddlers are proverbially poor, and the one of Chirnside was no exception to the rule. The Proverbs of Scotland With the luck which proverbially attends rich men Mr. Mountenay picked up the "Z" volume at once. Happy Days Hence the tyranny of Pisistratus was often spoken of proverbially as 'the age of gold'; for when his sons succeeded him the government became much harsher. The Athenian Constitution Lovers are proverbially discontented in the adverse conditions of separation. Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir She was at that time so beautiful, that she was called proverbially, "La belle Bretonne," and by the English the "Fair Maid of Brittany." Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical Literally, you will be very old ere you can perform such a promise; proverbially, of course, that you look upon that promise as of no value. The Proverbs of Scotland It is Belgium, for instance, and not Switzerland, that has been proverbially the battle-ground of Europe. World's War Events, Vol. I I am not ashamed to declare that I, too, felt pleasure in this sort of thing: like all old soldiers and sailors, who proverbially delight to “fight their battles o’er again.” The Boy Tar Probably when a man feels most deeply his utterances are the most commonplace, and an Englishman is proverbially incapable of expressing his feelings. Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir The wood-lice of West Ham are proverbially of an irritable nature, and the attitude of the Government has been calculated for some time to inflame....” Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-05-19 Because, proverbially speaking, the first will die, the second stink, and the third sour. The Proverbs of Scotland One taught by experience is proverbially said to be more quick-witted than a wizard, but the reason is not told; which, now for the first time, shall be made known by my Fable. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes Literary men are proverbially unlucky in their helpmates; and geniuses have been proved again and again to reserve their fitful humours and uncertain tempers for home use. The Idler Magazine, Volume III., July 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Those who encumber the ground remain longest upon it, and the person in receipt of a large annuity or pension is proverbially long-lived. Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir Young Innocence had never dreamt of any thing of the kind—bein' a walking on his way to the work'us—but beaks being proverbially otherwise than fly, he got six weeks on it. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 To add a stone may mean, proverbially, that a person will bear testimony to the good qualities of another. The Proverbs of Scotland A woman's wits are proverbially sharpened by exigencies, and Marian was not slow in obeying their impulse. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 Yet I nursed an ambition of my own to which no one was privy except Spotswoode, a gray-headed, and proverbially taciturn field-hand, without whose knowledge and coöperation the purpose could not have been carried out. When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood This inquiry becomes the more important as the speed of American steamers is proverbially beyond that of any other steam vessels in the world. Ocean Steam Navigation and the Ocean Post The most proverbially suspicious of all birds is here familiar and confiding. Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California Yawning is proverbially supposed to indicate the want of one of the three things mentioned. The Proverbs of Scotland "Well, proverbially it isn't," said Rendel, with a smile, determined to be good-humoured. The Arbiter A Novel The Indians are proverbially famous for the facility with which they attract animals towards them. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Such compilations, when not very well done, are proverbially dull; it is therefore the highest compliment which we can pay to say that the work thus far is extremely interesting. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Servants are proverbially lavish and careless in this matter. The Young Maiden The twelfth, "Wherein proverbially and pleasantly discourse is held of love and women." Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592 Brevity and sweetness are proverbially held to constitute claims upon the respect and admiration of the voluptuous, and to the cigarette these cannot be denied. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce The Germans, though not famous for their hospitality, are proverbially a gregarious people; and at Töplitz, and indeed at all the watering-places, they appear to live in public. Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II With the luck which proverbially attends rich men, Mr. Mountenay picked up the "Z" volume at once. Once a Week He was, as the biographers observe, the younger son of a younger 75brother; a denomination by which our ancestors proverbially expressed the lowest state of penury and dependence. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II He had seen, however, that the professor, though not exactly poking fun at him, had nevertheless intended a sly touch of irony upon his proverbially prosing character. Ups and Downs in the Life of a Distressed Gentleman The dog that pursues it, though he be subject to sickness, even proverbially, knows his grass that recovers him. Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions Together with Death's Duel Names are proverbially hard to remember, even in this life—and we know that some persons naturally remember names far better than others. The Problems of Psychical Research Experiments and Theories in the Realm of the Supernormal Shooting stories are proverbially as unreliable as fishing ones. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer But now' Dane was proverbially scarce a patient man after a certain line was passed. The Gold of Chickaree Here and there was a countenance of serious determination, but the great mass were gay and reckless, as soldiers proverbially are, of the risks the future might hold in reserve. Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac But bad men are proverbially blind to their own faults. The Lively Poll A Tale of the North Sea Jack was old enough to understand and obey, was proverbially docile and obedient. The Love Affairs of Pixie Republics are proverbially ungrateful, and Mexico, alas! was a republic. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver Somatic anthropology in particular tends to assume in some quarters such an overimportance that one falls back upon the recollection that the original head measurers were hatters and that all hatters are proverbially mad. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska And war so proverbially, so historically uncertain, has its rules, which, if adhered to, will save commanders from censure—judgment not allowed to interfere. Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac The party issues were not very sharply defined, but this was scarcely necessary with a candidate who was proverbially regarded as himself "the embodiment of Whig principles." Political Recollections 1840 to 1872 “Give you good even, Madam!” she said, in a high shrill voice—not one of those which are proverbially “an excellent thing in woman.” Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada The cares of proprietorship must necessarily interfere with the lightness of heart once proverbially characteristic of the French peasant. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 He belongs to that class of Englishmen who proverbially speak the truth. Paul Patoff ‘The devil,’ you know, is proverbially said to ‘be in a good humor when he is pleased.’ Mary Wollstonecraft Tuesday, 13th.—One of the most lovely days possible: all the morning we have been observing a large ship right a-head, on which we draw rapidly, though a stern chase is proverbially a long chase. Impressions of America During the years 1833, 1834 and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume I. The impressions there made upon him in his young and growing life are proverbially deep and abiding. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The Breton butter is proverbially good, and is given out most liberally, in lumps as big as loaves, at the tables-d'hôte. Brittany & Its Byways As second thoughts are proverbially best, so a second careful glance over a piece of writing will almost always reveal some error or omission to be corrected. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries Russia, too, is proverbially slow, if for no other reason than by virtue of her ponderous numbers. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 He discovers, by an alert and unclouded insight, that in specific cases the virtues highly regarded by his group do not bring the felicitous results which they are commonly and proverbially held to produce. Human Traits and their Social Significance After landing her distinguished passenger, she cruised about in the proverbially tempestuous Bay of Biscay, where she forced several British vessels to strike to the American flag, then first seen in those waters. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 Great bodies are proverbially slow in their movements, and in this regard all governments seem to be great bodies. Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police I am imaginative, but it was difficult, in truth, to connect this staid and sober personage with the idea of the American satirist, however proverbially dissimilar authors may be to their own creations. The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author A pearl is proverbially uncomely in the snout of a swine; and truly the word "loyalty" was never more absurdly out of place than when pronounced by such lips. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion It is proverbially difficult to think straight when angry; the surgeon in performing an operation must not be moved by pity or fear; and love is notoriously blind. Human Traits and their Social Significance The proverbially slow paced snail moves two thousand times faster than the growing point of a plant. Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose His Life and Speeches New converts are proverbially bitter and unfair towards those they have recently left. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. Karan was a proverbially charitable king, and all his family had the same virtue. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II When it appeared, it was fat and full, and Gavin stole a wistful glance; for, in Scotland, colonial pocketbooks are proverbially plump. St. Cuthbert's Valeria might scoff, as those proverbially did who never felt a wound. The Daughters of Danaus Fortune, however, is proverbially fickle, and she did not belie her character on this particular day. Hudson Bay But bears are proverbially hard to kill, and no vital part had been reached. The Hot Swamp They are considered proverbially stupid, like the Koris in the northern Districts, but very laborious. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II A stern chase is proverbially a long one; but in this case, at such a speed, it was short. The Iron Horse But Bruin is proverbially hard to kill, and although mortally wounded, he had strength enough to open his jaws and close them on Henri’s neck. The Dog Crusoe and his Master This state of things rendered the management of the baggage-animals extremely difficult, for mules are proverbially intractable, and camels—so meek in pictures!—are perhaps the most snarling, biting, kicking, ill-tempered animals in the world. Blue Lights Hot Work in the Soudan At a much earlier hour Branwen had retired to rest in the inner cave, and was buried in that profound sleep which proverbially accompanies innocence and youth. The Hot Swamp Similarly, the Kasais or Muhammadan butchers are proverbially strong and lusty. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II The blow was given with a will, and would probably have fractured the skull of a white man; but that of a negro is proverbially thick. The Red Eric Sailors are proverbially lighthearted, and in their moments of comfort and social enjoyment they easily forget their troubles. The World of Ice A stern chase, however, is proverbially a long one, and as they overhauled the chase only inch by inch, there seemed little chance of overtaking it that night. The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of Ice “Which means nothing, I suspect,” said the Dutchman, “for Jack-of-all-trades is proverbially master of none.” The Settler and the Savage The Dhīmars are proverbially of a cheerful disposition, though simple and easily cheated. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II But alas! the course of his love being true and deep—remarkably deep—was doomed to run in its proverbially rugged course. The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America Time and Tide passed on—as they are proverbially said to do—without waiting for any one. Rivers of Ice The first sign of mortality on the Boer side I encountered was a hairy little black pig lying on his side bleeding proverbially—then a tall Boer lying headlong down the rocks. Impressions of a War Correspondent Though proverbially Police Headquarters never sleeps, yet it does not like to be disturbed in its midnight nap, as it were. Children of the Tenements Women are proverbially sharp-sighted in all where the heart is concerned, and Mrs Rainscourt soon perceived that the admiration of her husband was not feigned. The King's Own Seamen, from the sufferings and dangers to which they are exposed, are proverbially kind to those in distress. Peter the Whaler A stern chase is proverbially a long chase, and the French frigates, which had been seen to the eastward, had a considerable start of their pursuers. From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure Midshipmen are proverbially hungry, and I need not say that our two young friends did ample justice to a cold round of beef, which the gun-room steward placed before them. The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea A stern chase is proverbially a long one; a tub can sail with the wind aft. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War Their political opinions step in, and increase the undue preponderance; and, to crown all, they are more influenced by money, being proverbially more in want of it than others. The King's Own The phrase, whether used proverbially before Christ’s time or not, is in nature and structure proverbial. The Parables of Our Lord The passage is proverbially comfortless,—through the Red Sea and Persian Gulf, across the Bay of Bengal, through the Straits of Malacca, and up the Chinese coast, under a tropical sun. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 New parties are proverbially free from faction and jealousy. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 No letter from The Manor had reached her for some weeks past, but letters were proverbially scarce at Christmas-time, so that it would be foolish to argue ill from that fact alone. A College Girl A home audience is proverbially stoical, and after the jeers and smiles of brothers and sisters, it was a refreshing change to wake a note of distress at the very beginning of a conversation. Pixie O'Shaughnessy Add to this, that Provence is proverbially the land of dust, and, what is worse, the land of the mistral—a wind from the north-west, which carries stones, men, and carriages before it. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 444 Volume 18, New Series, July 3, 1852 But Nemesis is proverbially a cruel old lady. Follow My leader The Boys of Templeton This effected, the British would have a stern chase, proverbially long, and in this instance certainly fruitless. Story of the War in South Africa 1899-1900 Hannah was the shrewdest and cleverest of all five girls, and her prophecies were proverbially correct. A College Girl A volunteer is proverbially worth two pressed men; and as a Protestant I promise you to shine. Brother Copas In consequence of these several intermarriages, it was proverbially said of the house of Seaton, "the family is come of princes, and reciprocally princes are come of the family." Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume II. The world thinks we idealize our friend, and tells us that love is proverbially blind. Friendship Their manners are easy, dignified, and lady-like; totally free from all affectation, and in nowise marked by that frigid stateliness and pedantic formality, which a censorious world proverbially attributes to a state of elderly maidenhood. The "Ladies of Llangollen" as Sketched by Many Hands; with Notices of Other Objects of Interest in "That Sweetest of Vales" In the larger enterprises older men are proverbially less speculative, more conservative, less venturesome than the young. The Family and it's Members While there are few nations in which there is such a diversity of religious views and multiplicity of religious sects, there are few peoples which are so proverbially irreligious as our own. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 2, August, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The strengthening of the blacksmith’s arm by use is proverbially notorious. Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work The French are proverbially thrifty and can and do live comfortably upon the equivalent of what Americans waste. A Journey Through France in War Time Men who proverbially take every opportunity of sacrificing the main issue to pursue some subsidiary policy. On the Heels of De Wet Life proverbially is not cheap to its owner. The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry I have had my doubts about the wisdom of publishing a third set of tales; sequels are, not only proverbially but actually, very hazardous things. A Thin Ghost and Others What is termed "art dress," proverbially bad, well deserves its reputation. Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving Stern necessity, proverbially known as "the mother of invention," and practically the step-mother of ministers' daughters, had made me eke out the silken facings of the front with cambric linings for the back and sleeves. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 Men are tolerant of differences about things indifferent, but conscience makes bigots of us all; theological hatreds are proverbially bitter, and religious wars are cruel. Henry VIII. It appears that the Basque is, in fact, of much finer form than the rest of the people of the Pyrenees; and the young women are proverbially handsome. Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre Singers also are proverbially prone to gourmandise; and though the Bird of Paradise unfortunately possessed the smallest mouth in all Singingland, it is astonishing how she pecked! The Young Duke The interference of a mother-in-law is proverbially never very felicitous.' The Infernal Marriage I offered five, or double what would have been required by a drayman in New York, a place where labour is proverbially dear. Recollections of Europe Twelve years ago there was not a Protestant here, and the people were proverbially ignorant, barbarous, and fanatical. History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume II. Lions and tigers are proverbially fond of music. The Human Side of Animals The love of cousins is proverbially not of a very romantic character. Henrietta Temple A Love Story He was a big man, slow of tongue, ordinarily genial, and proverbially stupid. Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail She is proverbially the most jealous of mistresses, and Lowell could not render a constant allegiance. Modern American Prose Selections She saw a tall white object in a proverbially ghostly winding sheet. The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car The Haunted Mansion of Shadow Valley Does not this show us how very cautious we ought to be in forming hasty conclusions from appearances which are proverbially deceptive? Sword and Gown A Novel Family quarrels are proverbially the most bitter of all on earth, and family hatreds the most unrelenting. The Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No. V, May, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The big bowl was proverbially like the purse of Fortunatus in its scorn of emptiness. Wolf Breed The lives of scholars are proverbially dull, and that of Gibbon is hardly an exception to the rule. Gibbon He said ministers were poor business men, selfish husbands and proverbially poor fathers, from all he'd seen of them. Green Valley This last cause, however, only affects the northern latitudes in autumn, and consequently, ceteris paribus, the autumnal months should not be so proverbially sickly in the southern hemisphere. Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence Eminent as are his abilities, Mr. White is proverbially modest. Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro Although the beat of a raindrop is proverbially light, the stroke is not ineffective. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography In that way the native caught six foxes before he returned to the post; but then, as everyone in the Far North knows, white foxes are proverbially stupid creatures. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure But the first broadside is proverbially half the battle. Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy Some of his sayings, which have survived, show him to have been as pleasant in his wit as he was proverbially happy in his fortunes. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour To Salter, the proverbially eccentric, this new-comer appeared to be an intelligent young fellow whom he would like and take to. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma A man gazing on the stars is proverbially at the mercy of the puddles on the road. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country Epitaphs are proverbially untruthful; hence arose the saying, "He lies like an epitaph." Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters It was a romantic situation; love has proverbially thriven in the atmosphere of a family feud. A Dozen Ways Of Love It is almost proverbially known that the meeting of contrasts is apt to have a powerful influence on one side or the other; unless indeed the opposing forces are, what rarely happens, of equal weight. Wych Hazel It is proverbially rash to attempt prediction, but it seems to me that it may well take a period of fifty years for these great strides to be fully accomplished. Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889 And I will pay you well, something a Jew proverbially does not like to do. The Moving Picture Boys on the War Front Or, The Hunt for the Stolen Army Films But he had reckoned without the lady's mutual intent and favour, which in matters of this kind are proverbially important. The Black Douglas One of those accidents so common to the careless use of firearms—and I was proverbially unacquainted with their use—had produced the catastrophe. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales People that want to marry each other are proverbially subject to hindrances—from the days of fairy tales down to our own.' Wych Hazel Sport ceases to be sport as soon as it is carried on as if it were war, where "all" is proverbially "fair." The Land of Contrasts A Briton's View of His American Kin An unusual percentage of its people are well educated, and all proverbially hospitable. History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia These men—such as Kant and Hegel, for example—have been proverbially, and often ludicrously, indifferent to the material details of their existence. A Critical Examination of Socialism I am almost afraid to say it, but we all know how proverbially short is the distance between the sublime and the ridiculous. Brendan's Fabulous Voyage A Lecture delivered on January 19, 1893, before the Scottish Society of Literature and Art For though it proverbially takes two to make a quarrel, the doctor did not look as if he would disappoint a man of sharp contention if he sought it. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax The United States is proverbially the paradise of what it is, perhaps, now behind the times to term the gentler sex. The Land of Contrasts A Briton's View of His American Kin "Men are proverbially selfish," and Henry smiled again; "it is the nature of the creatures." The Man and the Moment What are called “instructive” books—meaning thereby “morally” instructive—are generally as dull reading as is proverbially a book containing nothing but jests—good, bad, and indifferent. Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers He also declares that he fears lest the proverbially fickle people may waver in their promised allegiance, and lest Rienzi may be the victim of the cruel barons whom he has now openly defied. Stories of the Wagner Opera Young people are proverbially intolerant, so I listened patiently, a few days since, to the outburst of an impetuous girl-friend. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) They caused securer bolts to be put on their doors—for fastenings in small country places are not much thought about, people around being proverbially honest. Elster's Folly But why, you will ask, do I send you old almanacs, which are proverbially useless? Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 The poorer classes of society, are proverbially improvident—and yours, in sickness, and in old age, are often victims of want and suffering. Aunt Phillis's Cabin Or, Southern Life As It Is "These are studies, indeed, proverbially dull," he once wrote, speaking of Horace Walpole's antiquarian researches, "but it is only when they are pursued by those whose fancies nothing can enliven." Sir Walter Scott as a Critic of Literature Generalizations are proverbially perilous, and should be very cautiously made and applied to great currents of thought and of life. Bolshevism The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy Is it not odd, that the lower order of Venetians should still allude proverbially to that famous contest, so glorious and so fatal to the Republic? Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals Those who serve under her Majesty's colours are proverbially brave; they will gladly die for their country, with sword in hand and face to the foe. The Alleged Haunting of B—— House Hence the pains taken by piety-mongers to perpetuate the dominion of that ignorance which proverbially is 'the mother of devotion.' An Apology for Atheism Addressed to Religious Investigators of Every Denomination by One of Its Apostles I had every reason to be satisfied with the audience, who, though proverbially a cold one, were exceedingly enthusiastic in their applause, which, I suppose, is the best indication that they were satisfied with me. Records of a Girlhood Sir, soldiers are proverbially bad speakers, but we venture to request that this short note may be read aloud on the occasion of the meeting of the General Assembly at Edinburgh during May, 1900.' From Aldershot to Pretoria A Story of Christian Work among Our Troops in South Africa The merciful man is proverbially merciful to his beast, and those who showed mercy to neither man nor woman had none on the dumb animals owned by their victims. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent If it is proverbially impossible to determine by selection the greatest work of Shakespeare, it is easy enough to decide on the date and the name of his most perfect comic masterpiece. A Study of Shakespeare It was an irresistible temptation,—and sailors are proverbially reckless. Bluebell A Novel You and I, O proverbially Candid and Intelligent One, it need hardly be said, are better informed. Science in Arcady Very few of the Anglo-Saxon race had entered this territory, and those who had were, in turn, exposed to the vacillating wills of the proverbially treacherous Mexicans. The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself It deals with much suffering, many sorrows, as its title indicates—for it is easier to make sensations out of pains than pleasures, and M. Hugo is preëminently and proverbially 'sensational.' The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862 It is well, however, to make allowance for the admiral's opinion, for musicians are proverbially jealous of each other. Dickey Downy The Autobiography of a Bird Women, too, are proverbially calmer in such emergencies than men. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 This poverty, arising, as it does, from so many causes, has propagated itself with a rapidity which is startling; for every one knows that poverty is proverbially prolific. The Emigrants Of Ahadarra The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two This airy costume was too much for French modesty, proverbially shrinking and sensitive. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 78, April, 1864 Resolutions are proverbially frail; and they are so, because they rest not on a mind consolidated by principles, and a heart glowing like a furnace with corresponding feelings. The Faithful Steward Or, Systematic Beneficence an Essential of Christian Character The fortune which proverbially attends the bold never deserted him. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans Hence the pains taken by priests to perpetuate the dominion of that ignorance which proverbially is 'the mother of devotion.' Superstition Unveiled You can't be interesting, you know, my young friend, unless you do interesting things—and handsome creatures are proverbially lazy. Little Eve Edgarton He abandoned his college, where he had secured at least existence; and he abandoned it for a profession proverbially hazardous, and in which, for whole years, he made nothing. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 Publicans are proverbially open-handed; most publicans would have lent him ten pounds to spend in their establishment if he had thoroughly and courageously drunk and pitched some tale about expecting money by the English mail. Captivity Aye, and this is the reason, why shoemakers are proverbially the most independent part of the people, and why they, in general, show more public spirit than any other men. Advice to Young Men And (Incidentally) to Young Women in the Middle and Higher Ranks of Life. In a Series of Letters, Addressed to a Youth, a Bachelor, a Lover, a Husband, a Father, a Citizen, or a Subject. Now, it is proverbially as well as scripturally true, that love "seeketh not its own" interest, but the good of others, and finds its highest honour, its highest happiness, in so doing. The Young Lady's Mentor A Guide to the Formation of Character. In a Series of Letters to Her Unknown Friends Rice and vegetables were in plenty—terrapins in every pond, and Carolina hams proverbially fine. Woman's Life in Colonial Days Not from mere military license, for the discipline of the German Army is proverbially stringent, and its obedience implicit. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915 And from that, of course, it was only a step to the fact that red-haired people are proverbially bad-tempered! Love Stories Why is life out of doors proverbially synonymous with robust health? Scientific American Supplement, No. 388, June 9, 1883 He never obtained the sanction of the Empire to his title, though Frederick III. was proverbially lavish of such honors. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots It was a stern chase, proverbially a long one, and he had the best horse, and knew that he could not be overtaken. Sevenoaks It depends entirely upon the occurrence of rain, which in those months is proverbially uncertain. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. His "two travellers," with whom he opens his stories, have become proverbially ridiculous. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction On this lake they first observed a black swan, which species, though proverbially rare in other parts of the world, is here by no means uncommon, being found on most of the lakes. The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay With an Account of the Establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson and Norfolk Island (1789) A general chill pervades the domestic virtues: hospitality is aguish, and charity becomes more than proverbially numb. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 23, 1841 The generous National feelings of the British Public are proverbially interested in every endeavour to obtain “a Free Stage and Fair Play.” Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 21, 1841 Under his system a father might exercise his caprice almost to the power of life or death, and a Chinese mother-in-law is proverbially a tyrant. Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 The end of this movement of a proverbially conservative class is not at all certain. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People The revival in this proverbially wicked place, created such a stir that the newspapers took it up, and thought for once that I "was in the right place, and doing a good work!" From Death into Life or, twenty years of my minstry But, as their literary remains prove, few or none of them prosecuted their legal studies with that sedulous devotion which the law, proverbially a jealous mistress, demands. Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885 The general National feelings of the British Public are proverbially interested in every endeavour to obtain “a blind alley, and no Fantoccini.” Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 21, 1841 In such reasonings there was more of sentiment and prejudice than of reason, but sentiment and prejudice are proverbially harder than arguments to expel from minds where they have made a lodgment. Handbook of Home Rule Being articles on the Irish question Surely it is because the virtue of obedience, the virtue that is proclaimed proverbially the child's own, is so impossible of attainment that it is become the subject of so much emphasis. The Nervous Child An active politician is proverbially unscrupulous, and proof against the law of God. Notes on the Apocalypse But then Scotchmen are proverbially tenacious of opinion; and not even his appeal—joined to the appeal of their leader—will altogether change the purpose of those rugged sons of bonnie Scotland. Sketches in the House (1893) Lost fish are proverbially the largest fish, but in this instance it was not the fisher who boasted of the weight. Stories of the Border Marches But courts of law are proverbially fussy, and now the State's Attorney was doing his best to invalidate the testimony of the last witness. The Missing Bride "The Scots are proverbially cautious," she answered carelessly, but Foster thought he saw a gleam of interest in her eyes. Carmen's Messenger It may be said that the practice of a virtue, even if the motive be of an emotional kind, becomes a habit, and that habit proverbially develops into a second nature. Ireland In The New Century The Roman road ran proverbially direct; even its few curves were not seldom formed by straight lines joined together. Ancient Town-Planning Instead of being invaded, your land is proverbially the only "inviolate land"—"the inviolate land of the sage and free." The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) One, for instance, may select an aged gander for its wisdom, knowing that the youthful gosling is proverbially "green." At a Winter's Fire Their slumbers were proverbially light and restless; and, if he failed with a single one, he must instantly be overpowered by the survivors. Life of Daniel Boone, the Great Western Hunter and Pioneer The slumbers of the barbarians, proverbially light at all times, and readily broken even when the stupor of intoxication has steeped their faculties, were not proof against sounds at once so unusual and so uproarious. Nick of the Woods This explosive cereal does not satiate the proverbially sweet tooth of our people. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1876 As everyone knows, they are proverbially honest in business, in spite of the corruption of their politics. The Problem of China TYR, one of the bravest and wisest gods, so that it was customary to say proverbially, “As bold as Tyr,” “Wise as Tyr.” The Death of Balder A stern chase is proverbially a long one. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life And your asthma—" "The asthma remains, but asthmatic people are proverbially long-lived. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 8, August 19, 1850 The twenty-sixth of December is proverbially a sad day. The Siege of Kimberley Young men will thus frequently get a good-natured hostess to ask some young lady whose society they especially affect, and thus country-houses become proverbially adapted for match-making. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 The plays of the old Romans were proverbially loose both in their plots and dialogues, and Juvenal has spoken of the actors of his time with the bitterest contempt. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875 The same story is related by Pliny, from whom and other authors, it appears that the word Ratumena was then as proverbially applied to jockies as Jehu in our own days. Notes and Queries, Number 45, September 7, 1850 Younger sons of noble families proverbially come off second best in this country, but if one of them found his only 'appanage' was a mine, he would surely with some justice make a remonstrance. Some Private Views After the first floating breath of laughter had passed over the room, every pupil was full of attention, and was listening to the reading of this proverbially bad boy. The Evolution of Dodd Hotspur is proverbially a man of impatient, irascible, headstrong temper. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England This he accomplished by destroying their signal stations, telegraphs, and shore batteries along nearly the whole coast, navigating his frigate with perfect safety throughout this proverbially perilous part of the Mediterranean. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, G.C.B., Admiral of the Red, Rear-Admiral of the Fleet, Etc., Etc. Vol. I Singers also are proverbially prone to gormandize; and though the Bird of Paradise unfortunately possessed the smallest mouth in all Singingland, it is astonishing how she pecked! Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 For a while his suspicions of anything unusual were almost lulled; the countryside was proverbially curious of anything out of the course of events. The Rules of the Game Those towns are not far apart, but the people of the former have the reputation of being very clever, while those of the latter are proverbially as stupid. The Book of Noodles Stories of Simpletons; or, Fools and Their Follies Indeed," he said, "considering that we have given up head-breaking, and the climate is proverbially healthy, California is hardly the place for doctors to settle in. California Four Months among the Gold-Finders, being the Diary of an Expedition from San Francisco to the Gold Districts That the Spirit of God breathed into man His own mental life is stated most keenly by the man who proverbially embodied in himself this quality of wisdom. Quiet Talks about Jesus Soldiers are proverbially silent, preferring deeds to words. Dick Prescotts's Fourth Year at West Point Ready to Drop the Gray for Shoulder Straps The tales told about him by spiritualists are of the kind usually imparted to a gallant, but proverbially confiding, arm of Her Majesty’s service. Cock Lane and Common-Sense "Art is a fountain of spontaneous emotion"—what, therefore, can it have in common with the proverbially driest, least spontaneous preoccupation of the human mind? Architecture and Democracy The black man is proverbially tough, and a whip, moral or physical, which will cut the most hardened of whites to ribbons, will leave him unmoved. A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle To lie at the Pool of Bethesda is used proverbially in Germany, in speaking of the theological candidates who are waiting for a benefice. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 540, March 31, 1832 His Iambi, directed against his brethren of this university, are scarcely to be exceeded for severity, by the bitterest specimens of a style proverbially bitter. Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 2 Look at the once celebrated city of Goa on the Malabar coast, dwindled into insignificance, and proverbially called a city of priests and beggars. A Voyage Round the World, Volume I Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc., etc., from 1827 to 1832 The red end of the spectrum, being lowest in vibratory rate, would correspond to the physical nature, proverbially more sluggish than the emotional and mental. Architecture and Democracy But where the carcass is, the eagles, proverbially, gather. Deadham Hard Ice is proverbially slippery, and if you fall on to a friendly stone from excess of energy or from debility, your side is "huffed" that stone. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 146, January 21, 1914 A lawyer's life leaves little to be recorded; the triumphs of the bar are proverbially ephemeral, and lawyers themselves are willing to forget the cases they have tried and the verdicts they have won. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 63, January, 1863 A slave's death was proverbially that of a dog, no man regarded it. The Long White Cloud But was it not the Exposition we had come to see? and are not Expositions proverbially expensive—to promoters and stockholders as well as visitors? Two Thousand Miles on an Automobile Being a Desultory Narrative of a Trip Through New England, New York, Canada, and the West, By "Chauffeur"
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