| 单词 | provident |
| 例句 | Housewives of a provident turn of mind filled their cupboards with treacle as a medicine for bad air, and with home-made plasters called Flos Unguentorum for the rheumatics and musk- balls to smell. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He commuted his pension and provident fund to buy a Bharat bottle-sealing machine. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Homeowner Jackson Wang said he is going to move his mortgage with a top Chinese bank to the provident housing fund, which would lower his interest rate to 3.2% from the current 4.8%. Chinese cities ease mortgage rules in bid to revive property sector 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Jackson Wang said he is going to move his mortgage with a top Chinese bank to the provident housing fund, which would lower his interest rate to 3.2% from the current 4.8%. Guangzhou eases mortgage rules as China ramps up efforts to revive property sector 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z This, too, turned out to be provident for the driver, as the area in which he crashed has little to no cellphone reception. Cellphone alert leads rescuers to man who drove 400 feet off California cliff 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z "The government does little for the welfare of the sherpas," Kami Rita said, urging authorities to launch welfare schemes like a provident fund, retirement benefit and education facilities for their children. From highs to lows, Everest record breaker sees 'no future' in Nepal 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z It may be necessary to restructure loans obtained locally with proper safeguards for banks and employees’ provident funds from which the government has borrowed, he said. Sri Lankan Parliament votes to support IMF recovery program 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Wickremesinghe said the government would safeguard local banks and employee provident funds it has borrowed from if need be. Sri Lanka seeks $17 billion debt reduction by restructuring 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Beijing is ramping up efforts to prop up the distressed property market by easing mortgage rate floors, cutting the interest rate on provident fund loans and offering individual income tax rebates for home buyers. China's holiday home sales fall 37.7% y/y - private survey 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z China last adjusted the housing provident fund interest rate in 2015. China to cut provident fund loan interest rate for first-time home buyers 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z The city of 5.5 million people also urged banks to cut minimum down payments for housing provident funds, used to help fund home purchases. Chinese city drops all home purchase restrictions to boost demand 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z But, Hamilton wrote, the Framers of the Constitution "have guarded against all danger of this sort, with the most provident and judicious attention." Neofascist minority rule is laying waste to the United States 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z In April, banks in over 23 cities loosened limits on provident housing funds for certain home buyers. China's April new home prices see slower gains - private survey 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z The windfall proved to be provident when the coronavirus pandemic hit, allowing the pantry, which was feeding families once a week in November, to increase to four times a week. For Joe Burrow, the N.F.L. Draft Offers a Path Home 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z “The factory is in the process of paying legal entitlements, such as due salaries, provident fund and severance pay to all the workers concerned. FWF and Stanley/Stella will keep a close eye on this.” Charity T-shirts made at exploitative Bangladeshi factory 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z Everyone knows the Aesop’s fable about the profligate grasshopper and the provident ant. Can I Turn Down Family Requests for Money? 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z In 1781, Henry Smeathman wrote a report for the Royal Society celebrating termites as “foremost on the list of the wonders of the creation” for “most closely imitating mankind in provident industry and regular government.” What Termites Can Teach Us 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z In contrast, Neolithic farmers assumed full responsibility for “making” their environments provident. How Neolithic farming sowed the seeds of modern inequality 10,000 years ago 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z The choice proved provident for Yellowstone, though, as Reamer went on to design Old Faithful Lodge and 25 other structures in the park. Yellowstone Lake Hotel, Park Service hit milestones 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z It was drier but more provident country for grazing, Button says. Scorched earth: at the epicentre of the Queensland drought, a family sells the last of their cattle 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z Housing provident funds are a compulsory savings program to which all Chinese workers and their employers must contribute. Call made in China for national housing bank to prop up property 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z Financially profligate 34-and-under types, on the other hand, exhibit no such provident penny-pinching. The coming-of-age ritual of spend now, save later As a result, hunter-gatherers considered their environments to be eternally provident, and only ever worked to meet their immediate needs. How Neolithic farming sowed the seeds of modern inequality 10,000 years ago 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z In an economy with full employment and a favourable ratio of working-age to elderly people, a provident fund works well. Cracks in the façade 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z They were protesting what they said where chronically low company contributions to social insurance and housing provident fund accounts. Nike CEO says could shift China production over labor strife 2014-05-01T19:29:19Z Workers went on strike on April 14 to protest against what they said were chronically low company contributions to state-mandated social insurance and housing provident fund accounts. Yue Yuen counts cost of China shoe strike, says most workers returned 2014-04-26T06:15:12Z Banks, insurers, primary dealers and provident funds own about 90 percent of Indian government bonds. Exclusive: India gears up to launch interest rate futures - sources 2013-10-18T09:22:36Z For now, India doesn't allow mutual funds to develop pension plans, instead using a state-managed provident fund that invests mainly in government bonds. Battling emus and gold, India wants more people to buy shares 2012-11-05T21:38:08Z These ventures tend to be set up as "industrial and provident societies". Community investment schemes for returns – and a clear conscience 2012-06-22T22:01:27Z Still, the kingdom made no sign of organized opposition to him, except that the provident Ziska and his followers, seeing the wrath to come, diligently set to work to fortify Mount Tabor. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z Could that thick mist be but once dispelled that you might see our Sovereign, the provident father of all his people, and Great Britain a nursing mother to the colonies, as they really are. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Good harvests make men prodigal, bad ones provident. Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases With a Copious Index of Principal Words 2012-03-29T02:00:12.730Z But Diocletian invariably exhibited in his legislation a far-seeing and comprehensive mind, well aware of the condition of the society he ruled, and provident of distant events. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z This seems to pacify him, and he is pleased after all to know that my getting lost was so provident and opportune. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z The middle and lower classes should be more provident and careful, less wasteful and indolent, using thriftily the little they have, and adding to the stock by economy and enterprise. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z He tells of "provident old tree mothers on the orchard slope, whose red-cheeked children are autumn Apples." Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z New and more provident regulations must be brought out, that they may not again be left with only a potato between them and starvation. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z The former are co-operative provident societies; they are widely diffused throughout the United States and their operations are on a very large scale. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z Is such an “outsider” or hanger-on a fit and proper person to join a photographers’ provident society, or be the recipient of a benevolent relief fund? The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z Borrow of them that have been provident, and so are better off, in this distress, than me? A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z Much too provident to use one of their two matches, which might, later on, mean life or death to them, they chewed tobacco till their emptiness revolted at it. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z The more moderate, sober and provident a people are, the lower may the rate of interest decline without producing this effect. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z This opinion is based upon the assumption that the provident dispensaries would be standardized, and that every one of them would be brought up to a state of the highest efficiency. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z Fore′thought, thought or care for the future: provident care. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z Austin Clay, a provident man, had been advancing his money to save the credit of his master. A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z It follows from this directly that the study of interests—international interest—is the one basis of sound, of provident, policy for statesmen.... The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage 2012-01-11T03:00:19.077Z Mrs. Clark is a graceless enough woman outwardly, but so tenderly feathered inwardly, so unaffectedly kind and motherly toward the urchins under her roof, that one was glad to leave them in that provident nest. Notes of a Son and Brother 2011-12-29T03:00:14.087Z The bee is a provident creature; so is the Christian. Curiosities of History Boston, September Seventeenth, 1630-1880 2011-12-28T03:00:44.040Z The store of food, referred to above, which the dandelion accumulates in its root, not infrequently enables it to pass, almost unharmed, through dangers that with less provident plants would surely prove fatal. Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. 2011-12-26T03:00:15.410Z They are so provident for their young, that great quantities of fish lie rotting near their nests, and emit such a horrid stench as to be smelt at a considerable distance. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z Those who learn the necessity of being provident cease to be costermongers. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z But ever cautious and provident, he took means to separate the cities. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z It was mindful and provident of McBain to have laid in a good supply of medicines, and these were about the only stores in the ship that had never been as yet applied to. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z AktaNew York All our employees receive all benefits that a full-time employee would receive: provident fund, health insurance premiums and contributions to a government defined benefit plan. India Ink: Manish Sabharwal Answers Readers' Questions 2011-12-06T11:27:20Z Nor did that day or that night see the end of Madame Bastien's provident care. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z The poor need material aid, and prayer is the way not to get it; while science, more provident than faith, has brought the people generous gifts, and inspired them with just expectations. English Secularism A Confession Of Belief 2011-11-24T03:00:50.030Z Nature is provident, and like Divine Providence, works in "mysterious ways," and with an aim to achieve ultimate results. Nature and Culture 2011-11-17T03:00:34.107Z But the suspicious multitude did not justly regard this provident and humane act. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z The men began to run after the provident natives, when they became greatly surprised. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z “I am well mounted, and so are my attendants,” replied Garnet; “and, by the provident care of Sir Everard Digby, each of them has a led horse with him.” Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z The societies then formed were nearly all of a like kind—small clubs, in which the feature of good fellowship was in the ascendant, and that of provident assurance for sickness and death merely accessory. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z In social life, provident thoughts rarely trouble a youth of thirteen years of age; his parents, or others, think for him, and generally every night provide a bed for his resting-place. The Emigrant's Lost Son or, Life Alone in the Forest 2011-10-13T02:00:39.777Z He was a kind husband and an indulgent father; but he was provident as neither. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX 2011-08-27T02:00:23.817Z And at this time, a Buccaneer commander, named Mansvelt, more provident and more ambitious in his views than any who preceded him, formed a project for founding an independent Buccaneer establishment. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z But the prince, like a provident chief, flew, with baton in hand, between the companies, examined, and gave final orders. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Why should sportsmen be less provident of the stock they prize so dearly; stock that has so few care-takers, so many enemies? In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z This, however, showed the provident care of his lordship, and how completely he had penetrated Soult's design. Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade 2011-07-21T02:00:19.027Z He was a provident as well as an affectionate father; but the cost of educating his numerous family seems to have caused him no serious anxiety. Dickens English Men of Letters 2011-07-13T02:00:19.017Z He is reputed to have received a goodly inheritance from his father, which he has increased by provident enterprises in trade. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z The power of the provident over the improvident depends thus primarily on their relative numbers; secondarily, on the modes of agreement of the adverse parties with each other. Unto This Last and Other Essays on Political Economy 2011-06-29T02:00:26.763Z They obstruct all improvement; they will not till the ground themselves; nor will they quit it to allow me to provide more industrious and provident husbandmen to cultivate it. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z Medical science would not he helpless and impotent in our day, had our forerunners been more mindful and provident. On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment 2011-06-24T02:00:18.093Z However fervid was his noble enthusiasm for literature, and for his library, not less remarkable was that provident sagacity which he combined with it, and by which only he could carry on the vast design. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z In those parts of nature, the evidences of intelligent purpose, of wise adaptation, of skilful selection of means to ends, of provident contrivance, are, in many instances, of the most striking kind. The Plurality of Worlds 2011-06-01T02:00:23.787Z They naturally come for help to the provident one, whose fields are unwasted and whose granaries are full. Unto This Last and Other Essays on Political Economy 2011-06-29T02:00:26.763Z For the competent and provident it is an ideally perfect system. The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z The “Daisy” falls not unheeded under his ploughshare; nor the ruined nest of that “wee, cowering, timorous beastie,” cast forth, after all its provident pains, to “thole the sleety dribble, and cranreuch cauld.” Life of Robert Burns 2011-05-11T02:00:21.043Z Had they been provident, and there accumulated a grand commissariat? Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z Guardian, I., 1, 241: For a flying foe Discreet and provident conquerors build up A bridge of gold. Philip Massinger 2011-02-25T03:01:15.270Z By the provident husbandman two crops are every year garnered in, without the land being impoverished; and whilst the corn is being reaped in one field, the seed is but just sown in another. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z A true fisherman is conservative, provident, not given to envy, considerate of the rights of others, and careful of his good name. Fishing and Shooting Sketches 2011-02-23T03:00:33.463Z It may well be surmised that the government and support of a family of such dimensions were no small tax upon the wisdom, patience and provident care of even the wisest and most opulent. Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission 2011-02-21T03:00:08.060Z If, with a pretty wife and a neat turn for billiards, he did not lay by enough to make his declining years comfortable, I must say that he was not provident.' Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z Some of the provident ones collect one or two hundred tons of natural hay against the severities of winter. Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z Numerous mules stood ready saddled in the busy square, and many were the long provident bags and water-skins strapped behind each high wooden cantle. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Frequently, however, my provident mother set aside for me something nice. A Japanese Boy 2011-02-14T03:00:37.363Z The face of the cliff at Natchez is not a uniform precipice, but, apparently by the provident foresight of nature, broken by an oblique shelf or platform, gradually inclining from the summit to the base. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z I fear——" "I know you do, old man—early and provident fear is the mother of safety. '?19,000' 2011-01-14T03:00:45.303Z This cry of the drones had partisans in every citizen with an empty pocket and a patch on his garments, for it means that the provident shall be robbed to satisfy the improvident. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z The days after this were filled with a mother’s provident setting of her house in order. God's Green Country A Novel of Canadian Rural Life 2010-12-21T22:55:55.287Z The enlarged business will also be operated on a mutual ethos because, while it will no longer be a building society, as an industrial and provident society it will remain a mutual. Building societies call for new way to raise crucial capital 2010-07-12T19:23:00Z Americans will not crowd to the cities, and the more provident of the immigrants will find their way to the country. Races and Immigrants in America There was farmer George Depew—provident man—putting by a little each year. '?19,000' 2011-01-14T03:00:45.303Z The Brighton man only built the house for fifteen years; whereas the London one was more provident, he guaranteed his for thirty. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 The provident mother had already pulled a rubber pacifier out of her pocket, which transformed the wail into a monotonous greedy gurgle. Woman Nothing can be better; and when you placed Madame Georges at the head of the establishment, you acted with the utmost wisdom and provident good sense. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 They would steal all of their clothing from their more provident shipmates. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document Until then she had known Charles to be violent and passionate, but never provident. Marguerite de Valois The Creator's love for every breathing thing, and provident care for its happiness, must be evident to all those who pay attention to the works of his hands. The Squirrels and other animals Illustrations of the habits and instincts of many of the smaller British quadrupeds So the landlord gets provident and eats the cubs. A Man in the Open Why, I am sure 'tis a provident and safe way: a man may always be provided and sound. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 This is true, perhaps, no matter how cunning one may be in one's virtue or how provident in one's vices. The Book of This and That Woman, the provident, the comforting—angel whose pinions are folded round the heart, guarding there a divine spring unmarred by the winter of the world! Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 Harvesting and haymaking are allowed to be carried on on the Sunday, in certain cases; when they are always carried on by provident farmers. Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend There are now other institutions with similar objects, partly provident and partly benevolent, and it is an excellent kind of charity. Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888 The rogue's provident, and would fain have a nest for his age to rest in. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 It will be our duty to see that the literary labourers also shall be fairly paid, for they are commonly neither a sordid nor even a provident race. The Revival of Irish Literature Addresses by Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, K.C.M.G, Dr. George Sigerson, and Dr. Douglas Hyde Happily, through the provident care of the grand-master, there was still a store of provisions in the magazines. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 And this only for his policy in governance, severe administration of justice, and provident framing of his laws and constitutions for the government of his subjects. Elizabethan England From 'A Description of England,' by William Harrison The future poet was sent to the university of Coimbra—then at the height of its fame,—"and maintained there by the provident care of his surviving parent." The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem They had to look forward to the day when their land would become useless, and if they were provident, would purchase ten times more than they could cultivate at any one time. The Planters of Colonial Virginia Their very youth makes them provident and grave. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories Nor was this all; there was provident care for the soul as well as the soil of the savage. Calvert and Penn Or the Growth of Civil and Religious Liberty in America, as Disclosed in the Planting of Maryland and Pennsylvania Poverty now began to come fast upon me; yet instead of growing more provident or cautious as I grew poor, I became every day more indolent and simple. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time They are model housewives and husbands, and are economical, industrious, and provident. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 The provident and industrious immigrant, a few years after the conclusion of his term, might well lay aside enough to make it possible for him in turn to secure a servant from England. The Planters of Colonial Virginia We must be provident; for they do point Their myriad fingers to the hands that gave, Mute monitors, to beckon us of Heaven. Montezuma An Epic on the Origin and Fate of the Aztec Nation Albert dismounted, whilst his provident guide produced the contents of his wallet, and set before him a good dinner. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. Included among these are various forms of provident associations, sometimes independently organized and sometimes connected with other organizations, insurance associations of many kinds, building and loan societies, and savings banks. Banking Here we were at fault: none of us had been provident of this article, and we wanted words to beg the stable-man to provide, if he could, the halters, and put them in the bill. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 They are a provident, hard-working people, partly Christianized, and bolder than most of the civilized Indians. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" He was thrifty and provident, and believed in being ready for any emergency. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran Three-fourths of them are straightway diverted from their arboreal intent through conversion into food by the provident squirrel and improvident hog. The Economic Functions of Vice The feather-headed or stubborn know-it-alls who had ignored the call of "water scrape" back on the bank of the Arkansas now were humble pilgrims begging for drinks from their more provident companions. Bring Me His Ears The people in the parish are now digging their peats, and here is a whole household, provident of winter, borrowing fuel from the moss. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) Among the Pueblos the women commonly have control over the granary, and they are very provident about the future. The Position of Woman in Primitive Society A Study of the Matriarchy When he has given him an ALLOTMENT—who so grateful, so industrious, so provident, so contented, and so respectable? Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 A beautiful instance might be seen in that spot of Nature's provident way of looking out for the future. Upon The Tree-Tops But provident nature has rendered all their endeavours unnecessary, nay, she has rather erred, if I may be allowed the expression, in making that passion already too strong of itself. Critical Remarks on Sir Charles Grandison, Clarissa, and Pamela (1754) Her thoughts, her plans, her provident care, are everywhere; and the home attracts and holds by a thousand ties the heart which before marriage was held by the woman alone.” Household Papers and Stories As a body, these men were provident, I was told, and all subscribed to a fund for their poor, their orphans and widows; they form a sort of trade union, and have very strict regulations. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. The firing had almost ceased by now, because there was no further need of wasting precious ammunition on the part of the provident Germans. The Big Five Motorcycle Boys on the Battle Line Or, With the Allies in France He sings of the mountain daisy turned up by his plough; his heart goes out to the mouse rendered homeless after all its provident care. Robert Burns Famous Scots Series The nobles and country gentlemen, never too provident in their habits, soon exhausted their ready funds, with their crowd of hungry retainers, and became a more pitiable class than even the burgesses. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 And Nathan Rodd, he who spared his words, had also been a bit too provident or tardy with his fire and had been sent down out of control. Aces Up Foreign policy must be guided by a larger and more provident conception of Athenian interests. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" Such is the table prepared for the sheep by their provident and watchful shepherd; and such is the feast of which they partake with quiet joy in the sight and presence of their enemies. The Shepherd Of My Soul The offer of a little jelly from a fellow-passenger more provident than myself caused a marked elevation in my spirits. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) He had an ancient precedent in Egyptian history, but his motive was not that of provident Joseph. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France Of course too the local provident club had come to utter and hopeless grief. Zoe The wives of some of them were humbly provident, but many of them were debt-runners in the shops and wasters in the kitchens. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards This does not make them more provident and industrious, but more foolish and dull. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Nature takes thought for them and gives them their provident instinct. Ways of Nature A provident labouring man, for example, is a blessing to his family and to his neighbours; and is thus doing what he best can, to relieve even national distress. The Claims of Labour an essay on the duties of the employers to the employed Made his will before sailing, ha!—provident man!—one half to his dear wife, the other to his darling sister, Elsie Mellen. A Noble Woman These become the natural purchasers of the lands, manufactories, and other instruments of production owned by their less provident countrymen. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy This intermediate time was devoted by the assembled and motley crowd, to the rational, and provident purpose of a substantial repast. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. Soon the coffee was simmering and such viands as they had brought with them––for Barnes was a far-sighted and provident manager––were spread out in tempting profusion. The Strollers The provident treachery of Kildare, in stripping the castle of its stores and cannon, had made defence all but impossible. History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. They are by nature domestic, home-loving and industrious, and provident, storing up food for the winter, making provision against the time food will be scarce because of snow and ice. A Mountain Boyhood All Cuban buildings are constructed with a provident eye to earthquake and tropical heat, and the theatre is no exception to the rule. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba But some commonwealths are so happy as to be founded on a principle of much more refined and provident wisdom. A Discourse on the Study of the Law of Nature and Nations As though—less hasty and more provident— Waiting had brought advantage. Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning The provident Younkins had laid away in his own cabin the sashes and glass for two small windows; and these he had agreed to sell to the newcomers. The Boy Settlers A Story of Early Times in Kansas Fiercely ere long Their gratulating shout aloft had leaped But Hilda laid her finger on her lip, Or provident lest praise might stain the pure, Or deeming song a gift too high for praise. Legends of the Saxon Saints The perils of the past two years had made him cool and provident. In the Morning of Time He was provident even to stinginess and we find him sending his wig to England to be made over and his old sword to be exchanged for a new one. Patrician and Plebeian Or The Origin and Development of the Social Classes of the Old Dominion If so, it will be harder for him to be provident, business-like. What a Young Woman Ought to Know Married men are notoriously more provident and thrifty than unmarried ones. British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals I venture to call them provident, temperate, and industrious. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France It is a very provident little animal, and lays up large stores of nuts for its winter food. Harper's Young People, January 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly He answered, "All power is ordained of God by his provident will, but every power assumed by man is not so by his approbative and preceptive will." Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies It grew, therefore, into a sober, careful, provident affection. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier Think of it, ye widows, and learn to be grateful for man's provident care of you in your hour of need! History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I While observing him in the performance of this provident task, a capital idea also occurred to Ben Brace. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea Early and provident fear is the mother of safety. Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature An editor out west having asked the consent of a father to his daughter's hand in marriage, the provident old gentleman inquired how much money he could bring the bride. Scientific American magazine, Vol. 2 Issue 1 The advocate of Industry and Journal of Scientific, Mechanical and Other Improvements Fruit trees were abundant, and the general aspect gave evidence of a genial soil, aiding the efforts of the provident husbandman. Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas Giving each a small portion of ship biscuit and a taste of water, he enjoined on each a careful watchfulness and a provident use of our small stock of provisions. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines Sicinnus reappeared, and led Glaucon to one of the great fires roaring on the beach, where the provident Greek sailors were breakfasting on barley porridge and meat broth before dining on spears and arrow-heads. A Victor of Salamis And yet why should care Thoughtful and pure and wisely provident, That Nature's sacred prompting shall not fail, Be one thing for a man, and quite another For her, the woman? The Woman Who Dared “Teach you to be provident, Gordon,” he said in his high, rasping voice; “teach you to see further than another through a transaction; as far ain’t near enough; most don’t see at all.” Mountain Blood A Novel But the latter was bought as a little child by her provident "protector," M. de Ferréol. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 The power of the provident over the improvident depends thus, primarily, on their relative numbers; secondarily, on the modes of agreement of the adverse parties with each other. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing After all, he was an old man, and the little that he had scraped together represented all that he could hope to amass in a none too provident lifetime. The Making of Bobby Burnit Being a Record of the Adventures of a Live American Young Man This language shews that this provident benefactor intended his library to be public. The Care of Books I could get it from your provident friend, Hollidew—three hundred dollars, say, at hell’s per cent; a little lien on my property. Mountain Blood A Novel Uncle Sam has at last become provident, and is now ‘conserving his resources.’ Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West They naturally come for help to the provident one, whose fields are unwasted, and whose granaries are full. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing Others, less provident, swung on to their beasts, and, heavily elastic, trotted across to the brush to cut a "hickory" from a sourwood-tree. A Tar-Heel Baron A mile they struggled on, without finding where a provident nature had left them even a single fragment of quartz, to say nothing of a mass of pure copper. The Cosmic Express He had less than seven dollars now, and, though he was not particularly provident, he knew that it would never do to spend almost half his slender stock of money for cab-hire. The Young Outlaw or, Adrift in the Streets The respite gained by the quick shot of Otto Relstaub was provident; it threw every one of their pursuers behind them, and the redoubled efforts of the lads carried them swiftly over the remaining space. Footprints in the Forest Kermode considered this; but he had about ten dollars in his pocket and he was not of provident nature. Prescott of Saskatchewan That loft above the rafters, thought the provident Wilson, will come in braw and handy for storing things, so it will. The House with the Green Shutters It is therefore needless to enquire whether an association in the nature of a provident society could address itself to such a case as you confide to me. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 There was a thorough young woman for you, and a provident. Daisy Ashford: Her Book A provident sailor had, whilst it was possible, taken up aloft a couple of loaves of black bread, a ham, and some cheese. Faces and Places Here either provident nature or ancient art had hollowed a pocket in the stone which was filled with water. The Defiant Agents Indeed there must be very few parts of the world where Nature does so much to help and so little to hinder the provident and industrious producer of milk. Australia, The Dairy Country I could not knock him down with a chair because the careful and provident boss had had them chained to the floor. A Tramp's Notebook They are all provident as a people, and since the close of the war the nation has bent every energy toward industrial development. Travels in the Far East A thrifty, provident, frugal artisan may often seem less wealthy and prosperous than his dashing, squandering, lavish neighbor. Glances at Europe In a Series of Letters from Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, &c. During the Summer of 1851. Misfortune may overtake the most provident during long periods of industrial depression, or they may become temporarily dependent through sickness or some unforeseen accident. Friendly Visiting among the Poor A Handbook for Charity Workers In the clefts of rocks, and in hollow trees, the industrious and provident bees formed their commonwealths, offering to every hand, without interest, the fertile produce of their most delicious toil. Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote Creation itself has been given in charge of this wellspring of love, and it is love which maintains it, as the contribution of the creature to the provident forces of nature. Spontaneous Activity in Education It sometimes happens that the happy and virtuous home of a comparatively well-to-do mechanic is broken up by unforeseen circumstances, against which no provident provision, except a life insurance policy, could guard. Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. At first sight, it seems strange that so provident an insect should not always select a suitable domicile before venturing on so important a step as to abandon the old home. Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual But many of these were provident societies, the working of which has been attended with such abuses that a special act has been passed for their control. The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir We may infer that this was a position by no means distasteful to that prudent minister's provident and nepotic spirit. Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592 For a pair of very ordinary carriage-horses in Edinburgh they ask �140 or more; so it is worth while to be a little provident. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) He may reply that he has been industrious and provident, that he has passed a life of anxious labor to amass the wealth or the competency he enjoys. A Sermon Preached on the Anniversary of the Boston Female Asylum for Destitute Orphans, September 25, 1835 May it not be even more obvious to the acute senses of the provident mother, seeking a proper place for the development of her young? Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual "O provident woman!" and he laughs, as he seats himself beside her. Floyd Grandon's Honor But the artificial wants of society implant within us the desire of accumulating individual property; and I could not rid myself of this provident feeling. The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness It is well to be provident and I'd paid for my meal in more than money. Greener Than You Think This is the narrow sphere of poor man's comprehension, all he can attain unto is to be provident for the present time. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Truly the ball committee deserve the credit of having been ingeniously provident of many things; though, to be sure, it is just part of their legal stock in trade to be so. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873 The young man who rejoices in the provident hoardings of his ancestors which exempt him from strenuous exertion on his own part has but a small mission in life. A Broader Mission for Liberal Education Baccalaureate Address, Delivered in Agricultural College Chapel, Sunday June 9, 1901 Against this accident, to which they were continually liable, our provident forefathers always kept a shrew ash at hand which, when once medicated, would maintain its virtue for ever. Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children Attacking the purse is quite as grave a mistake as attacking the religion of the thrifty, economical, and provident Frenchman. The Arena Volume 4, No. 23, October, 1891 A provident camel, on the eve of a desert journey, would not have laid in a greater supply of water than did my thoughtless beast. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War A hasty breakfast is prepared; but, as the mutton bone is now quite bare, they have to fall back on another kind of flesh-meat, which the provident Caspar has brought along. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco And, adding to their present misery, the thrifty, provident squaws saw another harvestless summer passing and a winter of famine before them. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 However, we are not a provident race, and we are not likely to become one. Mental Efficiency And Other Hints to Men and Women I shall ever love America for the happy home it has proved to the provident amongst the exiles from Ireland. Impressions of America During The Years 1833, 1834, and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume II. For, by and by, all necessary repairs were made by their provident landlord’s own hands. Janet's Love and Service Some of the more provident of the rangers had brought with them well-filled haversacks, and had made me welcome to the contents. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse The Irish, in one point, appear to improve in the United States—they become much more provident, and many of them hoard their money. Diary in America, Series Two How rejoiced we were on a nearer view of them that Madame had been so provident in advising us to keep close until we could learn something of them. Yr Ynys Unyg The Lonely Island "Why, what for?" asked the provident mother, looking up from the sock she was knitting. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 At last, ring goes the bell; and the deck, already thinned of the more anxious, or more provident, of the party, becomes, at that magic tinkle, a desert. Impressions of America During the years 1833, 1834 and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume I. Before the advent of the whites the natives seem to have been thrifty and provident, laying up stores for contingencies. The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1886 Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 3, March, 1886 Being a provident young man, he paused a minute to let the pretty, peaceful scene impress itself upon his mind, to be remembered afterward for the cheer of bleak boarding-house Sunday afternoons. Hooking Watermelons 1898 It might be some new kind of food very good for Mr. Big Buck's palate and stomach, and no provident antelope could afford to let such an opportunity pass. The Last of the Chiefs A Story of the Great Sioux War He owed his crops less to intelligent cultivation of the soil than to provident Nature in a new and untilled country. Union and Democracy Not that it is hopeless for a democracy to compete with a highly organized monarchy, for has not Switzerland shown that "a democracy may be efficient, business-like, provident, and ready for war?" New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 For us, indeed, provident Jove has shown a great sign, late, of late accomplishment, the renown of which shall never perish. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Though the particular form of this insolent patronage has changed, this revolt and rebuke is still of value, and may be wholesome for those who are teaching the poor to be provident. Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens This is not the case however with the Scotch, who have been provident enough to bring with them a supply of dried meat and pemican for a future day. The Substance of a Journal During a Residence at the Red River Colony, British North America and Frequent Excursions Among the North-West American Indians, In the Years 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823. After they had practiced thrift and met their obligations, should they, forsooth, now aid their less provident sisters? Union and Democracy It is capable of holding 200 men; and here, too, are to be found equally gratifying proofs of provident habits, instances having occurred of men having as much as L.100 in the Poplar Bank.' Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 453 Volume 18, New Series, September 4, 1852 Thus he spoke, praying; and provident Jove heard him. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Doubtless it is a good idea to be provident, in the sense that Providence is provident, but that should mean being kind, and certainly not merely being cold. Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens The saving or provident character of morality, 32. The Moral Economy My mother's historical knowledge, and the unique example of provident and exhaustive equipment which she cited, reduced me to silence, but did not diminish my anxiety. Much Darker Days For instance, Tomlin is a fiery but provident man, and has provided himself with a deck-chair—a most important element of comfort on a long voyage. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue Thrice, indeed, he thought in mind and soul, but thrice, on the other hand, the provident Jove thundered from the Idæan mountains, giving a signal to the Trojans, the alternating success of battle. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Its owner was cheerful as the lark, industrious as the bee, thoughtful and provident as the ant, benevolent as!—well, Aunt Mary It gives to a life that is provident and fruitful as it goes, the stimulus of a momentous project, and reverence for a good that shall embrace unlimited possibilities. The Moral Economy For if men are persuaded that they and their works are so soon about to perish, what provident care are they likely to take in the education and welfare of their families? Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection It was fortunate Humphrey had been so provident in making so large a quantity of hay, or the stock would have been starved. The Children of the New Forest Thus he spoke, praying: but provident Jove loudly thundered, hearing the prayers of the Neleïan old man. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Yes, in his provident mercy God has been pleased to furnish remedies at hand, and where the snake exists the remedy is to be found. The Mission; or Scenes in Africa So methods are allowed to outlive their usefulness, or remain unmodified when more provident and fruitful methods could be devised. The Moral Economy Having been more provident than the rest of the party, we were able to wet our beasts’ muzzles, and still have sufficient water to last ourselves for a few hours. Afar in the Forest This sometimes leads to a spirit of retaliation; and the indignant hunter, growing less provident of his powder and lead, cracks away until he has laid several of them stretched along the grass. The Boy Hunters And all night thundering fearfully, provident Jove was devising evils for both parties; but pale fear seized them. The Iliad of Homer (1873) As if provident Nature, because she would have man circumspect, had furnished him with an account-book, to carry always with him. Book of Wise Sayings Selected Largely from Eastern Sources Human progress, thus determined by the movement of life towards its more rational, that is, more provident, organization, is attended in all its stages with a very significant difference of emphasis. The Moral Economy Just as no provident man in private life settles his establishment on the basis of one year or two years only, so Mr. Gladstone abandoned hand-to-mouth, and took long views. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 Miss Sallie, with provident foresight, always ordered them a size too large in order to allow her to grow and Harriet invariably wore them out, before she had established a fit. Just Patty Thus he spoke, praying; but to him provident Jove hearkened, and immediately sent an eagle, the Black Hunter, the most certain augury of birds, which they also call Percnos. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Against this accident, to which they were continually liable, our provident forefathers always kept a shrew-ash at hand, which when once medicated, would maintain its virtue for ever. The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2 They prove the priority of the principle of construction over that of destruction, and the essentially thrifty and provident function of the state. The Moral Economy Grandeur will never make its presence felt by a greater weight of ceremony, nor ever extend a more watchful and provident care to all the equipage of rank and ostentation. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844 Volume 23, Number 4 There is nothing in the world of man and things which impels a provident regard for it. Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women On the Various Duties of Life, Physical, Intellectual, And Moral Development; Self-Culture, Improvement, Dress, Beauty, Fashion, Employment, Education, The Home Relations, Their Duties To Young Men, Marriage, Womanhood And Happiness. The difference may be due to a less provident spirit among the latter, as already indicated. An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation Let them greet that provident lawyer—for they will find him here—who offered on his death bed a thousand pounds for a clear conscience. The Sleeping Bard or, Visions of the World, Death, and Hell Human society is becoming one enterprise, provident of all existing interests and covetous of the best. The Moral Economy The provident and careful man must necessarily be a thoughtful man, for he lives not merely for the present, but with provident forecast makes arrangements for the future. How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success The Culm folk, never very provident, exhausted their supply of flour and meal, and had only fish to eat; and fish, with a little salt, was not an extensive nor varied bill of fare. Culm Rock The Story of a Year: What it Brought and What it Taught And as statistics reveal the late gradual and general increase of insanity, it becomes a provident people to consider what may be the ultimate results, if this increase should happen never to be checked. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 The provident, praiseworthy, modest aims of the Free Society ought to have saved it from ruin—ought to have excited public sympathy on its behalf. Art in England Notes and Studies But purpose, justice, and good-will are essentially principles of organization; their virtue is their provident working. The Moral Economy The first comprises all those manifest indications of provident forethought, intelligent design, and moral purpose, which appear in the course of Nature, and which cannot be accounted for by a blind, unintelligent, undesigning cause. Modern Atheism under its forms of Pantheism, Materialism, Secularism, Development, and Natural Laws I have, in every respect, here managed matters in so frugal and provident a way, that his Right Honourable Excellency the Count, will be astonished. The Stranger A Drama, in Five Acts Conservation had the virtue of arising out of a provident statesmanship, but its problems were largely technical. A Preface to Politics Woman, the provident, the comforting angel—whose pinions are folded round the heart, guarding there a divine spring unmarred by the winter of the world! The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II Life is essentially interest, and interest is essentially positive or provident; fear is incidental to hope, and hate to love. The Moral Economy For a year and more Rimrock had been careful and provident—that is, careful and provident for him. Rimrock Jones Within the City there was now no such provident and resourceful general as Belisarius. Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation Their merits and virtues are written in the hearts of all provident housekeepers; and their beauty and goodness are familiar to every son and daughter of the rural homestead. Rural Architecture Being a Complete Description of Farm Houses, Cottages, and Out Buildings They will produce a list that would delight the heart of a provident director of a life-insurance company. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865 They are sure soon to recover sufficiently from their terror to solicit for readmission, which is not to be obtained but by repeating a verse, with which those who are knowing and provident are provided. A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide In all ways Rogers was thoughtful and decent, far-sighted and provident. Civilization Tales of the Orient States are slowly becoming more provident, and already we are coming to see this about trees. Woman and Womanhood A Search for Principles Of course not, if he be a wise, or a provident man, or one who has any true taste in such matters. Rural Architecture Being a Complete Description of Farm Houses, Cottages, and Out Buildings There are over 200 registered provident societies in the country. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Industrial and provident land and building societies have been formed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" More provident than we they had lunch with them, and brought it in here, intending to eat it. The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car The Haunted Mansion of Shadow Valley The time has come when fatherhood, whether within marriage or without it, must be reckoned a deliberate, provident, foreseen, all-important, responsible act, for which the father must always be held to account. Woman and Womanhood A Search for Principles There was nothing for them but "those pieces of leather, so hard and dry," a few of which had been saved "for supper" by the more provident. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. Associations for various agricultural, mining and industrial undertakings and provident societies are numerous: the handicraftsmen in the towns are organized in esnafs or gilds. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" He loved peace, but possessed both bravery and conduct in war; was provident without timidity; severe in the execution of justice without rigor; and temperate without austerity. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part A. From the Britons of Early Times to King John These Indians are not, of course, particularly provident. The Seminole Indians of Florida Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-84, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1887, pages 469-532 But the answer is that, just because, and just in so far as, human beings are provident and responsible and worthy of the name of human244 beings, the opposition can be practically solved. Woman and Womanhood A Search for Principles They sought about in the woods for fruits or roots, but could find nothing—"the Spaniards having been so provident as not to leave behind them anywhere the least crumb of sustenance." On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. The Spaniards having been so provident as not to leave behind them anywhere the least crumb of sustenance, whereby the Pirates were now brought to the extremity aforementioned. The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century One or two provident parties had stoves fitted up in their wagons with a joint of pipe coming out through holes in the canvas. The Emigrant Trail The stream of spring traffic, which consisted chiefly of outfitting on credit the less provident trappers and pelt-hunters for their summer campaign, went on without interruption. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon It is not natural, so to say, just because man is in a sense rather more than natural, that we should be provident and serious, self-conscious, and philosophic, in dealing with our fundamental instincts. Woman and Womanhood A Search for Principles His provident mind foresaw advantages to be attained from a closer intimacy with Sir James. The Terrible Twins "A Pot of Broth" is a variant of a widely spread folk-tale in which a beggarman tricks a provident housewife out of a meal. Irish Plays and Playwrights This is seasonal employment, however; and, as they are not a provident household, hard times come to Henry and his folks in the winter and early summer. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Nevertheless we are bound to be more provident for ourselves in spiritual goods, in which each one is able to look after himself in the first place. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province The great Teacher does not say that we are not to be thoughtful, or provident; but He insists that no event can be provided for by anxiety, by fretting over it before it comes. Levels of Living Essays on Everyday Ideals The provident ruler thus lent him money in his necessity, and now, far more gloriously, returns as a free gift those pledges which the Pope might well have thanked him for taking. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator And this is strange that a man as provident as the Admiral and desiring to make discoveries should not have seized this opportunity for trading, as he did on his first voyage. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 But I am a provident sinner who makes good use of the increase Thou dost send through the earth. Old Kaskaskia But domestic prudence may be also in wicked people, since many sinners are provident in governing their household. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Furthermore, it is nature's wise and provident law that there is hardly ever any memory of any previous life here. Insights and Heresies Pertaining to the Evolution of the Soul The consequences of this change cannot fail to be the development of agriculture, provident landowners, and the general prosperity of the entire nation. Roumania Past and Present This was his five minutes, when he advanced to receive from Lady Puffle a clock, set of studs and a thermos flask—all carefully laid in at Malta by the provident "Amusements Committee." The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma This wise and provident law is or ought to be the law in all countries: it was in fact the law in that country, but Mr. Hastings did not attend to it. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12) The provident Samuel was well found for a long voyage. The Social History of Smoking I trow you are full provident of favors and pence, Olive. Giles Corey, Yeoman A Play The men brought into it for the brief period of their earthly lives are the equal creatures of His bounty, the equal subjects of His provident care.... The Digger Movement in the Days of the Commonwealth As Revealed in the Writings of Gerrard Winstanley, the Digger, Mystic and Rationalist, Communist and Social Reformer And at the same time a curious, pleasant desire, which might be primitive and coeval with the provident passion of the squirrels and honey-bees, thrilled him. Pembroke A Novel We have already been provident in this great matter and supplied ourselves with the instrumentalities of prompt adjustment. President Wilson's Addresses But this was in Scotland where more provident ways prevailed. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland By reason of this custom, the poor hunter was virtually placed upon equality with the expert one, the lazy with the industrious, the improvident with the more provident. Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 1-142 That accounts," said Lady Mabel, "for the provident care you lately showed, in laying in a stock of better liquor for your winter's use. The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters Toward her late husband’s parishioners there is the same wise instinctive insight as to their true needs, the same thoughtful and provident consideration that characterises her in every relation into which she is brought. The Ethics of George Eliot's Works The shag-bark hickory offers an especial inducement to these provident creatures in the numerous crevices and cracks throughout the bark. Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making We are a wise and provident age, mercantile in our heroics, seeking a solid profit for every sacrifice. The Half-Hearted Stories of Indian life abound with instances of individual families or parties being called upon by those less fortunate or provident to share their supplies. Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 1-142 Money, I suppose; money, the everlasting want that the extravagant sons of pleasure strive to extort from the provident, who lay up during the harvest of life a provision for the winter of age. Mark Hurdlestone Or, The Two Brothers The provident features of the English trades-unions are commonly overlooked, and yet it is precisely in these provident features that their main development has been reached. Black and White Land, Labor, and Politics in the South Hence it is that famines in this island or, more properly speaking, failures of crops of grain, are never attended with those dreadful consequences which more improved countries and more provident nations experience. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants "But most men live better lives when they live happily, and I doubt not there will be less unhappiness, provident or fortuitous, in Israel, the nation, than in Israel, enslaved." The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Their own servants were coming on by coach, and they were much comforted by perceiving that this provident person had prepared a substantial repast, combining supper and tea, in a small, snug room. Bluebell A Novel But a more provident statesman suggested that they should first try to bring about the disgrace of the Sage. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 The provident parents of our hero, having accidentally become aware of this circumstance, had their offspring christened Saunders, and thus secured, from the very first, an opening for the young man. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 3, 1892 But remember, I have grown up in camps, and soldiers are neither careful nor provident. The Grey Cloak A plebeian regularity had made him uncomfortably provident. Kenny This, under his circumstances was a proper and provident resolution to make. Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three Her household is managed by servants, and about her home nothing evinces the neat, provident, and attentive housewife. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest A provident city government and a vigorous police preserved order and peace. Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California with Other Sketches; To Which Is Added the Story of His Attempted Assassination by a Former Associate on the Supreme Bench of the State I should be glad to know, if they are so disposed to a neighborly, provident, and sympathetic attention to their public engagements, by what means they are to come at us. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12) What pennies I have I'm obliged to count with a provident eye. Kenny But I was in hopes that provident fear might prevent fruitless penitence. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) Mahomet, hid, as for a time he was, in the bottom of the sands of Arabia, had his spirit and character been discovered, would have been an object of precaution to provident minds. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12) Careful and provident husbanding of her store will generally make it suffice for all man's needs and requirements. Ancient Egypt "Law, sir! what a provident mercy that you are up and ready!" exclaimed she. Verner's Pride Besides all this, the sun, with provident care, has made and given to us coal. Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work The interior were not visible to every eye; and a thousand accidents might have prevented the operation of what the most clear-sighted were not able to discern nor the most provident to divine. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) They thought them not only proofs of the sober and steady spirit of liberty which guided their ancestors, but of their wisdom and provident care of posterity. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12) He could never understand why men should allow an issue like slavery to stand in the way of prudential and provident legislation for the expansion of the Republic. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics He had not been very provident, and Sibylla had not been provident at all. Verner's Pride The great creditors are savings-banks, insurance companies, widows and orphans, and provident farmers, and business men on a small scale. American Eloquence, Volume 4 Studies In American Political History (1897) So the provident bear had several months' supply of mutton on the hoof, penned up and growing fat in his private storehouse, and his trail across the entrance was as good as a five-barred gate. Bears I Have Met—and Others Methinks, these ghosts of thine had a provident eye to their bellies. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 Now she fronted the truth, that between the selfish rapture of lovers Heaven slips a child, smiling at the rapture, provident for the race. Lady Good-for-Nothing In proportion, however, as I am tender of the past, I would be provident of the future. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12) In 1765, when the enterprise was in full course, Diderot was moved by a provident anxiety about the future of his daughter. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) The thriftless and drunkards were always 'advance men, but the provident miners hated it and only dealt there on compulsion'. Recent Developments in European Thought But for you, my sons, your father not without thought hath formed many provident plans, with the assistance of the Gods. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. Nor was the House at all more attentive to a provident security against future, than it had been to a vindictive retrospect to past mismanagements. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) Under his provident management, debts soon accumulate; new assignments are made for these debts; until, step by step, the whole revenue, and with it the whole power of the country, is delivered into his hands. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12) Fortunately our French Allies had been more provident in conserving and promoting their home supplies. Rebuilding Britain A Survey of Problems of Reconstruction After the World War "Well," said the doctor, "that's very provident of you, admiral, and I feel personally obliged; but tell me, how do you intend to conduct the watch?" Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood A provident Charity; are you for the Wars, Sir? Rule a Wife, and Have a Wife Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (3 of 10) What man than Aias was more provident, Or who for timeliest action more approved? The Seven Plays in English Verse Mr. Hannay was permitted to return to Oude; but death prevented the further advantages intended for him, and the future benefits proposed for the country by the provident cars of the Council-General. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12) They are cautious, wary, discreet, judicious, circumspect, provident, temporizing. Hope of the Gospel Soldiers serving abroad during arduous campaigns have proved themselves to be equally thoughtful and provident. Thrift But, alluringly provident to the welfare of this narrative, the red and black uniformed soldiers were not the only persons on review that balmy day in July. Truxton King A Story of Graustark In the meantime the females of the family have evinced all the provident kindness of the sex, ever ready to soothe and succour the distressed, right or wrong. Bracebridge Hall Think of the vast sums of money which are squandered by the middle classes of this country, even though they are more provident than the working classes. As We Are and As We May Be Vast, but provident in his designs; daring, but considerate in his operations; capable of the largest views and the most minute attentions; he formed three immense projects, and succeeded in all. The Life of Hugo Grotius With Brief Minutes of the Civil, Ecclesiastical, and Literary History of the Netherlands There is no town in England, excepting perhaps Huddersfield, where the people have proved themselves so provident and so thrifty. Thrift These were constructed of wood, gayly painted with holy monograms and devices to add a blessing and security to the provident labors of the little inmates. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 30, September, 1873 By consultation and deliberation and provident measures, by caution and by vigilance, I vanquished armies, and I reduced kingdoms to my authority. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 09 (of 12) If not, the bones might have been those of a sheep, buried perchance in the cellar by a provident dog. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 31, October, 1873 He answered that they were not provident; that the land system was bad; and that even if they saved anything the ministro would take it from them. Saracinesca Many large employers have already accomplished much practical good, by encouraging the formation of provident institutions,—in which they have never failed to secure the respect, and generally the co-operation, of their workmen. Thrift The provident folk of those days planted them with the purpose of having their own gunstocks cut out of the wood when the tree was thrown. The Amateur Poacher A regular pile, too, was found, which had been laid up by some of the provident natives of New Siberia, who, like the Esquimaux, live in the snow. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 7, August 12, 1850 There is little left to be desired in artillery; but the offensive and defensive arms of infantry and cavalry deserve the attention of a provident government. The Art of War In the mean time, the females of the family evinced all the provident kindness of the sex, ever ready to soothe and succour the distressed, right or wrong. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists They are, on the whole, greatly more provident than English workmen. Thrift The majority of them, however, are not so provident. Regeneration The Texans are not so provident nor so hospitable. Monsieur Violet "Why have I done?" was, is, and ever will be, the whining interrogative of stricken inability; "Why am I about to do?" the provident question of thoughtful, far-seeing success. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 339, January, 1844 He was known for a scholar, and it was his scholarship which had obtained for him the proud position of secretary to the provident society styled the Queen's Arms Slate Club. Tales of the Five Towns They have to stand or fall on their merits as men, and if they are not provident they will suffer the same consequences as others. Thrift Yes, in His provident mercy God has been pleased to furnish remedies at hand, and where the snake exists the remedy is to be found. The Mission Then adroitly dragged in the axiom that "Sound principles of provident Insurance should be included in the subjects prescribed by the Education Code for instruction in elementary schools." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, March 21, 1891 If in his spirit of high consecration he was thus unchanged, equally far was he from having a fanatical disregard of life, and the rules of provident living. The Personal Life of David Livingstone The natives of the country, who do virtually all of the hunting for feathers, are not provident in their nature, and their practices are of a most cruel and brutal nature. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The system was found to work so well, and to have such a beneficial effect in making people provident, that he conceived the idea of extending its operations throughout the West Riding of Yorkshire. Thrift "But verily we have passed through a slough and a wilderness, and my inner man needeth refreshment; let us even partake of the savoury pies wherewith the provident care of thy father hath provided us." Edwy the Fair or the First Chronicle of Aescendune Associated word: catacoustics. echo, v. resound, reverberate. eclipse, n. occultation; obscuration, extinction, concealment, outrivaling. eclipse, v. obscure, outshine, surpass, outrival, overcast. economical, a. frugal, saving, thrifty, provident. Putnam's Word Book The man has the serious, capable look of a provident husband. Jean Francois Millet The ideal father, the profoundly wise, provident, divinely tender and benign, he is indeed the God of the human heart. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II Who will be frugal and provident, when charity offers all that frugality and providence can confer? Thrift As a good and provident ruler, anxious for the prosperity and well-being of his subjects, he was making a bid for the valuable patronage of the British Cockney. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875 We had some few discourses about our provident mooring, as also about removing a little lower down. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Balked of his will to set the people right, His soul was gloomy though his hat was white, So fierce his mien, with provident accord The waiters swarmed him, thinking him a lord. Black Beetles in Amber Let us now take a view of that system of mineral economy, in which may be perceived every mark of order and design, of provident wisdom and benevolence. Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) As men become wise and thoughtful, they generally become provident and frugal. Thrift Little Johnny was a saving youth—one who from early infancy had cultivated a provident habit. Cobwebs from an Empty Skull This is not a happen so, for that which so often to the unreflecting mind seems unnatural and absurd, to the thinking soul appears as an evidence of God's provident care. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses A loud and shrill voice, which sounds clearly denotes a person provident, sagacious, true and ingenious, but withal capricious, vain, glorious and too credulous. The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy To each division was assigned, with provident forethought, its exact part. George Washington, Volume I The practice of teaching children provident habits has been adopted for about eight years in the National Schools of Belgium. Thrift He continued these provident courses for nine long years, always banking his accretions with scrupulous care. Cobwebs from an Empty Skull It will not give them husbands, nor make their thriftless husbands provident, nor their invalid husbands healthy. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses The sea is provident for the bird and the fish alone. The Man Who Laughs She was a German, sober, notable, and provident; she kept her sheep, and became a sort of squire. A Perilous Secret They are not yet sufficiently educated to be temperate, provident, and foreseeing. Thrift The chips from his wood pile refused to kindle a fire to dry his bedclothes, and he had recourse to a more provident neighbor's to supply the deficiency. Frontier Stories A watchful and provident Government really acts as an incentive to each individual. Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire There is need for provident prevision, For watchful eye, and for most wary hand. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, August 30, 1890 This may hasten the transfer of the lands from less provident to more provident owners, who are willing to take the land at a higher capitalization. Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II It teaches self-reliance, and thus cultivates amongst the humblest classes habits of provident economy. Thrift With provident thoughtfulness, he had brought tea, roasted coffee, fresh butter, eggs, etc., lest we should be short of such luxuries in that advanced stage of our journey. Wau-bun The Early Day in the Northwest The London Teachers' Association has also a provident section. Women Workers in Seven Professions Do, let her alone, she gives good counsel; doe not Trouble your selfe with Ladies, they are too light; Let out your land, and get a provident Steward. The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher Volume 2 of 10: Introduction to the Elder Brother They grunted and lurched against each other in the switch-yards, or thumped past statelily at midnight on their way to provident housekeepers of the prairie towns. Letters of Travel (1892-1913) The provident habits and knowledge thus induced are most beneficial to the members. Thrift With provident care, a little box had been placed under the seat of the wagon, containing an awl, waxed ends, and various other little conveniences exactly suited to an emergency like the present. Wau-bun The Early Day in the Northwest We have a phenomenon peculiar to modern times in the provident and persistent effort to reconcile security with liberty, and the bold development of individual powers with the regular maintenance of public order. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 2 Do, let her alone, she gives good counsel; do not trouble your self with Ladies, they are too light: Let out your Land, and get a provident Steward. The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher Volume 2 of 10: Introduction to the Elder Brother He does not forget himself; he does not forget others; he assumes nothing from any exaltation in himself, but is reasonable and provident in all his domestic and household arrangements. Washington in Domestic Life Hence the best means of making men and women provident is to make them wise. Thrift But the vague prognostics of old times are not sufficient for the guidance of the skilful and provident farmer of our day. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 330, April 1843 Several times they stopped to rest beside the road, while provident Croesus gathered a few mouthfuls of grass or weeds. The Eyes of the World Though provident, they were content, unless very poor. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 Nor did Mark's provident care limit itself to this one instance of forethought. The Crater It is in this way that society mainly consists of two classes—the savers and the wasters, the provident and the improvident, the thrifty and the thriftless, the Haves and the Have-nots. Thrift A clergyman somewhat advanced in years recently related to a correspondent of The Messenger an incident in his own life, which well illustrates the provident care of our heavenly Father over his children. The Wonders of Prayer A Record of Well Authenticated and Wonderful Answers to Prayer Through it all the Moor watched him carefully, safeguarding him as a provident farmer fattens a sheep for the slaughter. Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories "Because her parents had not provided against the future by provident and patriotic speculation." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 12, 1917 As he approached the crater, on that occasion, he looked at those promising fruits of his early and provident care for the future with great satisfaction, for seldom was the labour of man better rewarded. The Crater He has imposed on his two streams another duty, that of supplying a bed of water-cresses and a fish-pond, both provident establishments, the first of which has succeeded perfectly. The Solitary of Juan Fernandez, or the Real Robinson Crusoe But it seems as if only the tolerably well-to-do have the heart to be provident and self-denying. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 49, November, 1861 She uses more cautious counsels, she is provident for the future, she is in every respect more on the defensive. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 Having completed her toilet, she slipped down stairs, and having got to the lobby, she was provident enough to lay hold of an umbrella, for she suspected the elements as being in league against her. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIII Again: those nobles who had seen the coming storm in time, and anticipating plunder or confiscation, had made provident remittances to Tellson's, were always to be heard of there by their needy brethren. A Tale of Two Cities We should be provident, and eat and drink whenever we can. Martin Chuzzlewit And no laws can make many persons managing or provident. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 49, November, 1861 Therefore those same men, like provident citizens and diligent senators, say that I have sounded the charge, and they undertake the advocacy of peace. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 He had an amazing satisfaction in entrusting her with these errands, and appeared to consider it equivalent to making the most methodical and provident arrangements. Little Dorrit The provident and careful man must necessarily be a thoughtful man, for he lives not merely for the present, but with provident forecast makes arrangements for the future. Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance The political economist may cry out against it for putting the improvident on the same level as the provident, and so robbing life of the strongest, because most sordid, incentive to industry. Intentions This society is essentially a provident institution, appealing to a class of men to take care of their own interests, and giving a continuous security only in return for a continuous sacrifice and effort. Speeches: Literary and Social Each individual stands apart in solitary weakness; but society at large is active, provident, and powerful: the performances of private persons are insignificant, those of the State immense. Democracy in America — Volume 2 If they were more provident and less perverse, ma'am, what would they do? Hard Times A few provident souls had driven their cattle to the neighboring hills; but neither themselves nor their children had they thought it necessary to remove. Boyhood in Norway But, in spite of good Mr. Higginson's congratulatory eloquence, this appeared to be the one thing which Colonel Pyncheon, provident and sagacious as he was, had allowed to go at loose ends. House of the Seven Gables As far as I can see, it will be your chief diversion hereafter; unless Linton make amends for other losses: and your provident parent appears to fancy he may. Wuthering Heights That power is absolute, minute, regular, provident, and mild. Democracy in America — Volume 2 If we knew this, we should regard them from our conservative standpoint of provident decorum as improvident lunatics, being ourselves unable to calculate with their odd courage and their cheerful belief in themselves. The Shuttle They are careless because they have not found that it pays to be careful; they are improvident because the improvident ones of their acquaintance get on about as well as the provident. The Souls of Black Folk Atli had taken over all the management of the farm and the goods, and things went much better, for he was both obliging and provident. Grettir the Strong, Icelandic Saga At her death there was a small inheritance; she had not been provident. The Flirt Like a provident negro, having stowed away all his trappings, he appeared as a roustabout on a Western steamer. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue "I gave my estates to your father, from the conviction that he would take better care of them than I could do; and in this I deemed myself most provident." Philothea A Grecian Romance They exhibit, therefore, all the advantages and defects of such training; they are willing and good-natured, but not self-reliant, provident, or careful. The Souls of Black Folk Mr. Weston had not been a rich man, nor had he been a far-seeing, provident man. Life in London or, the Pitfalls of a Great City God, said Luther, could be rich soon and easily if he would be more provident, and would deny us the use of his creatures. Selections from the Table Talk of Martin Luther All very rich and racy and savory, like a dish by a provident French chef that one could not help enjoying, even though one knew that the ingredients were probably left-overs…. The Beautiful and Damned Can any thing be more provident, more wise, more desirable? The Adventures of Hugh Trevor Some of the provident produced bottles of oil of pennyroyal. The Rock of Chickamauga A Story of the Western Crisis This constitution was the best, the wisest, and most liberal, and the most provident that had as yet been established or projected; it contained the result of six years' revolutionary and legislative experience. History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 In the midst of the coming and the going stood Master Timewell, the Mayor, ordering all things like a skilful and provident commander. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 But at last, thoughtful of her health, provident of her weakness, he rose up and passed his arm around her to convey her home. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 26, December, 1859 To be a good husband and a provident father, and to protect those that depend on me from injury and want, are qualities which I believe the whole world will allow me, you alone excepted. The Adventures of Hugh Trevor Little thought Mary of any of the speculations that busied the friendly head of Miss Prissy, or that lay in the provident forecastings of her prudent mother. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 24, October, 1859 So provident has that great parent of mankind, Nature, been that there should not be anything without its mixture and, as it were, seasoning of Folly. The Praise of Folly The provident travellers had, however, brought good wine; and if our supper was not very elegant, it was at least very gay. Life in Mexico For each molecule runs its own machine, and is provident enough to see that they do not jostle. Life: Its True Genesis The man, if he be a provident and worthy husband, is immersed in a thousand cares: his mind is agitated, his memory loaded, and his body fatigued. The Adventures of Hugh Trevor But the world isn't sufficiently advanced yet to make people so far-seeing and provident, and many parents do have to look to their children for support. The Mystery of Murray Davenport A Story of New York at the Present Day As the tempest mounted to its fury they discuss'd the probability of his getting soak'd by it; and the provident dame had already selected some dry garments for a change. Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy Many of these contain acorns, or the remains of acorns, which have been stored there by provident woodpeckers, who dug the holes in the bark and there stored their winter supply of food. Scientific American Supplement, No. 360, November 25, 1882 The squirrel is provident, but no more so than he is fastidious in the choice of his food. Life: Its True Genesis The provident old man followed the same plan with his cellar, and sold all the wine it contained, with the exception of one cask, which was reserved for his own and his children's use. The Life of St. Frances of Rome, and Others Contests with Jaguars Nature, ever provident, has scattered with a bounteous hand her gifts in the country of the Orinoco, where the jaguar especially abounds. Forest and Frontiers Or, Adventures Among the Indians Perhaps you are one of those provident animals who look before they leap, and, having gained a monopoly of wisdom, will take no scheme upon trust. Jane Talbot As a contrast to this natural outburst of joy and hope we may note the provident Moltke, who was always resolved to 'mak siker.' Germany from the Earliest Period Volume 4 If the poor were more justly and mercifully treated, and if they in their turn were more thrifty and provident, there would be no need of the expenses of poor rates. Sermons on National Subjects O the provident and thrifty husband that I then will be! Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 Art and letters were badly paid, and Tom, she was forced to admit, was not provident. Together Their women generally have control over the granary, and they are more provident than their Spanish neighbors about the future. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines How came a boy to be so provident? Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Mark Now these benefit clubs are also called provident societies, and a very good name for them. Twenty-Five Village Sermons The assistant, after searching in various drawers and boxes, produced a small supply of surplus fireworks, which Fay eagerly purchased, being also provident enough to remember to buy a box of matches. Monitress Merle As if some provident soul had thought: Well, now, I have this funeral monument here; with proper care it may be made to last for generations! Wanderers The conduct of the two groups of maidens is looked at from the prudent and common-sense standpoint, and the provident action of the one sets in relief the reckless stupidity of the other. Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII Thy provident wisdom takes care to craze the minds of these detestable men, who are so dangerous to our species. Good Sense You become members of them, because you are prudent, or provident, that is, because you are careful, and look forward to a rainy day. Twenty-Five Village Sermons Broadly speaking, they were the benefit societies and the provident associations of the Middle Ages. Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman The good Cato cannot, therefore, as a provident father of a family, avoid arranging two marriages at the close. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature Not only because of her provident habits, but also in right of the difficulty which encompassed her in our language. Erema — My Father's Sin Let us examine what are the laws and the principles under which alone God and nature have permitted that nations should become industrious and provident. Speeches on Questions of Public Policy, Volume 1 Measures had, however, been taken with that provident exactitude which characterized the personal orders of the Emperor Napoleon. World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France Charles V., who was celebrated for his justice and for his economical and provident habits, was alone capable of establishing order in the midst of such general confusion. Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period Scipio, though a wary and provident general, overpowered by difficulties, adopted the rash measure of going to meet Indibilis by night, with the intention of fighting him wherever he should meet him. The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26 Because that provident angel had, without explanation, exacted from her a promise that she would in no case write first. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 13, November, 1858 They seem to have some stray provident fits, and on occasions make provision for future wants. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter Vendors of frivolities know better than to waste time tempting those provident people. A Versailles Christmas-Tide He is provident, for he will fight but with one at once, and then also he had rather submit than be counted obstinate. Character Writings of the 17th Century For us he hath cared with a most provident solicitude. Biographical Memorials of James Oglethorpe God grant, that when left to walk the world alone, you be not betrayed into any of those unlucky blunders, from the very verge of which my provident hand has often redeemed your lordship! Four Early Pamphlets He loved peace, but possessed both bravery and conduct in war; was provident without timidity; severe in the execution of justice without rigour; and temperate without austerity. The History of England, Volume I Moreover, Mr. Ireland was a fairly wealthy man, with a good balance at the Union Bank, and plenty of private means, the result of years of provident living. The Old Man in the Corner And so, most tasteful and provident public, you are going out of town on Saturday next?—We envy you. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 326, August 9, 1828 Like the provident miss she was she turned the wick down after lighting in order that the chimney might heat slowly. The Heart of the Range Being an educated as well as a provident man, Captain Willoughby had set about the execution of this scheme with deliberation, prudence, and intelligence. Wyandotte |
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