| 单词 | pursy |
| 例句 | Coleridge, in his person, was rather above the common size, inclining to the corpulent, or like Lord Hamlet, ‘somewhat fat and pursy.’ Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z It certainly was a delightful evening, and Gabrielle, with the pursy chevalier trotting by her side, flung open a casement and stepped forth upon a balcony. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z Never since he was a child did the pursy old gentleman run as fast as he did now. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z But the good pursy citizens behind him, who, when they were not deafening the little Mayor with their counsels, were making a jest of the turmoil, had wives and daughters, goods and houses within reach. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z The pursy chevalier, who had been very active, puffed and blew, and looked like to have a fit. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z The public undoubtedly expected to see a number of pursy, plethoric City men, attired in frock-coats and silk-hats, walking to Brighton. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z I can remember your letters in their fat pursy envelopes. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z As he put a query to him his uncle's pursy lips showed a tendency to twitch. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z She is about forty, very meek and pursy, and the old ladies have been sitting in a heap since breakfast, talking like mad. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z Bad manners to his impudence, the pursy little humbug! Mated from the Morgue A tale of the Second Empire 2011-11-15T03:00:23.507Z But the pursy old man with the double chin and spectacles on his forehead, the height of which the wisp of reddish-gray hair could not hide, had observed it all. The Girls of Central High on the Stage The Play That Took The Prize 2011-09-05T02:00:21.083Z A pursy body, with the childish, moon-like face of a born comedian, he applied himself to the work with the extravagant solemnity of a minor poet mouthing his own perfumed verses at a literary dinner. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z Quick as thought in this dire strait the Abbot sprang to his feet, and fled with miraculous energy for one so stout and pursy. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z The others, Ledru-Rollin, Louis Blanc, Schœlcher, the hope of the Republicans under the Empire, returned from exile shallow, pursy, rotten to the core with vanity and selfishness, without courage or patriotism, disdaining the Socialists. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z The German instructor’s husband, whom all the girls called “Mister Frau Deuseldorf,” was a pursy, self-important little man, with a bristling pompadour and mustache. Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse 2011-02-14T03:00:33.337Z And something nobler of mien than good-breeding gave to Sarah Sheppard's earnest, pursy little figure meaning just then, before which the flimsy student of the Thirty-Nine Articles stood silent. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 2011-02-11T03:00:30.570Z He might be the mayor or an alderman of some provincial town, some local big-wig, or even a pursy magnate of commerce. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z He was a man of florid countenance, and much too pursy for a man whose first duty was to crucify the flesh. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Can't you fancy the dreary diurnal round, with a pursy old rector or two, and three or four high-dried county princesses as callers once a quarter? Beatrice Boville and Other Stories With a motion with his head to me, as if to follow him, he darted off with the swiftness which the short pursy constable could by no means rival. International Short Stories English His nose was insignificant, his mouth small and pursy. The Destroying Angel Coleridge in his person was rather above the common size, inclining to the corpulent, or like Lord Hamlet, ‘somewhat fat and pursy.’ English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century Coleridge in his person was rather above the common size, inclining to the corpulent, or like Lord Hamlet, “somewhat fat and pursy.” Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature Dr. Johnson, as I beheld him, was a full, pursy Man, very ill drest, and of slovenly Aspect. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 He not sail know to march, he is pursy, he is foundered. English as she is spoke or, A jest in sober earnest To us the first part of this reservation sounds somewhat like a threat of future bleeding when Scotland shall have become more pursy and plethoric. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 Terabon saw a man about 5 feet 10 inches tall, compactly built, square shouldered, and just a trifle pursy at the waist line, approaching along the dancing floor. The River Prophet There was a pursy sac-like body, ending in a head with staring, lidless eyes and a great black beak that looked strong enough to shear sheet steel. Devil Crystals of Arret The latter, a pursy individual, was holding out an arm somewhat in the attitude of a seal's flipper; but Lilith did not take it. The Sign of the Spider He not sail know to march, he is pursy, he is foundered. English as she is spoke or, A jest in sober earnest Not a plunger, you know; but one of those pursy, far-seeing fellows who always put their money on the right number and wait patiently until it wins. That Girl Montana On the other side of her was an individual in a civic chain, whose fat, pursy, apoplectic appearance, and nose of the colour of an Orleans plum, thoroughly realised my mental picture of the Bailie. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 His eyes seemed to plead with Privy Seal, who paced the gallery in short, pursy strides, his plump hands hidden in the furs behind his back. Privy Seal His Last Venture I was very different to the fat, pursy, old ale-wife who discourses with you now—in the glass. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... He began to get pursy and red-faced, and was clicking it off with his fifth set of young fellows. In Our Town Anthony's face lengthened inordinately at this unexpected rebuke, and a latent whimper quivered about the corners of his pale and pursy mouth. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 Neal's guide, the sovereign's pursy and excited secretary, led the horse down the side street, along which the people were hurrying. The Northern Iron He had the man's pursy large face for ever in his consciousness; the vision of it was a spur, an exasperation; he found himself swimming furiously, wasting strength, in the thought of encountering it. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories The first part of the word has been distorted in pursy, short-winded— "And pursy insolence shall break his wind With fear and horrid flight." The Romance of Words (4th ed.) A round, fat, pursy man he was, past the middle life, with a twinkling eye and a bristling moustache, and a most amazing knack of picking up new words and using them incorrectly. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska He ducked his head toward where, forty yards distant, a middle-aged and somewhat pursy patrolman was shepherding the traffic that eddied in small whirls about the steps of the subway terminal. From Place to Place About the middle of the afternoon the bear war-party came in sight, led on by the pursy king, and making a tremendous noise. The Indian Fairy Book From the Original Legends His dull eyes were pursy with midnight debauches; his flesh sagged. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance He was a little, pursy, pompous, passionate, semi-circular somebody, with a red nose, a thick skull, a long purse, and a strong sense of his own consequence. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6 There parade the pursy peacocks; they don't cough down here in desertion and darkness, like poor old me. The Confidence-Man Mr Arthur Jollyboy was there—of course; and the vicar was there; and the pursy doctor who used to call Martin “a scamp;” and the schoolmaster; and last—though not least Barney O’Flannagan was there. Martin Rattler Scarcely a minute had elapsed before two persons rushed into the room; one short and pursy, the other tall and gaunt, both panting as if they had run a race. Paddy Finn The generous living of Dawson had made him pursy, almost porcine. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance He obeyed, leading his pursy bride by a string which he tied around her neck. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 The host, who was celebrating his daughter's wedding, came forward; he was a fat, somewhat pursy man, who evidently had taken a glass too much. The Home It sees you a portly, pursy, foolish Undine struggling awkwardly from out a cyclopean vat of beer. Europe After 8:15 But to lead anything on a large scale, without a continual winding-up by his companion, the fibrous Mrs. Romulus, was beyond the crassitude of Stellato's pursy nature. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864 Stay, I pray, for one seven years, before you demand; and then, if you find me grow pursy and fat, I may perchance hearken unto you. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. The mule and its leader stumbled together; the former recovered itself cleverly after the fashion of its kind; but such a tour de force far exceeded the exhausted energies of the pursy pastor. Sword and Gown A Novel I won't say that it had grown pursy, but it had run to seed somehow. Foe-Farrell V. I once was persuaded a venture to make; A letter inform’d me that all was to wreck;— But the pursy old landlord just waddled up stairs, With a glorious bottle that ended my cares. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham He turned; it was Commissary Shortridge himself, who being rather pursy, was a little out of breath through his exertions to overtake him. The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters Turkey was a short, pursy Englishman, of about my own age—that is, somewhere not far from sixty. The Piazza Tales You have seen a pursy gentleman in black hurrying along the street and tapping his boot with a cane, as though keeping time. Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885 Unobserved by either of them the door had opened, and in the doorway stood pursy Garvloit, gazing in helpless bewilderment at the scene before him. The Pilot and his Wife "Come and see me at the office," invited Masters as he shambled pursily away. Success A Novel Unconsciously dull eyes sparkled and pursy lips vibrated into smiles. Jaffery Some said it was because his oarsmen, who were rather pursy and short-winded, stopped every now and then to take breath, and spit on their hands; but this, it is probable, was a mere scandal. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists It was a long winding ascent, and obliged him every now and then to stop and blow and wipe his forehead with many a pish! and phew! being rather pursy and short of wind. Tales of a Traveller Alas, the luxury was reserved for the great lords who scoured over the Continent, and for the pursy cits who crawled down to Brighthelmstone! The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour And he bounded away like a foot-ball at play, Till into the bottomless pit he fell slap, Knocking Mammon the meagre o'er pursy Belphegor, And Lucifer into Beëlzebub's lap. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 But when the doctor's most remunerative patient comes along, the pursy manufacturer able to afford the luxury of a bad liver, let him consult the knob of his cane a moment and order "Atlantic City." Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 27, June, 1873 The pursy old cardinal furnishes the surviving one of the two main props of Hampton's glory. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876 Stay, I pray you, for one seven years, before you demand that from me, and if then you find me pursy and fat, and my windpipes stuffed, I will perhaps hearken to you …. The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty The man was fat and pursy, and wore a court wig and a travelling cloak. The Man Who Laughs One was Washington Bartlett, alcalde of Yerba Buena, whose rather pursy figure sat with an ungainly lack of grace the mettled horse which he bestrode. Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts As Coronado lounged into the main doorway he was run against by a short, pursy old gentleman who was rushing out. Overland He's thinner, of course, but he joked to me about that—he said he had turned the corner, as people do, and he wasn't going to be a pursy old party when he got older. Father Payne Like many other animals we could name, his greatness was his mortal foe—and as Hume grew too pursy to write, so our four-footed friend became too gross to climb. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 364, April 4, 1829 "I do!" from a pursy passenger with a double chin and a heavy fob-chain. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 50, December, 1861 I said, looking after the pursy figure of the miller in his floury canvas round-about and corduroy trowsers, trotting up and down among the bags. Stories by American Authors, Volume 1 But the mention of water-cresses, kales, gooseberries, currants, &c., by old writers, appears to invalidate the pursy historian. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 346, December 13, 1828 The archdeacon is engaged against two prebendaries, a pursy full-blown rector assisting him, in all the perils and all the enjoyments of short whist. The Warden Big pursy caterpillars could not be picked from their favourite bushes, when there were no bushes. A Girl of the Limberlost There was a big pursy body, almost as large as his thumb, and of the very snowiest white that Freckles ever had seen. Freckles "Sir Solomon and the other personage you mention were a little pursy, perhaps," observed Mr. Sharp, "which destroyed their grace." Homeward Bound or, the Chase While they were deliberating, up rides Guy Johnson, his short, pursy figure waddling in the saddle, his arrogant, high-featured face redder than ever with rage. In the Valley "Only one club," mutters from his inmost stomach the pursy rector, who sits there red-faced, silent, impervious, careful, a safe but not a brilliant ally. The Warden It climbed up the wood, its stout legs dragging a big pursy body, while it wildly flapped tiny wings the size of a man's thumb-nail. A Girl of the Limberlost He gasped, staring after her; and pursy Thomas Tricot, on his way from mass, nudged Martin Blaru in the ribs. The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages If we see none that are extremely fat and pursy, neither do we meet with any that are so lean as if they were in a consumption. History of Louisisana Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing Master Porges was a pursy man, but there were burlier than he; a couple of lean stablemen made good practice with the stirrup-leathers. The Forest Lovers Their ocean-chariot lies bottom upward, in a cave of the island, almost a perfect wreck, while their pursy Tritons and haggard Nereids bask listlessly, like seals about the rocks. Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies I rushed to the house-door, found it ajar and, each sleeping in his cell, on the one side the snoring janitor, on the other our fat, pursy, overfed watchdog. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire "There's something in it," said a corpulent butcher with huge, pursy, prominent eyes and a portentous stomach. Esther Waters He wore an uncommon large pursy ring on his forefinger, with something he called a real diamond in it; though it was very dim, and looked more like a glass eye than any thing else. Redburn. His First Voyage Forgive me this my virtue; For in the fatness of these pursy times, Virtue itself of vice must pardon beg, Yea, curb and woo, for leave to do him good. The Canadian Elocutionist "A traitor to his country, too," said a pursy little man opposite, snapping his jaws shut like a turtle. The Nest Builder He is fat and pursy, and must have had a good feed last night on some poor dead bullock. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter Now I will give you a picture of this wretch: She is a broad, squat, pursy, fat thing, quite ugly, if any thing human can be so called; about forty years old. Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded Faltonius Bambilio, the Pontifex of Vesta, was a pursy, pudgy, pompous old man, immensely self-important, almost ridiculous in his fussiness, but clothed with a certain impressiveness by the mere fact of his religious office. The Unwilling Vestal His brown hat was pushed back on his head and there was a fat cigar in his pursy mouth, and as he played he squinted up through the smoke. Roast Beef, Medium Its big, pursy body was covered with long, furry scales of the purest white imaginable. Moths of the Limberlost On the bank appeared a short, crummy, pursy kind of man, whose efforts to board the steamer were notably ridiculous. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 A pursy grocer considers he is much above either. The English Constitution Mr. Dyceworthy's small pursy mouth drew itself into a tight thin line. Thelma By Jove! how pursy a fellow gets mewed up in town! Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn She was three and one-half inches LONG, with a big pursy abdomen, and wings the size of my thumbnail. Moths of the Limberlost Do you not imagine you see the pursy Prince, purring and blowing and sweating with the exertion he had made, and 'larding the lean earth,' like another Falstaff almost? The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 365, April 11, 1829 He was a short, pursy man; with a short nose, a wide face, and small eyes. From the Memoirs of a Minister of France Now breathless wrong Shall sit and pant in your great chairs of ease, And pursy insolence shall break his wind With fear and horrid flight. Timon of Athens Forgive me this my virtue; For in the fatness of these pursy times Virtue itself of vice must pardon beg, Yea, curb and woo for leave to do him good. Hamlet The big pursy abdomen and smaller antennae, that now turned forward in position, proved this a female. Moths of the Limberlost Our pursy Apollo Apollyon's tool; A small one, still of the crew By serpent Apollyon blest: His plea in apology, blindfold Fool. Poems — Volume 3 I was about to return to my seat, when a pursy, pale-faced man, with small eyes and a heavy jowl, whom I had before noticed, pushed his way through the line, and came to me. From the Memoirs of a Minister of France I once was persuaded a venture to make; A letter inform'd me that all was to wreck; But the pursy old landlord just waddl'd upstairs, With a glorious bottle that ended my cares. Poems and Songs of Robert Burns It was after he had grown fat and pursy that he landed on St. Helena and spent his last days on a barren rock, with his arms folded, posing for steel engravings. Cobb's Anatomy He had a big, clean-shaven face; great flat, brown cheeks, with a thin, hooked nose and a small, pursy mouth squeezed in between. 'Twixt Land and Sea |
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