| 单词 | quaintness |
| 例句 | This is what I have, coffee and pie, sitting in one of the purple booths, watching young people exclaim over what they think is the quaintness of the past. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z After all, the Latin terms survive more or less in free variation with the Greek, and Puttenham’s English equivalents are abundantly charming—albeit that charm is conditioned by a certain quaintness. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z For all the quaintness of their accoutrements, these tales are actually mini-parables about the unreliability of the senses, and thus shot through with a skepticism that anticipates our own doubt-addled times. Old tales of ghosts and goons hold creepy subtexts for contemporary readers But, whatever their value as feminist texts, the characteristic flaw of many of these tales of lady detectives in petticoats is that they suffer from a surfeit of quaintness. ‘Lady Cop Makes Trouble’: A feisty heroine inspired by a real detective 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z There is an undeniable quaintness to Hatch’s videos. A printing press operator and a snail expert? These museum workers have become unlikely TikTok stars. 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z But language and its inexhaustible resources, its quaintnesses – it empowers speech, carries thought. Nicolas Sarkozy, the murderer of the Princess of Cleves 2011-03-23T09:30:01Z This means there’s no avoiding an air of quaintness, and even campiness, in presenting this play these days. London Stages, Full of Cheating Hearts 2013-07-18T12:00:01Z Stood flustered and dejected for a moment as we realized there were two small stone steps standing between us and the quaintness of Rue du Petit-Champlain. My 5-year-old uses a walker. That’s even more reason to show her the world. 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z More often their blithe quaintness evoked the bygone British phrase “a small Isadora and soda.” Review: Sara Mearns Joins Isadora Duncan’s Maenads and Nymphs 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z He has a nose for quaintness, and is especially fond of discovering in it life's seamy regions. Comedy gold: Frank Skinner – Stand-Up 2013-01-03T13:29:44Z So does “Poker Face,” in all its unapologetic quaintness. Review: ‘Poker Face’ Is the Best New Detective Show of 1973 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z Knowingly or otherwise, he also apes a famous Bill Hicks routine, mocking the quaintness of British crime, with "pickpockets" substituted for Hicks's "hooligans". Jake Hurwitz & Amir Blumenfeld with Streeter Seidell – review 2013-06-27T11:34:00Z What could be more sophisticated than ironic quaintness? Re-gin-eration: what’s behind the botanical spirit boom? 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z And if you lived through the events being depicted, the 30-something Neyfakh’s presentation of them can have a slightly irritating flavor of nostalgia and condescension, emphasizing the quaintness of the not-that-distant past. Review: ‘Fiasco,’ a Look at How America Got to Where It Is 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z The quaintness continues: The first exhibit, about “hobo communication,” is a model-train-size diorama of a small New England town. National Cryptologic Museum Is the N.S.A.’s Public Face 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Ruthlessly competitive and eager to eradicate all vestiges of quaintness from the world, this self-described “visionary futurist” steals the project out from under them. And you thought your contractor was bad. Meet 'The Monster Builder' at South Coast Rep 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z Celebration promised a throwback quaintness, the way towns allegedly were. Never say die: The fantasy that "Succesion's" Roys and Disney's Celebration sells isn't princesses 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z And the countryside obliges its day visitors and weekenders by putting on a show, with the emphasis on rustic quaintness. Stop all the clocks: Country fairs ? In pictures 2011-07-29T21:59:00Z “The many conveniences have perhaps taken away from quaintness a bit, but it still feels good to visit,” she says. A visitor’s guide to Deep Creek Lake, Smith Mountain Lake and Lake Anna 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z But in a way, that nostalgia is the message: There is a quaintness in Richard Nixon’s comeuppance in “Slow Burn,” in a time when there was still a generally shared sense of right and wrong. Review: ‘Fiasco,’ a Look at How America Got to Where It Is 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z The result is relentlessly picturesque, with a Yankee quaintness so perfect that it looks like a set for a movie — albeit one starring not Barbra Streisand but Katherine Hepburn. T Magazine: Streisand?s Cozy San Simeon 2010-12-02T14:40:00Z People came to the region year-round for the fresh air, the quaintness of a fishing village and the magnificent rock formations, which also lured many artists before and after Monet. Seattle Art Museum has a new Monet exhibition. Is it needed? 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z And it’s in these shoddy soundtracks that so much of the quaintness of today’s Graham troupe lies. Dance Review: Martha Graham’s Company Offer Some of Her Greek Myth Dances 2014-03-20T23:13:59Z My feelings for his work vary between an attraction to his tactile materials and a reaction against the Hobbity quaintness of some of the finished products. Chiswick House: 2010-06-12T23:04:00Z Across America, coastal towns convey a unique combination of quaintness and working harbor grit. Anacortes coastal culture has surprises in store this fall | Provided by Experience Anacortes 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z Some of the quaintness of the ride has been lost, of course, as commercialism took root along the route. World’s biggest recreational bike ride begins anew for golden anniversary trek across Iowa 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z “Admittedly, Crumb has ‘reintroduced’ expressivity to avant-garde concerts, which comes as a quaintness to blasé ears,” he wrote, “but his music is nothing more than expressivity — hanging unqualified in air.” Review | In the music of two vastly different pianists, echoes of Ned Rorem 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z But as the many appreciations that marked her death on Tuesday made clear, Angela Lansbury was in a class by herself, and “Murder, She Wrote” was, all that quaintness notwithstanding, revolutionary. Column: Angela Lansbury in 'Murder, She Wrote' wasn't 'cozy' — she was revolutionary 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z That is until, abruptly, the quaintness gives way to a more eclectic quilt of neighborhoods that could be any postindustrial city of the American Northeast. The New New Haven 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z Instead, we grin at the Lumière film’s charmingly calculated quaintness, which opened the door to today’s mass sensation of Disney’s Marvel Universe. Review: Movies are the 20th century's greatest art form. So says this ludicrous LACMA exhibition 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z So thoroughly intoxicated by the quaintness, I scanned the street for oncoming cars, then whipped my handlebars into a U-turn, hoping to score for Instagram. I Fell in Love With Motorcycles. But Could I Ever Love Sturgis? 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Watching those first episodes of the original series, each more than 30 years old, one is struck by their … quaintness, how surprisingly old-fashioned they can seem. 'The Wonder Years' and 'Doogie Kamealoha' show what TV reboots are for 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z "It’s unheard of to do a Major League Baseball game in a town this small, we hope everybody likes the quaintness and the people," Guetzko said. MLB 'Field of Dreams' game sees fans flock to Iowa from all over 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z Gill Rennie, curator at Seven Stories, believes there still is a place for Rupert, despite today's hi-tech world being a far cry from the quaintness of Nutwood. Rupert Bear turns 100: The adventures continue 2020-11-07T05:00:00Z There is a quaintness to their stories that aligns well with the game’s focus on the simple action of turning over mundane objects to reveal mild surprises. Review | ‘I Am Dead’ celebrates life through everyday objects Running parallel to that was the “old fence,” put here long ago, a waist-high line of barbed wire rusted into quaintness. How U.S. Policy Turned the Sonoran Desert Into a Graveyard for Migrants 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z Less than 10 miles outside Baltimore, Linthicum Heights offers residents the quaintness of a small, historic town while being closely connected to shops, recreation and amenities of the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area. Old homes and old friends in a historic Anne Arundel County neighborhood 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z His lapses, beyond the choice of potter and Wallace Shawn’s insistent quaintness, are matters such as Richard Robbins’ music. Review: Proper portraits in Merchant-Ivory-Jhabvala's 'The Bostonians' 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z One of those companies is Amazon: its holiday commercial, starring an array of smiling boxes and rushed customers who are trying to finish their shopping, tries for all the quaintness of a Folgers ad. Amazon’s holiday commercial remixed with Captain America’s score is like a Black Mirror episode 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z He is outdoing himself with quaintness at Palisades Village, an attempt to reconceive the shopping center at a time when retail itself is being redefined by digital innovations. The Man Who Could Save Retail 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z "This is such a beautiful country - to find these bins so carelessly tossed right in front of homes - the quaintness of the town or city is lost," she said. Why does the UK have hot and cold taps? 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z The community still presents a vision of suburban quaintness, with streets like Restful Lane dotted with picket fences and pinwheel garden ornaments. In Boy Scouts Speech, Trump Hails and Puts Down Creator of Levittown 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z WIMBLEDON, England — As the world’s oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament grows, a degree of quaintness remains essential. Wimbledon In Style For Marketers at Wimbledon, Bringing a Reverent Hush to Their Ads 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z The quaintness of these conjured shibboleths was no accident: Brexit rhetoric was all about a battle to save English values and an English way of life beleaguered by waves of immigration and European interference. In Search of Post-Brexit England, and Swans 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z Instead, the quirkiness and quaintness adds to the charm of the building and the tournament, often making the players feel like they’re back in high school. Lahaina Civic Center adds quaintness to Maui Invitational 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z They said they were drawn to the island’s “quaintness” and detachment from the mainland. The Mansions of Mackinac Island 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z As someone reared in a sea of My Little Ponies and Snoopy Sno-Cone Machines, I must have found all of this Weimar-era quaintness strangely appealing. A Secret Life With the Misfit Toys 2016-07-16T04:00:00Z It’s centered around the moneyed quaintness of Greenwich Village, where shelves are crammed with books, and copies of the Paris Review and NPR mugs double as bourgeois signifiers. Director Rebecca Miller aims for the lighter side with 'Maggie's Plan' 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z The quaintness he remembers when the Braves trained in West Palm Beach nearly 20 years ago, the closeness to the players, that just isn’t there anymore. Column: Baseball keeps sending the wrong message to its fans 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z The quaintness he remembers when the Braves trained in West Palm Beach nearly 20 years ago, the closeness to the players, that just isn't there anymore. Column: AP's Paul Newberry says baseball keep sending the wrong message to its fans, with everything from overpriced spring training games to Yoenis Cespedes putting on a luxury car show 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z Baseball preserves a quaintness that is out of step with the times. An Exuberant Postseason May Help Rewrite Some of Baseball’s Unwritten Rules 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z The idea is to get your audience nodding in recognition, or smiling at the quaintness of yesterday, or waxing nostalgic about last Tuesday. Eight Ways To Begin A Speech 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z The valley, back then, still had a quaintness to it, with a population of just 741,000 and a Las Vegas strip that looked little like it does today. Vegas Water Chief Preached Conservation While Gambling on Growth 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z That may not remain true in future election years as the quaintness of the fish fry collides with a post-Citizens-United era. Loss of a Democratic Power Leaves Arkansas in Doubt 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z “We market the quaintness of Cape May County, and the glamour and glitz of Atlantic City that’s within 38 miles.” Casino closings may diminish NJ’s tourism economy 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z Luxury development stuck to the avenues, park-view sites or classy corners; privacy and quaintness were the selling points of narrow side streets with one-way traffic. New Apartments on Manhattan’s Busy Crosstown Streets 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z At some sites the quaintness was more extreme. Colonial museums: A different story 2013-11-14T16:01:02Z But, like any other avant-garde movement, it gets old fast, and takes on the quaintness of period costume overnight. Gastrodamus Speaks! The Future of Food in America, Revealed! 2013-01-30T12:12:45Z Still, once construction gets under way, probably by early 2013, the quaintness of the area will present a contrast to it. | The Nyacks, N.Y.: Nyacks, N.Y.: Bridge-Building, Like It or Not 2012-10-21T03:40:02Z Aside from the offensive generalization and general quaintness, these words are striking in their failure to describe American life today. Currents: America Losing Sight of the Future 2012-09-07T16:20:46Z The old-fashioned, class-conscious quaintness of it, so beloved by the Americans – where else does the stadium announcer refer to the "Gentleman's Champion" — belongs with our public service broadcaster. 3D is fine once the kids tell you where they put those silly glasses 2012-07-08T21:31:39Z Often physical settings added to this sense of quaintness. Colonial museums: A different story 2013-11-14T16:01:02Z His characters are not the creation of individual eccentricities only, but spring from an inexhaustible quaintness of the national temper. Shelburne Essays, Third Series 2012-04-16T02:00:02.027Z Another nobleman who came here drawn by the quaintness of the old American town and his desire to see the home of Washington, was the Count De Paris, of the French Royal Family. Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town 2012-04-11T02:00:30.517Z The intention is to add a modern-day feature while maintaining the quaintness of the old manual scoreboard in centerfield. Wrigley Field changes expected for opener 2012-04-03T17:44:00Z The eye of a stranger rests coldly on such revelations; their simple pathos is hard to be understood; and they smile oftentimes at the quaintness of those passages which make others weep. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z Yet for years a cloud of quaintness hung about many of the country’s founding-places. Colonial museums: A different story 2013-11-14T16:01:02Z Griffons Bruxellois are quaintness personified, and their funny little characters, full of dignity and self-sufficiency, are indicated by their no less funny little exteriors. A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them 2012-03-25T02:00:07.687Z I laughed at the quaintness of the idea and returned home. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z Even although it was some little distance away he could see the gaily coloured flowers in the garden and the pleasant quaintness of the cottage. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z It had a set, formal look, which was not quaintness, nor harmony, and which was strange to the Londoner. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z Only the face of the one had a touch of oriental quaintness in it, while the other’s was at once mellowed and intensified by the tinge of modern culture. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z If this were all, there would be considerable quaintness, and nought beyond. Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z It must be admitted that the landing-place of Capri is on the way to lose its quaintness, and is even in some danger of taking on the aspect of an excursionists' tea-garden. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z All Howell’s writings are imbued with a certain simplicity and quaintness. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z Some pieces preserved in the British Museum, in the Museum of Geology, and in M. Solon's collection, are to be noticed for their quaintness. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z In the restoration some little savor of its ancient quaintness is missed. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z In spite of a taste for antiquity it may be put down as stiff and heavy to read, and not sufficiently abounding in quaintness to repay the trouble of the reader. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z Jim Long came forward with a touch of his old impatience and accustomed quaintness in his words and manner. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z In a volume of poetry presented Sallie by this teacher, is this inscription, whose old-fashioned quaintness of phrase pictures for us the Sallie Ellis of thirteen, then, as always, faithful to duty. Miss Ellis's Mission 2012-02-11T03:04:04.613Z The charming old humble-minded "quaintness" and quietness of this little brown hilltop city lays a spell upon me. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z There is not so much quaintness in the epitaphs here as in the old Puritan grave-yards of Boston and Salem; less even of stateliness, of pomp, and of human pride than is usual. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z No—these hedges, charming because of their quaintness, can have been planted in no other spirit than that of humanity, in the widest sense of the word. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z That not one of all the many who have had occasion to print it has transcribed the quaintness of that epitaph aright seems a strange thing, but so it is: P.M.S. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z But, unfortunately, humour is a quality in which Urquhart was lacking, unless we understand by the word mere fantastical quaintness of thought and speech. Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight 2012-01-19T03:00:21.953Z He speaks of 'his fine expression, elegancy, and quaintness,' and adds, 'he does so possess the soul with his graces that we forget those of his fable23.' The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z The quaintness of one that stands within twenty yards of the river is always remarked in sailing by. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z But there is a certain quaintness about these ruins of Port Andrew that is quite attractive. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z Their attention was drawn at once to his striking figure; they enjoyed his quaintness and humor; and they recognized his logical power and his novel way of putting things. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z Taken together, these factors might at first glance afford Murphy’s search a measure of quaintness. Columbia, in Seeking Football Coach, Offers Its Own Perks 2011-12-08T02:24:29Z The effect was heightened by a quaintness of style which seemed to give the impression of a foreigner of great perception using a tongue with which he was unfamiliar. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z The idea is ingenious, and there is often much quaintness of fancy in the application of moral ideas to the relations of the lover and his mistress. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z We are at once interested to know who the author is, who has charmed us by the quaintness of his conceits, or the freshness and purity of his style. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z That is archaic, perhaps, and not without a certain taint of quaintness to modern ears. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z The style is perfectly suited to the purpose, having got rid of almost all vestiges of the cumbrousness of the older tongue without losing its picturesque quaintness. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Porchester—the town itself—could supply many a sketch for the artist fond of quaintness in buildings, in roofs, picturesque children, and old-fashioned public-houses. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z Of course, however, he would never dream of marrying her, whereas her Englishman apparently was capable of that quaintness. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z Hester at twenty was a laughing, dancing sprite, yet with a certain quaintness and matureness of mind that amused and delighted her father’s friends. Those Dale Girls 2011-09-05T02:00:18.917Z I have seen Hungarian dances at other times, and have always been struck by their quaintness, but nobody ever showed me how much there was really in them as that good-for-nothing rascal showed me then. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z We may smile at her quaintness—her primness—her starch; but there is that in her industry, her courage, her mental range, her wide Christian beneficence which we must always venerate. English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges 2011-08-29T02:01:10.603Z Much may be written of Loches, of its storied past, of its present-day quaintness, and of its wealth of architectural monuments. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z The quaintness is affected, and the humor sometimes obscure, but the character drawing is inimitable. A Brief Handbook of English Authors 2011-08-15T02:00:26.603Z They are marvellous colour-pictures of the country, its people, its life, its customs, with many of the picturesque legends and the quaintnesses that creep into the heart. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z A great white cap almost conceals her hair, A collar broad falls o’er her shoulders slender; The fashion of a bygone age an air Of quaintness to her simple garb doth render. In the Track of the Bookworm 2011-07-19T02:00:23.543Z I cannot describe to you the extreme beauty and wildness of the scenery; the quaintness of some of these mountain villages, and the primitive state of their inhabitants! Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z "What will you say of me?" she asked, with a sad quaintness. Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z You would delight in the quaintness of this old city. Tripping with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:21.613Z What it enjoys most of all, in England at anyrate, is the grain de folie, the lurking, unlooked-for quaintness, which characterises some of their humorists, Dickens, for instance, and Ben Jonson. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z It is addressed, with a quaintness now pathetic, “To the President of the Republic of the Great North American Nation.” The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z Families of wild pigs, their tufted tails held straight up, trotted off with swift quaintness. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z Silently Siebenk�s followed him, struck with the unwonted quaintness of his--grief. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z Some quaintness of the vocabulary has been got rid of—some dialogue has been stript of its redundancy—some few thoughts have been added—and others retrenched. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z Beckford rather objected to this reference to his wife, but there was nothing of disrespect in the tone, and somehow the quaintness of the sentiment made him smile. The Best Policy 2011-06-13T02:00:32.860Z His broken English added a peculiar charm and quaintness to his conversation, and he will be long remembered for his odd expressions and his keen but homely wit. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z Grim as was the repute given it, it presented to the intruder an aspect of homely hospitable sweetness and quaintness. The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z The men of these earlier times made no laborious search for quaintness, no disordered attempt to combine the peculiarities of a dozen different ages. Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 2011-05-30T02:00:17.247Z There is a quaintness in the notion of a Jewish colony surrounded by Chinese; the fixed among the fixed. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z She must, as Mr. Lederer said, "look the part;" she must suggest at a glance, modesty, demureness, quaintness, spirituality, and idealism. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z Unusual this quaint street of art in this: in fixing it up for its present purpose its quaintness and its "artiness" have not been overdone. Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z Her appearance in a city in her simple mountain garb would have challenged attention,—not because of the quaintness of the garb, but by merit of her natural grace and fresh, startling beauty. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z At any rate I found little of it in my wanderings in that territory; although a somewhat disagreeable amount of self-conscious quaintness, "for revenue only," was not wanting among negroes encountered. From Pillar to Post Leaves from a Lecturer's Note-Book 2011-05-05T02:00:21.620Z Furthermore, I think that the retention of the original spelling and punctuation may lend a charm to the quaintness of the language which is in a measure destroyed by any attempt at modernising. Notes and Letters on the Natural History of Norfolk More Especially on the Birds and Fishes 2011-04-18T02:00:11.353Z She was evidently from the country, for, though it was in the day of quaintness, she wore her hair plain. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly 2011-04-10T02:00:07.273Z But even more I like the quaintness of the scene without doors. Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z I had not been there before, and thus its quaintness was as new to me as to Helen. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z The faults he said were “occasional quaintnesses and obscurity, and a kind of harsh and yet colloquial compounding of epithets, as if to avoid saying common things in a common way.” Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats 2011-04-02T02:00:11.477Z But the overall quaintness of the place — the grass, the ivy, the sunshine, the beer, the socializing — has a shelf life as a marketing tool. Chicago News Cooperative : Appropriately, Cubs? Season Starts With a Stumble 2011-04-01T03:37:09Z Otherwise the quaintness of the earlier monuments, and the antique beauty of some of them, are what chiefly gives them value. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z Its broken versification points out Shakspeare; the quaintness of some conceits is his; and several of the phrases and images have much of his pointedness, brevity, or obscurity. A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen and on the characteristics of Shakspere's style and the secret of his supremacy 2011-03-21T02:00:11.187Z The “quaintness” is usually there, but along with it is a harmony between print, paper, and woodcut which has very rarely since been attained. Fine Books 2011-03-08T03:00:40.363Z Here and there one of Dorothy’s Japanese gardens gave an air of quaintness to a corner, or stood in relief against a screen. Ethel Morton at Sweetbriar Lodge 2011-02-24T03:01:03.877Z Cleanliness, quaintness and low crime have broadened the neighborhood’s appeal, which has driven up rents. New York?s Little Italy, Littler by the Year 2011-02-22T04:38:57Z He is also free from the dejection that wraps round the other writers on the subject, and a holy quaintness and gusto relieve his ruminations. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z The very titles of his chapters have a delicious quaintness that leads every one who opens the book to obtain a further taste of its quality. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z Thus the charm of the woodcuts in books of the fifteenth century is by no means confined to that “quaintness” which is usually the first thing on which the casual observer comments. Fine Books 2011-03-08T03:00:40.363Z Doris was chatting shyly, expressing Miss Judy's thoughts in Miss Judy's phrases with most winning quaintness, and at the same time with an unconscious revelation now and then of her innocent self. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z There was no flaunting vice, no rowdiness, no drunkenness, only the squalor of an Oriental city without its quaintness and colour. The Grandchildren of the Ghetto 2011-02-12T03:00:35.663Z These works have between them all the vices possible to epic verse, dulness and flatness, faintness and quaintness and incoherence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Several of the neighbouring inscriptions are of astonishing quaintness. Shakespeare's England 2011-01-30T03:00:17.313Z Even when the translations of the time have the quaintness of the English of that period, they are admirable in their closeness to the original and in a certain rhythm of their sentences. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z Often, of course, the employment of an archaic expression confers upon the speaker that air of quaintness which the author wishes to convey. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z Perhaps its chief peculiarity, apart from its quaintness, is that usually there is an absence of any conscious aim or end behind it. The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front' 2011-01-12T03:00:32.843Z The shock of cold quaintness, which every one of them continually administers, is fatal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z The town still preserves its old-fashioned air, its quaintness, its perfect cleanliness and order. Shakespeare's England 2011-01-30T03:00:17.313Z Of course, these later specimens do not possess the quaintness of old-time pieces, and to the collector they are of no interest whatever. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z There are, however, several instances which show that even the sixteenth century artist felt the charm of quaintness, though to a lesser degree than his predecessors. Stained Glass Tours in France 2010-12-30T03:00:24.760Z The quaintness of the idea of a "war on cancer" says a lot, in fact, about how much we've learned in the past 39 years. War against cancer has more than one target 2010-04-27T04:00:00Z The mainstay of the city is the glorious Cathedral, and the quaintness of some of its houses and streets is unique. Cathedral Cities of England England contains many places like Windsor; some that blend in even richer amplitude the elements of quaintness, loveliness, and magnificence. Shakespeare's England 2011-01-30T03:00:17.313Z A squatty little teapot with wooden handle is among the most interesting specimens, and its history is in keeping with its quaintness. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z When they arrived after traveling conditions that warranted every conception of quaintness, but violated 237 every demand of comfort, the girl from the Bluegrass found Glory a discovery. The Law of Hemlock Mountain This piece of quaintness, as we need hardly point out, only goes to the fact that wide as is the range of imprecation, it must always come back to that one monotonous symbol of despisal. A Cursory History of Swearing But by the second stanza the young voices sounded fresh and courageous; and the mother sang with them, in a voice whose charming quaintness lent peculiar strength and meaning to the tender love-song. A Divided Heart and Other Stories There is no quaintness in the style, and no effort in the verse. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 There is something genuine about it, a touch of quaintness and simplicity that, for lack of a more accurate term, we call colonial. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z But its very quaintness and diminutive size attracted her attention, and she determined to investigate it. Remodeled Farmhouses Perhaps his step had lost its springiness, his coat its breezy freedom; but he had gained in dignity what was lost in quaintness. The Call of the Town A Tale of Literary Life Wretched as I was I still saw the quaintness and prettiness of Putbus. The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen “One of those delightful studies in quaintness which we take to heart and carry in the pocket.” Village Life in America 1852-1872 Including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl The entire paintings to-day are presented in their original beauty, and they lend to the fine hall an atmosphere of interesting quaintness. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z The only distinctive modern touch and yet one quite in harmony with the quaintness of the grounds is a large crystal gazing-bowl. Remodeled Farmhouses The fact that his legs remotely suggested a pair of calipers added to the quaintness of the figure he presented while in full stride down the village street. The Call of the Town A Tale of Literary Life We pulled up before a road-house of remarkable quaintness and luxury of appointment, one of the hundreds about New York which the automobile has recreated. The Social Gangster That he, with his artistic perception, should have been carried off his balance by the quaintness and mysticism that he encountered in the outlying portions of the country was but natural. Lafcadio Hearn The Class was now in Brittany, a province old and poor, whose very charm is its simplicity and quaintness. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands Every room is well lighted and well ventilated, yet the house maintains in its renovated state all the quaintness and charm of a seventeenth-century home. Remodeled Farmhouses But the little quaintnesses of construction only made his letter seem more charming to her. Shadows of Flames A Novel Descartes has almost entirely discarded this quaintness, which sometimes passed into what is called in French clinquant, that is to say, tawdry and grotesque ornament. A Short History of French Literature Then she saw the small figure with the big book, perched on the top of the ladder; and the quaintness of the picture made her smile irresistibly. The Youngest Girl in the School There was a certain quaintness about it characteristic of the writer. Trevethlan: Volume 1 A Cornish Story. It is the Maharaja's very own, and pays about ten per cent; but its quaintness does not lie in these things. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel De Courval, amused at the occasional quaintness of the English, which he was one day to have explained, blew rings of smoke and listened. The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington On the whole, however, no one would think of reading Comines for the merit, or even the quaintness of his style, nor can he be commended as a vivid, even if an inelegant describer. A Short History of French Literature The west front is highly ornamented, and unites all the peculiar richness with the quaintness and simplicity of design which characterize that fine old style. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. He escaped the danger of sacrificing his individualism to the glowing and sensuous Venetian school of art, and preserved the quaintness and vigor of his own Gothic inspirations for the joy of future ages. Dürer Artist-Biographies They have all a studied quaintness or a studied rhetoric. Here and There in London The confederacy of these distant relations led, however, to some unexpected results, which are related by Mr Waterton with inimitable quaintness. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 The last vestige of archaism, of quaintness of phrase, of clumsiness in the architecture of the sentence or the paragraph, has passed away. A Short History of French Literature And Melissa, will not she always be the same, with a quaintness and freshness and toughness like a cedar-tree, to the end of her days? Old Friends and New Dürer has been called “The Chaucer of Painting,” by reason of the marvellous quaintness of his conceptions; and Ruskin speaks of him as “intense in trifles, gloomily minute.” Dürer Artist-Biographies Is there a quaintness of form and manner which reminds one of the early Italian painters? Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) Still fair to see and good to smell As in the quaintness of its prime, A dainty thing's the Villanelle, It serves its purpose passing well. English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History There is about it the same dryness, the same quaintness, the same preposterousness, the same subtlety. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things Would that our American writers might take a lesson from Arnold's prose, and correct their ambitious rhetoric, affected quaintness, and other varieties of fine writing, by this pure, simple, honest English. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 Who but the Autocrat himself could have given literary form to the exquisite pathos of The Last Leaf, the delicious quaintness of Dorothy Q, or the solemn drollery of The Katy Did? Children's Stories in American Literature, 1660-1860 The toy summer-houses dotted here and there, the miniature lakes, and the tiny bridges crossing miniature streams, give an air of indescribable quaintness. Japan A Record in Colour “A quiet humor, a quaintness and terseness of style, will strongly recommend them.” Eureka: A Prose Poem But he spoke very modestly of his power and knowledge; yet what he said bore the impress of quaintness and novelty. Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. He does not hesitate at a certain quaintness of phrase which gives an antique air to many of his sentences; but he is never dull, never languid, never commonplace, always free, emphatic, and racy. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864 The quaintness would be destroyed by saying simply borrowing and sorrowing. Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected This bolder quaintness of the missals is very slightly modified in religious paintings of the period. Modern Painters, Volume IV (of V) Adrea had been far too charmed with its quaintness to seriously alter anything. A Monk of Cruta Now I know it is a rather common order of quaintness. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) There was just a sufficient degree of the formality of olden times to give a certain quaintness to all he said and did. The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine It relates the most salient incidents in the life of Fowell Buxton, with a running commentary remarkable for its quaintness and vivacity. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 There are anecdotes of Hogarth and his friends to be picked up here in abundance, and the locality generally deserves exploration, from the quaintness and cleverness of its former inhabitants. Old and New London Volume I It made him wonder what her laughter would be if she were allowed to savor the quaintness of sheer fun. Old Crow They wandered through the silent street; in the darkness they lost the quaintness of the red brick houses, contrasting with the bright yellow of the paving, but it was even quieter than by day. Orientations He is a frank, genial young man of twenty-five who honestly admires the ladies, though he is amused by their quaintness. Quality Street A Comedy There was a wildness in her eye, and a quaintness in her whole demeanor that pleased me, especially as her features were almost without a fault. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 People have used the Bible so long, Webster observes, that they have acquired a predilection for its quaintnesses. Noah Webster American Men of Letters Everything spoke mutely of her, the wall-paper she had prized for its ancient quaintness, the furniture in the lines of grace she loved. Old Crow In this quaintness and originality lie the charm and freshness which is the peculiar characteristic of his designs. English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. The quaintness of the place appealed to me. Stories by American Authors, Volume 8 The duke is made by Barrington a sort of wit, but the pithy quaintness is Buck’s. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 It’s all sand and coral and palm-trees; but there’s a kind of a quaintness in the place.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston Cheerful, unaffected, and good-natured, there was a dash of quaintness or roughness about his manners, that reminded you of the crust in very fine old port. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. Pride came instantly to her rescue, and in a steady voice she made some comment on the quaintness of the surroundings. Mystery Ranch The quaintness of the old Venetian is hardly to be rendered into English. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) The pithy quaintness of old Howell has admirably described the ingredients of an exquisite proverb to be sense, shortness, and salt. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 Of those above given, b is the constant chamfer of Venice, and a of Verona: a being the grandest and best, and having a peculiar precision and quaintness of effect about it. The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) The latter, he thinks, has too much of modern quaintness. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors She was talking in English, and the quaintness of it began to create in him a desire for more. The Missourian He offered me port, I remember, as the proper milk of youth; spoke of “twenty-shilling notes”; and throughout the meal was full of old-world pleasantry and quaintness, like an ancient boy on a holiday. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9 Here are two English lists of stitches; their quaintness must be my excuse for copying them. Needlework As Art But he has probably paid the penalty of originality, which allows itself to be mastered by quaintness, and which refuses to meet public taste at least half-way. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 She giggled a little at the quaintness of her conspiracy. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards There, no doubt, he was most at home; and his parishioners gradually became attached to their 'Parson Adams,' in spite of his quaintnesses and some manful defiance of their prejudices. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) We know the poets of the early Caroline period almost entirely by extracts, and their ardor, quaintness, and sudden flashes of inspiration give them a singular advantage in this form. Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer To imitate quaintness must be a mistake in art; as in life it is absurd to imitate innocence. Needlework As Art The p. 176Weary Wedding has the concentration and colour of a great drama, and the quaintness of its style lends it something of the power of a grotesque. A Critic in Pall Mall Being Extracts from Reviews and Miscellanies Certainly its honest fun, its merriment, its quaintness, good humor and charity appealed to every reader. Tales from Dickens Most of Sydney Smith's 'Edinburgh' articles are of a very slight texture, though the reader is rewarded by an occasional turn of characteristic quaintness. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) His few recorded sayings all refer to the one central question; but healthy seriousness often best expresses itself in playful quaintness. Bunyan The old orthography and language, besides the charm of quaintness, appeared to the editor to possess a certain philological value, and he has rigidly adhered to it. Shakespeare Jest-Books Reprints of the Early and Very Rare Jest-Books Supposed to Have Been Used by Shakespeare Small rows of limes add a certain quaintness to its aspect, and it is easy to imagine the four days' fair, beginning on August 1, which used to be held here annually. Hampstead and Marylebone The Fascination of London The cognomen "old fogie" is in this neighbourhood frequently applied to old men remarkable for shrewdness, cunning, quaintness, or eccentricity. Notes and Queries, Number 218, December 31, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc He remembered young Buck’s eager eyes, large dark-brown eyes that could light with sudden, almost volcanic heat, or smile their soft, lazy smile of amusement at the quaintnesses of life about him. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills It always seems very much out of keeping with the quaintness of the room, to find it full of laughing, chattering Americans. John and Betty's History Visit I have seldom found him to fail me on such emergencies—his quaintness, his humour, the lavish prodigality of learning and extraordinary thinking that loads his pages, never to me lose their freshness. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 But the fact was that, if quaintness be defined as the inability to conceal the labor of an art, there is no doubt that both his poems and his designs occasionally deserved this epithet. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History The interior, with its severely simple galleries, straight-backed wooden pews and high pulpit under the chancel window, has that quaintness to be seen in the earliest country churches of America. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia So far it seems a broad stretch of mean quaintness. Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real What kind of creature will sigh for the far-off quaintness of our days and make fun of our spelling? The Lightning Conductor Discovers America Though far from the most finished of Irving's productions, "Knickerbocker" manifests the most original power and is the most genuinely national in its quaintness and drollery. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History A quaint little figure she was; yet, with all her quaintness, there was enough of 194 dignity to suppress any merriment her appearance might have caused. Miss Ashton's New Pupil A School Girl's Story Yet when he sets about it, his handling is steady and assured, and he has distinctly the literary touch, as well as the marks of genius; having a very great quaintness withal. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 The present work, from which, for its quaintness, I have chosen 'The Journal,' is a kind of Ann and Jane Taylor in very obvious prose. Forgotten Tales of Long Ago Built in the Flemish style, with all the abruptness, quaintness, and picturesqueness of Pointed architecture, it was considered one of the most curious monuments of the town. A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories And I miss the pretty quaintness in Primrose. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia Now we get little of quaintness or mystery, or of the strange delicious thought of being lost or embosomed in a tall rich wood of flowers. The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare Reminds us in its quaintness and tender pathos of Mrs. Ewing’s delightful tales. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson The typography suggests rather than imitates the quaintness of the original, and the paper was carefully selected to produce so far as practicable the impression of the old hand-presses. The Orbis Pictus The ancient Hôtel de Ville on the Grand' Place was unique, not for its great beauty, for it had none, but for its quaintness, in the singular combination of several styles of architecture. Vanished towers and chimes of Flanders His vigilant taste seems never to have failed him in the choice of words which should keep at once all the dignity and all the quaintness of the original, while they faithfully reported its sense. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 The piquancy about natural or other forms thus reduced to angularity argues, of course, no affectation of quaintness on the part of the worker, but was the unavoidable outcome of her way of work. Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery This pole cabin may have an old-fashioned Dutch door which will add to its quaintness and may have but one room which will answer the many purposes of a living-room, sleeping-room, and dining-room. Shelters, Shacks and Shanties The first impression of Burgos upon the stranger is that of quaintness. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months "Well," observed R——, with deliberate quaintness, "don't boil it in our soup afterwards." A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition Here the first impression upon the stranger is that of quaintness. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands He is like Charles Lamb in his power of dropping from quaintness and almost burlesque into the most touching sentiment and emotion. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century The house next door still has its old-time doorway, but, unfortunately, one owner in the eighties spoiled its quaintness by adding a corner tower. A Portrait of Old George Town The style is in harmony with the matter, vigorous and flowing, but naturally with less of the quaintness and richness suitable to more thoughtful and original writings. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" He is quaint and conceited; but his quaintnesses and conceits are never beyond the reach of any tolerably intelligent understanding. A History of Elizabethan Literature The houses, too, had a certain exotic quaintness; notwithstanding the universal whitewash of the South, there was about them still a northern character. The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia Miss Greenaway's charm lies in the fact that she first recognised quaintness in what had been considered merely "old fashion," and continued to infuse it with a glamour that made it appear picturesque. Children's Books and Their Illustrators They begin with the year 1573; the quaintness of diction and the "indifferent spelling" add piquancy and remoteness to some of the entries. The Cornwall Coast They were full and brimming, while hers were small and whimsical; yet they had her quick, humorous flashes and her quaintness. Northern Lights Beyond this, your readers and myself may be equally indifferent to such cabalistical quaintness. Notes and Queries, Number 77, April 19, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Her dress was simple to quaintness; but, relieved by her magnificent figure, that effect was forgotten, or only remembered as enhancing the other. The Old Helmet, Volume I The antiquity of the language gives it an air of quaintness now which it did not possess then. Charles I Makers of History There is a majesty in simplicity which is far above the quaintness of wit.—Pope. Pearls of Thought Bazaars might be artistic and unique, but as their quaintness and picturesqueness increased so also did the odours of garlic, the uncleanliness, and the flies in their myriads. The Tale of a Trooper In each play the outlaw is extolled so highly, and made so admirable in every way, that in spite of the quaintness one is moved to honest admiration. The Dukeries The Renaissance is, therefore, a Gothic classicality, engrafting classic form and freedom on the decorative quaintnesses of the middle ages. Rambles of an Archaeologist Among Old Books and in Old Places Being Papers on Art, in Relation to Archaeology, Painting, Art-Decoration, and Art-Manufacture The dialect is laconic and yet rambling, full of repetitions, and abounding in curious elisions, that give an unexpected quaintness to the simplest statements. Nights With Uncle Remus Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation Quaint they indeed are from a European standpoint, but on more intimate knowledge this quaintness resolves itself into a slavish adaptability to the smallest circumstances in their daily struggle for existence. Life and sport in China Second Edition The quaintness of the phrase was irresistible and she laughed outright. Simon The quaintness of the good-fellowship of man and bird is very pleasant to observe. The Dukeries We see an ultra Queen Anne house of to-day, and its quaintness and odd conceits attract our fancy. Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885 Here a comedian laughs aloud with the comic quaintness of the director. Charles Frohman: Manager and Man Much of the work is intensely bad, and only that Time has tenderly softened the colours, and the old-time dresses add an element of quaintness to the pictures, can they be tolerated. Chats on Old Lace and Needlework Delightful are the humor and quaintness and grace of all this, delightful the variety and the richness of personal characterization, and delightful, above all, the drawing. Picture and Text 1893 He was still quiet, thoughtful, polite, still deferential and natural, with a quaintness of speech and a simplicity that had gripped her, that held her captive. The Range Boss In studying the constructive features of the Queen Anne renaissance, we find many examples of richly-ornamented façades, combined with affected picturesqueness and quaintness unthought of two hundred years ago. Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885 Tabs entered instantly into the spirit of the game—the littleness and childishness of the attempt at quaintness. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel He resembles Donne a good deal as to quaintness, but with a more emotional personality. Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti This pretty rural festival is still observed, though it has lost much of its quaintness. The Little Manx Nation - 1891 In this Satire, which was admirably imitated by Swift, it always seems to me that we get Horace at his very best, his dry quaintness and his inoffensive fun. Horace The authors perhaps endanger the designed effect of their performance by attempting to invest it with the attractions of quaintness and humor. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 The cottage interiors have all the characteristic quaintness and charm of these peasant homes. Child-life in Art If I read it aright, it is touched with a smile of gentle pleasantry; the warm heart comes out in a not undesigned quaintness of expression. Philippian Studies Lessons in Faith and Love from St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians There is already a touch of quaintness in both of these attitudes. The Approach to Philosophy ‘You value it for the quaintness and singularity of its form,’ said I; ‘it appears to be less adapted for real use than our own pottery.’ The Romany Rye A Sequel to 'Lavengro' "She found the name occurring in Canadian guide-books and was struck by its quaintness." The Green Rust In reading it the beauty of the language and the quaintness of the figure are the real subjects of discussion, but all the time the great lesson is making its subtle appeal. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide One volume, square 8vo, $2.00 A fascinating volume of travel by the famous story-teller, whose route is outlined with characteristic quaintness in the table of contents given below. Sara Crewe or, What Happened at Miss Minchin's The first chorus "See the buds open on the bush" is most original, the national dance in the second act is full of fire and the rope dancers' march is truly Slavonic in its quaintness. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas You may with luck be able to smile a little at the quaintness of these. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, June 17, 1914 Nancy was loud in her praises of the quaintness of the stage-setting, and Judith, feeling delightfully superior and important, enjoyed herself enormously showing Nancy how they had contrived this and that to better the effect. Judy of York Hill If the things just mentioned are defects they are of little moment and add to the quaintness of the verses without detracting from their force. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide Look, for instance, at his ingenious quaintness in the matter of onomatology. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 459 Volume 18, New Series, October 16, 1852 And people chuckled as the little joke was copied from one paper to another all over the English-speaking world, and applauded the excellent quaintness of Punch's Aristophanes. The History of "Punch" If the cuteness and quaintness of the poverty-stricken little English woman were not after all a source of entertainment that she would willingly forego on occasion. At Fault With the sweetness and quaintness of Sam Lawson, he had the comfortable aspect of a well-fed Pennsylvania Quaker. The Arena Volume 4, No. 23, October, 1891 "From Dreams of Thee" gets a delicious quaintness of accompaniment, while the "Hymn of Pan" shows a tremendous savagery and uncouthness, with strange and stubborn harmonies. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions Why the indefinable quaintness of language, the choice of words that made her speech so different from even the college-bred Phillida's? The Thing from the Lake Of the exquisite "Mirror of Venus" and "The Beguiling of Merlin" he ignored the poetry, and saw little but the quaintness, his criticism being the more weighty for its being clever. The History of "Punch" There was a peculiar quaintness about his English, which like his name, took me back to the early nineteenth century. The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Such quaintnesses of the old type of religious idea are thus still found, but they are becoming mere survivals. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus In new Grants of Arms, as in so many formal documents, something of the early form of Expression, with some traces of its piquant quaintness, are still retained. The Handbook to English Heraldry The cries of Paris marchands early in the morning are curious enough usually, but this one exceeded in quaintness all that I had heard since my arrival. Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 In the style there is much quaintness, in the sentiment much tenderness.” Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver And he spoke without the turns of speech that she and her friends amused each other with, the little quaintnesses of conscious fancy. I've Married Marjorie Many years after he closed his connection with the agency Lawrence Taliaferro wrote an Autobiography—a narrative that shows all the quaintness and egotism of the man. Old Fort Snelling 1819-1858 There is a quaintness about his style that makes his writings a continuing delight. Rippling Rhymes The rear view of it, here given, shows the picturesqueness of roof outlines and the quaintness which comes simply from variety. Home Life in Colonial Days Nikita is apt to disarm one by the quaintness of his ways. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 I cannot say it has turned out severe, still less plain, but it seems almost free from quaintness and in aiming at one excellence I may have hit another.' Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins Now First Published The quaintness of the memories which persist longest in one's mind often amuse me. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell Elfie ran in and out of the rooms, delighted with the quaintness of it all, and Clare grew quite enthusiastic over the carved wood decorations. The Carved Cupboard Months of the patient work of every spare moment was spent in beautifying them, and their quaintness, variety, and individuality are a never-ceasing delight to the antiquary. Home Life in Colonial Days A slight dash of absence of mind increased that quaintness of character so often found in zealous students. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 451 Volume 18, New Series, August 21, 1852 His songs seemed to be original, even improvisations, and he sang them with a certain quaintness and point that made them very piquant. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance For a time Ivan played, so delicately, so melodiously, and, withal, with an individuality so elf-like in its quaintness, that Joseph's quivering nerves were stilled and relaxed as by the caresses of a woman's hands. The Genius Something in the simplicity and quaintness of this old couple always drew out Gwen's best feelings, and she spoke to them of things she would never mention to any one else. The Carved Cupboard The record, with all its quaintness, produces a curious impression of stoicism—of a certain grim acceptance of the facts of life. A Simple Story "This 'story of four merry children' is distinguished by its charming realization of the quaintness and oddity and merriness of children, by its romantic, almost sentimental, pathos, and by its crisp, fluent style." The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition There is a certain quaintness in his writings, but this much may be said of many other compositions whose beauties are not neglected on that account. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators There is a piquant quaintness in the upside-down turning of every thing in this wonderful Book. Pickwickian Manners and Customs All the same he went often to see Patsy, and upon occasion would stay for luncheon, where the originality of his language and the quaintness of his dress pleased the Princess and her guests. Patsy His face had a sort of Quixote quaintness, so had his talk, while his humour had a pleasant flavour. John Forster In this passage, it is only the old-fashionedness, homeliness, and quaintness of the English—not its grammar—that makes us feel that it was not written in our own times. A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 The costumes were dazzling in their brilliancy and quaintness. Southern Arabia Such a frock is simple and dignified and has a certain archaic beauty and quaintness that the huge, ugly collars and like ornament can never give. Textiles and Clothing You think of it as a nice little toy country, to come and play with, and laugh at for its quaintness. The Chauffeur and the Chaperon If oddity were always originality, if quaintness and beauty were synonymous, if paradox were necessarily wisdom, we should be ready to grant that Mr. Tupper is a wise, beautiful and original thinker. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, August 1850 of Literature, Science and Art. About this time occurred what a contemporary reporter called "an unhappy chance and monstrous;" the marriage of lady Mary Grey to the serjeant-porter: a circumstance thus recorded by Fuller, with his accustomed quaintness. Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth I am sorry to see a reading which we had cherished without any misgiving as a bit of Shaksperian quaintness, and consecrated by the humour of Gray and Charles Lamb, turned into a clumsy misprint. Notes and Queries, Number 181, April 16, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. I hope I was not, in my eagerness to get back to Tom Mercer, who made my school life most interesting by his quaintness. Burr Junior Until this moment, I'd been mentally patronizing Holland, admiring it, and wondering at it, of course, but half-consciously saying that quaintness, snugness, and historical interest were all we could expect of the Low Country. The Chauffeur and the Chaperon From his mousing among the Elisabethan dramatists and such old humorists as Burton and Fuller, his own style imbibed a peculiar quaintness and pungency. Brief History of English and American Literature I have seen pictures of Chinese junks; but one really needs to see the vessels themselves, sailing as those are, to get the complete idea of their quaintness of appearance. Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship The humour of the story was not very brilliant, yet somehow it seemed to Escombe at that moment to be ineffably amusing, and he laughed aloud at the quaintness of the conceit. Harry Escombe A Tale of Adventure in Peru Much of beauty and pathetic quaintness there is in this strong religious sentiment, which no thinking observer will deride; much of retrograde ignorance, which he will lament to see. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development He was “a quick, active, intrepid little fellow, full of fun and merriment ... all over quaintness and humorous mimicry.” Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 Even that quaintness of thought, which is a mark of the Commonwealth writers, is not without its attraction for a nice literary palate. Brief History of English and American Literature I merely remarked its beauty and quaintness and massiveness and general artistry. R. Holmes & Co. The quaintness of the objects unearthed seems to be a sufficient recompense for the labour of the search. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) I laughed at the quaintness; but the idea seized his imagination from the first, and, like Virgil with Ennius’ rough jewels, his genius detected gold where I had seen only tinsel. Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1 And so, in its quaintness and stiffness and bravery, it is. Gigolo George W. Cable's sketches of French Creole life in New Orleans attracted attention by their freshness and quaintness when published in the magazines and re-issued in book form as Old Creole Days, in 1879. Brief History of English and American Literature We were all much amused by the quaintness of this man's conduct, although I am confident he had no intention of exciting unbecoming sensations, for in saving this image, he had exposed his life. The Stranger in France or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Illustrated by Engravings in Aqua Tint of Sketches Taken on the Spot. She gave card parties, and the young people raved over the quaintness of the old-fashioned house. How Ethel Hollister Became a Campfire Girl Tad laughed at the quaintness of his companion's words. The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains The penguins had amused her, but for all their quaintness and politeness they seemed as far apart from her as mechanical toys. The Beach of Dreams "It would not occur to me"—there was still the slight quaintness of one unaccustomed to English—"that you could do anything unworthy of a gentleman." The Mermaid A Love Tale The quaintness will grow flat, the color of the sentiment will almost disappear, the rich paragraphs will run thinly clad, disenchanted like Cinderella at midnight. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865 It would be a pity to replace the vivacity and quaintness and felicity of Susy's innocent free spelling with the dull and petrified uniformities of the spelling-book. Chapters from My Autobiography But Brian and I interrupted our walking tour with that cart, because we knew that the interminable causeway would take us deep into the inner quaintness of Flanders. Everyman's Land There is doubtless something quaint and peculiar in these lines, but it is the quaintness and peculiarity of Dante. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867 All at once Barrie, in her quaintness, became a readable riddle to Somerled. The Heather-Moon But though this is true, I will venture to assert that Chapman also sins, not merely by his love of quaintness, but by constantly indulging in sheer doggerel. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series These lessons of the olden time were the riddles of the Sphynx, tempting the curious by their quaintness, but involving the personal risk of the adventurous interpreter. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry The marvellous part is the startlingly high relief of the mouldings, and the quaintness of the evolutionary ideas, all those centuries before Darwin. Set in Silver With this, he walked off; and Derrick sat for some time in a state of amazement at the quaintness—and, be it added, the acuteness—of his new acquaintance. The Woman's Way If the girls had been impressed by the quaintness of this quaint old house from the outside, they were even more delighted by its interior. The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle Or, The Girl Miner of Gold Run The quaintness and brevity of the sermon produced a very large contribution. Irish Wit and Humor Anecdote Biography of Swift, Curran, O'Leary and O'Connell I smiled at her quaintness and made to follow her, but Cumshaw interposed quickly. The Lost Valley When she had to add houses, or even shops, wherever possible she reproduced the charm and quaintness of the black and white Tudor or Stuart buildings which are Chester's intimate treasures. Set in Silver The language of the people of the Great Smokies and the Blue Ridge mountains is filled with a quaintness of expression. Sergeant York And His People Byrom's “Christians, awake, salute the happy morn,” has the stiffness and formality or its period, but it is not without a certain quaintness and dignity. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan The bark is both beautiful and quaint, but in the main the tree owes its beauty to its luxuriance of prosperous leaves, and its quaintness to its pods. Cocoa and Chocolate Their History from Plantation to Consumer They strike the observer with their quaintness and smallness, and he fancies he here sees the tiny model of that unique and splendid building, the cathedral of St. Mark at Venice. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 8 Italy and Greece, Part Two The stable had a certain quaintness, and the sketch was at that delightful point when no random stroke has as yet falsified the promise that a finished drawing, however clever, so seldom fulfils. The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers The quaintness of the cowboy speech, his incomparable bashfulness, amused her, while she was strangely affected by his earnestness. The Two-Gun Man They lack the homely flavour, the quaintness that make the French and German folk-carols so delightful; they have not the rustic tang, and yet they charm by their simplicity and sweetness. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan Her quaintness, and squalor also, lie further inland, where the old quarters are to be found. All Aboard A Story for Girls The motive of Siam had a curious fitness, though there was a certain quaintness in her expression of a desire to make, "the world safe for democracy." History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War And it is just possible that if Goldsmith had kept to this vein of familiar causerie, the public might in time have been attracted by its quaintness. Goldsmith English Men of Letters Series Then, after a study of the old German painters like Cranach, he developed an archaic style, producing a Gothic quaintness of line and composition, mingled with old Flemish coloring. A Text-Book of the History of Painting Such carols as “God rest you merry, gentlemen,” have unspeakably delightful airs, and the words charm us moderns by their quaintness and rusticity, but they are far from the exquisite loveliness of the mediaeval 78things. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan I even reconciled Chaucer's spelling with the quaintness and curiousness of the old, old town. At Home with the Jardines From the time he first acted the comic Major Vavasour, in Henry Dunbar, no actor of equal quaintness has trod our stage. Shadows of the Stage Several people of my acquaintance choose Avignon as their halting-place on their way to the Riviera because of the quaintness of the old hotel and of the excellence of its cuisine. The Gourmet's Guide to Europe You feel power and invention in it with a touch of quaintness and fancy. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 7 Italy, Sicily, and Greece (Part One) The wheeled vehicles being foreign, claim no description, though the quaintness of the public ones is great. Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond And the boy with his quaintness, follows him about the house on Saturdays, and Reynolds says often enough: 'He'll be a great man, this chap, Peggy. Suzanna Stirs the Fire His refined quaintness and unconscious drollery capture all hearts. Shadows of the Stage Get a certain quaintness into the modelling, and don't be too intent upon imitating nature, for, do what you will, you will find it impossible to accomplish this. The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII: No. 356, October 23, 1886. He was smiling at the quaintness of some of them, when the sound of hasty footsteps caused him to turn. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 2, February, 1891 When she first went to New Mexico, Mrs. Coolidge enjoyed transports of enthusiasm over the quaintness and picturesqueness of its alien modes of living. Emerson's Wife and Other Western Stories He was a man of humour, and some instances of his quaintness remain. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour On the other hand, her face wore too amiable an expression to be considered very plain, and there was an almost captivating quaintness in the old-fashioned figure she presented. Enter Bridget The quaintness of the æsthetic Page 11 temperament is nowhere found better epitomized than in his life and writings. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance Contains 100 Unused Stamps in perfect condition, each one being especially selected for beauty, quaintness, or originality of design. Stamp Collecting as a Pastime Some of the cloaks have hoods that lend an air of quaintness. Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People The phrasing has a peculiar quaintness, old fashioned, perhaps, but with a grace and dignity all its own. The Spinster Book The little town is irregular even to quaintness, without being picturesque. Uppingham by the Sea a Narrative of the Year at Borth The quaintness, oddity, flippancy, are wrought together with deep thought, poetry, and feeling to a wonderful degree. Charles Lamb The versified story, notwithstanding its quaintness of diction, begins with a dignified directness: “The glorious blessed Time had come, The Father had decreed, Jesus of Mary there was born, And in a Manger laid.” Forgotten Books of the American Nursery A History of the Development of the American Story-Book Mark how the ending gives it grace and quaintness; what a grand eighteenth-century ring it has! Dead Man's Rock A certain quaintness of manner and expression was an irresistible charm about him. Mrs Whittelsey's Magazine for Mothers and Daughters Volume 3 A variety verging on quaintness is the very note of the assembled bards. Eyes of Youth A Book of Verse by Padraic Colum, Shane Leslie, A.O. And yet, scrap of a place as the yard was, it had an air of completeness, a pretty quaintness. Maida's Little Shop The first impression left by this picture—its quaintness—is precisely typical of the man. Great Pictures, As Seen and Described by Famous Writers They gave the impression of a certain exquisite fineness of quality, combined with quaintness, that one is sensible of in looking upon rare china. The Dreamer A Romantic Rendering of the Life-Story of Edgar Allan Poe Even in the banished Duke, there is a strain of oddity and quaintness. The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists The Pioneers of Manitoba There is the church of Saint Martha, and the beautiful Hotel de Ville, and—almost best of all for its quaintness, though far from beautiful—the great Tarasque lurking in a dark and secret lair. The Motor Maid Not a trace of modern improvement interfered with its old-world quaintness—it looked as if it had been clinging undisturbed to the sharply rising hillside forPg 53 centuries. British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, Wales And Scotland "Has a quaintness and distinction of its own, an elusive quality of style, a personal touch, that lends to it a whimsical fascination,"—Daily News. The Black Cat A Play in Three Acts But Sargent never tried the heroic, and was generally satisfied with imitations of Walter Scott, and others, who were given to oddities and quaintness. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics His English was not the English of an Englishman, but it was beautiful in its exotic quaintness. The Ghost A Modern Fantasy She could not realize that the Society idea of quaintness is anything which does not passably imitate or become one of itself. Sally Bishop A Romance I had imagined its quaintness that of a genuine old country town and was not prepared for the modern city that surrounds its show-places. British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, Wales And Scotland He detested literary humbug—a pretence of knowledge without the reality, a show of philosophy masking poverty of thought; the vanity of quaintness, the "ring of false metal," the glorification of commonplace. Matthew Arnold Sir Thomas is well known as the translator of Rabelais; and evidently something of the curious erudition, polyglotism, and quaintness of conceit of his author stuck to the translator. International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar "Do not lie for me, monsieur," he went on in his indolent, drawling French that already had come to have a pleasant quaintness in my ears. Montlivet The quaintness of the spelling, the almost complete absence of punctuation. Sally Bishop A Romance And the quaintness of it caused Hector to smile while he felt its pathos. Beyond The Rocks A Love Story He was a consummate master of knightly exercises, delighting in tournaments, and especially in those which were marked by some touch of quaintness or fancy. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) It was in rather shocking condition, but Elise had managed to make it habitable by getting it scrubbed very clean, and by taking out everything that was not in keeping with the oldness and quaintness. The Gay Cockade The quaintness and novelty in his accent made them unable to test his manners by any known standard. What Necessity Knows "Has the village a passion for quaintness?" he asked her. Mrs. Red Pepper But the civil old woman talks for every one, even for an artist who has come out of one of the rooms, where I see him afterward reproducing its mouldering quaintness. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science October, 1877. Vol XX - No. 118 The quaintness of aspect was largely due to the fact that he wore a coat and trousers originally designed for a tall, stout man. The Fur Bringers A Story of the Canadian Northwest Scott had it; but then Scott’s genius as a novelist overflowed into his letters, as did Southey’s talent of universal writing, and Lamb’s unalterable quintessence of quaintness. Matthew Arnold Afterward they went into the Campo Santo, which fascinated them by its quaintness, so unlike anything they had ever seen before. Barbara's Heritage Young Americans Among the Old Italian Masters After settling with Moxon I went to Mrs. Carlyle's—who told me characteristic quaintnesses of Carlyle's father and mother over the tea she gave me. The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 It has been observed that the main characteristic of the engravings on gems and cylinders, considered as works of mimetic art, is their quaintness and grotesqueness. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4. (of 7): Babylon The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. He has a habit of writing which is almost a style; its principal charm is a certain tendency to quaintness; its principal defect is an excess of words. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864 I did not exactly see the consolation to be derived from this argument of Ruston's, but I could not forbear smiling at its quaintness, and feeling grateful for the kindness with which it was intended. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 "Quaint and lifelike pictures, as characteristic in dialect as in description, of Georgia scenes and characters, and the quaintness of its humor is entertaining and delightful." A Voyage of Consolation (being in the nature of a sequel to the experiences of 'An American girl in London') His quaintness never runs into superficial conceit, but embodies always a deep and comprehensive wisdom. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 74, December, 1863 There the outside quaintness tempted Mrs. Chester at once to a front window, with Mlle. The Flower of the Chapdelaines George W. Cable's sketches of French Creole life in New Orleans attracted attention by their freshness and quaintness when published, in the magazines and re-issued in book form as Old Creole Days, in 1879. Initial Studies in American Letters He listened, and said no more than enough to show he was attentive; sometimes making her laugh by the shrewdness of his questions, and the quaintness of his remarks. Bressant But the quaintness of the setting and the costume of the portrait showed that it had been taken many years previous, and that in the order of nature the original was probably dead. Trumps Not archaic speech, but a certain mental twist constitutes quaintness. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century Almost pretty, I grant you, you are,—in virtue of quaintness, delicate hands, miniature feet, but ugly after all, and absurdly small. Madame Chrysantheme It was a back-number pleasure, they agreed, but that, like an old print, it held a charm in its quaintness. The Colossus A Novel Their naïveté, their charming baby quaintness, will have departed for ever. Prose Fancies He was not an old man, but there was a touch of quaintness in his appearance. Trumps They have the naïveté and garrulity which are marks of mediaeval work, but not the quaintness and grotesquerie which are held to be marks of romantic work. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century The author's intimate knowledge and deep insight into the life and surroundings of the young heroines in the various countries add distinct educational value to the pronounced charm and quaintness of the stories. The Go Ahead Boys and Simon's Mine All dead, the quaintness, the vitality, the zest in life, the new love for little Elly, all dead now, as though it had never been, availing nothing. The Brimming Cup He had little personal quaintnesses, too, a deference, a modesty, an open-mindedness. The Inheritors There was a touch of quaintness in his manner, as in his dress. Trumps Scarcely more than three hundred members ever dwelt in the village which, in spite of its profusion of vines and flowers, lacked the informal quaintness and originality of Rapp's Economy. Our Foreigners A Chronicle of Americans in the Making Each member of the chieftain's family had his appointed portion, and there is certainly a quaintness in the parts selected for each. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 He had recently lost a front tooth and this added a quaintness to the splendor of his irresistible smile. The Brimming Cup In broad daylight the quaintness of its suburbs towards the river reeks of the salt flavour of W.W. Vanishing England In all he showed the same humorous quaintness and good sense. Trumps A characteristic quaintness of expression gives validity to the narrative, with plenty of homely enforcement of Tom Granger's wit and wisdom. Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885 Pun and parody, satire and invective, quaintness of fancy, and elegance, have each had its representative as successful as you. A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) If it had been in the Tower, everybody would go to look at it because of its quaintness. The Lion's Share The Queen is living at La Panne, a tiny fishing village and resort on the coast—an ugly village, robbed of quaintness by its rows of villas owned by summer visitors. Kings, Queens and Pawns An American Woman at the Front Nor is it my intention at present to glance at the hotels wherein "quaintness" is specialized, whether intentionally or no. African Camp Fires But in some of the old romances, the style too has a very great charm of quaintness and simplicity and sincerity not to be imitated to-day. Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn Guided by these analogies—which he illustrates with much quaintness and variety—Caliban humours Setebos, always pretending to be envious of him, and never allowing himself to seem too happy. A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) He was a German, and spoke English with a certain quaintness and with the purity of speech of one who has learned the tongue from books rather than from men. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 102, June, 1876 It consists of an exact copy in miniature of that of their elders; and the inconceivable quaintness and queer old-world look produced is not to be imagined by those who have never witnessed it. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875 They had a quaintness which appealed to the fancy, and they were very restful. The Magician The study of the Bible is not one which I should recommend to very young Japanese students, because of the quaintness of the English. Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn The Old Swan was a picturesque structure, beautiful in its quaintness, sweet in its cleanliness, and lovable in its ancient air of hospitality. The Touchstone of Fortune The Weary Wedding has the concentration and colour of a great drama, and the quaintness of its style lends it something of the power of a grotesque. Reviews The great obstacle to Chapman's translations being read, is their unconquerable quaintness. The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 The daintiest of caps rested on her gray hair like a crown, and several little ringlets about her ears gave the charm of quaintness to the patrician face. Gordon Keith They contain treasures of bitter observation, quaintness and knowledge. The French Impressionists (1860-1900) Now your true walker is mightily "curious in the world," and he goes upon his way zealous to sate himself with a thousand quaintnesses. Shandygaff He is fascinated by our seventeenth-century singers, and has, here and there, succeeded in catching something of their quaintness and not a little of their charm. Reviews There is a quaintness and fascination about it which are lacking in the pedantic sobriety of Ibn Ezra and the grammatical exactness of Kimchi. Chapters on Jewish Literature To all holiday-makers who like quaintness and fun touched with pathos and refinement, I say again, buy and read In a Canadian Canoe. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, August 29, 1891 One of her many little tricks and ways of an original quaintness was her habit of speaking of herself in the third person, like the merest baby. Aylwin Much of the graver dialogue, especially in the first two Acts, reminds the reader, in taste of composition, in rhythm, and in a certain quaintness of expression, of The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England While endeavoring to retain somewhat of the quaintness and naïveté of the original, I have omitted those repetitions and tautological expressions which are so characteristic of mediaeval literature. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 Much quaintness of effect is produced by this double part played by the poet, who, as it were, satirizes his own doings. Chapters on Jewish Literature He thought the ruins by daylight "vast, rather than fine" though parts had "the charm of quaintness." James Fenimore Cooper If, however, you are on the look-out for quaintness and originality, no town will interest you more. Corea or Cho-sen The Land of the Morning Calm It is contrast, not similitude, that attracts the eye, novelty more than beauty, and quaintness rather than such gorgeous sights as one meets everywhere within the tropics. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875 I think that their quaintness is a sufficient apology for the following little children's stories. Tales of Old Japan Here again the artificial quaintness of religious phrase and thought gave him the necessary material for his fun. Sydney Smith On the whole, these ruins are vast rather than fine, though the parts of the edifice that were built in the Elizabethan taste have the charm of quaintness. A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland Beauty it had none, nor even quaintness of design. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 Its quaintness and the unintentional humor of its simplicity cast a spell over him, which he neither sought nor wished to escape. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 Like "Morris-Off" it has, what with its length and staid monotony, a quaintness all its own. The Morris Book, Part 1 A History of Morris Dancing, With a Description of Eleven Dances as Performed by the Morris-Men of England Moreover, the quaintness of her nature pervaded all her ideas. What Dreams May Come It is a sort of condensation of quaintness, that is quite without a rival even in this land of laboured and curious architecture. A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland There is just a touch of the archaic in it, enough to give a quaintness that has charm without being precious in the French sense; hers are breeding and dignity without distance or stiffness. Masters of the English Novel A Study of Principles and Personalities Mr. Ticknor speaks of his sermons as "full of intellectual wealth and practical wisdom, with sometimes a quaintness that bordered on humor." Ralph Waldo Emerson The solemnity and youth and quaintness of her are very attractive, and I could easily love her if it weren't for this madness about Deutschland. Christine There was no flaunting vice, no rowdiness, no drunkenness, only the squalor of an oriental city without its quaintness and color. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People At the close of the said extracts he writes:-- "And so ends Snarleyyow, with as much quaintness, spirit, and character as it commenced." Snarleyyow Or was he, in accordance with the quaintness of his costume and the amplitude of his beard, enacting the feebleness of age? In the Days of My Youth Iola rode along, conversing with Aunt Linda, amused and interested at the quaintness of her speech and the shrewdness of her intellect. Iola Leroy Shadows Uplifted There are in him no quaintnesses, no crotchets, no conceits, and no involutions or affectations—all is transparent, masculine, and energetic. Poetical Works of Edmund Waller and Sir John Denham With all this quaintness of attire, the old man had the general appearance of neatness and cleanliness, and had it not been for the expression of his countenance, would have been far from ill-looking. Shanty the Blacksmith; a Tale of Other Times The old-fashioned quaintness was a part of himself. Fated to Be Free Its quaintness is quite unpicturesque, and it is generally unworthy of its situation. Somerset It is, however, a far inferior production, in which the quaintness of the model is replaced by coarse caricature and its delicate rusticity by a cruder realism. Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England In the absence of any English dialect which possesses corresponding features, the peculiar quaintness and raciness which they confer must inevitably be lost. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 54, April, 1862 The beauty of expression in the head of the Virgin is such as almost to redeem the quaintness of the religious conceit; the whole picture is described as worthy of Murillo. Legends of the Madonna as Represented in the Fine Arts These Rules of Civility go forth with the hope that they will do more than amuse the reader by their quaintness, and that their story will produce an impression beyond that of its picturesqueness. George Washington's Rules of Civility Traced to their Sources and Restored by Moncure D. Conway Though its surroundings are pretty, the town itself is an ill-arranged collection of steep and narrow streets, one of which—Cheap Street—deserves notice for its quaintness. Somerset I like to go there for the quaintness of the thing, and I like to watch Lukomski at his work. Without Dogma This muddy quaintness is certainly pleasant for brief periods, when lamps are low and fire light gilds and deepens its parts. Scientific American Supplement, No. 799, April 25, 1891 The timber framing shows on the walls and roof, here, as on the exterior, and the general quaintness of the place is enhanced by the old stone-flagged floor. What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association No clue can be given as to the size or date, but from the quaintness of the title it is presumed to be about the period of the Commonwealth. Notes and Queries, Number 05, December 1, 1849 Its attenuated shipping trade finds what accommodation it can at the Weir, 1½ m. to the W. The village enjoys a reputation second only to Cleveleys' for west-country quaintness. Somerset In the "Elegy on Cromwell," and the "Annus Mirabilis," Dryden followed Davenant, who abridged, if he did not explode, the quaintnesses of his predecessors. The Dramatic Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With a Life of the Author Even that quaintness of thought which is a mark of the Commonwealth writers is not without its attraction for a nice literary palate. From Chaucer to Tennyson The tenderness and purity of his passion are obscured, but not concealed, by quaintness of expression and formality of learning. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 Of such comments upon her proceeding Miss Rodney made light; in the aspect of the rooms she found a certain 'quaintness' which decidedly pleased her. The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories Some of them have all the quaintness of Herbert, some the simple subjective fervor of the German hymns, and some the glow of Wesley. The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss |
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