| 单词 | quest after |
| 例句 | His restless questing after new experiences probably won't keep it there for long. Django Bates 2010-04-14T20:45:00Z She quests after abstruse knowledge she is not yet qualified to absorb, then ratchets up her qualifications with the energy and chic of the present moment. T Magazine: Deeda Blair’s Elegance of Conviction 2013-05-31T17:00:11Z Williams, who began her quest after being diagnosed with congestive heart failure, will appear at 7 p.m. An epic 1929 footrace, a small house that builds inner peace 2014-04-21T21:28:31Z He undertakes the quest after the suspicious death of his sister, Laura, a journalist turned police officer whose life is wrecked by her obsessive investigation of the sex ring. Review | A child’s murder sets off a sprawling tale of politics, war and family 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Introduce a young, woebegone heroine questing after a flying monster for glory and the reader can’t help chasing the dragon with her. Dragon Tales From the Authors of ‘The Girl Who Drank the Moon’ and ‘A Wish in the Dark’ 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z He puts it well: “Maybe all my questing after India had been the precursor to my moving more honestly away from it.” A Pakistani-Indian Journalist Attempts to Rediscover His Roots 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z In “The Homesman,” Mr. Jones stars as an unlikely guide on a quest after his life is saved by a pioneer played by Hilary Swank. ArtsBeat: Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup 2014-04-17T11:27:10Z The third nominee, Majority Whip Tom Emmer of Minnesota, gave up his quest after four hours, in the face of opposition from two dozen conservatives and former President Donald Trump. House Republicans say fourth speaker nominee has the votes to win 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Raab describes himself as the “Sherlock Holmes of historical artifacts — questing after precious finds and determining their authenticity.” Hillary still flirts with White House run 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z They refuse to follow the example of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, who promptly gave up her White House quest after failing to qualify for the Houston debate. ‘Quitting? Hell, no’: 2020 Democrat stragglers cite ‘movement’ as cause to run despite low polls 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z President Lyndon Johnson abandoned his re-election quest after an escalation in the war led to more American deaths, while President Richard Nixon faced fierce criticism for expanding the conflict. Trump marks Veterans Day in Vietnam 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z Some part of us prefers to struggle or quest after an ideal, rather than attain it. Opinion | The Anxiety of John Stuart Mill 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z Kamper first joined the quest after a race official convinced him to join the volunteer crew over a drink at a Goldstream Valley bar. Longtime Yukon Quest volunteer reflects on races past 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z After all, Pete got to have his family again, Roger got to be with the sort of woman he had been questing after the entire show. Review: How The Last 10 Seconds Of The Mad Men Finale Saved Don Draper 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z Currently, the endgame is all about, but today Blizzard added 100 – 100 – new levels for top level players to quest after. Blizzard Adds 100 New Levels and Hours of Clicking to Diablo 3 2012-08-20T17:05:29Z So far, Mrs. Robinson had heard nothing of the ending of the quest after the runaways. The Motor Girls at Lookout Beach In Quest of the Runaways 2011-11-04T02:00:22.360Z What say you, my lord," said the Englishman after a while, "shall we give up the quest after those elusive damsels and woo these obliging spirits of the moon? The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z That fierce quest after alliances and mad piling-up of armaments; those paroxysmal “crises” which racked diplomacy’s feverish frame; those ferocious struggles which desolated the Balkans: what were all these but symptoms denoting a consuming disease? The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy 2011-09-13T02:00:33.070Z He hardly expected to find anything living, but there was a weird creepiness about this nocturnal quest after something sinister and mysterious that moved him by sheer instinct to defensive preparation. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z Owen, in which were laid the foundations of a true understanding of Endymion as a parable of the experiences of a poet’s soul in its quest after Beauty. Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z But although a great number of people set out to try and find Heartsease, they none of them succeeded, and most of them gave up the quest after a time. The Blue Rose Fairy Book 2011-05-03T02:00:18.777Z So the wizard, Piya, and his companions, the wolf, the turtle and the meadowlark set out upon the quest after the Old Woman had instructed them. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:17.413Z One morning, as I came back from a quest after milk, I stood still, struck with amazement, and followed the example of the dairy-woman in the fable. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z The Ravens, ranked No. 18 nationally, rallied to beat Mead of Spokane in this year's 4A title game and fulfill their championship quest after placing fourth in 2009. Auburn Riverside's Mercedes Wetmore earns Times' State Player of Year | Girls basketball 2010-03-16T03:38:00Z “Ha-ha-haa!” laughed a jackal, questing after prey away in the gloaming shades of the now dusking veldt. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland Wrongly so, however, for this quest after the real world is not a final chapter in religion, it is religion itself. Naturalism And Religion "I've been in Brussels," I replied, and then, quite frankly, I explained my quest after the impostor. The Sign of Silence What subjects for landscape pictures we meet with, and whether or not we are more successful in our quest after inanimate nature, will be told in another chapter. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba I only hope you will be successful in your quest after the truth. The Stretton Street Affair The fair spring morning was an hour or two farther on its way, accordingly, when the gardener and the little girl set out on their quest after greens. A Red Wallflower Cromwell had renewed the attempt that he had made in the autumn of 1654, and in his quest after Kingship he had come, during February 1657, almost within sight of the throne. The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 In nothing does the pedagogic genius of Calvin more appear than in his fine jealousy as to the character and competence whether of masters or professors, and in his unwearied quest after qualified men. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 On the one hand, it pursues and gathers to itself barbarous Latinisms; on the other, it is eager in its quest after a coarse and living slang. American Sketches 1908 We take the dinghy and quest after adventures. From a Cornish Window A New Edition There is nothing more tantalising than an eternal quest after the ideal; like the horizon, it recedes from the traveller; like the mirage, it vanishes before the claims of hunger and thirst. The Idler Magazine, Vol III. May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly This quest after the unknown, this yearning "beyond the sky line, where the strange roads go down," is of the very essence of the backwoods pioneer, even though he was unconscious of its spiritual significance. The Frontier in American History Not until the searching party returned and reported to the Captain their unsuccessful quest after his three comrades did Jimmie realize that an effort was being made to apprehend them. Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal or Perils of the Black Bear Patrol I hope that nothing will ever turn you from your quest after the best method of helping the poor. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue No. He had found that his quest after all had not been in vain. The Cock-House at Fellsgarth There is, too, a subtle selfishness in this quest after the ideal—the Holy Grail of the imagination. The Idler Magazine, Vol III. May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Loud was the laughter of the country round at Johnny Darbyshire's outwitting of the bailiff's, and desperate was their quest after him. Stories of Comedy The schoolmen in their adventurous quest after a complete harmony of all philosophic learning could not neglect the great outstanding problems of social and economic life. Mediaeval Socialism Thus far had he carried his forlorn quest after Fortune, and mutiny against Fate. Strangers at Lisconnel It was not very far up the mountain, and they came to a fine look-out point the same where Fleda and Mr. Carleton had paused long before on their quest after nuts. Queechy, Volume I Life is now viewed as consisting in a great and constant quest after these religious ideals. An Interpretation of Rudolf Eucken's Philosophy I started on a frenzied quest after the truth, and news of thee. The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century But Amos further teaches us that such seeking is not real nor able to find, unless it is accompanied with turning away from all sinful quests after vanities. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII The quest after unlawful knowledge involved all who sought it in calamity. Ancient Egypt Interpret his search for her as an allegory of the young man's quest after his ideal. Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I All his preparations were governed by the hope that the pirates might abandon their quest after hours of fruitless search. The Wings of the Morning What way did the Sons of Tuireann get their death but going questing after a cooking spit at the bidding of Lugh of the Long Hand! Three Wonder Plays Surely this quest after Basildene was bringing strange things to light. In the Days of Chivalry Now, however, he was coming next day, and whether or not he was successful in his quest after the missing ring, would she not have to show herself abundantly grateful for all his kindness? Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875 The quest after Brahman: the struggle and the failures. A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 On the way back to camp Shep brought down a squirrel and Whopper knocked over a rabbit, so the quest after game was not altogether fruitless. Young Hunters of the Lake He would have preferred to see more definite reward for his labors, for he had worked faithfully and was substantially out of pocket in this quest after the two missing young men. The Nest of the Sparrowhawk The quest after that whose glory shall not be of this world alone; the quest that shall raise man heavenward to his Maker. In the Days of Chivalry The deer knows what way will I fill it between this and Thursday, or in what place I can go questing after news! New Irish Comedies Thus it is that there was an earnest quest after the discovery of Brahman. A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 The stone offered by doubt in place of bread is incapable of satisfying the impulse after knowledge, and when the intellect grows weary and despairing, the heart starts out in the quest after truth. History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time The little New Hanover boy had been frightened, but had proved faithful, following him without hesitancy into the bush in the quest after the source of the wonderful sound. The Red One Gaston's resolve was quickly taken, and he only waited till his brother could be aroused to fuller consciousness, to start forth upon his double quest after vengeance and after Joan. In the Days of Chivalry They must not be pontiffs holding doctrine, but huntsmen questing after elements of truth. Memories and Portraits Besides those already mentioned, there are a number of other plans which deserve a word, were it only to show the wide range of Schiller's interest and the eagerness of his quest after variety. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller Why, then, am I so slothful and lax in the quest after my wandering sheep? The Spirit of St. Francis de Sales It was not very far up the mountain and they came to a fine look-out point; the same where Fleda and Mr. Carleton had paused long before on their quest after nuts. Queechy Columbus crossed this "weedy sea" on his quest after a western passage to India. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale Oh! what a confession of unrest are the rush and recklessness, the fever and the fret of our modern life with its ever renewed and ever disappointed quest after good! Expositions of Holy Scripture St. John Chapters I to XIV This Book of Ecclesiastes is the record of a quest after the chief good. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes He felt it would help him in his strange quest after his father. Jack Ranger's Western Trip Or, from Boarding School to Ranch and Range To him Ethan Brandt appears, a strange personage, long known for his quest after the unpardonable sin, and the solitude echoes back the gloominess of their conversation. The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne On consultation with my shipmate, we came to the conclusion it was hardly worth while to pull the boat about in different directions on a bootless quest after the sloop. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale But, apart from the quest after Christ, men for the most part seek these necessary goods in divers objects, and fragmentarily look for the completion of their desires. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. John Chapters I to XIV He went out on the quest after the neighboring district had been combed for his wife, and he had spent the intervening months in a ceaseless search, which grew more and more disheartening. The Rangeland Avenger Holmes, of your service, told me you had pulled through, but everything is in such confusion that to hunt for you would have been the proverbial quest after a needle in a haystack. My Lady of the North The selfishness of grief! … and yet each turning And questing after some new brave relief Shows other steel stretched forth and on me burning The selfishness of grief. Perpetual Light : a memorial In the quest after some fantastic beauty he light-mindedly passed by the true beauties with which the human soul is filled. The Crushed Flower and Other Stories The essential element in the Celt's poetic life is the adventure—that is to say, the pursuit of the unknown, an endless quest after an object ever flying from desire. Literary and Philosophical Essays: French, German and Italian But has there been no quest after her? Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland The bison was the most easily approached of all game, and the great bear could often get near some outlying straggler, in its quest after stray cows, yearlings, or calves. Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches With 1600 men and a battery he was despatched upon a quest after some hidden guns which were said to have been buried in those parts. The Great Boer War His quest after these secrets had led him to study deeply the nature and composition of poisons and their antidotes. The Golden Dog Again we travel the weary road in the quest after more power for storage battery and dynamo. The Cruise of the Snark It was but his resolute contempt for politics, his unswerving love of plunder for its own sake, that prevented him from seizing a throne or questing after the empire of the world. A Book of Scoundrels He kept his word of peace with his old enemies, the Hurons, though he never abandoned his wandering and vengeful quests after the Delawares. Betty Zane Grub as scarce, and they were not over-plentifully supplied for the quest after Too Much Gold. The Faith of Men Warren’s Monthly advertised to its subscribers that it was always on the quest after new writers, and that, among others, it had introduced Martin Eden to the reading public. Martin Eden It extended on into infinity, and through its golden depths his soul went questing after hers. Martin Eden |
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