| 单词 | quiescence |
| 例句 | I answered miserably that the disease hath a period of quiescence before it blooms. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Cage's seasonal ideas came from Indian philosophy, winter through fall being the cycle of quiescence, creation, preservation and destruction. San Francisco Symphony interprets John Cage, with great results 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z Hours can pass in total quiescence, then a rod suddenly bursts into convulsive life. Life Lessons from “Fishing With Dad” 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z Instead, moviemakers bludgeon viewers, numbing them into quiescence with pictorial monotony punctuated by apocalyptic clamor, with the same repetitive story beats, explosions, close shaves and grindingly unsurprising saves. ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Delivers the Thrills, With a Touch of Humanity 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z It was 2004, another election year, when Green Day released “American Idiot,” its blast at the quiescence of the George W. Bush years. The Playlist: Lady Gaga Returns Lovelorn, and Zack de la Rocha Returns Furious 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Her songs mingle autobiography with openly political exhortations: remembering Chile’s dictatorship, warning against quiescence and corporate control, welcoming the activism of younger generations. Critic’s Notebook: Calle 13 at the Latin Alternative Music Conference 2012-07-15T22:22:21Z When he returned, perspiring faintly beside his tongue-lolling companions, he seemed somehow clarified, or to have achieved a state of temporary quiescence. Personal Journeys: Walking Martha?s Vineyard 2011-08-12T18:55:00Z On a faster time scale, mental states also tend to change quickly after periods of seeming quiescence. Sex’s feel-good evolution: Charles Darwin’s erotic shocker 2014-03-09T20:00:00Z Political activists of all stripes are usually a wacky bunch, and never more so than in a system like Britain's, where power is effected via the quiescence of the electorate as much as its convictions. Will Self walks through Britain's flag-waving heartlands 2013-03-07T11:31:01Z But failing to supply electricity carries economic and political risks, especially for nations whose authoritarian regimes have governed according to a simple rule: cheap basic services in exchange for public quiescence. Rolling blackouts, sudden shutdowns: Extreme heat boils — and roils — the Middle East 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z A light pulse could rouse them, but after about 20 minutes of quiescence, the animals responded slowly to such pulses, much like a groggy napper. Which Creature Was the First to Take a Nap? 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z The old order has survived and the revolutionaries were either driven into exile, fell into apathy or quiescence. Algeria jails journalist Ihsane el-Kadi as old guard asserts power 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z The feared backlash from religious conservatives hasn’t materialized in force, though whether their quiescence stems from fear or indifference, or both, is unclear. Dancing is in, dissent is out as Saudi Arabia's crown prince transforms his country 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z The long period of quiescence came from shorter-term factors that, for a time, outweighed the more conducive conditions. How Hurricane Season Went from Quiet to a ‘Powder Keg’ 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Critics, already shut out from the corporate media, are relentlessly attacked, discredited and silenced for speaking a truth that threatens the public's quiescence while the U.S. Ukraine, media censorship and the ruthless politics of permanent war 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z A study published in 2018 found that a brief period of “awake quiescence,” or quiet resting, increased the odds of discovering the same mathematical rule used in Oudiette’s experiment. Spark Creativity with Thomas Edison’s Napping Technique 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z Make no mistake: Regardless of their type, the oligarchs have helped Putin stay in power through their political quiescence and economic support of the Kremlin's domestic initiatives. The Russian oligarchs who have profited from Putin's presidency 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z A study published in 2018 found that a brief period of “awake quiescence,” or quiet resting, boosted the odds of discovering the same mathematical rule used in Oudiette’s experiment. Thomas Edison’s Naps Inspire A Way to Spark Your Own Creativity 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z The outreach by China comes amid signs that foreign businesses, long compliant with official demands for quiescence, are waking up to the reputational damage from staying silent at a time of intensifying repression. Facing Olympic boycott calls, China presses U.S. companies to speak up in its defense 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Most volcanoes spend much of their lifetime in a state of quiescence, but Stromboli bucks that trend. Life and Death on the Lighthouse of the Mediterranean 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z Republicans, in their quiescence over four years, and now in their unprincipled attempt to stack the high court, are plunging us into the abyss. Opinion | What if President Biden abused power the way President Trump does? 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z This time in Paris, Cage was deep into Indian philosophy and particularly its associations of summer as preservation; fall, destruction; winter, quiescence; and spring, creation. Why John Cage's String Quartet is the perfect music for our messy world 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z “The length and quiescence of this period represents the longest and most coherent global seismic noise reduction in recorded history,” the scientists reported on Thursday in the journal Science. With Covid-19, a Seismic Quiet Like No Other 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z In this time of human quiescence, the creaking of some potentially dangerous faults may be detected better than ever. Coronavirus Turns Urban Life’s Roar to Whisper on World’s Seismographs 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z It was a vivid reminder of the al-Nahyans’ tacit deal with their people: safety and prosperity in exchange for quiescence. Mohammed bin Zayed’s Dark Vision of the Middle East’s Future 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z For instance, some of the supermassive black holes at galactic centres become extremely bright when they devour matter at a high rate, and then go back to relative quiescence. Space telescope to chart first map of the Universe in high-energy X-rays 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z The third movement, “Nearly Stationary,” is the first true representation of quiescence in Cage’s music. Why John Cage's String Quartet is the perfect music for our messy world 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z The now commonplace phrase “leisure class” was Veblen’s invention and he was careful to define it: “The term ‘leisure,’ as here used, does not connote indolence or quiescence. The man who saw Trump coming a century ago 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z These, in turn, maintain the organizer cells in a non-dividing state called quiescence, which is a hallmark of this type of cell. Plant-thickening mechanisms revealed 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z Trump – and Brexit – show that popular quiescence can no longer be taken for granted. We now know it’s folly to rage against Trump | Simon Jenkins 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z After valve repair in healthy hearts, the contractile cells typically enter a deactivated state called quiescence, or are cleared from the region by programmed cell death. Taking bioengineered heart valves from faulty to functional 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z It’s here – in the bourgeois concern about that rule and its need for worker quiescence – that we find the origin of what came to be known as the Green Revolution. How the chicken nugget became the true symbol of our era 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z That long period of quiescence seems to fly in the face of the popular belief that serial rapists and killers are incapable of stopping. Do Serial Killers Just Stop? Yes, Sometimes 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z This is straining a 60-year-old covenant, under which the regime provides security, free public services and a tolerable standard of living in return for its people’s quiescence. Cuba bids goodbye to the revolutionary generation 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z For half a century, liberals relied on popular deference, indeed quiescence, to have their way. We now know it’s folly to rage against Trump | Simon Jenkins 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z But over the next eight years, as solar activity built to a peak and then regressed back toward quiescence, the sun emitted no high-energy gamma rays at all. The Sun Is Spitting Out Strange Patterns of Gamma Rays--and No One Knows Why 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z Institutions famed for their trading prowess, such as Goldman Sachs, have seen profits dented by the quiescence of the markets. Market volatility has been low, encouraging risk-taking 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Regulation of glycolysis by Pdk functions as a metabolic checkpoint for cell cycle quiescence in hematopoietic stem cells. From haematopoietic stem cells to complex differentiation landscapes 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Now, as he prepares to step down as Cuba’s president in February, he is bequeathing merely stability and quiescence. Cuba’s leaders are trapped between the need for change and the fear of it 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Hematopoietic stem cell quiescence is maintained by compound contributions of the retinoblastoma gene family. A transfer-RNA-derived small RNA regulates ribosome biogenesis 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Ashamed and humiliated for their heady support of epic malfeasance, they'll return to the quiescence that marked conservative Protestantism up until the Reagan era. Opinion | Is There an Evangelical Crisis? 2017-11-25T05:00:00Z It’s filled with seemingly unorganized shelves of shoe polishes and leather cleansers, some dusted over from years of quiescence. After 51 years, one of the last old-school cobblers in D.C. is closing shop 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z Hematopoietic stem cell quiescence promotes error-prone DNA repair and mutagenesis. From haematopoietic stem cells to complex differentiation landscapes 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Whether Western banks stir from their recent quiescence may also depend on the regulators. How the shape of global banking has turned upside down 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Petrodollars and the fear of a knock on the door still buy quiescence. Algeria: reviving the land of the living dead 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z After a period of relative quiescence, the machine is back on full throttle. While Trump Tweets, Assad and Putin Advance in Syria 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z RNA-binding proteins enforce quiescence on developing lymphocytes by suppressing cell cycle progression. RNA-binding proteins ZFP36L1 and ZFP36L2 promote cell quiescence | Science 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z This study demonstrates the molecular mechanism by which distinct HSC subsets maintain differentially distinct quiescence exit kinetics. From haematopoietic stem cells to complex differentiation landscapes 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Gulf rulers fear that cutting spending would alter the social contract in which largesse buys their people’s quiescence. After the party 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z The sound is a hard-to-describe noiselessness that leaves the mind to wonder what it once sounded, looked and felt like, a sort of quiescence unique to aging, abandoned buildings that once bustled with youthful activity. EXCHANGE: Community members work to keep Attucks alive 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z In the study -- published online Sept. 2 in the journal Nature -- Leboulch described the molecular pathway leading to "quiescence," or cell dormancy, in chronic myeloid leukemia. Could Common Diabetes Drugs Help Fight Leukemia? 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z RNA-binding proteins enforce quiescence on developing lymphocytes by suppressing cell cycle progression. RNA-binding proteins ZFP36L1 and ZFP36L2 promote cell quiescence | Science 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z For those who see Christianity itself as a faith that encourages quiescence and conservatism, the tradition of the black church is a sign of contradiction. Liberated by grace 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z Most notably, many Salafists now engage in politics despite a tradition of quiescence. Politics and the puritanical 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z The term leisure, as I use it, does not connote indolence or quiescence. The Art and Science of Doing Nothing 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z Afterward, Gos seems stunned into quiescence, and White “stood dumbstruck also, mobbed by most of the deadly sins.” How to Train Your Raptor 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z So much for the winter holidays being a time of political quiescence. 'Neo-Nazi' meeting snares Republican leader 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Jones figured there would be a period of quiescence while the industry decided how to respond. The Most Ambitious Environmental Lawsuit Ever 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z “Most cells in the immune system are in a state of quiescence, not running around with their hair on fire all the time,” he said. After Surgery, Predicting a Speedy Recovery 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z The question is what to make of the relative quiescence of America’s poor. Inequality: Why aren’t the poor storming the barricades? 2014-01-21T19:24:24Z Feeding bouts are short: just seven minutes for the only complete bout observed and interspersed with long periods of quiescence. New Skin-Feeding Amphibian Found in French Guiana 2013-04-17T21:45:09.827Z Within the military, there is anger over the South's quiescence in the face of repeated attacks by the North - dubbed "provocations" by government officials in Seoul. South Korean military sharpens reflexes on divided peninsula 2013-02-07T21:08:57Z But the sun’s relative magnetic quiescence, in comparison to other sun-like stars, may be the reason we’re here to talk about it. Sun's Peculiar Rotation May Be One Key To Life's Evolutionary Longevity, New Observations Suggest 2012-12-31T04:47:20Z Some tumour cells lose p38 signalling, escaping quiescence and spurring their characteristic unchecked growth. Metastasis: The rude awakening 2012-05-30T17:51:07.740Z She wore a dazzling evening toilette, and looked like a beautiful apparition as she sat between her godfather and Claud in smiling quiescence, talking, as was her wont, very little. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z According to Mr G. A. Boulenger, however, European frogs and toads do not pass the winter in profound torpor, but merely in a state of sluggish quiescence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z After four years of quiescence the disease entered upon a wider and more destructive career than ever before, which was almost uninterrupted from 1837 to 1850. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z A reparative period of about four days follows, and then a period of quiescence until the next menstruation commences. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z In his quiescence upon the proletarian movement of the latter part of the nineteenth century he seems to have been left behind by his age. Browning and His Century 2012-02-15T03:00:39.033Z For it was the quiescence, it was the inertness of the gazing crowd which most appalled the spectators at the window. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z After this they would come on deck and sit in their respective chairs, smoking, save that irrepressible deaf gentleman, who spent his time squirrel like between vivid activity and complete quiescence. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z After an interval of quiescence longer than any previous one the cholera again broke out among the pilgrims to Mecca in December, 1864. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z In married women conception is more likely to be effected during the first stage of menstruation than during the interval of quiescence; the contrary is almost the exception. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z "Well, of course," said Stainton, seeking to steer her into the quiescence of a judicial attitude, "he is all wrong in his conclusions——" "He picked his teeth," said Muriel. Running Sands 2012-02-05T03:00:08.983Z Flashing cash around is ever a useful tactic to assure quiescence. Is Kazakhstan Experiencing Its Own 'Arab Spring' Moment? 2012-02-01T05:05:37Z And danger was his life, a life that the city's state of quiescence had once led him to seek by other than reputable paths. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z There was the same busy life vociferous in its streets, and this girl still sat in the midst of it with the same lassitude and quiescence. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z The Squire had been sitting in a blessed state of quiescence. The Honour of the Clintons 2012-01-24T03:00:25.947Z For nearly two-thirds of that century, Roman history seems to go through a stage of political quiescence, as compared at least with the vigorous life and stormy passions of its earlier and later phases. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z The praises of a favourite cap soothed the lady into quiescence; for good-humour is too lively a term to express the more amiable turns of Mrs Boswell's temper. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z It is a fully admitted, although an absolutely unexplained fact, that the regenerative quality of healthy sleep is something sui generis, which no completeness of waking quiescence can rival or approach. Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death 2012-01-05T03:00:42.307Z The young man who "confessed" twenty-five years ago grew older, and in "Memoirs of My Dead Life" looked back upon his youth from the quiescence of middle age. The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z Within the marvel of the light, what flower Of active wonder from quiescence springs! The Star-Treader and other poems 2011-12-27T03:00:09.977Z They inculcated political quiescence as well as the abnegation of personal ambition. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z Then, too, in the depths of his heart there was a sick, unacknowledged apprehension; for the old enemy, after too brief a period of quiescence was returning. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z Early growth is largely dependent upon feeding before winter quiescence. Natural History of Cottonmouth Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscovorus (Reptilia) 2011-12-17T03:00:17.963Z Similar considerations throw much light on the nature of the chrysalis or pupa state—that remarkable period of death-like quiescence which is one of the most striking characteristics of insect metamorphosis. On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects 2011-12-05T03:00:46.667Z She sat back in her chair, with her face turned up to the ceiling, in a state of the most complete quiescence. Amusement Only 2011-12-04T03:00:06.637Z In fact, the quiescence of the latter during the other troubles had been cause for congratulation. White Fire 2011-11-21T03:00:15.067Z Goitre usually appears in early life, often from the eighth to the twelfth year; its growth is at first slow, but after several years of comparative quiescence a sudden increase is apt to occur. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z During late summer and early autumn, fat is deposited in lobes in the lower abdomen in preparation for the period of winter quiescence. Natural History of Cottonmouth Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscovorus (Reptilia) 2011-12-17T03:00:17.963Z The quiescence of the pupa is mainly owing to the rapidity of the changes going on in it. On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects 2011-12-05T03:00:46.667Z Some persons dream away two thirds of life, and deem quiescence joy; but that is certainly a sad mistake. The World's Best Books : A Key to the Treasures of Literature 2011-10-20T02:00:20.857Z As environmental temperatures rise in summer, the period of mid-day quiescence is lengthened. Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz 2011-10-01T02:00:30.200Z By remaining in his quiescence Rainsfield was aware he was safe; for he knew the blacks would not trust themselves to a closer investigation of the quarter from whence emanated their destruction. Fern Vale (Volume 3) or the Queensland Squatter 2011-09-30T02:00:17.137Z The rank and file, who would personally have gained nothing by a party victory, were conciliated into quiescence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z The changes then become so rapid and extensive, that the intermediate period is necessarily one of quiescence. On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects 2011-12-05T03:00:46.667Z As official society adapted to the permanence of unemployment, the unemployed themselves subsided into political quiescence. The secret history of America's unemployed 2011-09-12T13:01:00Z The remainder of the year is spent in a state of quiescence. Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz 2011-10-01T02:00:30.200Z With the exception of the Virginian contretemps, the period from 1710 until after the middle of the eighteenth century was one of quiescence. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z Saturn's Great White Spot tends to erupt every few decades, shattering long periods of calm and quiescence. Extraterrestrial Hurricanes: Other Planets Have Huge Storms, Too 2011-08-27T20:15:00.247Z After a few seconds it gradually slumped to the ground and subsided into quiescence. Ecology of the Opossum on a Natural Area in Northeastern Kansas 2011-08-26T02:00:22.450Z Before Christ the only alternative to this view seems to have been that of the duty of quiescence, and long after Christ the same theory has been very commonly held. The Making of an Apostle 2011-07-26T02:00:19.187Z Young box turtles became active and alert as soon as they hatched, and remained so until low temperatures induced quiescence. Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz 2011-10-01T02:00:30.200Z The rest of the world cajoled into quiescence through self-interest, and the memory of the horrors of the late war. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z With this development, through the endowment of many excellent seminaries, of the primary education of girls into something like secondary or high-school opportunities, the period of quiescence comes to an end. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z She was burning with jealousy, for she idolised her husband; and the love that had so long lain latent seemed to be all the stronger for its long quiescence. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z In any case all of them undergo a period of quiescence before germinating. Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa 2011-06-25T02:00:17.833Z Temperature is probably the primary stimulus governing emergence after temporary periods of quiescence. Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz 2011-10-01T02:00:30.200Z Thus Robert grew indifferent to the woman he so pitilessly analyzed, and fell gradually into the godless, thankless quiescence of getting used to happiness. A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z The dark waters were beaten into quiescence, except for the current, by the weight of falling raindrops. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z Meanwhile, the biggest worry to solar physicists—and to society—is that no one knows what caused the sun’s prolonged quiescence in the first place. Did Quiet Sun Cause Little Ice Age After All? 2011-05-26T17:44:52Z As entire quiescence now supervened, the Germans came to the conclusion that the attack must be intended for the following day. The Franco-German War of 1870-71 2011-05-26T02:00:14.447Z Death of King Edward The termination of King Edward's brief and splendid reign necessarily placed the court in mourning for twelve months, and the viceroyalty underwent a period of quiescence. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z Yet for the first time, a younger generation is starting to question the cost of their parents' genteel quiescence. UAE youth question cost of political silence 2011-05-11T12:46:17Z For the explanation of their quiescence the record of political events has to be scanned. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z Tired out by excitement and strain, bearing the constant aching regret for Stanief's setting star, Allard had been gradually lulled into mesmeric quiescence by the shifting lights and shadows. The Game and the Candle 2011-04-03T02:00:16.907Z The huge disc of the moon was rising in the east, and as this mild lamp passed up the sky, the sense of universal quiescence increased. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z No; he is invigorated and inspirited by his leader in order that he may exert himself, for he cannot proceed in quiescence, he cannot be carried like a dead weight. The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt Whitman 2011-02-26T03:00:49.377Z The quiescence of the camp astonished and puzzled the three scouts. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z It was the great playground, in these rich summer months, when he had usually shunned the English country as lying in its state of quiescence, and affording none of the distractions to be found elsewhere. Abington Abbey A Novel 2011-01-30T03:00:14.557Z The friction of rest or quiescence, "statical friction," is greater than that of motion, or "kinetic friction." Friction, Lubrication and the Lubricants in Horology 2011-01-20T03:00:07.073Z Mrs. Sutton, that simple heart, devoted herself to the attainment of absolute quiescence. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z Every limb was at rest, every nerve seemed lulled into quiescence. The Golden Web 2011-01-15T03:00:38.007Z It was as though he had partaken of the eucharist of suffering and from the bitter sacrament had come quiescence. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z A world of completed happiness might well be a world of quiescence, of stagnation, of automatism, of blankness; the dynamics of evolution would have no place in it. Through Nature to God 2010-12-24T03:00:36.410Z Your quiescence for just three days had to be obtained at any cost. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z After decades of quiescence, Louisianians are suddenly appearing at oil and gas protests. Under Mandate to Get Results, Minerals Service Led Way Into Deep Water 2010-08-07T22:55:00Z So what if the ever-vigilant and paternalistic government exacts a heavy price for social order and individual quiescence? Strangers at Home 2010-07-16T23:30:00Z It is a region of quiescence or of faulting, but not of folding. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" Then followed a period of quiescence of fourteen days, and then another of seven days, after which he fell into his former diurnal habits. Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician Abruptly, out of nothing obvious, the feeling rose and mastered him: and, after its quiescence—its absence—for so long an interval, this revival without hint or warning of any kind was disconcerting. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath The quiescence alluded to is in part due, I think, to sheer weariness. Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude During that period of quiescence, certain minor and personal elements affecting the future passed from a nebulous stage to a state of quasi-acceptance. The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 His touch tickled her senses to quiescence if not to satisfaction. A Bed of Roses There are such men in all public offices,—not the less respected because of the quiescence of their lives. Ayala's Angel He was under no illusion as to the apparent complaisance with which his rebellion had been accepted, and as to Nugent's quiescence in the matter of Levison's murder. A Traitor's Wooing But in relation to the quiescence of the clouds for an hour, and the entire absence of ascending currents, he could not be mistaken. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes The waters, after they had been thus agitated, deposited their sedimentary matter during intervals of quiescence, and hence the various stony and earthy strata. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The cryptic quiescence of death hung over the unpainted pine bedchamber and chilled their skin like damp in a cave seeps through clothing. Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole In this era of noise and tear the splendid quiescence of great sculpture should provoke every creative mind. Carnival How can a man full of Pilsener beer reach that keen-set state of quiescence needful for ordering his dinner liquor? From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel His intention was to leave the country which had brought him nothing better than an irremovable curse, the curse of a mind roused to feeling again after many years of cold, philosophical quiescence. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance There matters continued in that ominous state of quiescence, that significant and portentous calm, that precedes the bursting of the storm. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative Agree to what I propose—which is simple quiescence for the present—and you shall go back to Moreau's, and the allowance for the children shall be continued. Anne She knew the primitive emotion of joy in absolute quiescence, the relief of Daphne avoiding responsibility. Carnival Let us suppose it in a state of quiescence; and now let us endeavor to conceive a mechanical force sufficient to set it in motion! Eureka: A Prose Poem The Rector's solemn tones awed Sabina into momentary quiescence, and reached even the dying woman's dulled ears. A Life Sentence A Novel Thirdly, as long as the present theories of mechanics prevail, this constitutes one of Herr Duehring's most reliable props, we cannot indicate how anything passes from a state of quiescence to one of motion. Landmarks of Scientific Socialism "Anti-Duehring" He was content to let life lie in blissful quiescence, to be still, and keep his eyes closed to the world, and his ears deaf to its cries. Prisoners of Conscience Their large quiescence and their habit of looming unexpectedly round corners shed a cloud upon the sunniest moment. Carnival A violent paroxysmal outbreak may be succeeded by centuries of quiescence, or by a number of ordinary eruptions; or, again, several paroxysmal outbreaks may occur in succession. Etna A History of the Mountain and of its Eruptions Nature has her wiles, and persuades man, obstinately opposed though he be to progress and change; Nature progresses continually and changes unremittingly, but with so even and unnoticeable movement that men perceive only quiescence. Sketch of a New Esthetic of Music A body for example may be upon the ground in mechanical quiescence, in mechanical rest. Landmarks of Scientific Socialism "Anti-Duehring" And Ralph resorted to signs, while Nick alternated his attention between his idolatrous, silent worship of the lovely woman and clubbing his dogs into quiescence. In the Brooding Wild The earth appeared bowed in humiliation, hushed in prayer as for the unfortunate one, while up and down the trail, basking in world-old light, lay dust of centuries, smug and contented in its quiescence. Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance National progress is the sum of individual progress; national immobility the result of individual quiescence. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition My personal fear gradually subsided as I watched this remorseful quiescence which had come upon him. The Homicidal Diary All quiescence, all rest, is only significant in relation to this or that given form of motion. Landmarks of Scientific Socialism "Anti-Duehring" Perfect health supposes not a state of mere 331 quiescence, but of positive enjoyment in living. Household Papers and Stories The Baltimore American, no doubt in some trepidation for the quiescence of that city, gets up a most glowing account of “Meade’s victory”—if it should, indeed, in the sequel, prove to have been one. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital The first impulse of flight was succeeded, in the elder brother’s bosom, by the empty quiescence of despair. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) He shadows forth this system of some dim cycle in human affairs as a conception in which his own mind finds quiescence if not rest. The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe These, I think, were her two chief pleasures, beyond that of mere quiescence. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI They who were not concerned in the special case, the adjustment that is of Mr. Morris's rent, accepted his murder with perfect quiescence, as did those who were aggrieved. The Landleaguers But the judge gave Ollie to understand, in spite of his quiescence while he searched for the heir, that the courts must settle the question. The Bondboy Again, after years of peace that had promised quiescence on these mooted points! Carmen Ariza From the moment they had fallen upon Mrs. Ford, she had felt a certain quiescence. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 We shall perceive in this quiescence and obscurity only another cause of regret and another incitement to exertion. The Claims of Labour an essay on the duties of the employers to the employed Our very joy is mockery of mirth, And our quiescence agony of strife: If dreams are naught but dreams, what is our real life? Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 4 October 1848 Since that reference to the "stumbling blocks" had reached her husband, and since those fears with which Mr. Greenwood had filled her, she had been awed into quiescence. Marion Fay Will it not return also after this still more prolonged quiescence and rigidity? Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I The Marchioness evidently thought that the future stability of the family depended on Mary's quiescence and capability for drinking beer. Is He Popenjoy? And the rubbing out of the children’s small clothes, and his own somewhat tattered garments, became a sort of soothing drug which quieted his troubled mind, and lulled his nerves into a temporary quiescence. The Twins of Suffering Creek German diplomacy has often misread foreign political situations, mistaken the trend of national opinion and sentiment and failed to achieve ends which might by dint of mere patience and quiescence have been readily accomplished. England and Germany Its liquid fires were waveless now, oily, yet there was something horrible, too, about its smooth quiescence. Pirates of the Gorm It moves spasmodically and after long periods of quiescence and usually under some stress of excitement, which prevents deliberation and therefore effectiveness. Morals in Trade and Commerce As there had been quiescence before, now there was action. A Breath of Prairie and other stories But this drove her to a wild outburst in startling contrast to her former quiescence. Louisiana Lou A Western Story His intoxication, moreover, was unfortunately not of that sort which was likely to end in quiescence and incapability. The Macdermots of Ballycloran Carried caressingly in the hollow of his left arm, the Boy held a brown burlap bag, which wriggled violently at times and had to be soothed into quiescence. The Backwoodsmen Instead of sameness, he found variety; instead of uniformity of distance, limitless and utterly limitless fields and boundless distances; instead of rest and quiescence, motion and activity; instead of stagnation, life. Pioneers of Science True, it might be only the quiescence of despair, but at least she veiled it decently under a show of Spartan cheerfulness. Not Like Other Girls The mere notoriety that so powerful a flotilla accompanied the movement was protection greater, perhaps, than the force itself; for it would impose quiescence even upon a more active enemy. Lessons of the war with Spain and other articles Love that normally should go out to an adult, is through some real or supposed necessity suppressed until it finally seeks quiescence through discharge upon a child or pet animal. A Preliminary Study of the Emotion of Love between the Sexes Unlike Mildred, she had up till now been without any consciousness of things that had occurred during her quiescence, and she had now no vision; only a strong impression that something terrible had befallen Ian. The Invader A Novel It also started that volcano into activity again after ages of quiescence.” Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure Our national life has been a daily succession of victories since we fought for and won real peace and overcame the slavish notion that mere indolent quiescence could ever give security. The Message Torpid and prone, I lay there numbed into absolute quiescence. Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation Consists in a quiescence or torpor of the mucous or salivary glands, and precedes their inverted motions, described in nausea humida, Class I. 3. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life Then say the vital current resumes its old course; we regain our memories, our old faculties, while the newly developed ones sink again into quiescence. The Invader A Novel The cold-blooded brutality of that quiescence made Stratton furious, but it also brought home more effectually than ever the nature of the men he had to deal with. Shoe-Bar Stratton Mr. Rose had found a camp-chair in the shadow of a wall, and sat watching the race in grim quiescence. From the Car Behind But quiescence rather than character is the thing emphasized. India's Problem, Krishna or Christ In the former case there is an accumulation of sensorial power during the quiescence of the muscles now brought into action; which probably constitutes the pain or wearisomeness of a continued attitude. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life So when all is known, the stimulus for action ceases; when all is known there is quiescence, nothingness. The Wonder We can not always secure the impressible condition by producing the quiescence of the large brain. The Faith Doctor A Story of New York There was a certain dignity of utter quiescence in his pose that comprehended neither defiance nor submission, but a strange, aloof patience. From the Car Behind His portraits are quiescence itself—portraits of men and women standing in the fulness of beauty and strength to be painted by Titian. Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 As these membranes are extensive, and more easily fall into quiescence, either by sympathy, or when they are primarily affected, this disease becomes very afflicting, and of great pertinacity. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life He spat again with gloomy quiescence into the bottom of the boat. Privy Seal His Last Venture The other reason why I did not regret the Pirate's quiescence was because of the opportunity afforded me of cementing the friendship which had grown up between myself and the detective. The Motor Pirate Fenwick's character had hitherto been too strong for him, and he had been forced into parochial quiescence and religious amity almost in spite of his conscience. The Vicar of Bullhampton He is returned from his unprofitable travel, and you seem to be in that state of sensitive quiescence, to feel with him the pleasures of home. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 As these medicines prevent torpor or quiescence of parts of the system, as cold hands or feet, which perpetually happen to weak constitutions, the subsequent increase of irritability of these parts is likewise prevented. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life The quiescence of the Government excited remonstrance even from advanced Radicals like Mr. Leonard Courtney. The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 That courtly gentleman was dispatched to Italy to charm the Italian Nation into quiescence. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 This is the tough, hardy, working temperament, excessively fond of exercise and activity, and a great aversion to muscular quiescence and inactivity, and consequently averse to books and close literary pursuits. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources But he had been useful as a great oil-jar, from whence oil for the quiescence of troubled waters might ever and anon be forthcoming. The Bertrams The quick anhelation, and palpitation of the heart, of those, who are immersed in cold water, depends on the quiescence of the external absorbent vessels and capillaries. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life This quiescence was due to confidence, that the advantages possessed by Great Britain would enable her to overcome all handicaps. Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 Volume 1 But the mean pleasures to be found at the Cross satisfied his nature, and stopped him midway to that soothing beauty of the woods and streams which might have brought healing and a wise quiescence. The House with the Green Shutters That was one of her agonies; she to whom all things had mattered, the much occupied, the ruler, the indefatigable administrator—she was forced into lethargic quiescence. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg Was there nothing that he could do which would produce for him, if not gratification, then at least quiescence? The Bertrams In the same manner as sickness of the stomach is a quiescence of that organ preceding the action of vomiting, as explained in Sect. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life There was a stillness about his person, a quality of resignation and quiescence that was almost statuesque. The Secret Witness Man believes in immortality and yet seems to contemplate it as a state of stagnation and quiescence. The Mystery of a Turkish Bath Lastly, encouraged by the animal’s quiescence, a strong stimulative ball was thrust beyond the tongue and seen to pass down the throat. The Peril Finders That quiescence possesses neither of the features which together constitute an act an offering of genuine obedience. The Ordinance of Covenanting Sickness of stomach is produced by the quiescence or inactivity of that organ, as is explained in Sect. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life In appearance the crater differed little, I presume, from others in a state of quiescence. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life Their bright eyes were alluring, their quiescence was encouraging. When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood The interval between July 18th, 1881, when the last shock of that year was felt, and July 28th, 1883, was one of almost complete quiescence. A Study of Recent Earthquakes Bodies are distinguished from each other by degrees of motion and quiescence, not with regard to substance. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics Since he is comprehended by no one, and is invisible, eternal, and unbegotten, he was in silence and profound quiescence in the boundless ages. A Source Book for Ancient Church History A companion like Miss Martin makes a most excellent foil to solitude, and after she had departed, Lady Gore lay for a while in a state of pleasant quiescence. The Arbiter A Novel The various curves of work are to be found below the line of quiescence, in state of disorder. Spontaneous Activity in Education The Revolution lay in a deep slumber that many persons excusably took for the quiescence of extinction. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3) Essay 4: Joseph de Maistre Now came another period of quiescence in the war, but a period radically different in temper from the first. Greener Than You Think They only ask to remain in eternal and bovine quiescence. The New World of Islam The Vicar and his wife left about ten; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred retired early; the various agitations that had shaken the old silver-haired dame gave place to a quiescence that was in a measure hopeful. The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols During this progression the diagram of work tends to become straight, and parallel to the line of quiescence. Spontaneous Activity in Education A great deal of the goodness upon which we all pride ourselves, is only the quiescence of bad propensities in the absence of temptation and trial. Caleb in the Country But perhaps his very quiescence inclined her to look upon him with a grain of sympathy or compassion, for her tones were now grave. Under the Rose Who could doubt that the cowardly farmers whom Sandwich derided, and their leaders, the voluble lawyers whom Sandwich despised, would be cowed now into quiescence, only thankful that things were no worse? A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III But, though they be kept in the most complete intellectual quiescence, the condition of these unfortunates is scarcely improved. The Education of American Girls The diagram is made up of curves that fall upon the line of quiescence; unity of curve is lacking, hence unity of effort. Spontaneous Activity in Education Mrs. Orme," she said, speaking with a singular quiescence of tone after the violence of her last words, "it seems to me that I care more for his soul than for my own. Orley Farm Mary asked, when she had soothed Parker to quiescence. The Ffolliots of Redmarley At first sight it would seem that after a week or ten days of fifty-below-zero weather, for instance, all water everywhere would be frozen into quiescence for the rest of the winter. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska Perfect health supposes not a state of mere quiescence, but of positive enjoyment in living. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 Taking the line of quiescence as a level of development, it follows that the level has become higher. Spontaneous Activity in Education It will generally be found that the equivalent resistance of the tube will be largely increased by this period of quiescence. On Laboratory Arts What is it internecine that is locked, By very fierceness into a quiescence Within the rage? New Poems Through the thick windshield Jan saw all the ground about him buckle and heave for a second or two before it settled to rugged quiescence again. Wind Fourth, we can take the will entirely out of a muscle and allow its complete quiescence. How to Add Ten Years to your Life and to Double Its Satisfactions In a superior stage, the line of work tends to become straight, parallel to the line of quiescence. Spontaneous Activity in Education When she took me aside and told me that she had changed her mind, it was her quiescence and indifference that disturbed me most. Kept in the Dark But is it a time of mere waiting, and of unemployed quiescence? The Life of the Waiting Soul in the Intermediate State Then, in unison, both earthquake and wind died to absolute quiescence. Wind The state of quiescence culminated at the dinner-table, for there the silence was total! Personal Reminiscences in Book Making and Some Short Stories Often had I seen it in model, and in quiescence in its boat-house—ponderous and ungainly; but now I saw it, for the first time, endued with life. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships Often had he seen it in model and in quiescence in its boat-house, ponderous and almost ungainly; but now he saw it for the first time in action, as if endued with life. The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands Then, as the truth gradually forced itself into her brain, she subsided into a tearless, expressionless, state of quiescence that seemed to indicate a mind unhinged. Blue Lights Hot Work in the Soudan A deep stillness pervaded nature, which tended to produce a corresponding quiescence in the mind, and to fill it with those indescribably solemn feelings that frequently arise before a thunderstorm. The Young Fur Traders They were all silent, for the hour and the slumbering elements induced quiescence. The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America The old gentleman had barely reduced himself to quiescence, and the demon had only just begun to snore, when a cloud, no bigger than a man’s body, arose on the horizon. The Red Man's Revenge A Tale of The Red River Flood When at last Owen roused the girl, who had sobbed herself into quiescence in his arms, the room was nearly dark. The Making of a Soul “A tierra!” she continues to scold, giving each a sharp cut that at once reduces them to quiescence, causing them to cower at her feet. The Lone Ranche This appeal had the effect of reducing the volatile Horace to a state of quiescence, and inducing him to come and share the shade with his companions. Reginald Cruden A Tale of City Life A state of perfect quiescence might have aroused suspicion; the noise I made completely lulled theirs to sleep. The Monctons: A Novel, Volume I Provided that suitably "substantial guarantees" of a reasonable quiescence on the part of this Imperial Power are had, there need be no increase of the American armament. An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation The Sh�'ahs consider it wrong to attribute to God movement, quiescence, &c, for these imply the possession of a body. The Faith of Islam At the very âge dangereuse, when a woman should be accomplishing her own fulfillment into maturity and rich quiescence, she turns rabidly to seek a new lover. Fantasia of the Unconscious The majority of other infectious diseases leave their victim after a time; this makes its home within the body and may manifest its malignity after almost a lifetime of quiescence. An Ethical Problem Or, Sidelights upon Scientific Experimentation on Man and Animals Sampei's tone was so abrupt and harsh to startle the child into quiescence. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 To induce hypnotism, I begin by friendly conversation to place my patient in a condition of absolute calmness and quiescence. Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism How to Hypnotize: Being an Exhaustive and Practical System of Method, Application, and Use Often even with the clear history of foreign-body aspiration, both patient and physician are deluded by a relatively long period of quiescence in which no symptoms are apparent. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery As the self falls back into quiescence, it draws itself from the brain, from the great nerve-centers, into the blood, where at last it will sleep. Fantasia of the Unconscious Also occasionally our own sense-perception in moments when thought-activity has been lulled to quiescence is not far off the attainment of this ideal limit. The Concept of Nature The Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919 Was it the quiescence of defeat and despair—that level brooding over the ocean which had been to her, first and last, a cradle and roadway for her far, adventurious pilgrimages? The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story This spiritual quiescence, numbing her from a realisation of her purpose, held until she disappeared into the huge archway of the tower and began to ascend the narrow stairs. The Mayor of Warwick But the feeling most predominant in the House was one almost of dismay at the man's quiescence. Phineas Redux The dynamic relation between parent and child may fairly easily fall into quiescence, a static condition. Fantasia of the Unconscious But he expected and formulated nothing,—he was more or less in a state of quiescence, awaiting adventures without either hope or fear. The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches You believe only in motion, Mr. Finn;—and not at all in quiescence. Phineas Finn The Irish Member Just imagine if some power stronger than himself were to compel this ever restless monarch to quiescence! The Schemes of the Kaiser Always, until now, she had felt the conviction that Baroudi had some plan in connection with her, and that quiescence on her part was necessary to its ultimate fulfilment. Bella Donna A Novel After a brief interval of quiescence he starts again. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 21, 1920 It had, as diseases often have, its periods of such utter quiescence that it seemed as if it had entirely disappeared. By the Light of the Soul A Novel Her feelings toward Thorne had undergone no change, but, after the long struggle, there had come to her a quiescence that was almost peace. Princess But the bacilli have no more settled down into their final quiescence than have men; like ourselves, they are adapting themselves to new conditions and acquiring new powers. Certain Personal Matters Some geysers appear as quiet springs, as for instance the Grand Geyser during its period of quiescence. Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills No sensible person should be deceived by the quiescence of the last twelve abnormal months. Essays in Liberalism Being the Lectures and Papers Which Were Delivered at the Liberal Summer School at Oxford, 1922 Their favorite notion of a Supreme Being is that of one who reposes in himself, in a dream of absolute quiescence. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics For a moment Pocahontas lay quietly in his arms, lulled into quiescence. Princess She had the calm quiescence of a Spanish woman. The Ghost A Modern Fantasy He was emboldened by her quiescence to resume his chair at her side. A Comedy of Masks A Novel Edward's return to England in 1274 was quickly followed by the dismissal of Walter of Merton, the chancellor of the years of quiescence. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) There was an intense quiescence in his whole presence. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Her strength and appetite declined, and her interest in life deserted her, leaving a hopeless quiescence that was inexpressibly pitiful. Princess Between the world periods there are pauses of quiescence and at the end of these Śiva evolves the universe and souls. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 On the wide, restless globe there is perhaps no village of three streets, no settlement that has been made by man, so utterly the cradle of quiescence. The Voice of the People All the forced quiescence of her manner had changed to fire. What Necessity Knows Before him, in hue and quiescence was a statue in stone—in all other respects, a human being. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Say this to yourself sternly, and shame your self-consciousness into quiescence. The Art of Public Speaking Except in the case of those who attain emancipation, its existence and transmigration last for a whole world-period at the end of which come quiescence and equilibrium. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 When it is in this state, the apparatus with which it fills the float remains behind the peduncle in a state of perfect quiescence. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 We shall march prospering,—not thro' his presence; Songs may inspirit us,—not from his lyre; Deeds will be done,—while he boasts his quiescence, Still bidding crouch whom the rest bade aspire. English Satires Besides, the enforced quiescence and the attention that had to be given to such work, the small stitches which had to be looked to one by one, exasperated her. His Masterpiece If the exertion of the voluntary motions has been still more energetic, the quiescence, which succeeds, is so complete, that they cannot again be excited into action by the efforts of the will. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life While he was in bed she was happy in a purely negative way; very soon happiness came to mean to her the state of quiescence when he was not drunk. Captivity The growth is often intermittent, periods of great activity of growth alternating with periods of quiescence. Disease and Its Causes The Yogi endeavours to bring them into quiescence by diverting them from those objects and directing them inwards. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 She could no longer bear the torture of make-believe quiescence. The Stowmarket Mystery Or, A Legacy of Hate Other causes of quiescence, as hunger, bad air, fear, anxiety. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life The moments of quiescence yielded to a spasmodic violence. The Man in the Twilight He flung his head back, and with tense face, eyes closed, nostrils quivering and dilated, he simulated the quiescence of all the senses save one and the concentration of his whole being upon that one. A Daughter of the Snows When the Yogi has learnt to assume a permanent posture, he accustoms himself to regulate the acts of inspiration and expiration so as to prolong the period of quiescence between the two. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 But for the part played by Serpa Pinto in the Zambesi basin, the rôle of Portugal has been one of quiescence. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) The great weakness and inability to voluntary motions, with the insensibility of the extremities, are owing to the general quiescence of the whole moving system; or, perhaps, simply to the deficient production of sensorial power. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life He waited for the obedience he demanded, and waiting he realised by the quiescence of the man beside him that all danger had passed. The Man in the Twilight The spirituality of this child is of a different temper,—the submissive "lamblike" temper which is fulfilled in quiescence and disturbed by thought. Robert Browning The triumph came at last; and from 1768 onwards the Commons never wholly relapsed into their former quiescence. Handbook of Home Rule Being articles on the Irish question He remains to condemn his own quiescence in what was perhaps not inevitable; in what proved no more for her happiness than for his. A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) If all these symptoms are further increased, the quiescence of all the muscles, including the heart and arteries, becomes complete, and death ensues. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life Louis had hoped to avoid any use of arms and to coerce his rebellious nobles into quiescence by other methods. Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 But the early autumn brought an event which abruptly shattered his quiescence, and called forth, presently, the most intimately personal poem of his later years. Robert Browning After collapse came quiescence, and, after a long quiescence, revival. Nightfall It was the voice of the man who was on watch round the band of cattle, and he was endeavoring to lull them into quiescence. The Story of the Foss River Ranch A Tale of the Northwest To the greatest degree of quiescence apply the least stimulus. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life The quiescence of the delegates is the more surprising, as, at the first meeting of the sub-committee, General de Gundel, in the plainest language, foreshadowed what was aimed at by the clause. Letters to "The Times" upon War and Neutrality (1881-1920) All were in quiescence, but the wind rattled against the sounding-shutters, stormed through the cage of timbers, howled along the spiral stair, and was caught and held whining in the bell vases. Là-bas Question couldn't possibly extend over two minutes; two minutes, nothing: with the Windbag full, bursting after compulsory quiescence since Parliament opened. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, April 25, 1891 As Lablache was hoisted from the buckboard and set upon his feet, and the gag was removed from his mouth, the first thing he noticed was the absolute quiescence of the place. The Story of the Foss River Ranch A Tale of the Northwest So in fainting fits, or syncope, there is a temporary deficiency of sensorial exertion, and a consequent quiescence of a great part of the system. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life A circle of quiescence and solitude such as that which might ring a saint or a hermit rings this majestic and profound humourist. Varied Types No portion of matter is ever in a state of perfect quiescence; but the component parts of every thing are at all times "influenced by different, active principles, tending to produce change." English Grammar in Familiar Lectures But diplomatic and public quiescence was disturbed when the United States war vessel Kearsarge, while in port at Queenstown, November, 1863, took on board fifteen Irishmen and sailed away with them. Great Britain and the American Civil War But for the most part she remained in that state of awful quiescence, the inertia of one about whom the toils of a pitiless Fate were closely woven. The Lamp in the Desert If the deficiency of the stimulus of heat is very great, the quiescence becomes so general as to extinguish life, as in those who are frozen to death. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life Silence, quiescence, brought the disclosure earlier than he had feared. The Frontiersmen Paris was gradually detaching itself from amidst the smoke, spreading out more broadly with its snowy expanses the frigid cloak which held it in death-like quiescence. A Love Episode The members of this group are of some interest psychologically, although from the comparative quiescence of their sexual emotions they have received little attention. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 Sexual Inversion To those threatened with consumption, the island may be supposed to offer some advantages in the equability of the temperature, and the comparative quiescence of the lungs from reduced necessity for respiratory effort. Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 Hence from a small beginning a greater and greater degree of quiescence may be induced, till a complete fever-fit is formed; and which will continue to recur at the periods by which it was produced. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life She went with him with a breathless sense of high adventure, skimming the ice in time with his rhythmic movements, mesmerized into an enchanted quiescence. Greatheart Heavens! could all those things be true? she asked, as she lay back in her easy-chair, numbed by her enforced quiescence, and gazing on Paris, shrouded and mysterious, beneath the golden sun. A Love Episode I was for the moment vaguely awed by her very quiescence, and gazed wondering, doubting, bewildered. Across China on Foot It is difficult to conceive that their quiescence under a stranger was entirely ascribable to the fact, that the rule of the Malabars, although adverse to Buddhism, was characterised by justice and impartiality. Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 If the degree of quiescence occasioned by defect of the stimulus of heat be very great, it will recur a second time by a slighter cause, than that which first induced it. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life Another five minutes were consumed in returning him to quiescence. Scattergood Baines From the parched grass-land and the thickets of chaparral, pungent scents arose—the ardent odors that the woods of foot-hill California exhale in the hot, breathless quiescence of summer afternoons. The California Birthday Book The calm and silent regularity of it had become part of her, deepening her original quiescence, and setting its seal upon her inmost spirit. Tales of the Five Towns The higher part of love may and often does survive in such cases, and the passionate impulses may surge up after long quiescence as fierce and dangerous as ever. Don Orsino XXXI.; for in other constitutions the capability of forming a habit ceases, before the new cause of quiescence is again applied, if that does not occur sooner than in seventy-two hours. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life Antonyms: inactivity, passiveness, quiescence. actor, n. doer, participant, performer; comedian; tragedian; thespian; impersonator, personator, mime, mimic; pantomimist; barnstormer; hamfatter; supernumerary. actress, n. tragedienne; comedienne; ingenue, soubrette, understudy; star. actual, a. real, veritable. Putnam's Word Book No; he is invigorated and inspirited by his leader, in order that he may exert himself; for he cannot proceed in quiescence, he cannot be carried like a dead weight. Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations Quiet he remained, as long as quiescence is possible to limbs young as his. The Were-Wolf It sat throned in quiescence, and that was enough. The Philanderers Hence there can be no wonder, that the diminution of distention should frequently induce the quiescence, which constitutes the beginning of fever-fits. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life This quiescence had a disconcerting effect, contradicting her voice. The Price of Love For a while the people in both sections received with content this reaction of quiescence. Abraham Lincoln, Volume I Did I lap myself in the long-desired repose in thankful quiescence of spirit? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 64, February, 1863 Now there is nothing just like this in Balzac, We hear in it a new note, the latter-day note of quiescence, and despair. Masters of the English Novel A Study of Principles and Personalities The defect of the momentum of the particles of the circulating blood is another cause of the quiescence, with which the cold fits of fever commence. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life His remorse for the telephone-trick which he had practised on Rose Euclid burst forth again after a long period of quiescence simulating death, and acutely troubled him.... The Regent These Northern African nations have been subjected to Arab and Moorish influence, and they make it plain that great movements have taken place in regions which are generally supposed to be sunk in savage quiescence. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 65, March, 1863 The human face and figure, the rich and varied landscape, the animal and vegetable world, may with sufficient propriety be delineated at rest, but quiescence forms no feature here. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 583, December 29, 1832 From the other side of the corridor sounded poor little Mrs. Titherage's hacking cough, increasing to a convulsive struggle before, the fit at last passing off, it sunk into temporary quiescence. Deadham Hard When the spirit of animation is thus exhausted by useless exertions, the organ becomes torpid or unexcitable into action, and a second fit of quiescence succeeds that of abundant activity. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life Then, shaking off the quiescence of mind which his brooding had engendered, he applied his faculties to the consideration of a situation which at first sight seemed fantastic as a nightmare. The Moon Rock Under the terrific action and still more terrific quiescence of this picture lay the sick man, propped high on a couch and wrapped to the chest in a Navajo blanket. The Night Horseman Then, with the quiescence of complete exhaustion, he suffered Burke's ministrations in utter silence. The Top of the World There are understandings that expand, not imperceptibly hour by hour, but as certain flowers do, by little explosive ruptures, with periods of quiescence between. The Grandissimes During this second fit of quiescence the sensorial power becomes again accumulated, and another fit of exertion follows in train. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life He certainly owed much to his younger son, and was willing to pay it by quiescence. Mr. Scarborough's Family A barnacle is another example of degeneration through quiescence. Composition-Rhetoric It cleanses the atmosphere, and sweeps away the poisonous miasmata, which have been engendered during a period of quiescence, and which must, if not removed, prove prejudicial to human life. Religion in Earnest A Memorial of Mrs. Mary Lyth, of York He defeated the Danes again and again, reducing even those inveterate disturbers of the peace to a forced quiescence; entered Dublin, and remained there some time, taking, say the annalists, "hostages and treasure." The Story of Ireland But these partial quiescences of sensorial power are also sometimes attended with other partial quiescences, which sympathize with them, as cold and pale extremities from hunger. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life There may be before it an active and eventful career, or it may fall back into disuse and quiescence. Occasional Papers Selected from the Guardian, the Times, and the Saturday Review, 1846-1890 If only I could keep from struggling against it, and not disturb this state of quiescence. Without Dogma It was said that in Mr. Crinkett's mansion every sleeper would wake from his sleep as soon as the engine was stopped, disturbed by the unwonted quiescence. John Caldigate Years ago a papal Primate Built a hospice here, Which, from its delightful climate, Mild throughout the year, Soon became for convalescence A renowned retreat, Where pure air and strict quiescence Made all cures complete. Poems There is indeed a greater accumulation occurs in the organ of vision after its quiescence, because it is subject to more constant stimulus. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life It has already been remarked that the term "leisure", as here used, does not connote indolence or quiescence. Theory of the Leisure Class I deluded myself as to my state of quiescence. Without Dogma If Edgar Linton meets me, I shall not hesitate to knock him down, and give him enough to insure his quiescence while I stay. Wuthering Heights But it was a good place to do work in, for all its quiescence. Tono Bungay Which by inducing a quiescence on those glandular parts, that are affected, prevents a greater quantity of blood from being protruded forwards, than the veins are capable of absorbing. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life His quiescence was quite admirable; his discretion certainly more than human. The Warden Strange fact! religion, which perishes through progress, perishes also through quiescence. System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery These, I think, were her two chief pleasures, beyond that of mere quiescence. Merry Men There was a certain idyllic quiescence about him, a child-like directness and simplicity, and a total absence of "push," which were startlingly at variance with the spirit of American life. Tales from Two Hemispheres We now step forwards to consider the other symptoms in consequence of the quiescence which begins the fits of fever. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life But the doubts were there now, one moment lulled to quiescence, the next more torturingly alert. The Reef Love at its highest is not yet known to us, but the passionate eyes of the Duchess tell us it will not be a life of quiescence. An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry The social condition of Russia is like a tideless sea, whose sullen quiescence is broken from time to time by terrific storms which spend themselves in unavailing fury. The Forged Coupon Sister Soulsby, lying in sleepy quiescence, heard vague sounds of voices at the front door, and did not feel interested enough to lift her head and listen. The Damnation of Theron Ware From the quiescence of the absorbent system arises the great thirst, as less moisture is absorbed from the atmosphere. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life A period of quiescence then followed, lasting until, we will say, 1865. "'Tis Sixty Years Since" Address of Charles Francis Adams; Founders' Day, January 16, 1913 Every man can be elevated to a higher plane by quiescence of the will; and thus may become a prophet. Philothea A Grecian Romance Inwardly mutinous, he had to school himself to quiescence; lacking the confidence which Rutton so steadfastly refused him, he was impotent. The Bronze Bell In these eight weeks a quiescence that was like a hand to the reverberating parchment of a drum had come over her. Star-Dust From the quiescence of the intestinal canal a loss of appetite and flatulencies proceed. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life Circumstances, too, must have had their share in determining his quiescence. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate There was something in her temporary quiescence and helplessness that touched him; and it was clear to him that in these last few months she had aged considerably. The Coryston Family A Novel Starting from quiescence to action, M. Paul came striding erect and quick down the garden. Villette Out of this quiescence, however, a pang from the past one morning suddenly waked him, and almost without consciousness of a volition, he found himself at the soutar's door. Salted with Fire Then would such a quiescence pervade Hester's spirit, such a sweet spiritual sleep creep over her, that nothing seemed required of her but to live; mere existence was conscious well-being. Weighed and Wanting Slavery seems to be ironically regarded as a compromise between activity and quiescence. The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 2 The rich province of Macedonia fell to him by lot, but he made it over to his colleague Antony, thus purchasing, if not Antony's co-operation, at any rate his quiescence, in regard to Catiline. The Life of Cicero Volume One So the impulse would pass away, and he would relapse into his former quiescence. Adela Cathcart, Volume 3 She, too, seemed to come out of the old England, ruddy, strong, with a certain crude, passionate quiescence and a hawthorn robustness. England, My England There was a certain quiescence about Clare, ill to describe, impossible to explain, but not the less manifest. A Rough Shaking The appearance of noticeable quiescence does not necessarily indicate diminished initiative. The Dancing Mouse A Study in Animal Behavior In the girl, quiescence was the natural outcome of womanly reserve; in the Boy, it would have been mere affectation. The Heavenly Twins There was coming to him a sharpness of perception which affected the quiescence of his enjoyment. The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man Dr. Tyndall showed that where there is quiescence in the air the tendency of his sterilized infusions to produce organisms was increased. Scientific American Supplement, No. 358, November 11, 1882 This state of quiescence, this objectless, dreamless torpor, this transition du lit a la table, de la table au lit,—what more dreary and monotonous existence can you devise? The Pilgrims of the Rhine For the period of quiescence as to production, which followed the initiation of more orderly study, was, after all, but of short duration, and the return tide of musical utterance was stronger than ever. Mary Marston The Tenor's habitual quiescence seemed to have deserted him. The Heavenly Twins The One awakens out of quiescence as we come forth, and knows itself in us; as we return we enter it in gladness, knowing ourselves. Imaginations and Reveries The quiescence of the volcano is no sign of its extinction. Expositions of Holy Scripture Psalms The daylight brought quiescence to the fasting man, and he sank back, blinking his hollow eyes at his shadow beside him. The Way of an Indian The quiescence of manner attained by English gentlemen, which frequently approaches inanity, is seldom to be met with in America. The Englishwoman in America His attitude expressed nothing but extreme quiescence, yet Angelica felt reproved. The Heavenly Twins The purely physical craving to take this man and crush him into eternal quiescence had given place to a more terrible mental desire to punish. The Fighting Chance But now there had come with the quiescence of fatigue a sort of thankful wonder that he had spoken—a contemplation of his life as a journey which had come at last to this bourne. Daniel Deronda There was, however, a further reason for this quiescence. The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1 It sounds dry enough, but, as the debate was turned into an extremely interesting religious discussion, it was well worth hearing, and the crowded galleries remained in a state of quiescence. The Englishwoman in America His complete quiescence confirmed me in the assurance that he thought so himself. Chantry House He watched the float oscillating gently towards quiescence. The History of Mr. Polly Activity of the organs of action is the proper thing in the case of works enjoined; quiescence in the case of works not enjoined and such as have no definite purpose. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 The lull which followed the battle of Ypres was not entirely due to the winter season or to the Flanders mud, for both sides had other reasons for quiescence in the West. A Short History of the Great War It is true that there were complaints of cold, and heavy sighs, but no blame was imputed to any one, and the quiescence of my companions made me quite ashamed of my English impatience. The Englishwoman in America In the enforced quiescence, and under the excitements of pain and fever, Malcolm first became aware how much the idea of Lady Florimel had at length possessed him. Malcolm Should a state of quiescence prove incompatible with the maintenance of their hold on their flocks, analogy led me to anticipate that the Established Church would, in all probability, become an object of attack. Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin Once again he got hold of her hand; and she let it remain in his grasp; but her quiescence did not mean yielding, and he knew it. At Love's Cost There were thus compensations for the Germans if they could merely hold what they had taken from other people; and the Entente on its side had its reasons for quiescence. A Short History of the Great War There succeeded an era of exhaustion, of quiescence, of reflection. Byron You must study them when they have withdrawn from the throng of their fellows into the quiescence of their natural selves. The Century Vocabulary Builder But this rest itself is an intense form of activity where utter quiescence and unceasing energy meet at the same point in love. Sadhana : the realisation of life Almost without exception the North Polar winter has been recorded as a period of quiescence, but in the Antarctic the wind blew with monotonous persistency, and calm days were very few and far between. The Voyages of Captain Scott : Retold from the Voyage of the Discovery and Scott's Last Expedition It helped to discourage Italy from taking an active part in the coming offensive against Bulgaria, but political motives were the principal reason for quiescence. A Short History of the Great War Complete quiescence marked the deportment of Mr Fisher during these days. The Little Nugget In the South Seas, if you live the South Sea life, the intellect soon lapses into quiescence. Letters from America For a long time Pelée continued to send up an immense column of white vapor; but there were no more showers of ashes; and the mountain gradually settled down to its present state of quiescence. Two Years in the French West Indies A deep stillness pervaded Nature, which tended to produce a corresponding quiescence in the mind, and to fill it with those indescribably solemn feelings that frequently arise before a thunderstorm. The Young Fur Traders She had certainly escaped the full tumult of the entire household, but Bessie observed that she suspected that it might have been preferred to the general quiescence. The Two Sides of the Shield Meanwhile the year of quiescence was put to a good purpose in strengthening the hold which Mr. Grau had resolved to obtain on opera in London as well as New York. Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time This is an old bushranger challenge, and is meant to ensure perfect quiescence on the part of the victim. Station Amusements in New Zealand I smoked my pipe, or rather his, and drank his coffee, with oriental quiescence but British firmness. Autobiography of Anthony Trollope And then, when Herbert still persisted that Owen's conduct had been inexcusable and ungentlemanlike, she softly flattered him into quiescence. Castle Richmond Sophy might boast of his obedience and quiescence, but Mrs. Dusautoy pitied all parties, and wondered when he would be disposed of at school. The Young Step-Mother If actually accredited, either would lead to quiescence; if everything were equally good or evil all striving would be meaningless, one might as well jump from a housetop or walk into the fire. Problems of Conduct The end is creation, and creation is joy: the One awakens out of quiescence as we come forth, and knows itself in us; as we return we enter it in gladness, knowing ourselves. AE in the Irish Theosophist Irresponsible rulers need the quiescence of the ruled more than they need any activity but that which they can compel. Considerations on Representative Government Or from what possible perversion of common sense are we all to look like field preachers in Zembla, holy lumps of ice, numbed into quiescence and stagnation and mumbling? The Recreations of a Country Parson These months of quiescence—enforced though they were—had given his health and constitution time to rally after the terrible shock they had sustained. The Chaplet of Pearls Of course she was disturbed in her mind, though she had dictated to herself absolute quiescence. The Way We Live Now He was a man to whom the quiescence of his own childless house was the one pleasure of his existence. He Knew He Was Right "The country is so full of prejudice that I am driven to Sabbatical quiescence." The American Senator Nearby crystals, inside of which some dull lights had leaped into momentary being, subsided into quiescence. The Blind Spot The thrill electric of the contact, the yielding quiescence of the girl whom he held to his breast, stilled his heart's tumultuous beating. The Lilac Sunbonnet But, though neither the widow nor Martin triumphed aloud at their worldly prosperity, the two girls made up for their quiescence. The Kellys and the O'Kellys On such occasions he had shone with peculiar light, making envious the hearts of many who watched the brilliance of his career as they stood around in dull quiescence. The Small House at Allington After this, Gamba's letters reported, the duchy had lapsed into its former state of quiescence. The Valley of Decision The task of her life was an inward one, but her nature was not adapted to quiescence, and something must replace the task which had come to an end by her mother's death. A Life's Morning These are the states which are to be inhibited, put an end to, abolished, reduced into absolute quiescence. An Introduction to Yoga It appears to me that I have arrived at the turning point of my life, and I deeply long for a state of quiescence. Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 2 I want an active peace and not a quiescence, and I do not want to suppress and expel any motive at all. First and Last Things At the moment, he had been stunned into a kind of quiescence; now his nerves throbbed and tingled. Maurice Guest The letter was very simple, and Isa, when she had written it, subsided into all her customary quiescence. The House of Heine Brothers The solemn tone seemed to make George shrink into an awestruck quiescence; he stood motionless and transfixed, as if indeed conscious of some overwhelming presence. The Daisy chain, or Aspirations "Nature knows no quiescence; and true art walks with her hand in hand; her sister—from whom heaven forefend us!—is called artificiality." Beethoven, the Man and the Artist, as Revealed in His Own Words The action was repressed; the extraordinary quiescence, more hopeless because more resigned than any sign of pain or of passion, returned either by force of self-control or by the stupor of despair. Under Two Flags The leaf insects are also fascinating, and the fire-flies in a mangrove swamp on a dark, still night, moving in gentle undulations, or flashing into coruscations after brief intervals of quiescence, are inconceivably beautiful. The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither To her also that state of quiescence which Isa had so long affected seemed to be the proper state at which a maiden's heart should stand till after her marriage vows had been pronounced. The House of Heine Brothers She gave up talking in despair, and by the time the young gentlemen had tired themselves into quiescence, and began to eat the provisions, both ladies were glad to be allowed a little silence. Clever Woman of the Family By no means in quiescence did the squire hear these charges brought against him. Doctor Thorne It is generally at moments like these, when we are sinking into a placid quiescence of endurance, that Fate sees fit to prod us into a more active frame of mind. The Hermit of Far End In spite of his desire for quiescence Mr. Toogood consented to a revelation being at once made to the archdeacon and Mrs. Grantly. The Last Chronicle of Barset He treats of the militant movement in England, its wise period of quiescence, and offers reasonable suggestions as to further policy. The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) The cycle ends in a condition of quiescence, or of such action as tends only to preserve the status quo. The Analysis of Mind All at once he started from his quiescence, dropped on his hands and knees, and crawled until he found the flat stone like a gravestone. Donal Grant, by George MacDonald He made a swift stride towards her, then checked himself and stood motionless once more, in the utter quiescence of deliberately arrested movement. The Hermit of Far End At home she had schooled herself down into quiescence, and made herself think that she believed that she was satisfied with the prospects of her life. The Last Chronicle of Barset Tiglath-pileser, after a time of quiescence and decay, raised up Assyria to be once more a great conquering power, and energetically applied himself to the consolidation and unification of the empire. History of Phoenicia A desire is called "conscious" when it is accompanied by a true belief as to the state of affairs that will bring quiescence; otherwise it is called "unconscious." The Analysis of Mind He then said, solemnly: "Let me request silence, absolute silence, and quiescence of thought even." David Elginbrod Sir Orlando Drought must have felt bitterly the quiescence with which he sank into obscurity on the second bench on the opposite side of the House. The Prime Minister The fading trade-wind wisps sighed and rustled between longer intervals of quiescence. On the Makaloa Mat This quiescence would not have been a subject for astonishment if it had not completed the supernatural aspect of the man's whole person. Colonel Chabert Cutty kneaded his conscience into a satisfactory condition of quiescence and went on with his planning. The Drums of Jeopardy Burchell here seems to miss, at least in part, the meaning of the relationship between the quiescence of the Acridian and its cryptic colouring. Darwin and Modern Science He, when he had read it, told Warburton that it did not signify, and maintained for half-an-hour an attitude of quiescence. The Prime Minister It became quite evident that this state of quiescence would continue indefinitely were the animal secured from all external impressions. A History of Science — Volume 4 I involuntarily compared these two lives—hers and the Count's:—his, all activity, agitation, and emotion; hers, all inaction, quiescence, and stagnation. Honorine The first impulse of flight was succeeded, in the elder brother's bosom, by the empty quiescence of despair. The Wrong Box Lipari, a neighboring volcano, was formerly more active than Stromboli, though for centuries past it has been in a state of complete quiescence. The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire Like the ripples in the pool, they leave their initial converts to sink back again into comparative quiescence, as they advance to throw into sudden tremors hordes of outer barbarians. The Soul of the Far East His thoughts, which he knew to be music, did not issue from him in a steady, unbroken stream, but in great, rough gushes, succeeding intervals of quiescence. A Voyage to Arcturus He never omitted the ceremony afterwards, and the gravity and quiescence with which I underwent it, seemed to invest it for him with a certain charm. Jane Eyre A curious reflection is prompted in connection with this division of the earth's story into periods of relative prosperity and quiescence, separated by periods of disturbance. The Story of Evolution The activity of the ovens has now ceased, and portions of the upheaved plain on which they are situated have again been brought under cultivation, and the volcano is in a state of quiescence. The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire Its state of quiescence continued for two centuries, a tropical vegetation richly mantled the island, and to all appearance it had sunk permanently to rest. The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire It was intensely pale, and under its quiescence there just was a glimpse of something strange and dangerous. A Voyage to Arcturus |
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