| 单词 | rashness |
| 例句 | Can't believe his good fortune, and yet he's appalled at his own rashness. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z “Would Mr. Darcy then consider the rashness of your original intention as atoned for by your obstinacy in adhering to it?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z I put my life at hazard there, which some might account valor; but I knew it for the rashness of despair, the precipitation of utter despondence. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z There was a pause on Obinze’s end—something hesitant?—which made her regret her rashness. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I learned to prefer peace to war, cleverness to stupidity, love to hate, sensitivity to stoicism, humility to pomposity, reconciliation to hostility, harmony to strife, patience to rashness, gregariousness to misanthropy, creation to annihilation. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Since that moment Tree-ear had regretted the rashness of his offer. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z "No one has ever died of restlessness, but rashness is another matter. We've planted seeds, let them grow." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z With her rashness and clumsiness — and yes, with those sweats — Kate Bishop, the queen of leaving too many awkward voicemails, may not be the superhero we need. The heroes of "Hawkeye" dress like us 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z He justified his rashness to his parents, claiming he was gathering material to write the Great American Novel. Paul Theroux on a Globetrotting Novel Inspired by a Real Adventurer 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z It is this rigidity of Okonkwo’s, in addition to his uncompromising nature, his rashness, his excesses, for which the reader feels impatience. Chinua Achebe: The man who rediscovered Africa 2013-03-22T14:45:00Z Birmingham Museums lament the sale of their south Asian and Far Eastern metalwork in the 1950s as "an act of irrevocable rashness". Hands off our local museum collections 2011-01-14T18:30:38Z Perhaps the real problem, Professor Martin suggested, isn’t our rage but our rashness, and its relationship to our easily accessible devices. On Social Media, Some Are Susceptible to Internet Outrage 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z One thread of the film is an up-close look at that violence, filmed with evident courage, even rashness, by Mr. Kuka. Review: ‘Beats of the Antonov’ Examines Sudan’s Civil Wars 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z How many of the president’s supporters have begged him — as Lear’s supporters implored him — “Check this hideous rashness”? But to no avail. Perspective | Turns out the Trump era isn’t ‘1984.’ It’s ‘King Lear.’ 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z She is “censured for her rashness by the prison governor, who said he had never before heard of a case where a member of the victim’s family had become the criminal’s guarantor.” Sex, Death and More Sex: Three Books of Fiction by Acclaimed Japanese Writers 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z In it, he thundered that the Futurists wanted to “sing the love of danger, the habit of energy and rashness,” and that “poetry must be a violent assault on the forces of the unknown.” Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Xhaka has typically played as a holding midfielder in his six turbulent years at Arsenal, during which time his defensive indiscipline and occasional rashness in his tackling often has been exposed. World Cup Watch: Ronaldo’s game time a concern for Portugal 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z A case was registered against Sharma by the New Delhi police for "rashness and negligent driving" said Reuters TV partner ANI. India's Paytm chief detained briefly for negligent driving: reports 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z Cuomo denied harassing any of the women, saying that his behavior, while sometimes “too familiar,” had been used against him in a political environment where “rashness has replaced reasonableness.” AG releases interview transcripts in Cuomo harassment probe 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Celtic were the better team before Bitton’s moment of rashness, which arrived just after the hour mark. Crystal Palace v Sheffield United, EFL and more – football clockwatch – live! 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z A president contracting a disease thanks in large part to his own rashness is a political fact as well as a personal one. Never forget: All of this was his own damn fault 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., walked a fine line on Wednesday as she tried to assure party colleagues that lawmakers in the House will continue looking into impeaching President Trump, while advocating against rashness. Mueller news conference puts new impeachment pressure on Pelosi 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z Few youths have burned brighter than Tiger Woods, nor suffered such blasts of his own rashness. Opinion | Tiger Woods’s defining shot was one he didn’t take 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z Augustus is balanced, wary of “too much caution” and “too much rashness.” John Williams and the Canon That Might Have Been 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z “At that point, the ball will be squarely in the U.S. court, with the risk that it does little and displays impotence or, worse, intervenes militarily and demonstrates rashness.” Intervening Against Venezuela’s Strongman, Trump Belies ‘America First’ 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z Instead of blaming Democrats for his own rashness and incompetence, Mr. Trump should direct his energy toward finding someone, finally, qualified to lead VA. Opinion | Our veterans require great care. Trump hasn’t shown any. 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z “But Washington was determined to choose rashness and impetuousness, and the necessary effect from this was China’s follow-up actions to resolutely protect its own legitimate interests,” it said. China says ready to defend its interests in U.S. trade spat 2018-03-24T04:00:00Z Writing for the majority in that case, Justice Elena Kagan described adolescence as marked by “transient rashness, proclivity for risk, and inability to assess consequences.” This Teen Girl Was Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z Maybe this is how Aristotle was so smart: the Golden Mean between timidity and rashness. Why I Taught Myself to Procrastinate 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z That was the only notable incident of a disappointing first half until the goal from Ibrahimovic, which owed as much to the rashness of goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg as to the Swedish striker’s skill. Fellaini at fault as Man United held 1-1 by Everton 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z That was the only notable incident of a disappointing first half until the goal from Ibrahimovic, which owed as much to the rashness of goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg as the Swedish striker’s skill. Man United concedes late penalty, draws 1-1 at Everton 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z But we have choices about how we absorb what’s happened, about the rashness with which we point fingers. Divided by race, united by pain 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z This is the scene where she foreswears swearing love, calming his male rashness with gentle corrections and ending with her magnificent metaphor of endless and abundant love. Bed tricks and broken women: Shakespeare's guide to love 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z The former president is expected to draw a contrast between his brother’s experience and Trump’s rashness, mirroring the Bush campaign’s message over the last several weeks. How Bush Hopes to Win South Carolina 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z He added: “This isn’t a time for cowards, nor for rashness, nor for renunciations.” Catalonia’s New Leader Vows to Continue Secessionist Drive 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z There’s an awful lot of people at risk here through this guy’s unpredictability and rashness, and I think woe betide the international community that overplays a hand and reacts too harshly too quickly.” North Korea nuclear test meets with familiar response from White House 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z He has never criticised Berahino’s ambition, simply commented in a fatherly manner about the rashness of immaturity that bedevils most of us. Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z But the game, a most important one between teams vying for a place in next season’s Champions League, was already won by the exquisiteness of Mata and lost by the rashness of Gerrard. An Ugly Final Chapter to Gerrard's Long Career at Liverpool 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z For Churchill's opponents it was an example of rashness and instability, says Toye. The 10 greatest controversies of Winston Churchill's career 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Thus his rashness in allowing Scotland’s nationalists to set the terms of a referendum which was the most dramatic event of his premiership, and in which Mr Cameron was a virtual bystander. A fairly useful prime minister 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z They sat ever deeper, but Paterson's rashness as he leapt off the ground to lunge at Malonga was a respite. Hibernian 1-1 Heart of Midlothian 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z The overall mood was one of euphoria, hope and rashness, tinged with sad goodbyes, says Castellanos. Photographer Searches for Cuba's Boat Refugee That is a reaction to George W. Bush’s rashness. The George H.W. Bush revival 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z Robbed by Hazard 30 yards from his own goal, he turned and chased and made a tackle from behind with the kind of rashness associated with his less admirable displays. Red cards ruin Chelsea's attacking comeback and Oscar's brilliance 2012-10-28T22:38:00Z It is not impossible that poor Mowle's rashness may have put these men on their guard, and thus thwarted the whole scheme. The Smuggler: (Vol's I-III) A Tale 2012-04-26T02:00:10.260Z "I will not," he cried, in the rashness of despair, "I will not leave her without an effort." The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z The man stood on his guard, his knife glittering in the sunlight, though evidently astonished at my apparent rashness. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z He was brave and courageous to rashness, but cross-grained, and incorrigibly obstinate. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z I have already endangered my hopes by rashness; let me own that it is the fault I have struggled against in vain. Barrington Volume II (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:32.490Z They would shake their heads and utter solemn truisms on the rashness of youth, and would ask if it was not a shame to entrust a stripling with such power and responsibility. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z Why, then, more attempts are not made to escape, is to be accounted for only by presuming that the prisoners have more judgment than rashness. Recollections of Windsor Prison; Containing Sketches of its History and Discipline with Appropriate Strictures and Moral and Religious Reflection 2012-04-06T02:00:31.240Z Mabillon, who certainly is an authority in matters of ecclesiastical history, says it would be the greatest rashness to deny the genuineness of this relic. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z A personal interview with the King was his only chance, and, with characteristic rashness, he marched off to Oxford with the most slender of escorts, to plead his cause with his uncle. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z Richardson was no doubt insulted beyond endurance, which caused his rashness, in a moment of intense excitement he fired on the mob. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Mr. Ruskin, when putting on his armor, had boasted himself as one who takes it off; but in his case there proved to be little rashness in the premature fortification. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z To such suffering and ignominy was Godfrey doomed for that shadow of a crime, and who can wonder at the rashness and desperation to which he was driven. Recollections of Windsor Prison; Containing Sketches of its History and Discipline with Appropriate Strictures and Moral and Religious Reflection 2012-04-06T02:00:31.240Z Now, the very modesty which had long kept him silent and withheld him from enterprise was changed--as so often happens with diffident man--into rashness. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z What a lamentable scene! and all in consequence of the rashness and imprudence of Mrs. Sykes. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z He was prepared to hold them strictly to account for what he thought their rashness, but repressed his censure when he heard their story. Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator 2012-03-27T02:00:19.467Z He expressed himself with extreme rashness in a moment of deep-seated indignation. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z The scheme was daring even to rashness; but its audacity was the secret of its success. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z Those who, though able to preach worthily, are afraid through excessive humility; and those whom imperfection or age debars from preaching, and yet rashness impels to it. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z Hot-blooded and cool-headed, daring to rashness, astute to meanness, a professor and a profligate, merciful, affectionate, yet letting nothing intervene between him and his aims--who that is man shall judge him? When Love Calls 2012-03-22T02:00:36.883Z The Archbishop of Cologne exposed, in his rashness, the waning sanctity of the Church; the Neo-Catholics have exposed its frangible condition. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z "Worse," was the reply, "they are the same set we have always had, that is to say, we suppose so from their cunning and rashness." It May Be True, Vol. III (of III) 2012-03-20T02:00:14.013Z Aldo was away for weeks at a time, and although he seemed in good humour when he was at home, and dressed elaborately, he was always parsimonious in the house, warning against rashness and expense. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z For 240 nothing is less effective than rashness; and what begins with violence quickly ceases or is repelled. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z With a courage bordering on rashness he decided to cross Simpson Strait to King William Land and thoroughly search for records while the ground was free from snow. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z Through the rashness of others he got into difficulties, and was attacked in the British House of Commons by Mr Gladstone, whom he compelled to apologize. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z Still, there is a certain chivalrous rashness in the adventure you have undertaken which, although sensible folks would probably consider it misguided, might appeal to a young woman of Miss Figuera's description. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z There were, of course, many wise men who shook their heads at the rashness of such prediction. The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad 2012-03-02T03:00:07.920Z Temperate without austerity; cautious without fear; brave without rashness; serious without melancholy, he was cheerful without frivolity. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z A few days later, the same characteristic rashness impelled him to ascend the burning mountain without a guide and at great risk. Herbert Spencer 2012-02-29T03:00:20.773Z There would be little said of the sufferers' imprudence or folly or rashness: he would be the scapegoat for all, he and the bank he had founded. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z The whole enterprise was in one sense a folly, and that being so it was only by a continuance of the rashness he could expect to carry it through. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z By proposing therefore that it shall be regarded as spurious, Origen does but convict himself of rashness and incompetency. The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels 2012-02-24T03:00:31.020Z Both were brave to rashness; both were untiring students; both loved and always gained authority. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z In later years he attributed his want of success to the immature style of his early exposition, to the rashness of a young innovator in an old and well-established province of literature. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z It is reported that in conversation with Sighvat the Scald they expressed their surprise at the Norse King's rashness. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z Adventurous as they both were, it seemed the height of folly and rashness to attempt, they two alone, to cope with unknown numbers beyond the wall. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z Davis was a man of scholarly tastes, an orator of unusual ability and 867 great eloquence, tireless and fearless in fighting political battles, but impulsive to the verge of rashness, impractical, tactless and autocratic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z She had avowed herself the marquis's mistress merely to irritate his wife, just as she had threatened to warp the children's minds to frighten the mother into rashness. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z We must coax on these boys to displays of rashness till they shall drive the most respectable to take refuge in our bosom. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z They must have brought it on themselves," he said, "by some rashness. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z Loud was the outcry against the wretched man whose rashness had had so untoward an effect. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z Carelessly he led his reinforcements, enlivening the way with buoyant jest, as if the enemy was too contemptible to be really dangerous; neglecting the commonest precautions, though warned of his rashness by his officers. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z But they paid the penalty of their rashness and cupidity; for the garrison surrounded and slew them all, and then closed up the breach. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z I went nearer: 'I am the Trusty Eckart,' said the superhuman figure; 'by God's goodness, I am placed here as watchman, to warn men back from their sinful rashness.'—I pressed through. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z The matter, Sire, is a very long drawn out one, and hence it is impossible to compass it in a few lines; and I in my rashness will weary your Majesty’s ears. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 29 of 55 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century 2012-02-03T03:00:18.817Z Alison paused at the word, as she remembered that Lucy had suggested that what she now termed rashness was jealousy. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z He was sure that the chances were a hundred to one against this unseen pursuer daring to make an attack upon him or even contemplating such a piece of rashness. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z She had so desolate a look that Challoner made a promise of it, even though he knew well the rashness of the promise. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z Some denounced me violently for foolhardy rashness, others for the selfishness with which I was encouraging an impressionable girl to risk her life to gratify my masculine vanity. Love Among the Lions A Matrimonial Experience 2012-01-25T03:00:36.210Z The backs of two mustangs were empty, however, and the yells which followed were those of angry braves who had been stung to rashness rather than intimidated. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z Mavy has been going steady for an unusual time, and as a rule it doesn't take a great deal to drive him into some piece of rashness. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z All of which reflections tended to exhibit the rashness of judging outward judgment in respect of others. The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation 2012-01-18T03:00:12.427Z He sold the piece outright for �30, a piece of rashness which he had cause to regret, for it turned out a commercial success. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z With incredible rashness and magnificent courage she deliberately went out into the street to meet her enemies face to face. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z This he happened one day accidentally to betray; and I, with the rashness which inclines us to fancy all lately-discovered truths to be of equal importance, combated what I considered as his fatal heresy. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z All this while, although I was fixed, 'firm as the surge-repelling rock,' in my resolution, I found I was continually repenting the rashness which had led me to make it. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z Pitt had certainly, as we have seen, with incredible rashness, at least insinuated this, if not declared it. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z Patience and caution should we take as mail, Not rashness for a weapon—too keen sword That cuts the strainèd knot of destiny, Ne'er to be tied again. The Star-Treader and other poems 2011-12-27T03:00:09.977Z Touching the accidents which occur to balloons, we feel persuaded that in the great majority of cases they are caused by inexperience, ignorance, rashness, folly, or—more commonly than all—the necessities attending a "show." Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z A narrative of my first year's residence with Miss Mortimer would be a mere detail of feelings and reflections, mixed with confessions of a thousand instances of rashness, impatience, and pride. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z He came of good family and his character was irreproachable; moreover, being past forty, he had outgrown all youthful rashnesses. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z He surprised himself by saying with an abrupt rashness: "Will you take lunch with me to-morrow?" What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z He had not inherited his father’s generalship, and his rashness and headstrong valour more than once brought disaster on his troops, but the showy quality of his fighting brought him great popularity in the army. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z I now tremble lest my dear father has had to pay the penalty of my rashness with his life.” Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z I began, however, to look with some uneasiness to the consequences of my rashness. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z Next moment the eagle bitterly repented of his rashness, for every bird in the place attacked him, and Ralph and Rory were roaring success to them from the “sulky” window. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z Persis was dumfounded at the completeness of her success by surrender and at its rashness. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z Two boats did come near enough to fire arrows at us, but they dearly paid for their rashness, and three at least of the Indians would never fire an arrow more. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z It was Colonel Train's view that this elderly man would act as a check upon my youthful rashness, he having no interest in the firm but good-will toward me and one of his captains. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z Chisholm was so glad to see his friend once more safe and alive, that he forgot entirely that he had resolved to scold him properly for his rashness and folly. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z Monumental history lives by false analogy; it entices the brave to rashness, and the enthusiastic to fanaticism by its tempting comparisons. Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) 2011-12-07T03:00:18.847Z Bitterly did I regret my rashness in descending to that fatal ledge without my companion, yet vain were my regrets. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z The other characters urge Lear to abandon “this hideous rashness.” The New Old Age Blog: Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth 2011-12-01T17:03:40Z It was the expectation of the Boston shippers that his conservatism would serve as a check upon my rashness and venturesomeness. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z The panther repented his rashness next minute, when the boar’s tusks were fleshed in his neck. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z Of the twelve thousand inhabitants who were almost all bereft of house and home, only one lost her life, and that through rashness. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z I hope you will not suffer for your rashness, but you see those men out there. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z He admitted that he had been carried away, and now he was cool he reflected that his rashness had cost him a large sum and he had given Stannard another note. Northwest! 2011-11-22T03:00:09.880Z This at all events is certain,—Nansen when a man always knew how to turn aside in a spirit of self-denial when the boundary line between prudence and rashness had been reached. Fridtjof Nansen A book for the young 2011-11-17T03:00:36.810Z It would be rashness to expose ourselves to the first shocks of a very large and strongly irritated gymnotus. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z The battle thus forced on by the rashness of Prince Rupert was one of the fiercest in the war. The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway 2011-11-06T02:00:11.073Z Letters and petitions were forthwith despatched to Madrid requiring and begging the removal of a man whose rashness was near producing a civil war. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z Her father and her lover had started for the rocks, and if they paid for their rashness, she was accountable. Northwest! 2011-11-22T03:00:09.880Z She kept the secret of his rashness, too, from every one; and there were feelings sprang up in his bosom toward her during the next few hours which were never to be obliterated. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z This movement, bold to the point of extreme rashness judged by any theoretical rules of strategy, seems to have been suggested by de Freycinet. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z Consequently, from every standpoint the Dominions and the Empire herself are guaranteed against the dangers of rashness in changing the present status of the great British Commonwealth. England, Canada and the Great War 2011-10-20T02:00:21.577Z He was, she fancied, fit for any rashness just then. A Damaged Reputation 2011-10-17T02:00:16.117Z Well, perhaps I'm slow and cautious, but now and then one recaptures a touch of one's boyish rashness. Northwest! 2011-11-22T03:00:09.880Z We decided at last that any such attempt would be suicidal rashness. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z You may repent your rashness when it is too late.” Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z I give them no charter; verily the greater their work, the greater their guilt if their work leads them into rashness, or degenerates into loose frivolity. The Fisher Girl 2011-10-13T02:00:46.980Z But when a tyrant for his theme he had, He loosed the reins, and bid his muse run mad: And though he stumbles in a full career, Yet rashness is a better fault than fear. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z Some paid for their rashness, for it was a case of fighting for existence, and every native put out of action told. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z You have but a small charge, but it is a charge, and rashness or carelessness may lead to discredit in the commandant of Cappoquin, as well as in a field-marshal. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 2011-10-07T02:00:22.270Z Remembering the need for haste and that Grahame might be in danger, Walthew half regretted his rashness, but as he wondered what to do Blanca ran to his side. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z It was evident that Ptolemy's rashness found more favor than Parmenio's caution. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z You have betrayed and sold yourself, madam, by your own rashness to confess it; heaven knows I have served you but too faithfully. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z O’er rashness is as bad, I ween, as not enough boldness.” A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z This was the very opposite kind of tactics to the cautious system of colonization that was pursued simultaneously with it, but there is always in revolutionary organization only a step between reticence and rashness. Contemporary Socialism 2011-09-10T02:00:28.673Z The poor king and queen were dreadfully frightened at the rashness of this proceeding. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z But his tears brought not back the light which had been extinguished within him, nor restored the hopes which the pride and the rashness of reason had destroyed. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 2011-09-09T02:01:06.280Z That his friends afterwards repented of their rashness I do not doubt, for they have erected a monument over his grave. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z He could see nothing but rashness and certain failure in the project of taking up arms against so powerful a foe. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z It began while it still was dark, but soon the moon rose, then the Indians suffered severely for their rashness. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z I vowed again and again, that I would die rather than permit the least rashness to endanger the secret which made all the interest and value of my life. In a Glass Darkly, v. 2/3 2011-08-25T02:00:31.597Z All that experience, daily study, and active charity could teach the Jesuits, was employed for the benefit of their pupils; incessant efforts were made to hasten success, without hazarding it by rashness. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z His own rashness in meddling in her dispute with the Government officials had cost her her means of livelihood, in the islands, at least, and his own business was pressing him. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z The rashness of the Virginia Assembly in relation to the Stamp Act he thought simply amazing. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z "He had not a fault that I could discover," Washington said of him, "unless it were intrepidity bordering on rashness." Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z Thus, in making our judgments pass for views or evidences, we shield them from all that can be said against the rashness of our judgments. Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z Bold to the point of rashness, no difficulties are found to daunt them; and the stoutest hearts might well quail at being exposed to the fury of their onslaught. Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 150, April 19, 1916 2011-08-07T02:00:07.573Z This kopje had been often reconnoitred by various officers, and it was not due to any rashness on their part that a lamentable accident occurred. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z Inwardly he determined to make her pay for her rashness. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z If our Lord had only been tempted to assure Himself of His power by a miracle of adventurous rashness, any precipice would have served as well. Pastor Pastorum 2011-07-25T02:00:14.597Z It is not a very imposing stream, but I believe no white man has ever crossed it without suffering from his rashness, since the days of the early Portuguese. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z By rashness, by injudicious action, by unwise invective, you may play into the hands of your enemies, and thus put back the hour of your triumph for another generation at least.’ Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:10.740Z It would seem that ignorance, rashness, wildness, and irresponsible language are by no means peculiar to the working classes. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z In recent political debates, Mr. Cobden resorted with new force and point to a charge of rashness against ministers: he showed that rashness consisted more frequently in inaction than action. A Logic Of Facts Or, Every-day Reasoning 2011-07-22T02:00:18.543Z Fuller did not pause to consider how he should defeat the fugitives when he had overtaken them, and he might have paid dearly for this rashness. Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. 2011-07-19T02:00:19.070Z And for any rashness to this young lady here be assured that I will hold you accountable.' Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z "But this unhappy quarrel with the junker--the breach with the dukes--the doubtful terms with Sweden--the king's rashness and impetuosity--and that terrible Isarnus and the outlaws!" King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:29.790Z In times past, sir, your rashness has led you into sad trouble. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z Conservatism is the preserving wisdom of the aged, the salt of experience, and change is born of the rashness of youth. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z It would expel from her nature that mischievous feeling which carries her into deeds of rashness and folly. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z He urged party members to “keep in mind their historic missions, remain modest and prudent, guard against arrogance and rashness, and maintain the style of plain living and hard struggle.” Communists Embrace In-The-Black Over Red Book as Party Is 90 2011-07-01T08:42:12Z The discretion evinced by the hasty retreat was only exceeded by the rashness of the venture. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z I should think there was more of rashness than bravery in thus exposing himself, for no better reason. Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z I sincerely forgive you your folly and rashness," he said, "which came rather from your fears than from deliberate disobedience. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z According to the French historian Waurin, who was present, the disaster was due to Talbot’s rashness, and Fastolf only fled when resistance was hopeless. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z It begins in praise of valour, which is divided into three kinds—that which is allied to rashness, that which is born of the fear of death, and temperate or true valour. The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress 2011-06-15T02:00:20.920Z “But if,” said I, with the vain rashness of superior knowledge, “as you admit, a spirit gives neither chemical or dynamic evidence of its presence, how can it act physically upon inert bodies?” By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z From his untimely grave, a voice seems to rise, warning the young against the folly and rashness that were his ruin. Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z It would be rashness complete to try it right on the spur of the moment. Airship Andy or The Luck of a Brave Boy 2011-06-13T02:00:31.130Z I had soon cause to regret my rashness in having opened my heart to Jessie. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z But now-a-days the errors of criticism are perhaps rather of an opposite kind, and any rashness and rawness of undisciplined novelty is apt to find itself indulged and fostered rather than repressed. Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z I admire you too much to inflict any further punishment upon you for your incredible rashness. In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z The more I contemplated the rashness of my deed, next day, the more I feared Ellen's displeasure. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z It is a piece of impertinence in me; and I trembled at my rashness. Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography 2011-06-02T02:00:21.050Z Do this, and I will return home, to regret this rashness forever. The Mystery of the Locks 2011-05-29T02:00:08.800Z It is an extreme feebleness for a rational being thus to doubt reason, and it is an incredible rashness, in this despair of intelligence, to dream of direct communication with God. Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good 2011-05-25T02:00:17.943Z As never before he was impressed with the fatuity of his chivalric rashness. The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z I knew it ere the rashness left me, and would have given my right arm to have been able to blot my foolish words from your memory. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z She has nothing, and accepts nothing; is poor and proud, daring to rashness, and pure as the day; and she signs herself 'Nathalie Aquiliana.' Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z I have admired his generosity and wondered at his rashness in forgetting what was not merely likely to happen, but what really did happen; namely, that he was to love again. Daisy Burns (Volume 2) 2011-05-20T02:00:30.427Z Better to remember the patience and resignation with which she learnt to watch the stealthy approach of the destroyer, than to reflect upon the rashness which precipitated an unhallowed union. Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-17T02:00:19.780Z The fault was mine, not yours; and as I deserve, I wish I could bear all the pain, all the consequences, of my desperate rashness. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z Ah, if I had not lost my last chance by the rashness of my tongue! had not thrown away my life's happiness by yielding to unreasoning anger! Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z But certainly it is not so ill for a valiant man to rise to a degree of rashness as it is to fall short, and border upon cowardice. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z One idea at length suggested itself to her as a possible consolation for her aunt, and she proceeded to offer it with unreflecting rashness. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3 2011-04-26T02:00:25.180Z There is no rashness about him; he will be slow to condemn, but when he does he will be inflexible. Pope Pius the Tenth 2011-04-26T02:00:21.967Z Tell her everything, and do not spare me or suffer her to blame the innocent victims of my rashness. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z Forgive me, Miss Ellen!" stammered Clark; "I have no quarrel with your cousin; it was, as you say, foolish anger and rashness. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z Besides, it is not courage, but rashness, for one man singly to encounter an army, where Death is present, and where emperors fight in person, assisted by good and bad angels. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z Some rashness shown by Mazzini—a belief that his doctrines were too red—in other words, too far advanced for the time—stinted the confidence of the more moderate in the liberal party. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z The Iberian is impulsive and unstable, and a word spoken in season will stir to any rashness a Latin crowd. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z Bitterly I began to repent my rashness, when a great change came, wrought by Gareth. By Wit of Woman 2011-04-13T02:00:13.247Z Samuel Butler, whose rashness was astounding, had the courage to call his homonym of the Analogy a "poor creature"! Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z It's well you succeeded in hindering that little bit of rashness. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z So much for his own inconsiderate rashness, but how, or by what artifice was Lionel's signature obtained? The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z He had expected his companion to show signs of astonishment at his rashness, but Harding nodded. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z Mr. Leonard coughed slightly, but, as if terrified at his own rashness, soon became mute and still. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z It inspires a love of contention, and controversy, so that the social hours become embittered by strife; a tendency to anger and provocation by irritating conduct; to rashness in designs from miscalculation of their effects. Christian Phrenology A Guide to Self-Knowledge 2011-04-03T02:00:15.543Z Do Thou also graciously forgive me whenever I have offended them through childish weakness and rashness. The Little Treasure of Prayers Being a Translation of the Epitome from the German Larger 'Treasure of prayers' ['Gebets-Schatz'] 2011-04-02T02:00:09.993Z You assure me that with all their seeming impulsiveness and headlong rashness they are eminently calculating and forecasting. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z Some believed that his rider had repented of his rashness, and was about to deliver himself up to the guard, from whom he had escaped. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Whatever had been his plans, however, he had failed in his attempt at murder, and had paid the penalty of his rashness with his life. Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives Don Pedro and the Detectives; Poisoner and the Detectives 2011-03-28T02:00:28.167Z David himself had had the rashness, in his rage at the loss of the certificates, to say over the door of Van Hupfeldt’s landau that there “might be other things where the certificates came from.” The Late Tenant 2011-03-28T02:00:25.153Z They attempt to disguise under such names of honor their rashness and their insolence. Chapters of Bible Study A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Sacred Scriptures 2011-03-27T02:00:12.580Z Here was imprudence, rashness, wilful rashness, all the more reprehensible in a man like Vyner, who knew, or ought to know, the world by this time. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z It was not long ere I had cause to regret my generous rashness. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z It was the only weapon left to the more conservative Senate, by which to defend the Constitution against the rashness of the more radical House. The Middle Period 1817-1858 2011-03-14T03:01:05.737Z “If you give me your name and address—” “My name is Violet Mordaunt,” she said rapidly, as if venturing against some feeling of rashness. The Late Tenant 2011-03-28T02:00:25.153Z Anna forced her courage to the verge of rashness, moved by a swift impulse. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z Now the futility, the blind rashness of what I had done was borne in upon me. The Black Eagle Mystery 2011-03-07T03:00:12.497Z His disinterestedness is only exceeded by his rashness and destructiveness: "The mildest-manner'd man, That ever cut a throat or scuttled ship." Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters 2011-03-06T03:00:21.020Z If in some things I dissent from others, whose wit, industry, diligence and judgment I look up at and admire, let me not therefore hear presently of ingratitude and rashness. Makers of Modern Medicine 2011-03-05T03:00:29.580Z His thoughts began to clear, and he was able to estimate, according to his own gauges and rashness, the value and effect of his interview with the angry and embittered man. The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 2011-03-04T03:01:04.443Z I dressed accordingly, and set out alone; for although James might have been useful in many ways, I was too much afraid of his rashness and hot temper to take him. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z His familiarity with the Greek language has always been admitted to have been quite exceptional; but he has been accused of want of taste and judgment, of carelessness and rashness. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z With a voice almost stifled with emotion, Wildgoose then asked Lucy if she had heard any thing of the poor woman who had been deprived by his rashness of a tender husband. Christmas Stories 2011-02-27T03:00:31.413Z The defiles fatal to Roman rashness are again crowded with Numidian horse, and Hannibal and Thrasymene flash before our eyes. The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry 2011-02-26T03:00:51.130Z But the answer of daring rashness which followed fell like a thunderbolt upon the court—“The hand of the Princess Worka Ferri.” The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z "Dodd p�re, Monsieur le Pr�sident," interposed my lawyer, who seemed most eager to save me from the consequences of my rashness. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z Hence, unless a very serious reason excuses, he who marries without advising with his parents sins grievously by his rashness or want of filial affection. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z "And now, I did leave Glenville to follow you, and see that you did not spoil my plans by any rashness." The Last Stroke a detective story 2011-02-19T03:01:39.327Z I am happy to inform you that—as, to avoid accidents, I took the simple precaution of filling all the dispensary-jars with camphorated chalk—no serious results may be anticipated from Dr. Herdal's rashness. Mr Punch's Pocket Ibsen - A Collection of Some of the Master's Best Known Dramas 2011-02-19T03:01:38.583Z Only one man fell on our side, a Cape Corps soldier, who had often been reproved for his rashness. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z "All that you know,—anything you have heard," whispered Van, who was trembling for my rashness. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z In various censures the word "rashness" or "temerity" is used as here given, as when excommunication is pronounced against rash violators of the law. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z You have the rashness that provokes a peril, and no part of the skill that teaches how to meet it. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z You have said enough; and the admirable wife's prudence shall make amends for the rashness of her husband. A Wife's Duty A Tale 2011-02-17T03:00:19.313Z The motive was adequate; and although the Chief Constable and myself had a sense of the profound rashness of the scheme, we shared the common faith in Fitz. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z He is about to commit an act of the maddest rashness, which will cost him his life, if he really carries out his project. Under a Charm, Vol. III. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:37.767Z Thus, avarice is more foreign to the virtue of liberality than the opposite vice of prodigality; timidity is more contrary to bravery than its opposite rashness. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z And my God, my horror at the rashness of Matt's proposal—you're so young!—was exceeded only at my delight at the idea of his having to ask Coach for her hand. Friday Night Lights Watch: Let's Go Home 2011-02-10T09:01:47Z Scarce had the canoe with its living freight faded out of sight, when Trevannion repented his rashness in permitting his nephew to risk his life in a scheme so ill understood as the tapuyo’s. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z It’s well you succeeded in hindering that little bit of rashness. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z It is the height of rashness in you to venture here, with this little difficulty impending. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z You have conjured more than one man's mind into deadly rashness, but you have paid, little moth with the soot-spotted wings! A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z But the effects of rashness are felt for a long time; usually for the rest of one's life.' In the Mountains 2011-01-27T03:00:37.910Z In thus intruding on Napoleon in his arbor study, Betsy had shown a rashness that no one else in the family would have ventured to imitate. Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z It was the first time in his life he had ever been accused of rashness, and he was conscious that the reproach was merited. Success and How He Won It 2011-01-23T03:00:12.077Z When he heard himself called by name, by the people outside, he repented of the rashness which had produced this undesired result. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z You will not be guilty of such rashness! Vineta The Phantom City 2011-01-21T03:00:10.377Z He did not dare to jeopardize his partner by the rashness his bitter anger once contemplated. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z Convinced as I was of his guilt, I then committed an act of unwarrantable rashness. Quicksands 2011-01-15T03:00:33.213Z You will pay the penalty for your rashness. Success and How He Won It 2011-01-23T03:00:12.077Z He even felt no resentment against her, though her innocent rashness had been the font of all his misfortunes. Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy 2011-01-13T03:01:14.887Z I understand that I am accused of great rashness, and that this rashness is said to be my great fault, in which, they say, I have not spared even thy person. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z Even some of the ladies of our community are complaining of this rashness. Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy 2011-01-06T03:00:45.737Z The rule of Cunctator must have an end, for the rashness of Scipio can only end this war. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z Of course," replied Rety, with deplorable rashness; "if the wife of your choice were any other but Vilma—any other but the daughter of a village notary! The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z Yet Stanley was keenly sensitive of the rashness of the step he contemplated. Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy 2011-01-13T03:01:14.887Z It is not out of sheer frowardness or rashness that I, a single, poor man, have undertaken to address your worships. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z Notwithstanding, however, the desperate valour of Sir Walter Raleigh, and which at times amounted to rashness, in the present instance he displayed his superior seamanship, and used discretion. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z She therefore firmly entered a winding track that led towards the spark; but, being a stranger to the path, she had not gone far, till she began to repent of her rashness. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z In the latter case, I will try to confirm her in that state of mind; and would prove to your wife that to advance with inconsiderate rashness must needs be risking, and, probably, spoiling everything. Quisisana, or Rest at Last 2010-12-29T03:00:30.857Z His whole course was marked by a spirit of commercial daring, which men called rashness, until they saw its success, and then applauded as marvellous sagacity. The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph 2010-12-29T03:00:29.577Z Trust not—vows are falsely plighted— Lest thy rashness give thee pain; Love not—“for its flowers once blighted, They may never bloom again.” Poems With a Sketch of the Life and Experience of Annie R. Smith 2010-12-26T03:00:20.460Z His course, bold even to the point of rashness in the eyes of the traditionalist exegetists, was at length suspended. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z “What means thy distracted rashness?” said Jerome; “is this an hour for marriage?” Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z Denmark behaved with a rashness which she could not afford in defence of a position which she ought not to have taken up. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z Several of the men already half-repented their rashness, and stood with their eyes fixed upon shore, and an expression of painful doubt upon their features. The Frontier Angel A Romance of Kentucky Rangers' Life 2010-12-20T17:12:29.603Z "The truth is we cannot afford that kind of leap-before-you-look rashness." Obama administration gives billions in stimulus money without environmental safeguards 2010-11-29T02:41:00Z As a war-goddess, she is the embodiment of prudent and intelligent tactics, entirely different from Ares, the personification of brute force and rashness, who is fitly represented as suffering defeat at her hands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" I would speak less plainly were it not that my whole future is in your hands, and I do not want you to imperil my chances by rashness. Toppleton's Client or, A Spirit in Exile The Budget of 1909, which tempted a plutocratic House of Lords into a rashness which an aristocratic House of Lords had never ventured to display, was a clear expression of the new Liberal principles. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z Phaeton repented too late of his rashness, for heaven and earth seemed threatened with an universal conflagration, when Jupiter struck the rider with a thunderbolt, and hurled him headlong into the river Po. Heathen Mythology I do not say that I altogether disapproved, though warning them of the penalties of rashness. A Blot on the Scutcheon In pursuit, it is universally agreed that the action of the artillery may be bold to the verge of rashness. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" Your rashness and folly have placed you in a very precarious predicament. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 Mary would have remonstrated with him as to the rashness of his conduct—she would have told him what she knew. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 Nothing!" he replied, calmly, yet sternly; "I would do nothing; I have borne much provocation, and acted rashly—for which rashness forgie me, Flora. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 No sooner had the deed been done, than James saw and repented of his rashness. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 I alone must pay the penalty of my own rashness and imprudence. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 Poor Robert suffered for his rashness; for a volley was immediately fired in the direction of the shot, which proved immediately fatal to him, and wounded, though slightly, one or two of his associates. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 Howe has reason to repent of his rashness, and will have more. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams I thought thee a sage, but, I perceive, thou hast the rashness of youth. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico James Johnston was not the man to fly, even should death prove the consequence of his rashness. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 As the period of her father's return approached, a thousand resolutions crowded within my bosom—some of magnanimity, some of rashness. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 The individual conflicts were frequently characterized more by rashness than by good judgment and bravery. The Story of Malta He was bold but prudent, having courage without rashness. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies Now, any man, acquainted with the unreasonable rashness and hot jealousy of the governor, might have foretold a quarrel; and I see not how it could have been otherwise. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico I found her cold and changed; blaming me even for my rashness, desiring even my absence. To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3 But let not your feelings hurry you into an act of rashness. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 If they had faults, they were American faults—rashness, a liberality bordering on extravagance, and a headstrong, violent way of reaching conclusions—traits born of ability and self-confidence and developed by prosperity. The Nerve of Foley And Other Railroad Stories Some supposed the ardent zeal of Mr. Adams might induce rashness. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution It required what seemed almost like rashness, under such circumstances, to linger at Slater's Branch, but the Apaches felt bitterly about being robbed in that way of Colonel Evans's larger horse-drove. The Red Mustang You see even my rashness did not mislead me. Glories of Spain Under any circumstances, however, its architecture, which is bold, even to the verge of rashness, gives it a permanent interest. An Architect's Note-Book in Spain principally illustrating the domestic architecture of that country. And the thought that Miss Adams may have repented her rashness since their departure from home had oftentimes made Polly O'Neill grow suddenly hot and then cold. The Camp Fire Girls Across the Seas It is for them to steer the ship of State clear from the rocks and shoals of error and avoid the breakers of rashness, intrigue and corruption. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Lonsdale in a moment of filial enthusiasm had invited his father and mother and only sister to come up, and afterward had spent two days of lavish regret for the rashness of the undertaking. Sinister Street, vol. 2 But my impulsive nature, quick sometimes to rashness, had not been conquered. Glories of Spain But if they were his deputies, as the present Roman claim would have it, who can express their rashness? The Church of England cleared from the charge of Schism Upon Testimonies of Councils and Fathers of the first six centuries He was evidently alarmed at the boy's rashness, and looked anxiously around to see if the words had been overheard. Terry's Trials and Triumphs His cool deliberation and calm deportment were well calculated to preserve an equilibrium among those of a more fiery temperament and rashness in action. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution In a skirmish, however, the detachment under Abdulla was badly cut up owing to the rashness of that officer, and Yakoob Beg at once recognized the necessity for a prompt retreat. The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar Calm self-possession never for a moment forsook her, though in our rashness we might have been probing a half-healed wound or rousing long dormant emotions. Glories of Spain Well, I feel as if a little rashness will do me a deal of good. Tony Butler I was inexpressibly grateful, even through all my fright at his rashness; but he had yet another surprise for me. Life on the Stage But others of the group remonstrated, pointing out the rashness of such a move. The Return of Tharn When the army of General Tchernaief did appear in the neighbourhood, Yakoob Beg, with a rashness that cannot be too strongly condemned, went forth to encounter it in the open. The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar He had not disgraced himself, and no friend or tradesman was the poorer for his rashness. Hard Pressed "So do I; but courage may go on to rashness, and become folly." Tony Butler Too late the poor Queen repented of her rashness: "What could I have been thinking of?" she said. Tales of Passed Times "Well, then, may Heaven help you!" said Rinaldo, despairingly,--"three hundred against eighty;--the odds are too great;--it is an unpardonable piece of rashness!" Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. Excuse my youthful rashness, which has almost brought him and his empire to destruction. The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise Poor fellow! he was very vain of his running and leaping abilities, and at last he perished miserably by his rashness. The Squirrels and other animals Illustrations of the habits and instincts of many of the smaller British quadrupeds Not so fast, brave princess; it is just this rashness that may endanger the precious head we would rescue. Sketches of Aboriginal Life American Tableaux, No. 1 This arrangement at once respected his life, which did not merit forfeiture, and provided a penalty for his rashness or his passion. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus For instance, courage is the mean between cowardice and rashness. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy I granted her wish partly from kindness, partly from rashness, partly from the desire to humiliate her by the sight of the best of her sex. The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise The situation in which I found myself required daring, but absolutely no rashness. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII Also I think there was in the margin of my consciousness a feeling that one individual by an act of rashness might make himself responsible for the lives of hundreds. The Unveiling of Lhasa Just as he had thought, Sophy was evincing rashness in its most aggravated form. Shadows of Flames A Novel That is to say, cowardice is the defect of boldness, rashness the excess, courage the reasonable medium. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy When Mrs. Royden learned that the young lady was heiress to a comfortable fortune left her by a near relative, she was quite ready to forgive her son's rashness. Father Brighthopes An Old Clergyman's Vacation I, that was headstrong even to rashness, led by every impulse, precipitate in every thing, ready to resign all, and with one chance my favour to dare nine full against me! Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume II (of II) The mother wept bitterly; at one moment, turning to dissuade her daughter from her rashness, at the next, appealing to me against what she called my unjust prejudices against the Marquis. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume I (of II) He thanked his stars that rashness was not Charlotte's characteristic. Shadows of Flames A Novel It is confidently expected that he will soon have reason to repent of his rashness. An Artilleryman's Diary When chidden for his rashness, and what was thought a freak of passion, he answered that he never acted in a more cool and calculating spirit in his life. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 The King did much; he protected individual Lutherans to the edge of rashness. The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII Beware of rashness, for it has well been called the Mother of Regrets. Arabian Wisdom This train of facts carries no appearance of the rashness or violence of a Spanish governor. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence Another day, one short night, would again reduce me to the same ignominious station; and I should have thus, by a momentary rashness, compromised the greatest secret of my heart. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience Then the foreman turned to Shields, feeling that he had lost much through the rashness of his man. The Orphan It was brought upon him that he had never known his own rashness in braving so difficult a world with so modest an equipment. Ewing\\'s Lady Regretting my rashness didn't make the prodigy less. The Sacred Fount But the other laughed recklessly, and continued to advance—we dare not swear that the consciousness of having a certain form of gallery to play to did not add to his rashness. Harley Greenoak's Charge If caution and rashness, reserve and intrepidity, the distrust that comes of knowing men, with that credulous hope that stirs the young heart, were all to centre in one nature, what might we not effect? Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience Yet, such is the hot-blooded rashness of youth, this, though the first, was destined to be by no means the last time we should incur that awful penalty.” The King's Assegai A Matabili Story No wonder then that, sobered down from the usual impulsive rashness of a boy, our hero had thought seriously of Eileen. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War Sorrowful and despairing, of what rashness might not Philip Norton be guilty? The Sapphire Cross Again and again he bitterly cursed his own rashness. Harley Greenoak's Charge My father, who kept the deck without quitting it, saw that the danger was great, and, not improbably, now condemned his own rashness when it was too late. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience He was not brave to rashness, but was a merry, careless fellow, ever ready for anything, and reckless and improvident to a degree seldom equalled. The Ruined Cities of Zululand It was even as she had suspected—Tom’s rashness from first to last. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War Poor Sally, on whose account Tom had incurred the punishment of the law, visited him, as did many good-natured fishermen, whilst in prison, where he always expressed extreme contrition for his rashness. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative As much out of regard to their own fame, as in pity for a rashness that might have cost him his life, they destroyed the document and deprived him of his fellowship. One Of Them And that blundering fool Carew must rush in with his rashness and absurdity! Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience Valour, artifice, rashness, and even despair itself must now be employed. The West Indies and the Spanish Main We could, therefore, without much rashness, attribute the robbery to him, and this explained why he had made his exit so rapidly, without replying to Samdadchiemba. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] Though, in common with our author, we estimate highly a settled state of things, and have to deprecate the rashness of some too hasty legislators, we cannot yet "lay aside the knife." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 Would he condemn the rashness of his first pledge, or the timidity of his retreat; or would he indignantly blame him for submission to a menace? One Of Them I picked an orange and plunged my teeth into the skin, and I had to remember my rashness for days. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Indeed, she could not always be restrained, and her rashness was not infrequently rewarded with unexpected success. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) How justly they appreciated the unbridled rashness of the female nature in command! A Day's Ride A Life's Romance And, assuredly, there is no great rashness of theorizing in him who finds in this barbarous murder, evidence to a lack of apprehension in Dryden, for some part of the beauty which he swept away. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845 My insurgence against all these things makes me act indeed as an innovator; and I may be condemned, as a consequence of my rashness, to persecution, exile, defamation, proscription. A Problem in Modern Ethics being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion, addressed especially to Medical Psychologists and Jurists "Don't call it that, Jack; we all know there is no other blame attaches to you than rashness." The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly Gerald became suddenly struck by the rashness of his momentary loss of temper, and quietly said, 'I'll not give you such trouble, citizens. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier Gama and some others were on shore taking the altitude of the sun, when in consequence of Veloso's rashness they were attacked by the blacks with great fury. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem Ivo stood sadly regarding his friend, whose rashness grieved but did not surprise him. Black Forest Village Stories The event, we cannot help thinking, will show that he has presumed with far too much rashness on the supposed ignorance of the British people. Discussion on American Slavery When rashness can make a man forget his condition, it's bad enough; but I 'll not go back to these things. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly His father had faults enough to have wrecked a dozen enterprises: he was rash, reckless, and unstable; but his rashness took the form of courage, and his very fickleness had a false air of versatility. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier In consequence of the rashness with which the king exposed himself to the fire of the enemy, it would rather have been matter of astonishment had he escaped alive. Tales from the German. Volume I. Arwed Gyllenstierna "Anywhere," said Oswald, with the confidential rashness of one who does not know what he is talking about. The Wouldbegoods Once too often, Marcel mused, he had gambled with the rotten spring ice, and now had barely missed paying for his rashness. The Whelps of the Wolf It would, I have little doubt, serve to shake our credit for a day or two; but do you know what misery, what utter ruin, your rashness will have caused meanwhile? Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day Driven in some measure, therefore, to cut out his path in life, he invented that grand and gorgeous school of enterprise whose rashness and splendor crush into insignificance all the puny attempts of commonplace speculators. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day "What we all said, Mark, that nothing dishonourable would ever lie at your door—there might be rashness, imprudence, and folly, but guilt or dishonour never." The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago He was considered to have gained by a lucky rashness. Toilers of the Sea Yet he soon had reason to repent his rashness. Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Having been too precipitate in casting in his lot with the tories, Pope hastened to qualify his rashness by conciliating the whigs, and undertook to furnish the Prologue to Addison's Cato. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition He saw how his rashness had carried him away to a foolish act of good-nature, and had not even reaped thanks for his generosity. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day At last approaching the old man's chair, he said— "There is yet time to avert the danger; the people are irresolute—many actually averse to the rising; my brother will fall by his rashness." The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago For thy sake," replied Zeuxis, "I will pardon the rashness of the Ephesian boy. The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 April 1906 "I erred," the robot acknowledged, with such a gleam in his eye that Martin, suddenly conscious of his rashness, jerked the helmet from his head and dropped it on the desk. The Ego Machine He was misled by his credulous faith in his hero, by the rashness with which he imposed his own guesses for facts, and above all by his want of penetration and research. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Those who had rashly attempted to do so payed dearly for their rashness. Dusty Star It will be better to wait and look on, for heat in counsel and rashness in action engender nothing but harm. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. "I hope you will not make me suffer for my brother's rashness, but will give me a favourable answer." Specimens of German Romance Vol. I. The Patricians Let not any feeling of displeasure with me induce you to an act of rashness or imprudence. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life Thus, like the radiant god who sheds the day, You paint the vale, or gild the azure way;50 And while with ev'ry theme the verse complies, Sink without grov'ling, without rashness rise. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Also, he didn't argue against a projected rashness that could easily get us killed. Stamped Caution Rumors that his rashness had led to his ruin began to circulate throughout Europe. Josephine Makers of History Truly if rashness has slain its thousands, irresolution has slain its ten thousands. St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians A Practical Exposition His rashness made her sometimes quiver all over with positive fright when she thought of it. A Life Sentence A Novel Despite these and many similar penalties for rashness, the work is as dignified as it is admirable. Cathedrals of Spain It is a wanton flying in the face of the experience of the last quarter of a century and such rashness will require its penalty. Landmarks of Scientific Socialism "Anti-Duehring" Fifthly—because you are not pressed in point of time to determine on the subject; you have at least three months for deliberation; to decide, therefore, in a few days will be rashness and folly. Essays on the Constitution of the United States The old woman had rated him soundly for his rashness, and muttered and muttered unceasingly about the utter needlessness of what he had done. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. I determined to speak to Count Saxe next morning, upon the rashness of remaining at Hüningen under those risky circumstances. Francezka A moment later he realised the jeopardy in which his rashness had placed him, by the significant glances which the half-dozen rough men there seated gave to each other. A Prince of Good Fellows You will be guarded against possible rashness in choosing the higher life by consulting a prudent director or confessor, at least, so far as to get his approval of the step you propose to take. What Shall I Be? A Chat With Young People You are no longer a child, and such rashness is altogether unpardonable. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part Without rashness we say that the keys of the Church, given by Christ's merit, are that treasure; 61. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume I) He cursed his infernal rashness, his ungovernable optimism; he had spent half his life in jumping at conclusions and at things, and the other half in jumping away from them, however difficult the backward leap. The Return of the Prodigal Cilley fell at Graves’s first fire, The old rifle did its duty; And a fellow-man lay rendering Up the penalty of rashness. The Song of Lancaster, Kentucky to the statesmen, soldiers, and citizens of Garrard County. Some newspaper scribblers have accused General Gibbon of rashness in attacking the Nez Percés when he knew that their force outnumbered his own so largely. The Battle of the Big Hole A History of General Gibbon's Engagement with Nez Percés Indians in the Big Hole Valley, Montana, August 9th, 1877. God only knows how severely I am punished by my rashness, how profoundly I deplore the strange infatuation that so utterly blinded me. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part I am no lover of violent deeds; but if you insist upon forcing your way to her bedside, I shall summon the Count, and you will pay for your rashness with your life. A Monk of Cruta It is not that his temperament is naturally timorous and cold; if he is afraid of anything, he is afraid of his own rashness, his own heat. The Return of the Prodigal I fully expected to have my coat spattered with some warrior's brains every other moment, with such a reckless rashness were the rifle-muzzles poked about. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) They would doubtless have raised the cry of cowardice as promptly as they raised that of rashness. The Battle of the Big Hole A History of General Gibbon's Engagement with Nez Percés Indians in the Big Hole Valley, Montana, August 9th, 1877. As I bade adieu to my guardian, and paused before the princely figure whom the world called my husband, our eyes met, and he flushed, and muttered, ‘You will rue your rashness.’ Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part Too late the poor queen repented of her rashness. Old-Time Stories But when we look at things in their natural light, when there is a calm investigation of the facts, I think the Government will see and regret its rashness and delusion. Report of the Proceedings at the Examination of Charles G. Davis, Esq., on the Charge of Aiding and Abetting in the Rescue of a Fugitive Slave Held in Boston, in February, 1851. In the picture of 'Lear' is admirably portrayed the stubborn rashness of the father, the filial piety of the discarded daughter, and the wicked determination of Regan and Goneril. Old and New London Volume I For all that, they did not retreat with reckless rashness; and all three arrived at the bottom of the sloping sand-ridge, without having any reason to think they had been observed. The Boy Slaves Speculations of such rashness had not occurred even to him. Timar's Two Worlds "They say I have the evil eye—" "You have, madama," I said bluntly, and then felt a choking in my throat, fearing my own rashness. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880. He also had so strong an impression of Brougham’s indiscretion and rashness, that he would not let him be a member of our association, though wished for by all the rest. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 The young baron, ashamed of his own rashness, and not convinced that Turner's thrust was only a slip and an accident, bore with patience several days of extreme danger. Old and New London Volume I He has been accused of incompetency, rashness and drunkenness, none of which it is the purpose of this volume to endorse. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War Such action was daring almost to rashness, but in it is also apparent the deep method of a clever and calculating mind. Right on the Scaffold, or The Martyrs of 1822 The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 7 When originality is found apart from good sense, which more or less is frequently the case, it shows itself in paradox and rashness of sentiment, and eccentricity of outward conduct. English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century The plan appeared daring to rashness, but where were the forces to endanger such a march? History of Morgan's Cavalry They attributed its want of success to the rashness of the leaders and the absence of unanimity in their followers, to the outbreak not being simultaneous; to every cause, indeed, but the right one. Old and New London Volume I That in all centuries wisdom and mildness, as well as rashness and violence, are the same. The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli Its enemies rejoice in your rashness, for your feeble apology has rendered its deformities more prominent, and, by failing to vindicate, you have virtually confessed its abominations. A Letter to the Hon. Samuel Eliot, Representative in Congress From the City of Boston, In Reply to His Apology For Voting For the Fugitive Slave Bill. An intuition that Osgood repented his rashness touched Lily’s pride, and preserved her silence. Stories by American Authors, Volume 8 With the rashness of youth he proclaimed all the wildest of his opinions, and upheld them with uncompromising zeal. Home Life of Great Authors The bombardier kicked him in the ribs with his heavy boots, and stormed at the rashness of such conduct, when at any moment an officer might come by. Jena or Sedan? God has never commanded this; perhaps the Pope has; but none the less am I of opinion, that we should not make the Word of God hateful by our rashness. The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli The rashness of mankind may astonish the Angels perhaps; but the Apostles and Evangelists of Christ are already safe within the veil! Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford He has had several fights, always drawing blood; but when he gets ready to make a great fight, he is ordered back for fear of his “rashness.” A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital When I was president of the Senate, he was Senator, and he could never speak on account of the rashness of his feelings. Andrew Jackson She should have some one with her who would prevent rashness. Peggy Owen and Liberty For he had mistaken Granny Marrable's natural start at the too well-remembered name she had scarcely heard for fifty years, for a prompt recognition of his own rashness in assuming it had been intentionally discarded. When Ghost Meets Ghost But Rohand, apprehending rashness on the part of his foster-son, took the precaution of following with the Cornish men-at-arms and his own vassals. Legends & Romances of Brittany He was most emphatic in the advocacy of his policy, and bold almost to rashness in his denunciations of the merely defensive idea. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital But to prove your penitence sincere, what reception would you give that Princess if by any miracle, which I cannot at present conceive, she should have escaped that destiny your rashness exposed her to?” The Princess of Ponthieu (in) The New-York Weekly Magazine or Miscellaneous Repository "For instance, you could imagine that one of the fellows interned here, goaded to rashness by these bullies who look after us, had struck one of them." With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front "I couldn't be sure about the place of the stones, though," said he, carefully avoiding direct verbal falsehood; at least, so Irene thought, trembling at his rashness. When Ghost Meets Ghost Graelent was then cast into a dungeon, but he thought 325 little of this indignity, fearing much more that his rashness had broken the bond betwixt him and his fairy bride. Legends & Romances of Brittany In this there was rashness, but there was also redemption and glory. Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters But if we leave the true path and foolishly try to push ourselves through unnecessary obstacles, it is not bravery or fortitude, but vanity and silly rashness.” Happy Days for Boys and Girls I was at this very time, also, in hiding for my rashness and folly in other respects. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 2 Historical, Traditional, and Imaginative "Refrain from rashness!" said the Jinnee, hastily, without suspecting that Ventimore had no serious intention of carrying out his threat. The Brass Bottle “It takes sober, solid, careful people to be interesting when they commit a rashness,” thought Leslie. Aurora the Magnificent Frank, being a good many years nearer to understanding the rashness of youth than his father, disagreed with him. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John But how should it have been possible that an order could have maintained itself for centuries, the most prominent members of which gave themselves up to such enthusiastic imprudence and rashness? Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 Europeans, ignorant of the mode of preparing this nut, are sure to pay for their rashness, if they venture to eat it in its unprepared state. Australia, its history and present condition containing an account both of the bush and of the colonies, with their respective inhabitants Did you ever hear of such rashness, major? The Continental Dragoon A Love Story of Philipse Manor-House in 1778 We have now victory in sight, we mustn't imperil it by rashness. The Exploits of Juve Being the Second of the Series of the "Fantômas" Detective Tales Well," he said, "be thankful that there's no likelihood of my taking advantage of your rashness. Finn The Wolfhound He tried to close with the maddened girl, but instantly regretted his rashness. Astounding Stories, May, 1931 And, in compassion of my strong affliction, Say, is it possible you can forgive The fatal rashness of ungovern'd love? Jane Shore A Tragedy Bitterly now did they regret the rashness which had led them to approach in such a confident, careless manner. A Tale of the Summer Holidays Hamlet had only a ghost for counselor, and a mother to be the first victim of his rashness. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards But their rashness was answered by a streak of light from an attic window, and as one toppled back, its body burnt through, the sights of the destroying ray-gun were already on its fellow. Hawk Carse She stood as close to the edge of the cliff as she dared, whipping and lashing and taunting her imagination by the rashness of the act. The Side Of The Angels A Novel But neither Lawrence's hatred of Berkeley, nor Bacon's rashness, nor Berkeley's folly, nor the Indian war suffice to explain the rebellion. Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 Yet even those who fled would frequently turn upon their pursuers and make them repent their rashness. The History of Sandford and Merton The prejudice against female labor begins with parents; and the unreflecting vanity and rashness of youth give it a fatal hold on us. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 In another way, they exhibit other rash actions, by which it is seen that their rashness is rather the daughter of ignorance and barbarity than of valor. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century In a spirit of rashness, they rushed on the fort. The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 Thus were the Marylanders made to suffer for the rashness of the Virginia frontiersmen. Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 The bull, in the meanwhile, behaved with all the calmness and intrepidity of an experienced warrior; without violence, without passion, he waited every attack of his enemies, and then severely punished them for their rashness. The History of Sandford and Merton And he concludes his article with the remark that “Arctic exploration is sufficiently credited with rashness and danger in its legitimate and sanctioned methods, without bearing the burden of Dr. Nansen’s illogical scheme of self-destruction.” Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I This virtue is equally distant from rashness and cowardice, and should be deeply impressed upon the mind of every Mason. Masonic Monitor of the Degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason together with the Ceremony of Installation, Laying Corner Stones, Dedications, Masonic Burial, Etc. He condemned my rashness in the avowal I had made to you, and insisted that there should be no communication between us until I had finished my studies. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848 "Boldness and rashness need not be the same thing," said Monsieur de Bourmont, drily. Angelot A Story of the First Empire She felt her rashness, the next moment, at her young friend's question. The Wings of the Dove, Volume II Standing there in the moonlight between the two parties, between the thin line of sentinels about the jail and the dense mob in front, Steele Weir’s action seemed the height of rashness. In the Shadow of the Hills El Feri had expostulated with his brother chief, but could not persuade him to postpone an attempt which, planned with haste, and executed with rashness, could only be attended with disaster. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. Nor indeed have I ever, even in the preceding sections, spoken with levity, though sometimes perhaps with rashness. Modern Painters Volume II (of V) The rudeness and rashness of Radicalism supplies its place, and the stately and steady march of the landed interest exists no more. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 I realized it, and now, as I gazed into the peering faces of these men from Mars, I cursed my witless rashness which had brought Anita into this! Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 It was his rashness that has brought all this trouble.” Raiding with Morgan I am not going to run away and leave you in the scrape, especially as it was I who got us into it by my rashness.” The Cat of Bubastes A Tale of Ancient Egypt Perhaps time would yet soften his faults, and temper his rashness. The Strollers We will give you until midnight to reconsider your rashness. Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective She sat there shuddering at her own rashness. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. It was almost rashness, but it was such a facing of odds as our gallant soldiers are all the while doing. Two Arrows A Story of Red and White You have made war," said he, "and you have made the arms of your country contemptible by failures, which you rendered inevitable by your rashness. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 If you have ever done wrong, I am sure it was done in a moment of rashness; maybe thoughtlessness.” The Spoilers of the Valley I am sure that her husband proved to be negligent of and unkind to her," she murmured, "and that she repented her rashness in leaving her home and friends. The Masked Bridal Now that all danger is past I cannot forbear giving you from my heart a word of warning, begging you not with rashness to risk your so valuable life. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 23, 1914 When you have achieved their comfort, you are at liberty to plunge into any rashness you choose. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana And while it was bold and dashing, it was entirely free from the rashness which the British public has been a little inclined to attribute to him since the Dogger Bank engagement. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War His last remark was perhaps combatant rashness, or possibly a premeditated attempt to force the listeners to reveal their actual sentiments. Thurston of Orchard Valley Then you give an excellent description of the skill with which nature has manufactured our senses, and intellect, and the whole construction of man, in order to prevent my being alarmed at rashness of opinions. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero The whole party caught the contagious rashness,––all rushed across the river. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State The rashness is well punish'd, that, alone, Would brave the entangling mazes of these wilds. The Indian Princess La Belle Sauvage Perhaps she meant to hint that his rashness must not be talked about. Partners of the Out-Trail Pan knew he could not hide the evidences of his rashness, so he decided to tell the truth. Valley of Wild Horses But error, and rashness, and ignorance, and opinion, and suspicion, and in a word everything which was inconsistent with a firm and consistent assent, he discarded from virtue and wisdom. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero A young man, mounting his horse, was soon by the side of the Indian, and springing off, his life had well nigh been sacrificed by his rashness. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State Santa darted into the face of the cat with such fierce force as to rescue the baby bird, but lost his own life by his brave rashness. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight For some hours she had been dazzled by the glamor of romance and had rejoiced in her rashness, but the light was getting dim. Partners of the Out-Trail At the sound of her voice the little animal seemed to think better of his rashness. The Backwoodsmen I could forgive his rashness, Father, his disobedience, if only he could go down with a clear name.” The Road to Frontenac Rashness is used chiefly of bodily acts, temerity often of mental or social matters; there may be a noble rashness, but temerity is always used in a bad sense. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions The heading and the author will at once suggest the stirring incident in the Battle of Lake Trasimene, when Flaminius atoned for his rashness by his gallant example and death. Helps to Latin Translation at Sight "I didn't know if it was rashness or common bluff." Partners of the Out-Trail But though he avoided rashness in any form, he was a good deal exposed to danger, and the palace in which he lived was an object on which the enemy expended much of their ammunition. General Gordon A Christian Hero But these poets were generous even beyond their unenvious tribe, and the younger, with a rashness which his years measurably excused, set about verifying his conviction in a practical way, perhaps the only practical way. Imaginary Interviews Venturesomeness dallies on the edge of danger and experiments with it; foolhardiness rushes in for want of sense, heedlessness for want of attention, rashness for want of reflection, recklessness from disregard of consequences. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions Only the preceding night he had staked a large sum and had lost; and that very morning he had appealed to Erle to save him from the consequences of his own rashness. Wee Wifie This is the season for cultivating the senses, and whoever, at this early age, endeavours to force the tender shoots of reason, will repent his rashness. Practical Education, Volume II In the end Yellow Handkerchief was over-come, and sullenly returned to the steering, while they soundly berated him for his rashness. Tales of the Fish Patrol It is not the cold indifference of modern moralists; it is not the rank and scepticism of modern doubters, nor yet the intellectual rashness and moral phantoms of modern scientists. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume I, No. 11, November, 1880 The rashness of the Austrians is indeed a great misfortune, for it has placed them in the wrong. The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 No longer fierce he storms; but grieving blames His rashness, and his obstinacy owns. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II If one blindly and wilfully goes upon a railway track when danger is imminent and obvious, and sustains damage, he must bear the consequences of his own rashness and folly. The Road and the Roadside |
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