| 单词 | rotundity |
| 例句 | Squeezing his rotundity past the obstructing passengers, he entered the compartment, Poirot close behind him. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z And thou, all-shaking thunder, Strike flat the thick rotundity o’ th’ world, Crack Nature’s moulds . ArtsBeat: The Poetry of Catastrophe 2011-03-18T19:09:01Z Sarah Millican embraces her rotundity as a liberation, Les Dawson used his to give a ridiculous wobble to his deadpan patter. Comedy gold: John Pinette's I Say Nay Nay 2012-12-28T11:13:32Z Obviously, the phases of the moon depend on orbital mechanics and not on whether the atmosphere lets us see our satellite at or near its time of maximum rotundity and brightness. Saturday morning clouds hide spiritually significant full moon 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z A step along the road to giant panda rotundity. Zoo’s giant panda cub now an open-eyed 8 weeks old, keepers say 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z And most recently, Gov. Chris Christie, who has not even decided whether he will run for president, has been harangued in reports that question whether his rotundity rules him out altogether. CURL: Why Hillary Clinton’s health matters 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z A decade after his death you'll still hear people attacking bread, pasta and potatoes as the root of all rotundity. Atkins and the never-ending battle over carbs 2013-04-17T08:36:57Z The sentences had a magnificent, almost majestic rotundity, energy, and power; they reminded one of something cut out of solid and glittering marble, at once so dazzling and so impressive. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z Being deep in talk, it so happened that they found themselves near the majestic, pillared portico and huge black rotundity of the Pantheon. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z It is due to the rotundity of the earth, and the height of the observer’s eye above the water. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z By the use of his chiaroscuro he not only gave superior softness and rotundity to his forms, but displayed a taste in the whole composition, such as had never been witnessed before. The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. IV (of 6) from the Period of the Revival of the Fine Arts to the End of the Eighteenth Century 2012-02-25T03:00:10.400Z There was a time when no man could have been elected to any office, who in- 300 sisted on the rotundity of the earth; what did that prove? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z Hence the rotundity of the earth does introduce a very important reduction factor, although it does not inhibit the transmission. Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy 2012-01-09T03:00:20.570Z It will harden up so that its rotundity of outline will be preserved. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z She was beautiful, too, a Rubens ideal, drawn in liberal rotundities—cheeks, chin, throat, bust, hips. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z In size, in odour, and beauty of rotundity, the plum-pudding that two stalwart men carried in and placed in front of Neptune, was something to remember for ever and a day. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z A man can deny the rotundity of the earth, the attraction of gravitation, the form of the earths orbit, or the nebular hypothesis, with perfect impunity. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z The greater bulk of the latter is situated immediately beneath the skin, and occasions that beautiful rotundity so much admired in children. A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. 2011-12-04T03:00:03.890Z There’s so much light, rotundity and pumped-up volume in these drawings that the Frick’s corridor seems ready to burst. Picasso’s Hungry Hand Stars in Flipbook Show at Frick: Review 2011-11-25T06:38:30Z Lactantius, with the Bible in his hand, ridiculed the rotundity of the earth. The Book Of God In The Light Of The Higher Criticism 2011-11-24T03:00:46.897Z I don't, alas, exhibit a "point" in it, but am all large and luscious rotundity—by which you may see how true a thing it is. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z We conceive him of a pleasant rotundity with a thick red neck, but we shall waive that point if you know him to be thin. Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-11-12T03:00:36.860Z It is hardly like the question of the rotundity of the earth; this Question is not settled and it will be discussed. The International Jew The World's Foremost Problem 2011-10-16T02:00:19.257Z For he was slim, where once he had been inclined to rotundity, and ruddy-brown where once he had been sparse and grey. Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z Just then the rice rose in a foaming surge and began to trickle down the black rotundity of the pot. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z Huge, almost sublime in its tense rotundity, the father of all packs, never laid aside and never opened, what might there not be within it! John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings 2011-08-26T02:00:22.667Z Thirty-five mortal years, a scarcity of hair, a noticeable rotundity—and married! Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z They do not resist much when handled, but it is curious to note how they continue to swell their sides out, until they produce a very prominent rotundity of their body. Addresses & Papers / Collectanea 2011-08-04T02:00:22.097Z The teaching of the rotundity of the earth and its revolution round the sun was suppressed for hundreds of years until it was revived in the 16th century. A Grammar of Freethought 2011-07-30T02:00:13.083Z He pulled down his starched vest that had an annoying way of riding up over his rotundity, and smoothed his freshly shaven double chin with the air of being quite a ladies' man. Tripping with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:21.613Z The features, however, showing a certain rotundity, told them to be those of a young man, who, but for the disfiguring of the paint, might have appeared handsome. The Yellow Chief 2011-07-05T02:00:27.013Z Catching sight of a stranger whose clothes and rotundity were slightly ridiculous, Tryphera tapped him on the shoulder. Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite 2011-06-13T02:00:23.863Z They cling to their own vine and serve no higher end than rotundity and relish. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z On the contrary, her form showed strength and rotundity unusual for a girl of thirteen. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z A rude furnace made of fire-rock was the prominent feature of the place, and on it glimmered the pleasing rotundities of a small copper still. The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains 2011-03-22T02:00:18.637Z The lower lip should be most developed, rounded and turned outward; so as to produce, between it and the chin, that beautiful hollow which assists so much in giving the latter a more perfect rotundity. Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman 2011-02-28T03:00:32.460Z This huge rotundity we tread grows old, And all those worlds that roll around the sun. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z "Got her this time, sir," remarked a burly petty officer, the rotundity of whose figure was still further accentuated by the prodigious quantity of clothing he wore. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z They were even aware of the rotundity of the earth, although Columbus has always been credited with being the first to discover this truth. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Unlike the Jeebi or ghost, his limbs never assume the rotundity of life, neither is he to be confounded in form with the numerous class of minor Manitoes, or spirits. Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends 2011-02-06T03:01:02.343Z “The apparent convexity of the cheeks,” says Winckelmann, “which in many heads appears greater than natural, contributes to this rotundity: it is not, however, ideal, but taken from natural beauty.” Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman 2011-02-28T03:00:32.460Z The very tall figure showed a proportionate rotundity; the ruddy face did not indicate great intelligence, but it bore the unmistakable impress of good-nature. Vineta The Phantom City 2011-01-21T03:00:10.377Z Mrs. Asmussen was a dignified dame, whom nature had endowed with gracious rotundity. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z Mr. Andrew Micklewhame was a middle-aged man, with a rotundity of corpus, and a bachelor to boot. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 "Well, that's hearty," said the landlord, drawing a chair sideways to the table; for his vast rotundity prevented him from approaching it full front. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 Like a true courtier, he bowed and drank to our health and happiness, and when the wine had disappeared, patted his fine rotundity with affectionate appreciation. Glories of Spain He was rather below the middle height, and appeared still shorter by the stoop of his massive round shoulders, by the ample bulk of his chest, and by the rotundity of his corporation. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency In his polished rotundity he looked as if he had just stepped out of a bandbox. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z Empty rotundity, and linked languor long drawn out. Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 93. August 27, 1887 Leonardo also discussed the old Aristotelian problem of the rotundity of the sun’s image after passing through an angular aperture, but not so successfully as Maurolycus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" Did I not tell you that the pleasures of the table had nothing to do with my physical rotundity. Glories of Spain The licorice sticks had changed to a rich olive brown and had assumed sufficient rotundity to allow of pink-and-white socks and white ankle-ties. Leerie As they grow older, they seem to drop or absorb the rotundity of the whole body, and finally assume the appearance of a chariot wheel. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. The traveller was short, but then his rotundity was prodigious. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] The result was that P�re Michaux's dogs were known as far as they could be seen by their fat sides, the only rotundities in dog-flesh within a circle of five hundred miles. Anne Ah, se�or," with a round gurgling laugh, "I see what you are thinking—that eggs and sweet herbs never developed this rotundity of person. Glories of Spain He was a man about five feet high; but so far as rotundity of corporation went, noways deficient. Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2 Its chief object is to denounce the false and heathen doctrine of the rotundity of the earth, and to vindicate the scriptural account of the world. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" In another week there will be one unbroken line of rotundity from your chin to your knees.” Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 Seen through a good binocular glass, her form gains in rotundity; but under an ordinary telescope with a four-inch objective, she appears like a globe of molten gold. Volcanoes: Past and Present Besides this universal rotundity, the qualities of stones which rendered them valuable to the lapidary were forced on the painter's attention by the familiar arts of inlaying and mosaic. Modern Painters, Volume IV (of V) In consequence of the rotundity of the earth, the distance at which a beacon light ceases to be visible depends upon its elevation. Smeaton and Lighthouses A Popular Biography, with an Historical Introduction and Sequel Cimabue gave to the flesh-tints a clear and carefully fused colour, and imparted to the forms some of the rotundity which they had lost. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" He was short and stout, but there was no suggestion of jollity or even of good-humor in his rotundity. Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches Leaning back with folded arms, he showed, however, despite his weight and rotundity, the pliance and the litheness of the Westerner. The Plow-Woman The sporangia, while depressed, still maintain considerable rotundity; they are occasionally quite spherical, and then of very uneven size, hardly in contact. The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species The cross-eyed Q.C. drew himself up and let his rotundity take care of itself. Miss Cayley's Adventures Never was the heart of man more embittered by this sort being no use for cooking than in the case of these flawless, glossy rotundities. When Ghost Meets Ghost "Gee, Spouter is at it again!" broke in Will Hendry, usually called Fatty by his chums because of his rotundity. The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck Stirring Adventures in the Oil Fields There were no angles about him anywhere, nothing but rotundity. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography Obviously he does not miss his own kitchen: to judge from the rotundity of his body, he does not fare ill. Woman under socialism He was thirty-four years old and was accounted as men go a handsome dog, with a figure just turning from the litheness of youth into a slight rotundity of very early middle age. In the Heart of a Fool It will not prove the rotundity of the earth, nor establish a sound financial basis for a nation. Men, Women, and Gods And Other Lectures They wielded enormous fans, nearly two feet long; they had capuchins to their cloaks; and they delighted in the rotundity of hoops. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 It was not only his splendid rotundity which I lacked. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography He was of short stature and lacked the protuberant rotundity of President Bambos. Up the Forked River Or, Adventures in South America The bullet was of very small calibre, and, not having encountered any bone, had preserved its rotundity without even an indentation. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 And the Rector also brought the subject up while Dolores was prying him out of his uniform, and his flesh was gradually resuming its normal rotundity. Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore The theory of the rotundity of the earth was not born with Columbus. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose They can cipher and sew; have an idea of the rotundity of the earth, with some knowledge of the other countries beyond the sea. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand And his person, too, had the rotundity which the ratepayer demands. Ghetto Comedies The reason for this is that, on account of the rotundity of the earth's surface, she is a trifle nearer the observer when overhead of him. Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language The shoulder retains its rotundity, but there is a slight hollow some distance below the acromion. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. That theory, however, was based upon his belief in the rotundity of the earth. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose A perpetual smile mantles over his broad face, and complacently he pats his huge rotundity of stomach as he rolls from side to side on the barrel astride which he is seated. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France She emphasized the importance of it with two tight fists placed not overgently in the center of the guard’s rotundity, and accompanied by a shove. Seven Miles to Arden The features, small and regular, might have once passed for handsome; but they were now nearly eliminated by her obese condition, which produced a disproportionate rotundity of face. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness A robe of light-coloured muslin, tastefully made, with long skirt and tight sleeves—as was the fashion of the time—a fashion that displayed the pleasing rotundity of her figure. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West It destroyed the old patristic geography and practically demonstrated the rotundity of the earth. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose Fitz and I had discovered this some days before, when we tried to dissuade him from planting into Klutchem’s rotundity the bullets which Chad had cast with so much care. Colonel Carter's Christmas and The Romance of an Old-Fashioned Gentleman In the course of a little over half-an-hour we were within ten miles of its surface, which now seemed to fill the whole space below us; and its rotundity was most impressive. To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story About sixty, of middle height, he was slightly inclined to rotundity, with hair almost white, a stubbly grey beard, and a pair of keen eyes rather prominently set in a bony but not unpleasant countenance. The Seven Secrets The cause which I should rather assign for this greater longevity would be their rotundity, and still more, their superior altitude. Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 He entered upon a series of speculations which forcibly remind us how empirical was the notion of the earth's rotundity before the inauguration of physical astronomy by Speculations as to the earth's shape. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest In appearance they were as curiously unlike; my uncle short and round to rotundity, homely and florid in feature. Spare Hours The top of the back part can now be shaved gently down by a small metal plane, a little filing will give the evenness and rotundity required. The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII. The reason for it is to be found in a false value which has deprived it of rotundity of envelopment. Pictorial Composition and the Critical Judgment of Pictures "It is no joke," was the indignant comment of Mr. Walker Boggs, as he proceeded to add to his rotundity by devouring the hearty breakfast that the waiter had just brought him. A Black Adonis For while the argument from the earth's rotundity was intelligible enough, there were few to whom, as to Toscanelli, it was a living truth. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest All his anger was reserved for those who still continued to believe in the earth's rotundity. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy He fitted his clothes to the cracking-point, and he had the lack of impressiveness that goes with rotundity. A Tar-Heel Baron Faced it with customary courage and something more than habitual rotundity of official phraseology. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 5th, 1914 There, too, stood General Knox, then secretary of war, in all the sleek rotundity of his low stature, with a bold and florid face, open, firm, and manly, in its expression. Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. And the rotundity of the earth was certainly known both to them and the other great nations of antiquity. Commentary Upon the Maya-Tzental Perez Codex with a Concluding Note Upon the Linguistic Problem of the Maya Glyphs I have no doubt they did much good, for very few persons have any distinct idea of the evidence for the rotundity of the earth. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy Among advanced thinkers psychic science is no more a debatable question than the rotundity of the earth or the principles of astronomy. Buchanan's Journal of Man, March 1887 Volume 1, Number 2 One of them was a comfortable-looking, middle-aged man, with a bald head, a smooth, clean-shaven face, and an incipient ventral rotundity. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 The principal changes would be in the direction of a more uniform stroke with a tendency to greater rotundity. The Detection of Forgery A Practical Handbook for the Use of Bankers, Solicitors, Magistrates' Clerks, and All Handling Suspected Documents The Dutch by the rotundity of their heads and the weakness of the hair. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science The aspect of the Heavens gives another proof of the Earth's rotundity. Astronomy for Amateurs On account of his rotundity he was compelled to hold the ankle in place in the firm clutch of his hand. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 But he laid her lesson to heart, and day by day, week by week, his rotundity expanded, while his verdancy remained. Days Off And Other Digressions What is this, then, but a proof of the rotundity of the earth? The Story of Eclipses The petals are cut in thick white wax: cup them with the large head ivory pin, to give them a rotundity of form; these are all placed on in rows of four. The Royal Guide to Wax Flower Modelling She merely sported, pursuing him with gay ridicule, mangling his pet quotations, smiling at his swelling rotundities. Lalage's Lovers With thumbs tucked in his waistcoat and fingers drumming upon the resonant rotundity of his waist line he marched slowly up and down moaning the guttural words in a melancholy and tuneless voice. Men of Affairs What was it caused those sharp suggestions in its accustomed rotundity—those angular points? The Flaw in the Sapphire It capped the railings everywhere with little white knobs, and rounded off the corners of things so, that wherever the eye alighted, the same impressions were invariably conveyed to it, namely, whiteness and rotundity. Fighting the Flames “To safe me!” exclaimed Verkimier, with a look of surprise which was greatly intensified by the rotundity of the blue spectacles. Blown to Bits The Lonely Man of Rakata, the Malay Archipelago "See the poor young Duchess!" cried a woman, who was availing herself of her peculiar rotundity as a battering-ram to force her way through the crowd. Edmond Dantès There was a pleasing rotundity about it, combined with a general symmetry of form and serpentine yieldiness of movement that rendered dancing with such a partner both easy and delightful. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse We are also told that when a humble hunchback bowed the knee in adoration at the tomb of St. Andreas, his irresistible faith instantly released him from his unnatural rotundity. Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing The belly has for several days lost its natural rotundity, and has been evidently falling,—she begins to moan,—the pulse becomes small, wiry, and intermittent. Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure And the little rotundity began to wheel round slowly. The Adventures of Maya the Bee The brutality of the round skull, emphasized by the cropped blonde hair, seemed at variance with the boyish rotundity of the face and the small, but dominant, nose. Witch-Doctors It had caused his hairy coat to cling to his form, producing a drowned-rat aspect which was not becoming; but a short run and some vigorous shakes soon restored his rotundity. My Doggie and I Children, in particular, become like tightly inflated little balloons after a feast, and as they wear no clothing, the extraordinary rotundity is very obvious, not to say ridiculous. The Dog Crusoe and his Master This good woman’s chief physical characteristic was rotundity, and her prominent mental attribute good-humour. Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines It is also known that rotundity of form is not essential to the successful rising of a balloon. Up in the Clouds Balloon Voyages Simple although this costume was, it had a bulky rotundity of appearance that harmonised well with the giant’s frank, good-humoured countenance, which was manly, firm, and massive, besides being rosy, oily, and fat. Ungava The rotundity of her frame rendered a collapse impossible. The Red Man's Revenge A Tale of The Red River Flood The soft, subtle curve of her cheek developed in Jimmy to a hardened rotundity inevitably suggesting the desire to pinch it, which one feels toward the tomato pin-cushions on exhibition at church fairs. Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes Unlike the Jeebi or ghost, his limbs never assume the rotundity of life. The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends, Mythologic and Allegoric, of the North American Indians The Captain fumbled away at his waist-band—encircling a rotundity like that described of Saint Nicholas—and pulled out his immense gold turnip. Captain Mugford Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors The waist-strap, tightly drawn by the bulky weight of the wearer, separated his body into two vast rotundities, while his face was distorted and purple with the agony of suspense and suspension. The Rifle Rangers While in the case of vegetables the increase in size, or rotundity, is due to starch and carbohydrates, in animals it is due to the addition of fat. Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value This state of affairs, however, need give no cause for either alarm or anxiety, for the head will shape itself to the beautiful rotundity of the normal baby's head within a few days. The Mother and Her Child Between them are three miles of flat meadow, where, among thousands of sheep, stands the grey rotundity of Camber Castle. Highways and Byways in Sussex By sight he gets only the colour and shape of the orange, by smell he gets only its odour, by taste its sweetness, and by touch its smoothness, rotundity, etc. The Story of the Mind And thou, all-shaking thunder, Strike flat the thick rotundity of the world! Shakspere, Personal Recollections Tall, without the slightest tendency toward rotundity, and with an intellectual head set firmly on his shoulders, Mr. Evarts displayed great energy of character, unswerving integrity, and devotion to his clients. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis In nature it is not really level, but partakes in extended views of the rotundity of the earth, though in small areas such as ponds the roundness is infinitesimal. The Theory and Practice of Perspective Anderson bravely rose to the occasion and accepted silently the duty of having to tour the ball room now and then with his arm despairingly clasping the rotundity of mother Bucher. Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life Here the oratorical note and a certain clerical rotundity of utterance come very near spoiling the melody. Essays on Scandinavian Literature Macaulay's style is highly artificial, but its rotundity, its movement, its impressive sweep have made it popular. The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language Word-Study and Composition & Rhetoric The good-humour of Mr. Norris was as prominent as his rotundity. Mingo And Other Sketches in Black and White In a sea-view, owing to the rotundity of the earth, the real horizontal line is slightly below the sea line, which is noted in Chapter I. 4. The Theory and Practice of Perspective Two meteors, flung from space across the earth's rotundity, could scarcely have been more exciting than these liberated chariots of power. A Husband by Proxy I like Brooklyn's shapeless rotundity as contrasted with our abominable rectangular distances in Manhattan. The Patient Observer And His Friends The usual argument by which we prove to our children the earth's rotundity is not purely geometric. The Reminiscences of an Astronomer His aversion to any exercise more vigorous than offered by a billiard cue was beginning to reflect itself in a premature rotundity of figure. The Cow Puncher Even his bathing dress seemed designed expressly to add to his rotundity. The Lost Valley Without being particularly agreeable or instructive, he possessed a rather imposing readiness and rotundity of speech, and had a knack of turning his arm-chair into a pulpit somewhat oftener than was quite in good taste. Sword and Gown A Novel And the Seigneur de Bracieux cast a proud glance over his colossal rotundity, with a loud laugh. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" Cicero, long after, had the same passion for numerositas, and the full, pompous rotundity of cadence. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg A few months of this treatment give a marvellous rotundity to the figure, thus greatly increasing her charms in the native eye. Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond On being hailed and asked what the matter was, he replied that it was the rotundity of the earth that bothered him; he kept sliding off. Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z Indeed, this mighty man of valor could truthfully be described as fat of brain, fat of chops, fat of neck, and fattest of all in the rotundity of this strutting stomach. The Freebooters of the Wilderness He rose when Emily entered, elegant of manner, in spite of his rotundity. The Tin Soldier He walked so rapidly at this idea that other victims of rotundity stopped to look at his tall figure and nodded approval. Visionaries If unexpectedly he exhibited signs of consciousness, Bolt would immediately divert the subject by passing some facetious criticisms on the rotundity of the primadonna. The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth So it is the rotundity of my subject that bothers me. Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z The Sheriff had gone round in front of the table, not too near it for obvious reasons; for the time of his revenge had come and his rotundity protruded full blown and swelling. The Freebooters of the Wilderness It is, certainly, shaded here to give the effect of rotundity, but that is quite a superfluity. Scientific American Supplement, No. 633, February 18, 1888 No one doubts that the earth is round; yet these conspicuous and actual proofs of its rotundity always amuse the fancy, and frequently interest the judgment, almost as much as if they were unexpected. The Lieutenant and Commander Being Autobigraphical Sketches of His Own Career, from Fragments of Voyages and Travels All that is required is a fairly long and fairly straight piece of road, terminating in a railway-station, and a sufficiency of City men of suitable age and rotundity. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-08 It is this artificial rotundity which, in connection with a distinct articulation, enables one who speaks in the open air, or in a very large apartment, to send his voice to the most distant point. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader One huge and ungainly sunshade creaks, swaying its preposterous rotundity. Mike Fletcher A Novel Before the door, lolling in unstudied dishabille, squatted a bearded, turbaned Mohammedan, whom from his rotundity Desmond guessed to be the khansaman of the big house. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India Wise to profundity, Stout to rotundity, That was the Knight, Sir Stodge. The Glugs of Gosh Mr. Vetch, as I have said, was a small but corpulent man, and stood very upright, with a slight backward inclination, to balance, I suppose, the exceeding greatness of his rotundity. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow Father Magauran, the parish priest, a rosy-faced, jovial little man, with a humorous! twinkle in his blue eye, and an anterior rotundity of person that betokened a moderate relish for the convivialities. The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One Like a boy's soap bubble, it glitters for a brief moment in iridescent rotundity, then ceases to be even a film of air. Round the World in Seven Days "To safe me!" exclaimed Verkimier, with a look of surprise which was greatly intensified by the rotundity of the blue spectacles. Blown to Bits or, The Lonely Man of Rakata Similarly, to take another example, the idea of the earth’s rotundity, though conceived centuries before Ptolemy in the second century, did not become established before the sixteenth century. Myths and Legends of China I hated the silkiness of his chestnut beard; I hated the sheen of his pink cranium; I hated his soft rotundity and his little curvilinear features; I hated, above all, his poisonous speeches. Tell England A Study in a Generation In that hostile light he looked old and weazened and worried; seemed to have lost much of his rotundity. The Inheritors It may have been his rosy rotundity, or, perhaps, the way in which his thinning hair vanished altogether at the top of his head, so as to form a tonsure. Half Portions There is a scurry of feet along a dark alley, a scuffle at the end, and the genial rotundity of Brother Lippo Lippi's face, impudent, brilliant, insuppressible, leers into the torchlight. Robert Browning Were ditectives set to watch him, to spy out the cause of a habit of sleek rotundity that was growing upon him at last visibly? The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 Pete's glistening little eyes lingered in appraisal upon her noble rotundities and her dangling quarry. Somewhere in Red Gap The ancients, as we have seen, had recognised the rotundity of the earth, and Eratosthenes had even recognised the possibility of reaching India by sailing westward. The Story of Geographical Discovery How the World Became Known As to the great bronze globe which we were hurrying to enter he seemed to regard it merely as a rival in rotundity, and made not the slightest motion to follow us. Italian Journeys The figure has not the fleshy rotundity of the Falstaff of Shakspeare; he is like a half-stuffed actor in the part. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 578, December 1, 1832 By contrast with the Mayor's seamy rotundity and Pond's powerful darkness, he looked, indeed, singularly boyish and fair. V. V.'s Eyes Johnny could tell that by the smooth, balloon-like rotundity of the thing. Triple Spies Wherefore, for all their rotundity, they are too often circumnavigated by hatchet-faced knaves. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I The firm rotundity of her breasts attested the full expansion of youth; her charming arms, advancing toward you, seemed to call for caresses; the regular curve of her flanks, justly proportioned, completed her beauty. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man At this time the rotundity of the earth was generally admitted. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson The faded gray suit he wore contrasted unfavorably with his friend's new brown; on the other hand, his movements were not devoid of a certain lank grace such as the gods have denied to rotundity. V. V.'s Eyes The only Egyptian touch to the place was four enormous oil portraits of pompous turbaned gentlemen, in one of whom Ryder recognized the familiar rotundity of Mahomet Ali in his grand robes. The Fortieth Door This produces a harsh metallic sound, without any rotundity. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875 The chin is divided by a dimple; the whole face approximates to a virile rotundity. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man It is in the long corridor beyond this that the "stuck-vats" live—puncheons which hold easily some thousand gallons or so, and are of a solemn rotundity calculated to strike awe into the beholder's heart. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 098, February, 1876 Where obesity is considered a charm, delicacy of outline ceases to be regarded, and a woman who has not rotundity is regarded as an unfortunate being. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 25, April, 1873 Her arms, which were bare to the shoulder, displayed everything of fullness, rotundity and lines of beauty that could be desired. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875 And thou, all-shaking thunder, Strike flat the thick rotundity o’ the world! Essays Æsthetical The orange hair was now nearly white; its owner had grown to rotundity; but the sharp, glancing eyes and pompous manner were the same as of old. Fenwick's Career At least to this wonderful prescience of future sugar-value did Mr. Linden himself attribute his rise in the world, and gradual increase in rotundity, riches, and respectability. The Experiences of a Barrister, and Confessions of an Attorney He is forty-three years old, and his figure inclines to rotundity. The Delectable Duchy So delighted was I with their luxuriant rotundity, that I made an internal resolve that henceforth I would always plant beets. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 55, May, 1862 The best style will have a certain rotundity imparted by the ceaseless rocking of thought in the deep ocean of sentiment. Essays Æsthetical In the tale of the "Red Lover" the girl is admired for her "slender form," whereas a real Indian values a woman in proportion to her weight and rotundity. Primitive Love and Love-Stories Though success, by bringing the pleasures of the table within his reach, has increased the rotundity of his figure, it has never been able to make his collars snowy or his conversation refined. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, July 12, 1890 The hostlers stood at the horses' heads, chewing at wisps of barley-straw as though their other fare was scant, which, from their sleek rotundity, was difficult to believe. Master Skylark "Why, it is a calamity that has befallen his betters!" returned the publican, interlocking his fingers across the rotundity of his person, with an air of grave consideration. The Red Rover Their very costume was at variance with the general gloom, and no sympathy could at once repress the jolly rotundity of their persons. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 271, September 1, 1827 However, this manner of measuring beauty with a yard-stick; indicates some progress over the savage and Oriental custom of making rotundity the criterion of beauty. Primitive Love and Love-Stories The rich twinkle of Tom's eye, and the benevolent rotundity of his form, are admirable. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 393, October 10, 1829 I am sure we must shrink from the original rotundity with which Nature blessed us. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861 I hope sincerely that this suffering individual was Mr. John M. Riley; but, from the rotundity of stomach which I bestrode, I very much fear that it was the Doctor. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 35, September, 1860 The meagre lighthouse all in white, haunting the seaboard as if it were the ghost of an edifice that had once had colour and rotundity, dropped melancholy tears after its late buffeting by the waves. Little Dorrit Why should there be when individuals are so similar that if a man loses his girl he can easily find another just like her in color, face, rotundity, and grossness? Primitive Love and Love-Stories Then, in a flash, I perceived that all had the same form of costume, the same soft hairless visage, and the same girlish rotundity of limb. The Time Machine By this time the gas-bag had swollen to a goodly rotundity and was jerking strongly upon its lashings. The Lost World The rotundity of the countenance, the coarse colours, the stunted nose, and the thick lip, which constitute the general mould of the native physiognomy, are to us the very antipodes of beauty. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843 There was a great rotundity to his silhouette, the generous outward curve to his waist-line giving to his figure a swayback erectness, the legs receding rather short and thin from the bay of waistcoat. Humoresque A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It Every step I take, confutes this visionary idea of the earth's rotundity. Sanders' Union Fourth Reader Many of those domains of love, which, under the old-fashioned dress, would have been considered as a flat country, now present, through a transparent crape, the perfect rotundity of two sweetly-rising hillocks. Paris as It Was and as It Is "Aweary—awe-e-e-ary!" repeated the little things, standing before him in infantile nude rotundity, looking up with bright eyes. With Edged Tools But even while the thought was passing through my head, Memnon was lying at my feet, flat as his equine rotundity would permit. A Rough Shaking To ground, therefore, the doctrines of the Resurrection, the Atonement, &c., upon alleged passages of the poem of Job is tantamount to inferring the squareness of a circle from its perfect rotundity. The Sceptics of the Old Testament: Job - Koheleth - Agur "Because I do not desire eloquence or rotundity," I reply. Youth and Egolatry A hansom appeared and disappeared, the white horse seen now against the green blinds of a semi-detached villa and shown a moment after against the yellow rotundities of a group of pottery ovens. A Mummer's Wife First came Benoni Hill, who had increased in rotundity since selling his grocery store and giving up an active life. Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason Corner Folks Notwithstanding his rotundity, he was an active and resourceful parent, and enjoyed himself vastly; the boy pretending, as polite children sometimes do, to enter into the fun of the game. Old Calabria "I humbly appeal to you all," said Bertram in seriocomic tone, "is my rotundity a mere bagatelle?" A Heart-Song of To-day Persons to whom my style is not entirely distasteful, sometimes ask: "Why use the short sentence when it deprives the period of eloquence and rotundity?" Youth and Egolatry Hawthorne's attack on the rotundity of the English ladies, whatever may have been his reason for it, was, to speak reservedly, somewhat lacking in delicacy. The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne As soon as he was out of sight, Mrs Catanach rose, ascended the dune, and propelled her rotundity along the yielding top of it. Malcolm There were brunettes of generous ovals, and blondes of heroic rotundities, and every scheme of shape between. We Can't Have Everything He had been vacillating between compliance and refusal, like an elastic ball which yields to compression and starts back to its swelling rotundity as soon as the pressure is taken off. Expositions of Holy Scripture It is easily recognizable by its rotundity and by the simple grandeur of its façade and portico. After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 A shade more of leanness in the legs, one jot less of rotundity in the breast—what misery might not these seemingly trivial incidents have created? Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 38, December 17, 1870. My friends," began Mr. Hardcastle, swelling with the importance of the moment to even more than his usual rotundity, "this has been a day of days to me. Only an Incident Balancing the iron sphere in one hand, the learned professor began fingering it with the other, like Columbus illustrating the rotundity of the globe before the Royal Commission of Castilian Ecclesiastics. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War V. render spherical &c. adj.; form into a sphere, sphere, roll into a ball; give rotundity &c. n.; round. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases In costume they are not dissimilar to their enemies—in rotundity they are superior, however, if not in brawn. The Last of the Foresters Or, Humors on the Border; A story of the Old Virginia Frontier Then with a celerity remarkable in one of his years and rotundity, he quickly popped in his head and closed the window. The Bars of Iron And thou, all-shaking thunder, Strike flat the thick rotundity o' the world. The Real America in Romance, Volume 6; a Century Too Soon (A Story In referring to sums of money due him he had ever been wont to chant them with a bard-like inflation that recognized only sums of a vague but immense rotundity. The Boss of Little Arcady In years he was about fifty, and in his figure there was a suggestion of that rotundity which overtakes the man who has given up physical exercise. The Hampstead Mystery There was a monogram of silk on his shirt-sleeve, of gold on his bill-folder, and of diamonds on the black band across the slight rotundity of his waistcoat. Gaslight Sonatas Thales, born 640 B.C., taught the rotundity of the earth, and that the moon shines with reflected light. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. I have, of course, used in the translation the word "straightforward" ironically, and with an eye to the rotundity of stomach of the actor. The Love-Tiff A few small canvas bags tied up with thin cord, their distended rotundity showing the inside pressure of the disk-like forms of coins—gold, solid, heavy, eminently portable. Victory An Island Tale But Monkey, too, seemed flushed with victory, rolling along—her rotundity ever suggested rolling rather than the taking of actual steps—as if she led a prisoner. A Prisoner in Fairyland But the "o-o-o" was prolonged into a wail as a particularly pernicious jab in the midst of her duodenum-"a providential thrust," Dr. Bond said—doubled her up, if rotundity can be said to double. Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness He had got to his feet with more alacrity than might have been expected of such a fat man, and was adjusting his collar and tie, and smoothing his waistcoat over his rotundity. The Heart of Rome When the handsome Lisa again crossed the square, La Normande, who had been watching for her exit from the church, recognised her in the twilight by the rotundity of her skirts. The Fat and the Thin But you will observe that far from being padded to rotundity his face is stiff from force of will, and lean from the efforts of keeping it so. Jacob's Room Jack was a very insignificant-looking personage in common, and one would scarcely pause to give him a second look, unless it might be to laugh at his rotundity and little waddling legs. Jack Tier "I acknowledge it, old man, and I'm proud of it," retorted Marny, patting his rotundity. The Veiled Lady and Other Men and Women Three fat barrels occupy it in impressive rotundity. Under Fire: the story of a squad Frederick Burton was a plump, shy, fair-haired little fellow, and Burton, who loved to tease, did not spare his rotundity. The Life of Sir Richard Burton Rather short, and inclining—but as yet only inclining—to rotundity of figure, with a peculiarly soft and clear complexion, Mrs. Damerel made a gallant battle against the hostile years. In the Year of Jubilee This unique costume, in rotundity something like a farthingale, added immensely to his large hulk; so much so that he fairly waddled in his gait. Omoo They knew the rotundity of the earth, which it was supposed Columbus had discovered! Atlantis : the antediluvian world When the lamps are relighted, every one laughs, sniffs, and looks inquiringly at his neighbor—every one but a stout gentleman, who, with well-gloved hands folded upon his broad-cloth rotundity, sleeps on impressively. Hospital Sketches Close by are the commodious premises of the Imperial Tobacco Company, while at no great distance the Chelsea Gas Works add a striking feature of rotundity. My Discovery of England The rotundity of the stomach indicated the ambition of its possessor. Five Weeks in a Balloon "Deo gratias!" rumbled the fat priest, as he heaved his rotundity from the saddle with the assistance of one of the grooms. The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza The gluttonous visitor bends and slides its slender fore part, a blade of exquisite suppleness, between the wall and the inhabitant, whose slack rotundity yields to the pressure of this animated wedge. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography Such men charm fortune by the sleekness of their aspects and the goodly rotundity of their honest faces, as the others scare away poverty by their wan, meagre looks. Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners But his figure fell into rotundity at the waist, his hair was scant and grey and his face, when the waves of expression had passed over it, had a ravaged look. Dubliners The rotundity of the covering, which was now but little inflated, was collapsing already. Five Weeks in a Balloon He started as if he had touched the cold rotundity of a serpent. Cabbages and Kings And the Seigneur de Bracieux cast a profound glance over his colossal rotundity with a loud laugh. The Man in the Iron Mask They, too, had lost their rotundity with the daylight, and advanced against the sky in flat outlines, which suggested some processional design on Greek or Etruscan pottery. Under the Greenwood Tree, or, the Mellstock quire; a rural painting of the Dutch school Sometimes his utterance is snappish and quick to the last degree; sometimes it is remarkable for rotundity and mellowness. Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay Volume 1 It is pursued with extraordinary animosity by a florid-faced insect of fierce aspect and rotundity of figure. The Angel and the Author, and others The general man expanded his rotundity and laughed considerable. Cabbages and Kings Evidently the rotundity of the object was the point that excited his interest. Through Russia If it was particular for anything, it was for a smooth, almost perfect rotundity, with only a little protuberance above the vent of the ear. The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner Being deep in talk, it so happened that they found themselves near the majestic, pillared portico, and huge, black rotundity of the Pantheon. The Marble Faun - Volume 2 The Romance of Monte Beni Also, better fed, there was about his less meagre figure a foreshadowing of the melon-seed rotundity that was to attach to him in future years. On the Makaloa Mat The body of the little man was more than proportionately broad, giving to his entire figure a rotundity highly absurd. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 The rotundity of the Hanoverian and the lean darkness of the Stuart were one to him. The Path of the King And thou, all shaking thunder, Strike flat the thick rotundity o' the world! Swan Song He was in orders, and already recognisably the same man that he is to-day: the same rotundity of visage, the same or similar glasses, and the same faint shadow of surprise in his resting expression. Twelve Stories and a Dream Suffice it that his practical demonstration of the rotundity of the earth is regarded by most modern writers as marking an epoch in history. A History of Science — Volume 2 "Smoky" carried a baseball bat, and a league ball that advertised itself in the rotundity of his trousers pocket. Whirligigs For some years he had not been exhibited in New York, and during these years he had increased considerably in rotundity and had changed much in his general appearance. The Life of Phineas T. Barnum The belief in the central position of the earth is still universal, and the belief in its rotundity not yet, until the voyage of Magellan, generally accepted. The Unseen World and Other Essays Oh, for something to — Strike flat the thick rotundity o' the world! Native Life in South Africa Finding us a little out of reach, he rolled right over towards us, presenting as he did so the great rotundity of his belly. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales His swelling rotundity, suggestive generally of a bladder inflated to its extremest limits by excess of self-importance, appeared to be shrinking. Paul Kelver, a Novel Kayerts showed a drawn, flabby face above the rotundity of his stomach, which gave him a weird aspect. Tales of Unrest His rotundity to the contrary notwithstanding, he was ravaged by a gnawing dyspepsia, and the sight of six eggs eaten as a side dish to substantials carried consternation to his interior. The Riverman We should hardly expect so perfect a rotundity in a body formed by the cool accretion of solid fragments and particles. The Story of Evolution In spite of his somewhat pudgy rotundity, he carried himself quite erect, in a manner that bespoke the retired military man. The Riverman |
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