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For all his sagacity, for all his caution and astuteness, the old judge had gone the way of the rest. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z
Every day he declined in sagacity and vigor. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z
“You look conscious. Young ladies have great penetration in such matters as these; but I think I may defy even your sagacity, to discover the name of your admirer. This letter is from Mr. Collins.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z
I learned that sagacity and quick wits are necessary in avoiding dangerous situations; and that fatuity and shortsightedness make one go around in circles, seemingly unaware of the many opportunities for escape. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z
Still, some may well question her agency, asking if, at 19, Ms. Eilish has the sense or sagacity to weather the possible fallout. On That Bombshell Billie Eilish Cover for British Vogue 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z
“They do have the sagacity of age to understand that this is rare,” he said. A Theater Company’s Secret to Success: Bedlam 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z
He became an erudite scholar of his particular interests, his keen eye and sagacity legendary among collectors and often on display in his stage performances and lectures. The Curious, Astounding Collection of the Magician Ricky Jay 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z
One of those youthful performers is Cole Sitilides, who embodies the play’s central character: 15-year-old Eugene, who periodically comments — with precocious and sometimes wisecracking sagacity — on the action. Review | Young local actors impress in ‘Brighton Beach Memoirs’ at Theater J 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z
In trendy, eclectic, overexposed Brooklyn as packaged for TV, even the sagacity has turned trite. Television Review: ‘Brooklyn DA’ Begins on Tuesday on CBS 2013-05-27T21:42:21Z
Hollywood might want us to believe that older generations are defined by their understanding, sagacity and penchant for bucket lists, but they are not, and cinema should reflect this. What films best portray old age? 2012-07-04T16:41:52Z
Face long and brown; high cheek bones, a sign of sagacity... The Three Musketeers 3D: enter the dragon flamethrower 2011-03-30T10:59:30Z
It lacks the sagacity and depth required to deal with such cloying material. Guardian First Book Award reader nominations: Dead Men by Richard Pierce 2012-07-18T14:04:46Z
In an age when women were pawns in geopolitical alliances, Eleanor was recognized for her authority, diplomacy and political sagacity — a legend in ballads even in her own time. In the French city of Poitiers, Eleanor of Aquitaine’s influence is everywhere 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z
Who was this waifish blond 18-year-old that, on her debut album, Alas I Cannot Swim, was throwing maxims down from the mountain with such sagacity? Laura Marling: Once I Was an Eagle – review 2013-05-25T23:05:06Z
Nearing his 60s, he was easing into a new kind of sagacity — less mordant, rather uninterested in scoring points. Listen to 13 Essential Walter Becker Songs 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z
Here, Ahsoka lets loose her multitudes, her childishness and her burgeoning sagacity, and howls, "Patience, master!" throwing his own lesson back in his face. How I learned to love Ahsoka Tano, the Jedi deserter who wasn't supposed to exist 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z
Being Spock certainly afforded Nimoy a comfortable living -- as he liked to say, with Spock-like sagacity, it was far better to be typecast than not be cast at all.  Leonard Nimoy, Spock, and the mixed blessing of an iconic role 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z
The viewers’ brain may be moved by Caesar’s statesmanlike sagacity, but their guts want war. REVIEW: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Who Needs Humans? 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z
Whatever the case, Mr. Ax played with his customary sagacity and polish while Mr. Gilbert maintained elegant balances throughout, eliciting a striking velvety softness from the strings in the central Andante. Music Review: New York Philharmonic’s ‘All-Mozart’ at Avery Fisher Hall 2012-06-21T21:44:31Z
It's easy to believe Enzo's rich emotional nuances, keen instincts and overall sagacity as he keeps faith with a conflicted master through the latter's triumphs and travails. 'The Art of Racing In the Rain' at Book-It: an amazing dog wagging his tale 2012-04-25T18:30:29Z
There was, in this performance, not even a hint of the sagacity one expects from a potential Supreme Court Justice. The Ford-Kavanaugh Hearings Will Be Remembered As a Grotesque Display of Patriarchal Resentment 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z
Set up as she is with suitably impressive wardrobe, and quips which aim for Bette Davis levels of sagacity, the Countess could have been an eerie, looming presence in the hotel. ‘American Horror Story’ Season 5, Episode 8: That Answers That 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z
She replies in kind; with the word “sagacity,” she “thanked my father for his wisdom.” Two Lies and a Truth: Story Collections Exploring the Spectrum of Human Honesty 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z
I sometimes wonder whether we are treating him and his many friends with a similar level of sagacity and respect. Who’s a good boy? The unbreakable bond between humans and dogs 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z
It did, however label me as “a highly respected and accomplished journalist who has made significant contributions to the field of journalism,” which suggests it isn’t entirely lacking in sagacity and sound judgment. Column: This AI chatbot was 'trained' using my books, but don't blame me for its incredible stupidity 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z
These personal notes, with whiffs of sentiment and dollops of sagacity, constitute the bulk of Diop’s novel, giving it a confessional bent that leans on Senegalese cultural practices and history from the 18th century. A formerly enslaved woman gets her revenge in ‘Beyond the Door of No Return’ 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z
When it comes to the fortunes of a corporation after the loss of a leader, much depends on how much control the leader actually exercises and his or her reputation for sagacity and managerial skill. Column: What 'Succession' got wrong about what happens when moguls die 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z
This mathematical and astronomical feat is one of Thales’s several claims to sagacity. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z
Had I leapt up on a step stool and missed my landing two years ago, I doubt I would have managed the situation with quite so much sagacity. Sometimes the Luck Is in the Fall 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z
To this catalogue of sagacity, Algren today might add, Never trust a group that claims to work for God, country or liberty, as any or all three are unlikely to be well-represented. Opinion | Trump paved the way for vigilantism 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z
“The graveness of the visage,” The Sydney Gazette wrote in 1803, “would seem to indicate a more than ordinary portion of animal sagacity.” How Koalas With an S.T.D. Could Help Humanity 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z
I considered ways in which a heuristic trap could actually help in a situation like this, how a trap could promote prudence and sagacity. What I Learned in Avalanche School 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z
Second, Hughes takes hope in the foresight of democracy’s architects, “who had the incredible sagacity to create institutions that would ensure that their hard-fought victories over the myopic violence of bullies-in-power would endure.” With a new decade — a new hope? Reasons for optimism in a disordered world 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z
Each wants from the other something—the artist’s mojo, the critic’s sagacity—that belongs strictly to the audiences for their respective work. The Art of Dying 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z
In “Chez Jolie Coiffure,” headstrong Sabine, the hairdresser at the heart of the film, shares that hard-won practical sagacity, though she conceals it with buoyancy — she too hides her most downhearted face. Review: African expat filmmaker Rosine Mbakam reveals the strength of women through cinema 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z
“I can’t be bothered to think about stuff like that,” he says, adding with almost papal sagacity, “My philosophy is: Ask nothing, expect nothing, but accept everything.” Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce on how they prepared for the 'papal smackdown' of 'The Two Popes' 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z
On Monday Netanyahu said the campaign was “not over and demands patience and sagacity.” Israel and Gaza militants agree to cease-fire after weekend of violence 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z
Netanyahu said on Monday: “The campaign is not over and it demands patience and sagacity. We are prepared to continue.” Gaza ceasefire halts fighting between Israel and Palestinians 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z
For years, golf fans knew Eddie Pepperell more for his inquisitiveness, sagacity and humor rather than anything he accomplished inside the ropes. Leishman punches Maui ticket (that he already booked), NBA star finalizing PGA Tour deal and a career first for Spieth: What you missed - Golf Digest 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z
Aridjis exudes a mixture of sagacity, strength and charm; his energy for a man two years short of 80 is infectious. Can this man save Mexico's natural wonders? 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z
As a wealthy and experienced investor, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross was expected to bring polish and sagacity to his job in the Trump cabinet. Wilbur Ross owned stock in a company with close ties to Putin associates. Now he’s facing questions about what he did with it. 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z
Science has a habit, though, of showing up the sagacity of scholars. How to spot a perfect fake: the world’s top art forgery detective 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z
Unless our reality star-in-chief holds his sagacity in reserve for special occasions such as this, there’s little reason to assume or hope he’ll diplomatically temper his counterpart’s apparent need to demonstrate his manhood. Opinion | Have we reached a point of no return? 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z
But he differs from them in the ruminative and sensitive qualities of his work, which suggest at once the sagacity of an old mind and the vulnerability of a young heart. The Enigmatic Art of Raymond Pettibon 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z
With the sagacity of Theo Epstein, the curse of the goat would seem to be lifting. Cubs’ Theo Epstein Is Making Lightning Strike Twice 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z
He’s made a franchise not often cited for its sagacity look smart. Julio Jones, Aspiring Robot 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z
He added, “And a king of great sense and sagacity would want no others.” Queen Elizabeth II, 23,226 Days Later, Becomes Britain’s Longest-Serving Monarch 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z
But equally important is sagacity, which the chemist Louis Pasteur famously called “the prepared mind.” How to Engineer Serendipity 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z
Apparently for some the relevance of her writings and teachings depend not on their accuracy, their sagacity, or even their emotional appeal, but rather on the ethnic/racial background of her parents. Academic Prostitution, California Style 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z
The rows and rows of book, placed horizontally, in the French fashion, seemed to offer a landscape of unvarying, unblinking sagacity. When a Bookstore Closes, an Argument Ends 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z
Maya freely spread her sagacity to as many people as possible and in as many forms as possible. "My Journey with Maya" Excerpt by Tavis Smiley 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z
Tinged with a bit more sagacity, one would hope, but still balanced with the right amount of joy, whimsy and unfettered hope. A Letter To My Daughter on Her 1st Birthday (And Its Lessons For Entrepreneurs) 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z
As the city Consumer Affairs commissioner, Byrne boldly challenged the sagacity of a taxi fare rate increase she deemed unjust and unwarranted. Why the 'evil cabal' made peace with Mayor Jane Byrne 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z
Recently, he got into smoking a pipe: Jeanne Marine bought him one and he loved the taste of the tobacco and the way the pipe “gave me this unwarranted air of sagacity”. Bob Geldof: 'We are a normal family. And one of us didn't make it' 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z
Breaking its sphinxlike stance, the military intervened in the turmoil on Tuesday, urging politicians to resolve their differences with “patience, wisdom and sagacity.” Populist’s Brash Tactics Stir Fears of Crisis in Pakistan 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z
"Situation requires patience, wisdom & sagacity from all stakeholders to resolve prevailing impasse through meaningful dialogue." Pakistani protesters reach parliament as police look on 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z
In fact that was a misunderstanding and he was actually talking about the Paris riots of the time, and thus offering a commonplace observation of the news rather than a slice of mystical Chinese sagacity. The unpredictability of revolution 2014-03-02T00:33:04Z
The quote, which likely did not originate with Sharon, was in recent years frequently attributed to him, along with a certain sagacity. Israel Wakes to Sharon's Legacy 2014-01-03T22:05:25Z
But let's not go gaga over the sagacity of tennis' administrators—it wasn't until 1968-'69 that a professional could win a major in tennis. When A Major Is No Longer A Major 2013-10-13T04:00:00Z
This shows that Islam, while asserting the sovereignty of God over the entire universe, also puts faith in the ingenuity and sagacity of the human beings in managing their worldly affairs through their collective wisdom. What Bangladesh Can Learn from New York’s Triangle Factory Fire 2013-05-02T17:13:52Z
In America the inventions of Europe are adopted with sagacity; they are perfected, and adapted with admirable skill to the wants of the country…. Globalism and Technology: A Hidden Misconception That Dooms the U.S. Economy 2013-03-31T08:47:56Z
"I think, again, with all due respect for his sagacity at selling stocks, he's being incredibly short-sighted." UPDATE 4-Berkshire buyback seen clashing with estate tax push 2012-12-12T20:13:30Z
"I think these home defeats might be the best thing to happen to Indian cricket," says Anand, with no little sagacity. India v England – live! 2012-12-08T10:48:00Z
Coming right after his election triumph, it drove home the sagacity of his decision to engage with Burma way back in 2008 when there seemed little or nothing to be gained from it. Burma’s Half-Made Revolution 2012-11-19T18:35:00Z
Of course, there was no shortage of European politicians and bureaucrats ready to praise the committee’s sagacity. The Nobel Peace Prize Is a Joke 2012-10-12T20:25:00Z
And we're going to see how much of an immediate impact a coach of proven sagacity can make for the Cougars. Washington State's Mike Leach era starts with a tough game at BYU 2012-08-30T03:09:17Z
How dare man compare himself to a dog? an animal with greater sagacity, stronger affections, infinitely more honour and honesty, a longer memory, and a truer heart. The Smuggler: (Vol's I-III) A Tale 2012-04-26T02:00:10.260Z
And she implored Mr. Prentice to use his skill and sagacity to their uttermost extent. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z
I admire the sagacity and propriety with which it has been judged necessary to appoint witnesses for the opening of this commission,--or of this game, perhaps I ought to say, Monsieur de St. Helie. The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z
His reputation for dash and gallantry is well known, but at the same time he has a prudence and sagacity which will fit him for the extremely difficult position in which he is placed. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z
Thus, to English foresight and sagacity, to English wealth and engineering skill, India owes that vast system of railroads which now spreads over the whole peninsula. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z
Our author, having expounded this doctrine with much precision, proceeds to criticize it with equal sagacity. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z
Ptacek died in 1445, when the choice for his succession fell upon George Podiebrad, a powerful baron, who, though only twenty-four, had acquired a high reputation for military ability and sagacity. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z
He possessed admirable tact and sagacity; his fitness for official life was unmistakable, and in 1860 he was appointed clerk of the Privy Council, on the recommendation of Lord Granville. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z
Bill stood still and looked the young man over, beginning to realize that he was dealing with a youth of more than ordinary courage, resource and sagacity. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z
He had the sagacity to see that the first want of Egypt was not more railroads and steamboats, but simple justice—the protection of law. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z
It was probable that their precise position was unknown, although the sagacity of the Indians would convince them that the fugitives must be concealed somewhere on the northern shore. The Frontiersmen 2012-04-10T02:00:18.933Z
For many years Joseph had been accustomed to command; he had unusual natural sagacity and a special gift of insight from God, but he seems a child in comparison with Jacob. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z
Nor had he moral sagacity enough to see what an outrage it would be to lay the blame on Jonathan. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z
She had acted, it is true, by impulse; but there is always some rapidly operating motive even at the bottom of impulse itself, which, nine times out of ten, works with wonderful sagacity. The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale 2012-04-06T02:00:27.227Z
From his strength, sagacity, and precision, he was named the Doctor Subtilis. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z
But Mr. Gallatin, to whose sagacity and foresight all paid the most profound deference, treated the project as absurd. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z
With all Joseph’s sagacity there were points in which his blind father saw more clearly than he. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z
He had sagacity enough to perceive that the expedition which the Philistines were now leading against him was the most formidable that had ever taken place in his day. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z
Her cruise was conducted with great prudence and sagacity, and she returned in October, having captured fourteen merchantmen. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z
In a few days, he sent me thirty questions in Dutch, which show him to be a man of profound reflection and sagacity. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 2012-04-03T02:00:34.180Z
Its successes, however, did not reflect much credit on their sagacity, but rather by returning good for evil, had administered a severe rebuke to their neglect. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z
And it may have taxed Abraham’s sagacity to find excuses for not forming an alliance which seemed so natural, and which would have secured to him and his heirs a settled place in the country. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z
There was a kind of animal sagacity about his mind which told it what food to accept and what to reject. Immortal Youth A Study in the Will to Create 2012-04-03T02:00:30.247Z
He and his party had many skirmishes, and suffered considerably from the assaults of the savages; but Smith's sagacity and ingenuity rendered them comparatively harmless. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z
Many anecdotes continue to be related of him in the town of his nativity, which show his shrewdness, his sagacity, his military hardihood and bravery. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z
That which is called foresight and sagacity in an Emperor, is often what we call blindness and blundering in a newspaper correspondent. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z
There is evidently need for much experimentation to expose the facts, and for much sagacity and inventiveness in making sure of effective learning without wasteful overlearning. The Psychology of Arithmetic 2012-03-31T02:00:28.817Z
He felt that his reputation for knowledge and sagacity was at stake. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z
He possessed undaunted courage, and blended bold enterprise with much sagacity. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z
Dame Anna, delighted with the pretty dog's sagacity, caressed and praised him, and, after amply provisioning his little mistress for the journey, wished them both God-speed on their way. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z
I do not believe in his profound sagacity, or his foresight, or his stupendous self-control. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z
A precision of from 995 to 997 out of 1000 being required, and ordinary sagacity being used in the teaching, speed will substantially take care of itself. The Psychology of Arithmetic 2012-03-31T02:00:28.817Z
He had staked his reputation for sagacity on the result. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z
The terms honour, justice, rectitude or virtue, and their equivalents in every language, present to the mind ideas essentially and broadly differing from the terms prudence, sagacity, or interest. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z
All those on the same side of the question were inspired with the same sagacity on the subject. Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z
If these results argue the existence of profound sagacity, I want to know what would show a lack of sagacity? Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z
In this respect he is worthy of a place with Archimedes or Newton, although he was far from possessing the sagacity in physical enquiries which distinguished these illustrious sages. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z
Haughty as he was, he had too much sagacity to wound the pride of a body of men over whom he had no other control than that derived from his personal character and influence. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z
Grey's holdings were much, and Baptiste was cheered to see that he was possessed with the sagacity and understanding to manage the same with profit to himself. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z
As a Hebrew philologist he holds high rank; and as a constructive critic he is remarkable for acuteness and sagacity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z
Neglected as this animal has ever been by authors, recorded instances are not wanting of their sagacity, tractability, and susceptibility of affection. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z
The issue was, however, most uncertain, and the lawyers on both sides had full opportunity of exercising their sagacity and judgment. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z
To a sound judgment, and a penetrating sagacity, he joined a boundless enterprise and an adamantine constancy of purpose. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z
This intellectual gift is twofold: phronēsis as well as sophia,—the bestowment not only of deep spiritual thought, but of moral sagacity, good sense and thoughtfulness. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z
The Black Dog had chosen his way with sagacity, walking upon stony ground, where his sandals left no marks. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z
He is fond of a good, cleanly bed; and when this is not provided for him, it is oftentimes interesting to note the degree of sagacity with which he will forage for himself. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z
Therefore it is not likely that a person of �sop's sagacity would have compiled this fable, without having something else in view besides this trite and obvious subject. ?sop's Fables, Embellished with One Hundred and Eleven Emblematical Devices. 2012-03-19T02:00:22.807Z
He was in his most rollicking humour, and overflowed with spirits; Tom's innocence and his own sagacity providing him with ever fresh and more lively cause for merriment. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z
But all can much improve their senses, and their sagacity in using them, by experience. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z
To the inventive activity of the discoverer he had already united the patient skill of the observer and the practical sagacity of the experimentalist. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z
"Did you see any triumphant glance, or recognition of Mr. Deuce's sagacity, at having fulfilled the declaration of the accuser, that he was a horse dealer?" Geoffery Gambado A Simple Remedy for Hypochondriacism and Melancholy Splenetic Humours 2012-03-14T02:00:27.650Z
Ferdinand was a prince whose sagacity is extolled by all men. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z
We look upon the judges of courts as men possessing superior legal sagacity, and upon their decisions as embodying the highest wisdom. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z
This shows him a man of rare sagacity for the times, far in advance of his cotemporaries, and not a whit behind the most radical American patriots. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z
To him who has the patience and industry, many mysteries are thus revealed, which no political sagacity or critical acumen could have divined. William Hickling Prescott 2012-03-11T03:00:12.297Z
Slyne remarked, touching the bell; and his lordship left off gaping at Sallie to look him over with all the solemn sagacity of a young owl in broad daylight. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z
Several women exhibited on the occasion a remarkable degree of sagacity, courage and presence of mind. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z
In the long interval before the receipt of decisive word concerning peace, the sagacity of Washington was once more tested severely. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z
It is probable that in that case we should have less occasion to wonder at their oddities or to admire their sagacity. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z
Yes, Cromwell had force and sagacity to get that done which he had resolved to get done; and this is the whole truth about your admiration, Mr. Carlyle. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z
He was a smallish man, with a reputation for keenness and sagacity in railroad affairs, second only to that of Jay Gould or Daniel Drew. The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad 2012-03-02T03:00:07.920Z
He was a prophet, the reputed son of Apollo, and a person of great skill and sagacity, and to him they attributed the blessing of having their country freed from this evil. Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z
The character and the progress of the Victorian era are due in no small degree to the sagacity and shrewdness of the Prince Consort. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z
“This matter must be left to your Highness’s sagacity.” Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z
In the Duchess Amelia and her son he found that practical sagacity, large knowledge of things as they are, active force, and genial feeling, which he had never before seen combined. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z
Altogether it began to seem a hopeless task, his fancied sagacity a silly conceit. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z
An honest, massive downrightness and a plain sagacity seemed to mark him, and commend him to all who loved the German blood. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z
Hume came well out of the business, and had the sagacity to conclude that his admired friend was little better than a madman. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z
Newton himself used to declare, that whatever service he had done to the public was not owing to extraordinary sagacity, but solely to industry and patient thought. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z
But O the difference between the grandly humble reliance of old Catholicism, and the loophole redemption of modern sagacity! Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z
No one will question the sagacity which such materials imply; but what is to be said of a bird that selects caterpillar-skins as a conspicuous adornment for her domicile? Eye Spy Afield with Nature Among Flowers and Animate Things 2012-02-24T03:00:23.760Z
The English hunters killed all they found, rapidly exterminating an animal which the Indian believed to be possessed of preternatural sagacity. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z
We are all now assured of your prudence and sagacity, sir! The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z
In some instances, they dwell on minute and comparatively unimportant points, which might safely be left to the sagacity of the reader. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z
He lined the stairway with prints of Hogarth's works, and declared he never came down the stairs without pausing to wonder at the sagacity and skill which had produced the masterful pictures of human life. A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors 2012-02-17T03:00:36.500Z
She left little Gerard there to complete the conquest her maternal heart ascribed to him, not to her own eloquence and sagacity; and to anchor his father for ever to humanity. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z
My husband was an unusual young man and gave promise of surpassing his father in business sagacity and literary ability. In Kali's Country Tales from Sunny India 2012-02-17T03:00:28.697Z
But then, who had ever appreciated her sagacity? The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z
These topics are discussed with sagacity, and with perfect candor, although not in a manner to command universal assent. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z
He grumbled at the sagacity of the Roundhead troopers, who had lain a night at Pattenhall before Marston Moor, and swept it as bare as a board. A Little Wizard 2012-02-15T03:00:38.160Z
Even David Hume, whose good opinion of himself is a credit to his critical sagacity, assumes an apologetic tone when he ventures upon a sketch of his own life. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z
Ah well! he made mistakes, as everybody does, but we can still admire his lion heart, even though we admit that his oratorical fervor was greater than his political sagacity. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z
How may we, however watchful, guard against presumption--against pitting our puny sagacity against the Infinite? The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z
The moment Mourad Bey perceived this evolution, he divined its object, and with great military sagacity resolved instantly to charge. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z
It is often several inches in thickness, and so nearly resembles terra firma, that not only the sagacity of man, but even animal instinct has been deceived by it. Norman's New Orleans and Environs Containing a Brief Historical Sketch of the Territory and State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time 2012-02-13T03:00:18.260Z
The Arab horse proper, despite his great capability of endurance, his symmetrical contour and extraordinary sagacity, is still a trying mount for a lady unaccustomed to him. The Barb and the Bridle A Handbook of Equitation for Ladies, and Manual of Instruction in the Science of Riding, from the Preparatory Suppling Exercises 2012-02-13T03:00:14.370Z
With her common schools and her perfect military organization, Prussia has combined great political sagacity, by which the fortunes of other States have been united with her own. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z
Judge Dixon says that he was a man of great business sagacity. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z
Under those apparently bewildering circumstances, he was enabled by his sagacity and penetration to win his spurs as a diplomatist. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z
The Germans hold up a picture of German sagacity, system, thoroughness, efficiency. South America and the War 2012-02-10T03:00:17.163Z
One would imagine that it would not require much sagacity to discern that, in such a country as this, a railroad would be an incalculable benefit to the whole community. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z
In expressing this confident opinion, I do not lay claim to any political wisdom or sagacity. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z
The rehearsal afterwards misses the stimulus of his running comment and his suave sagacities. England 2012-02-09T03:00:12.957Z
As we know already, Stepan Mihailovitch had a natural sagacity which divined the presence of evil and was attracted by goodness; and he never made a mistake in either case. A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z
As I entered the station again on the first of June at the penitential hour of quarter past six in the morning, I was reflecting complacently on my sagacity as a traveller. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z
His sagacity had therefore determined him to get rid of so unprofitable a place as this. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z
This action astonished all at first, but they had time for reflection, and then remembered the sagacity of the faithful dog. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z
The sagacity of the German reader will perhaps discover the analogy. The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein 2012-02-02T03:04:33.900Z
Industry, fidelity, and sagacity raise him to high power. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z
The author chuckled much over his sagacity in having arranged the subject-matter of his book in paragraphs and not by question and answer. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z
But Death sought him in the midst of his well laid plans, and it was left for another to complete what his sagacity and enterprise had commenced. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z
One received a book about the sagacity of animals, and his teacher also gave him a Bible for his good attendance and punctuality, as he did not remember him being away once through the year. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z
Wogan's guess hit the truth even to the signature, though he was destined to get little satisfaction from this proof of his sagacity. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z
Ulysses is the type of sagacity, as well as of bravery, his mind teems with inventions. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z
But Brown Bull, with his wider sagacity or more sensitive intuition, seemed to grow only the more apprehensive and the more vigilant. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z
The respective claims to public consideration of almost all the larger American cities have already been set forth, and no inconsiderable sagacity has been displayed in the preparation and issue of these advertisements. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z
That in the mind of Kantzow the two towns were not confounded, and that he had heard both legends, but had not sufficient critical sagacity to disentangle the mess. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 100, September 27, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-01-25T03:00:37.190Z
The men, confident in the sagacity and courage of their leader, surrendered themselves like children to his guidance. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z
"Her sagacity in reading people and their ruling motives and weaknesses" was remarkable. Queen Victoria As I Knew Her 2012-01-22T03:00:23.263Z
That powerful and crafty cat, not from cowardice but from sagacity, recognized man for its master, and was wont to give him a wide berth whenever possible. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z
Mr. Holbrook is an old dealer in tobacco, and has acquired great sagacity in the selection of the article suited to the various departments of manufacture. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z
By the discernment of events lying in the future which no human sagacity or prescience could have foreseen, unless aided by Omniscience; the display of such power being called Prophecy. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z
But in these respects the early poetry was essentially Roman in spirit, in harmony with the strength and sagacity, the sobriety and grave dignity of Rome. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z
"Your sagacity happens to be right in your conjecture." The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z
He seemed to have an intuitive perception of the dark side of her character; and she to feel a revolting awe of his undeceiving, undeceivable sagacity. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z
They have not only richly merited the success which has awaited them, but they also deserve much at the hands of the friends of the city for their sagacity and enterprise in this regard. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z
They could but admire the sagacity with which the enemy had selected his lair. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z
All that was purely personal in them seems merged in the traditional pictures which express only the fortitude, dignity, and sagacity of the Republic. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z
When the story of their adventures was related, the king and his courtiers expressed great astonishment, and they all with one voice extolled the sagacity, prudence, and devotedness of the minister’s son. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z
In classical acquirements, Maitland was already little inferior to his friend; and, if he had less imagination, he had more acuteness and sagacity. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z
In the case of cures of long-standing disease the sagacity which foresees probably co-operates with the control which directs the changes in the organism. Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death 2012-01-05T03:00:42.307Z
He also manifested extraordinary courage and sagacity in the very difficult position in which he was placed. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z
Although Mr. Lincoln seemed to be attached to Mary, and fascinated by her wit and sagacity, yet I soon began to doubt whether they could always be so congenial. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z
His confidence in the ability and power of Grant, when the press and many of the people had turned against the hero of Vicksburg, was but another proof of his sagacity and sound judgment. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z
Yet there was in the eye of both a keen sagacity, which seemed accustomed to look beyond the words of the speaker to his motive. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z
He nodded his head with a ponderous air of sagacity. Gargoyles 2012-01-05T03:00:27.063Z
Both were distinguished by the same cautious and pacific sagacity. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z
And still people insist that Mr. Lincoln was such a guileless man and so free from the politician's sagacity! Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z
That experience had given him an advantage, an authority, in everything that touched the great republic, and lent his politics an additional sagacity, his cynicism an edge difficult to turn. San Crist?bal de la Habana 2012-01-01T03:00:08.773Z
Though her conversation upon this, and other subjects, betrayed no marks of extraordinary culture, it discovered a native sagacity, a quickness and accuracy of observation, which I have seldom found surpassed. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z
Yet the perception of the real world, and all common sense, sagacity, and inventiveness, however multifarious their applications may be, are quite clearly seen to be nothing more than manifestations of that one function. The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) 2011-12-29T03:00:18.017Z
But a sagacity something less than that of a Richelieu or a Burleigh could have foreseen what would happen. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z
Salabert's sagacity and knowledge of human nature sometimes erred by excess; now and then he was caught in his own trap. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z
We never find any of these animals doing unaccountable things, or practically compromising their sagacity. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z
To deny that the beaver is possessed of a very considerable degree of sagacity, would be as absurd in me, as it is in those Authors who think they cannot allow them too much. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z
We marvel at the great sagacity of the most developed species of animals, such as the dog, the elephant, the monkey or the fox, whose cleverness has been so admirably sketched by Buffon. The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) 2011-12-29T03:00:18.017Z
Pitt had already begun to appreciate the solid sagacity of Walpole, and to repent of232 some random invective. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z
But in all he did he displayed his wonderful capacity, his practical sagacity, and so large a development of the organ of acquisitiveness, as made him a man of mark among bankers. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z
Talk of the sagacity of the lower animals, and the reasoning faculties of man! Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z
The Leader rather naïvely remarks, "We rely too much on his sagacity to entertain the fear, not unfrequently expressed, of his making the Review over theological, which would be its ruin." Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z
It is then called good sense or prudence, as in its other application it is better called acuteness, penetration, sagacity. The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) 2011-12-29T03:00:18.017Z
The simple nature of the inquiries that had elicited the above information will be at once apparent; but Alfred went away with an exalted opinion of the blood-hound sagacity of the police. A Bride from the Bush 2011-12-24T03:08:05.053Z
He had but one object in view—to find Dr. Livingstone—and on the true Napoleonic system of selecting the best man to accomplish a single object, he, with Napoleonic sagacity, fixed on Stanley. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z
He characterized William III. as the "greatest sovereign the country had to boast of;" and said that "by his sagacity and energy were secured the inestimable advantages of the Constitution and the Protestant faith." Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z
Under his own hand he says: 'I attempt no compliment to my own sagacity. Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? 2011-12-24T03:07:56.830Z
Witherings's sagacity left him at no loss for a reply. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z
Evelyn records how in August, 1662, he went to visit her, and she told him "many observable stories of the sagacity of some dogs she formerly had." Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z
Stanley, with great sagacity, caused the thief to be tried by the other carriers, who condemned him to be flogged. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z
It is high time that his critical sagacity and powerful reasoning were better known in the market-place. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z
First.—The expedition had a great leader, one of those knights combining sagacity with resolution, who glorify the brief period when Spanish prestige was highest. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z
Bruce, on the other hand, made up in sagacity and courage what he lacked in brute force. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z
Like Charles, she was called upon to weather a storm which she had not raised, and she had not inherited with her father's temperament and charm his unrivalled political sagacity. Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z
And here should be noted the profound sagacity of Mr. Bennett in selecting such a leader for this desperate expedition, that was to go no one knew where, and end no one knew how. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z
His keen sagacity and profound knowledge of the Venetian public led him possibly to anticipate success. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z
If he sees the shield to be gold, and I see it so also, what sagacity he has! what judgment! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z
Thanks to the sagacity of that good horse. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z
Had she been a Protestant and a woman of profound sagacity, she might have saved her husband. Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z
“Oh, pardon me for interrupting you, my sailor friend, but a cockatoo hasn’t half the sense and sagacity a cat has.” Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z
Of course it is not always that elephants can find tanks without travelling many hundreds of miles after them, and on these occasions their wonderful sagacity comes to their aid. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z
After the coup d’�tat this proposition gained Gr�vy a reputation for sagacity, and upon his return to public life in 1868 he took a prominent place in the republican party. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z
Perhaps it was native sagacity again, a strange mixture of intuition and intelligence, which helped the little hunter. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z
The strength of the mastiff is not in the least supported either by the swiftness of the grey-hound, or by the sagacity of the spaniel, or by the docility of the shepherd's dog. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z
By sheer force of reasoning power and sagacity, the ibex had found a retreat as secure as the mer de glace of Almanzor. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z
A Northumbrian pointer showed a still more wonderful instance of the same sagacity. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z
With the sagacity upon which Miss Cora Dobbs prided herself—if she happened to be perfectly sober—she decided to postpone any oscular demonstration of regard for Harry until the next day. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z
There was a scene with Sally when we reached the homestead, and Cotton fled before her biting comments on police sagacity. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z
The parent bird exhibits the same marvellous sagacity in diverting the attention of an intruder from the young birds to herself, by counterfeiting lameness, which has been observed in the Plovers. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
In these scenarios, instinct and practical know-how tend to trump years of professional training; old-fashioned common sense is more highly prized than the ingenuity of the tactician or the sagacity of the grand strategist. Valuing Amateur Virtues in a Professional Army: Elizabeth Samet 2011-11-22T07:03:48Z
Croz was in his element, and selected his way with marvellous sagacity, while Almer had an equally honourable and, perhaps, more responsible post in the rear, which he kept with his usual steadiness.... The Ascent of the Matterhorn 2011-11-19T03:00:23.233Z
It is only in severe moral discipline that you can see what you need, and acquire what you need,—eminent virtue, industry, and sagacity. Nature and Culture 2011-11-17T03:00:34.107Z
M'sieu Romulus had not the boldness of his illustrious namesake of antiquity, but he had more than his sagacity. Mated from the Morgue A tale of the Second Empire 2011-11-15T03:00:23.507Z
He was consulted and deferred to for the wisdom, sagacity and moderation of his counsels and was usually styled the "Nestor of the Senate." Memoir of John Howe Peyton in sketches by his contemporaries, together with some of his public and private letters, etc., also a sketch of Ann M. Peyton 2011-11-15T03:00:20.413Z
Horses would be more liable to disease than cattle were it not for their sagacity in selecting the wholesome from the poisonous herbage. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor 2011-11-14T03:00:19.813Z
In 1796 he commanded the centre division of Moreau’s army in the campaign of the Rhine, and by coolness and sagacity greatly aided him in the celebrated retreat from Bavaria to the Rhine. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z
In her forecast consist her welfare and her political sagacity; yet she can no more predict than control her future. Nature and Culture 2011-11-17T03:00:34.107Z
The Robin is an intelligent little bird and some pretty stories are told of its sagacity. 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
Mrs Plummer's sagacity was not at fault; it had something to do with a man--her husband. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z
Lord Eldon's judicial sagacity was a species of inspiration; but he seemed to be unable not only to convince others; but even to certify himself of the correctness of his own greatest and wisest determinations. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z
They do honor to the sagacity which suggested them, and, if fully answered, would produce a very interesting history of the present condition of the American States. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. 2011-11-03T02:00:18.037Z
These declarations, and the knowledge of Santa Anna's sagacity and influence with the masses had probably induced Farias to adhere to the project of his recall which was embraced in the movements of the revolutionists. 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
The sagacity of the elephant has been said sometimes to equal that of the dog. 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
Toombs evidently relied greatly upon the sagacity with which the other divined how a new question would take with the masses. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z
Events too soon showed that the writer had inherited his father's sagacity. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z
He was cool, reserved and cautious, but his prudence was less associated with high sagacity than traceable to the weakness of his personal antipathies and prejudices, and his freedom from political predilections. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z
The Whig party in New Hampshire have not been insensible of Dr. Haddock's surpassing abilities, of his sagacity, or his merits. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z
In its quiet way the Cow sometimes shows sagacity. 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
This gave him at the bar a sagacity which seemed almost instinctive, in sifting the true from the false, and in ascertaining facts; and so it was in all things through life. Sketch of the life of Abraham Lincoln 2011-10-24T02:00:19.173Z
They are works of the rarest penetration and sagacity, of subtle logic, of earnest conviction, of profound observation of men and things, and of unquestionable genius. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z
Even in Italy, though his general course of action was warped by wrong prepossessions, he in many instances manifested exceptional practical sagacity in dealing with immediate difficulties and emergencies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z
One of the objects of my special study has been to ascertain the nature of the instinct-power of animals, the sagacity of brutes. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z
Though of a wild disposition, he can be tamed, and taught various tricks, in which he displays a good deal of sagacity and docility. 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 child looked at them; it had closed its book, and come to sit down on its stool by its mother, with a look of gay sagacity in its pale-blue eyes. Ecstasy: A Study of Happiness A Novel 2011-10-18T02:00:20.340Z
He selected his nephew as his private secretary, and the sagacity, at least, of the choice has never been disputed. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z
Man is endowed with sagacity sufficient to discover his errors, but seldom has fortitude to forsake them. Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works 2011-10-18T02:00:19.057Z
He was, however, tolerably accustomed to a ford, and though the mule he led objected strenuously to entering the water, it proceeded with that beast's usual sagacity once it was in. A Damaged Reputation 2011-10-17T02:00:16.117Z
But there is one instance related of her, that combines so much sagacity with natural affection, that I do not think the history of the animal creation furnishes such another. 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
One Power, and one only, Holland, had the sagacity to appreciate the true situation, and the independence to show its dissatisfaction. The Crime of the Congo 2011-10-13T02:00:47.603Z
With equal facility do Christians and Mahometans spy out each others inconsistencies and both have an admirable sagacity to descry the superstition of the heathen nations. Reason, The Only Oracle of Man Or a Compendius System of Natural Religion 2011-10-12T02:00:53.110Z
I thought it best to leave all to the sagacity of the horse, and, remounting, dropped the reins upon his neck, and let him choose his way. A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z
The sagacity of Elizabeth, Queen of England, however, detected this conspiracy in time to frustrate it. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z
Mr. Huet tells the following story of the sagacity of the setter. 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
Blake on the occasion showed greater sagacity than Paine, whom, indeed, Fuseli affirmed to be more ignorant of the common affairs of life than himself even. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z
Strength and sagacity emboldened his bounding beauty, but a fierceness lay deep down within the quiet lustre o’ his een that tauld ye, had he been enraged, he could hae torn in pieces a lion. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z
He consecrated to the high purpose of dedicating the national Capitol to a free citizenship, a devotion and sagacity that made him the peer of any strategist of his day. Lincoln, the Politician 2011-10-11T02:01:06.270Z
But the valor and sagacity of Henry defeated his enemies, and triumphed over all difficulties. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z
Spaniels are often very intelligent, displaying the same sagacity as other and larger dogs and in the same way. 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
Here, however, discoveries equal, with respect to sagacity, to those of Newton, contribute little to posthumous fame, because the discoverers are not writers. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z
Pedro, by that wit and sagacity which had made him a master boatman, discovered the count's treachery. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z
With all his political sagacity, he lacked the supreme instinct that transcends the shrewdness of the day and links itself to the final triumphing movement. Lincoln, the Politician 2011-10-11T02:01:06.270Z
The critical state of the Holy See soon developed the sagacity and good policy of the pope. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z
It appeared to possess all the sagacity of a dog, lived in its master's house, and ate from his hand. 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
On return of commercial prosperity, reaps the reward of foresight and sagacity. Search-Light Letters 2011-10-06T02:00:43.957Z
After two years, during which he administered the affairs of the government with great sagacity and introduced many valuable reforms, Conde de Ricla asked permission to retire from his office and return to Spain. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z
For mingled with his political sagacity was a sublime communion with the mighty spirit of world justice. Lincoln, the Politician 2011-10-11T02:01:06.270Z
When it had exhausted the gold of a penitent, its covetous eye became fascinated by his land; and, what avarice craved, financial sagacity quickly perceived an available method of obtaining. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z
He is a formidable opponent to his enemies, as his skin is so tough and his bite so severe, and he displays much sagacity in avoiding traps and escaping confinement. 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
Szmula, who was not wanting in sagacity, understood at once why his goat had suddenly become so necessary; he pulled his beard and bit his finger-nails. Iermola 2011-10-06T02:00:40.637Z
In estimating the comparative advantages and disadvantages of this wearisome period of his life, he has summed up with the impartiality of a philosopher and the sagacity of a man of the world. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z
The solution of all political problems depends on political sagacity illumined with altruism. Lincoln, the Politician 2011-10-11T02:01:06.270Z
What that was, the sagacity of her sex soon enabled her to discover. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z
They are intelligent, affectionate and docile, and often show great sagacity outside the domain of sport. 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
In some way this must be done, and God must have the sagacity and force for his own cause which are so often in bondage to the world. The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities 2011-09-28T02:00:22.560Z
The latter, however, with his usual sagacity, anticipated the objections which he saw could be urged against the famous fifteenth and sixteenth chapters. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z
Lincoln was the prophet politician of his time, blending the righteousness of the Hebraic seer with political sagacity. Lincoln, the Politician 2011-10-11T02:01:06.270Z
Her letters have been printed, and display uncommon sagacity, blended with a great share of vanity. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z
Captain Brown in his "Habits and Characteristics of Animals and Birds" gives the following illustration of the docility and sagacity of the chimpanzee. 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
Their early Sultans, too, were men of extraordinary energy and sagacity, and were the first among the Turks to organize regular soldiers. Turkey Peeps at Many Lands 2011-09-21T02:00:31.190Z
Dexterity and sagacity find ascendance wherever there is animation: and propensities benign and social, or malignant and savage, as palpably distinguish beast from beast, and bird from bird, as man from his fellow. The Wanderer (Volume 4 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:32.663Z
I am quite ashamed of my total want of sagacity; but it had never occurred to me!' The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:28.670Z
Once thoroughly roused, his unaided sagacity put him on the trail by which he might overtake them before they could reach Lake George. The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks 2011-09-16T02:00:21.817Z
Many remarkable illustrations might be given of the sagacity and intelligence of the cat. 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
But here is Pan Dolhanski, a man well known for his courage, energy, and sagacity, who has given me the best advice about Rzeslewo. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z
After issuing these and other necessary orders with remarkable military sagacity, the warrior maid had herself conveyed to Orleans in a boat, feeling unable to walk by reason of the pain of her wound. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z
His gentleness and sagacity won for the man-wolf the right to roam wherever he desired to go, unchained. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z
Common sense and practical sagacity are important accompaniments of Christian zeal. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z
British Birds," mentions a remarkable instance of the sagacity and intelligence of the swan: "A female swan was sitting on four or five eggs. 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 other hold appealed with peculiar power to the character and temperament of Alfred Croucher, and not less strongly to a certain sagacity which added more to his equipment. The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z
In that wonderful organism a rare sagacity, an excellent judgment, an astonishing military aptitude were, without losing any of these qualities, without losing aught of virtue, blended with the exaltations of an inspired woman. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z
Because, on that mid-summer evening, His Excellency was still only a Virginia gentleman not yet famous, and best known because of courage and sagacity displayed in that bloody business of Braddock. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z
And if the schemes of mice and men often “gang agley,” it is not to be wondered at that the sagacity of the domestic cat is sometimes at fault. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z
The sheep dog is credited with so many stories of skill and sagacity, that those unacquainted with his habits and achievements can scarcely believe the record. 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
I could give you anecdote after anecdote about his bravery, his strength, his nobility of mind, and his wonderful sagacity; but these would not make you love him more than you do. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z
He who "dwelt deep in an inward stillness" studied his age with a penetrating sagacity that allowed no evasions. John Woolman's Journal 2011-09-06T02:00:09.260Z
Finally, after two hours spent in investigations characterized by the sagacity which distinguished the King's distrustful temper, it was proved to a demonstration that no one could have got into the miser's treasury. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z
Now just think for one moment of the amount of sagacity shown in this case! The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z
When he laid the course he had pursued before the postmaster general, Stayner also gained his approval for the zeal and sagacity he had shown. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z
It is not a story, but two stories; and though both redound to the extreme wisdom and sagacity and love of the dog, both are far too sad for you to listen to. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z
I am sure they have far more sagacity than they get credit for. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z
The 'Maid,' endowed with a spirit and sagacity superior to her education, advanced without hesitation. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z
His portentously solemn features that for forty years had impressed the authorities at The Hague with his sagacity in military affairs became severely grave. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z
Wheaton laughed with Burton at this tribute to Porter's sagacity, but he laughed discreetly. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z
But for the sagacity and intelligence of his faithful dog, death from cold and exposure would certainly have ended his sufferings ere morning dawned. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z
With gifted qualities of heart and mind, was added wisdom, prudence and sagacity, in all that related to governmental affairs. John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings 2011-08-26T02:00:22.667Z
GANESA, or Ganesh, in Hindu mythology, the god of wisdom and prudence, always represented with an elephant’s head possibly to indicate his sagacity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z
The ultimate collapse of the whole New Militant campaign has proved his sagacity as a prophet. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z
Margrave had put none of his own money into Traction stock, but had invested funds belonging to the stockholders of the Transcontinental, who had every confidence in his sagacity, and who trusted him implicitly. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z
Strength and sagacity emboldened his bounding beauty, but a fierceness lay deep down within the quiet lustre of his eye, that tauld ye, had he been angered he could hae torn in pieces a lion.” Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z
Then something happened which no sagacity could predict—a wind of war arose suddenly, and the lamp showed dangerous flickerings. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z
Once more yielding to her playmate's superior sagacity, little Bessie trotted along cheerfully, until they espied a fine rock on a sloping hillside, which they immediately proposed converting into a dining-table. The Cricket's Friends Tales Told by the Cricket, Teapot, and Saucepan 2011-08-23T02:00:33.033Z
Before long he gave proof of another quality—a quality which was to colour the whole of his life—cautious sagacity. Queen Victoria 2011-08-23T02:00:32.007Z
He had, however, an impression that the term "crooked" implied a high degree of sagacity and shrewdness. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z
I have been for a dozen years past wisely prognosticating the present condition of this kingdom; which any human creature of common sense could foretell, with as little sagacity as myself. Ireland in the Days of Dean Swift Irish Tracts, 1720 to 1734 2011-08-23T02:00:30.217Z
The political sagacity of Somers and Burke, and the ecclesiastical wisdom of our own reformers, had their occult and unsuspected fountains in the method by which Jesus planted the kingdom which came not with observation. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z
Always mistrustful and intensely suspicious, they imagine everything unusual they see is a trap laid to betray or capture them, and with extreme sagacity avoid everything strange and new. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z
This may seem strange to those not acquainted with the sagacity of the Indians; but it is no more than what the Moskito men were accustomed to in their own country.' History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z
But being not inferior in intelligence and sagacity, they would not have been long in discovering the means of bettering their condition. 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
Perhaps his merit is most revealed in the profound sagacity of his political observations, infusing into his country that spirit which enabled her to demand those rights she at last established. Ireland in the Days of Dean Swift Irish Tracts, 1720 to 1734 2011-08-23T02:00:30.217Z
Dr. Wharton also reaches the conclusion that Henry Laurens was deficient, in critical moments, both in sagacity and resolution. 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
They are taught energy, sagacity, craft in maturing their plans, courage and promptness in their execution. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z
He was greatly the Duke’s superior in courage and sagacity, and was deeply imbued with the prelatical spirit of ambition then so prevalent. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z
No great sagacity is needed to guess that. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z
This they did, and when he came to understand that these ladies were the Eight Prosperities, he admired the sagacity of his brother’s wife. Tales of the Sun or Folklore of Southern India 2011-08-09T02:00:29.493Z
The sagacity of this conclusion has been confirmed by experience. 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
Henry was so sagacious that he never forgot the superiority of sagacity over force. Body, Parentage and Character in History Notes on the Tudor Period 2011-08-08T02:00:20.193Z
With her usual sagacity, she calculated that much discord and jealousy would arise, out of the Earl’s suit, in favour of his son. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z
Like all women of energy, she has eyes whose penetration few things escape, and a sagacity fearful or admirable, as the case may be, to all interested. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z
Mr Grinder's sagacity, it seemed, had enabled him to detect and crush at the outset Dicky's plans for selling stock wholesale on his own account. A Child of the Jago 2011-08-05T02:00:52.533Z
We have all noted the quiet and business-like sagacity with which the various steps necessary for the effective doing of this work were taken under his inspiration.  Addresses & Papers / Collectanea 2011-08-04T02:00:22.097Z
The people held the king’s views; they admired his sagacity; they trusted in his honour. Body, Parentage and Character in History Notes on the Tudor Period 2011-08-08T02:00:20.193Z
The old fool," he said, when seated in his vehicle, "as though it did not depend on a man's sagacity much more than on his taking time! For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z
The years 1692 and 1693 were years of diplomatic difficulties and military reverses—the one encountered with unerring sagacity and untiring patience, the other sustained with a noble fortitude. William the Third 2011-07-31T02:00:12.077Z
The former writes: "The variety, the grandeur, and the success of his schemes, leaves it doubtful whether his sagacity in council, his prudence in conduct, or his boldness in execution, deserve the highest praise". The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, March 1865 2011-07-30T02:00:17.007Z
We owe it to her penetrating sagacity that we know so much of the vicar’s daughters. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, October 1893 2011-07-30T02:00:16.467Z
Nevertheless, it is true that Henry, with characteristic sagacity, turned to the right spot and at the right moment when the cauldron threatened to boil over, or possibly to explode. Body, Parentage and Character in History Notes on the Tudor Period 2011-08-08T02:00:20.193Z
If so, it is no mean illustration of the sagacity of the unfortunate fish, that, in attempting to escape his inevitable fate, "jumped out of the frying-pan into the fire." Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico 2011-07-29T02:00:23.127Z
Not less decided was the approbation of a gentleman of great sagacity and experience as a statesman, Governor Tazewell of Virginia. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z
She was never afraid where she wandered with this protection, for Pilot was a dog of sagacity, and would soon make matters too hot for any one who meant harm to his young mistress. A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z
If we happen not to possess an accurate acquaintance with these branches, we must draw upon the best notions we have of them, or apply such natural sagacity as we happen to possess. A Logic Of Facts Or, Every-day Reasoning 2011-07-22T02:00:18.543Z
In sagacity, in tact and in statesmanship only two of their successors can compare with them. Body, Parentage and Character in History Notes on the Tudor Period 2011-08-08T02:00:20.193Z
Whether it is the true one, it is perhaps impossible for human sagacity to say. Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico 2011-07-29T02:00:23.127Z
The true principles of popular and constitutional government are explored with unsurpassed sagacity in this argument. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z
IN a passage of characteristic sagacity, Dr. J. H. Newman has depicted the partisan aimlessness more descriptive of the period when this little book first appeared, sixteen years ago, than it is now. The Principles Of Secularism 2011-07-22T02:00:17.390Z
He was strong where Smith was weak—in prudence, sagacity, common-sense, and practical energy. The Mormon Puzzle, and How to Solve It 2011-07-21T02:00:23.213Z
This sagacity is scarcely less wonderful than the daring with which he encountered and overcame so many obstacles. Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. 2011-07-19T02:00:19.070Z
Of these the third is the only one favored by the ethics and political sagacity of enlightened nations today. Religion and the War 2011-07-18T02:00:22.307Z
I think that happy medium was found, by the exercise of the greatest political sagacity, and the influence of the highest good fortune. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z
Founders with less sagacity would be donning new suits for their stock market debut. Mind Candy ? the monster that lurks on Silicon Roundabout 2011-07-17T19:30:00Z
She no longer trusted the Germans, but she had infinite faith in the sagacity and cleverness of her father. Molly Brown of Kentucky 2011-07-16T02:00:18.603Z
Mr. Pulitzer was often and even generally fortunate in his multitudinous lieutenants, and that good fortune was chiefly due to his sagacity in the selection of the men appointed to carry out his plans. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z
The only mistake they made, and one at which I was surprised, considering their usual cunning and sagacity, was that some of them at least did not circle the horses and get to the leeward. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z
Without this particular formation, he would not be man, with whatever sagacity he might have been endowed. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z
Finally the child, dressed for the road, was brought out and placed upon the side-saddle, where with inbred sagacity he sat steadily and looked around with a pleased expression. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z
He continued for some time raving in this wild manner, now accusing himself as the greatest criminal, and now boasting his high birth and political sagacity, but at length recovered himself, and burst into tears. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z
He had sagacity and a keen perception both of the weakness and the strength of human nature. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z
In sagacity, caution, cunning, and wariness he is the peer, if not the superior, of them all. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z
They rush to the argument as to that of a new question, despising all lights but that of their own unclouded sagacity, and careless alike of the venerable living and of the mighty dead. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z
The vast amount of reading, the sagacity, and the perspicuity of the man are alike admirable. The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation 2011-07-06T02:00:51.053Z
He spoke of the critical state of the kingdom, and of the measures to be adopted, with sagacity and zeal, but at the same time with the decisive air of a co-regent. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z
They had sagacity enough to understand the facts, but not one of them would ever consent to apply them practically. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z
If captured, let it be by the superior skill, sagacity, or endurance of the sportsman, not by traps which close on it as it innocently and unsuspectingly seeks its food. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z
With statesmanlike sagacity, they foresaw the advantages of a united government. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z
One is astonished to find that every day brings new problems and new attempts at solution, and one cannot help admiring the energy and sagacity which are put into these studies. The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation 2011-07-06T02:00:51.053Z
A large portion of my sagacity in this matter I owe to a long-headed old pilgrim whom I met in Rypen, and who seemed to know the world better than the world knew him. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z
But presently the sagacity of Mr. William M. Laffan—then a subordinate on the Sun's staff, later the proprietor and editor of that newspaper—saw and seized an opportunity. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z
He was not a councillor, but being a warrior of considerable standing, and a man of great shrewdness and sagacity, he was allowed a seat and a voice among that august body. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z
His wit—his lightness—his address—relieve so admirably his profound sagacity—his Churchman’s pride—his relentless vindictiveness and the sublime passion for the glory of France that elevated all. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z
He was so quiet, so subdued, so sorrowful; it was just wonderful the almost human sagacity of that dog. A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado 2011-07-03T02:00:07.507Z
Lady Ing� at the same time was forced to acknowledge that Sir Ran� was not deficient in courage, and possessed much sagacity and eloquence. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z
It is certainly to the credit of Mill's sagacity that he did not follow his patron's example by setting aside Patristic testimony in so curt and compendious a manner140. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. 2011-06-30T02:00:31.117Z
Truly a marvellous combination of both instinct and sagacity, and also of maternal love. Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay 2011-06-28T02:00:11.447Z
More and more extensive explorations and excavations have, from time to time, been made, excited by the foresight, sagacity and scientific deductions of the pioneer of that interest, Dixwell Lathrop, Esq. The History of Peru 2011-06-27T02:01:04.487Z
But for Patch's sagacity, we might easily have gone astray. A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado 2011-07-03T02:00:07.507Z
The man of strength, courage, and sagacity is ever lord of the ascendant--chief of a band of vikings, or king of kingdoms--always a leader. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z
Abstaining from merely theoretical speculations, he exhibits a profound insight into the operation of political causes, which he unfolds with great sagacity, and in a manner suited to enchain the attention of the reader. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z
How many remarkable instances have we heard of the sagacity of the elephant, and the grateful attachment and fidelity of the dog. Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z
By his sagacity and energy he so improved his circumstances that he succeeded in building and putting into operation a manufactory which gave employment to about fifty mechanics. The History of Peru 2011-06-27T02:01:04.487Z
But these qualities do not always go hand in hand with business sagacity. Commercialized Prostitution in New York City 2011-06-25T02:00:18.937Z
This omission does honour to the sly sagacity of the Lamite priests, and proves how much they distrust their own virtue. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z
Of their courage and sagacity he already had proof, but these qualifications were almost of a negligible quantity unless they knew the "lay of the land". The Dispatch-Riders The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:22.377Z
It was sometimes an amusement to her visitants to give into her hand their watches, and test a peculiar sagacity which she possessed, in restoring each to its owner. Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z
And Robert was still more astonished at the fortune which his brother had made out of his relatively small capital, and his own business sagacity and native industry and prudence. A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z
The man who proves himself capable of achieving this through business sagacity and political pull is called the “king.” Commercialized Prostitution in New York City 2011-06-25T02:00:18.937Z
But nothing has escaped their keen sagacity; every source of profit is largely employed by them. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z
Before many months had elapsed the soundness of these tactics, and the sagacity with which Wright determined what to take and what to leave, were very conspicuous. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z
It almost transcends the sagacity of the spaniel. Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z
On good days, I like to think of myself as an opinion leader, someone whose experience, perspective, and sagacity warrant close attention. Everybody Wants To Survey Me 2011-06-16T13:35:15Z
The doctor congratulated himself upon the sagacity that had led him to choose this one of the twain as the recipient of his unwelcome intelligence. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z
Thou approachest the tragic, son," said Gaspard, interrupting him, and reinforcing the German gentleman; "we may expect of the French very much political sagacity, especially in distress; that is their forte. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z
Don Christopher, this time your sagacity is at fault. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z
He is remarkable for his caution, which leads him sometimes almost into conservatism, but results have generally proved the sagacity of his apparently tardy movements. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z
The men who possess the skill, the sagacity, and the courage to do what you have done, what you can do again, are very few. Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z
Orrin had chosen their resting-place in the leafy boudoir with his habitual sagacity, having an eye both to ease and the semi-privacy which confidential friends find so enjoyable in the neighborhood of a crowd. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z
His sagacity was so sharp and his science so various, that, whatever might be the profession or occupation of those with whom he conversed, he could meet every one upon his own ground. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2] With His Most Interesting Essays, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, and Philosophical 2011-06-08T02:00:20.907Z
This was not an easy task, since it was virtually asserting how much his own perseverance and spirit, his sagacity and skill, were superior to the knowledge and enterprise of the age. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z
The other men had nodded gravely, taking his mouthing of this commonplace to demonstrate great sagacity. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z
Some theory of explanation which will exempt us from the necessity of assenting to gratuitous aspersions of the sagacity and sentiments of justice pertaining to our ancestry in the mass, is very desirable. Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z
The royal anger of Elizabeth never interfered with her policy, nor dulled her sagacity. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z
He was also wise, with the sagacity of a wild thing that has had to fight for life against all the world from birth. The Childhood of Rome 2011-06-02T02:00:22.297Z
We cannot hide our actions and thoughts from one of powerful sagacity, whom the detection sufficiently interests to make him use all the methods of detection in his power. Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:21.807Z
My conduct had been most circumspect during the few hours I had been in love; nothing but the sagacity with which the maternal instinct is endowed could account for it. Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography 2011-06-02T02:00:21.050Z
The sagacity and truthfulness of our predecessors were sound and good. Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z
The classical pedant had, however, the sagacity to perceive that they have provided us with “the richest ore.” Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z
Although he was now growing old, and his hair was white as silver, he fought with all his old fire and sagacity, and the Tuscans were glad to make terms. The Childhood of Rome 2011-06-02T02:00:22.297Z
Constantia delighted her companions by the facility with which she entered into his meaning, the sagacity she displayed in drawing out his hints, circumscribing his conjectures, and thwarting or qualifying his maxims. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z
So these greatest of all the animals of the land, with their strangely specialised forms and almost human sagacity, stand alone, without father or mother, without descent. The Chain of Life in Geological Time A Sketch of the Origin and Succession of Animals and Plants 2011-06-01T02:00:24.880Z
The implied infatuation and credulity of a generation which could be roused to such barbarity by such insignificant causes is a most defamatory impeachment of the sagacity, manhood, and humaneness of our forefathers. Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z
Without, however, depreciating the sagacity of the predictor, there is reason to suspect that the same thought was occurring to some of the great themselves. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z
Animals have their especial capacities, which may be carried very far, and may approach near to human sagacity, or may even go beyond it; but the capacity of man is of a different kind. The Plurality of Worlds 2011-06-01T02:00:23.787Z
Summon all your sagacity and disinterestedness and choose for me. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z
Unintimidated by the repeated failures of preceding attempts, he followed up his plans with as much resolution as sagacity. Narrative of a Voyage to the West Indies and Mexico In the Years 1599-1602 2011-05-30T02:00:21.633Z
What lies were or could be fabricated against such a woman, the nature of which the common sagacity of society there and then would not detect? Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z
The sagacity of our author anticipated 417 the fate of his work. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z
Yet in all, how much was displayed of sagacity and skill, of perseverance and progress, of mental activity and grasp, of thoughtfulness and power. The Plurality of Worlds 2011-06-01T02:00:23.787Z
He had frequently been made its victim; inconsequence of this his temper had become suspicious, and he was apt to impute deceit on occasions when others, of no inconsiderable sagacity, were abundantly disposed to confidence. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z
"It's a clew," he explained, with obvious admiration for his own sagacity, as he wiped the blackened blood from the blade upon the blanket. The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service 2011-05-28T02:00:24.557Z
This was due to the political sagacity of the Vali, Rahmy Bey, who seems to have realized from the beginning that Turkey was on the wrong side. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z
However fervid was his noble enthusiasm for literature, and for his library, not less remarkable was that provident sagacity which he combined with it, and by which only he could carry on the vast design. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z
In reality, the policy of Francis, save for some flashes of sagacity, was irresolute and vacillating. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." 2011-05-27T02:00:16.463Z
Here admire the man of parts and sagacity! The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I 2011-05-22T02:00:16.657Z
A striking illustrative light was destined to be thrown by momentous subsequent history in our own land on the sagacity and justness of the speculations hazarded here by the author on his particular topic. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z
In the long struggle between human ingenuity and corvine sagacity, it is doubtful which has thus far obtained the upper hand. A Rambler's lease 2011-05-22T02:00:11.507Z
Our later literary antiquaries have, therefore, with equal taste and sagacity, modernised their text, by printing the words as the writers, were they now living, would have transcribed them. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z
At times he had the sagacity to recognize the utility of alliances, as was shown by those he concluded with the Porte and with the Protestant princes of Germany. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." 2011-05-27T02:00:16.463Z
It was the remarkable Petrarch of Charles Albert Cingria, an author of rare sagacity and deep originality. An Autobiography 2011-05-21T02:00:10.850Z
Besides, the Napoleonic sagacity was equal to perceiving that return to religious belief was needful for France. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z
Not agreeing to all her opinions, one can but rejoice in the sagacity which most of them display, and in the good temper and just spirit which characterize all. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z
The sagacity of an English Bentley could hardly have conjectured the happy emendation; only the poet himself could have supplied it. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z
He did not reason his way up through the proof of a proposition, but with a clear sagacity reached the truth at a bound, and left the reasoning for others. The Comstock Club 2011-05-18T02:00:16.367Z
The best debater in the new ministry is undoubtedly Baroche, whose sagacity and mental vigor cannot be mistaken. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z
The canal system was commenced, then, as a means of drainage, by a wise man, who was made an emperor for his sagacity. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z
She of course refused him because she had not sagacity enough to discern the shadow of his coming greatness. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z
By his own experience of the blunders and the mischances of the typographer, to which we may add also a little sagacity, he recovered some of the lost text. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z
The old knight was not wrong; the call to arms came, and, thanks to his sagacity and forethought, the Constable was soon ready to take the field. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z
Its government had, on the contrary, displayed throughout the crisis an anarchic feebleness and incoherency which would have speeded its end had the leader of the plebiscitary movement possessed sagacity or even common courage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z
That man, he says, born to a fortune, or having by faithful industry and sagacity early amassed it, is now master of his life. From the Easy Chair, series 3 2011-05-14T02:00:12.237Z
The material does not exist, even suppose the sagacity to discern and dispose of it did. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z
His intuitive sagacity had discerned that a poet so racy and native required a familiarity both with the idiom and the manners of his age. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z
It would be difficult to over-estimate what that work owes to the sagacity, patience, and fortitude of the British Ambassador.  Cities of the Dawn 2011-05-13T02:00:10.047Z
There appeared to be a certain sagacity in that. The Boy Grew Older 2011-05-10T02:01:01.027Z
New England and Old England, by their superior enterprise and sagacity, turn it chiefly to their own advantage. The Impending Crisis of the South How to Meet It 2011-05-10T02:00:59.100Z
No, no, Heaven forbid! men of sagacity and wisdom, and well-governed commonwealths, are never induced to take up arms, nor endanger their persons and estates, but on the four following occasions. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z
The Popeians now sunk the sole merit of the laborious sagacity of “the restorer,” as Mr. Pope affectionately called him, to that of “a word-catcher.” Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z
His first act, the desertion of his army, was degrading to his honour, but his conduct on his arrival was not less degrading to his sagacity. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z
Passing from college to the counting-room of a great commercial business, his sagacity, energy, and executive power were all brought into successful action. From the Easy Chair, series 2 2011-04-29T02:00:06.407Z
Pyramus and Thisbe's discovery of the crack in the wall was but a slight representation of our love and its sagacity. Letters of Abelard and Heloise To which is prefix?d a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes 2011-04-28T02:00:15.367Z
The sagacity of this course was proved soon afterwards, when Lucius announced that his father would come and dine with Pauline the next time he should be in town, and make Miranda's acquaintance. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z
His political sagacity equalled the quickness of his wit or the flow of his humour. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z
The trick was too shallow for his sagacity, and it was impossible to hope that it could have been suffered by the Allies. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z
She clapped her hands, in her glee at the argument she had discovered; and it must be admitted that Lance was nonplussed by her swift sagacity. True and Other Stories 2011-04-26T02:00:27.117Z
But he underrated her sagacity; or, rather, her opportunities for knowing the truth. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3 2011-04-26T02:00:25.180Z
Hamilton's system considered with reference to the effect it was calculated to exert upon most of the classes at whom it aimed, did great credit to his sagacity. Inquiry Into the Origin and Course of Political Parties in the United States 2011-04-24T02:00:09.423Z
This remark is an instance of critical sagacity. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z
Fox made many mistakes, due in some cases to vehemence of temperament, and in others only to be ascribed to want of sagacity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z
She knew whose will had made her the mistress of a house in the Fifth Avenue; and given her scores, hundreds, of other advantages, she had never credited to the sagacity of her husband. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z
Ethel's warm reception of Dr. Heriot, and her evident pleasure in his society, were construed as so many evidences of his own sagacity and her guilt. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z
Its energy and sagacity might be tempered by discretion, and strengthened by knowledge. Congressional Government A Study in American Politics 2011-04-15T02:00:18.863Z
Their enormous strength, docility, and sagacity make them of great value in the East for road-making, building, and transport. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z
Two mere youths had circumvented the legal and military sagacity of the sages of Perth. The Last Laird of MacNab An Episode in the Settlement of MacNab Township, Upper Canada 2011-04-14T02:00:54.620Z
Upon that nobleman, for his sagacity, for his judgment, fine temper, and knowledge of men, Her Majesty has been pleased to confer the office of Viceroy of India. The Earl of Mayo Rulers of India 2011-04-11T02:00:13.067Z
Mildred had always been proud of her brother's intellect and goodness, but she had never learnt to rely so entirely on his sagacity as she now did on Dr. Heriot. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z
The one had inherited warm blood and a bold sagacity, while in the other a negative philosophy ran suitably through cool veins. Congressional Government A Study in American Politics 2011-04-15T02:00:18.863Z
Ingram said there had been a pug in his platoon; he told tales of its sagacity and intrepidity in the trenches. Non-combatants and Others 2011-04-11T02:00:11.563Z
No one disliked him, and there was a general appreciation of his business sagacity, but he simply did not belong. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z
The projector trades against probability—wins in the teeth of principle—His very blindness—which could not see the risk—passes for sagacity, and crowds are beggared who follow his example! Tales from Blackwood Volume 8 2011-04-09T02:00:09.087Z
The number of MSS. discovered by him in different parts of Europe, during the space of nearly fifty years, will remain a lasting proof of his unceasing perseverance, and of his sagacity in these pursuits. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z
Nevertheless, it is the work of a man of very extensive views, and of deep sagacity. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z
Those who make extravagant boast of the soundness and sagacity of their leader cannot deny, that the facts upon which he based his plan of financial reform, were in reality not facts, but fallacies. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z
Bayle, however, has exercised all the sagacity of his logic on these ancient fancies; but it is always by rendering them ridiculous that he instructs and entertains. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z
“There is a warm impression, an instinctive sagacity, by which we anticipate future events.” All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z
They understand their business; it is your sagacity that may possibly prove deficient. What I know of farming: a series of brief and plain expositions of practical agriculture as an art based upon science 2011-03-29T02:00:08.937Z
The measure would have been defeated, as is widely known and acknowledged in New York, had it not been for the personal sagacity and watchfulness of Miss Perkins. Anti-Suffrage Essays 2011-03-28T02:00:24.710Z
Indeed, in proportion to the degree of one's intimacy with this profound student of harmony, does respect increase for his admirable intellectual power, his foresight, sagacity, completeness. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z
Each of us has but his own small portion of intelligence, of memory, of sagacity, of depth and extent of ideas, of vivacity, and of subtlety. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z
“I mean—I got away with the note and return of the box without anyone dreaming who it was,” explained Eleanor, evidently eager to have the teacher commend her sagacity. The Woodcraft Girls in the City 2011-03-27T02:00:11.007Z
Whether the silent monition reached her, certainly her next words showed no agitation, rather, a queer, poised sagacity. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z
The poor animal was reduced almost to a skeleton, and we occasionally dropped something to support him, and by degrees he recovered his former sagacity. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z
The sagacity of Robespierre thus tore the veil off the double project of Louis and the Austrian Committee, that perennial hotbed of conspiracy. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z
She has a notable personality of her own, worthy in its energy and sagacity of him with whom her life is linked. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 2011-03-20T02:00:35.193Z
The dauber of a sign-post criticised with an air of sagacity the works of the greatest painters; and the blotters of paper disfigured the works of the greatest writers. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z
"Yes; in these very sand-hills where we now are," said Toney; "if a man has sagacity enough to perceive his chance and avail himself of it." The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z
Perhaps she thought that the nurse esteemed her sagacity too highly. Caucasian Legends 2011-03-17T02:00:14.137Z
By his bravery in the Camp and his sagacity in the Cabinet the fires of liberty burn bright and unextinguishable. The Nation's Peril Twelve Years' Experience in the South 2011-03-17T02:00:12.580Z
Kings, Mr Bagsby, are rarely endowed with a large proportion of such sagacity as yours. Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z
It was amazing to me that L�on should have learned so much wisdom in so short a space of time, and I plumed myself upon his sagacity. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z
The sagacity of Bragg enabled him to comprehend the situation. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z
His fine skin will cause him to be a little shy of thick bullfinches, and his sagacity mistrusts deep or blind ditches, such as less intelligent animals would run into without a thought. Riding Recollections, 5th ed. 2011-03-10T03:00:52.223Z
He was modest to the last, saying, "that whatever service he had done the public was not owing to any extraordinary sagacity, but solely to industry and patient thought." Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z
I know none whose knowledge, sagacity and impartiality qualify him so thoroughly for such a service, as yours do you. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z
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