| 单词 | seemly |
| 例句 | It is more seemly to regard it as the last message to his fellow- creatures of a man who laboured with all his strength to propagate the noble truth - Love is of God. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The old librarian expressed this wish more often than was seemly, undaunted that the answer was always no. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He was a fine young fellow, seemly and demure as a dove. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to tell him that I would miss him, but I didn’t think saying such a thing would be seemly. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z And he was. pleased when his second son’s wife bore also in her season, and she gave birth to a girl first as was fitting and it was seemly out of respect to her sister-in-law. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z We wound through the meanders that led between stubbled mud-banks in no straight or seemly course. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Old Chao hesitated, apparently aware that he was displaying more self-satisfaction than was seemly. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z It would hardly have been seemly for someone who had challenged our dictator to suddenly succumb to a nervous attack at the communion rail. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "No disrespect to you, Lady Stark, but it would have been more seemly had Lord Robh come to pay homage to the king himself, rather than hiding behind his mother's skirts." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Not all of them shared her uncle’s opinions of seemly garb; some were as fashionably dressed as Kit herself. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The beauty of the Lady of the Keep confused his mind, and in this rich, seemly, orderly, strange Court, he felt himself to be a goatherd born and bred. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Arthur began to laugh more than was seemly, and his foster-brother, Sir Kay, and his old guardian, Sir Ector, came out from behind the throne, where they had been hiding. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z "Your Grace," he said, "it is not seemly that the king should ride into the melee. It would not be a fair contest. Who would dare strike you?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was all very public, and not very seemly. The Novelist Who Saw Middle America as It Really Was 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z GS But after he was no longer here, it didn’t seem... seemly. Gloria Steinem meets Gloria Allred: ‘Donald Trump has made us woke’ 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z It was hardly seemly behavior for serious journalists. Black Comedians in South Africa Put Power in the Punch Lines 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Such amusement probably wasn’t seemly in a grown man.” From the horticultural greats, garden guidance for all of us 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z Catherine’s style — streamlined and seemly almost to a fault — resonates as well with scores of young women who aspire to a classically patrician look but who have, until recently, had few credible role models. New York Fashion Week: Kate Middleton?s Style Felt on the Runways ? New York Fashion Week 2011-09-07T21:34:15Z The emotions are prefabricated, the drama is false and the situation itself is ludicrous, as even Amalric seemly admitted in an interview this week in The Hollywood Reporter. Early Cannes films are the polar opposite 2010-05-14T05:26:00Z Mr. Linderman, a librarian and archivist by profession, collects, researches and writes about the marginal, the forgotten and the not quite seemly in American folk art and popular culture. Art: Jim Linderman Collects It All, Vintage Sleaze to Baptism Photos 2012-02-12T15:28:58Z Mainly in the interior of the island, these forested reserves contain tall cedars forming an almost impenetrable canopy, with little to no underbrush except for a carpet of mosses and lichen that are seemly everywhere. A return visit — 40 years later — to the Azores 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z If this feels like a seemly moment in the corporation's history to refuse transparency on light entertainment decisions, who are we to argue? In its bid to win the Eurovision war, the BBC is going nuclear with Bonnie Tyler 2013-03-07T17:42:09Z Ford's ability to seemly stop time in the park without effort also fascinates me. ‘Westworld’ Season 1, Episode 4: Truth and Consequences 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z But it is seemly to leave their prices to the market forces on the night. Notes on PEN's annotated first edition auction 2013-05-20T10:58:00Z As much drama, grit, muscle and borderline insanity as is seemly has been injected into the science and bureaucracy. 'Manhattan' an egghead's-eye view of the birth of the atomic bomb 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z In court papers, state prison officials indicated their prospects for buying the drugs started to change as soon as it seemly likely lawmakers would pass the shield law. Executions may return to South Carolina; shield law nears OK 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z "Whether it's technically extortion, whether it is some other misconduct, nothing about this is seemly for a former president," she said. Legal experts: Russia link to Trump documents means it's a matter of "when, not if" he is indicted 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z The ambitions of most of the GOP’s presidential aspirants are larger than any executive experiences that might make their ambitions more seemly. Opinion | From the Miami mayor’s office to the White House? Why not? 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Her trial would be more seemly had she offered a different defense. Opinion | On trial, Elizabeth Holmes keeps playing the smoke-and-mirrors game 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z She adds in the series that she “didn’t feel it was seemly to get into a public fight with him.” ‘Allen v. Farrow’: 5 takeaways from the third episode, which dives into the high-profile custody battle 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z After the first stillness, there was a wave of anxious self-interest, a predictable and not always seemly scrabble for resources as parents and children put in the huge work of setting up online. Overcoming fears, discovering nature ... what I have learned from lockdown 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z This may be the oldest, longest joke in golf, so I will sweep through the narrative with seemly haste. Quite possibly the rudest club in the world? - Golf Digest 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z He told me, “There was an energy we all grew up with. It wasn’t always very seemly to be seen to be having too much fun.” Joanna Hogg’s Self-Portrait of a Lady 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z It also would have been seemly to disclose the meeting in the first place. Opinion | The more we learn about Pruitt, the clearer it is he needs to go 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z He told Short to make sure he got paid, yet Short never seemly overly concerned with collecting what might be owed him. Kevin Short, a towering figure in West Hollywood known as WeHo Jesus, dies at 57 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z We don’t need to add distance to make our enthusiasm more seemly or to drench ourselves in irony lest anyone think we actually care about all this rigmarole. Opinion | Enjoying Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s romance doesn’t make you a bad American 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z It’s a feat Hagestad has a seemly good chance at accomplishing. c - Golf Digest 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z A year would have been the sort of seemly distance that might permit us to stop worrying and love our all-powerful tech overlords again. The likes of Mark Zuckerberg already rule the media. Now they want to censor the past | Marina Hyde 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z I fail to see how much power and satisfaction, if any, we will have with a man who seemly shares the same ideals of suppression as Mr. Najib. Malaysia’s Leader, Dogged by a Billion-Dollar Scandal, Proves Untouchable 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z With two to go, Kenseth was out front and seemly destined to remain there. Thrilling Daytona 500 Finish a Major Win for Hamlin 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z Merkel, with a seemly, balanced budget, was resigned, but she did not approve. Can This Man Save Italy? 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z “It’s probably more seemly to stay mum,” Diski told me recently. Jenny Diski’s End Notes 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z But it’s considered seemly to keep those preparations shrouded in deepest black. We all have to face up to death – but many of us are not very good at it | Deborah Orr 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z I got my first look at the less seemly side of the subculture at the Adidas’ annual summer camp. 31st NBA Franchise--Kentucky--Proudly Announces Its Team Is Going Pro 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z This seemly innocuous question is a surprisingly tricky one, especially if you try to answer it without first thinking about your audience. How Not to Answer 'Why Are You Interested in This Position?' 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z The one thing he did better than anyone else in the world, applied to the right job, achieved the seemly impossible and saved millions of lives. Why Just A Job Is Never Good Enough 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z The seemly contradictory responses are part of “the tangled nature of emotions and values” that women bring to mammography, Dr. Rosenbaum wrote. Retesting Breast Cancer Axioms 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z And there's no better way to demonstrate that you're spending your money in a seemly fashion than to be seen driving the car. Tesla's Elon Musk enjoys sweet revenge 2013-05-13T10:22:34Z The most alarming aspect of the video to me, however, was the seemly delightful bloodlust they appeared to have. Bradley Manning’s full statement 2013-03-01T18:50:00Z You could understand the media's interests may deem Gazza's anguish public property; as his union chief, Taylor should take an altogether more seemly path. The PFA, privacy and the public case of Paul Gascoigne's mental health 2013-02-06T22:00:02Z But contrariwise, they might wear what apparel they would, so that it were honest and seemly and such as becometh maidens that profess godliness. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z He told them reproachfully: 'It is not seemly to quarrel thus at a Prophet's bedside. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z For why is it seemly that reverence be paid To a god who gives scorn when his children seek aid? Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes 2012-04-10T02:00:19.943Z The fierce Simeon and Levi, proud of the blood with which they had washed out their sister’s stain, are ordered to cleanse their garments and show some seemly sorrow, if they can. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z A knight, as antique stories tell, A daughter had named Dawsabel, A maiden fair and free; She wore a frock of frolic green, Might well become a maiden queen, Which seemly was to see. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z "No, but that would be seemly, a natural course to follow," said Constance. A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 2012-04-02T02:00:24.090Z It unquestionably hath made our editor of the Whole Hog more modest and seemly in his behavior of late. Quodlibet 2012-03-26T02:00:29.820Z Each local ecclesia, or assembly of saints, will have its stated officers, its regulated and seemly order in worship and in work. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z He tried to imagine some seemly social occasion invaded by Chitterlow and his rhetoric, by his torrential thunder of self-assertion, the whole company flattened thereunder like wheat under a hurricane. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z Rise, thou venerable noble, for it is not seemly that one who is at age's extremity should kneel, even before the Emperor. The War Tiger Or, Adventures and Wonderful Fortunes of the Young Sea Chief and His Lad Chow: A Tale of the Conquest of China 2012-03-18T02:00:17.620Z Thus, without written pattern or oral instructor, the orphan apprentice endeavoured, by the selection of such materials as lay within his grasp, to build up, within himself, a mental fabric of seemly architecture. Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume II (of 2) 2012-03-12T03:00:23.003Z See the white Peony on page 44; is it not a seemly, comely thing, as well as a beautiful one? Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z With an involuntary movement of his hands to his ears, he nodded and fled in haste to a place less exposed, where he could in a seemly and decanal manner relieve his feelings. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z Ignorance, which may be seemly in a woman, does not become me. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Young Bareshanks," I retorted; "do you bring instantly a dozen wax candles and light them, idiot, in a seemly row! Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z No, I will not cast it on the sand; it is more seemly to take it from my hand, and, I do assure you, it will be no less relishable. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z With an involuntary motion of his hands to his ears, he nodded and fled with unseemly haste to a place less exposed, where he could in a seemly and decanal manner relieve his feelings. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z Your behaviour to Terence is not quite seemly, for you forget that he is grown up, and that you should not trifle with an inflammable youth.' My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z The MS. is known to be in existence; and would it not be seemly and desirable to have it deposited in the College Manuscript Room? The Commercial Restraints of Ireland 2012-02-13T03:00:20.483Z On her part it was not a seemly one. A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z Both he and Stainton greeted her heartily, the latter with a trifle more solicitude for her health than she thought seemly; and the Austrian was soon installed in a chair beside Stainton's. Running Sands 2012-02-05T03:00:08.983Z His reluctant answer was that it was not seemly. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z This massive poise, and breadth, and balanced evenness are the seemly vesture of his character. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z This is your style of diadem; e'en so With crown�d locks 'tis seemly ye should go: The viler in itself each stone may seem, A richer gem upon thy head will gleam. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z Aunt Cordelia, plump and comely in her furs and ample cloak and seemly bonnet, and Uncle Charlie in his top-coat, gray trousers, silk hat, and natty cane, brought up short on meeting her. Emmy Lou's Road to Grace Being a Little Pilgrim's Progress 2012-01-12T03:00:14.550Z They then who do anything contrary to the seemly ordinance of His will receive death as the penalty. Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom 2012-01-11T03:00:30.173Z At that her eyes had opened wide, and she demanded to know what could be more seemly than the visits of such an old friend? The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z He thought it seemly to narrate their secrets in so brutal a fashion that some more decent member of his family tore out and destroyed the coarsest and bitterest passages. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z Her beauty abode in her mild mouth and in her seemly eyes. The Happy Warrior 2011-12-18T03:00:18.863Z For one thing, if I sit still much longer, I shall, no doubt, go to sleep again, as I did at Nairn’s, which would be neither seemly nor convenient, if I’m to sail this evening. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z They then who do anything contrary to the seemly ordinance of His will receive death as the penalty. Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom 2012-01-11T03:00:30.173Z One can’t make certain within a year or two about a lady in a Turkish-bath; it wouldn’t be seemly even to try to do so. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z "However, though the rest of our young gentlemen are—after maids," the Beau stumbled over the crudity of the phrase, "I am happy to see that you are engrossed by the seemlier pastime of horticulture." The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z The Judge in passing his stereotyped form of sentence made more seemly reference to her testimony. The Happy Warrior 2011-12-18T03:00:18.863Z Grown familiar now, they came of their own accord, soothing her hours of pain with their laughing beauty, or, suddenly contemplative, assisting with seemly decorum at her devotional ecstasies. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z It would have been more seemly, he told her with scorn, had she married the curate. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z Would it be seemly to rouse Him out of slumber to press on Him such a petition? A Second Coming 2011-11-29T03:00:16.693Z After breakfast, the various members dispersed to acquire a seemly attitude towards matters of religion. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z The pattern of trying to help is repeated: Chesterfield did his level best with his godson; he gave what was seemly to his young friend Huntingdon and likewise to Solomon Dayrolles. Two Burlesques of Lord Chesterfield's Letters. The Graces (1774), The Fine Gentleman's Etiquette (1776) 2011-11-29T03:00:14.883Z An interruption is neither admissible nor seemly, prisoner. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z You ought to realise that it is not seemly for a young girl in your position to tear about the country as you do. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z For as men come and go about their business in the world, many things are told them which it is seemly to keep in remembrance. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z Perhaps if she had deigned now to plead with her mother, the latter, already a little frightened at the girl's stony, unvaried calmness, might have relented and agreed to more seemly obsequies. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z It appeared to him hardly seemly that the man who had accepted the responsibility for the death of the husband should continue his attendance on his widow. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z It be not seemly so to stake thy fortune on a woman's whim. Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-11-12T03:00:36.860Z It was an inconsistency in Agatha’s prudish nature to consider that men might do things which could not be tolerated in the other sex, and that whatever William did must of necessity be seemly. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z How far more seemly is your custom of reverently presenting the alms at the altar, where it remains till the close of the service. Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z It would hardly be seemly to approach him about his gold, in his unhappiness, or I would waylay him, yet. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z I have seen streets where strange enchantment broods: Old ruddy houses where the morning shone In seemly quiet on their tranquil moods, Across the sills white curtains outward blown. Chimneysmoke 2011-10-27T02:00:25.953Z It is not seemly to treat such a momentous occasion thus flippantly. Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-11-12T03:00:36.860Z It wasn't a seemly place for any lady. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z "Far more seemly were it ... to have thy study full of books than thy purse full of money." The World's Best Books : A Key to the Treasures of Literature 2011-10-20T02:00:20.857Z "It would not be seemly to tell, now, that I saw Classicus' green and gold garment exposed in a usurer's shop." Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z I did not answer your last remark, count," he said, "because my reply would not have been seemly in a lady's presence. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:45.883Z Therefore ’tis seemly that here and now you should promise, and take oath to it, not to drink any more except by their wish.” Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z But this particular difference of view was a delicate matter, not seemly for a daughter to mention. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z Sulkowski bowed and wanted to kiss her hand, but she struck him with her fan and said: 'Let that be--I am old, it would not be seemly; but let me sit somewhere.' Count Br?hl 2011-10-06T02:00:41.430Z It was not seemly so superior a collection should exist outside the Honorable Society. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z It was not seemly to be half-way up a flight of stairs when Her Majesty was standing on the floor below. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z O, I must sit with peasants and aged women, And keep my head wrapped modestly and seemly; She turns to Rannveig. King Lear's Wife; The Crier by Night; The Riding to Lithend; Midsummer-Eve; Laodice and Dana? 2011-09-17T02:00:30.620Z Why, for Slavonians it is more seemly if in the Slavonic. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z Yet methinks it would have been more seemly to have given us the name of their father. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z When the Signora Alieni expected her American lover to travel with her she could not take with her his betrothed—it would not have been seemly! "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z Is it more seemly I should waste my strength on the fruitless labour to clamber up that rough slope, or thou come down to me? Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z If they are regarded as helps, or as seemly adjuncts or the like, there is plenty of room for difference of opinion and for variety of practice, according to temperament and taste and usage. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z There was something not altogether seemly in the idea. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z But for the sake of peace—it is not seemly to be rude to people—I did them the favor and nodded yes. Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z The great, where are they now! the great had said— This is not seemly, bring to him instead That which serves his and serves our dignity— And that was done. Reincarnations 2011-08-27T02:00:25.223Z It would not be seemly—I should be thought bold," replied the maiden, "to be turning my birth-day into a feast. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z For it is seemly that I should break through this churlish silence with thee. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z Love of 'e, my dear, seemly, makes a real fool of me most of my time. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z Mary wondered why a great lady should not rather choose to stay at the nunnery, where the Lady Abbess had all things seemly and well-planned. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z My anxiety for authentic news about the Emperor's condition, drove me out of doors betimes, and so I went to the Imperial Chancellery as early as was seemly. The Chief Justice A Novel 2011-07-27T02:00:28.873Z Where nature has her own way with herself, she makes her garb seemly even now, after all the tousling and rents she gave it in her angry winter moods. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z I was the only one who stood up, it being the only seemly form of protest there. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z This must have been a seemly spectacle, and it won careful consideration from more than one of the most eminent dramatic critics of France. A Book About the Theater 2011-07-21T02:00:23.843Z My dear and good friend, I pray God to give you all that you can wish for, for methinks not that this is beyond what is seemly.—Written in gladsome mood, Your friend. The Book of the Duke of True Lovers 2011-07-18T02:00:24.030Z But Good Heavens, your Highness--is it seemly for me to express such a wish? On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z So befittingly are the trees arrayed in graceful tracery of spray and beads of purpling buds, that their seemly nakedness is as beautiful as attire of summer's greenness or autumn's gorgeousness could make them. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z Not a very seemly trade for an Emperor, eh? The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z Ay, true, I think it would more seemly be Were he to marry one of years more ripe. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z For she was clothed in scarlet samite, laced full seemly, and about her neck hung a mantle of ermine, never did queen wear better. Tales from the Old French 2011-07-09T02:00:12.200Z "Let us go into the ladies' apartment," said Margaretha; "it would not be seemly that they should find us here alone so early." King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:29.790Z So Chaucer’s description we know to be very truth, so far as his worth and position are concerned:— A seemly man our hostè was withal For to have been a marshal in a hall. The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike 2011-07-04T02:00:17.130Z A part of my comrades I had now got well equipped; by degrees, the rest were likewise furbished up, though on a thriftier plan; and so a very seemly corps at length was mustered. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z "This is not a seemly topic for table discussion." The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z Even while I confess so much more than is seemly in a maiden, thou art not to suppose I can further forget myself. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z After an interval which he deemed seemly and proper, he turned his steps in the direction whence he had come. The Bishop and the Boogerman 2011-06-12T02:00:07.497Z They cry out in print, since it would no longer be seemly for them to shriek at the pitch of their voices, or to set off running, violently, or to leap high in the air. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z "It is not seemly for a girl of your age and condition to be out alone so late, nights!" The Lady of the Mount 2011-05-24T02:00:15.640Z Nor shall his deference be confined to woman, but man to man shall do that which is seemly. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z Luis, thy flattery is too pleasing to bring reproof, but it is scarce seemly. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z It is not seemly that people who have served the Morgans so long and faithfully should sleep in unmarked graves. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z It would scarcely have been deemed seemly then for a young lady to run after a gentleman. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z A seemly place for the graves of a sailor race. The King's Pilgrimage 2011-05-11T02:00:18.833Z "It is not seemly that a poor explorer be familiar with a lady of your position." The Pocahontas-John Smith Story 2011-04-15T02:00:20.537Z They were of countenance exceeding white, and this whiteness was blent in seemly wise with ruddy hues. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z "I thank you for your sympathy, but it is not seemly that you kneel to me." First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z Ignore his claims as she would, Mrs. Ryle felt it would not be seemly to discuss before him Treve's chance of succession. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z Thou Thyself hast said in Thy Word, that rain is not seemly in harvest. The Little Treasure of Prayers Being a Translation of the Epitome from the German Larger 'Treasure of prayers' ['Gebets-Schatz'] 2011-04-02T02:00:09.993Z I was anxious to get away before any fuss was made, or I would have expressed my gratitude at the time in a more seemly fashion.” Mysterious Mr. Sabin 2011-03-24T02:00:10.087Z And there, in seemly raiment of soft colours, crimson, and the brown of old wood, and fresh green, the women sat before their looms, and their frames wherein rich broidery grew under their white fingers. The Stars in the Pool A Prose Poem for Lovers 2011-03-24T02:00:09.750Z “I allude to the desecration of dovecotes, Don Jorge, and the introduction therein of strange flesh, for purposes neither seemly nor convenient.” The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z He placed a trembling hand upon her head, as was seemly in a priest, and, turning abruptly, walked away. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z They peacefully resolved the only security breach, asking one guest to cover her bikini-clad avatar in more seemly attire. A Patrol for the Web?s Playgrounds 2011-02-26T20:22:12Z Without it there would be no truly seemly carriage. Withered Leaves. Vol. II. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:17.540Z Hence, if a father has used harsh language to his child, it would not be seemly for him to ask the child's pardon, but he should show some mark of kindness to heal the wound. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z One of those hard clear hours that lie round breakfast-time will be the most seemly for consecration to you. Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther 2011-02-17T03:00:18.413Z It is not seemly for a member of that distinguished clan to enter too exhaustively into the affairs of her neighbours. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z All interest was centered upon the prisoner, who was being forcibly projected along the strip of sidewalk, indulging in language more varied than seemly. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z Shosshi has now all her money—a very seemly and honourable youth.' The Grandchildren of the Ghetto 2011-02-12T03:00:35.663Z His private life was grave and seemly, his court did not sin by luxury or extravagance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z The positive, though distant, resemblance to the human form itself, instead of making the creature more seemly, only intensities the feeling of dread with which we behold it. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z It is seemly for you to welcome the man to whom your brother has promised your hand. Danira 2011-02-06T03:00:59.460Z Was it not seemly that the chief head should be distinguished by its own peculiar appellation? An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z Naturally she goes for excursions in the mountains with an umbrella: it is to Mrs. Barnes both more prudent and more seemly than a stick. In the Mountains 2011-01-27T03:00:37.910Z Ulric is angry that they should have tried to pay their debt through the Director, without giving themselves any further trouble about the matter," continued the girl firmly, "and it was not seemly. Success and How He Won It 2011-01-23T03:00:12.077Z Repugnant to the idea but knowing that only one course was seemly, Miss Dent gave smiling acquiescence. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z Thou’lt see with wonder growing How He will bring thee through; And how, by means most seemly, By counsels wondrous deep, He bears Himself supremely In works which thou dost weep. Morning and Evening Prayers for All Days of the Week Together With Confessional, Communion, and Other Prayers and Hymns for Mornings and Evenings, and Other Occasions 2011-01-19T03:00:21.137Z They felt too near to death for the chaff of the billets or trenches to be seemly. The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front' 2011-01-12T03:00:32.843Z This is the principal thing, and alone is seemly in a Christian. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z Married women may; but it's not seemly for us. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z As the prisoner's release from the dungeon was accomplished through a miracle from heaven, it would not be seemly for a human judge to oppose divine favor. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z It is not seemly for me to hold further converse with a man at this unwonted hour.” Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z High thoughts must be at hand, like those candlesticks, probably candleless, sometimes displayed as a seemly ornament in a room blazing with electric light. Character and Opinion in the United States 2010-12-20T17:12:15.253Z They do so by justifying their normative dicta with appeal to the seemly scientific but actually value-laden concept of efficiency. When Value Judgments Masquerade as Science 2010-08-27T10:00:00Z And yet to look back no further than to the youth of Shakespeare, the word had no application beyond such as was seemly, and its history was simple and spotless and without reproach. A Cursory History of Swearing "Beauty," we are warned, "is but skin-deep," a truth that the old moralists and painters sometimes made more of with their paraphernalia of skulls and other symbols of mortality than was altogether seemly. Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources Nothing more definite was ever gleaned about the calling he had chosen, for he did not consider it seemly to discuss such trivialities. The Undying Past The crowning distinction of a statue, or a durable inscription, was often solemnly decreed with all seemly forms of deference or unstinted flattery in a full meeting of the society. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius He was clad in his tunic only, and as the deputies advanced they bade him put on his toga, that he might receive the commands of the senate in seemly guise. Stories of the Olden Time (Historical Series—Book IV Part I) "That wouldn't be seemly, because our mayor is expected to attend in church on Roundabout Sunday." Rachel Ray She saw that he touched their feet reverently, that he knelt down, crossed himself and prayed, in a very seemly fashion. The Unknown Sea When the world was young, it was more natural and allowable—it was often seemly and noble. Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia. Due provision is often made for the seemly and impressive performance of a rite which was at once a religious duty and a convivial pleasure. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius It was not seemly that in this solitude he should associate so much with her, and he made up his mind to put an end to the intimacy once for all. Regina or the Sins of the Fathers My heart was too full not to pour forth all its feelings if a single word overflowed, which I did not think seemly. The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History Rhoda shut her eyes and tried to pray, that when the quivering, groaning planks should part or sink, and drop her out of life, her soul should stand at its seemliest in her Maker's sight. The Unknown Sea I think, Robert, if you evinced less interest in such a subject it would be more seemly. The Gay Adventure A Romance Your Princely Highness is a woman, and has better means of examining the innocence of Degenfeld than I, in whom it would not be quite seemly. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. I may not be happy, but I don't seem to want to be happy: I want to do the seemly, fitting things, the decent things. The Preliminaries And Other Stories None of them thought it was funny for the seemly old prophets to disport themselves at a ball, not until the newspaper wits began to point it out. Cinderella Jane Frankly, I do not consider it sufficient that their lives are seemly, so long as they live in the shadow of your patronage. The Missioner "Do you think it quite seemly to be writing your sermon in shirt-sleeves?" The Gay Adventure A Romance After that Ayala again went to her aunt, and on this occasion the family misfortune was discussed in more seemly language. Ayala's Angel Because it is not seemly for the Archbishop to enter the city where Victor holds his court. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. Her conduct in this crisis is not to be weighed in the scale wherein the seemly and decorous observances of female propriety are ordinarily balanced. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency "Now, papa, don't start in to abuse Captain Curtis; he is our host, and it isn't seemly." The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop He wiped his eyes and rushed after them to offer seemly apologies. The Gay Adventure A Romance You have long deserved to enjoy a more seemly old age. The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise On my next visit Canello behaved in more seemly manner, and permitted me to see something of the ways of the maligned birds. A-Birding on a Bronco His little lips had not been scalded, nor had he been compelled to hasten over a ravigote that should have been eaten in seemly leisure and respect. A Top-Floor Idyl It is not seemly that a pretty one like you should be found in this dingy parchment den, counting the sparrows under the dome of the Sorbonne. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion She is on free and easy terms with all the men she meets, and ready at jests and repartee, sometimes far from seemly. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 He swiftly meditated flight, thinking to return for a seemlier demonstration. Ewing\\'s Lady It is not beautiful; it is not poetic, but it is at least seemly and discreet. An Unknown Lover “We came down to advise Miss Thorne, and to—” “Tell her it was not seemly for her to receive so many gentlemen visitors,” said Beatrice. The New Mistress A Tale It is not seemly to have Sheriffs’ officers waiting opposite to an hotel. The Sapphire Cross For more seemly processions, the cars were drawn by two horses, walking, accompanied by an ordonnateur and three porters in costume, or even by four aum�niers on horseback supporting the canopy. Paris From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2 She debated the wisdom of dropping from the saddle and abandoning herself to the more seemly fate of starvation in this wooded fastness. Ewing\\'s Lady Augustine Delgado came to an Indian Cacique, who entertained him with kindness and gave him rich jewels, six seemly pages, ten young slaves, and three nymphs very beautiful. The West Indies and the Spanish Main They all had white linen cloths covering their heads, and reaching down to their feet, very seemly to behold. Dürer Artist-Biographies “This is not seemly—we are all grieved; but do not insult my child.” The Sapphire Cross Goethe's word: "Wilt thou in life know what is seemly, inquire it of noble women," is fully realized. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) The Senecas are a seemly, quiet people, and they’d had trouble enough from white men—Americans and English—during the wars, to keep ’em in that walk. Rewards and Fairies It is not seemly to love one whom it would be unseemly to marry. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern Whereas she cloth'd him richly brave, In garments fine and fair, Which lasted him for many years In seemly sort to wear. The Nursery Rhymes of England And besides, it wouldn’t be seemly and modest.” The Sapphire Cross Not only must we open wide our doors and bid them a good welcome, but having entered, it must be our endeavour to weld them into a seemly and coherent whole. Seeds of Pine Yea, and it is seemly that thou thyself, when thou art with the princes in council, shouldst have fresh raiment to wear. Greek Women Begin at the date of your birth and proceed in a seemly manner until you come up to date. Dorothy at Oak Knowe There was an Air in the Purveyors for Covent-Garden, who frequently converse with Morning Rakes, very unlike the seemly Sobriety of those bound for Stocks-Market. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time He thought it hardly seemly that he, a Mullah and an ustad, should sit and listen to heretical teaching without being able to protest. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches I will leave you know—it is not seemly that we should discuss this matter any further. A Life Sentence A Novel Here they halted and looked about them, and ere long saw approaching a knight of seemly aspect, who made the bitterest lamentations as he advanced. Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur At one end of the village stood a century-old house, infinitely seemly in line and proportion, in color unblemished white. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 4, August 1908 "Is it seemly in you to speak thus?" replied the young commander, "you, who revel in cruelty; who has called upon you to dye your hands with the blood of innocence." The Rebellion in the Cevennes, an Historical Novel Vol. II. “She wore a frock of frolic green, Might well become a maiden queen, Which seemly was to see; A hood to that so neat and fine, In colour like the columbine, Ywrought full featously.” The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries The Baron was less conscientious, for he ate more beefsteak than was seemly, and talked a great deal of stupid nonsense, as was his wont. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II Would it not have been a more seemly thing for you to have remained in your cell praying your vigils until you had been called or urged into this case? Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume I) It is not seemly that you two should stand there, hand in hand! A Monk of Cruta Our dingy sails are cut out in seemly curves and glowing colours against the deep of the sky; red-gold where the light strikes, and deepest violet in the shadows. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea It would not have been seemly for a judge in difficulties to open a folio on the table before his audience. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages It is more seemly that you should lead than follow in this matter. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers But such passivity, however right and seemly in the author of a book, is inapplicable to the case of a Review. The History of Freedom It is not seemly for you to be under the same roof! A Monk of Cruta Every one was cut open with the scissors, not hastily torn according to our modern fashion, but in a slow and seemly manner, as befits a solemn occasion. Threads of Grey and Gold Is it seemly in them, is it prudent even, to revile their own class in Germany for caring as little about art as themselves? Pot-Boilers She is on free-and-easy terms with all the men she meets, and ready at jests and repartee, sometimes far from seemly. Household Papers and Stories For why is it more seemly to extinguish hunger and thirst than to drive away melancholy? The Philosophy of Spinoza He is like the heavens; he has sunshine and cloud, each in its season, seemly, appropriate, useful. Talkers With Illustrations He was accused of murdering her brother: it was not seemly that she should see him—even although the world were not to know of the visit. Brooke's Daughter A Novel A first-rate unconventional work of art is not a straw better than a conventional one, and to become slightly light-headed about either is not only permissible but seemly. Pot-Boilers Snagsby too, that seemly domestic barometer, looked extraordinarily hushed and grave. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman But the gesture was an unabridged philosophical system as to the resignation and the indifference that is seemly when one knows nothing. The Missourian He knew that that life, if even its influence had not been wide, had been a studiously well-ordered and a seemly thing. Berenice But he seeks to make a plan as one designs and lays out a garden, so that sweet and seemly things may grow, wide and beautiful vistas open and weeds and foulness disappear. New Worlds For Old A Plain Account of Modern Socialism The thick white hair was arranged in seemly order, and his hands lay upon the coverlet as if he had finished something. Skipper Worse Asking a writer or a poet to be seemly and Academic and so on, is like asking an eminent surgeon to be stringently decent. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman It seems almost an impertinence to tell her how she should look at this solemn time, but it is not necessary or seemly for her to smile and nod to her friends in the church. The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage Describing Modern Manners and Customs of Courtship and Marriage, and giving Full Details regarding the Wedding Ceremony and Arrangements If he direct his mouth by what hath been enjoined him, watchful and obedient, thy son shall be wise, and his goings seemly. The Instruction of Ptah-Hotep and the Instruction of Ke'Gemni The Oldest Books in the World Nowhere known unto us is a treasure of common possessions: All that we took with a town was distributed right on the capture; Nor is it seemly for states to resume and collect their allotments. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 It was surrounded by a moat, and here, close at hand, stood another ancient chapel, in seemly repair. The Thread of Gold It would be far more seemly to wait either for a public announcement or for some intimation from her. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman Also, considering him from the top of the steps, she became suddenly conscious that Dellwig and the parson neglected their persons more than was seemly. The Benefactress Let thy conduct be exact while amongst nobles, and seemly before thy lord, doing that which he hath commanded. The Instruction of Ptah-Hotep and the Instruction of Ke'Gemni The Oldest Books in the World There was no one there of the Lady Mary's household, because it was not seemly that she should be where her suitor was before he had been presented to her. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court It was a pious design to build the little chapel there for the secluded hamlet; and loving thought and care had gone to making the place seemly and beautiful. The Thread of Gold And for some time she remained stunned, while the doctor and her secretary and the hotel people did all that they deemed seemly on this great occasion. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman It is not a seemly thing that the most wicked should be the most exalted in the chronicles of our travels.” The Flute of the Gods I have come and it is not seemly that you remain here longer. Tante Beneath his seemly black hat his bald head went whiter than even its normal deathly whiteness, and perspiration started from its every pore. Lords of the Housetops Thirteen Cat Tales Though it made no deliberate attempt at beauty, it was full of a seemly and homely charm. The Thread of Gold The prisoners promised that they would behave in seemly fashion, and do nothing of a hostile nature. The Red River Colony A Chronicle of the Beginnings of Manitoba No snowy fleece in these sad realms was found, Nor silken ball by maiden loved so well; But ranged in lightest garniture around, In seemly folds, a shining tapestry fell. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 A truce, fellow, with thy profane foolery," said Don Rodrigo; "it is not seemly when the life of thy master is at stake. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. "Is it seemly," he asked, "that an officer of the American army should be brought here in chains and cords?" Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 He has a good headpiece, and I may be able to instil into him more seemly notions of duty and virtue. Dreamers of the Ghetto But appearances were well kept up at Brotherton, and no one was more anxious that things should be done in a seemly way than the Dean. Is He Popenjoy? To the eye of a mere visitor France is the most moral of the four Great Powers—France, Russia, England, Germany; has the strongest family life and the most seemly streets. Another Sheaf Of the spoken English of teachers in our public schools, considered as the basis of training for the writer, it is not seemly to speak. College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College She seemed to think it not quite a seemly subject, yet she pursued it. Olive in Italy "It is not seemly in one whose intelligence entitles him to a place in our counsels." Lords of the Stratosphere They examined the foundations of our duty, but they felt and cherished a most natural, a most seemly, a most rational enthusiasm, when they contemplated the majestic edifice which is reared on these solid foundations. A Discourse on the Study of the Law of Nature and Nations With that she seemed still more dangerous to him, like an explosive put up in so seemly a package that at first you trust it until you see how impossible it is to handle. The Prisoner “It is not seemly,” said he, “to speak in disrespectful terms of men vowed to sacred offices.” In the Days of Drake It was no longer a case of one old dominie facing singly a whole regiment of unruly youngsters: every school was organised and disciplined into regular and seemly order. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland “Was it dignified or seemly of you—you, his affianced bride?” The Traitors Contracting a highly-born and seemly marriage connection, And securing thus again royal affinity, 551 And leaving his life as a splendid example, He lies a poor monk among bones! Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture As for the girl, she said that whatever her lord commanded she must needs obey, which she did with a most seemly readiness. In the Morning of Time She is expansive, too, about family matters, and tells us certain of her "mon's" faults which it would be more seemly to keep in the safe shelter of her own bosom. Penelope's Progress Being Such Extracts from the Commonplace Book of Penelope Hamilton As Relate to Her Experiences in Scotland A couple of weeks later—as soon as I thought it seemly—I went out to Ashmont to see them, for my interest was keen. A Son of the Middle Border This repair was afterwards done in more seemly wise at the common charges of the city. Memorials of Old London Volume I Seen from outside, certain lives, lived in beautiful surroundings and tinged with seemly traditions, seemed to have a romantic quality, even in their sufferings and sorrows. Beside Still Waters He was a man free in speech, so far as he could express his mind, and of a seemly carriage. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IX (of X) - America - I There was probably a mixture of things in the doctor's mind;—but the outward show in answer to this was in the highest degree seemly and becoming. Say and Seal, Volume II It was a very seemly white house, quite large, with a porch over the door and a balcony above it. Nobody All idea of rebuilding the nave was abandoned, and the rude brick wall which had been built to the west end of the choir was refaced in a seemly but permanent manner. Memorials of Old London Volume I Nor is it seemly that she should quit her Kingdom without making any assertion of her claim. In Brief Authority He was so good a man, so religious, and so exemplary, that there was never heard to issue from his mouth any word that was otherwise than seemly. Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 06 (of 10) Fra Giocondo to Niccolo Soggi One old lady told me gravely, she hardly thought it seemly that the Dean should so lend himself to the pleasures of the world. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker Ellen awes the ruffian soldiery by her grace and liberality, and is at length conducted to a more seemly waiting place, until she may obtain audience with the King. Lady of the Lake Perhaps I had lingered a little too closely by his side, had manifested more curiosity in him than was altogether seemly. The Master Mummer She ate and drank with seemly self-restraint, however; it would have lowered her much in her own estimation if she had showed any sign of the voracity she felt. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius Every day and every hour, every minute, walk round yourself and watch yourself, and see that your image is a seemly one. The Brothers Karamazov He is stately and majestical of his carriage; but his nether part of his face cometh forward in a fashion rather strong than seemly. Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution Miss Dora went away more than ever convinced in her mind that Frank had forgotten himself and his position, and everything that was fit and seemly. The Perpetual Curate Before leaving the pit, a quarrel between two of the sinners attracts Dante’s attention more than Virgil thinks seemly; and a sharp reprimand follows. Dante: His Times and His Work They were both fair to look upon; but the one had a soft and gentle face, and she was clad in a seemly robe of pure white. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life I've been struck all my life in our great people by their dignity, their true and seemly dignity. The Brothers Karamazov “Master,” saith he, “when I was a little lad, my mother told me divers times that it was not seemly to ask curious questions.” In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers Nor is conformity to what others do, what is fit for one's class or seemly in one's position a result of mere unreasoning imitation or of the fear of being boycotted. Laurus Nobilis Chapters on Art and Life “Perhaps, most Elysian of fair ladies, it would be, as one might say, more seemly if I, as a justice of the peace—” Brilliana daffed him down. The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel Apparently burial in a river is a seemly way of disposing of a god. India and the Indians We wear the “evening dress” because we have been taught that it is respectable and seemly. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 He strade forth after that kingly fashion which was so new in him, and yet sat so seemly upon him, and I went back to the Queen’s chamber. In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers She was demure once more, utterly seemly, and the sly glance she shot him conveyed the hint that she might, perhaps, admit him into the joke. Juggernaut They were observing rites which it was not seemly that the World should watch. Anthony Lyveden He did, indeed, show seemly hesitation, but finally he accepted the insignia and ascended the throne, confirming all the high dignitaries of State in their previous offices. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era "Put me in a seemly and safe prison," she said; "I will be good, and do whatever the Church shall wish." The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 He sings full well, and is most seemly in his ordering of matters. In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers Theosebius also, in Photius, says to his wife, "I formerly gave to thee the ring of union, now of temperance, to aid thee in the seemly custody of my house." Notes and Queries, No. 209, October 29 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. But, feeling ashamed of this pious sentiment, he added, in a flippant tone: "It would be perhaps more seemly." Sentimental Education, Volume II The History of a Young Man And yet it appeared perfectly seemly that she should do so, for whether mirthful, commanding, or pitiful, Grace was in all things natural. Lorimer of the Northwest The zeal of the Federalists was so intense that they could wait no longer, and they hurried the event with a high-handed vigour that was not altogether seemly. The Critical Period of American History How I mourned for him none can ever know: it is not seemly to lay bare the inmost secrets of our hearts to the gaze of curious eyes. My Sword's My Fortune A Story of Old France It would have been seemlier for theologians in all ages, if their attitude towards physical inquirers had been less hostile; they would then have made converts through eclipses with a better grace. Moon Lore Of food seemly to allay the natural cravings of the human appetite there was little or none to be had, even at augmented prices. Fibble, D.D. Goddess-like for to behold, Her fair tresses seemly binding In a chain of pearl and gold. Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age But he contrived to purchase the goodwill of the Church, and at his death it was only seemly that the clergy should do what they could for him. The Cornwall Coast Bishop Spotswood will have the sentence of superiors to direct the conscience,86 and will have us to esteem that to be best and most seemly which seemeth so to them. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) Is it seemly that I, at my age, should be hurled, with my books of reference, and bed-clothes, and hot-water bottle, across the sky at the unthinkable rate of nineteen miles a second? More Trivia "Nay, that would not be seemly," answered his father, gently. Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends But Nan Archdale would be guided only by what she herself thought right and seemly.... Studies in love and in terror Among their species the males fly by themselves, and the females by themselves: that, to say the least of it, is not at all seemly. The Sand-Hills of Jutland It is not seemly to be too earnest in asking a favor. A Little Maid of Province Town A thousand hands, not half so seemly as those which already had clasped his own, were extended towards his. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 It can be solemnized there in a more seemly and dignified way than elsewhere, and those coming to plight their vows may be more deeply impressed with the solemnity and importance of the step. The Worship of the Church and The Beauty of Holiness In an upper room in his house all was set ready for the celebration of the feast, in order as seemly as circumstances would permit. Hebrew Heroes A Tale Founded on Jewish History The old man was lying upstairs, daily expecting his death; and he was attended, as it was seemly that he should be, by his nearest relatives. The Bertrams It is not seemly there to go out-of-doors without a hat; and Rose Freeman said that she had never been barefooted in her life. A Little Maid of Province Town That which is seemly is not hard of heart.' Indian Poetry Containing "The Indian Song of Songs," from the Sanskrit of the Gîta Govinda of Jayadeva, Two books from "The Iliad Of India" (Mahábhárata), "Proverbial Wisdom" from the Shlokas of the Hitopadesa, and other Oriental Poems. A ewer for the water to be used, and a baptismal shell with which to dip from the Font the water poured upon the head of the person baptized, are frequently provided as seemly appointments. The Worship of the Church and The Beauty of Holiness He strode away toward the packers’ fire, quite aware that he had not behaved in a very seemly way, but still consumed with indignation against Gladwyne. The Long Portage It would be seemly that he should come; but the opening of the will would not be a pleasant hour for him. The Bertrams Compared with these, perching herons are right and seemly fruit. Edge of the Jungle Why, Nan, it’ll be fun to be there a week, and it’s so,—well, so safe and pleasant, you know, and so correct and seemly. Patty's Success To these custom has added other convenient and seemly appointments of linen and silk. The Worship of the Church and The Beauty of Holiness So it was, however, whether seemly or not. Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets It is not seemly; and, if feminine, is at any rate not ladylike. The Bertrams I must in very deed essay to leave it off; and I do own, ’tis not over seemly to swear of a Sunday, for I suppose it is swearing, though ’tis not profane talk. Joyce Morrell's Harvest The Annals of Selwick Hall He accepted the world just as it is and glorified it, the seemly and unseemly, the good and the bad. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays So came they to a little cot, seemly enough thatched with reed from the woodland meres. The Sundering Flood Even the gentlemanly Belgian waiter, dressed in seemly black, spoke good English, and the "demi-poulet" was wasted upon him. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim William, I make thee a gentleman Of clothing, and of fee: And thy two brethren, yeomen of my chamber, For they are so seemly to see. The Book of Brave Old Ballads What more natural for citizen folk, and especially for money-changers and traders, than to admire Duke Philip, a prince of seemly presence and the richest nobleman in Christendom. The Merrie Tales of Jacques Tournebroche And Child Life in Town and Country “Hasten, Pearl; or I shall be angry with thee!” cried Hester Prynne, who, however inured to such behavior on the elf-child's part at other seasons, was naturally anxious for a more seemly deportment now. The Scarlet Letter For, indeed, this damsel belongeth to one who is your kinsman and dear friend: and seemly will she think it that she show her body so dight that it shall lack no fairness before you. The Sundering Flood Mul-tal-la had his own father and mother and would go to their lodge, but it would not have been seemly to place the three guests with anyone else. Deerfoot in The Mountains “It will be more seemly to take it standing.” The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Friend, it is not seemly, Thus to gaze in idle wonder, With that noble breadth before thee. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348 How much more seemly it is to be persistent in bestowing benefits! The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics And now was her hair no longer spread abroad but bound up close to her head, and she was clad in a seemly gown of homespun, with black hosen and skin shoes well laced. The Sundering Flood Even in that awful moment, the becoming, the seemly, the dignified had its claims. Comedies of Courtship But even if the avoidance of such an omen113 were not sufficient, it would at least have been seemly to abstain from injuring the ornaments of the Senate House. A Source Book for Ancient Church History Perhaps I ought not to have told the story before the servants; but we were too excited to know what was right and seemly. Roger Trewinion For it is not seemly that thou shouldst be present where the whole army is gathered together.” Famous Tales of Fact and Fancy Myths and Legends of the Nations of the World Retold for Boys and Girls Another member was the bishop of the Anglican Church, for the seemly ceremonies and graded orders of clergy of this body were deemed to be a counterpoise to popular vagaries and vulgarity. The Tribune of Nova Scotia A Chronicle of Joseph Howe The hermit ceased: the princely two With seemly honours bade adieu: With reverential awe each youth Bowed to the saint whose word was truth, And then, dismissed with Sítá, they To Panchavaṭí took their way. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse Thou art no longer a child, and it is not seemly to allow such indignities. Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca Adapted from the Third Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece But there was a light in her face which silenced those who would have spoken of ways more seemly, and it was a triumphal procession to the palace. The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus A king is but a man, after all, among his women folk, and it is not seemly that you and I should linger and hear more of what is passing yonder.” Through Veld and Forest An African Story She had only put a little powder on her hair and drawn its curling richness into a seemly knot. Country Neighbors “Yet did I not imagine that, in so short a time, thou wouldst have dismissed the apparel of our persuasion, neither do I find it seemly.” Japhet in Search of a Father And has it ever been seemly for one of his true and faithful disciples to abandon the cause of human happiness, and the soul's everlasting salvation, because the work of saving mercy is unpopular? A Disquisition on the Evils of Using Tobacco and the Necessity of Immediate and Entire Reformation At any rate, he was hanged, and a very wise and seemly thing it was. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado And then He describes it as suffering long, kind, envying not, vaunting not, behaving seemly, unselfish, rejoicing in the truth, slow to be provoked, bearing all things and hoping all. Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VII (of 8) A civilized state may act in a seemly or unseemly manner, that is, in a way worthy of its history and character, or the contrary. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals “Nay, nay—indeed, Japhet, you exact too much—it is not seemly.” Japhet in Search of a Father Why don’t you help Dickey?” whispered Ben from the wings, thinking that it would not be seemly in the ghost of Hamlet’s father to rush on to the stage before his time. Left Behind or, Ten Days a Newsboy “As snow in summer and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.” The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Is it seemly the Representatives of a free people should sit beneath the roof of a despot? The Gods are Athirst Among the honest folk who sang it there was none more venerable and seemly than he. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories Of two such blessings, why forget The cheaper and the seemlier one? The Book of Humorous Verse Lynching, after all, is not an American institution, but a peculiarly Southern institution, and even in the South it will die out as other more seemly recreations are introduced. The American Credo A Contribution Toward the Interpretation of the National Mind This offer to go look after the suffering Mr. Bennet, although of a wording hardly as respectful as she considered seemly, mollified Arethusa to the extent of finishing out this dance with Billy. The Heart of Arethusa You are a young man, and it is not quite seemly for you to make such a point of befriending a little music governess. A True Friend A Novel Heretofore, Dan had known him only in his rags of working-clothes, a mildly pathetic and ridiculous figure; now he was seemly, unfamiliar, a little surprising. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories We had much smaller hoops—of course it would not have been seemly to have the bridesmaids as smart as the bride—and we were dressed alike, in white French cambric, with light green trimmings. Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow We trust the former to do what is righteous; we trust the latter to do what is seemly. The American Credo A Contribution Toward the Interpretation of the National Mind It were more seemly than in my presence.' The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio As for her, it is said that when she had seen her sons out in the world, and married her daughters seemly, she turned to religion. Gudrid the Fair A Tale of the Discovery of America “A sober maid and a seemly, in good sooth,” said Mr Tynneslowe, when the door was shut. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century To break through the Catholic monopoly of the New World, to kill Spaniards, to sell negroes, to sack gold-ships, were in these men's minds a seemly work for "the elect of God." History of the English People, Volume IV “Excellent Sovereign seemly to see, Proved prudence peerless of price, Bright blossom of benignity, Of figure fairest, and freshest of days!” The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time It is a seemly thing, dearest ladies, that whatsoever a man doth, he give it beginning from the holy and admirable name of Him who is the maker of all things. The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio It would be more seemly, perhaps, that he should write to me on any little matter of business than to you.” The Nebuly Coat It is a seemly guise to ride to hounds. The Gypsies For like a good squaw, she did not think it seemly to interfere in her husband's business affairs. The New Land Stories of Jews Who Had a Part in the Making of Our Country So garlanded, entwined, Each as may prompt her mind, The Saints renew for Earth And Heaven such seemly mirth As God once had design'd. Helen Redeemed and Other Poems She answered that she would not tell him, for that it was neither a just thing nor a seemly; whereupon, 'Vile woman that thou art!' cried he. The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio It is not seemly that a young girl should arrange men’s clothes. The Nebuly Coat Had I known it was you, mademoiselle, I should have changed them and made myself seemly. Barbara in Brittany The old English or Scandinavian term which came to us from our forefathers is more seemly to our mind than the modern Latin importation. The Book-Hunter at Home Upon this firm foundation it erects a seemly interest in letters. Pipefuls This I deny, for that there is nothing so unseemly as to be forbidden unto any one, so but he express it in seemly terms, as meseemeth indeed I have here very aptly done. The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio And when the Spirit of Life vaunts itself in her, Not vain his boast; for seemly to the Lord, Blue-robed and yellow-kerchieft, Mary went. Personality in Literature A vague, decided flavour of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity was felt to pervade the moral universe, a chill but seemly halo of Golden Age was seen to play soberly about things in general. Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation In addition to these requisites it must contain the recognised text complete, it must be in a seemly and convenient shape, neither extravagant nor blatant, and it must not contain a long list of errata. The Book-Hunter at Home Max Maisel's bookshop alone is enough to put one in a seemly humour. Pipefuls She had never been seen arranging her hair, like other females, or at work upon her garments, and yet they were ever seemly, and without blemish or disorder. The Indian Fairy Book From the Original Legends Dr. Llewellyn will be here tomorrow for the weekend, and as I am to be mistress of the household it is more seemly that I preside at the head of the table. Peggy Stewart at School Thus saith Thiodolf: ‘Hard of the King’s work ’tis In seemly wise to speak When to have idle ploughs The upland men he taught. The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade) Whereas she cloath’d him fine and brave, In Garments richly fair, The which did serve him many Years In seemly sort to wear. Parodies of Ballad Criticism (1711-1787) A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb, 1711, by William Wagstaffe; The Knave of Hearts, 1787, by George Canning Now there are those who hold that this is certainly the seemly and appointed time to go to bed and they do so as a matter of routine. Pipefuls Then was he ware of a seemly knight riding against him with a covered shield. Stories of King Arthur and His Knights Retold from Malory's "Morte dArthur" And now that our good day's work is done, it is seemly that we should soberly rejoice and exult. Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims Are you eager that all should be beautiful and seemly in the temple of God? The Village Pulpit, Volume II. Trinity to Advent A Complete Course of 66 Short Sermons, or Full Sermon Outlines for Each Sunday, and Some Chief Holy Days of the Christian Year No man could rank more highly the importance to a poet of an intellectual insight into all-important pursuits and "seemly arts." Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American "And my father is gone a-processioning;—and my gown is not seemly;—and he cannot be kept waiting!" Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia And he passed over the bridge, that was old and feeble, and came into a great hall, where he saw lie a dead knight, that was a seemly man. Stories of King Arthur and His Knights Retold from Malory's "Morte dArthur" They were, so to speak, the first-fruits of a seemlier muse. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 3 She had a conscience of Puritan extraction, and the keenest possible sense of what was seemly. The Brentons Is it seemly to let your hot young blood boil over at every trifle? The Hot Swamp The church was made seemly as a venerable temple for prayer ought to be. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys We know less about his early years in London, where there were wider and better opportunities of gaining an insight into "all seemly and generous arts and affairs." Milton The dead themselves had been laid in seemly beds. The Dictator Soft quilts on quilts, on carpets carpets spread, And couches stretch’d around in seemly band, And endless pillows rise to prop the head. Newton Forster The Merchant Service To the tower had been added a plain and seemly house, where the young Sir Mark de Nort lived very easily and plentifully. Paul the Minstrel and Other Stories Reprinted from The Hill of Trouble and The Isles of Sunset The last pageant exhibited "a seemly and mete personage, richly apparelled in parliament robes, with a sceptre in her hand, over whose head was written 'Deborah, the judge and restorer of the house of Israel.'" Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth I do not wish to trouble the reader of this narrative with more than is seemly of my personal affairs, but I must briefly refer to what proved the happiest event of my life. The Cruise of the Mary Rose Here and There in the Pacific A gentle pallor at that, as though I had been strong and seemly in her sight; the Basin eyes fixed on me as if with a community of experience and sorrow. Vesty of the Basins School had not been such a very pleasant place those last few weeks, and many of the scenes which occurred there were certainly neither seemly nor instructive. Aunt Judith The Story of a Loving Life I love the girl he said to himself and she must be mine but I somehow feel I can not propose in London it would not be seemly in the city of London. The Young Visiters or, Mr. Salteena's Plan And when he has spoken he has not considered it needful or seemly to listen in order that he might hear whether he was heard. Figures of Several Centuries Rascal though he was, Sancho had sense enough to know that such proceedings were not seemly in a man bearing the commission of an officer. A Wounded Name The oil in the lamp, and the flame which it sustained, indicate a seemly Christian profession; this the virgins all possessed, and all alike. The Parables of Our Lord A playful manner was not seemly on the part of a Sir Feal. The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor Full-winged and stealthy like a bird of prey, All tense the muscles of her seemly flanks; She, the coy creature that the idle day Sees idly riding in the idle ranks. Silverpoints In this kirk it was the custom to sit while singing, and stand during prayers—a seemly and decorous habit which benighted Southerners had difficulty in understanding. Big Game A Story for Girls And nowhere do wide bottom-lands wave and sing in such seemly grace, so decked with yellow flowers, with odd sweet william and the small wild rose. The Singing Mouse Stories They took their lamps and went forth to meet the bridegroom; this represents an open, intelligent, and seemly profession of faith in Christ. The Parables of Our Lord "No, of course not," she added more confidently, after she had spent a moment in bracing up her sense of what was seemly. Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House I spare you the picture of her fury: it was not seemly, for all it was very white and still. Little Novels of Italy "That, indeed, is the logical and seemly thing to do." The Galaxy Primes To begin with, Sir Cæsar is missing, and we have grave fear he will not be found again alive: so that it is not seemly. Major Vigoureux Among those attitudes which are true and right, we are at liberty to adopt that which is in our circumstances most convenient and seemly. The Parables of Our Lord In short, he could not have uttered better and more seemly words than those he used when he referred to you as his father and to himself as your son, which he did repeatedly. Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day Robespierre's life was frugal and simple, as must always be seemly in the spokesman of the dumb multitude whose lives are very hard. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre "And further, let me suggest that we are in the presence of a lady, and it is not seemly for her to see the flash of weapons." The Tory Maid "Silence," said the emperor; "do not mention my sons; it is not seemly for you to speak against them." Roumanian Fairy Tales Each of these postures has its own peculiar appropriateness; either is a seemly and a Scriptural method of bringing the position of the body into significant harmony with the desire of the soul. The Parables of Our Lord Therewith bade the earls' burg that eight of the horses With cheek-plates adorned be led down the floor In under the fences; on one thereof stood 60 A saddle all craft-bedeck'd, seemly with treasure. The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats Not that he was averse to a certain seemly decoration, or to the embodiment of revolutionary sentiment by means of a symbolism that strikes our cooler imagination as rather puerile. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre For thy lack of wits thou shouldst be soundly kicked where it be not seemly to apply the sting,' and I smote him. The Coming of the King No, he took death by the hand in a most seemly and respectable way, and his family were always thought the better of for it. Vrouw Grobelaar and Her Leading Cases Seventeen Short Stories The absolute identity of the terms in which the two cases are introduced, proves that these seemly and slight variations of phraseology at the close, do not indicate a substantial difference. The Parables of Our Lord The young Duke leant back with a scornful smile, and the consciousness of the King's regard did not lead him to school his face to any more seemly expression. Simon Dale For eight years he led an active and seemly life. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre "God's in His Heaven, all's right with the world," is seemly only to minds drugged with an irrational creed. The Necessity of Atheism Oh, of course your Uncle Wally has books in his library," he brightened, "very interesting old books that wouldn't be perfectly seemly for a minister of the Gospel to have in his own library.... Peace on Earth, Good-will to Dogs I had neither the seemly profession without nor the holy heart within. The Parables of Our Lord I don't think, Prince," Philip began, "that it would be seemly that I--" "Nonsense," the prince interrupted, "we are not at the court of France, thank goodness, and we have no ceremony at Bearn. Saint Bartholomew's Eve A Tale of the Huguenot WarS He did not think it seemly to intrude upon the lady before this hour, and now he ascended her steps and knocked at her door. The Mermaid A Love Tale Having taken this wise precaution, we drove to the chateau at half after five, it not being seemly to enter the room after the king, and, as we discovered, for females impossible. Recollections of Europe And he began to speak with the Queen, and he thought from her speech, that she was the seemliest, and most noble lady of converse and of cheer that ever was. The Mabinogion Vol. 3 It would not be fitting or seemly for us to see thee squabbling with a hag. The Mabinogion Vol. 2 Consequently, the manner of Christ's burial does not seem to have been seemly. Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition To Gard it all now appeared seemly enough, like an opera peasant ballet whose frank rusticities were excused under the inspiration of the music. Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life Let the occasion be made seemly, but more cheerful. The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) There is no modern thinker, again, who makes Beauty—all that is gracious, seemly, and becoming—so conspicuous and essential a part of life. Critical Miscellanies, Vol. 1, Essay 5, Emerson The original sense of seem is ‘to be fitting,’ as in the words beseem and seemly. Milton's Comus I answer that, The manner of Christ's burial is shown to be seemly in three respects. Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition Is it seemly that a Tsar who has three able-bodied sons should be robbed night after night of his golden apples? The Laughing Prince Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales My lords were very courteous to me; though they laughed more than was seemly at such grave times. By What Authority? He would have bowed to my opinion in seemly fashion, and would have taken my censures as those of a father or a preceptor. Jerome Cardan A Biographical Study There was no provision in the handbook for this kind of a discovery; no face to cover gently with his scout scarf, no arms to lay in seemly posture. Tom Slade's Double Dare Assuredly, there was no lack of seemly decorum when the moment came for the administration of the Sacrament; which rite on Christmas Eve is reserved to the women, the men communing on Christmas Day. The Christmas Kalends of Provence And Some Other Provençal Festivals But a great many of them have been closed lately, and the rest are being run in a much more seemly manner. Four-Day Planet Games and fun of all kinds were laid away, everybody put on their best clothes and sat around and talked, or took quiet walks with an overhanging air of seemly propriety. Heart and Soul by Maveric Post My left hand, however, is seemly, with fingers long, tapering, and well-set, and shining nails. Jerome Cardan A Biographical Study When I saw him I said that I did not think it right and seemly for him to be going about in such weather. Michael Angelo Buonarroti This is seemly to the unitarian women and an honor for those women who are surely believing in God! Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas Ye have been and are the dawnings of affection and the daysprings of divine grace: defile not the tongue with cursing or execration of anyone, and guard the eye from that which is not seemly. A Traveler’s Narrative Such shall be its plight that to disclose it now would not be meet and seemly. The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh Therefore, in the world of humanity it is wise and seemly that all the individual members should manifest unity and affinity. The Promulgation of Universal Peace Whosoever hath recognized Me, hath known all that is true and right, and hath attained all that is good and seemly.... The Promised Day Is Come “The betterment of the world,” is yet another statement, “can be accomplished through pure and goodly deeds, through commendable and seemly conduct.” The Advent of Divine Justice Nay, nay, I leave all such to you," said Master Drury; "order whatever is seemly at this time. Hayslope Grange A Tale of the Civil War Whosoever hath recognized Me, hath known all that is true and right, and hath attained all that is good and seemly... The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh Her first instinct was to draw back, her second to stand where she was, seemly traditions overwhelmed in amazement. The Emigrant Trail “Such shall be its plight,” He, in another connection, has declared, “that to disclose it now would not be meet and seemly.” The Promised Day Is Come Money, instead of being given to the poor, as is seemly, is laid on the table to augur wealth, and people open their purses that luck may enter. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan "Thy mingling with the world's people has made thee glib of tongue," said he, eyeing me, and smiling as much as was seemly. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878. Such shall be its plight that to disclose it now would not be meet and seemly.” The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh And she said, "O wind, blow Conrad's hat away, Make him run after as it flies, While I with my gold hair will play, And twist it up in seemly wise." Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm There were traces of dismal smears on the white ground which it would be seemly to hide. The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers "The cab's at the dure," announced Debby in an abused voice, feeling that this lively talk was scarce seemly in view of the near separation to follow. All Aboard A Story for Girls Thee knows a Friend must be seemly to all, and that alone will inform thee that I manifested no alteration in my demeanor. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878. Now I see, O seemly cruel, Others warm them at my fuel! Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles Phillis - Licia Soon she said, "O wind, blow Conrad's hat away, And make him follow as it flies, While I with my gold hair will play, And bind it up in seemly wise." Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm It is seemly that the servant should, after each prayer, supplicate God to bestow mercy and forgiveness upon his parents. Selections From the Writings of the Báb Upon her it looked at once seemly and beautiful. Lore of Proserpine Ruler: Do you promise to observe a seemly moderation in the use of Gangs, Conspiracies, Death-Rays, Ghosts, Hypnotism, Trap-Doors, Chinamen, Super-Criminals and Lunatics; and utterly and for ever to forswear Mysterious Poisons unknown to Science? Gilbert Keith Chesterton Why dotes not Jove, as erst we all have seen, And shapes himself like to a seemly man? Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles Phillis - Licia The queen, I would name thee, Of maidenly muster; Thy stem is so seemly, So rich is its cluster Of members complete, Adroit at each feat, And thy temper so sweet, Without banning or bluster. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century "For the salvation of his soul and because it is more seemly." A Mummer's Tale Such a lordly knight—Heaven save us!—we must receive him with honour, with all seemly honour! The Feast at Solhoug Perhaps it would be more seemly," said the lawyer; "but it is almost necessary to know who is the heir and who is the executor. A Crooked Path A Novel Lincoln in deference to the usual and seemly procedure took no part in the campaign, nor do his doings in the next months concern us. Abraham Lincoln If you reprobate an ill-bred action, you cannot, consistently with your own views of what is seemly and dignified, punish that action by following suit, and doing what would be ill-bred yourself. The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII: No. 353, October 2, 1886. No more do I, Elizabeth, no more do I. I cannot think this lavish life is seemly. Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People It is seemly to control one's feelings—it is honourable to be slow to show them. The Bridal March; One Day Most of them regarded it as a kind of magical rite into which it would not be seemly to inquire. Uppingham by the Sea a Narrative of the Year at Borth |
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