| 单词 | self-willed |
| 例句 | The labored form of each letter and the irregular space between words was full of the struggle for control over the errant, self-willed pencil. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z No, he recognized himself, he recognized his hands and feet, the place where he lay and the Self in his breast, Siddhartha, self-willed, individualistic. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z O stubborn, self-willed exile from the loving breast! 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Catherine, weak-spirited, irritable, and completely under Lydia’s guidance, had been always affronted by their advice; and Lydia, self-willed and careless, would scarcely give them a hearing. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Selfish, self-willed, I eat too much, and I feel like the Book of Common Prayer. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Wild was the wrestle which should be paramount; but another feeling rose and triumphed: something hard and cynical: self-willed and resolute: it settled his passion and petrified his countenance: he went on— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Behind us, a group of women was carrying on a conversation, criticizing a neighbor’s wife who, upon leaving Haiti, had turned from a sweet Haitian wife into a self-willed tyrant. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The show is much more about Mr. Gethard’s uncomfortable if often mordantly funny relationship to self-willed death — something beyond neurosis — than it is to his career. Review: In ‘Career Suicide,’ Laughing When It Hurts 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z And the women range from self-willed wives to beautiful stunt motorcyclists to knitting spinsters. New in sci fi, fantasy and horror: titles by Joan Aiken, Jennifer McMahon and Tin House 2011-08-20T18:05:54Z Probably for the same reason the Elevator Repair Service called their play "Gatz," the real surname of Fitzgerald's central character before his self-willed transformation into Jay Gatsby. Stage Marathon: Is Seven Hours of The Great Gatsby Too Much? 2010-11-19T14:15:00Z He did not consider “Peanuts” a children’s comic; even in Snoopy, his most kid-friendly character, Schulz created a self-willed, occasionally anxious fantasist. How “Peanuts” Created a Space for Thinking 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z The increasingly cruel and outlandish behaviour that leads to his murder, Camus suggests, is virtually self-willed. Glanert: Caligula 2010-04-29T21:10:00Z Nonetheless, her narrative is one of deep heartache, both in the predeparture attempt to quiet her own objections to the faith, and in the self-willed abandonment of certainty that departure requires. Losing Her Religion 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Maybe that matters less than the fact that Ms. Fox sees her whole life as playing out under the terms of a self-willed destiny. Julia Fox, Diamond in the Rough of ‘Uncut Gems’ 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z A subtle stylist and a self-willed Everyman, Murakami is a master of both suspense and sociology, his language a deceptively simple screen with a mystery hidden behind it. The Underground Worlds of Haruki Murakami 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z Mann called the building project a “reckless and self-willed prank,” but dreamed of creating an environment suited to his “habits, needs, demands.” Thomas Mann Lived Here 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z But for all the barriers he’s broken and all the miles he’s logged in his career as a Navy test pilot, Maverick occupies a state of self-willed professional stasis. Review: Tom Cruise flies high — again — in the exhilarating 'Top Gun: Maverick' 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Some were interested in what change these self-willed wolves might wreak upon their old haunts. Landscape of fear: why we need the wolf 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z Only Monte, a self-willed celibate, initially thwarts her plans. Review: Robert Pattinson takes a dark, thrilling space odyssey in 'High Life' 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z Occasionally he gets carried away, as when he claims that because of intense wildlife management, Yellowstone’s animal residents are “hardly more self-willed than the orcas at SeaWorld.” Review | How beavers can save the world from environmental ruin 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z Both homes are now sites of pilgrimage, arbiters of the still resonant mythology of the American dream of self-willed success. Loners, preachers, sex workers and sinners: how Alec Soth captured the real America 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z Rewilders say that what’s needed instead is to restore “self-willed” ecological processes—allowing diverse living ecosystems the freedom to function with minimal human intervention. Can Rewilding Bring Nature Back to Modern Britain? 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z But so long as the world lasts, so long will there be blindness; and until the "happy hunting-grounds" are reached, horses and horsemen will be daily anathematised by the self-willed cultivators of our native soil. Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z He was a very self-willed little fellow," commenced daddy, "and he thought no one knew so much about life as he did. Daddy's Bedtime Bird Stories 2012-04-21T02:00:27.490Z Henry IV. was very licentious and in his early years was careless and self-willed, but better qualities were developed in his later life. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Certainly in the proud, self-willed, sullen Cain no redemption was to be found. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z He knew that she was proud and self-willed. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Every day, as her patient advanced towards recovery, was poor Margaret more and more convinced that Laud wanted stability of purpose to resist evil,—he was, like every passionate man, self-willed and wicked. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z Surely under the formalism of France, her self-willed independence would chafe and break loose, for independence is a characteristic of all Spaniards, in all ages, now and always; one cannot exaggerate it. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z But she was self-willed and quick-tempered, "spoilt" in short, though generous and well-meaning, entirely unused to contradiction and impatient of any obstacles in the way of her wishes or fancies. Fairies Afield 2012-03-18T02:00:20.790Z Now if you are my wife—and a tenderly loved wife you will be—you will in a measure be dependent upon your husband, and that is very sweet to a self-willed man like myself. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z What a political humanity, or a political community of Europe, would mean, is the substitution of international punishment for the self-willed conflicts of irresponsible nations. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z He never croaked or canted—never whined or repined—was proud, self-willed, self-reliant—knew his strength, and asked no favors and showed no quarter. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z But the funny part of it is, that the woman who perseveres, gradually, she can scarcely explain how, gets the better of its self-willed peculiarities until she has it under perfect control. Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z Through Jackson's administration Webster was his courteous opponent in most measures, but in the nullification scheme he was heart and hand with the fearless, self-willed general. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z For I was wayward, bold, and wild, A self-willed imp—a grandame's child; But, half a plague, and half a jest, Was still endured, beloved, caressed. Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things 2012-02-20T03:00:15.843Z Had he not been heedless and self-willed as a young man, had he not even made a boast of his own righteousness after he had found Christ? Spiritual Adventures 2012-02-17T03:00:27.070Z He was proud, self-willed, passionate, pleasure-loving; capable of great sin and of sublime expiation. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z Was it that his mother dreaded his being caught by some low and penniless adventuress--he who was so self-willed and given to low company? 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 next year, England sent out General Braddock, who had been over forty years in the service, a fearless but self-willed officer, to take command of the American forces. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z But the family had determined to do nothing for the self-willed, impulsive daughter, and she drifted back to Paris, where she attempted to support herself by writing pamphlets of strongly Socialistic tendencies. Paul Gauguin, His Life and Art 2012-02-14T03:00:24.393Z Naturally impetuous, self-willed, and unscrupulous, she had received neither firm guidance nor wise advice at the hands of a coarse and avaricious mother. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z I judged him to be self-willed and bold. The Monk and The Hangman's Daughter 2012-01-19T03:00:23.620Z The girl, though self-willed, had evidently taken her hint, and was preparing to lay siege to Shane; at least his fond mother chose to think so, and was deceived, as mothers often are. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z This is a common phrase with Athanasius, ‘as he chose,’ ‘what they chose,’ ‘when they choose,’ ‘whom they chose;’ the proceedings of the heretics being self-willed from first to last. Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom 2012-01-11T03:00:30.173Z Ruby," I said to her, falteringly, "you're the most fantastic, self-willed, imperious little person I ever met with, and I want to make just one more appeal to you. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z —I was wayward, bold, and wild; A self-willed imp; a grandame's child; But, half a plague and half a jest, Was still endured, beloved, carest. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z "For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre." The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z She was self-willed, and endowed with few troublesome principles, but until she had poisoned Evelyn’s mind against Vane she had never done anything flagrantly dishonourable. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z A story of a young girl who, in controlling and influencing her pupil, a self-willed little lad, is led to look up from her old self-sufficiency to the true source of strength. The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z We see another man careless, and contemptuous, and self-willed, from a want of feeling of what there is in the universe, and in his fellow-men superior to his faculties, and mysterious to his understanding. Household Education 2011-12-02T03:00:25.437Z It is obvious from this that the prophet believed evil to be a human weakness with man as an active and self-willed agent. Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value A Rational And Pyschological Study 2011-11-25T03:00:15.820Z Each said Beethoven was always so obstinate and self-willed that he had afterwards much to learn through his own hard experience, which he would not accept in earlier days as the subject of instruction. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z But the opposition of a self-willed, subjective Morality to the accepted moral law is always exceptional; the general rule is submission to the moral law. Morals and the Evolution of Man 2011-11-14T03:00:18.930Z Somebody had given Mrs. Brontë a very pretty dress, and her husband, who was as proud as he was self-willed, had taken offence at the gift. Charlotte Bront? A Monograph 2011-11-01T02:00:20.233Z "Oh, you self-willed boy," he cries, "too small to be put to work in the field and too big to whip, have your own way and go to sleep." Studies in Medi?val Life and Literature 2011-10-29T02:00:13.050Z He was 'passionate, self-willed, vain, habitually cold and distant in his demeanour towards those of his own household.' The Bront? Family, Vol. 1 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? 2011-10-27T02:00:24.317Z Beethoven, as we know, was self-willed, and overflowing with an originality which, even at that early age, would not easily brook dictation. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z "If you don't, it's because American women are too self-willed to hear prudence." The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z In fact, I suspect that he is of the Helston order of men—rigid, despotic, and self-willed. Charlotte Bront? A Monograph 2011-11-01T02:00:20.233Z Beside her sits her companion, and behind her a man in a cheap livery; while she herself handles the ribbons, driving a rough, independent, self-willed pony. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z Youth, so impassioned, self-willed, sanguine,—be prodigal no more. The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities 2011-09-28T02:00:22.560Z The child was so terribly independent, so self-willed and unruly, and with it all so sweet and lovable, that the Duchess found all her scoldings of absolutely no avail. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z Nicola is also self-willed, and selfishly sets aside all claims, both of family and friends, in her desire to become famous. Blackie & Sons Catalogue - 1891 Books for Young People 2011-09-19T02:00:13.163Z I conceived suspense to be my greatest bane!—Oh fool! eternal fool!—self-willed, and self-destroying!—for the single thrill of one poor moment's returning doubt—I would not suffer martyrdom!' The Wanderer (Volume 5 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:29.433Z But Flora, self-willed, though good natured, would not hear a word. The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:28.670Z Coming face to face with a little girl more pampered and self-willed even than himself gave him a shock. Edgar Saltus: The Man 2011-09-13T02:00:36.953Z Margaret, the dame's own daughter, was a handsome haughty lass of about nineteen, so spoiled and self-willed that she bid fair to rival her mother in temper, in the course of time. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z Besides this, he was self-willed and savage, and his temper would break out into fits of violence which terrified his little brothers and sisters, and exposed him to the contempt of the whole household. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z For you know a great soldier, but a self-willed one, an associate in the treason of Radzivill. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z One of the interesting anomalies of our language is the marvellous fact that the term “self-willed” should ever have been considered a term of reproach or a description of a defect in character. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z He was very like Jack rather than his English relatives, a straightforward, determined little fellow, self-willed and frank, with a vigorous body and an ardent love of outdoor sports. The Ranch Girls and Their Heart's Desire 2011-08-31T02:01:23.303Z Markedly unimpassioned men tend to be fitful, petulant, censorious, self-important, self-willed, and eager for popularity—so tended Henry. Body, Parentage and Character in History Notes on the Tudor Period 2011-08-08T02:00:20.193Z Without waiting for further excuses from Mignon, the self-willed sophomore dashed out of the house in the direction of the La Salle garage. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z He was from the beginning self-willed, and for a long time he appeared aimless. Oxford Lectures on Poetry 2011-07-19T02:00:15.897Z Then, in her marriage with the self-willed old man she was a slave, and she had scarcely been a widow ere she forged new fetters for herself. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z He went away and left her to grapple with the question, which, since Leland was a self-willed man, was a somewhat difficult one. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z Both were brave active busy men; but both were fitful, petulant, censorius, difficult to please, and—which is very characteristic—both although changeable were nevertheless self-willed and self-confident. Body, Parentage and Character in History Notes on the Tudor Period 2011-08-08T02:00:20.193Z She was a strong-minded, self-willed woman, with one idea—one monomania—love for 'Old Virginia,' and especially for her own portion of the soil. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z Father, dear father!" she cried, "I have been very naughty and self-willed. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z She would have taken the thick down quilt from her face, but the little self-willed maiden held it fast with both hands, and appeared to be strongly convulsed under it. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:26.270Z Strong as she was, and self-willed as through life she had been, she could not help having the keenest apprehensions. The Yellow Chief 2011-07-05T02:00:27.013Z An uncomprehending and self-willed producer may easily so confuse the values of a well-written play as to ruin its chances. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z He told them plainly that he believed their violent, self-willed, fanatical proceedings were suggested, not by the Holy Spirit of love and truth, but by the spirit of lies and malice. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z And yet she had been so self-willed and cross to the kind, kind gentleman, and had not even told him how grateful she was; how he must despise her! Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z Its men were never beguiled and aroused to perpetration of monstrous barbarities by the self-willed actings and words of their daughters. Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z Ellen, I plainly saw, had needed sympathy, and love, also some one to show her the dangers of her own impetuous, and self-willed nature. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z I rather like Gladstone, but he is said to have more of the devil in him than appears, in a virtuous way—that is, only self-willed. The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography 2011-05-29T02:00:07.883Z The self-willed mouth and nose were only sweet as Georgie saw them; and none but he knew the warmth of the pale brown cheek or the crisp electric touch of the dark brown hair. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z Cold, haughty, self-willed, it always was; but more cold, more haughty, more self-willed than usual now. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z If he does this, I know well, with the enemies I have at court, that nothing will appease the self-willed tyrant but my head. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z You need to be aware of being too rash and headstrong, for you are rather inclined to be aggressive and self-willed; and you are likely to bring many troubles upon yourself through this. Manual of the Enumeration A Text Book on the Sciences of the Enumeration 2011-05-02T02:00:20.220Z Yet Mrs. Redmond, realizing it, had observed with pleasure that Martine was not nearly as self-willed, was not nearly as ready to ridicule the foibles of others as at the beginning of the trip. Amy in Acadia A Story for Girls 2011-04-29T02:00:08.307Z Dwight grew to be a strong, self-willed lad, working on the farm, fond of fun rather than of study, held in check only by his devotion to his mother. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z She was leaning forward now, eager and enthusiastic again, self-willed and domineering, determined that he should do what she wished. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z They suspected at first that she was self-willed, but they came afterwards to the conclusion that she was carrying out the will of God. Matelda and the Cloister of Hellfde Extracts from the Book of Matilda of Magdeburg 2011-04-11T02:00:10.567Z You need to beware of being too rash and headstrong, for you are rather inclined to be aggressive and self-willed; and you are likely to bring many troubles upon yourself through this. Manual of the Enumeration A Text Book on the Sciences of the Enumeration 2011-05-02T02:00:20.220Z My sister, madam, is self-willed and headstrong as myself. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z It is a kind of obstinate and self-willed folly, in which he hardens himself. Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats 2011-04-02T02:00:11.477Z The child had always been headstrong and self-willed from the cradle; her nurses could not cope with her babyish tempers; her governesses dreaded her domineering ways. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z I know all that, Jake: my mother always wished it; but that signifies nothing—my sister is a little self-willed, and will be certain to have her own way. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z You are more or less enthusiastic, impulsive, headstrong, self-willed and likely to go to extremes. Manual of the Enumeration A Text Book on the Sciences of the Enumeration 2011-05-02T02:00:20.220Z She said he was a self-willed man, but should have his own way; and after giving him such directions as would infallibly lead him to her mansion, she mounted her chariot and was driven away. The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) 2011-03-05T03:00:28.153Z The truth seems to be that the self-willed chancellor was actuated by nervous irritation and personal feeling more than by considerations of statecraft. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z The same man looking out with sun-scorched face from the salon window and the same click from the self-willed billiard balls on the uncertain table below. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z David Thain was, in his way, an obstinate and self-willed man, but he found himself, for those first few moments, subject to his host's calm but effectual closure of the conversation. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z I have so often been troublesome and self-willed, I have given you so much annoyance, I feel it now. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z In fact, though Venice had always professed great respect for the Holy See, she had been consistently self-willed and opposed to papal pretensions, and likewise somewhat free-thinking. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z Lady Desborough," and now she was looking steadily into the fire again, as if she read there all she was saying, "is a proud woman of the world, very ambitious, and very self-willed. A Search For A Secret (Vol 2 of 3) A Novel 2011-02-15T03:00:18.213Z It was no light thing thus to have drawn self-willed savages from their accustomed ways of life. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z Not that the child was unruly or self-willed; she was ever the gentlest and most obedient of the three children. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z Mary, the oldest girl, she found passionate and self-willed; Florence, the second, good-natured, but careless and slovenly; while Margaret, the third, was in ill health, and exceedingly peevish. The Home Mission 2011-02-12T03:00:30.217Z He is proud and self-willed, even arrogant in a certain way, and yet he allows himself to be the victim of a girl's caprice. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z He looks good humoured and shrewd; sturdy and self-willed; and fond of good cheer. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z Young ladies are rather self-willed on such points, and my sister peculiarly so. 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day 2011-02-09T03:00:49.283Z "Do they not call me self-willed, passionate, sometimes imperious?" The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z I am sure that Frederick Lee is no self-willed, exacting, domestic tyrant. The Home Mission 2011-02-12T03:00:30.217Z The doctrinal determinations and the ecclesiastical usages of the middle ages are the true fulfilment of its self-willed and abortive attempts at precipitating the growth of the Church. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z The proud, self-willed girl had not yet felt as a fetter the disposal of her hand; she could still have said 'no' when asked to decide. Saint Michael A Romance 2011-01-31T03:00:12.470Z I was always a self-willed child--not easy to rule; but I would have followed you--perhaps you alone of all the world. The Sign of Flame 2011-01-27T03:00:43.087Z She knows as well as I what a self-willed fellow Waldemar is; and if she had studied him for years, she could not have approached him on a weaker side. Vineta The Phantom City 2011-01-21T03:00:10.377Z Mary has a quick temper, and is rather self-willed, if my observation is correct, but she has a warm heart. The Home Mission 2011-02-12T03:00:30.217Z The heiress was proud, wayward, and self-willed, full of whims and contradictions, and these might easily influence her to say 'No' when she really meant 'Yes.' Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z Is grief a self-willed guest that will come in? Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z How could any one guess that she was often both selfish and self-willed? The Camp Fire Girls in After Years 2011-01-13T03:01:12.303Z Sometimes I wonder how many lessons it will take before I learn not to be so self-willed. The Ranch Girls in Europe 2011-01-13T03:01:01.483Z Yet the foolish fellow thinks to gloss over such disobedience and contempt of the divine commandments with his self-willed pilgriming, when it is really only curiosity or devilish delusion which leads him to it. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z In her vexation—she was a very self-willed girl, as princesses often are—she took up the babe, got out of the bed, and in two strides she was by the window. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z The colonel changed the topic of conversation; these fallacious arguments of the self-willed, prejudiced man irritated him, and after a short time a summons to coffee took them into the drawing-room. Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles 2011-01-01T03:00:27.980Z A girl like your Erna--proud, self-willed, large-hearted--will never be in love with this Baron, never! Quisisana, or Rest at Last 2010-12-29T03:00:30.857Z The truth is that Olive's grandmother, as we must know from the past volume in this series, was a self-willed, unwise old woman. The Ranch Girls in Europe 2011-01-13T03:01:01.483Z He says, "In self-willed humility and the religion of angels." Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z His intellect, which is paradoxical, self-willed, lyrical, and abrupt, flashes up and then crumbles. Paul Verlaine 2010-12-28T03:00:19.670Z He was quickly stripped of his wet clothes, hurried to bed, and made to take proper remedies in spite of a great deal of self-willed opposition. Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles 2011-01-01T03:00:27.980Z He was a bad type of boy, self-willed, capricious and troublesome. 813 2010-12-28T03:00:13.553Z But her plan of marrying Helen to Felix had become a fixed idea in her mind, as it happens often with selfish and self-willed characters. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z They remained self-willed, fiercely independent and dedicated to the creed ‘Leave us alone.’ The Law of Hemlock Mountain The omnibus which was to take Daisy to the farm would pass at nine o'clock, and the time was drawing near, but still Daisy was self-willed and would not give in. Story Lessons of Character Building (Morals) and Manners He always seemed a cheerful, intelligent boy, and extremely beautiful, but inclined to be slightly self-willed, a trait which developed itself more and more as years rolled on. Irene Iddesleigh "God forbid the youth should prove to be as was his kinsman, before his death-day," said Cortes; "for a more gallant and sufficient soldier, though somewhat self-willed, have I never beheld.—Mad, sayst thou?" Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico It was of little use to him that everybody admired his eminent talents, and that no one doubted his courage, his love of the truth--his stubborn, self-willed ways repelled all and offended all. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z I had expected to receive a spoiled child of fortune; a giddy, self-willed, arrogant, and overbearing boy. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 He thought him too proud and self-willed to be a good servant of the State. Ancient Rome The Lives of Great Men Again, a judicious advice, extended to the stubborn and self-willed, proves futile, and incurs the further malice and fiery indignation of the regardless, the reckless, and the uncharitable. Irene Iddesleigh Oh, what a fool, what a silly, self-willed fool I was! Dick's Desertion A Boy's Adventures in Canadian Forests It is a well-known fact, that very pliant persons are apt to become most obstinate and self-willed on some points. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z With a person, especially a young girl, of her self-willed, original, independent nature, one is never safe. Love Works Wonders A Novel Hers was the anger of the self-willed and intensely proud woman denied her dearest wish, and crossed and flouted for the first time in her pampered exquisite life. The Valiants of Virginia The rest of her story was written on her wrinkled face, where the strong traits of a self-willed youth were deeply graven. The Reclaimers That was beyond all question, but that he had a proud, self-willed spirit was also indisputable. Brother Francis Less than the least I rarely gave cause for them, for I was not obstinate, and always ready to give way, but Adalbert was excessively sensitive, stubborn, and self-willed. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z But the young Dane, scarcely more than a giddy boy, and singularly self-willed, was not to be repelled; and he came. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 His disposition was affectionate and his temper sweet, though having been hitherto allowed to have his own way, he was self-willed and sometimes difficult to manage. The Home Life of Poe The self-willed little fellow respects his father's authority, and will run far less risk of getting spoilt than when he was "King of the Castle". The School by the Sea There is but one power known among men that can turn the self-willed and self-centred life into the self-sacrificing and the God-centred life, and that power is the spirit of the Carpenter of Nazareth. Victory out of Ruin Timon, similarly clad, was only a man of ordinary strength; but he was lithe, self-willed and shrewd, with a streak of courtesy and sympathy. The Mother of St. Nicholas A Story of Duty and Peril Esau is the lusty, genial, jovial pagan; impulsive, impetuous, frank, and generous, but sensual and self-willed. Misread Passage of Scriptures "Girl! foolish, mad, self-willed girl!" exclaimed Lindsay, disengaging himself from his daughter, and rising from his seat and angrily striding a few paces upon the terrace. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency In her time Aurora Lane had been known far and wide as a very beautiful girl; self-willed, yes; wild—but beautiful. The Broken Gate A Novel "I 'm self-willed enough to follow my own bent generally," said he, abruptly, and left the room. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) The decision it involved was on the right side, but the act was self-willed and unwarranted, and it carried heavy penalties. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus The real war, the essential war, the war against the unconsciously self-willed annihilation of earth's tragic egoist, Man, has barely begun. The Book of Susan A Novel I am sorry to find that you have become exceedingly self-willed of late, and I fear London has done you no good. Patricia Brent, Spinster They were long and slight, the fine bone-work showing clearly—sensitive, self-willed hands. Shadows of Flames A Novel At college she had been remarkable for her self-willed personality; one season in society had taught her a decent self-restraint. Was It Right to Forgive? A Domestic Romance He has no pet plans to which he clings in a self-willed way. The Warfare of the Soul Practical Studies in the Life of Temptation As a child she was delicate, sensitive, and self-willed, and she had a prodigious instinct for art. Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday There was, indeed, nothing very wrong about Lanse save that he was self-willed, and did quite as he pleased on all occasions. East Angels Why not accomplish two good deeds in one and give this self-willed waif to us for a pet? Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road She was at once na�ve and imperious, docile and self-willed. A Transient Guest and Other Episodes In her youth she was self-willed, and by no means inclined to marriage, and prince after prince was proposed to her in vain. A Short History of French Literature His face bore the marks of the battle which he, who was formerly so self-willed, had been fighting for weeks, and especially during the past night. Landolin As a family the Harolds had not been loved; they were too self-willed for that. East Angels She was too good-natured; self-willed she was also, but that was no matter. Edelweiss A Story She is headstrong and self-willed, but what would you? A Daughter of the Union That was the face, vital, fearless, patently self-willed for all its kindly immaturities of concession, that Teevan had thought to prevail over by his stings of waspish contempt. Ewing\\'s Lady For want of proper military laws, they were obstinate, self-willed and perverse. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Geraldine Farrar has always been a self-willed young woman with a plangent ambition and a belief in her own future which has been proved justifiable by the chronological unfolding of her stage career. Interpreters Surely, there was nothing whatever spiritual now about this self-willed, spoiled creature, whom an unkind fate had imposed upon her. The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn How far, if at all, the connection was actually immoral we shall probably never know, but the case as it stands shows Katharine to have been passionate, self-willed, and utterly tactless. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History When people once begin to grow self-willed and rebellious, it is impossible to guess where it will all end! Holiday House A Series of Tales Jealousy is self-willed and obstinate and no amount of reasoning from her dependents could have any influence over her. Legends of Ma-ui—a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina Finding himself thwarted in these projects, his conduct became self-willed and overbearing. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia "I will have a ride in the coach," said the little robber girl, and she would have her own way, for she was self-willed and obstinate. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales First Series Perverse, self-willed to own and to disown, Mere slave of them who never for thee prayed, Still last to come where thou art wanted most! The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Volume IV (of 8) As a woman, she was capricious, passionate, vain, self-willed, but sympathetic to the unfortunate and infinitely seductive. Women of Early Christianity Impatient of contradiction, self-willed and tyrannical, both by nature and training, her sudden and marvellous elevation to one of the proudest positions in Europe could not fail to strengthen those defects of character. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections It is the self-willed ones who are sublime. Toilers of the Sea Dorothy laid down her book and went to fetch her violin, but the self-willed Grace would have none of that. Dorothy at Oak Knowe But you have grown self-willed and self-opinionated of late, and I must say, you couldn't have a graver fault! The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life The self-willed queen, annoyed by these remonstrances, and unable to reply to them, ventured to intimate to her mother that perhaps she was not entirely disinterested in her opposition. Josephine Makers of History She was, indeed, a strange girl, wayward and self-willed; but her impulses all had their source in high feelings of honor and exalted pride. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II She was so daring, gay, self-willed, he thought. The "Genius" And she also proved to me, in our conversation, what I had long known, that although self-willed and impetuous, Francezka was neither selfish nor inconsiderate. Francezka No my friends, my inspired brethren! let other self-sufficient, self-willed men then, who fight without heaven be your soldiers, I can never be such. The Rebellion in the Cevennes, an Historical Novel Vol. I. It may seem a small and rather excusable sin in man’s sight to be self-willed, but see in what a category of iniquity God puts it! Kept for the Master's Use She's at times rather self-willed, and no doubt has been led away for the moment by some romantic nonsense; but she's a sensible girl in the main, and knows what's best for her. Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge For, as the reader may have seen, he was a resolute, self-willed little elf, and whatever his former life may have been, it was quite evident that these traits had been developed without any restraint. The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine Who would be so likely to know anything about it as Daniel, who in his obstinate self-willed way was perhaps only waiting to be asked about it? Weird Tales. Vol. I They sat gazing at each other, she as self-willed as her words and he abjectly afraid of her finding out. Old Crow This last was the one step needed to fill up the measure of the artist’s folly, and to secure for him the reputation of being an incurably eccentric, self-willed man. English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. I have thought every time that he has increased in his idiosyncracy, that he has become more and more dogged, self-willed, and obstinate. Talkers With Illustrations He was described as "self-willed, capricious, inclined to be imperious, and, though of generous impulses, not steadily kind or even amiable." Home Life of Great Authors Official carriages roll over the very spot where Charles I. dropped his self-willed head; Lady Macbeth might wash her hands as soon as the English people their memories of the civil bloodstain. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 Toward his customers he had his old self-willed manner, which angered some, and made others laugh. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 The king, however, self-willed, refused to heed these remonstrances, and persisted in his own plan. Maria Antoinette Makers of History But in riding man has to deal with a self-willed being whose vitality calls forth not only his strength but also his intelligence and courage. Pedagogics as a System The ladies, in particular, I would point out, press a little hard with their dainty but determined hands, or with their self-willed knees resort to a few sly pushes. Byways of Ghost-Land The Elector, ignorant of the trouble given to the consciences of many worthy men, viewed this conduct on their part as self-willed, and an unwarrantable opposition to what appeared to him a needful regulation. Paul Gerhardt's Spiritual Songs Translated by John Kelly But together with the strangely happy calm with which he enjoyed his wife's beauty, the bull-like stubbornness and a self-willed indifference plainly appeared on his brow and in his bearing. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 A plan occurred to him which he thought could not fail of success, and by which the obstinacy of the self-willed girl must, he believed, be overcome. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 But Christian is Bunyan himself; and Bunyan had a stiff self-willed nature, and had found his spirit the most stubborn part of him. Bunyan She is very self-willed, though you would fancy her so submissive. The Doctor's Family No more solemn conferences of self-important, self-willed scientists filled the commander's cabin! Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters There is much truth in the charge, for Andros was self-willed, imperious, and impatient of discussion. The Fathers of New England A Chronicle of the Puritan Commonwealths But the horse was self-willed, and she was light; and in truth the heaviness of the ground would have been nothing to him had he been fairly well ridden. Is He Popenjoy? She had a large, self-willed mouth and dark Bohemian hair, and wore a dreary cotton kimono over a silk petticoat whose past had been lurid. Nobody Bessie Christian, after all, grew tame in the Saxon composure of her beauty before this brown, sparkling, self-willed, imperious creature. The Doctor's Family Though impotent in character, he was, at times, petulant and self-willed, and in paroxysms of stubbornness spurned his mother's counsels and exerted his own despotic power. Henry IV, Makers of History It's a certain class of mills that is practically controlled by one man, a very able man, but exceedingly self-willed and stubborn. Sure Pop and the Safety Scouts Then you must be a very self-willed man. Is He Popenjoy? First of all, you must know this aunt of ours is rather an eccentric--frightfully well off, spoiled, self-willed, and quite blind to her best interests. Nobody Oh, yes; Nettie is very self-willed—very; though, of course, we could not get on without her. The Doctor's Family The proud in heart, the self-willed, the self-righteous, turned away from him, and so judged themselves unworthy of receiving his truth. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors This self-willed disposition is very noticeable among nominal professors of religion. Heart Talks The self-willed, undisciplined child had grown into the wayward, undisciplined girl. Wee Wifie Edna is not nearly so self-willed as she used to be.” Our Bessie "A self-willed little thing," commented Rachel, "and she has much temper." A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia The mother had been a self-willed and selfish woman, claiming more from her son than she ever gave him, and never perceiving that his was a nature requiring a peculiar kind of care. The Dust Flower This self-willed energetic sovereign however by no means so completely followed merely his own judgment as has been assumed. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) I saw that he was sentimental and self-willed, and all that. The Third Degree A Narrative of Metropolitan Life No; it was just a freak of temper, and she chose to be self-willed about it. Our Bessie Well, perhaps you had better go before I say anything very rude, for I am terribly outspoken, and I think you are all silly self-willed young people.” Not Like Other Girls A bishop must not be given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre, not a brawler, not covetous, not a novice, not self-willed, not soon angry. The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity Already by his conduct in Ireland Essex had supplied food for the slander of his enemies: how much more must this have been the case through his self-willed return! A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) Even from such a self-willed and contemptuously proud girl as she was, such an extremely frank avowal, such sacrifice, such self-immolation, seemed incredible. The Brothers Karamazov The faction complained that Somerset was proud and self-willed: he worked alone; he acted on his own responsibility; he did not consult his friends. Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution Both were handsome, self-willed young people; neither had been used to contradiction. Not Like Other Girls But I have little hopes of doing any good while you are so self-willed.” Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange I never was fond of these flowers, and I noticed then for the first time how very self-willed and obstinate they were. A Bird-Lover in the West This woman is self-willed, and has been previously enjoyed by many others besides myself. The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana Translated From the Sanscrit in Seven Parts With Preface, Introduction and Concluding Remarks It is a cold, insipid style of beauty, at the best; and she is as self-willed and as straitlaced as a lady abbess. Gycia A Tragedy in Five Acts He always has things his own way, though he brings it about so quietly that nobody would even suspect him of being self-willed. Macaria She was, however, one of those self-willed young ladies, who think upon a thing one moment, and act upon it the next. The Boarding School Familiar conversations between a governess and her pupils. Written for the amusement and instruction of young ladies. Cambyses was an ardent, impetuous, and self-willed boy, such as the sons of rich and powerful men are very apt to become. Darius the Great Makers of History She seemed to see a self-willed girl breaking her own heart and another's rather than acknowledge a silly error. The Panchronicon Deaf mutes are often dull, morose, quick tempered, obstinate, self-willed, and difficult to get along with, while the blind are not infrequently distinguished for qualities quite the reverse. Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888 "Why—nothing—only William Gladstone, he's a trifle self-willed, I think." Reels and Spindles A Story of Mill Life But this took place in such a manner that unbridled, self-willed penitence degenerated into luke-warmness, renounced obedience to the hierarchy, and prepared a fearful opposition to the Church, paralyzed as it was by antiquated forms. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 It was a kindly thought, but Raymond Lyle, who was a confirmed bachelor living under his self-willed sister’s wing, had evidently guessed my interest and 70 remembered the incident of the jibbing team. Lorimer of the Northwest He allowed the haughty and self-willed child the most perfect liberty; her education was neglected, but this did not prevent Louis XIV. from choosing her as a wife for his grandson the Duc de Berry. The Regent's Daughter Such a good, kind son as he was, and to be made a fool of by a self-willed girl like Ellenor! Where Deep Seas Moan He became proud, vain, self-willed, cruel, and accustomed to yield himself without restraint to all those wicked propensities and passions which, under such circumstances, always gain dominion over the human soul. Nero Makers of History Series "I will have a ride in the coach," said the little robber-girl; and she would have her own way; for she was so self-willed and obstinate. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen Guy followed, declaring that "if all clients were as self-willed and independent as she, the lawyers might pull down their shingles, take a last look at Coke and Blackstone and then——" "Well, and then?" 'Our Guy' or, The elder brother It is the weapon of irritable and self-willed women; of those who would make the worst use of power if they themselves had it, and who generally turn this power to a bad use. The Subjection of Women As the carriage left the lawn, Uncle Morris patted his niece on the head, and said: “As vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so are self-willed guests to those who entertain them.” Jessie Carlton The Story of a Girl who Fought with Little Impulse, the Wizard, and Conquered Him A great and vivid personality, and forty years of exuberant and self-willed life had at a stroke been checked and changed. The Pools of Silence "Not interest me!" said he; and if his manner had been self-willed, it was also now as tender and gentle as it was possible to be. The Old Helmet, Volume I After a blessing had been silently asked, Agnes said: "Do you really think I am self-willed, Guy?" 'Our Guy' or, The elder brother You see, I'm a kind o' self-willed woman.' A Red Wallflower Most of this Ringfield was familiar with, but while Poussette as a sort of accepted "character," a chartered entertainer, was one thing, Poussette as a patron, importunate, slightly quarrelsome, and self-willed, was another. Ringfield A Novel She was impulsive to rashness, and decidedly self-willed. Stories of Many Lands Babe.—It is curious to see how a self-willed, haughty girl, who sets her father and mother and all at defiance, and can't be managed by anybody, at once finds her master in a baby. Pearls of Thought She is self-willed enough, but she shall not refuse me that. The Vicar of Bullhampton Impulse too often sways, and self-willed plans betray into false and even disastrous mistakes. George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God Eleazar was a little sickly man, self-willed and sullen, even more so than his master, the old man of the mountain, as Conrad, after the custom of the neighbourhood, had called him. The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck The self-willed goat had taken the shortest cut up to the north meadow, where the cows were again pastured. Lisbeth Longfrock The trunks are all upset and she is in ill temper and very self-willed. Cupology How to Be Entertaining Oh! that the gift of the self-willed son be not Corban.’ Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster That was just it—Hoodie was so strange, so self-willed, and yet babyish, so heartless, and yet so impressionable. Hoodie Passionate, proud, self-willed, indeed just full was I of those things that I knew were unlike Christ. How I Know God Answers Prayer The Personal Testimony of One Life-Time It may be necessary that a man should be stiff-necked, self-willed, eager on the world, perhaps even covetous and given to worldly lusts. Linda Tressel No one ever; unless it be the clergyman's wife, or perhaps an independent self-willed daughter. The Bertrams I was hot-tempered, headstrong, self-willed, accustomed to fight for what I wanted, getting nothing by any other means, and doing without what I could not get in that way. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls But oft, alas! we see grow cross, self-willed and sour the shepherd of the flock. Autobiography of Frank G. Allen, Minister of the Gospel and Selections from his Writings Frost was cold, selfish, intensely self-willed, indomitably persevering, and though “close-fisted,” to the scale of a Scotch landlord as a rule, he would loose his purse strings and pay well for services he considered essential. Found in the Philippines The Story of a Woman's Letters I never saw such a stubborn, self-willed, determined——” “Pigheaded?” Patty's Friends There were, occasionally, flashes of his former customary, sarcastic pungency; now and again he would rouse himself to be ill-natured, antagonistic, and self-willed. The Bertrams And how could she contend with the self-willed, arrogant Glaf�ra, she who was mild, constantly agitated, and terrified, and also weak in health? A Nobleman's Nest With her childlike eyes, and her broad brow, thoughtful and self-willed, Sonia looked at him, and she, too, dreamed—but who knows what the young girls dream of? Tartarin On The Alps Hers were not the prayers of a saint, but of a passionate, importunate child, self-willed and tempestuous. The Pretty Sister Of José 1889 Another of her favorites was the Earl of Essex, a self-willed and spoiled young man, who frequently had difficulties with the Queen. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. This self-willed and beautiful Naomi is a well-imagined character, but imperfectly developed. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 The stern dignity of the former "peasant woman" did not please the impatient and self-willed old woman. A Nobleman's Nest What was he to do with her if he found her to be one difficult to manage, self-willed, vexatious, or,—worse again,—ill-conditioned as to conduct, and hurtful to his own children? Ralph the Heir I do not mean a proud, self-confident spirit, which despises advice, and makes one self-willed and headstrong. Anecdotes for Boys Often has the haughty, self-willed genius been found to forfeit the crown of Success. The Crown of Success But good with ill they also overthrew, Leaving but ruins, wherewith to rebuild Upon the same foundation, and renew Dungeons and thrones, which the same hour refilled, As heretofore, because Ambition was self-willed. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 I was arrogant and self-willed; I loved display, and above all, I threw all control far from me. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 Ralegh, for whom he had ventured and borne much, writes of him as an obstinate, self-willed man, and of his doleful end with a coldness which only gnawing despair can explain, not excuse. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography When a little girl, as I was told by one of her sisters, she was disposed to be a little noisy at times, and was self-willed. Behind the Scenes or, Thirty years a slave, and Four Years in the White House She was very self-willed, that gentle Eglantine, in spite of her soft, pretty ways. Hildegarde's Holiday a story for girls Consequently, they become self-willed, and have little respect for their elders. Peeps at Many Lands: Norway The countess would gladly have found some reason for refusing, but none presented itself, and Bertha was sufficiently self-willed to dispute her authority; it was therefore impolitic to make an open objection. Fairy Fingers A Novel He was a self-willed man, and a man of a strong mind. The Wild Man of the West A Tale of the Rocky Mountains The black-eyed baby that I called my pet grew into a self-willed girl, and in after years was the cause of much trouble to me. Behind the Scenes or, Thirty years a slave, and Four Years in the White House She was very lively and self-willed and he alone could make her listen to reason and obey. Renée Mauperin He was a bigoted, and self-willed, and infatuated monarch, marked out most clearly by Providence for destruction. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges I hope he will learn wisdom from the past, and not be so self-willed and headstrong in future. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada “I must not injure thee with thy father, Japhet, it were no proof of my affection—but, indeed, you are self-willed.” Japhet in Search of a Father It was constantly being said of the Marquis that he was self-willed and incapable of taking advice. Roosevelt in the Bad Lands To be gay and thoughtless, to be self-indulgent and self-willed, is quite out of character with our real state. Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VIII (of 8) It is long, indeed, before we become at all acquainted with each other, and we appear the one to the other cold, or harsh, or capricious, or self-willed, when we are not so. Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VII (of 8) It is a self-willed impetuous thing, like a torrent that carries all down before it. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning High or low, good or bad, they are all equally knowing and equally self-willed. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873 I dare not so pray for one self-willed and precipitate; nor, till you bring a humble and obedient mind, can I receive your confession. The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance The father no doubt felt that the two young people were self-willed, obstinate, and contradictory. Cousin Henry Honor was in one of her self-willed moods that evening, ready to dare or do anything. The New Girl at St. Chad's A Story of School Life Are we so wise and prudent in lesser things, and shall we be mad, self-willed, and refractory in the greatest things that concern us eternally? The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning The four Miss Hunters lived very comfortably together, though they were all, with the exception of Sibyl, rather self-willed, opinionated women. Bulbs and Blossoms This state of affairs exasperated the fiery and self-willed little beauty almost to phrensy. Cruel As The Grave An exception existed in the person of the Attorney-General, a man, as eminent barristers declare, ignorant of law and self-willed and vulgar. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War With drooping eyelids, she stood in his embrace; she, once so proud, so self-willed. Under the Rose Nero was self-willed and occasionally had tantrums—but a tantrum is only a little whirl-wind of misdirected energy. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 For anger being haughty and self-willed and hard to be worked upon by another, like a270 fortified tyranny, must have someone born and bred within it679 to overthrow it. § iii. Plutarch's Morals Too big an order clearly because he was nothing of a monster but just a common mortal, a little more self-willed and self-confident than most, may be, both in his roughness and in his delicacy.” Chance A Tale in Two Parts The sonnetteer’s complacent condonation of the young man’s offence chiefly suggests the deference that was essential to the maintenance by a dependent of peaceful relations with a self-willed and self-indulgent patron. A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles Up to his twentieth year Petrarch was self-willed, moody, and subject to fits of melancholy. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers He was a tiger, in his love of blood, and in character self-willed and vehement. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War They were obstinate and self-willed little brats that required constant banging. The Story of the Rock We are lost if your Majesty does not stop the prince in his strange self-willed ways.” The Fugitives The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar And with a mind less self-willed to adore? Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan She had yielded as the most self-willed must on occasion to the assumption of her little world that this was the place where she would wish to be. Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale The self-will arising from this fundamental error manifests itself throughout the whole career of the American’s existence, and, consequently, it is a self-willed nation par excellence. Diary in America, Series One Dogs differ as much as men do, and some are lazy and some are self-willed. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska “She does not look very self-willed,” returned Mark. The Fugitives The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar But Polly at the present moment was not feeling in the least unusual, only rather more self-willed and more calculating. The Camp Fire Girls in the Outside World She had three children, and had the reputation of being a rather tart and self-willed woman. From Farm to Fortune or Nat Nason's Strange Experience But in other verses of the chapter the "self-willed" teachers are spoken of as already active. The Books of the New Testament Even some of the whites of the place defied her prohibition and attended native dances and encouraged the Indians in their self-willed folly. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska "You are an obstinate and self-willed fellow!" exclaimed the principal, irritated by the result. Breaking Away or The Fortunes of a Student Well, you are a very strong and self-willed old gentleman, but if I were you I should not meddle much with that tall keeper with the eagle beak and the gray eyes. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873 "But, Percy, dear, Ossie has his father's temper and is so self-willed at times!" Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 Such a set of stubborn, self-willed, and uncomfortable people as are gathered together in these pages could hardly have lived in any single village in any quarter of the world. My Contemporaries In Fiction For his old father, too, thought that no maiden could refuse to love his bonny self-willed son. Stories from the Ballads Told to the Children If we are selfish, self-willed, proud, lovers of our own selves, our religion is but the sheep's clothing covering the wolfish heart, or the white paint hiding the corruption of the sepulchre. The Life of Duty, v. 2 A year's plain sermons on the Gospels or Epistles Of all men," she said to the lawyer, "he is the most honest and the most affectionate; but of all men the most self-willed and obstinate. Kept in the Dark It was felt to be useless to reason with this impetuous and self-willed man. Aurelian or, Rome in the Third Century Red Wolf was again beckoning to Ni-ha-be, and there was an impatient look on his dark, self-willed face. The Talking Leaves An Indian Story As the old man on the road told me, I have been too self-willed. King Arthur and His Knights It appeared that the Professor’s wife, whom Madame Bertaux had happened to meet in Paris, was a young, beautiful, and self-willed girl, passionately devoted to her husband. The Daughters of Danaus At any rate, he is self-willed; being one who less hearkens to what others may say about things, than looks for himself, to see what are things themselves. The Confidence-Man You saw my mother: a strong, self-reliant, self-willed character, threaded through and through with Calvinism. The Brentons Girls like his daughter, who are self-willed, and given to running away, are a heavy affliction to parents. The Hot Swamp No doubt there are many difficulties in the way; as when parents are too ambitious, or when sons are obstinate and self-willed, or when both are antagonistic to each other. Personal Reminiscences in Book Making and Some Short Stories Of course their enemies set them down as self-willed and turbulent fanatics. Hunted and Harried At first she was not alarmed, believing that she should certainly find the self-willed urchin near the house, perhaps in the cottage of the Penroses. Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines “You are quite as self-willed, my son,” replied the old woman. The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of Ice “The Black Swan is ready,” replied the Indian, quietly, “and he thinks that Slugs will go too—but the white hunter is self-willed; he has a mouth—ask himself.” Silver Lake And what Captain Bolter said he meant: for he was a strong and self-willed man. Personal Reminiscences in Book Making and Some Short Stories The men were engaged in driving some cattle into the enclosure, and as these were more than half wild and self-willed, the process entailed much energy of limb and noise. The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America Old Ravenshaw tried to resume his tranquillity, but the demon was self-willed, and tobacco had lost its power. The Red Man's Revenge A Tale of The Red River Flood She was not an angel—only an energetic and self-willed woman. Life in the Red Brigade London Fire Brigade We have said that Moonlight was rather self-willed. The Prairie Chief Mistaken, Toni might often be—foolish, self-willed, a little intolerant of advice; but she would never be selfish. The Making of a Soul And so, good reader, all things came about as the little princess of the Incas had arranged, long before, in her own self-willed little mind. The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America Young men are ambitious, self-willed, self-indulgent, easily corrupted by bad example, of which there is always too much. Gryll Grange As I grew up, my self-willed disposition became more and more developed. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman “There’s a great deal of good in Delia, but she is conceited and self-willed, like all young people.” Thistle and Rose A Story for Girls High-spirited, self-willed, and self-absorbed though not selfish, she had struggled long against those cords of love which were drawing her out of the pathway of error and death. Amos Huntingdon He was no longer to be a self-willed seeker of his own pleasure and honor. The Boy Patriot Quick-tempered he might be, self-willed and impatient, but one could never imagine Jack Melland playing a double part, nor selling his soul for greed. The Fortunes of the Farrells If Cornelia were self-willed and defiant, in appearance at least she was a worthy representative of her race. Flaming June We are tiresome and self-willed, but we know very well how much we owe to you, and your care for us. Big Game A Story for Girls Amos could hardly realise that this moral heroine was the sister whom he had once known so weak, so self-willed, so unimpressible for anything that was good and holy. Amos Huntingdon Meanwhile, Malachi, the chief Elder, was having a rather difficult time with the self-willed young Queen. The Adventures of Dick Maitland A Tale of Unknown Africa He grew up wild, self-willed, obstinate—a sorrow to his mother, an enemy to his father. Roger Ingleton, Minor You cannot help liking the boy despite the odd, self-willed solemnity of his face. A Dog with a Bad Name Strong, self-willed, and masterful, Alexander did love his people in his own way. The Story of Russia He is so self-willed that he will not listen to reason, and has set his mind on his daughter marrying Sir Harry Beagle. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 He was a short, thick-set, scrubby, wiry nag, tough as a pine knot, and self-willed as a pig. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844 Volume 23, Number 4 I tremble for you; so young and so self-willed. The Monctons: A Novel, Volume I There was a look in Prescott's eyes that the lawyer's self-willed son didn't wholly like. The Grammar School Boys Snowbound or, Dick & Co. at Winter Sports Men are self-willed, or violent, or obstinate, or weak, or generous, or affectionate; there is as large difference in their dispositions as in the features of their faces. Short Studies on Great Subjects She was round, and fresh, and dimpled, and spoilt, most charmingly timid, most bewitchingly self-willed. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 The words self-centered, and self-willed, are as familiar and suggestive. Quiet Talks on Power "Why can't I be angry?" declared Mr. Bennett, with that sense of injury which comes to self-willed men when their whims are thwarted. The Girl on the Boat From the great voluntary ganglion of the lower plane, the child is self-willed, independent, and masterful. Fantasia of the Unconscious He, the conqueror, the irresistible, had never met one of that audacious, self-willed race. The Nabob, Volume 1 Her gait was very homely, her limbs seemed all odd ones; her shoes were so self-willed that they never wanted to go where her feet went. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 The self-willed, headstrong man will likely have the toughest time of any. Quiet Talks on Power Well she is very self-willed," offered Aunt Trudy, "and I have no strength left this hot weather. Rosemary "If we turn and go back the way we came, I do not think I shall be able to get this self-willed animal past my own gate." Dulcibel A Tale of Old Salem These people are also terribly head-strong and self-willed in all they do. Palmistry for All Most likely she was engaged to Lord Hay, or if he did not please her—she was … whimsical and … self-willed—there was Lord Invermay's son. Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers The most powerful and self-willed ruler of modern times learned this lesson to his cost. The Case of Edith Cavell A Study of the Rights of Non-Combatants Their decision was that the youth was self-willed, erratic, and that he had some absurd mannerisms and tricks of performance that forbade his ever making a musician. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians I do not see anything very miraculous, brother Joseph, in a young man like you having a self-willed and unprincipled horse. Dulcibel A Tale of Old Salem I feel and know, when I look back, that all my sin and shame and unhappiness come from being proud and self-willed and determined to have my own way. Out of the Deep Words for the Sorrowful Miss Carnegie was of another rank and another faith, nor was she even his ideal woman, neither conspicuously spiritual nor gentle, but frank, outspoken, fearless, self-willed. Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers Polk entered heartily into this business, and worked harmoniously with the instigators of conquest, except that he became self-willed when his vanity was touched. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis Was ever such an improvident, self-willed creature as this boy, Cupid? Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems And the proud, hot, positive, dictatorial, self-willed man is just the man, in a free country like this, who does not get what he wants done. True Words for Brave Men Braddock was a gallant soldier, but imperious, and self-willed, and he looked almost with contempt upon the American troops. The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country He was a dogged, self-willed man, and gave way to no one; but he knew when he had met his match. Sarah's School Friend A self-willed and arbitrary monarch, like Caligula or Domitian, would reduce its functions to a nullity. Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation It must not, therefore, be supposed that, in the line he ultimately took with reference to this question, he was influenced, as some have unkindly and unwarrantably fancied, by a self-willed, inexorable, and imperious spirit. Lord George Bentinck A Political Biography You are going, not the way by which the Lord Jesus Christ rose to Heaven, but the way by which the devil fell from Heaven, as all self-willed proud men will fall. True Words for Brave Men Listen now to reason, self-willed as you are. The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) You still see the self-willed energy of the ravenous bird, as the mass of plumes flashes in the spray—of which, by the by, there never was, nor will be, a column so raised. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 He is self-willed and headstrong to a fault.' The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy At our last meeting, his impudence had almost put me out of temper—an obstinate, passionate, self-willed boy! Standard Selections A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Productions From Best Authors For Use in Class Room and on the Platform I was self-willed and obstinate, nothing awed me, nothing disconcerted me. Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers I have been very proud and self-willed—if I had been humble perhaps things would not have gone so wrong. Louis' School Days A Story for Boys High-principled, but self-willed and opinionated, she believed that she held her future in her own hands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" But Bunny, like some young children, was self-willed. The Nursery, No. 103, July, 1875. Vol. XVIII. A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers "You mean that I am too self-willed and domineering?" laughed Elisabeth. The Farringdons His mother forbade him to do so, both for fear of damage to himself and to the fruit, but the self-willed boy persisted. Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers I have long ago found out," said he, "how self-willed your whole line of conduct is. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag The more aggressive side of Browning's character was as yet the most prominent; and a self-willed lad, conscious of a growing ability, found himself cramped in Camberwell circles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" That also belonged among the puritan traits, as well as a sneaking admiration for the handsome, self-willed, extravagant granddaughter. One Woman's Life How could he, who knew nothing at all of women, hope to manage that self-willed, eager, independent girl? The Dark Forest Not stupid, my dear; if I must say the word, it is self-willed. Can You Forgive Her? These prudent counsels were thrown away on the self-willed king. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII There is no other radical cure for a proud, self-willed heart than every day and every hour to repeat that act by which we first came to Christ. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology For the sake of a principle, this complex, self-willed girl, of whom she had ever disapproved, was willing to suffer injury in silence. Jane Allen: Right Guard Mr. Taylor—the little man—has again shown his parts; in fact, I suspect he is of the Helstone order of men—rigid, despotic, and self-willed. Charlotte Brontë and Her Circle Each of them fought hard for the privilege of accompanying the widow to her door; but Mrs Greenow was self-willed, and upon this occasion would have neither of them. Can You Forgive Her? If we have succeeded in painting this character, the reader must have an impression of nobility free from all trace of meanness, and of self-willed force capable of the loftiest generosity. The Bastonnais Tale of the American Invasion of Canada in 1775-76 But I was proud when I was young, and self-willed, and determined to have my way. Flood Tide On the roads leading down the mountain-sides I saw long processions of squealing and grunting swine, black, white and gray, all active and self-willed, fighting each other for the right of way. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 And if the Chief was at times deceived by the superficial, how was he, a self-willed, blundering boy, ever likely to be able to come to a true understanding? The Loom of Youth Daisy and David were a quaint, small couple; but though self-willed and alarmingly high spirited they were affectionate, warm-hearted children and easily ruled by love. The Rebellion of Margaret But he is a self-willed bird, and seems disposed to defy the wrappings I have bound around him; which fact warns me to be speedy and hasten our explanations. The Circular Study It even demanded no very skilled psychologist to perceive the girl's sentiment toward his guest, for Miss Galbraith was a petulent, self-willed creature who did not trouble to conceal her preferences. Flood Tide "Are you apt to be self-willed?" he asked, tenderly. Daisy in the Field For to all outward appearances he was taciturn, unimaginative, self-willed. The Loom of Youth She had been self-willed and extravagant, he had nothing but his pay at that time, and she nearly ruined him. The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 The Romanising policy of the cultivated but somewhat self-willed Princess Amalasuentha met with considerable opposition on the part of her Gothic subjects. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator The self-willed one seated herself stoutly, and never another word could Mrs. Hanway-Harley draw from her. The President A novel "I think you are self-willed," he said, smiling. Daisy in the Field True, as the days went by it was discovered that he was somewhat lazy, also self-willed. Suzanna Stirs the Fire Nothing is indeed more terrible than these hidden struggles that sometimes take place between the self-willed artist and his rebellious art. Bohemians of the Latin Quarter "Only Cecil is a tiresome, self-willed boy, and very likely to get into mischief." A Crooked Path A Novel We glance into the tents of Jacob, and contrast Leah with the beautiful, the loved, the indulged, the self-willed Rachel. Notable Women of Olden Time "I ought not to be self-willed, - about anything," - I said at last. Daisy in the Field People talk of the miraculous quickness of a mother's ears; a father's, I think, are sometimes quite as acute, and Bridget's father loved dearly his self-willed, tiresome, queer-tempered little girl. The Rectory Children He had resolved to go up some day in an airplane, and as he was excessively self-willed he tried to bring this about by every means in his power. Georges Guynemer Knight of the Air Most likely she was engaged to Lord Hay, or if he did not please her—she was … whimsical and … self-willed—there was Lord Invermays' son. Rabbi Saunderson She has remarkable beauty and talent, but she is frightfully self-willed. Grace Harlowe's Junior Year at High School Or, Fast Friends in the Sororities The multitude are teachable—teachable as a child; but, like a child, they are self-willed and obstinate, and will learn in their own way, or not at all. The Germ Thoughts towards Nature in Poetry, Literature and Art It disdains all law and authority, treads under foot the precepts of the home and the school, flouts the counsels of parents and teachers, and is self-willed, obstinate, and defiant. The Vitalized School These eyes, which, eight or ten years later, were to hunt and pursue so many enemy airplanes, are passionately self-willed. Georges Guynemer Knight of the Air She is large-hearted and has a great capacity for affection, but she is self-willed and she could be hard upon occasion. Princess But she is reckless, self-willed, defiant of public opinion and exceedingly impulsive. Grace Harlowe's Junior Year at High School Or, Fast Friends in the Sororities King Henry had been compelled to refuse several very advantageous alliances because this fair, coaxing, self-willed sister would not consent to be a part of the moving consideration. When Knighthood Was in Flower or, the Love Story of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor the King's Sister, and Happening in the Reign of His August Majesty King Henry the Eighth She's a strange creature—self-willed, fiery, sweet, and sometimes as clever as your Ancient Adversary. The Parts Men Play And the Scriptures do establish this Law, to cast out kingly and lordly self-willed and oppressing power, and to make every Nation in the World a Free Common-wealth. The Digger Movement in the Days of the Commonwealth As Revealed in the Writings of Gerrard Winstanley, the Digger, Mystic and Rationalist, Communist and Social Reformer It is refreshing to learn that operatic singers of the day, however whimsical and self-willed, were obliged to bend to the imperious genius of this man. The Great German Composers She is frivolous and empty-headed, and Eleanor is self-willed and lawless. Grace Harlowe's Junior Year at High School Or, Fast Friends in the Sororities As usual though, with the blunders of stubborn, self-willed people, some one else had to pay the cost of her folly. When Knighthood Was in Flower or, the Love Story of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor the King's Sister, and Happening in the Reign of His August Majesty King Henry the Eighth Five years ago there was a girl in the school who was once very rude and self-willed, and very hard to control. The Women of the Arabs Their visionary views on this subject made them self-conceited, talkative, and self-willed, and led them to neglect the sober duties of daily life. Companion to the Bible Frederick half rose to leave, but she restrained him with a self-willed, pouting, "No." Atlantis "I never saw children so troublesome and self-willed in all my life, Godfrey," she said to her brother. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 1, January, 1891 She can at times, however, be very self-willed, and is bound to have her own way when her mind is made up. The Haunted House A True Ghost Story He, like Lear, is affectionate, unsuspicious, foolish, and self-willed. Shakespearean Tragedy Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth In short, he was self-willed, from a spirit of independence, which had been inculcated by his early education, and which he cherished the more from the inexperience of his own powers. Richard Lovell Edgeworth A Selection From His Memoir As for your little friend, she is too self-willed. Atlantis The time went on; three years of it; Captain Monk had fully settled down in his ancestral home, and the neighbours had learnt what a domineering, self-willed man he was. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 1, January, 1891 The wily Menschikof succeeded in betrothing his daughter to the young Emperor, but not in retaining his ascendency over the self-willed boy. A Short History of Russia The stream that bursts from the fountain, and seems to rush forward headlong and self-willed, still turns hither and thither, according to the shape of its mother-earth over which it flows. The Ladies' Vase Polite Manual for Young Ladies It seemed, the little boy, who was rather self-willed and rebellious on occasion, had escaped from the nursery, and stolen to his mother's room. Elster's Folly Of a certain congregation at Norwich Wesley writes, 'I told them in plain terms that they were the most ignorant, self-conceited, self-willed, fickle, untractable, disorderly, disjointed society that I knew in the three kingdoms. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century The girls had their father's handsome features, but in their skin there ran a dusky tinge, hinting of other than pure Saxon blood; and they were every whit as haughtily self-willed as he was. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 1, January, 1891 When this strange, passionate, self-willed boy was seventeen years old, he realized that his sister was scheming for the ruin of himself and his mother. A Short History of Russia You see, Sara's dear mother was, indeed, most dear; but very self-willed and contrary. The Garden of the Plynck So many of our best colonists, it must be remembered, were eminently wild in their younger days, that it is no wonder they think 'there is something' in the self-willed child. Town Life in Australia He was not only mistaken, you see, but so stupid and self-willed in his mistake, so determined to make a system of it, but he was too disreputable to set right. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II James Tichborne was like many other weak men who have self-willed wives. Celebrated Claimants from Perkin Warbeck to Arthur Orton In imitation of this scurril fool, Ajax is grown self-willed as broad Achilles. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 Was it possible that she brought anything like this on her own dear, self-willed Mother every time she indulged in a few natural tears? The Garden of the Plynck "You are nothing but a self-willed child yourself, unable to bear the slightest disappointment," said Miss Opie. Bluebell A Novel No wonder the little lady grew up exceedingly self-willed, and with no thought of any one's pleasure but her own. Miscellanea Her disposition was dreamy and self-willed; occult studies fascinated her, and she was passionately fond of moonlight. The Squire of Sandal-Side A Pastoral Romance "Was he always as dictatorial, as self-centred and self-willed?" Bought and Paid For From the Play of George Broadhurst His father was a Scot, dour and self-willed; his mother had been a Spanish woman, of San Antonio—a daughter of the grandee family of Yturris. Winter Evening Tales The obstinacy of this self-willed egotist was surely growing into a monomania, and perhaps it would have been more dangerous to oppose him than to comply with his whim. For Woman's Love She is not nearly so wayward and self-willed. Uncle Max When a boy, like other boys, he was not fond of study, and being very self-willed, he would not yield to the entreaties of his tutors. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power He was as proud and self-willed as she. Bought and Paid For From the Play of George Broadhurst Well, sure you have your own way," replied his wife, "but you wor ever and always self-willed and headstrong. The Emigrants Of Ahadarra The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two A passionate, self-willed nature,—not likely to be either kindly or even intelligent,—but gifted, was manifested by everything about her. A Reckless Character And Other Stories And as Miss Hamilton quietly seated herself, she went on, 'Don't you think religious people are far more self-willed than worldly ones, Miss Garston? Uncle Max "I must not injure thee with thy father, Japhet, it were no proof of my affection—but, indeed, you are self-willed." Japhet, in Search of a Father At your age I was the same self-willed beggar you are. Read-Aloud Plays Pelham had fully believed, in his self-willed obstinacy, that he could look Mr. Lowington full in the face, and impudently defy him. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat A reckless, self-willed, headstrong boy, he had broken wild and run away from home at nineteen, abruptly and without warning. The Unseen Bridgegroom or, Wedded For a Week I have told your uncle often,—Brian, why don't you speak?—yes, indeed, I have told him often that I never met any one so strong-minded and self-willed. Uncle Max What are we to do with this self-willed elf? Ishmael Or, In the Depths But later he became self-willed and failed to see that the nation was God's and not his. The Bible Period by Period A Manual for the Study of the Bible by Periods But your superior personality overwhelmed me at first; you are so self-willed, so dominant, so ruthless. Bunker Bean Their hearts were drunk with a sense of revenge and self-willed passion; and Justice literally weighed out her bounty with blinded eyes. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. When first I formed Selim's acquaintance he was wild and self-willed, and, as already related, gave me a blow upon the knee from which I have not yet entirely recovered. Thirteen Months in the Rebel Army Being a Narrative of Personal Adventures in the Infantry, Ordnance, Cavalry, Courier, and Hospital Services; With an Exhibition of the Power, Purposes, Earnestness, Military Despotism, and Demoralization of the South I—if I know anything of myself—am the very reverse of self-willed, and I had always yielded to him. Verner's Pride "Rather pretty, more character than Katy, but odd, and self-willed, with no kind of style." Family Pride Or, Purified by Suffering He was surly, self-willed, and disposed always to have his own way in everything. Charles Duran Or, The Career of a Bad Boy By the author of "The Waldos" The mind of each one of us reaches back to our first struggles as we emerged from self-willed childhood into a recognition of family obligations. Democracy and Social Ethics A thoroughly good and well-meaning woman, an excellent housekeeper, the kind of wife to do him credit and improve his social position; but self-willed, pertinacious, and probably thinking herself his superior in every respect. Victorian Short Stories of Troubled Marriages To make things worse for him, nobody but Mother ever had any control over me; I was spoiled and self-willed and precocious, and I thought the world owed me a good time. Success A Novel Helen, on the contrary, was unusually cool, confirming him in his opinion that she was strong-minded and self-willed, and making him resolve to remove Katy as soon as possible from her strait-laced influence. Family Pride Or, Purified by Suffering Just clear-eyed, good-tempered, good-looking, roguish and spontaneously natural and reasonably self-willed children, who adored their parents and did not openly mock at the Elishas that called on them. Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement Sad by this time were the forebodings of Mrs. Elwyn, but they were useless; her remonstrances with her self-willed son were vain. Lewie Or, The Bended Twig |
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