| 单词 | smartness |
| 例句 | In a short time the twins were not only let alone but got themselves a certain reputation for smartness. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z For all his smartness with politics and music, Mr. Burke was inclined to be absent- minded. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z But I suppose if you’re partial to swallowing horseflies whole, it’s a pretty good sign that smartness ain’t one of the things you been ’specially blessed with. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The strange boy had none of the bustling smartness of the usual Boston apprentice. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z We were expected not just to be smart but to own our smartness—to inhabit it with pride—and this filtered down to how we spoke. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “You very smart girl! I quite proud of your smartness!” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z But even these soldiers did not march with the smartness and precision of the Ethiopians. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The smartness of the uniform which at first had delighted him he now saw was a danger. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z As a matter of fact, before he got to the country, Genie had never broken a model or killed a bird before, so maybe North Hill was actually messing his smartness up. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “There is so much creativity and smartness and innovation that comes out of these young women. It felt really contemporary. But they had not received a lot of attention because they were short-lived.” How the black radical female artists of the '60s and '70s made art that speaks to today's politics 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z “Maybe this happen because you choosing only the smartness.” “When a woman is smarter than a man”: My mother’s lessons in beauty and independence 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z It's quickly apparent that Morrissey's wit, articulacy and all-round smartness is always going to mark him out as an oddity in the music business. Big mouth strikes (once) again 2010-09-03T20:30:00Z He kept a fine balance in the collection, between the dressy smartness of a high-crown hat and the relaxed look of dresses on the soft side. 2010-02-17T12:00:00Z “I knew I needed a formalism and a certain kind of elegance and smartness in Southeast Asia,” he said. Evidence, ODC and Urban Bush Women Dance for Diplomacy 2010-03-20T03:34:00Z Outside of big-budget action, teen movies benefited from the era’s appetite for smartness and enjoyed a boom period of the kind not seen since Judd Nelson punched the air in The Breakfast Club. From Clueless to Tarantino: why the 90s was Hollywood’s fairytale decade 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z What is frustrating were the moments of smartness that went unexplored, the provocative ideas left hanging. 'The Leftovers' Recap: Into the Dark, With a Cliche or Two 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z Kings 2 Ends is a knowingly postmodern ballet, advertising its smartness through incongruities of subtext and style. Scottish Ballet ? review 2011-08-28T17:00:01Z It took Livesey a while to understand that one, despite his smartness. Today; England v Slovenia; The Danny Baker Show; Tony Livesey 2010-06-26T23:05:00Z The bankers disagree, arguing that their jobs are to their own credit and, in particular, their smartness. How Fox News created a new culture of idiots 2012-10-28T12:00:00Z Shouldn’t the smartness train have pulled into the station by now? I Was Misinformed: I Was Misinformed: The Breakup Bed 2012-10-15T19:07:39Z You won’t have war, and you’ll fall back into a cafe life, only without the smartness, without music, without love affairs.” 2010-01-08T20:08:00Z Self-control, like smartness, may be affected by genes. Desire delayed 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z To enjoy him is to congratulate yourself on your own smartness. Dance Review: William Forsythe?s ?I don?t believe in outer space? - Review 2011-10-27T22:16:44Z Breaking the back of the chase was important in allowing the side's less experienced middle order to do the rest with simple, risk-free cricket - and they played with a smartness that England didn't. England suffer shock series defeat by Sri Lanka 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Their side looked bowler-heavy with five seamers and two spinners, which proved ineffective as Bangladesh proved their smartness and adaptability to pace the chase perfectly. England beaten by Bangladesh in opening T20 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z “Bjorkstrand, I think he’s been a little snakebit and he’s playing a little better than his numbers probably indicate. I really like his smartness and his stickwork and a lot of things.” Analysis: Why the Kraken have their offense firing right now 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z “It breaks my heart that privilege or being comfortable overrides smartness.” A tale of many pandemics: In year three, a matter of status and access 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z “He’s more on the side of smartness,” he said. Column: The Corrido of 'Amigo' Biden: How the presidential candidate finally got his Mexican ballad 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z "Being kept from evil does not depend on our smartness," Prince explained. Services from top religious leaders you can watch online this Sunday 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z And when white families remain silent about racial hierarchies, such as the ways whiteness is often equated with smartness via ability grouping in schools, children learn that racial patterns are earned or justified. How white families with young children can undo racism 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z “We have a vaccine for that smartness virus that’s been in the art world for the last fifty years.” David Hammons Follows His Own Rules 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z Her smartness, vivid personality, serious edge, willingness to tell as it is and bravery shone out to the end. Deborah Orr obituary 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z Ubiquitous “smartness” largely serves to enrich and empower the few at the expense of the many, while inflicting ecological harm that will threaten the survival and flourishing of billions of people. To decarbonize we must decomputerize: why we need a Luddite revolution 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z Their formal smartness adds to the emotional numbness of the scene. Trump portrait: you couldn’t create a creepier Yuletide scene if you tried 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z So her company sells a great deal of processed data "to lots of cities of average smartness," she says. 'We turn the lights off... and sit huddled in the corner' 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z Advice was given to parents about the new policy which said trademarked clothing ensured "standards of smartness". Wrong trousers sees pupils miss lessons 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Evaluation of “smartness” is almost always a matter of degree that depends on the technology, people involve, and context. The Misleading Power of Internet Metaphors 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z We should erect barriers against the spread of “smartness” into all of the spaces of our lives. To decarbonize we must decomputerize: why we need a Luddite revolution 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z King’s courageous and compassionate example shatters the dominant neoliberal soul-craft of smartness, money and bombs. Martin Luther King Jr was a radical. We must not sterilize his legacy | Cornel West 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z “The problem is not so much the smartness as it is the actual mechanics. Even a reasonably well-structured robot still requires maintenance. For someone who is bed-bound, that might be less of a help.” Oklahoma researchers develop robots to fill care gap 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z Kept the integrity and smartness of the first script. William Katt of ‘The Greatest American Hero’ discusses possible remake of iconic TV show 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Krasner said achieving that smartness means embracing the left. Bernie Sanders to mark the 'turning point' for his political revolution 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z There’s a smartness and realness to the film that keeps it grounded, despite some Edgar Allen Poe-like moments of the macabre. ‘Voice From the Stone’: Hitchcockian chills, stylishly delivered 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z His smartness of phrase was a hit in the presidential debates. Jean-Luc Mélenchon galvanises left in French election - BBC News 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z These restrictions stress smartness, but are notably vague. No to leggings? United Airlines dress code isn't just sexist – it's unfashionable 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z And there are more young women who see the smartness and modernity of Ivanka as the ultimate polished specimen of blonde branded content they want to buy. My beef over Hillary Clinton's loss is with liberal feminists, young and old 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z We’re back to the ancient conundrum: a woman can’t be that smart and commanding, so either her womanliness or her smartness must be counterfeit. End this misogynistic horror show. Put Hillary Clinton in the White House | Barbara Kingsolver 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z “She led with laughter, humility and smartness — a great combination,” Myers said. Fatal mystery: Why was a wrecked SUV found near crash of FDA scientist? 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z Guus Hiddink suggested his team had been outdone “by smartness” rather than completely outplayed, pointing to City’s power on the counterattack, but that was a kind assessment. Manchester City’s Sergio Agüero hits hat-trick as Chelsea’s Courtois sees red 2016-04-16T04:00:00Z "Trump's pragmatism, his access to information, his smartness as well as good counsel may translate into good decisions, should he win," he says. Donald Trump and China: A complex relationship - BBC News 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z Tom Bloom easily wavers between military smartness and dementia as Violet’s father, the Colonel. Review: A family looks for destiny, meaning in ‘Smokefall’ 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z “Execution, smartness, timely goals … we did everything wrong in a game we must win.” Arcobello, Leipsic lead Maple Leafs over Vancouver Canucks 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z In ballistics, as in so many other fields of technology, the fashion is now for introducing “smartness.” Enemy at the gates 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Hence the rise of the trader chronicled earlier: the smartness that is rewarded is the smartness of the person who is adept at predicting the changing moods and mindsets of other traders. Wall Street is just this dumb: “There are traders who are smart, though not many” 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z Inadvertently, they end up using the smartness of the smartphone, all of its capabilities. Vikas Jain Explains Why the Smartphone Is Different in India 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z She said Clinton is “a very smart woman, but her smartness has equated to shrewdness that’s been off-putting.” Why a key to the 2016 Southern vote lies centuries ago on another continent 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Semel puts it this way: “Smart people often use smartness as measure of the entire worth of a person. They fail to see the value in or even relate with people who are different.” 7 Mistakes Smart People Make 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z "It is not a sign of smartness to constantly look at incoming messages." Luxury hotel offers internet kill switch to help guests disconnect 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z When the interviewer, a black man, said he had a single mother, Graglia said that “my guess would be that you’re above usual smartness for whites, to say nothing of blacks.” House Republicans try to gut a key American principle 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z Kabir: I think recognizing the “smartness” of today’s consumers is the key in making sustainable brands. Interview With Google's Man In Bangladesh, Kazi Monirul Kabir 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z But its move towards smartness hasn't been a smooth one. Search for world's smartest city 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z From the social groups in Primary Schools, Elementary Classes, and beyond, a phone’s worth is defined not by the smartness of the operating system, but by the platform and the applications it offers. How Every App Developer Helps Defend Android And iOS Against A Smartphone Revolution 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z "It is not a sign of smartness to constantly look at incoming messages," he told the Financial Times. Luxury hotel offers internet kill switch to help guests disconnect 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z One hopes that beyond simply predicting who is most likely to buy the next widget, some of that smartness is also looking at broader applications for what EverString is doing. EverString Raises $12M To Help Companies Sell More Stuff 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z "Now we are going down again. It could be a picture of increased smartness from our side and that people are aware of that." Cheats will be found 'sooner or later' 2014-02-15T11:34:52Z But perhaps one of the most interesting aspects of Bristol's smartness is an acknowledgement that, if it is going to resonate with citizens, there needs to be a fun element to its plans. Search for world's smartest city 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z As Rio carves its own path to smartness, other Latin American countries are taking a different, less technology-led approach. Rio's bid to become a smart city 2013-09-09T01:09:39Z "The cult of busy smartness," she calls the phenomenon. Workaholics: Show Offs or Passionate Workers? 2013-06-04T12:00:00Z The test here is "whether the equivalent level of smartness in men can only be achieved by requiring them to wear a collar and tie". Seeing red over Virgin blouse wars 2013-05-08T14:43:21Z But it was cocky to assume that smartness would magically be rewarded. Lexington: Dithering over Syria 2013-05-02T15:06:01Z Over time, as “smartness” of some kind becomes expected in all devices, this nerdy/designed distinction will become increasingly vague. Kickstarting Over - Good Night Lamp's Kick-Smart Response 2013-02-05T17:41:21Z “I’m really just stealing a lot of moves from them and their mentality, and their smartness on the court.” Washington Wizards’ Bradley Beal enjoys chance to face likes of Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade 2012-12-17T00:56:14Z "You have to be smart and a lot of that smartness comes from the way you train, the way you think and the players you pick." Rugby: Poor planning cost England, Woodward says 2012-11-19T02:05:44Z In the public consciousness, then, the smartness of Apple’s strategy and the validity of its patent claims are by no means as clear cut as they were in the jury’s. Will Apple's Latest Move Against Samsung Seriously Trash Its Reputation? 2012-08-28T11:29:42Z We respect him for his smartness but we dreadfully fear him for his aggressiveness. Qatar iron man faces off with Glencore 2012-06-28T15:46:57Z This latter you may at times find difficult, as others may ride in between, but you must learn smartness, and be prepared for all emergencies. Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z “I’m really just stealing a lot of moves from them and their mentality, and their smartness on the court.” Washington Wizards’ Bradley Beal enjoys chance to face likes of Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade 2012-12-17T00:56:14Z She was an inch taller than John Willie, too, which was another inch of smartness to be seen walking with. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z On joining the Prince Royal I was surprised at her size, equipment, and smartness. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z "In all this ardor for decoration and smartness," broke in Miss Dinah, "it would not surprise me to find that the peacock's tail had been picked out in fresh colors and varnished." Barrington Volume II (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:32.490Z The doctor smiled, as doctors know how to smile when patients think they have said a smartness, and now each was somewhat on better terms with the other. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z Condolences to Stuyvesant High School students, who proved their smartness this week by mounting a campaign to try to get Jeremy Lin, the Knicks star, to be their graduation speaker. SchoolBook: School Budget Picture Starting to Sharpen 2012-03-30T13:25:03Z They had a clever, dreadful smartness that told her they were no mere memorandum, but had served in a letter, and tickled at once a man's conceit and a woman's ears. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z Their dress alone betrayed that, not by dint of shabbiness, but rather by its excessive and ill-judged smartness. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z But, strange to say, the animals soon became drowsy; the smartness of the oxygen was gone. Meteorology or Weather Explained 2012-02-20T03:00:18.847Z For smartness and "point" nothing could be better than Anthony Hope's "Dolly Dialogues," although the style is not necessarily that of a novel. How to Write a Novel A Practical Guide to the Art of Fiction 2012-02-17T03:00:36.070Z That made him pretty mad at first, and he said if he ever got loose he'd pay them back for their smartness. The Hollow Tree Snowed-in Book being a continuation of the stories about the Hollow Tree and Deep Woods people 2012-02-17T03:00:28.247Z I discovered who the fellow was, and that he had practised a piece of Yankee smartness for which I had no redress. The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z The young countryman had on his every-day linen smock, and his only piece of smartness consisted of a pair of leather gaiters, which he had polished up to make look as bright as possible. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z Jack had, of course, a very inadequate realisation of what "smartness" in London really meant—a view which some might have called both inadequate and charitable. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z In the end," Villas-Boas said, "it is the player who proves his smartness – some are called cheats and divers, others are clever and smart for making the most of the situation, depending on your perspective. Andr? Villas-Boas calls Danny Welbeck a cheat over penalty incident 2012-02-10T23:00:33Z It would detract from the baby's smartness to give her eleven months instead of only ten in which to accomplish such wonders in the way of teeth. The Story of a Doctor's Telephone?Told by His Wife 2012-02-05T03:00:11.420Z From Rochester I proceeded to Buffalo, where I met with another instance of Yankee smartness of a different kind. The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z Consciousness of her beauty and the smartness of her Georgia silk gown, with its petticoat covered in gold net, considerably added to Lavinia's enjoyment. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z His simple modesty would have fared better than Bobby Trench's superficial smartness, because he would never have tried to shine, and, failing, made a parade of his ignorance. The Honour of the Clintons 2012-01-24T03:00:25.947Z The more danger they encounter, and the earlier they manifest a precocious or preternatural smartness, the more like Gods. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z Cockney humour smacks, of course, of the town and makes up in smartness and shrewdness what it lacks in mellowness. Mr. Punch's Cockney Humour 2012-01-17T03:00:15.233Z I also should like to have had so important a question discussed without introducing so much of that frivolous smartness of style generally adopted by Mr. Wall. The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z He was dressed soberly, and without that touch of smartness that had characterised him six years ago. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z He irritates me past bearing, with his grand know-all way, and his heavy smartness—I can't beat it. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Her gown dated back to pre-war times, but was of rich material and the Duchess wore it with the same smartness as in the days of her wealth. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z Cockney humour smacks, of course, of the town and makes up in smartness and shrewdness what it lacks in mellowness. Mr. Punch's Cockney Humour 2012-01-17T03:00:15.233Z Some of the other officers appeared as well set up and "groomed" as British officers, their short hair, shaven cheeks, and trim moustaches, all aiding the resemblance, with bright keen expression and smartness of manner. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z Going on from one thing to another with strange smartness, the child reached the point of inquiring the amount of my capital. The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z Then turn from the shadow of that scene to the shimmer of the one that follows immediately, full of smartness and jeu d'esprit. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z His classical reading shows itself in the comparative terseness and smartness of his verses. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z At this my wife's niece uttered the loud yell which all young women with any pretension to smartness have by them for use on emergencies, and exclaimed— "Oh, don't!" Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z "Your smartness is going to make trouble for you by and by," he said. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z He was dressed with an almost gaudy smartness, which brought all his misfortunes of face and figure into bolder relief. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z A thatched summer-house completed the spasmodic effort of the hotel to rise to smartness. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z It is made up of persiflage and the quality called 'smartness.' The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z While out, I made a call at the house of a Dutch widow, who had a daughter that was well enough as to smartness, but she was as ugly as a stone fence. A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, of the State of Tennessee. 2011-11-07T02:00:17.560Z His dress was not that of a common peasant, it was the costume generally adopted by tradesmen, but was much superior in its texture and its smartness to that of the rich hosier himself. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:26.667Z Two of them were stout Irishwomen, swathed in crape, and two were middle-aged Irishmen, dressed with a holiday smartness. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z With a smartness that would have evoked admiration from the most exacting seaman, the lateen yards were lowered and squared fore and aft, while the dhow, still carrying way, ranged alongside the West Barbican's boat. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Look at his smartness, look at the way he is smiling, right in the battlefield area. Pakistanis wonder what more they can do in war on militancy 2011-10-13T07:29:42Z But poor Jonathan, with all his smartness and all his cleverness, is probably the most gullible biped that crawls upon this earth. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z This cap, though practical, does not tend to add to the smartness of the wearer, even if the wearer is in all other respects smart. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z The morning shone and fluttered, the villas stood up bravely in their smartness, and the walk of the young travellers turned all to confidence. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z The men formed up with a certain show of smartness, broke into a quick march, and disappeared beyond a projection of the cliff. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z Two books, one by Dr Mercier and one by Mr Edward Clodd, have had a certain popularity, mainly because they attacked, with a certain smartness of phrase, the book of a greater man. Psychical Miscellanea Being Papers on Psychical Research, Telepathy, Hypnotism, Christian Science, etc. 2011-10-01T02:00:35.717Z The man sprang to attention and saluted with a soldierly promptness and smartness that were a pleasure to behold. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z Thinking to have the laugh on Elmer, he declined to strike; and was already grinning with joy over his smartness, when the ball seemed to receive a new impetus somehow, and went jumping by. Fast Nine or, A Challenge from Fairfield 2011-09-22T02:00:24.220Z What I see as his ‘smartness’ is his view of the world, little influenced by the social and societal pressures that feed my own insecurities. Learning to understand non-genius autistic people 2011-09-21T16:15:00.233Z In these days of steam propulsion, small-boat work in the British Navy rarely gets the attention it deserves, and comparatively few officers can handle a sailing boat with any great degree of smartness. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z On receipt of this intelligence, Colonel Cumberland executed a manœuvre that was a marvel of forethought and smartness. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z It could afford to pat its own back, and the pat might well take the form of a renovated and beautified town square that would advertise its business smartness to all beholders. Short Stories of the New America Interpreting the America of this age to high school boys and girls 2011-09-17T02:00:26.183Z Oh, yes!" answered Rayburn with a certain superiority of manner and a quiet sarcasm that provoked the junior officer; "there's no question about Dawson's smartness. Trumpeter Fred A Story of the Plains 2011-09-15T02:00:11.393Z In those days Sherry's old Casino was a fairyland of fashion, beauty and smartness. Edgar Saltus: The Man 2011-09-13T02:00:36.953Z He was a young man with broad shoulders and good arms, and a general air of smartness and alacrity about which there could be no mistake. Tiny Luttrell 2011-09-07T02:00:16.757Z From his general smartness at drill and exceedingly good-tempered disposition he was a universal favourite. The Young Dragoon Every Day Life of a Soldier 2011-08-31T02:01:26.737Z This really helped no more than the oar, so it was rather by good luck than anything else that the Mule hit the next pitch head-on and galloped down it with considerable smartness. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z By its looks it had been bought ready-made, for it had a sort of gaudy smartness. Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z It was the sound of a distant gun shorn of the smartness of the report by the trees. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z “And I shall be treating you all at Giuseppe’s this evening to celebrate my own smartness.” Marjorie Dean, College Senior 2011-08-01T02:00:12.720Z Indeed the whole force was remarkable for its smartness, and before it had been long in the Transvaal was highly praised by General French for its fine horsemanship and coolness under fire. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z I have enlarged on the undesirability of slang, because many amateurs think it will give brilliance, or smartness, or up-to-date-ness to their work. The Lure of the Pen A book for Would-Be Authors 2011-07-26T02:00:15.573Z Instead of the rosy, stupid, sleek bucolic, you saw men learned in machinery, and with some of the smartness of the town men, bent on p. 13improvement and eager to turn science to profitable account. Crying for the Light, Vol. 3 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.900Z Jesus frequently manifests great readiness and smartness in reply, which is either an answer to the question addressed to him, or a very clever evasion of it. Ludicrous Aspects Of Christianity A Response To The Challenge Of The Bishop Of Manchester 2011-07-22T02:00:20.277Z Our loss on this occasion was but trifling, considering the smartness of the affair. Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade 2011-07-21T02:00:19.027Z Nothing could exceed the smartness with which they scaled the steeps. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z It obscures rather than brightens; it tends to monotony instead of smartness. The Lure of the Pen A book for Would-Be Authors 2011-07-26T02:00:15.573Z Thus Tolstoi's strictly logical structure of thought and Bakunin's confused talk, Kropotkin's discussions full of glowing philanthropy and Stirner's self-pleasing smartness, come before our eyes directly and yet in comparable form. Anarchism 2011-07-12T02:00:35.053Z He had acquired a reputation for smartness, was good-natured, loud-mouthed, could tell a story, play the banjo and amuse a crowd. The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z This, of course, was only a combination of smartness and good luck. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z Simple, and even cheap, her garments still owned a certain distinction which she would without hesitation have termed "stylish": a quality of smartness which somehow contrived not incongruously to associate with inferior materials. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z Her dress of hackneyed smartness was bedraggled, the skirt marked by knees that in some fall had ground into loam. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z I looked upon it as a lesson in smartness which I should have to learn, and I thought that if I did not learn it soon it would be a bad job. Missing Friends Being the Adventures of a Danish Emigrant in Queensland (1871-1880) 2011-06-15T02:00:22.810Z Even the Hottentot drivers and leaders showed signs of the prevailing smartness, for their clothes had evidently been recently washed and their hats and veldschoens were new. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z It’s the speed, the smartness, the quickness — and you would not believe the roughness that she has inside. For the Executive With Everything, a $230,000 Dog to Protect It 2011-06-11T23:40:25Z I might multiply examples, but these might surely suffice to show that domesticity is far from being bourgeois and by no means incompatible with ineffable smartness. A Word to Women 2011-06-08T02:00:18.457Z Sir," said Mr Wog, sternly, "when I explained to you the nature of my commercial success, it was to convey to you the idea of my smartness, not of my meanness. Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography 2011-06-02T02:00:21.050Z Hazel was dressed in an ordinary suit that possessed nothing startling in its atmosphere of smartness. The Son of his Father 2011-06-01T02:00:21.287Z The rhymes were necessary here to convey the effect of smartness belonging to the original, and we accordingly preserve them: French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z As a member of the British Parliament his speeches were of a thoroughly commonplace kind, usually marked by some attempted smartness that but showed the puerility and poverty of his brain. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z "Mr. Penwiper's latest production ... calls for serious notice ... the reader will ... study with attention a work of which every page contains taste, humour, smartness and interest!" Mr. Punch in Bohemia 2011-04-16T02:00:17.803Z It is deplorably bad: the attempts at fun and smartness positively painful. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z My character is pretty well known and has been attacked so often that nobody attaches much importance to a fresh disclosure; in fact, people seem to find something humorous in my smartness. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Covered as he was with honour and glory, a Baron of the Empire, owning an enormous fortune, the famous artist was noted for the smartness of his carriages. Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music 2011-04-12T02:00:25.667Z His spare frame suited the refreshing smartness of such a costume, which softened the harsher lines of his build, and even seemed to add to the fascination of his rugged features. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z That those who do examine the works of art are wont to disparage the same by way of showing their superior smartness. Mr. Punch in Bohemia 2011-04-16T02:00:17.803Z Englishmen resent a smartness as a liberty: the man who tries a jest in their company has been guilty of a freedom not pardonable. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z But I reckon a bit on my smartness too, for when I was a young man before I made a fortune out of mining I was on the stage. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z We had a grand opportunity of studying the Prussian method of enforcing obedience and smartness in the men during this wait. 13 Days The Chronicle of an Escape from a German Prison 2011-04-01T02:00:33.827Z "How is it that Grenfell, with all his smartness, can never hit it off with any one, young or old, rich or poor?" thought Vyner, as he walked the deck, deep in thought. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z Spend money on the well-being of the soldier, rather than on the smartness of his uniform; cut down frippery, and increase comfort. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z This doesn't totally rule out the idea that smartness itself increases lifespan, but it does show that a mother's care really matters in creating intelligence and longevity. More Breast-Feeding + Longer Pregnancies = Bigger Brains 2011-03-30T07:55:00Z The esplanade, that most tiresome feature of all English seaside resorts, is only built when the place has become so matured that it begins to yearn for smartness. France 2011-03-27T02:00:11.847Z The two qualifications most necessary for a “Cheap Jack,” volubility and mercantile smartness, are usually considered, even by her detractors, as especial fortes of woman. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z Among the rank and file of the brigade, clear-headedness, pluck, smartness and agility will be as invaluable as reckless dare-devilry; showy acrobatism, or an unhealthy ambition for public applause, will be dangerous. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z I could only have had a few seconds' sight of him but have a vivid recollection of his smartness, compact body and, most noticeable of all, his angelic smile. Sergei Korolev: the rocket genius behind Yuri Gagarin 2011-03-13T00:05:08Z Fifteen minutes later, her face hidden by a chiffon veil, her rumpled smartness covered with a silk motor coat, she was knocking at his door. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z Yet, by a curious contradiction, Henry's smartness of appearance—the smartness of an unrivalled commercial traveller—pleased him. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z Smart enough, if book learning passed for smartness; he had gone to town and got himself a schooling. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z His horse, although wet over the flanks, showed little sign of fatigue; the dust of travel clung to the rider's sunburned face, but the smartness of his bearing and uniform was unimpaired. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z If I was dressed a little more carefully than usual, she called attention to my "smartness;" if less so, she hinted that I was probably going out "on the sly." The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z There is abundance of wit,—plenty of real smartness on every side. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z So through Toad smartness Donkey can never be racer again. Jamaican Song and Story Annancy stories, digging sings, ring tunes, and dancing tunes 2011-02-28T03:00:31.280Z How little do we know in England of the smartness and courage of the Hottentot! The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z One of our generals, who inspected the Australian artillery some time ago, was much struck with the smartness and skill of the men. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France 2011-02-19T03:01:09.157Z His courtesy, his smartness, his anecdotes, his reminiscences were all Boredom. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z With her irritable mood making her observant, Esm� noticed that his light overcoat was shabby, that he lacked smartness. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z "Much obliged, I'm sure, for the attention," said Merl, with an assumed smartness. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z The smartness is in the way we tackle them. Debate Room: Governments and Cloud Computing 2011-01-31T07:07:55Z Theirs was the language of smartness, alertness, brightness, success, efficiency, and I tried to learn it, but it was a difficult and alien tongue. The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z The person who conceived that smartness belongs with the one who invented the "intelligence" epigram. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z She was welcome in the new set, which called folly, smartness, and weak vice, life. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z "Attitude over 90 minutes, which we emphasized after the Sweden game, and I think we brought that to this game, but also smartness." US women beat Canada in Four Nations soccer 2011-01-23T22:43:24Z This was instead of the conventional palaver and smartness of the white man, and equally profitable. Canoeing in the wilderness 2011-01-19T03:00:23.683Z They have a reputation for smartness, and they are highly motivated. Sit. Stay. Parse. Good girl! 2011-01-17T21:52:15Z "It will simply be ruination to let it drop like that in the front ... takes away all the smartness from it." Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z He was proud of Bobby, and of her smartness and whimsicality; and about everything she did was right in his eyes. The Girls of Central High on Track and Field The Champions of the School League 2010-12-27T03:00:15.633Z McTaggart saw that her neat dress was shabby, that the hat she wore owed its smartness to the veil and the way it was posed at the right angle. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z One couldn’t just imagine him shedding all the smartness of such a uniform and trappings to put on overalls and go to digging a living out of the earth. God's Green Country A Novel of Canadian Rural Life 2010-12-21T22:55:55.287Z He had brought off one bargain with a smartness that his father vaguely resented, and Davey was chockful of boyish pride over. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z For all their offensive smartness, though, Twente had looked sloppy at the back. FC Twente 3-3 Tottenham 2010-12-07T21:38:00Z "A very entertaining tale; distinguished by great smartness of style, peculiar happiness in description, and an amusing variety and contrast of character." Heathen Mythology Pip's reliability and general smartness soon raised him from the ruck of his mates, and presently his increasing responsibilities began to bring him in contact with those in authority. "Pip" A Romance of Youth Peckover's native smartness was quick to turn the situation to advantage. A Poached Peerage The fit of the stockings—the neatness of the low patent-leather shoes—the smartness and aloofness of the individual, caused the detective to smile slightly. Whispering Wires But, thank God, I’m not the only man in the world, and you’ve found them that can help you more than I could, with all my smartness. Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch This fact Flossie had noticed with keen inward delight, for her own smartness and prettiness naturally took on added luster when placed in contrast with poor Pinkie's poverty. A Star for a Night A Story of Stage Life He is followed by generals and aides-de-camp: their uniforms, the emperor's included, have lost something of their smartness and hang in tired creases from their shoulders, like clothes worn a long time. Majesty A Novel These Notes are destroyed by too much smartness. Springtime and Other Essays After all, it was a pretty good picture for a western and the clothes Roddy had designed for Helen and her added just the right touch of smartness. Janet Hardy in Radio City The style was everywhere simple, chaste, and elegant; the illustrations natural and graceful; and the dialogue, when, occurring, marked by all the epigrammatic smartness which characterized the era. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) The smartness with which the men tumbled to quarters, and the almost uncanny speed with which the forecastle gun was served, boded well for developments in case the real thing turned up. Sea-Hounds The result is that she has the smartness and the bright look of a French woman, and the shapely, sculptural lines of an English woman. Her Royal Highness Woman Its two principal standards appear to be money and smartness; and I do believe the world has a far higher ideal. Was It Right to Forgive? A Domestic Romance Yet he was not without a natural cunning which sometimes passed for smartness, but he often overreached himself and committed blunders of which a clever man would never be guilty. John Marsh's Millions "I have never succeeded in acquiring the modish smartness of the gallants and the wits." A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois We trust this sample of colonial smartness Will not find imitators on this side. The Admirable Bashville or, Constancy Unrewarded "He was a man that lived upon a reputation for smartness, gained at the expense of every good feeling." Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience Her education, her tastes and her manner were out of order with the smartness and giggling, setting the tone of the usual sleigh-rides and ice-cream parties. Was It Right to Forgive? A Domestic Romance Mrs. Raeburn, in the jubilee of her age, was still a handsome woman, and was admired even by Jenny for her smartness. Carnival The guard turned out with a smartness which I could see impressed Pike not a little. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois As we took off our outdoor wraps to sing, my smartness in the gallery was assured, but the cleverest manager can't contrive at home a substitute for furs, and the soprano had chinchilla! Confessions of an Opera Singer Across this brilliant garment there lay also the folds of a pure white apron, tucked up with business-like smartness. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 In this application it becomes thoroughness and smartness. Camp and Trail But if you think you're going to use that cursed smartness to get the best of us in any way—see here, my zig, I pull your gullet out like the string of an orange.... Where the Pavement Ends Claudia’s clothing expressed the last word in smartness, but she had not been infected by the modern craze for powder and rouge. What a Man Wills “Beg pardon, sir, Colonel’s compliments, and will you go over and see him now,” said a stalwart orderly, approaching at this moment and saluting with such smartness that Phil nearly jumped out of his skin. A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War Thanks to my idea of keeping our nags always saddled and bridled, and to April’s bravery and smartness, we escaped with our lives. Tales of South Africa The derelicts of fashion are the staple of small-talk; they are suggestive of all the little social smartness one hears, and of that very Brummagem morality which assumes to judge them. One Of Them People were beginning to say that Louisa Harris was getting old: she never had been good-looking, poor thing, but always smart, very smart—now she was losing her smartness, and what remained? The Heart of a Woman The public buildings, law courts, hall of assembly &c. were solid and handsome, nowhere out of repair, though with something to be desired in point of smartness. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses He looked up at me with a strange twinkle in his eyes, which I could not interpret He was either in intense enjoyment of my smartness, or Heaven knows what other sentiment then moved him. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance Every time he left his house in the Rue St. Jacques, Arcade found a man of exaggerated smartness at his door, with yellow gloves and in his tie a diamond bigger than the Regent. Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels Now Heathcote was not only gratified by his own smartness, but after a moment or two he felt half sorry he had been so "severe on the poor fellow." One Of Them You only want a little commonsense and ordinary smartness, and of that I should say you had plenty. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley I declare, I see no occasion for smartness or epigram. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly "I don't care if I do," said I, carelessly; "though, as a rule, your red-coat is very bad style,—flippant without smartness, and familiar without ease." A Day's Ride A Life's Romance The puny child sought everywhere for the Roman or Shakespeare figures; and she was met by the shrewd, honest eye, the homely decency, or the smartness of a New England village on Sunday. Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) That's true; but with such a clever mother, if she really had any smartness, it would certainly show itself. One Of Them Jim consulted a firm considered to be among the smartest solicitors in London; and thanks to their "smartness," by hook or by crook the difficulty of the codicil was got over. The Brightener Oh, I can take any thing in jest! but a man might imagine, by the smartness of the stroke, that you were in downright earnest. The Constant Couple or, A Trip to the Jubilee Many of them were coloured men, as ever, dressed in eye-catching smartness. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday Starch, which is now such a homely and universally helpful laundry assistant, and to the expert use of which so much of the freshness and smartness of women's attire is due, was then first introduced. Women of England Pretty,—very pretty; long eyelashes, very regular features, a beautiful figure; and the richest auburn hair I ever saw, but, with all that, none of the mother's esprit,—no smartness, no brilliancy. One Of Them But the British soon swallowed up him and his ship, so he paid well for his smartness. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read On the review day, the whole regiment turned out under auspices of unusual smartness. Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2 She does not call impudence “smartness,” nor insubordination “high spirit,” nor selfishness “knowing how to take care of itself,” nor lying and dishonesty “sharpness.” Maids Wives and Bachelors And Haggerstone drew himself up with the proud consciousness of his own smartness. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life Some might be disappointed in his smartness; some might think his social claims overrated; none were ever offended by anything that fell from him. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life The dinner was good, the conversation easiest of the easy, taking in all, from matters commercial to social,—the whole seasoned with the greatest good-humor and no small share of smartness. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas It never occurred to her when a French or Italian girl passed, dressed with the dainty and charming smartness of her race, that she might possibly be virtuous as well. Captain Macedoine's Daughter But he was somewhat afraid of his sister, of her fashion and smartness—above all of her sang froid. Leonore Stubbs Ma foi, there is not much smartness about us in this deadly hole! The Red Symbol Were those really attempts at style and dash and smartness she witnessed in the children of good old Asah and Jerusha Brown? McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 4, August 1908 "Why don't you add your temper," says Dicky Browne, with a mild smile—which rather spoils the effect of her would-be smartness. Portia or By Passions Rocked Eugene was impressed with the apparent "go" of the men—their smartness and dapperness. The "Genius" He hardly expected to elicit anything but the usual laugh and comment on the Judge’s smartness. Stories by American Authors, Volume 9 “Chic,” in general use, now connotes “smartness,” in dress, speech, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" Of the carriages, it would be hard to tell which was the more noticeable, the smartness of the vehicles or the jaded depression of the thin beasts that pulled them. Stories by American Authors, Volume 7 However, he had done well; the rifle had been aimed to kill, and only the smartness of his frontier training had saved his life. Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters Presently Ruby came, and then his eye lighted, for there was about her a smartness of youth—she was not more than nineteen—which captivated his fancy. The "Genius" But the Yankees, with all their smartness, cannot perceive this. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital A talent for discovering what is good in a child is much more important in the work of elevating him, than the smartness at detecting and exposing his tricks, in which some teachers take pride. In the School-Room Chapters in the Philosophy of Education It was written with much smartness, and one could wish that such lucubrations were more common nowadays than they are. By-ways in Book-land Short Essays on Literary Subjects You see, smartness is all very well; but if you're going to be a sailor's wife you got to look where you're going. Coquette The old dilapidated and picturesque houses had taken on a new and temporary smartness of modernity–consisting mainly of canvas signs. Gold Chippy complimented the lady of the barge on the smartness of her ship. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts "There's nothing to be done," sighed the tax-collector, who had served in the guards at Potsdam, and had always been accustomed to carry everything before him on account of his smartness. Absolution My anticipations had doubtless taken their colour from recent experience of the trim, well-ordered smartness of the Ariadne's saloon. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography She became the smartest of the girls in the room, for she had a natural sense of smartness. Coquette Without authority on the one hand and obedience on the other, education would lack its ethical basis—a neglect of the will-training could not be compensated for by any amount of knowledge or smartness. Pedagogics as a System He is pre-Adamite, I said,—and name him thus not as a piece of rhetorical smartness, but in gravest characterization. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 Each vied with the other in smartness and daintiness of dress, and many handsome forms were seen amongst the younger ones. Shirley It is now thirty-three years since I was first associated with the Royal Fusiliers, the regiment I have looked up to during all my service as a pattern of smartness and efficiency. How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc. It is wonderful what smartness that cider gives to a person. Phemie Frost's Experiences His deference to the law was paid entirely through Putney, whose smartness inspired Elbridge with a respect he felt for no other virtue in man. The Quality of Mercy It was Christmas time, and the occasion would justify whatever of feminine smartness her wardrobe possessed. Marion Fay He inspected the whole of the Academy, and was immensely impressed by the smartness of the students, who, themselves, marked the occasion by treating him to authentic college yells on his departure. Westward with the Prince of Wales Whatever fuss there is you’ve kicked up yourself, with your own smartness, so what are you whining about?” The Award of Justice Or, Told in the Rockies A Pen Picture of the West Bounds on the arch-buffoon, with flexile face, With bagman smartness and batrachian grace. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, March 1, 1890 "Great head, Tubby," chuckled the other, as if amused at this unexpected smartness on the part of the stout boy. The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields All his smartness wrapped in a little bundle. The Law-Breakers In splendid boulevards such as Main, and Portage, which turns from it, there are stores worthy of New York and London in size, smartness and glowing attraction. Westward with the Prince of Wales There's smartness in that woman, I can tell you. The Old Countess; or, The Two Proposals If a prisoner had any smartness, he would feel, from the circumstances, almost impelled to give vent to mischief, and thereby make as much trouble as possible. The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences Coming into the Touraine apartment Trudy found Gaylord showing old prints to some woman customers and advising as to the smartness of having them framed and used in sun parlours or any intriguing little nook. The Gorgeous Girl He marvelled at the lofty structures of old seventeenth century prose-men, and compared them with the chippy staccato of the modern perky style, its smug smartness, its eternal chattering gallop. Melomaniacs It lacks the smartness, the cleanliness, the width of thoroughfare, which mark the heretic towns. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule His bravery, skill, and natural “smartness,” advanced him rapidly along the line of promotion, until, while yet a boy, he became an acknowledged leader. Adrift on the Pacific A Boys [sic] Story of the Sea and its Perils A very dirty clergyman of her acquaintance, who affected smartness and repartees, was asked by some of the company how his nails came to be so dirty. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges The old general beamed and laughed over his smartness: he was conscious of having said something that, in shape at least, was like an epigram. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 These wooden verandahs are in a greater or lesser state of repair and smartness, and under the roof of every verandah hang rows of the same quaintly-decorated and picturesque earthenware jars. A Bride of the Plains I was particularly pleased, I remember, with my smartness and wit, but, alas and alas! The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice The Sandfords and others knowingly stir up suspicions to make believe that their smartness averts the evil. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 Spruce is applied to the show and affectation of neatness with a touch of smartness, and is always a term of mild contempt; as, a spruce serving man. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions The newcomer had a reckless air, a humorous twist to the left corner of his mouth, and a negligent smartness in his dress which plainly had its origin elsewhere than in Westville. Counsel for the Defense Prince Gortschakoff is clever in society, of easy conversation and some smartness in repartee. The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 The flags flying from all the barges pleased her, and the smartness of the ladies made her compare the scene to church parade on a June morning in Hyde Park. Godfrey Marten, Undergraduate All this is not smartness or diplomacy, but rather confusion, insincerity, and double-dealing. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 It occurred to Phil's mind that not to know jewels when they were seen was a doubtful proof of smartness; so he answered with a somewhat surly, "How, sir?" Say and Seal, Volume I There is some smartness in the foregoing observations. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance Mrs. Foster had a horror of smartness in the jeune fille. The Limit He smiled at his smartness and his eyes seemed to challenge me to respond. Hurricane Island He had no precocious "smartness," as the Yankees name the quality which enables one person to outwit another. Ulysses S. Grant Will was well pleased with the smartness the crew displayed in getting under weigh, and more than satisfied with the pace at which she moved through the water. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson I instantly decided, on account of their smartness of dress, that they were not English. Hushed Up! A Mystery of London Business smartness pays better in the town, and the low intellectual qualities which are contained in it are educated by town life. The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production The old lady let them do what they would, admiring everything, and declaring over and over again that her new assistants "beat her boys and girls to nothin' with their tastiness and smartness." Moods You see the milliner's head-woman, dressed with obtrusive smartness, though everything seems a little awry. The Master Mummer There is little difference between the "peartness" of the one, and the "smartness" of the other; or the "high tone" of the South, and the nonchalance of the North. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier That is quoted everywhere, and I have never heard it questioned, yet it is a flagrant case of confounding smartness with accuracy. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius They had been at once piqued and pleased by Robin's smartness, and resolved to whet their own wit upon so well-tempered a steel. The Buccaneer A Tale His larynx would make him a singer, and his mental capacity is far above the average; but he has perverted his gifts, till his music is nothing but noise and his talent nothing but smartness. Birds in the Bush It came to me, then, that in all this view there was something transalpine, with a greater smartness and freshness and much less elegance and languor. A Little Tour of France He remembered perfectly her cheap prettiness, her mincing manner, her flamboyant smartness of apparel from Grand Street emporiums of fashion. Making People Happy At present the dash, and go, and smartness of a motor-car seem strangely out of keeping with the spirit of leisure, and delay, and general shabbiness so marked in things Indian. India and the Indians At its sound, the sentinel on his post slaps his musket, and marches his limits with a smartness, that shows that his brave heart pulsates to the warlike drum. A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. Late A Surgeon On Board An American Privateer, Who Was Captured At Sea By The British, In May, Eighteen Hundred And Thirteen, And Was Confined First, At Melville Island, Halifax, Then At Chatham, In England ... And Last, At Dartmoor Prison. Interspersed With Observations, Anecdotes And Remarks, Tending To Illustrate The Moral And Political Characters Of Three Nations. To Which Is Added, A Correct Engraving Of Dartmoor Prison, Representing The Massacre Of American Prisoners, Written By Himself. Soldiers, indeed! where is the smartness, the upright bearing, the stately tread and general air of cleanliness one expects in a soldier? Through Finland in Carts We have got a chance to show our smartness right now. The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades To Aunt William's extreme annoyance Lady Virginia was dressed to-day in a strange medley of the artistic style combined oddly with a rather wild attempt at Parisian smartness. The Twelfth Hour But Doctor Dismukes, all snap and smartness, went over him as though he had never seen him before in all his life. Sundry Accounts You hadn’t been worked along, yet, to the right pitch o’ smartness. Desert Dust Remembering the fame for good taste, smartness and chic of Frenchwomen, the beauty of such a gathering is not surprising. The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon Only, instead of a dormouse and a stamp-album, I chose to purchase smartness. Punch or the London Charivari, September 9, 1914 I don’t care for much variety, and I leave real smartness to Madeline and the other tall, slim girls. Bird of Paradise Health and brightness of boyhood, with seamen’s smartness and silence: I hope they do not get too much trigonometry. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" He had not seen Fred Allerton for some time and was surprised to see that he had regained his old smartness. The Explorer His style, sometimes defaced by affectation and pedantry, has a lively smartness not unfrequently rising into wit. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 If it is not destined, neither wisdom nor strength nor smartness are of any avail. Jewish Children The Creole was headed for the Mauritius,—and, in eight days, the sad but wiser Commissioners were brooding over the smartness of Robert Surcouf when seated in their own snug little homes. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Mr. Henley has a pretty gift of versification, but it is spoiled by a wearisome proneness to smartness, and an assumption of personal superiority that occasionally reaches the heights of the ludicrous. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, May 20, 1893 Like the women of the southern provinces of Spain, they are remarkable for quickness and smartness of repartee, and in a wordy contest a Limeña is sure to come off triumphant. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests The invariable two P.M. discovery that her eyes ached, and the donning of huge amber glasses, which gave to her lithe smartness a counterfeit scholarliness. Free Air Benny showed us his smartness and his quick-wittedness so long, until our pockets were empty. Jewish Children They develop the muscles and impart vigor and tone to the vital organs and assist them in their functions; they develop endurance and are important factors in the development of smartness, grace, and precision. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition Again, the Tempter has an Ally in the world of Traffic, wherever bad things are stamped with respectable names—when, for instance, swindling is called "smartness," and robbery "per-centage." Humanity in the City No hint in her of the cheap smartness that had wrecked the other speaker. The Convert It was designed to hide the thinness of the throat, but gave, besides, a dreadful air of smartness to the poor corpse. A Sheaf of Corn He thought it was friendliness, but that opinion was dulled by recurrence of his admiration of her "smartness." No Clue A Mystery Story To this end, smartness and precision should be exacted in the execution of every detail. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition Lemuel says the man’ll take a blazed trail the rest of his life, and will have time to get over his smartness while his bones heal. Dorothy on a Ranch As children are unable to take the necessary precautions against accident, no considerations of fashion or smartness should outweigh those of safety for the little ones. The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. This satisfaction, however, did not prevent his "stirring her up" now and then, as he said, that he might sun himself in the glow of her youthful temper and chuckle inwardly over her smartness. The Wizard's Daughter and Other Stories “Don’t show off your smartness, bub,” sharply spoke the man at last, as he fully comprehended that Ree had purposely given him an evasive answer, “I asked a civil enough question.” Far Past the Frontier Such smartness and foresight commanded his respect as a man of the world, though maybe the women would not understand it. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster "I don't like that kind of smartness," said the doctor, sharply. The Young Outlaw or, Adrift in the Streets For hunting we must have comfort, without, of course, any undue violation of smartness. The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. It was really of a very flimsy kind but “bolstered-up” and carried through by the bluster of the serjeant and the smartness of his junior. Bardell v. Pickwick But notwithstanding the smartness of their pace, they did not seem to come much nearer to the top of the hill. Two Little Travellers A Story for Girls When Youth Steps Out —if it’s young youth, it chooses for smartness and comfort, a “Felice” Pump—in patent or tan calf, with matching buckles. The 1926 Tatler The boy gave no sign of aggressive smartness to warrant a belief that he would ever pull the thing together. The House with the Green Shutters I am rather inclined to think that they suppose their printed tone to be the public's love of smartness, but it is immensely difficult to make out. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 He usually held his head more erect than lads ordinarily do, and there was a general smartness about him. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete "Come, give over yer palaver, for I'm not wantin' it," said Moll roughly, yet not ill pleased at her husband's judicious tribute to her smartness and her charms. Two Little Travellers A Story for Girls Most of them were half-breeds, young men eager to show the smartness of a veneer of civilized vices. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland Mr. Warton observes, that "Tusser's general precepts have often an expressive brevity, and are sometimes pointed with an epigrammatic turn, and smartness of allusion." On the Portraits of English Authors on Gardening, with Biographical Notices of Them, 2nd edition, with considerable additions At one time the place had made some pretensions to smartness. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea Kate is quite well, and so is Anne, whose smartness surpasses belief. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete The artist saw that high finish was quite out of the question, and that all he could do was to dazzle by the facility, rapidity, and smartness of his execution. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 His command hardly appreciated this smartness at the time. The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War With a Description of the Operations in the Aden Hinterland Advantage was taken of these presents to bedeck the child in every variety of smartness. Fasting Girls Their Physiology and Pathology "No," replied the old gentleman crisply, with the smartness of the diplomat; "reptiles!" A Queen's Error Ex-dervishes of suitable smartness and physique were permitted to join the new body, the ranks of which were filled in a very short time, for hundreds eagerly volunteered. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan O, that is some of Pa's darn smartness. Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa 1883 He wasn’t vastly different from Henry Carson, this Mr. Schwirtz, but he had a mechanical city smartness in his manner and a jocular energy which the stringy-necked Henry quite lacked. The Job An American Novel A soldier may be smart and clean, but if he fails in battle his smartness and cleanness are worth nothing—he is a bad soldier. Notes on Islam She was, moreover, gowned with a taste and smartness eminently admirable in the future Mrs. Eric Curtis. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 His neighbours all said that Danny was "as smart as a steel trap," and immediately added that they wondered where he got his smartness from—certainly not from his father! Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901 My Brigadier also complimented me on the smartness of my guards at Brigade Headquarters. Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie (commanding 1st Battn. Royal Irish Rifles) Dated November 4th, 1914-March 11th, 1915 He was placidly smoking a cigar, and, though the dusk had deepened, Mayo could perceive that he was attired with some pretensions to city smartness. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 The whole brigade looked on and were astonished at the smartness of the volunteers in this part of their drills and exercises, and indeed, afterwards we found nothing wanting in their field work. A Soldier's Life Being the Personal Reminiscences of Edwin G. Rundle She is interrupted in her soliloquy by Lampe, the Beadle, who is a regular old Paul Pry, and boasts to the widow of his smartness and sagacity. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas Little White Fox gave a hop, skip and jump that ended in a somersault, so tickled was he with his own smartness. Little White Fox and his Arctic Friends It is still worse when to this superficiality is added a flippant manner that seems intent on nothing but a display of the critic's smartness. Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism The church system had corrupted the mores by adding casuistry and dialectic smartness to the devices for regulating conduct and satisfying interests. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals If you find not the smartness of the gospel, and the doctrine of grace laying this restraint upon the heart, ye are yet in your sins. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning But alas, his clothes were now old-fashioned, so that their rather expensive smartness was detrimental to his chances, in spite of their scrupulous look of having come almost new out of the bandbox that morning. The Lost Girl Instead of the old stone floor, there was a carpet laid down, and an air of smartness over every thing, which he had never seen before. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 I was not wholly a fool if I was so well satisfied with my own smartness. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers "Well, with all his smartness he's cornered this time." Messenger No. 48 I knew its extremely dull smartness of speech and behaviour. Nights in London "Sit down, Jenny, and stop fidgeting," Miss Husted snapped out, ignoring the fat lady's attempt at smartness. The Music Master Novelized from the Play Permit us to observe, Jonathan, that you scarcely display your usual "smartness" here. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 Others there are who have such overweening confidence in their own smartness that their lives are nothing but a series of losses. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi At Eton, however, he was a general favourite for his pleasantry, the gentleness of his manner, and the smartness of his repartee. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 How did they get all their smartness to rise over the people around them? The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story My friend had many a story to tell of his smartness and knowledge, born of a true love of sport. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler But I wish that all our leading men possessed his manliness, for then more dignity and self-respect, and less "smartness," might be apparent in our social and political organizations. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War Nothing to brag of, in the way of smartness.” Janet's Love and Service And when we name sin by philosophic euphemisms, and by less exacting terminologies—such as “cleverness,” “smartness,” or “fault,” or “misfortune,” we are only changing the flask, and the diabolical essence remains the same. My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year In the current talk of men there are new smartnesses of speech built upon the old maternal tongue. The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story True greatness is made of goodness rather than smartness. The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln But he spoke ecstatically of the streets, the tram-roads, the lights of the town, the smartness of his flock, the delights of their up-to-date humor. Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South African Tales Whenever they met one another, all they could talk about was the smartness and the greatness of Buster Bear. The Adventures of Buster Bear For a century and a half this sort of trading was lucrative; it required no smartness, no spirit of enterprise or special tact. The Philippine Islands Now they hung touching the blue-gray of her morning-dress, which, with ruffles of lace at collar and wrists, had the fresh smartness of a uniform. Apron-Strings Later, when tales of his "smartness," as sailor or mate, or by and by, a full rated captain, began to drift back, she had gloried in them. Fair Harbor How is this for an instance of American journalistic smartness? The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 "That shows that some one is in there," said the Irish lad, "but whither he is white or rid, I don't s'pose the Shawanoe, with all his smartness, can tell even at this distance." The Hunters of the Ozark Meantime the guns' crews were competing with each other as to their qualifications for smartness. From Lower Deck to Pulpit It is a definition which fosters the impression that success can be secured the more quickly and surely by methods that are bound up with smartness, chance, or luck. Men in the Making Even the British press could not gainsay the resourcefulness and intelligence of the American soldier and sailor, though the phrase "Yankee smartness" conveyed also the unpleasant imputation of trickiness and moral laxity. Union and Democracy Lady Fan was very exquisite in her outward ways, and her speech was of the proper smartness. Adam Johnstone's Son The man who uses horse sense in his transactions gets along further and faster than the man who uses selfishness and smartness. Dollars and Sense It confirmed in Jack's mind an impression which had begun to form, that the smart set, so-called, is not altogether lacking in, well,—smartness. Prince or Chauffeur? A Story of Newport Then Willie up and boasted of your smartness down at the railroad. The Grammar School Boys of Gridley or, Dick & Co. Start Things Moving The man or woman who wishes simply to cut a figure "socially" will cultivate the wit, the gayety, the facility, the smartness, which are Page 158 the familiar ingredients of such a personality. Human Traits and their Social Significance But Justin's thoughts were not of her "smartness" but of her pathetic loveliness. Glory of Youth It is generally a race between the top-men of the different masts, and there is nothing that the men think more of than smartness in getting down all the upper gear. At Aboukir and Acre A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt This led to great interest being taken by the whole Battalion in the mounting of the guard, and the smartness of the guard increased by leaps and bounds. With a Highland Regiment in Mesopotamia 1916—1917 You think you are pretty strongly intrenched because you and your crowd are quite pally with certain upper class students who pose as wonders of smartness. Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore What wit, what smartness, what epigram would abound! Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General Worrying is the one game in which, if you guess right, you don’t get any satisfaction out of your smartness. Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy." There was no attempt at smartness in their attire; they were dowdy and frowsy, and even the young faces were old. The Californians But it seems to me that their smartness is all—just—well, d'you see what I mean? The Sins of Séverac Bablon This was extremely galling, because, by the union of smartness, shrewd common sense, and at times judicious silence, he had managed up to that time to maintain his supremacy among his fellows. Red Rooney The Last of the Crew The wine is excellent; light, odoriferous, with a smartness like a sharp child’s prattle. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection I wish I had some smartness in me. That Affair Next Door But Joe’s smartness was so great, that Palmyra, where his father usually resided, became too small for the exercise of his talents, and our hero set off on his travels. Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet Though Lydia did not know this, his smartness, plus a certain dexterity with cards, was his stock in trade. The Angel of Terror Ours had always been considered a smart ship, and though our captain was a kind man, he sacrificed a great deal to smartness. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor There is something of the smartness of execution morning when a court-martial sentence is being carried out. Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 “I know that; but the activity and smartness?” Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea They seem to put more emphasis upon smartness, shrewdness, long-headedness, cunning, influence, a pull, than upon downright honesty and integrity of character. Pushing to the Front A reputation,—a character for smartness, you know. The Maidens' Lodge None of Self and All of Thee, (In the Reign of Queen Anne) Judith was entirely in bed upstairs, and the kitchen had lost all the little semblance of smartness it once had. The Carbonels Indian sentries march to and fro outside and enjoy thus serving their King, a picture of polish and smartness. Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 Guess he’s always had people to wait on him, and that doesn’t tend to smartness in any one. The Gold Trail The bayonet exercise is often spoken of as a bit of gymnastics rather than of practical value; but smartness in the delivery of a thrust was just everything now. For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War “You may make yourself easy; you’ll never get a character for smartness,” responded her cousin with an unpleasant laugh. The Maidens' Lodge None of Self and All of Thee, (In the Reign of Queen Anne) The daintiness of the dress, its unaccustomed smartness and air of fashion, seemed at the moment a presage of the threatened separation. Flaming June Ronald’s handsome, clear-cut face stood out like a cameo among them, while Margot’s fluffy net blouse looked a garment of superfine smartness. Big Game A Story for Girls Brown of Philadelphia was the soul of honour, as well as distinguished for his smartness and benevolence. She and I, Volume 2 A Love Story. A Life History. She had a rich, deep humor of her own, and a wit that crystallized into sayings which are not epigrams, only because their wisdom strikes more than their smartness. Brief History of English and American Literature These orders were obeyed with that smartness and promptitude which distinguishes the disciplined man-of-war’s-man; but the operation of laying out the anchor astern necessarily occupied some little time. The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba I congratulate you upon your smartness, Mr Bowen, and also upon your good fortune in finding a crew; it is a good deal more than our own people could have done. The Log of a Privateersman How helpless and ignorant the young are in their seeming strength and smartness: how self-sufficient in their unwisdom, how little amenable to reason, how slow to perceive true ideals. Education and the Higher Life It was a good omen, for your “live Yankee” likes “smartness;” consequently, I was sanguine of success. She and I, Volume 2 A Love Story. A Life History. We have our work cut out for us, I fancy, and much will depend on the smartness with which the admiral’s signals are read and his ship handled. Kilgorman A Story of Ireland in 1798 You shall have neither rest nor peace day or night, henceforward, until I have completely quelled your present rebellious spirit and brought you to a proper condition of subordination and smartness. The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba Her black hat was a miracle of smartness. Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo Fortunately the weather for some time was splendid, and the Battalion soon began to shew the result of constant and regular drill, and the turnout and smartness improved rapidly. The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919 History of the 1/8th Battalion This spoke volumes for the smartness of the young patrol leader, though somehow his chums did not seem to consider it such a wonderful feat for Elmer. Afloat or, Adventures on Watery Trails The dead man was a good-looking youth, scarcely twenty, dressed in the habit of a gentleman’s groom, and evidently, by the smartness of his accoutrement, in the employ of some one of importance. Kilgorman A Story of Ireland in 1798 He had adopted that careful looseness—that ease of fit—that skilful sloppiness—which is the last word in masculine sartorial smartness. Gigolo "It cannot signify in the least; a change of dress would not alter your flippant mind," replied her mother, with unusual smartness. The Village by the River Alphonso rode upon the box, giving the vehicle a certain amount of smartness. Christmas Comes but Once A Year Showing What Mr. Brown Did, Thought, and Intended to Do, during that Festive Season. And school, I might mention in passing, is through with her,—five of them, from Miss Trenchard's Spartan smartness to the gentle Spanish convent. Jane Journeys On The colonel will be grievously disappointed, when he comes back again, if he finds that you have lost your smartness.' Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War The alleged father stood there, chuckling over the smartness of his progeny. Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems In its place is smartness, flippancy, cynicism, unbelief, and the critical faculty developed to the pathological point. Old Fogy His Musical Opinions and Grotesques But the priest, of course, knew a little more of that smartness than the rest of the people. The Priest, The Woman And The Confessional With the smartness characteristic of our navy the men were formed up in a line with their backs to the mission wall. Chatterbox, 1905. Through that incident I acquired an enviable reputation for smartness and penetration, but it was not my due, for I had not penetrated anything that the cow could not have penetrated. Chapters from My Autobiography It strikes us to-day as an exhibition of that mocking smartness of youth which often hides a childish heart. Essays on Scandinavian Literature He's a rale clever feller as ever lived, and he ain't stuck-up by his smartness, and he likes to see everybody well used. The Bobbin Boy or, How Nat Got His learning The constant attention to detail in the army, the smartness of the men, and the good turn-out of the horses and limbers, have a great moral effect upon every department of the service. The Great War As I Saw It It wasn't such an awful thing, and she was laughing more at her own smartness than at you. Dixie Hart Tricks so mean and contemptible that their perpetrator would not be tolerated in social life, are resorted to, and if successful are applauded as evidences of smartness. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City Even when their marriage came, if it must come, it should come without any customary sign of smartness, without any outward mark of exaltation. Can You Forgive Her? But his smartness availed little, "for within three years continuance of that high throne of York he was summoned before an higher." Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Exeter A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See I'm afraid she's not too happy, under her air of almost flippant gaiety and "smartness," for she rather hinted that she liked some man who didn't care for her—someone she met in the East. Set in Silver I know that this café, for all its outward smartness, bears perhaps the worst reputation in Europe. A Maker of History Worrying is the one game in which, if you guess right, you don't get any satisfaction out of your smartness. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.) But in a country like this, with such great heat and no real occasion for more than appearances, it is hopeless to expect them to keep up the smartness which would, at home, be necessary. Under Drake's Flag A Tale of the Spanish Main Lord Riddell, in giving his impression of President Wilson, says that his trousers and boots were not in keeping with the smartness of his appearance above the table. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 8, 1920 "Thanks to the smartness of Domino, it did," replied Bob, proudly. The Saddle Boys of the Rockies Lost on Thunder Mountain They have the utter contempt for mere smartness that only comes with severe educational training. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View If there is nothing more than acquirement, smartness, and the affectation of philanthropy, Chorley is a fine creature. Charlotte Brontë and Her Circle Every one has heard of the surprise of Percy, on calling for Johnson, to find the great Cham dressed with quite unusual smartness. Goldsmith English Men of Letters Series It has all the professional smartness and scholarly qualities which usually characterize Lowell's critical essays. The Last Harvest But what this organized gossip really advertises is the industry of the gentlemen who collect it, and the smartness of the papers in which it is circulated. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O Bastin handed him half-a-crown, saying: "Get me a copy of the last edition of all the chief evening papers, Charley, and be smart about it, and perhaps you will keep the change for your smartness." The Mark of the Beast There was no sternness or smartness in my expression, but the gaze was mathematical. A Christmas Story Man in His Element: or, A New Way to Keep House I might tell a great many stories about the smartness of Rover; but on the whole I think I will forbear. Stories about Animals: with Pictures to Match Sonia's was by far the most successful disguise; her fierce eyebrows and mustache were wonderfully becoming, her pretty features gained expression, and she wore the dress of a man with unexpected swagger and smartness. In the Yule-Log Glow, Book I Christmas Tales from 'Round the World If a young man wants only to advertise his own smartness, he will not produce a beautiful thing. Studies in Early Victorian Literature Sometimes there is a little smartness in the dialogue, and in the "Careless Husband," Lord Foppington uses such strange expletives as "Sun burn me," "Stop my breath," "Set my blood." History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour She was dressed with tawdry smartness—earrings, necklace, and rings, and very high-heeled buckle shoes. Animal Ghosts Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter They are no longer merely the diligent and conscientious cavalrymen we took pleasure in commanding, and whose smartness we admired in peace time. In the Field (1914-1915) The Impressions of an Officer of Light Cavalry A second source of pettiness is to be found in the mistake of imagining that mere smartness of diction and agility of mind are signs of intellectual keenness. Among Famous Books Truly, thinkses I, it don't take much smartness to see much in this place. Samantha at the World's Fair She was muddy and without a trace of the smartness for which she had been famous. The Tin Soldier “Yes, it's her fast enough,” rejoined another, a sweet-faced blonde with an exaggeratedly fashionable coiffure and a noticeable smartness in the tie of her neck-ribbon and the set of her cotton waist. The Portion of Labor We know by practice what will hit some contemporary tastes; we know the measure of smartness, say, or the delicate flippancy, or the sentence with “a dying fall.” On the Sublime There was a certain smartness about their attire, and she suspected them of being City dress-makers. The Debtor A Novel Allowin' the smart ones to show off their smartness to the best advantage. Samantha at the World's Fair Mrs. Witherspoon had aspired to smartness and to the friendship of the new people who brought an air of sophistication to the staid and sedate old capital. The Tin Soldier I was mightily surprised by the smartness of his movements as he hurried up the gangway. Tales Of Hearsay Others unable to discern such fine shades of refinement, respected him for his smartness. The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" A Tale Of The Forecastle Anderson modestly murmured a disclaimer of any especial smartness. The Debtor A Novel "Whatever other defects may be alleged against the scarlet uniform, it certainly makes for two things—discipline and smartness—and these two are very important factors in discipline." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-15 The born soldier is noticed at once, even in the small children; many generations of fighting ancestors have bequeathed a smartness and accuracy of movement which can be envied by many a Continental trained conscript. The Land of the Black Mountain The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro And humour's a much rarer and less cheap a gift than smartness. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 21, 1920 His instinct seems to rise on some occasions almost to the level of our practical reasoning, and the stories which are told of his smartness are very many indeed. Round-about Rambles in Lands of Fact and Fancy “Susy had the kind of smartness that catches men,” said the lawyer, with a slight laugh. The Shoulders of Atlas A Novel The regiment had thus been long on ship-board, but it had lost none of its smartness, and formed up on the beach with as much precision as on the South Barracks parade. The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood General Montagu-Stuart-Wortley was equally complimentary at the second inspection, and congratulated all ranks on their appearance and smartness, which, considering the state of the trenches, was very creditable. The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. He lacked the trimness of the soldier; of the debonair smartness of the modern fighting man there was no trace whatsoever in his speech or appearance. A People's Man One of my principal objections to his person is a kind of bachelor smartness he carries about with him. The Wings of Icarus Being the Life of one Emilia Fletcher I was reading about Mallowe in 'Modern Society' the other day, and it said it was lovely and her ladyship's parties were wonderful for smartness. Emily Fox-Seton Being "The Making of a Marchioness" and "The Methods of Lady Walderhurst" Impossible to disguise the fact that I was enormously pleased with myself—with my sharpness, my smartness, my penetration, my success. The Ghost A Modern Fantasy While we may thus gain a staccato smartness, a jerky and inconsequent brilliancy, do we not lose something of the natural woman and the delicious heartiness, spontaneous wit and instinctive wisdom of her? The Young Man and the World As to that sabbath-attire of cleanliness, even to smartness among our own country people, it is a thing very rarely to be seen in the villages of France. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Two The scoundrel no doubt counts it a brilliant bit of smartness to carry about in his car the fiancée of the man he hates, and brags of it. The Iron Furrow The tan of the wind and the sun was upon their cheeks, their clothes lacked the cheap smartness of the Londoner. The Survivor There is as much difference between smartness and brain as there is between a jewsharp and a flute, or between mustard and wine. A String of Amber Beads The world, then, should not applaud any feat of smartness or cunning on the part of the young man. The Young Man and the World This unexpected kindness from one whom he had learned to consider as a man of unlimited means and unusual smartness, quite set him up in his own estimation. Miss Dexie A Romance of the Provinces |
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