| 单词 | befog |
| 例句 | When you shout Durham! the gloomy and befogged financial atmosphere becomes clear and there is a mad rush and scramble for her bonds. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z After the sour testosterone that befogs the air of “Hangmen,” it was rather a relief to spend time with the all-female cast of Ms. Churchill’s “Escaped Alone” that evening. For ‘Hangmen’ and ‘Escaped Alone,’ Connecting Threads in London 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z So many years later, the “idealism” of that moment proved to be a mirage, viewed through the befogged lens of hubris, clouded by lies. In Today’s World, Is It Possible to Be an Idealist? 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z But then you arrive and everything is damp, blurred, befogged. Review | Japanese artist’s ephemeral fogscapes transform Boston’s Emerald Necklace 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z She admitted that she was “bewildered and befogged” by Joyce, who was “about a fortnight younger than I am.” The Unsaid: The Silence of Virginia Woolf 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z Overruling those just to appease your clearly befogged co-parent is a bad habit to get into right as you’re starting this journey. Advice | Carolyn Hax: New mom doesn’t want boyfriend’s ex to meet her baby 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z Instead of being buried under documents, befogged by facts, you find yourself in the immediate, proximate, breathing presence of another human being — and there’s suddenly no room for anything else. Perspective | I don’t know Corneille de Lyon. I just know his portraits are alive. As always with the royal family, details about its internal deliberations are elusive and befogged in speculation. Prince Philip’s Death Adds New Urgency to U.K. Monarchy’s Transition Plans 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z The Steilhang exuded the full gloom of a north face at befogged dawn. The Wild Carnival at the Heart of Skiing’s Most Dangerous Race 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z She wasn’t befogged, as their father had been. How a Beloved Canadian Novelist Reckons with Her Mennonite Past 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z But the emotional pull of “Captain Marvel” lies not in its often befogged title character, but in its far more charismatic ancillary figures. Review | ‘Captain Marvel’ — Marvel’s first movie built around a woman — is not the empowering thrill it wants to be 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z The executive branch is not the only one that befogs its members’ behavior and personal finances, after all. Opinion | Americans, it’s time for some extreme vetting 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z I ask these questions of Walker as a way to clarify his befogged mind. Is Scott Walker ignorant by choice? 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z The demise of the News of the World still befogs Sunday comparisons. Print suddenly spies hope amid the struggle and the losses 2013-01-13T00:05:49Z The restaurant’s name salutes befogged Nantucket, where the owners summered when young. Hungry City: Reviewing 3 Seafood Shacks: Claw, Grey Lady and Brooklyn Crab 2012-08-14T20:34:18Z The king pursues them, but is befogged by the man with the clouds. The Grateful Dead The History of a Folk Story 2012-04-11T02:00:32.697Z The name typhus is from , a smoke or fog, and it indicates the befogged, stuporous condition of the patient. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z The extreme indefiniteness with which the term "gold standard" is used has so befogged the relation which gold money bears to industry and commerce that people lose sight of the essential feature of that relation. Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 2012-02-29T03:00:21.727Z He could recall her expression in that befogged gaslight even now, her expression of utter lack of interest, faintly colored with surprise at his own bad taste. Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z Walking heavily, his brain more and more befogged, Lad obeyed. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z You trod on my foot, and,' said George, as he let his cloak slip from his shoulders to the ground, 'you invited me to take a walk; what circumstance now befogs your intellects?' Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z One hundred years ago our country and people were befogged by conditions that were grey and ominous. Brock Centenary 1812-1912 2012-01-21T03:00:06.650Z His whole week was befogged by doubt, his work became uncertain, his chalk-marks lacked their usual decision, and he did not always cut his coat according to his cloth. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z "Peggy," enquired Timothy, entirely befogged but considerably intrigued, "what are you talking about?" A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z He discerned this luminous point in a period befogged by prejudice, tradition, pedantry, conventionality, subservience to antiquated humours and insurgent eccentricities. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z But the County Councils are so befogged by these demands that they do not see the simple calculation and the simple justice. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z The big man’s brain was befogged; and yet he still retained presence of mind enough to shield his chin from another of those terrific blows. The Ranchman 2011-08-27T02:00:21.017Z Overhead the skies were cloudy, with here and there a befogged star. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z No mind can be fresh in the morning that has been kept at a tension the night before by late hours, or been befogged by indulgence in late suppers. Successward A Young Man's Book for Young Men 2011-08-15T02:00:27.860Z When supper was over Levin, strengthened by food and drink, his senses befogged by the fumes of the wine, began to nurse a feeling of independence; a strong yearning for freedom stirred in his heart. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z It is striking that so sensational an episode, happening within the memory of many men yet living, should be thus befogged. Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier 2011-08-06T02:00:04.917Z The object of writing a book is not to befog the reader's mind. The Lure of the Pen A book for Would-Be Authors 2011-07-26T02:00:15.573Z Nay, as I blink about the streets Of this befogged and miry city, Why, almost every girl one meets Seems preternaturally pretty! Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z He was so frequently misled by faculties befogged with dreaming, that overlooked when they did not flatly deny the obvious: it was possible that Helena had been more wise than he. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z At Tirlemont Kenneth made enquiries, and was given such minute directions that before he had gone another five miles he was hopelessly befogged. The Dispatch-Riders The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:22.377Z Upset that belief, and the average man becomes at once helplessly befogged. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z He remained silent a moment, as if struggling to clear his heavy head of befogging weights. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z "Yes," said Ingeborg, hurrying on to the principal sentence of those she had prepared at Zoppot and learned by heart, desperately clutching at it before Robert's questions had undermined her courage and befogged the issues. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z Primarily, in fact, it seemed only to thicken the cloud that befogged his wits. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z It is seldom magnificent, but it is always adequate, and the reader never feels himself jarred by want of taste or befogged by obscurity either of thought or expression. The Age of Tennyson 2011-05-31T02:00:36.607Z I was, as it were, benumbed and befogged; my ideas were shattered and turned upside down; but I remember I was, for some reason, very sad. White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X 2011-05-07T02:00:35.433Z Instances of this effort to secure an advantage by an adroit befogging of the question will occur to everyone who has followed the discussion of our subject. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z You managed to graduate, but only to befog what little hope then remained to me. I Conquered 2011-04-15T02:00:19.800Z My love, the path on which we laugh with life Pales in a doubt befogged with roads that leads not thorough; The night is triumphing with stars, towards to-morrow! Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z Angèle, in turn, was befogged, but saw instantly that the village youth was not sufficiently reverent to the claims of rank. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z I was befogged; I only felt that my heart had been inhumanly and shamelessly wounded, and was brimming over with impotent tears. White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X 2011-05-07T02:00:35.433Z Instances where this occurs are rare, because the crisis always comes when, through the influence which alcohol has wrought upon him, his brain has been befogged and his will weakened. Habits that Handicap The Menace of Opium, Alcohol, and Tobacco, and the Remedy 2011-02-15T03:00:18.787Z It seemed to his befogged mind that the wave had broken and that he was falling through the air. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z "Just so, sister Judy," Miss Sophia would respond, more befogged if possible over consecration and apostolic succession than she was over most things. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z The pitiful words helped to dispel the cloud which had befogged his wits, and he began to weigh the pros and cons of the forlornest of forlorn hopes. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z I whispered, hoping that the unaccustomed words would befog the old man sufficiently to cover my own embarrassment, and answer any doubts he might have as to the purpose of our errand there. One of My Sons 2010-12-21T22:55:57.893Z No mother, wife, employer, or magistrate can effectively reason with a man whose brain is befogged by alcohol, for that man cannot reason with himself. Habits that Handicap The Menace of Opium, Alcohol, and Tobacco, and the Remedy 2011-02-15T03:00:18.787Z Her words seemed to penetrate the befogged mind of the dazed woman. Hoofbeats on the Turnpike 2010-12-20T17:11:45.463Z I had a befogged notion that Jenkins looked a little queer. The Haunted Pajamas Continued misfortune had befogged his wits, and this last year certainly he had been half mad. An Engagement of Convenience A Novel His scalp prickled,—as did Ace’s,—and for a little while his wits seemed befogged. Unexplored! Something seemed to bear down on his brain and befog his sight. The Cottage of Delight A Novel Neither wine nor hippocras had befogged the stout heads of the Assyrians, nor loosened their canny tongues. Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity What distinguishes this treasure story from all others is that it is not befogged in legend and confused by mystery and uncertainty. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day From the sentimental journey past to the present stage of the same was but a step; but the present situation was rather perplexingly befogged. The King of Arcadia In this camera no essential to good picture making is omitted, yet it has no unnecessary "contraptions" to annoy and befog the beginner. Kodaks and Kodak Supplies 1914 Reed cast an agonized look at the cook and remained speechless, but Tucker, with more experience in the befogging properties of language, rushed to his assistance. Come Out of the Kitchen! A Romance ‘Love’: 1647; a manifest befogging duplication of the ‘love’ in the preceding line. Thomas Stanley: His Original Lyrics, Complete, In Their Collated Readings of 1647, 1651, 1657. With an Introduction, Textual Notes, A List of Editions, An Appendis of Translation, and a Portrait. Such souls, I suppose, are asleep, or smothered and befogged beneath mean pleasures and cares. My First Summer in the Sierra His course stretched before him—through the befogging, unmanning sweetness—to daylight and self-respect and an uncompromising sincerity of life. The Torch Bearer His curiously befogged vision made out a number of shapes that resembled dwellings. The Destroying Angel It started a chain of thought which, while persistently interrupted or befogged, was really never broken. The "Genius" A complex sentiment of curiosity and silence isolated him from his friends and seemed to befog him with inexplicable ridicule. Their Son; The Necklace This is plain: that what- ever belittles, befogs, or belies the nature and essence of Deity, is not divine. Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 White lady looked amazed—coloured p. 257lady, bashful, blushing—gay lieutenant befogged. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years The whole subject has been befogged for the lack of an accepted nomenclature, one that shall do violence neither to grammar nor to history. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary They whined impatiently as they sailed across the prairie grass under the befogged sunshine between the settlements, but always they brought up with their loads at Harvey. In the Heart of a Fool When he had stirred Driscoll out of his dejection enough to make him want to fight, he deigned to clear the atmosphere of that befogging downpour in Texas. The Missourian The befogged company rolled away in the darkness and Pat rolled over to me. The Unknown Quantity A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales "I see, I see," said the befogged landlord; "I'll keep a sharp look out for him, and let you know the moment I find him fairly out." The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes But we are befogged by the systems we impose upon our imagination and call science. A Modern Symposium In the last week of August 1697 the English fleet lay at the west end of Hudson Strait, befogged and surrounded by ice. The "Adventurers of England" on Hudson Bay A Chronicle of the Fur Trade in the North (Volume 18 of the Chronicles of Canada) She seemed to grow afraid, too, of the spell that was befogging them, and sought rescue in a flippancy. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards Haney's promise of relief from want was very sweet, yet disturbingly empty, like the joy of dreams, and yet his words took her breath—clouded her judgment, befogged her insight. Money Magic A Novel He passed his hand dully across his brow as if to brush the mist from his befogged brain. Carmen Ariza He delivered an extemporaneous and daringly false lecture on the comparative force of evidence, intended only to befog the minds of the jurors. The Shepherd of the North He did not remember the befogged and stumbling "walk" into the Control Room. Rescue Squad The question has more than once been asked, "Is it possible that he can be so befogged?" The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences Intemperance has befogged your judgment; high-living has dimmed your––” “You have it!” laughed the land baron. The Strollers But it would be unfair to judge the Analysis by this preface, which admittedly befogged even poor Hogarth himself. The Eighteenth Century in English Caricature Thorn's befogged brain stirred dazedly as the message came. Invasion Lydia was looking at him with brows drawn tight in her effort to get quite clearly what she thought might prove at any instant a befogged technicality. The Prisoner Whether this version was correct cannot be learned, the British policy of concealing submarine captures, in order to befog Berlin, cutting off information from that source. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War And the Tribune dares to make this impudent attempt at befogging the American people, and at the same time dares to tell that people that it is "intelligent." Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 Are the European statesmen to be prepared beforehand, or are they to be befogged and prevented from judging for themselves? Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 But though this has never been explicitly denied, the important results following from its recognition have been obscured and befogged by several conceptions and phrases relating to capital which have found acceptance among English economists. The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production Experience usually demonstrates, however, that an estimate in only the necessary detail escapes the danger inherent in undue detail which would tend to befog the main issues. Sound Military Decision I don't; but sometimes I wonder if a wild dream of a new lodge, a new mate, a new home, and a new city was flitting through his poor, befogged old brain. Forest Neighbors Life Stories of Wild Animals As to the rest, he was in a state of befogged memory. The Rough Road I see that you're befogged, my little woman, Chasing this ignis fatuus of the day! The Woman Who Dared She was young, she was fair; with her bright sunny art She could scatter the mists from his world befogged heart. Three Women Twice and thrice he repeated the address, speaking each time sharply and distinctly, before the meaning seemed to filter into the befogged intellect of the inebriate. The Life of the Party Jarvis knitted his brows and finally said, as if giving up a knotty problem, "Make things plainer; I am befogged." Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter It could be done only by one whom all the world had conspired to befog and befool about his importance in the scheme of things. The Convert Sam gathered up the dishes, while the other men filled their pipes and befogged the atmosphere with a fragrant cloud of smoke. The Huntress When he does not do so, it is usually because his instructions have been so doubtful as to befog him or give him a reasonable excuse for noncompliance. The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 The starting point is the creation by the befogged ignorance of primitive man of that welter of ghosts and gods which make so much of early existence a veritable nightmare. Theism or Atheism The Great Alternative Now the rhythm of some ancient rout was stirring old memories, and the obligations of host sat pleasantly heavy upon his befogged consciousness. Stubble The befogged one pulled out his dictionary and read over and over all the French synonyms of "Stout," but this only increased his perplexity. Glances at Europe In a Series of Letters from Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, &c. During the Summer of 1851. Finally, I called for Prince, and took a long ride up the valley, seeking for light; but none came, and when about sunset I returned to the palace, I was as much befogged as ever. Through Veld and Forest An African Story It's just a theory, and good detectives distrust theories, which often befog clever brains. Mary Louise Solves a Mystery Befuddled and befogged by the whiskey and the cold bath, he must have forgotten that the roll contained forty-six dollars, instead of two or three, which was probably all he intended to give me. Down The River Buck Bradford and His Tyrants Yet every man who has ever lived has at times thought so; but to proclaim the thought—or even entertain it long—would stagger sanity, befog the intellect and make mind lose its way. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 And it was a sort of general unwritten rule that any citizen so utterly befogged as to permit his wealth to be lifted via light fingers should lose it as a lesson! The Big Fix The corporal had been dozing for twenty minutes, and he awoke with mind somewhat befogged. Uncle Sam's Boys in the Philippines or, Following the Flag against the Moros In February he had so far befogged the intellect of Fredrik as to induce that monarch to request of Gustavus a full pardon for all of Norby's doings. The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa After a moment's struggle to remember what he wished to say, he found himself hopelessly befogged, and abandoned the attempt. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion I have seen that simple statement lift the burden of doubt from minds utterly perplexed and usher befogged spirits out into the liberty of the glory of the children of God. Christianity and Progress Sir," with calm energy, "man came into this world, not to sit down and muse, not to befog himself with vain subtleties, but to gird up his loins and to work. The Confidence-Man And again, skilful manipulators, dishonest self-seekers, are ever at hand with plausible theories calculated to befog the untrained, deceive the unsuspecting, and to lead them all astray. On the Firing Line in Education Many tongues were busy with inuendo to belittle what the farmers had accomplished already and to befog their efforts to advance still farther. Deep Furrows Meeting drunken men and women one after another, he first wondered whether they were helped by tracts, and then decided that the mind befogged with alcohol was unfit to receive the gospel message. Civics and Health His companion sat still with signs of tension in his face, and it was clear that he was racking his befogged brain. The Gold Trail She rose, and, approaching the table, handed him the timetable, a diabolical labyrinth of incomprehensible figures and words specially compiled by railroad managers to puzzle and befog the traveling public. The Easiest Way A Story of Metropolitan Life And there stood the poor befogged boy, holding the doomed bill between his thumb and finger, and staring gloomily at the flickering candle. Three People The children did not always understand her, however; and you shall see hereafter how Dotty's queer little brain grew befogged. Dotty Dimple at Her Grandmother's But, as it chanced, Mr. O'Connor's elaborate mechanism for befogging his trail was entirely wasted, for the President, so far as could be learned, said not a thing on the subject to anybody. White Ashes To these other faculties his befogged mind gave quick response. Civilization Tales of the Orient Laboratories, experiments, tables, classifications are all very vital and all very necessary but sometimes their net result is only to befog and confuse. The Human Side of Animals She feels well physically and appears to be so mentally, but says there is just a befogged sensation in her head which gets no better nor worse, yet it is there. Herself Talks with Women Concerning Themselves Just to dispel a little of the mist that befogged his brain, he waited a while and then said: "Which side of the car was opposite the doorway when those two men attacked Mr. Hunter?" One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York Since it is a proverb that an empty stomach is a mighty poor team-mate for a befogged brain, I was unable to see what Whitredge was driving at, and I told him so. Branded For two months the regular police were not only befogged, but they blatantly sounded the alarm to every thief in Europe. The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont Strife and confusion, however bewildering, must never befog their vision. The Advent of Divine Justice The party staggered to it from the dining room with anticipation befogged by a too, too heavy meal. Joyce of the North Woods And if he didn't he'd tell you so, without befogging the atmosphere with a lot of things he did know, but that wouldn't help you in the least. The Man Who Rocked the Earth The New York "Christian Advocate" declared, "Darwin is endeavoring to becloud and befog the whole question of truth, and his book will be of short life." Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists All is mystery as of course, but mystification is another thing, and the tendency to befog a theme which needs to be clarified, is to be regretted. The Builders A Story and Study of Masonry And yet—— For "yets" and "ifs" and "howevers" had already begun to intrude, befogging many a consideration hitherto clear as cut glass. Man to Man It had taken heat lightning to clear that brain which had been all day befogged. Then I'll Come Back to You Four miles away on the top of a lonely hill sat Beauregard and Johnston befogged in a series of pitiable blunders. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis Yet that could not explain the hypnotism the man had for me, befogging, as it sometimes did, an honest estimate. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story She was hurt, but she did not let the hurt befog her sense of justice. Parrot & Co. The code of honor that requires the reparation of an insult at the point of the sword or the muzzle of a pistol has no existence outside the befogged intelligence of godless men. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals To color it up and hang it in a gallery of horrors, or to befog it with verbal turnings and twistings, are equally serious mistakes. The Third Great Plague A Discussion of Syphilis for Everyday People And so when I get befogged over other things, I often come here and add this to the number.' Wych Hazel "It must have been just after one of his sprees, when he is always more than half befogged," he said to himself. Bad Hugh Everyone is befogged, and the guesses as to where exactly we are and whither we are tending are various and perplexing. Prime Ministers and Some Others A Book of Reminiscences In a corresponding part of the southern hemisphere you see Mare Nubium, the Cloudy Sea, in which our poor human reason so often gets befogged. All Around the Moon In this belief we are confirmed by the fact that in all his transactions with their befogged island, he is much more moderate and careful than with us. What Is Free Trade? An Adaptation of Frederic Bastiat's "Sophismes Éconimiques" Designed for the American Reader But in any event the atmosphere for the wise and reasonable consideration of them was hopelessly befogged by the commitments of the British delegation on the question of Indemnities. The Economic Consequences of the Peace But there was something else; and in his befogged mental state the comparison eluded him. The Ragged Edge "What!" exclaimed Aunt Pen, starting up, and then pausing as if she fancied the horrid fumes might have befogged her brain. Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature To me it was more like a cattle pen befogged with dust than an assemblage of human beings. Children of the Market Place In such wise, Douglas labored to befog and discredit the issues for which the new party stood. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics "Or like Boccaccio's basil-pot," continued Abel, calmly; pouring forth smoke, while his befogged papa inquired, "What on earth do you mean by Boccaccio's basil-pot?" Trumps He came in nearer form so as to get the light closer, and let it shine through fog and cloud, for the sake of the befogged, beswamped crowd. Quiet Talks on John's Gospel For In matters of emotional finesse the masculine instance is nowhere: it is blinded, befogged, befooled at every turn. Hints for Lovers Now do not become befogged, nor frightened—we are not trying to lead you into the Christian Science field under cover of Hermetic Philosophy. The Kybalion A Study of The Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece He did not seek to befog a question by an extensive quotation of authorities. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 4, January, 1885 By and by he was sitting on the piled-up stones and dirt of the slide; but he had no remembrance of getting to this resting-place, for he was still befogged. Camp and Trail A Story of the Maine Woods The elements of truth are befogged in vague and amateurish mysticism, and the subject of individual efficiency when we get beyond mere preaching and moralizing is a chaos of isms. Psychology and Achievement Being the First of a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency A longing for concreteness has befogged our fantasy. The Theory of the Theatre "You mean their brains are befogged by a pretty face?" The Testing of Diana Mallory Men who do not wish to do their duty purposely befog great issues by noisy talk and tiresome academic discussions of trivial details; and such men are the curse and scourge of reform movements. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The conceptions of Satan and his hosts and surroundings made classical by such as Dante and Milton and Doré have done much to befog the air. Quiet Talks on Prayer There is nothing enigmatical, nothing befogged with a mist of words. Ten Reasons Proposed to His Adversaries for Disputation in the Name of the Faith and Presented to the Illustrious Members of Our Universities To be diverted to a certain degree may be well, but there is a point where earth ends and cloud-land begins, and even great poets occasionally befog the things they would reveal. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great And at table he amused himself and more and more befogged me by a precise account of my haunts and movements. The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales Compassion becomes one with him whom we pity; it allows us to fathom him, to understand him alone amongst the rest; but it blurs and befogs the laws of the whole. Light No vague notion that to unite herself with some church would let her into the charmed circle had ever befogged her brain. Four Girls at Chautauqua In these systems, some truth, patiently learned by sincere and able workers, has been befogged and contaminated by hasty conclusions of the incompetent and clever lies of charlatans. Analyzing Character Their position is strongest when they maintain that these topics have a tendency to befog the intellect. The Book of Dreams and Ghosts The Constitution was obscure about it, and one easily became befogged if he sought to weigh the right and the wrong of it. The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe A vast cloud of grayish-black smoke befogged the cottage, and a section of splintered timber came buzzing through the air and fell into a puddle. A Volunteer Poilu As a bad actor befogs Shakespeare's meaning, so a good actor illuminates it. The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections He saw the small horse jogging away, while behind it, helplessly fat and hopelessly befogged, sat Dr. Mercer, swaying dispiritedly from side to side. Ashton-Kirk, Investigator Frowenfeld's interest rose--was allured into this mist--and there was left befogged. The Grandissimes They were simply digressive, which was to be expected, as elation befogs one's "goal idea." A Mind That Found Itself An Autobiography We were thirty days crossing these tiresome banks; during which time we were befogged, and becalmed, and annoyed with all sorts of disagreeable weather. A Ramble of Six Thousand Miles through the United States of America The transition, for example, from the actual to the supernatural event is so abrupt that it might well have left the uninformed helplessly befogged. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, November 21, 1917 Seeing that the man's befogged intellect would be likely to carry him on in this strain for an indefinite time, Ashton-Kirk and Pendleton were about to move on. Ashton-Kirk, Investigator And his mind may have been befogged by his affections again, after he made that will and went down into the Dark Valley. The Second Generation Perhaps they are approaching this part of the earth like comet that carries its tail before it, and I am already enveloped in a disturbing, befogging nebulosity. A Kentucky Cardinal This word cleared up my befogged memory like magic. Stories by American Authors, Volume 5 And when Katahdin is befogged, descent is much more perilous than ascent. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 62, December, 1862 And we should not befog the issue by saying that this is degrading. Industrial Progress and Human Economics Arthur," he went on, "your father's mind may have been befogged by his affections in the years when he was letting his children do as they pleased, do like most children of the rich. The Second Generation "Knew what?" questioned Jimmy, more and more befogged. Baby Mine The best of all, The Master of Ballantrae, ends in a bog; and where the author aspires to exceptional subtlety of character-drawing he befogs us or himself altogether. Robert Louis Stevenson: a record, an estimate, and a memorial His theory was that the simplest way is always the best way and so he never befogged the main issue with any elaborate system of deductive reasoning based on guesswork. The Oakdale Affair Notions like that befog one's mind; one rants of universal brotherhood, of liberty and equality and, of course, transcends every convention and every moral law…. The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume I Brandt had cunningly worked upon his weakness, proposed a daring scheme; and filled his befogged mind with hopes that, in a moment of clear-sightedness, he would have seen to be vain and impossible. The Last Trail He had a curious, dull, befogged sensation of being compelled to do things independently of volition. Viviette His cocktails had died, making him sleepy, somewhat befogged and inclined to be surly. The Beautiful and Damned Each in turn befogged his suggestions by deference to what the world--which to them meant London--would think of their acts. In the Valley The only clear fact in his befogged and bemused mentality was that he was at once "broke" and in this business up to his ears. The Black Bag Chip's befogged brain caught at the last word. Chip, of the Flying U "Save us from hurt and harm, friend, but I am already married—" Then resolutely Jurgen put aside the spell that was befogging him. Jurgen A Comedy of Justice I am quite sure the Baron is befogged, or, if that is not a happy expression in this wonderful atmosphere, shall I say lost? The Wheel O' Fortune Civil government grew befogged with tradition and with complex rules. Europe and the Faith "Sine auctoritate nulla vita" "I—I don't—" The wretched embarrassment of the confession befogged his wits; he felt unable to frame the words. The Black Bag Belongs to another place entirely; got a little befogged, and came here without intending to, that's all. The Water Ghost and Others Potts had not yet found the key to her mechanism; the old listless cloud befogged her still. Together His mind was befogged and dimmed, and he blurts out his ignorance, knowing that the best place to carry it to is to the Illuminator who can make it light. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. John Chapters I to XIV The wine and wassail, however, befogged his senses. Oliver Goldsmith A Biography The devilish workings of his intelligence have befogged the whole country—befogged it with brandy—and some such guiding light is much needed there. Three Dramas He had a variety of disguises, each designed to befog the public more hopelessly than the last. The Man with Two Left Feet And Other Stories Among small tradesmen, the wife always comes to the rescue of her slow spouse when she sees him befogged in a bargain. Castilian Days Man has forgotten this stark simplicity, now befogged by a million issues. Autobiography of a Yogi No. I don't agree with her, as it happens, here; but that there are matters as to which she's not in general at all befogged is exactly the worst I ever said of her. The Awkward Age It would be that, if our hearts did not often act as guiding lights to our befogged intelligences. Three Dramas Many a spiritual history is condensed into a miniature in the following: Two fishermen—Jamie and Sandy—belated and befogged on a rough water, were in some trepidation lest they should never get ashore again. Toasts and Forms of Public Address for Those Who Wish to Say the Right Thing in the Right Way My blood became so sluggish and my mind so cloudy and befogged, that I despaired of ever thinking clearly or feeling vividly again. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain When Fanferlot, hopelessly befogged, called for his advice at his house in the Rue Montmartre, the great detective deigned to explain the preliminary data and the deductions from the data he had made. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 04 — Fiction He fairly befogged Gordéy Kárpych with this and that in his old age, and he began to hanker after his wealth. Plays Opium thus used lays its benumbing hand upon the brain, the mind is befogged, thought and reasoning are impossible. A Practical Physiology The attempt to deny or ignore this conflict has been the stock in trade of every false doctrine that has befogged and bewildered the world since the days of Eden. Joy & Power I thanked effusively half a dozen persons in turn, who had not sent the claret; then, hopelessly befogged, I had the wine bottled. Bunch Grass A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch In point of fact, he barely missed splitting himself in two on the thing, and on coming to the surface clung to it while taking such observations as one might in that befogged blackness. Alias the Lone Wolf Drawing up a chair, he sat down and something in his manner which was not wholly without sympathy, heartened me still more, dispelling some of the cloudiness which had hitherto befogged my faculties. The House of the Whispering Pines But Holymead vamped up all sorts of surmises and suppositions for the purpose of befogging the jury and getting their minds away from the outstanding feature of the case for the prosecution. The Hampstead Mystery And before his befogged senses cleared the girl was in the arms of the red-haired man and was lost in the crowd. Gunman's Reckoning I can see, nevertheless, quite well, that I must have been a very stupid child most of the time, and that the befogged state of my mind was certainly a pity and perhaps a shame. Memories of Hawthorne But meantime— meantime… There is no doubt that when the frantic man realized his befogging ignorance, and found himself involved in this dreadful delay, the hotel clerk's apprehensions were, at least for wild moments, justified. The Iron Woman Its mind was not permitted to be befogged with fairy stories, with superstitions, with Father Christmases and the like, nor yet with religious half-truths and misty fables. This Freedom Then the moon appears over the mornes, very large, very bright— brighter certainly than many a befogged sun one sees in northern Novembers; and it seems to have a weird magnetism—this tropical moon. Two Years in the French West Indies Philadelphia lawyers are exceedingly astute, and are able to confuse the simplest propositions, thus hopelessly befogging judge and jury. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 06 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Artists You discourse just as of old, when in our den at the university we befogged ourselves in the tobacco-smoke and the denser obscurities of German metaphysics, only your theme is infinitely more interesting. His Sombre Rivals A man finally gets justice at the bar of his own conscience, but it is extorted gradually, reluctantly, with much befogging of the case. Opening a Chestnut Burr These entailed not only befogging at the time, but disillusionment thereafter. This Freedom In the newer discoveries of Nevada, in the suspense of the war, the railroads are yet only half finished, croaked at mournfully by the befogged Solons of the press. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance Approaching Vancouver through a narrow and difficult passage densely befogged with smoke from the forest fires, he had had the ill-luck to lose his bearings and get his ship on the rocks. Following the Equator — Part 1 He was like a drunken man, now as truly intoxicated as though the fumes of wine had befogged his brain. The Spoilers And he knew why a cloud was thus effectually befogging his wits. Number Seventeen His voice went, not exclamatorily, but in a thick mutter, as one agrope, in sudden darkness, befogged, betrayed. This Freedom Only dark and mysterious hints were thrown out, rendering the whole affair more completely befogged than before. Town and Country; or, life at home and abroad, without and within us But the help was given from a clear standpoint, not from a brain entirely befogged in the thick of the fight. As a Matter of Course We see the men through their dust and we see how the dust with which they are surrounding themselves befogs them and impedes their progress. Nerves and Common Sense His befogged brain had cleared suddenly under the shock of Billy's presence. Miss Billy Nay, as I blink about the streets Of this befogged and miry city, Why, almost every girl one meets Seems preternaturally pretty! Ballads in Blue China Partisan politics befog the tariff issue afloat as well as ashore, and one's course is not easy to chart. The Old Merchant Marine; A chronicle of American ships and sailors Great happiness can obscure, befog like great sorrow. Garrison's Finish : a romance of the race course The strain of hurry befogs the brain so that it is impossible for it to expand to an unprejudiced point of view. Nerves and Common Sense We do not yet see our way beyond generalities; and we are befogged by the obtrusion of false analogies and crude anticipations. Evolution and Ethics How they had managed to befog the subject! Democracy, an American novel The window was as dumb as the pale, faintly befogged moon overhead, itself seeming but a skylight through which shone the sickly light of the passionless world of the dead. Robert Falconer He sometimes turned sheepish and befogged eyes on the speaker, but obviously had not the slightest idea what he was talking about and scarcely heard it. Crime and Punishment The greatest trouble comes through the befogging emotions. Nerves and Common Sense Their clearness was not befogged by sentiment, nor, it may be added, were their characters enriched by it. The Women of the French Salons Of course, he is ten times better than I am, and knows ten times as much, but his disease, whatever it is, keeps his mind befogged. Stepping Heavenward Mary did not again refer to the letter regarding which Isaiah's memory was so befogged. Mary-'Gusta The long, winding, intricate sentences, with their vast burden of subtle and complicated qualifications, befogged the mind like clouds, and like clouds, too, dropped thunder bolts. Eminent Victorians Before she got past his puttees, her powers of observation were befogged by excitement, and her wits began to jump about like monkeys in a cage. One of Ours His whole week was befogged by doubt, his work became uncertain, his chalk marks lacked their usual decision, and he did not always cut his coat according to his cloth. Stories by English Authors: London (Selected by Scribners) I was limp and weary, befogged in mind and fatigued in body. The Sign of the Four The bit of practical teaching he afterwards reviewed with most curiosity was the course in Chemistry, which taught him a number of theories that befogged his mind for a lifetime. The Education of Henry Adams By the bye, would you care to help another befogged mortal who is in the region you are safely out of? We Two, a novel He pushed the papers farther over, sweeping the ring with them, and set his elbows on the table, a gentleman warm, dry, and content, but much befogged in the brain. The Path of the King It clears away some of the clouds befogging us. Initials Only "I think I have read somewhere that the function of present-day criticism is to befog the mind and blur the object criticised." The Vision Splendid He had not been German long enough for befogging his mind to that point, but the moment was decisive for much to come, especially for political morals. The Education of Henry Adams In the befogged recesses of her brain has arisen a fleeting memory that she was once a girl. The People of the Abyss These various small accomplishments resulted in that appearance of success which deceives youth and befogs it about the future. The Lesser Bourgeoisie Arrived at Dunstable, he was so befogged with liquor and pride, that he entered the 'Bull Inn,' the goal of the very coach he had just encountered. A Book of Scoundrels “We don’t seem to get much further in our search for the probable winner,” said Mrs. de Claux; “the more I listen to you experts the more hopelessly befogged I get.” The Toys of Peace, and other papers In that moment of despair and remorse, her mind worked as it must always have done before the Salem priestess befogged it with hazy philosophies, understood neither by teacher nor by pupil. Penelope's Irish Experiences He stared for a while, as if the name had awakened associations in a mind somewhat befogged. Light of the Western Stars After a mile their way led downward, the timber was thicker, the wind less, and the air no more befogged with flying snow. Rolf in the Woods At the moment of change their memories seem to have become temporarily befogged. 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