| 单词 | behindhand |
| 例句 | “Oh! are you there?—But you are miserably behindhand. Mr. Cole gave me a hint of it six weeks ago.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z We in the UK seem to be a little behindhand. Written on the body: how about a literary tattoo? 2011-01-14T15:18:54Z Ziska was not behindhand in this, and in burning convents not infrequently allowed the monks to share the fate of their buildings. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z Nor were the heretics always behindhand, when they gained opportunity, in improving the lesson which had been taught them so effectually. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z In many circles here, it is the fashion to consider piety and dulness synonymous, and yet they are very different; our German clergyman here is not behindhand in this respect. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z I remember that the Catholics used to hold me somewhat cheap, and to think me behindhand, uncatholic, over-English, and the like. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Spain need not be too discouraged by being behindhand. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z Nor was Smith behindhand in noting the effect produced. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z We hear that Hood was forever behindhand with his promises to publishers; no wonder! Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z It was clear that Italian women were more behindhand than the English or Americans. Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z Well, he is a very old customer," the banker replied patiently, "and he's hard hit--he wanted it for wages, and I fear that he's behindhand with them. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z The English furniture makers of a century ago were not so behindhand, and old carriages had door-handles, and furniture had mounts of gilt bronze. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z As regards works of a scientific character, the Magyars until recently were confessedly behindhand as compared with many other European nations. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z Far behindhand as our ancestors at that time were in all civilisation, they nevertheless already understood the art of preparing intoxicating drinks. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z Polly, always a little behindhand, hadn’t made up her mind yet what the surprise was to be. Little Friend Lydia 2012-02-14T03:00:25.563Z Nevertheless, he could not help putting one or two questions, for his own information; to which the garden satrap was not in the least behindhand with his answers. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z That pay—one shilling a day—was more than double the current wages; and now it was many months behindhand—a whole year in some cases. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z One Kay, a large, seedy lawyer, who wore shabby black and white stockings, and shoes, was always behindhand with his share of cash. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z ‘Trying?’ said the Judge, looking up from his soup; for the Bride had determined not to be behindhand in keeping her promise, and had opened the attack thus early. A Bride from the Bush 2011-12-24T03:08:05.053Z Not only were the mails often one day behindhand in arriving in London, but the letters they brought were charged with an additional rate of postage in respect of the distance between Dublin and Howth. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z Sooba's wife when she had recovered from her astonishment was not behindhand with her welcome. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z Cannes Nov. 25, 1881 I have been away from Cannes for a few days, and am ashamed to be again behindhand. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z August.–Soon fell to work on some stories, for things were, as I expected, behindhand when the money-maker was away. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z It's just because I have been talking so long that I am behindhand. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z I don't know that the women were behindhand either in energy when one thinks of Queen Catherine and of all the Huguenots she disposed of one summer evening in Paris. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z Clare, who, also, was in better health, was not behindhand in energy or industry. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z They always are behindhand with their rents— Take my advice and let your rooms to gents! Chimneysmoke 2011-10-27T02:00:25.953Z I spent a shilling unsuccessfully; Inie knocked one down at the first shot, and Bob, not to be behindhand, watched his chance and stole one, for which may goodness forgive him. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z I'll get it for you; for you're a little behindhand in literary matters, and I propose to train you in every way. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z England did not surrender the refugees, and why should Belgium be behindhand in magnanimity? Victor Hugo: His Life and Works 2011-10-07T02:00:23.887Z Suppose a crew are backward as oarsmen and also behindhand in condition. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Mr. Saltus was never behindhand when he had decided to go anywhere. Edgar Saltus: The Man 2011-09-13T02:00:36.953Z They had already an hour’s start of me, and a short, smart-looking officer, who gave me a printed paper of questions, advised me to lose no time, as I was already behindhand. The Gentleman Cadet His Career and Adventures at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich 2011-08-31T02:01:40.423Z "I thought the work in that department was behindhand?" The War-Workers 2011-08-25T02:00:32.260Z Yet this contradiction is very flagrant, the more so as its partisans are not behindhand in extolling the superiority of the Anglo-Saxons of North America over all the other nations of the same continent. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z Beth was soon able to lie on the study sofa all day, amusing herself with the well-beloved cats, at first, and, in time, with doll's sewing, which had fallen sadly behindhand. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z But many private gentlemen joined the fleet in craft hastily equipped for warfare, and it would be a thing to wonder at if Ralegh was behindhand when such doings were happening. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z “By Jove! you are behindhand then; and unless you are at once sent to a crammer’s, you won’t get into the Academy even.” The Gentleman Cadet His Career and Adventures at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich 2011-08-31T02:01:40.423Z Mrs. Temple had every day a dinner fit for a king, but General Temple was invariably behindhand with his taxes. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z “Papa got to be very much behindhand through Frank and Cyril.” Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z In this, however, I was disappointed, as I found that a battalion drill was fixed for that very evening, and I was desirous of attending it, being somewhat behindhand in the regulation number of drills. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z Are we not behindhand, and far behindhand, then, in a matter of serious importance to the well-being of the people of our country? How to Get Strong and How to Stay So 2011-07-01T02:00:12.520Z Is it that the third-floor front is behindhand with his rent? Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z If that fat pony of yours is rattled along we shall not be very much behindhand.” The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z How many years behindhand do you consider him in school instruction compared with average children of the same age? Mentally Defective Children 2011-06-19T02:00:24.963Z Many times and oft had Uncle been "behindhand" with his rent. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z Some of the leading people have been, as near as I can ascertain, only behindhand some three or four performances, before coming to Chicago. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 2011-05-26T02:00:18.807Z But as everything in the world is going on, so the art of the construction of violins has not remained behindhand, and I can prove this to the musical world by my own experience. George Gem?nder's Progress in Violin Making With Interesting Facts Concerning the Art and Its Critics in General 2011-05-20T02:00:32.993Z There this apprentice employed his former master as a journeyman; they quarreled often; Harry went continually behindhand, and at length was forced to sell his types and return to his country work in Pennsylvania. Franklin's Autobiography (Eclectic English Classics) 2011-05-20T02:00:26.573Z In other terms, the psychological examination is capable of showing that he is normal, even when he is behindhand in his studies. Mentally Defective Children 2011-06-19T02:00:24.963Z Nor were Father Felipe or the many other monks to whom the various members of the party had endeared themselves, the less behindhand in their offerings. The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure 2011-04-30T02:00:12.743Z It isn't as if I'd been so very behindhand all the term. For the School Colours 2011-04-28T02:00:12.693Z It's just as well, because their ideas about milk cleanliness are most behindhand. Non-combatants and Others 2011-04-11T02:00:11.563Z We are drearily behindhand with money at present. Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats 2011-04-02T02:00:11.477Z It will be pointed out to the parents that their children are behindhand in their lessons. Mentally Defective Children 2011-06-19T02:00:24.963Z You must see that I could not help spending that money, and also that I never dreamed what would be the result of getting behindhand with my payments. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z As I was dragging it through the wood I cut my foot, so I've got behindhand.' Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:00:56.713Z Even in the matter of fortune she has not been behindhand, Paul Rodney's death having enriched her beyond all expectation. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z My thrashings, which were richly deserved, were given for being behindhand of a morning because I had loitered with some rustic sight or sound that arrested me, and suchlike irregularities of conduct. The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry 2011-02-26T03:00:51.130Z That was a quieter directly, you see; for they were all more or less in his power from being behindhand. Friends I Have Made 2011-02-25T03:01:14.587Z The United States have not been behindhand in this general cause; American missionaries have co-operated with some of their brethren from this country zealously, and with good results. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z La marquise and her niece had both assumed a manner of sincere gratification, and I was resolved not to be behindhand in my show of joy! Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z Mr. Simmons, he's got behindhand somehow, and it's hard work trying to catch up in these times. A Round Dozen 2011-02-07T03:00:26.887Z Why, ma’am, Charles is not always punctual at school; so I promised him that if he will not be one half minute behindhand for a week, he shall have a penny. The Boys' And Girls' Library 2011-02-06T03:01:02.953Z I was generally behindhand, and ran along the path that led to the farm every day with a hope which sank and withered. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z Or is it that Mr. Roosevelt is just a century behindhand? Twentieth Century Socialism What It Is Not; What It Is: How It May Come 2011-01-17T03:00:51.213Z They're strong enough on most occasions, and don't be behindhand now. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z Pris was not behindhand in her efforts, but worked in a different way, and got up a branch society among her little pupils, called "The Water Babies." Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z But one day, without thinking about it, when she was behindhand with her work, she went running to the house to ask for some fire,94 in order to make the supper ready quicker. Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language 2011-01-11T03:00:33.670Z Just because things are a bit behindhand—and that through your being away so long! Betty's Battles an Everyday Story 2011-01-02T03:00:19.670Z The children of the village, who are seldom behindhand when diversions are in full force, had also their part in the performance. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z "I propose as solicitor Councillor Schieler," cried the Count, who was not going to be behindhand. The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I. 2010-12-20T17:12:22.067Z He'll get through, this summer, though he was a bit behindhand.... Small Souls Teddy, not to be behindhand, shook hands also. Left on the Prairie For, in the Brownie habits of self-denial, thoughtfulness, consideration, and the art of little kindnesses, boys are, I am afraid, as a general rule, somewhat behindhand with their sisters. The Land of Lost Toys I was behindhand only in Greek, as almost all were; yet I could get on. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. Throughout the whole country the cities became like the knots of a net of free societies, to which the gentry of the rural districts, far behindhand in civilisation, were in constant hostility. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. Well, at five o'clock next morning, I got up and sat down to my work, for I was terribly behindhand with it. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6 Hromund was not behindhand then: he struck Helgi on the head with Mistletoe, cleaving helmet and skull down to the shoulders, and breaking a piece out of the sword. Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes There are many who would not mind her being behindhand with God; who cannot bear her to be beforehand with the world. Was It Right to Forgive? A Domestic Romance Sweet cousin, we did so greatly fear to be behindhand that we did hasten beyond all reason. Harper's Round Table, July 2, 1895 The countryman, not behindhand in quaint ideas, copied the form of a Bishop’s hood, and appeared with his cloth hood divided into two peaks, one on either side of his head. English Costume ‘I ought to want you to have it, but I don’t,’ sighed Jean, trying vainly not to be behindhand in unselfishness; ‘I just want it myself, so it’s no good pretending I don’t.’ The Youngest Girl in the School This methodical arrangement of dates showed Mr. Fogg whether he was in advance or behindhand, and contained all necessary information. Round the World in Eighty Days Philadelphia was not behindhand in folly, but it took no official form. The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington There were two windows in front and one behindhand at each of these two men were on guard. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising I know the loyalty of our Colonial brethren; they will not be behindhand in aiding the mother country. Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888 But it had pleased the Home Government to set up the beginning of a constitution again in Jamaica, no one knew why, but so it was, and Trinidad did not choose to be behindhand. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Mr. Fogg, it is true, was twenty-four hours behindhand, but this would not seriously affect his journey. Round the World in Eighty Days La Marquise and her niece had both assumed a manner of sincere gratification, and I was resolved not to be behindhand in my show of joy. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune This fellow first makes himself incapable of working by being continually drunk; this runs him behindhand, and he either pawns or neglects his work, for which reason nobody will employ him. Augusta Triumphans Or, the Way to Make London the Most Flourishing City in the Universe This fellow first makes himself incapable of working by being continually drunk; which runs him behindhand, so that he either pawns, or neglects his work, for which reason nobody will employ him. Second Thoughts are Best: Or a Further Improvement of a Late Scheme to Prevent Street Robberies At midnight the whole company of yellow-haired heroes and drinkers will be immersed in feasting, wine, and sleep; and the hungry Quirites will not be behindhand in excess. A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 Nor were the boys behindhand in looking over their best suits and putting an extra shine on their shoes. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son The mystics are never behindhand, in this matter, in their insults to the body and the flesh. Priests, Women, and Families Consequently they exclude once for all from political supremacy all the different servants of God—Catholic, Protestant or Deist—as being at once behindhand and a cause of disturbance.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" I've looked into my particular job to see that there is nothing so radically behindhand there but what it can be remedied, but your magazines are not right. The "Genius" The heart of this young fellow was in a hurry all the greater because it was so much behindhand. Pierre and Luce Besides, I am all behindhand with my letters, and my father will be telegraphing something emphatic if I don’t go beyond ‘Much love’ on a picture postcard.” Cynthia's Chauffeur While the Assyriologists have been making these astonishing revelations, the Egyptologists have not been behindhand. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" But circumstances seldom did allow, and I was always behindhand with my Journal—a week behind with the first day of the seventeen, four months behind with the last. A Journal of Impressions in Belgium You may be sure I was not behindhand with a story for myself—a good old story after the manner of G.P.R. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers But this constant planning about one’s toilet, changing your buttons and your fringes and your bonnet-trimmings and your hats every other day, and then being behindhand! Household Papers and Stories America has certainly not been behindhand in her efforts to raise the condition of idiots. Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles Dallas, certain that Marylyn's heartache was the keener, would not be behindhand in restraint. The Plow-Woman I was ill with fever the day after the run into Antwerp, and got behindhand with my Day-Book. A Journal of Impressions in Belgium Mature, I mean, not so much in his intellectual development, for in that respect he was rather behindhand, but in his passions, and in his habits of independent thought and action. In the School-Room Chapters in the Philosophy of Education This boy of large mind and brain, always behindhand, always incapable, utterly discouraged, no amount of study could place on an equality with his former inferiors. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 You are an Englishman: when treason's hatching, One might have thought you'd not have been behindhand. Venice Preserved A Tragedy On the morning of his death the following month he spoke of being behindhand with his December letter and of his intention to write it next day. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) Two more people in Harvey to-night than were here at five o’clock this afternoon because I am a trifle behindhand. In the Heart of a Fool I'm eight minutes behindhand already, all for this senseless anxiety of yours. The Gates Between Besides, if Aleck has been afield in this search he’ll be behindhand in his work, and he’s a hand to keep things up to the level line. Jessica, the Heiress They're quite nice old people, I believe, but curiously—of course I'm quoting Fay—comatose and uninterested in things, 'behindhand with the world,' she said. Jan and Her Job The rent had fallen fearfully behindhand, and the landlord threatened, unless the money could be raised to pay him, to seize their furniture and eject them from the premises. Hidden Hand Assume that the tenant gets more than a year behindhand. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Consequently they exclude once for all from political supremacy all the different servants of God—Catholic, Protestant, or Deist—as being at once behindhand and a cause of disturbance.' Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3) Essay 10: Auguste Comte How far justice was really promoted, may be seen from the single statement that, while the docket of cases was twenty thousand behindhand in 1772, only sixty decisions were made in a year. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History "We shall have to look it all over, and talk with the pump-maker, and do up some of the farm-work that is behindhand." The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies But even so they were behindhand with their bills. The Combined Maze "But you are terribly behindhand in some ways in Berlin," I said, for I knew the artist liked an argument. Home Life in Germany She was being moribund; to pay him out for being behindhand. Somehow Good "Mine," says her daughter, "made no resistance; but was never beforehand with anything, and might have been very much behindhand if left to itself." Famous Women: George Sand Meanwhile Meyer, who was much behindhand with his concentration, lay so close in his camp at the Doornberg, that the British patrols scouted up to De Jager's Drift again without opposition. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government It was awful to be behindhand with the bills. The Combined Maze We had passed Watford, the last station at which we stopped, before I became alive to the recollection that our work was terribly behindhand. Mugby Junction I was just off, and some outlying scrap of my mind was behindhand, and that stone saw it and pounced on it. Somehow Good His artificial means for drying clothes are of the most primitive character, and his customers are clamouring for their garments, and abusing him because he is behindhand. India and the Indians It would never do to let the March Hare run behindhand. Paul and the Printing Press The letter was addressed to Vice-Admiral Farragut; the United States Government, not to be behindhand in acknowledging its debt to its most distinguished seaman, having created for him that grade soon after his arrival. Admiral Farragut Almost always, the drum player, through not observing the original time given by the conductor, is somewhat behindhand in striking his first stroke. The Orchestral Conductor Theory of His Art She believed him very little; and she said435— 'Why, if you will do this thing I think there will not many be behindhand.' The Fifth Queen Crowned Monsieur," answered the footman modestly, "I am called Bourguignon, and here is my comrade Comtois, whose turn for devotion will come to-morrow, and who, when the moment shall have arrived, will not be behindhand. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental That appeared to them to be really too much, but since all the people showed their love for the roses, they did not wish to be behindhand. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen That is true, sir, and you will find that I have not been behindhand. Two Daring Young Patriots or, Outwitting the Huns The learned class has greatly sunk in Germany, more than I supposed; all behindhand.... Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities If ridiculed for any particularity of manner, figure, or countenance, they are sure not to be long behindhand in returning it, and that very often with interest. Journal of the Third Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage The glass was filled a second time; and P., not to be behindhand, emptied it at a draught. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 All the actors bad, all the business frightfully behindhand. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856 Russia, not to be behindhand, despatched a party of learned men, of whom Pallas was one, to Siberia. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century And Schwanthaler, a camp-stool under his arm, not willing to be behindhand, quoted two verses of Schiller, most of it remaining in his flowing beard. Tartarin On The Alps Strangely enough, the Roman Catholics, who usually outdo us in their work among the poor, seemed a little behindhand in this special department of settling the Arabs. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis She was an excellent old woman, affectionate, charitable, and religious; but she was rather behindhand in general matters, and did not clearly understand much about anything in these latter days. Ralph the Heir My recent visit to London and my having only just now come back have thrown me a little behindhand; but I hope to come up with a wet sail in a few days. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856 It meant to put Ralegh to death, and the process was as behindhand as at Ralegh's return to Plymouth, or more so. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography And the district chief too would accuse him to the Assistant Resident if he was behindhand in the payment of his land taxes, for this is punished by the law. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 But he was well off, and influential; and, moreover, was her landlord; and, though she was behindhand with her rent, he never took the trouble to ask for it. Who Are Happiest? and Other Stories With the chance of giving up the control so soon, Government has not supplied all that is necessary and work bids fair to be as behindhand here as it was last year. Letters from Port Royal Written at the Time of the Civil War (1862-1868) "He has some reason," said Sheffield, "for he is sadly behindhand; but there is another cause of his steadiness which perhaps you know." Loss and Gain The Story of a Convert In the afternoon I commenced posting, for Mr. Whippleton had been so busy with his boat, and with his other out-door occupations, that the books were somewhat behindhand. Desk and Debit or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk He was not behindhand in performing his part of the profitable bargain that had been made with Rome. The Story of Rouen Seeing this, the captain of the Elizabeth, not to be behindhand, did the same. Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess Out here things are so much behindhand that I might not hear of things for a week. Roosevelt in the Bad Lands They bring with them qualities which are an ample compensation for their defects, and their well-to-do brethren are not behindhand in seeing to it that they become no public burden. Zionism and Anti-Semitism Zionism by Nordau; and Anti-Semitism by Gottheil “I should wish to have very little to do with a behindhand person,” said my father, shaking his head very gravely. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, V. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 Scribner's Illustrated To be always behindhand is to be under a perpetual and ever-increasing burden. The Life Radiant Mrs. Manning had come in for the wedding and a few days' stay, though she didn't see how she could be spared just now, and things would get dreadfully behindhand. A Little Girl in Old Boston Then the Englishmen, not to be behindhand in the fray, came to the rescue. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 Or I could tell you of a family just turned out of house and home because illness has made them behindhand with the rent. The Gold of Chickaree We find it so difficult to make the place pay that we are behindhand with the rent. The Bishop's Secret Lennox came and went, and Rebecca gained upon her work until she could no longer say she was behindhand. Lodusky Nor were the Japanese behindhand in accepting the challenge. A Chinese Command A Story of Adventure in Eastern Seas I have known him nervously restless if the people were behindhand, even for a few minutes, in their preparations for the wounded. Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands He would have a good long evening to write up his journal, which he said was getting rather behindhand. Rollo in Paris "Yes," answered Johnson, "ice often takes fantastic shapes, and our men are not behindhand in explaining them according to their own notions." The English at the North Pole Part I of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras "I have never been so much behindhand before with the interest." The Young Miner or Tom Nelson in California If he is behindhand, his occupation is gone. Charles Carleton Coffin War Correspondent, Traveller, Author, and Statesman Rome, behindhand in most things, is behindhand in railways. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 452 Volume 18, New Series, August 28, 1852 The Christian fleet was slower in falling into line; some of the galleys and most of the galleasses were behindhand. The Story of the Barbary Corsairs Poverty was long his portion; not that genteel poverty that is sometimes behindhand with its rent, but that hungry poverty that does not know where to look for its dinner. Obiter Dicta Second Series Indeed I was not behindhand with her in that respect, striving all I could to imitate her. Life And Adventures Of Peter Wilkins, Vol. I. (of II.) Larousse, too, not to be behindhand, says that she was "born in Seville, of a Spanish father"; and, alternatively, "in Scotland, of an English father." The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert He always wanted to sit in a corner in the shade and asked a dozen times a day if they weren't behindhand. Randy of the River The Adventures of a Young Deckhand But this constant planning about one's toilet, changing your buttons and your fringes and your bonnet-trimmings and your hats every other day, and then being behindhand! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 “No more did the Tallingtons,” said Tom, plucking up, so as not to be behindhand. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp “Doctor says I’m so terribly behindhand that he is ashamed of me.” Burr Junior She who hath faculty is never in a hurry, never behindhand. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 They were woefully behindhand and everything delayed them. The Eagle's Heart Our Christian Indians, who rested the Sabbath day, were never behindhand. By Canoe and Dog-Train Besides, the infection spread, and to hear what Jack Swing was doing elsewhere encouraged others not to be behindhand with their neighbours. The Carbonels The Romans followed their lead, and Piedmont and Tuscany were not behindhand. Heroes of Modern Europe “If you please, Mr Sennitt; and, not to be behindhand with them, let them see the colour of our bunting before you do anything else.” Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War “Oh, you know; I don’t want to be behindhand,” replied Charlie. The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch The City was not behindhand in renewing its assurances of loyalty. London and the Kingdom - Volume II Like a man who starts behindhand with his day, the catching up meant double worry, if not double work. Story of the War in South Africa 1899-1900 Mr. Gallatin would not be behindhand in this important work for which America offered a virgin field. Albert Gallatin American Statesmen Series, Vol. XIII Not by the children of States which, under the old system, fell behindhand in population. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. He got behindhand with his rent, and his landlady has given him notice. The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch How was he going to pay his quarter's rent, or rather his two or three quarters' rent? for he was two or three quarters behindhand. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 But I was not behindhand in filling their glasses. Simon Dale The cigarette ration was behindhand and most of the men were without a smoke. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 There this apprentice employ'd his former master as a journeyman; they quarrell'd often; Harry went continually behindhand, and at length was forc'd to sell his types and return to his country work in Pennsylvania. Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin His master was about to let out more gas, thinking that he was behindhand in this race to the earth, when a loud and joyous barking fell on his ear. Chatterbox, 1905. Halstead was nearly always behindhand when we turned out to do the farm chores. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's As summer set in with his usual severity, Winter must not be behindhand with him; but after an occasional week's rain of a commendably boisterous character, must come out in full fig of frost. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 Competition is a feeling with which children have great sympathy, and I warmly echoed Mr. Clerke's resolve that we would not "be behindhand." A Flat Iron for a Farthing or Some Passages in the Life of an only Son Nor was the house itself behindhand in offering special attractions for the purposes of study and recreation, in addition to the more solid requirements of comfort and accommodation. Story-Lives of Great Musicians "So you are getting sadly behindhand with your lessons, Luther," I said. Cape Cod Folks I was not behindhand with him, although I was not quite so frank, probably, in uttering my opinions in public debate. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 Besides, Li Hung Chang was behindhand in paying his army, and, as Gordon felt that his own good faith and honour were pledged to punctual payment, he tendered his resignation as commander. The Red Book of Heroes "Oh Dimple, do get me a handkerchief too," said Florence, "I don't know what does make me so behindhand." A Sweet Little Maid Cars in which I travel are always behindhand; and they had almost given me up. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 6, December 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy I was behindhand in my work, but I hoped that the inspiration I would receive from the society of my fellow authors would give me an impetus I lacked in the country. At Home with the Jardines He was still behindhand with his poor washerwoman—owed for boarding, clothes, hats, boots, and a dozen other matters—and was, in consequence, a good deal harassed with duns. Choice Readings for the Home Circle But, my grandfather being still behindhand with his job, his head and shoulders showed over the grave's edge. News from the Duchy You are a little behindhand then with your moving," said the porter; "it is half-past eleven, and the new tenant to whom your room has been let may come any minute. Bohemians of the Latin Quarter We are still behindhand in one type of contemplation: to understand how the greatest productions of the intellect have a dreadful and evil background . the sceptical type of contemplation. We Philologists Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche, Volume 8 This mention was already behindhand, having been based upon the report dated December 8. Georges Guynemer Knight of the Air The two children had invited their Pa and me to visit a good deal durin' the week before, and I had got kind a behindhand with my work. Samantha at the World's Fair At the third bound, Jem, not to be behindhand, uttered a piercing yell from behind the sofa. We and the World, Part I A Book for Boys Schaunard, not willing to be behindhand in courtesy, called for an extra quart of wine. Bohemians of the Latin Quarter I heard the world and his wife were stopping at the door to give a welcome to Raftery, and I thought I would not be behindhand. Poets and Dreamers Studies and translations from the Irish He says he's got so behindhand lately he 'ain't got any tithes to give to the Lord. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel Some coarse joke launched at my expense attracted the attention of those behindhand speeded me onward. Prisoners of Chance The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen, Borderman, through His Love for a Lady of France In each canton the service, managed irrespective of federal needs, was costly, and Swiss postal systems, as compared with those of France and Germany, were notoriously behindhand. Direct Legislation by the Citizenship through the Initiative and Referendum During this colloquy in a public thoroughfare, Vicomte Paul was awaiting his new mistress, who was behindhand in her appointment, and decidedly disagreeable towards him. Bohemians of the Latin Quarter Then a nominal half-an-hour's respite for my own tea—actually ten minutes, for I was behindhand. Observations of an Orderly Some Glimpses of Life and Work in an English War Hospital Watches are really luxuries, not necessities, with the Turnours, because their appetites always strike the hour of one, and if they're sometimes a little in advance, they can be relied upon never to be behindhand. The Motor Maid Run along with you, do," she said; "I'm behindhand as it is. Five Children and It In the North, the custom is general of keeping the payment of wages one week behindhand, chaining the miners in this way to their work. The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 with a Preface written in 1892 In such circumstances, when two parties are working together to the same end, but under no common control, each is prone to think the other behindhand in his work and exacting in his demands. The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain For they are behindhand with time, obsessed with so many worlds, so much to do, the petty done, the undone vast. Dangerous Ages He found the country behindhand both economically and socially, and with benign fervour applied himself to its regeneration. Life of John Milton The shameful details of bribery, for instance, prove what I have continually maintained, the non-representativeness of our 'representative system;' and, socially speaking, we are much behindhand with most foreign peoples. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II Let us hear St. Paul, “I fill up that which is behindhand of the sufferings of Christ, in my flesh, for His body's sake, which is the Church.” Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series No one there could be behindhand in their business when their captain set them so good an example. The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain "He is usually ahead of time, instead of behindhand," Larry thought. Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 It seems singular that one so extremely conscientious as Elizabeth Fry, should have been considered to fall behindhand in that self-denying plainness of act and speech which characterized others; but so it was. Elizabeth Fry We are behindhand here in books, and elderly ones seem young to us. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II Was there then, something behindhand of Christ's sufferings remaining uncompleted, of which the sufferings of Paul could be in any sense the complement? Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series The spring work would find us wofully behindhand if I did not look sharp. The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm Though Eve was the first to taste the apple, Adam had no intention of being behindhand. Lazy Thoughts of a Lazy Girl Sister of that "Idle Fellow." All great families have their secret unpleasantnesses, and in these the Tichbornes were by no means behindhand. Celebrated Claimants from Perkin Warbeck to Arthur Orton France, too, was not behindhand, but there the development of the art soon deserved the name a new school of opera, distinct in many important particulars from its parent in Italy. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. Nor were my friends behindhand in telling me of the horrors of gigantic and inexorable bills from which there was no appeal. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-04-21 Of course he was behindhand, but we actually set out at nine. In Indian Mexico (1908) Luis de Leon was not behindhand: he sought to have Zumel disqualified on technical grounds, and further accused his opponent of breaking the law governing elections. Fray Luis de León A Biographical Fragment Parker is seldom a minute behindhand; punctuality is her chief point, as Mrs. Edmonstone told me when I engaged her. Uncle Max Not that he was behindhand with that part of his duties. The Brownies and Other Tales Indeed, this was at my father's bidding, who wasn't a bit behindhand with any of them in cutting a dash. The Ned M'Keown Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three "Your own bishop is not behindhand in offices of benevolence and charity, any more than Dean Palmer," observed the stranger. The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One Every constituent of preparation may be behindhand, or some elements may be perfectly ready, while others are not. The Interest of America in Sea Power, Present and Future I never was so behindhand; but what with fitting off Artemas and the spring cleaning being delayed, I didn't seem to know how to manage. The Last of the Peterkins With Others of Their Kin And Amelia, not to be behindhand, began then and there to dance some pretty figures on the heath. The Brownies and Other Tales If the works hang fire and get behindhand, then they will suffer. The Spinners Of course, the books got behindhand every month, and Mr. Snipe didn't want to stay and work overhours to make them up. What Answer? Mr. Jorrocks, of course, was not behindhand in inquisitiveness, and proceeded to adjust his telescope. Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities It is eight o'clock when the children reach their homes—later if the mill work is behindhand and they are kept over hours. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls For, in the Brownie's habits of self-denial, thoughtfulness, consideration, and the art of little kindnesses, boys are, I am afraid, as a general rule, somewhat behindhand with their sisters. The Brownies and Other Tales I know old Doug makes enough to rag the family, but Roxy is just behindhand getting rabbit skins to wrap the buntings in. Phyllis In England we were somewhat behindhand, no doubt, in our participation in the gradual but steady change. Recent Developments in European Thought I have constantly observed, that the generality of people are fifty years, at least, behindhand in their politics. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) It is the only way I know to rip, but Frances knows another way that breaks your back and almost puts your eyes out, that makes you tired and behindhand and sure of a scolding. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls We do hope that they have not proved themselves behindhand in popular humbug and positive error, and that the blunders in “the Thermometer”33. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 28, 1841 "Where Mrs. Parachute leads, far be it from me to seem behindhand," said the other, much ruffled, as she gathered her sheet about her. Living Alone It was as she said; they had to work hard, and they were always behindhand with their work. Sister Teresa Delivery makes the orator's success; There I'm still far behindhand, I confess. Faust; a Tragedy, Translated from the German of Goethe We were behindhand for the dead as well as for the living. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls "And I don't mean to be behindhand if I satisfy myself as to the quality of the work to be done," added Sir James. A Dream of the North Sea "Order! silence in the court!" cried the marshal, not to be behindhand. The Missing Bride Then Odda would not be behindhand, and he pulled off his own armlet. King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet Nor was she behindhand in the way of ornament, for she and her sister were dressed in their best, and looked as fresh as daisies. Jacques Bonneval Even when the whistle blows we are not all free—Excelsior is behindhand with her production, and those whom extra pay can beguile stay on. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls Ananias had seen what was going on around him, and he had determined that he must not be behindhand in this ministry of love. Men of the Bible; Some Lesser-Known Characters Lyons was, then, nearly a month behindhand in exact knowledge of American foreign policy toward England, and he was in error in thinking that an American attack on England was either imminent or intended. Great Britain and the American Civil War "The boy is behindhand, as usual," he remarked. Rosa Mundi and Other Stories Nor were the men from the Danish ships behindhand in that matter, for they too would welcome Lodbrok's friends. Wulfric the Weapon Thane Not being able to even attend to my hands, much less work myself, I am getting behindhand, so that I shall have to stay here and attend to my business. Letters of Ulysses S. Grant to His Father and His Youngest Sister, 1857-78 Poverty was long his portion; not that genteel poverty that is sometimes behindhand with its rent, but that hungry poverty that does not know where to look for its dinner. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 I hope you are not so behindhand in our news as not to know. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) This ceremony was not of long duration; and if it was I that killed their grandmother, they were not themselves behindhand in what remained to be performed. Pioneers in Canada In land exploring the military officers were not behindhand. The Naval Pioneers of Australia The truth is that science is not looked upon very favourably in that country; it is still a little behindhand. The Moon-Voyage This vexed me, but, not to be behindhand in gallantry, I capered gaily after her to give her a kiss. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English "That is all, sir; but nine dollars a week will not support them, and I am, in consequence, going behindhand." Tiger and Tom and Other Stories for Boys The First Brigade was not behindhand except in point of time by a few days. The American Indian as Participant in the Civil War As it is, I must in all things be behindhand; my best years will slip away without bringing forth what, with my talent and my strength, I ought to have accomplished. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes If he was thinking of his dear companions it must be acknowledged that they were not behindhand with him, and that, under the influence of singular exaltation, they consecrated their best thoughts to him. The Moon-Voyage France was not long behindhand in adding to his ever-growing list of honours. Sir Robert Hart The Romance of a Great Career, 2nd Edition The Confederate States have not been behindhand in enacting similar laws for their own soldiers, despite the implied prohibition of the Fourteenth Amendment; but Southern courts have held them void. Popular Law-making When the milk was brought, breakfast was still a little behindhand, but she would not let me help. Vandemark's Folly Even in England there are localities of which the phrase, "It is a hundred years behindhand," still holds good; and so it was with Gethin. Bred in the Bone However, the public is very much more interested in matter than in form, and it is for this very reason that it is behindhand in any high degree of culture. Essays of Schopenhauer He looked at his watch and compared it with the clock in the faint hope that the clock might be behindhand. The Three Sisters So far, the Royalists had been sadly behindhand with their preparations. Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War Providence soon frowned on me again, and I got behindhand, as usual. The Wonders of Prayer A Record of Well Authenticated and Wonderful Answers to Prayer Mrs. —— came this morning and begged me to lend her some money, as she had got behindhand. The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss It is merely an indication that we are behindhand in our mechanical knowledge and invention M. Blériot's aeroplane points also to the fleet. An Englishman Looks at the World The Baron Weissschnitzerdörfer—what an interminable name—is not behindhand this time. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent I have a message from the admiral to the captain and every moment is precious, for things are terribly behindhand. Jack Archer They seemed, however, very well pleased, and all joined in the chorus of the seamen's songs: but the manner in which they were invariably a little behindhand was quite ludicrous. The Voyage of the Beagle If the Lambs gave a dance, the Trotters were sure not to be behindhand: and though they might not boast of as good company, yet they had double the number, and were twice as merry. Little Britain That we are hopelessly behindhand in aeronautics is not a fact by itself. An Englishman Looks at the World If Oliver were behindhand in these respects, he knew where the best were to be found; and morning after morning they scoured the country together, and brought home the fairest that blossomed. Oliver Twist The ocean, not to be behindhand with the earth, yielded up her mighty whales, that Mr. Gathergold might sell their oil, and make a profit of it. The Snow Image and other stories I can't say that he is a very good manager, but he has had ill-luck, and of course he is behindhand in many ways. Little Lord Fauntleroy Thea, who always felt that she was behindhand in courtesy to Mrs. Andersen, thought that here was an opportunity to show interest without committing herself to anything. The Song of the Lark It takes an immense amount of time, and everything else has got terribly behindhand. Confidence Oh! are you there?—But you are miserably behindhand. Emma The few Europeans who have yet had an opportunity of acquainting themselves with Sun Tzu are not behindhand in their praise. The Art of War It was now the season for planting and sowing; many gardens and allotments of the villagers had already received their spring tillage; but the garden and the allotment of the Durbeyfields were behindhand. Tess of the d'Urbervilles Is it a wonder if I'm behindhand with my interest payments? The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume I Nor was he behindhand as regarded the training of his mind. The Young Woodsman Life in the Forests of Canada Can you think your friend behindhand in these sort of considerations? Emma He would rather go without a game at cricket for a fortnight than be behindhand in one of his lessons. Life in London or, the Pitfalls of a Great City In contrast to the attractions of fine fielding, the average batting of the period is decidedly behindhand. Spalding's Baseball Guide and Official League Book for 1895 Soon after noon the tide was all ready for a departure, and not behindhand was the fisherman, Marin, with his stanch Minas craft. The Raid from Beausejour; and How the Carter Boys Lifted the Mortgage It is dreadful to reflect how utterly behindhand one gets in all things, literary, artistic, and political, through long sojourns out of Europe. Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. Boston was never behindhand in knowledge, and in the new education is very alert, the efforts of a single lady deserving praise of high degree. Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885 Adams, missing his blow, fell directly on Slipslop, who cuffed and scratched as well as she could; nor was he behindhand with her in his endeavours, but happily the darkness of the night befriended her. Joseph Andrews, Volume 2 Only Brad Freeman, always behindhand, save at some momentary exigency of rod or gun, was fulfilling the prophecy that the last shall be first. Tiverton Tales Hazlitt's brother is mightily pleased with the match; but he says you must have furniture, and be clear in the world at first setting out, or you will be always behindhand. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 Ah!" he said, "I generally get through my work in the morning, but I find myself behindhand to-day. Roden's Corner Well, it's my profession to find out things; and, naturally, if I do that for my paper, it is not likely I am going to be behindhand when it comes to myself. In the Midst of Alarms You know—we all know—that, counting fully upon this money, papa is behindhand in his payments. The Channings The place itself is as antiquated and behindhand as any I have seen in France, which is saying a good deal. East of Paris Sketches in the Gâtinais, Bourbonnais, and Champagne Then an immense activity set in; everything was behindhand, and had to make up for lost time. Tales of Two Countries She did not like being behindhand—one always gained by behaving nicely to her. L'Assommoir He had been filling a good many orders and getting excellent prices for his work, yet somehow he had been all the year running behindhand. The Philistines The worst is, we are behindhand in our payments; for you know how surely I counted upon this. The Channings The whole house was oppressed with woe, and a dreary sound of lamentation arose from most of the rooms, for half the tenants were behindhand. L'Assommoir Aunt Stanse held her stomach with laughing; she was not behindhand when the glasses had to be emptied or when her turn came to sing a song. The Path of Life In 1774, the clocks at Basel, which, since the siege of Rudolph of Habsburg, had remained one hour behindhand, were, after immense opposition, regulated like those in the rest of the world. Germany from the Earliest Period Volume 4 We're dreadfully behindhand this month, and if he were to go away, people would be down on us; they'd think he wanted to get out of paying.' The History of David Grieve Nor was Mr. Yollop at all behindhand in taking similar precautions to secure the new convert permanently, after having once caught him. Hide and Seek She was behindhand with her rent, and Marescot, the landlord, threatened to turn her out if they did not pay before the first of January. L'Assommoir She said she never allowed her "roomers" to get behindhand—it was her invariable rule. The Journal of Arthur Stirling : the Valley of the Shadow The French observed on this occasion with well-merited scorn: "The allies are ever an idea, a year and an army behindhand." Germany from the Earliest Period Volume 4 The clover was seeding, but the turnips were somewhat behindhand. Wanderers "When has Robert Hagburn been heard from?" asked Septimius, who, involved in his own pursuits, was altogether behindhand in the matters of the war,–shame to him for it! Septimius Felton, or, the Elixir of Life Amid the cheering one of the soldiers plainly voiced a terrible grievance--just when the sufferers were mostly in need of necessaries, the pay was behindhand. The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form The fact that there were no newspapers in Switzerland at that time often made him a little behindhand as regarded the latest events. William Tell Told Again Since you are so kind as to mix yourself up in my affairs, I will not be behindhand. Pan The object to be attained is to help forward those who, owing to a less favouring fortune, are behindhand, by enabling them to see the results attained by their neighbours. Memories of Canada and Scotland — Speeches and Verses We've got to get an everlasting hustle on us, that's all; and I'm afraid we are beginning a little behindhand in the race. The Claim Jumpers Then, still speaking, but fearsomely animated, he clutched frantically, but always a leetle behindhand, at the unknown monster which now reached the imprisoning neckband. The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form The contributors were behindhand; an article was expected from Canning on Spain, and the publication was postponed until this article had been received, printed and corrected. A Publisher and His Friends Memoir and Correspondence of John Murray; with an Account of the Origin and Progress of the House, 1768-1843 And because Rome at all times, whether from chance or choice, followed all such methods as are necessary to attain greatness, in this also she was not behindhand. Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius Don Lopez makes a pretence of leaving the payment to Don Sanchez's generosity; and he, not behindhand in courtesy, lugs out his purse and begs the other to pay himself. A Set of Rogues It is a mistake to suppose that, because the English had been behindhand in the exploration of remote regions, they were wanting in maritime enterprise. Sea-Power and Other Studies Louis, who had been worsted in a combat where both he and Charles bore a part, was not behindhand in his hatred. Holland The History of the Netherlands For one thing," he said, "one gets terribly behindhand with English news. A Rogue by Compulsion Your friends," he observed, "were a thought behindhand, eh? Red Masquerade And their assembled friends, being not a bit behindhand, laughed out lustily. Short Stories Old and New But while on his part he thus altered his conduct, they on their side were not behindhand, but learnt a dozen human tricks from him that are ordinarily wanting in Reynard's education. Lady into Fox They treated us like wild beasts in a menagerie, and the officers and soldiers set the example while the women and children were not behindhand with abuse, and made threatening gestures. Their Crimes We are still much behindhand in this matter, and shall by-and-by spend more largely upon it. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 60, October, 1862 Now, the real reason of the three friends being thus at fault in their investigations was simply this: they were exactly twenty-four hours behindhand in their attempt to unravel the mystery. The Triple Alliance Its trials and triumphs Oh, for that matter," said the other, "he is not at all behindhand, and I lose nearly as many cattle as I get. A Voyage to the Moon Two or three days of rest at Martigny put everybody in good shape, and gave them all a bit of time to pick up on many little things that were behindhand. Five Little Peppers Abroad The troops were two years behindhand in their pay. By Pike and Dyke: a Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic Many of the farmers had fallen considerably behindhand, and had for once in a way felt the grip of hard times. The Gerrard Street Mystery and Other Weird Tales The telegraph companies, not to be behindhand, undertake to transmit messages during the meeting for members from Montreal to all parts of Canada and the United States free of charge. The British Association's Visit to Montreal, 1884 : letters I won't be behindhand i' doing you a good turn, if it is to be done. The Mill on the Floss You see if we once let those books get behindhand, we're lost. Five Little Peppers Abroad Artists and men of letters have never been behindhand in tributes to the Queen. Queen Victoria, her girlhood and womanhood At five o'clock I was up and at work, for I was two days behindhand. Mysteries of Paris, V3 In the time of Louis XV., if a whole village fell too much behindhand, its four principal inhabitants might be seized and carried off to jail. The Eve of the French Revolution I am behindhand; oh, I assure you when I go back I shall be afraid to go into the greenhouse. Spring Days If he is to benefit Mellish by beating somebody, he will not be behindhand. Cashel Byron's Profession I am I cannot tell how much behindhand; one may see if a man be but a little laid aside, that you have neither wisdom nor prudence to order things. The Riches of Bunyan Selected from His Works We shall be a day behindhand all through eternity. Following the Equator — Part 1 His comprehension was always a train or two behindhand. A Tramp Abroad — Volume 04 In France we are lamentably behindhand in the matter. Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville They had got rather behindhand, and have been working up somewhat too hard and fast to get through the portion for examination. Beechcroft at Rockstone "I am sorry to interfere with your romantic embellishments, Carey, or with the credit of your beloved pond, since you are determined not to leave it behindhand with its neighbours." Henrietta's Wish Or, Domineering This is the language he addresses to his niece; nor is she much behindhand in coming into the plot. Characters of Shakespeare's Plays "I don't like getting behindhand with the world." Magnum Bonum Their respective crews, not behindhand in this splendid camaraderie of ships, fraternised in wine-shops and strolled through the crooked foreign streets arm in arm. Love, the Fiddler If you hear of us no oftener than we of you, you will be as much behindhand in news as my Lady Lyttelton. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 For, Mr. Bacon, in consequence of his intemperance, was steadily running behindhand; and all his neighbours knew it. The Lights and Shadows of Real Life Every week we are going behindhand, and if we stay here much longer we shall neither have the means of living nor getting away. Married Life; Its Shadows and Sunshine Fairview is a thriving town, while this place is going behindhand as fast as possible. Lizzy Glenn or, The Trials of a Seamstress He was still behindhand with his poor old washer-woman—owed for boarding, clothes, hats, boots, and a dozen other matters—and was, in consequence, a good deal harassed with duns. Words for the Wise Indeed, your master is not behindhand with you; you seem to have agreed to puff one another. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 Eric's men were not behindhand, and many of the guests drew swords to protect themselves. The Thrall of Leif the Lucky A Story of Viking Days Not to be behindhand with him, I spoke of my own estates and property as if I was as rich as a duke. Barry Lyndon "Many of 'Poulter's' clients, who are behindhand with their cheques for family tuition, have made payment with the commodities which they happen to retail," remarked Poulter. Sparrows: the story of an unprotected girl The strike had thrown him terribly behindhand, as to the completion of these orders. North and South He's sadly behindhand with his rent, as I was saying, but if he's really ill, I must see after Sheepshanks, who is a hardish man of business. Wives and Daughters While the legislature was doing its part, the executive government was not behindhand in pursuing the system which had been so much commended. History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the Second I would not be behindhand with him in politeness, and put my weapon securely on the old chest of drawers where his was laid. Barry Lyndon But it had pleased the Home Government to set up the beginning of a constitution again in Jamaica; no one knew why, but so it was; and Trinidad did not choose to be behindhand. West Indian Fables by James Anthony Froude Explained by J. J. Thomas I have noted in you, my Liberalis, and as it were touched with my hand a feeling of fussy anxiety not to be behindhand in doing what is your duty. L. Annaeus Seneca on Benefits Throughout the day I worked for myself, throughout the night for you, and nothing is behindhand. Joseph II. and His Court You will never find me wanting or behindhand when it is a question of proving this to you; be very sure of that. Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 2 from Rome to the End Martha must have concluded that she was very much behindhand, for the dinner had only just been put into the oven. A Journey to the Interior of the Earth And if you want to get on, it doesn't do to be behindhand. Maurice Guest She was at first behindhand in responding to all this, but by degrees she thawed to those who were thawing to her. Christie Johnstone Yet, however behindhand I may be, there is still ample room and verge for an English version of the "Arabian Nights' Entertainments." The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 To Walter Bache Dear Friend, Often I am behindhand and stop short of thanks with you, but it is certainly not for want of sincere affection and esteem. Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 2 from Rome to the End The South Country battalions of Devons and Dorsets, Sussex and Somersets, were not behindhand in ways of death. Now It Can Be Told Now, Cornelius, you are rather behindhand, and have some heavy reading before you if you mean to get out of this next Christmas.’ Life's Little Ironies Christmas was nearing, and Mrs. Wilcox felt behindhand with the presents. Howards End Since Festus was determined to spur on wildly, the rest of the yeomen did not like to seem behindhand, and they rapidly approached the town. The Trumpet-Major He could be coarse enough to suit even the President's palate, and Ratcliffe was not behindhand. Democracy, an American novel We have our pope of fools at Ghent also; we're not behindhand in that, cross of God! Notre-Dame De Paris We had been a little behindhand in starting, but by extra exertions on the part of the runners we succeeded in reaching the station just in time to be shut out by the gatekeeper. Noto: an Unexplained Corner of Japan SIR,—Four of your saws are behindhand with their contributions, and, being deaf to remonstrance, I am obliged to apply to you, to use your influence. Put Yourself in His Place "I 'all mine Toddy," said little Toddlie, who would not be behindhand in anything that was going on. Queer Little Folks Various replies appeared, and Manning was not behindhand. Eminent Victorians An important contract had got behindhand and they were working overtime. All Roads Lead to Calvary I have constantly observed that the generality of people are fifty years, at least, behindhand in their politics. Thoughts on the Present Discontents, and Speeches, etc. Epimetheus marks this battery on his Plan; and is wise behindhand, at a cheap rate. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 17 If the Lambs gave a dance, the Trotters were sure not to be behindhand; and, though they might not boast of as good company, yet they had double the number and were twice as merry. The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon Assuredly, she would not be behindhand in doing her duty; but unto what state of life HAD it pleased God to call her? Eminent Victorians Of course, in this respect, we have not been behindhand either. The Coming Conquest of England It appeared that the driver had quarreled with the Lowry people that morning because the breakfast was behindhand and he was kept waiting. Rudder Grange The debtor who was behindhand in his payment received a legal notice to quit at an appointed time. Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau A long letter today from Robert, which surprised and vexed me so that I have been sadly behindhand with my work ever since. The Queen of Hearts There was a moment's pause, when the Typees, with wild shrieks, flung themselves into the covert, spear in hand; nor was Toby behindhand. Typee Nor was my lord mayor, Sir Thomas Allen, behindhand in extending hospitality to the king, whom he invited to sup with him. Royalty Restored As the queen's true knight-errant, I am bound to be behindhand in no adventure. Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth "I'll be home in a few minutes," said Patty, "I got delayed and am a little behindhand." Story of Waitstill Baxter It was very necessary he should see Mr. Vanderlip, because of the shameless one he would be all of a week behindhand in filling the contract. The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke It is you who are behindhand in your promises. The Lesser Bourgeoisie We have many very dear But we are behindhand 143 friends—enough. names on our lists of calls. The Brick Moon and Other Stories That assistance is still appreciated by us and by all our people, but we must not forget that the Germans also were not behindhand, and have always been well-disposed towards us. Native Life in South Africa If their salary is two months behindhand they begin to be nervous! New Chronicles of Rebecca And yet his work, as we see, is never behindhand; above all, the fruit of his work: ready-money. The French Revolution Resigned to wait for the Judge's horses, Balaam went into his office this dry, bright morning and read nine accumulated newspapers; for he was behindhand. The Virginian, a Horseman of the Plains Whereby the first half-result, national wealth namely, is plentifully realized; and only the second half, or wisdom to guide it, is dreadfully behindhand. Latter-Day Pamphlets Not to be behindhand in the sociality of the evening, he complies and gives them "Believe Me, if All Those Endearing Young Charms." Bleak House Folly is that wisdom which is wise only behindhand. The French Revolution |
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