| 单词 | sprightliness |
| 例句 | He retains hold of my arm, and as he talks his spine straightens imperceptibly, his chest expands, his voice assumes more and more the sprightliness and jocularity of youth. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Grand Harmonie is participating in the Boston Opera Collaborative’s production of the opera in August, and the lilting sprightliness of this account bode well. Music Review: Grand Harmonie at the Church of the Epiphany 2013-05-26T21:47:26Z And Mr. Thibaudet was just right for it: Not a keyboard pounder, he went for sensuality and witty sprightliness. An Orchestra’s Ecstatic, Once-in-a-Lifetime Birthday Party 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Its sprightliness in a sober time recalls Prokofiev’s “Classical” Symphony, written three decades earlier, which the Philharmonic played under van Zweden in February. Review: The Philharmonic’s Conductor Returns to His Perch 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z Even the encores seemed oddly distanced: three chestnuts — Schumann’s “Träumerei,” Debussy’s “Golliwog’s Cakewalk,” played with rubbery sprightliness, and a Chopin waltz — followed by a composition of his own. Review | A brilliant pianist offers a so-so recital: Kissin returns to Strathmore 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z “Brothers of the Quill” may be somewhat more academic overall, but it displays a comparable sprightliness and anecdotal abundance. ‘Brothers of the Quill’: How an 18th-century hack found his literary footing 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z Dark Shadows Piranha 3DD A Fantastic Fear of Everything Frankenweenie "Revels in evil and lacks any sprightliness that might have redeemed its twisted characters, all of whom are loathsome and stupid." Film quiz 2012 – can you guess which movies our reviewers are talking about? 2012-12-27T10:30:00Z Admittedly, the Ahmanson’s large stage isn’t the ideal platform for the show’s visual sprightliness. The off-kilter charms of 'Amelie,' made musical at the Ahmanson 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z Yet Johnson’s overall sprightliness covers a ground bass of melancholy and lament. Review | ‘The True History of the First Mrs. Meredith’ toppled the standardized Great Man tradition of biography 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z Its char added depth to that picnic mainstay, corn and bean salad, whose lime-accented sprightliness was subtly set off by deeply caramelized and even blackened kernels. This one simple trick can help you grill the perfect corn 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z Their patter carries a flicker of collegial sprightliness beyond the substrate of familiarity; since being married, in 1993, they have closely edited each other’s work. How Ayelet Waldman Found a Calmer Life on Tiny Doses of LSD 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Claire Saunders gives Myrtle Wilson, Tom’s mistress, a sprightliness and sass that styles her as a romantic second-string diva who feels trapped in her life, particularly her marriage. ‘The Great Gatsby’ Review: Raising a Glass to an American Tragedy 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z She and Curran take possession of the tale and save it with sprightliness; their smiles arise without warning. Boys Will Be Boys in “Ford v Ferrari” 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z I could hear the sprightliness in my voice, all false. “Audition” 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z The visitors from Perth did not allow their sprightliness to be subdued by the circumstances and Michael O'Halloran's pace could not be contained. Celtic 3-1 St Johnstone 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z For all that, United’s early sprightliness still seems significant, if only because it jars so strikingly with received opinion about Van Gaal’s methods. Early rushes of Louis van Gaal era meet with approval of United masses 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z The old man and the girl walked away, he with an elderly sprightliness of bearing which seemed to say, "See how active I still am!" she moving by his side with dreamy, unconscious grace. Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel 2012-04-03T02:00:33.630Z Scarcely were our fingers in place than the table began a rotation with noisy bustle, the sprightliness of which surprised us. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z I could hear the sprightliness in my voice, now authentic. “Audition” 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z Their minds are a light, luxuriant soil, into which thoughts are easily transplanted, and shoot up with uncommon sprightliness and vigour. Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z A cheerful readiness, willingness, or promptitude; joyous activity; briskness; sprightliness; as, the soldiers advanced with alacrity to meet the enemy. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Of course, a fat hog for slaughter and a sow heavy with young, have not much sprightliness of deportment. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z Such is their vanity, they think the sprightliness of their humour inconsistent with a plain sober way of thinking and speaking, and able to atone for all the little neglects of their business and persons. ?sop's Fables, Embellished with One Hundred and Eleven Emblematical Devices. 2012-03-19T02:00:22.807Z If Lady Betty's sprightliness ever deserted her, it returned with the morning as regularly as the light. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z He excelled all the bards of his time in sublimity of p. 23thought and poetic fire, and was much admired for the sprightliness of his wit. A Biographical Sketch of some of the Most Eminent Individuals which the Principality of Wales has produced since the Reformation 2012-03-17T02:01:03.693Z And this he did with such grace, with such tender sprightliness, that nothing worse than a light smile appeared upon the most rigorous faces present. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z Chancellor K——, who was my life-long friend, retained, even in the latest years of his lengthened life, an almost youthful sprightliness of feeling and manner. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z In his case health, strength, agility, sprightliness, cheerfulness, have been wholly compatible with disuse of animal food. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z Then with a sudden sprightliness, "But I hear one of them has a manuscript of Petronius, on papyrus; I go to buy it, farewell for ever, for ever, for ever." The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Now, with a new sprightliness to which she had been long a stranger, she busied herself with hospitable cares. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z It is true that Christian was at times somewhat more serious as he contemplated the child; but yet his youthful sprightliness always again returned to him. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z He ran with that wonderful sprightliness of his across the marbled court to meet us, and ceremoniously conducted us up the handsome staircase. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z He had a share of Massinger's seriousness of purpose and painstaking art, and of Fletcher's freshness of fancy and sprightliness of style. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z But her sprightliness became an effort and in her own sitting-room she turned abruptly to him: "But I have a distaste for it all now," she said and sat down in a chair. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z Animated with this thought, and the brightening prospect around him, his mind on that evening seemed winged with hope, and his conversation was full of life and sprightliness. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z Many of her letters have been preserved, and show a sprightliness which is well borne out by her portrait, that of a charming old lady in a turban, with bright eyes and a humorous mouth. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z Her youth, her sprightliness, and her beauty made her many friends. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z The delightful sprightliness of youth is apt with age or encouragement to sour into a blistering insolence, and Ann had all the sarcastic powers of her brother. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z He must head off unseemly and prolonged discussions; he must have sprightliness to keep the meeting taut; he must have zeal to keep the meeting warm; he must have consecration to keep the meeting spiritual. Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z This analysis, if any one takes the trouble to read it, will suffice to show the sprightliness of Gozzi's invention, and also the essential weakness of his artistic method. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z Let it not be supposed that we have any objection to that sprightliness which is one of the most agreeable characteristics of youth. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z Ah, my dear boy, in this pencil you have at will roguishness and languor, tenderness and indifference, sprightliness, passion, malice, what you will. Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor 2011-11-11T03:00:30.420Z All the sprightliness and exhilaration with which he had entered the room had left him. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z Perhaps, after all, there was a design working through it, she reflected, as she recovered her sprightliness, and Providence had arranged the case to meet her necessities. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z With much circumlocution and a kind of awkward sprightliness, addressing himself to Massimo, and smiling half-sourly and half-sillily, he expressed his own stupid contempt for Italian customs with regard to women. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z Nero always brought into the sick-room about a hundredweight at least of jollity, sprightliness, life, and love. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z The air of Mafeking is said to be equal to champagne, and perhaps to its stimulating influence the garrison owed its sprightliness and activity. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z He walked with a sort of sprightliness, as though moving to music. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z Mrs. Beverley has more sense and sprightliness than any other woman I know. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z But when they met him face to face in society, his reserve and taciturnity were so unlike the sprightliness of his assumed character, that they fairly lost their temper. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z There were some Italian servants in the stable-yard here, very lively fellows, whose sprightliness Miska found so attractive that he was quite vexed at being shut out from their society. King Matthias and the Beggar Boy 2011-07-24T02:00:11.047Z “That forever settles my last doubt of thee,” declared Peggy with an attempt at sprightliness. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z Judy told with much sprightliness of her serving in the shop and of her learning to make tarts. Molly Brown of Kentucky 2011-07-16T02:00:18.603Z The soft sprightliness of five years earlier was no longer in her face. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z She played Cupid here with so much verve, point, impudence and sprightliness, that other Cupids were created for her. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z Despite his sprightliness, he says he has been chastened in the last three months. In Tech We Trust: Investors Provide Millions to Risky Start-Ups 2011-06-20T01:36:14Z They dropped from about her, the flapper's frock of succory blue and the silken under-garments, and with them she seemed to cast off as well that rather feverish sprightliness of the last hour. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z Neither the forty-eight years of her life nor her massive bulk had tamed her sprightliness or dimmed her merry eye. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z And his lecturing, like one born to be the moralist of nations, was in that style of brevity, sprightliness, and nerve, that young and old, men, women, and children were never tired of reading. The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers 2011-06-15T02:00:17.903Z His works in the latter mode were not unfrequently left unfinished, although numerous specimens remain, the cabinet pictures being marked by much sprightliness of invention. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." 2011-05-27T02:00:16.463Z He, immediately after reciting these verses, assumed the sprightliness of his most pleasing manner; and, taking his young friend home with him, entertained him very agreeably till the hour of the ball arrived.” Life of Robert Burns 2011-05-11T02:00:21.043Z Olwen dragged her eyes back to the disorder of the writing-table; she tossed up her head with a rather forced sprightliness, and laughed. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z We discussed mackintoshes for at least ten minutes, with far more sprightliness than I had imagined the subject could evoke. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z The Countess was famed for her hospitality—famed even amongst a people noted for their easy-going habits, for their sprightliness, and for their unfailing courtesy to strangers. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z In his veins, flowed Franconian as well as Gallic blood, and this latter gave him something of the liveliness and sprightliness, which is wanting in all those of pure Teutonic race. Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z Sebastiana, in general all smiles and sprightliness, was thoughtful and preoccupied, almost anxious; whilst the listless and melancholy Catalina had an unusual appearance of gaiety and animation. Tales from Blackwood Volume 8 2011-04-09T02:00:09.087Z There was a little more color in your face, and a slight return of the former sprightliness in your manner while she was with you. Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale 2011-04-05T02:00:12.720Z These inconsistencies, however, might be pardoned, if the stories were told with sufficient sprightliness and vigour to make them interesting. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z In such society, I am ashamed of being stupid; yet I cannot contribute to the amusement of the company, and I feel surprised at their animation and sprightliness. Leonora 2011-03-22T02:00:21.627Z Any one who knew Miss Maitland well might have noticed a forced sprightliness in her voice. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z In a dull and heavy age, he inaugurated a period of genuine wit and sprightliness. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z The young bronze David, who has just conquered Goliath, has an odd, mischievous sprightliness. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z The hero of this story is an Etonian who is possessed of a moral nature remarkable for its strength and power; and the book is written with sprightliness and vigour. The Ravens and the Angels With Other Stories and Parables 2011-02-23T03:00:29.860Z I was quite surprised by her appearance and her unusual sprightliness; the doctor seems to have worked wonders. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z There was a sprightliness about her movements that many might have admired; but which in my mind but poorly compared with the grand, queen-like, air that characterised the step of her sister. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z There must also be polish, variety of style, sprightliness and versatility. Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman 2011-02-06T03:00:58.870Z The first thing she did, therefore, was to catch Chaffinch, whose natural sprightliness caused him to delight greatly in flying about, to shut him up in a cage, and bring him to her castle. Fairy Tales From all Nations 2011-01-16T03:00:21.797Z All her sprightliness was gone; the roguish smile had vanished from her lips. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z Madame Dambreuse, leaning on his arm, nodded her head slightly, and the agreeable sprightliness of her face contrasted with its gloomy expression a short time before. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z In place of the dragging gloom, which had long coloured her days, he found sprightliness and activity, a creature of novelties never still an instant. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z Most of all though, Collingwood's team showed there's just no substitute for sprightliness in the field. England's ruthless selection policy should have India looking west 2010-05-19T11:32:00Z How should one understand that the tones which seemed so harsh and jarring belonged in truth to a very code of sprightliness? A Cursory History of Swearing He charmed his grandfather with his sprightliness and wit, and gained the favor of all by his noble and engaging behavior. Stories of the Olden Time (Historical Series—Book IV Part I) His writings combined a sprightliness and solidity rarely found. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Robert was evidently in a very great hurry, but Tony had the advantage in years and sprightliness. The Gay Adventure A Romance His carefully counterfeited sprightliness of guise dropped away, and left him an old man, much broken. The Key to Yesterday Her countenance was dejected, which, on seeing Theodore, lighted up into a languid sprightliness. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact All, however, are unanimous in admiring the sprightliness of the dialogue and the ingenious and varied perverseness of the heroine. Maria Edgeworth His magic wand was sound discretion coolly and firmly exercised, enlivened by a good humor and sprightliness that mellowed his otherwise stern qualities. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution She was to-day so full of buoyant sprightliness, and so overflowing with cheerfulness, that even Eric, who had heretofore regarded her with indifference, approached her in a very friendly mood. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine In later years he repented of this shameless work, just as Boccaccio is said in the day of his grey hairs to have thought of the sprightliness of the Decameron with strong remorse. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" Her countenance appeared dejected, which on seeing Alonzo, lighted up into a languid sprightliness. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact He was struck, but not attracted, by her "saucy sprightliness." Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) Eudocia, by her beauty and sprightliness, rapidly gained an ascendancy over the weak but noble-hearted emperor, who had now two masters, his sister and his wife. Women of Early Christianity Melitta was another famous het�r�, beloved for her beautiful figure and voice as well as for her pleasing conversation and sprightliness. Greek Women Rose and Phil, sitting by the fire next day, Rose says, in a timid voice, with less than her usual sprightliness,— "Do you know who has sent a beautiful fur tippet to Adèle, Phil?" The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 The sprightliness of his manners, mingled with a certain degree of humour and generous sentiments, occasionally mingling with his discourse, threw a veil over his imperfections, and excited one’s admiration. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact Johnson says that the preface is "written with great sprightliness and elegance," but the praise of Warton is hyperbolical when he terms it "one of the best pieces of prose in our language." The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition To make her countenance reposeful and delicate, she prolonged her slumbers until late in the morning; to give her figure sprightliness and grace, she took frequent baths, to which succeeded long hours of repose. Women of Early Christianity That her natural expression of countenance was sad, one must allow; but when she talked with her little visitors, and entertained them, her sprightliness chased the troubled lines from the lady's face. The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in The two friends, full of new sprightliness, get up a fishing party one day. Contemporary Russian Novelists The sprightliness of his manners, mingled with a certain degree of humour and generous sentiments, occasionally mingling with his discourse, threw a veil over his imperfections, and excited one’s admiration. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact She was looking at her two kinsmen with such sweet sprightliness that he had trouble to make her see his uplifted cigar. John March, Southerner Her manners had just dignity enough to repel impertinence without destroying the careless freedom and sprightliness in which she commonly indulged. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings There was in Hartford at this time a coterie of literary spirits whose sprightliness and bonhomie had gained for them the sobriquet of the "Hartford Wits." Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880. It was a tall, lean old man who moved with a factitious sprightliness. The Deaves Affair Her countenance was dejected, which, on seeing Theodore, lighted up into a languid sprightliness. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact In sprightliness of manner this bird of solitude reminds one of the catbird, whom he also greatly resembles in looks. Upon The Tree-Tops “Now I wonder who can tell me what that was all about?” she asked, with feigned sprightliness. The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted Fugitive pieces, chiefly amatory, meet us of real sprightliness, or grace, or tenderness. Spenser His genius awakes at once, and all his faculties attune to sprightliness and pleasure. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 All the playfulness and sprightliness she had hitherto displayed was now changed to gravity and sedateness. The Grandee She had a tang in her tongue, and in the course of ninety minutes she had flayed alive the greater part of London society, with keen wit and sprightliness. Miss Cayley's Adventures Vanoni, returning to the scene of her former triumphs, once again delights all beholders by the sprightliness of her singing and dancing. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, January 25th, 1890 As Maximilian crossed the pasture, he suddenly had to jump aside with considerable sprightliness. The Missourian Enthusiasm about art is become a function of the average female being, which she performs with precision and a sort of haunting sprightliness, like an ingenious and well-regulated machine. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) It is wonderful in what sprightliness, strength, activity, and freedom of spirits, a low diet, even here in England, will preserve those who have habituated themselves to it. Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery The wombat cannot jump like the kangaroo or the wallaby, and his sprightliness and activity are the sprightliness and activity of a cast-iron pig. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 29, May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Mr. Edgeworth, in his Memoirs, pays a respectful tribute to Miss Seward's charms, to her agreeable conversation, her beauty, her flowing tresses, her sprightliness and address. A Book of Sibyls Miss Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs Opie, Miss Austen If he seems more inclined to destroy things, it is not out of perverseness, but because the action which creates is always slow; and that which destroys, being more rapid, better suits his natural sprightliness. Émile or, Concerning Education; Extracts The conversation of Benedick and Beatrice, in Much Ado about Nothing, and of Rosalind in As you like it, have much wit and sprightliness all along. Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare There was no system or connection in what she taught, but the sprightliness of her delivery made up for the defect. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 To Lord Chancellor Hatton, also an Elizabethan judge who aimed at sprightliness on the Bench, a clever mot is attributed. Law and Laughter In spite of the sprightliness and ideal grace of the widow, in spite of the witty sallies of the buccaneer, the supper was a gloomy one for Croustillac. A Romance of the West Indies His glowing pulses seem to warm my own; I feel his life within myself, and his sprightliness renews my youth. Émile or, Concerning Education; Extracts There were as many people out as usual, but they were hurrying to their destinations, even the languid creole beauty, all lace and alabaster, moved with the sprightliness of a maid of Gotham. The Strollers All joyous sprightliness was crushed out of the infantine heir of a barbarous Imperialism. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 There were no traces of that beauty and sprightliness remaining. The Cruise of the Shining Light The pulp is sweet and juicy but is lacking in sprightliness. Manual of American Grape-Growing His quick but decided movements show the sprightliness of his age, and his sturdy independence; they bear testimony to the abundant physical exercise he has enjoyed. Émile or, Concerning Education; Extracts The Memoirs of Josephine sparkle with French sprightliness, and abound with French sentiment. Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXII No. 4, April 1848 They left a literature which is, in many respects, highly interesting, but is in the main devoid of sunshine, humour, and sprightliness. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland If this treatment is followed daily, with a tub-bath weekly, you will not complain of those tired, nervous headaches, your face will lose its sallowness, and your walk will gain in sprightliness. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society It alternates between a sort of laboured sprightliness and a careless, conversational manner full of endless parentheses. Helps to Latin Translation at Sight The sprightliness and expression of the features, as well as the colour of the skin, which distinguish the higher ranks from the vulgar, are the effects of ease and education. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton Smart, witty children, amuse the circle for a few hours, and are forgotten: and we may observe, that almost all children who are praised and admired for sprightliness and wit, reason absurdly, and continue ignorant. Practical Education, Volume II There was also a certain gayety and sprightliness in entertaining, since there were no matinées or shows to visit. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia She proposed making her debut as Beatrice, in Shakespeare's glorious comedy, "Much Ado About Nothing,"—a character well calculated to display her arch vivacity and charming sprightliness. My Life: or the Adventures of Geo. Thompson Being the Auto-Biography of an Author. Written by Himself. Marston is not without sprightliness, but his sprightliness is never the sprightliness of the kid, though it is sometimes that of the hyena, and sometimes that of the polecat. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 Yet her foot had lost little of its sprightliness, and the sympathy in her fine eyes seemed to have deepened with the years. The Homesteaders A Novel of the Canadian West One of the most agreeable memories connected with Button's," says Leigh Hunt, "is that of Garth, a man whom, for the sprightliness and generosity of his nature, it is a pleasure to name. All About Coffee “Fancy a fat old thing like that having such fine feelings,” she said, with an attempt to recover her sprightliness. Not Like Other Girls I was equally well pleased with the sprightliness, intelligence and good-humor of the conversation in which the ladies and gentlemen engaged, and also with their refined and courteous bearing towards each other. My Life: or the Adventures of Geo. Thompson Being the Auto-Biography of an Author. Written by Himself. The women exhibit a great similarity of tall, relaxed forms, with consistent dress and demeanour; and are not remarkable for sprightliness of manners. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe Then she went downstairs slowly, with her bright cheeks paler than usual and all her sprightliness gone. A Vanished Hand From Miss Kingsley's natural fluency and sprightliness I expected something "racy," to quote Paul Barr, and I was disappointed to find "Moderation" dull and didactic. A Romantic Young Lady “Never mind,” returned Nan, pleasantly; she seemed to have recovered her sprightliness all at once. Not Like Other Girls Her figure was elegant; her aspect was attempered with a pensive mildness, which in her cheerful moments would light up into sprightliness and vivacity. Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father The goldfinch has the advantage of the titmouse in several respects, but he lacks that sprightliness, that exceeding light-heartedness, which is the chickadee's most endearing characteristic. Birds in the Bush The sprightliness of Hermes alone, in the guise of the man called Berry, kept a lively table in roars of laughter. Anthony Lyveden The most serious remark will be greeted with howls of approval; the most ancient joke takes on a novel and present sprightliness. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908. This was a gentleman already deeply admired by Jeff at long distance for the sprightliness of his wardrobe and for his gay and gallus ways. Sundry Accounts Her countenance appeared to be dejected, which, on her seeing Alonzo, lighted up into a languid sprightliness. Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father But everything he did seemed to prosper; and it occurred to me at last that he forced himself into abnormal sprightliness, with a view of bringing disgrace upon the law of the Fixed Period. The Fixed Period By the by, Rosy, I have observed that you are particularly guarded in all your communications about Mr M. When you speak of him you don't do so with your usual sprightliness of manner. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 Heine's lyrics, by their unwonted grace and sprightliness, captivated German readers. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) It is without fragrance, and without sprightliness, and generally about half as hot as it ought to be.' A Red Wallflower She had regained all her former loveliness; the rose and the lily again blended their tinges in her cheek; again pensive sprightliness sparkled in her eye. Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father They walked side by side in that best of all companionships which demands no effort at sprightliness, nor the utterance of one word not spontaneously spoken. A Sheaf of Corn They themselves admit that I write amatory verse with sufficient sprightliness and skill. The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura Though sprightliness is the distinguishing characteristic of Rosalind, as of Beatrice, yet we find her much more nearly allied to Portia in temper and intellect. Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical The grace and sprightliness that were later to bloom so delightfully in Miss Barrymore now found their first real expression. Charles Frohman: Manager and Man An air of sprightliness and gaiety sits perpetually on their countenances, and their whole deportment seems to indicate that their only business is to “strew the path of life with flowers.” Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World They were sorry looking birds, it is true, but Chinese chickens are not renowned for their beauty and sprightliness of appearance at the best of times. Stand By! Naval Sketches and Stories Having been revived and strengthened in this way, the lad quite recovered his sprightliness, and soon asked when we were going to start. Adventures of a Young Naturalist In a company where sprightliness was the great desideratum, Stonor, no doubt, would have been considered slow. The Woman from Outside [on Swan River] Buoyed up by excitement, she played her part with a dash and sprightliness that surprised even the girls who had seen her at rehearsal. Patty's Summer Days Washington Irving wants sprightliness and more refined manners. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I The story is there told with the simplicity and sprightliness of which the French language is so peculiarly capable, but which a literal translation would render not only insipid but vulgar. Think Before You Speak or, The Three Wishes The spirits of Labugar had lost during eight years none of their sprightliness; but his face looked much older, and his hair had become grey. A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 There is an almost sprightliness in their conviction that what they can write in these circumstances would exactly suit any paper, daily or weekly, morning or evening. Faces and Places In printed composures there is a fertility of invention, correctness of sentiment, sprightliness of expression, that must delight every reader, and transmit his name to posterity in the most advantageous light. The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, April, 1886 Are not Byron's audacity, sprightliness and grandeur all creative? The Case Of Wagner, Nietzsche Contra Wagner, and Selected Aphorisms. Every one agrees that Eleanor combined beauty with good sense, sprightliness with tact. William Pitt and the Great War Miss Montfort was already there, and responded with sad sprightliness to Margaret's greeting. Margaret Montfort The sailors said they were "boobies;" and they certainly appeared very unsophisticated, and quite devoid of the wit and sprightliness of most birds. Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California Warruk was growing by the hour, or at least so it seemed, and increasing in sprightliness each day. The Black Phantom They continually call such a service tumasha, show, fun, and they regard its life and sprightliness a pleasing contrast to the sombre and staid services of the Christian Church. Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 Nevertheless, in those very letters there is some sprightliness, and considerable ability of a certain kind. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) A thin stream of music drifted out with a sort of melancholy sprightliness to join the deep sound of waves breaking and drawing back from the gravel on the sands. The Privet Hedge H appy sprightliness of style and vivacity which fascinates—Dover Legion. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics His Tales have obtained general approbation, being written with great familiarity and great sprightliness; the language is easy, but seldom gross, and the numbers smooth without appearance of care. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II He spoke and wrote English remarkably well, with a slight foreign accent and sprightliness, an elan, as our French friends call it, which told of his French birth and upbringing. Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 I was just thinking that I never saw her so lovely, with such a sprightliness, such a glow in her face, as five minutes ago.” Deerbrook Perhaps no kind of superiority is more flattering or alluring than that which is conferred by the powers of conversation, by extemporaneous sprightliness of fancy, copiousness of language, and fertility of sentiment. Dr. Johnson and His Circle With Honor alone Janie was at her ease, and she would chat away in their bedroom with a sprightliness that would have amazed the other members of St. Chad's, if they could have heard her. The New Girl at St. Chad's A Story of School Life In all his versions strength and sprightliness are wanting: his hymn to Venus, from Homer, is, perhaps, the best. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II He was greatly taken with the agility of an Armenian girl, upon the wire and slack-rope, who was in truth a second Fenella in the sprightliness of her nimble exhibitions. Ups and Downs in the Life of a Distressed Gentleman He carried his ears and tail with more sprightliness and conviction. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance Poor Mr. May had to gather together his wits and his sprightliness for his next meeting. The Lost Girl Not one of them had passed her eight-and-twentieth year nor was less than eighteen years old, and each was discreet and of noble blood, fair of favour and well-mannered and full of honest sprightliness. The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio In this way they were encouraged to habits of economy, perseverance, and sprightliness. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War This book is written with sprightliness and ease, and may justly claim to be considered an agreeable as well as an instructive companion. Ups and Downs in the Life of a Distressed Gentleman She would play with her rings that her courtiers might note the delicacy of her hands; or dance a coranto that an ambassador, hidden dexterously behind a curtain, might report her sprightliness to his master. History of the English People, Volume IV The Deutsche Chronik flourished in his hands; in a little while it had acquired a decided character for sprightliness and talent; in time it became the most widely circulated journal of the country. The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works Henry was charmed with the pleasant sprightliness of his guest, whose lively French manner attracted him more and more. The King's Esquires The Jewel of France Eric’s sprightliness, once the delight of all his friends, was now rarely exhibited, except in the company of Wildney and Graham. Eric, or Little by Little They contrast its sprightliness, its terse, telling phrases with the heavy, dragging constructions that disfigure the prose of contemporary works. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 While the tribes dwelt here, two distinguished Indian youths, by the name of San-ge-man and Kau-be-man, remarkable for their sprightliness, attracted the attention of their particular tribes. Old Mackinaw The Fortress of the Lakes and its Surroundings They go through certain simple evolutions, into which more or less energy and sprightliness are introduced. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 Annette took the greatest fancy to him and welcomed his visits, and played round him with a sprightliness her husband had never before observed in her. Despair's Last Journey The Baronne said: "You have lost your old sprightliness, my poor friend." The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume VIII. "Gloomy disposition!" repeated Sandford: "She has a great share of sprightliness—and I think I never saw her in better spirits than she was this evening, my Lord." A Simple Story A whole day was consumed by Tippy—her real name was Xantippe—in plucking out Aunt Kizzie's grey hairs, and in fixing her up to appear to the best advantage for youth and sprightliness. Hubert's Wife A Story for You The sprightliness of his lighter moods, no less than the throbbing pathos of his sadder moments, had won her heart. The Holy Cross and Other Tales Conscious that he had rather over-reached himself in presenting this picture of marital joys to my horizon, Captain Pharo resumed the subject with sprightliness. Vesty of the Basins But the Devil's agent offered him imagination, sprightliness, wit, eloquence, bodily strength, and happiness in eau de vie, or "water of life," as he called it, at only fifteen cents a glass. Pushing to the Front In her voice there was still some echo of former sprightliness. Clayhanger One is full of sprightliness and agility—he is of the blood of the mountain-cat; another is clumsy—the musk-ox was his father. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 And, if time had abated nothing of her wondrous beauty and sprightliness, neither had it of her goodness, and kind attention to the wants of the poor Indians. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 But that all these make loveliness I deny: for nothing of beauty nor scintilla of sprightliness is in her body so massive. The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus We cannot expect nerve, snap, robustness and vigor, sprightliness and elasticity, in the speech, in the book, or in the essay, from an exhausted, jaded brain. Pushing to the Front A certain peevishness took possession of me; I was no longer myself, and I lost the gayety and sprightliness which had been always my distinguishing virtues. The Romance of an Old Fool At the same time, a people may exhibit ease, gayety, and sprightliness of character, and yet possess no deeper qualities calculated to inspire respect. How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success This little sally may be considered as a specimen of that playful sprightliness which is so much the characteristic of the french female. The Stranger in France or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Illustrated by Engravings in Aqua Tint of Sketches Taken on the Spot. All sense of humor, all boyish sprightliness vanished from him in this important epoch of his life. The Call of the Blood If a young child manifests indisposition to activity, a dislike for play, lifelessness and languor, suspect his habits, if there is no other reasonable cause to which to attribute his unnatural want of childish sprightliness. Plain Facts for Old and Young That fairy form and smiling face Lost all their sprightliness and grace. Slovenly Betsy When the cousin glanced back over her succession of neighbors, she came to the conclusion that they had lost in sprightliness what they had gained in moral worth. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag He was looked upon by young women as slow, and he knew that Graciella had often been impatient at his lack of sprightliness. The Colonel's Dream Elsie, who had exchanged very few words with him since the first afternoon she came on board, thought he looked worn and haggard, but his speech soon revealed good cause for any lack of sprightliness. The Captain of the Kansas There was in the Frenchman a careless ease and courage and sprightliness of temper, which lifted him above danger, as a boat is lifted on a billow's shoulders. A Hero and Some Other Folks Where great sprightliness is the natural bent of the temper, girls should endeavour to habituate themselves to a custom of observing, thinking, and reasoning. Essays on Various Subjects Principally Designed for Young Ladies He made all these intellectual concepts plastic in a music of a brilliance and a sprightliness and mordancy that not overmany classic symphonies can rival. Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers He had given the19 compass to Tom as a "souvenir," and Tom, whose sober nature had found much entertainment in Archer's sprightliness, had cherished it as such. Tom Slade Motorcycle Dispatch Bearer But, after all, there is a quality in the head of a great department which is quite distinct from sprightliness, and that is wisdom. The Reminiscences of an Astronomer Lack of sprightliness was his mistake and lack. A Hero and Some Other Folks The friendship of Garrick and Mrs. Clive is memorable for its sprightliness, sincerity, unbroken harmony-saving a few momentary quarrels for relish—long duration, and the large measure of happiness it yielded. The Friendships of Women It was one of Mrs. Ansell's arts to bring to the breakfast-table just the right shade of sprightliness, a warmth subdued by discretion as the early sunlight is tempered by the lingering coolness of night. The Fruit of the Tree The sprightliness, grace and intellect Linnæus brought to bear illumined his theme. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists Mrs. Vrain's fainting fit was of no great duration, and she shortly recovered her senses, but not her sprightliness. The Silent House Tudor was an echo of the pain and cry of Joanna, Philip's grandmother, a princess lacking in beauty of person and in sprightliness and culture of mind. A Hero and Some Other Folks The reason for the higher cost of living is to be found in the movement of the population, from the dulness of the plough to the sprightliness of the cinematograph. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View Guly, as he was called, though of a cheerful disposition, never displayed that sprightliness and vivacity which characterized Arthur. The Brother Clerks A Tale of New-Orleans French sprightliness, joy, and gaiety is a kind of good wine only grown in the lands of the sun. History of English Humour, Vol. 2 And thus these pleasant as well as proper gifts of Nature maintain the strength and the sprightliness of our bodies. Ideal Commonwealths She was destined for tragedy and tragic actresses are not made in five minutes, but comedy demanded little more than inborn sprightliness and high spirits. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' There is at the same time considerable sprightliness in the dialogue, and the tricks, deceptions and misadventures of lovers fill the pages with much that is ingenious and amusing. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour Her native sprightliness needed no undue excitement, and her placid heart reposed contented on my love, the well-being of her children, and the beauty of surrounding nature. The Last Man Like the average sixteen-year-old boy who sits himself down and takes his pen in hand, all his sprightliness of imagination vanished at sight of an ink-bottle. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters Now that she was found, she was in the best of spirits, all sprightliness and wheedle. Autumn There was no doubt that there was a sprightliness about Emily that was stimulating. The Tin Soldier Our jaded horses felt with us the exhilaration of the change, and moved with greater sprightliness than they had shown for days. When Wilderness Was King A Tale of the Illinois Country His many excellent points were set off by a most attractive air and a singular charm and sprightliness of manner. Berry And Co. They walked with the sprightliness of youth though their hair was white as snow. Added Upon A Story They have not the witchery, the touch of Bohemian sprightliness that make such figures as Carpeaux's "Flora" so enchanting, but they are at once sweeter and more distinguished. French Art Classic and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture Perhaps this was a little wearisome and painful now and then to Mr. Oliver Smith, who retained his youthful sprightliness amidst more serious sentiments. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax "Of Master Wayland's young friend with the Kinzies," she answered, the old sprightliness again in her voice. When Wilderness Was King A Tale of the Illinois Country Her sweet and ready smile, her dark expressive eye, the animation and sprightliness of her conversation, and her refined taste and manners, made her a favorite in all circles. Lives of the Three Mrs. Judsons Her writings are marked by grace and sprightliness. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader "We're going to do our best to pull him through," he said with forced sprightliness. The Ridin' Kid from Powder River He attacked the outer circle, striking every head he could reach, and such was his sprightliness that four men fell headlong before the others became aware of this attack from the rear. The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm The fugue at the end is of astonishing sprightliness; and is a mixture of colossal jesting and heroic pastoral poetry worthy of Beethoven, whose style it recalls in the breadth of its development. Musicians of To-Day It combines the solidity and stateliness of the standard hymns of the ages, with the life and sprightliness of the modern gospel song. The Otterbein Hymnal For Use in Public and Social Worship But this morning I was surprised at the sprightliness of her share in the dialogue of mutual apologies. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes She is my friend, my companion, as well as mistress; her wit, her sprightliness, her pleasing kind of knowledge, fill with delight those hours which are so tedious with a fool, however lovely. The History of Emily Montague This was awkward, and—what was worse—she said it awkwardly, with a sprightliness, gracious yet affected, that did not become her at all. Corporal Sam and Other Stories It was beautiful to see how young Percy delighted to assist in waiting on these visitors to "The Soldiers' Rest,"—how his sprightliness pleased and amused them. Memories A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During Four Years of War There is a freshness, grace, sprightliness, purity, and actualness about them, which charms and invigorates; and we are glad to find them collected and published in a form both elegant and convenient. True Stories of History and Biography Yet they all agree that, as illustration of "parlour comedy," his "Love in '76" is a satisfactory example of sprightliness and fresh inventiveness. Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: Love in '76 An Incident of the Revolution The grace and sprightliness of its movements must strike the commonest observer. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 423 Volume 17, New Series, February 7, 1852 He was the only one of the group who seemed at ease; for the two missionaries could not forget the death of Anno—and Gilbert, from some cause or other, had lost his sprightliness. The Truce of God A Tale of the Eleventh Century They think it unnecessary also, because, however the practice of it may be consistent with the sprightliness of youth, they could never sanction it in maturer age. A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 1 A sober life has preserved me in that sprightliness of thought and gaiety of humour. The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition This pride and ambition has at least elevated her to neat clothes and a sprightliness of manner that is refreshing. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls He has to work harder than other hogs, and is kept hungry so that he may perform with more sprightliness. The Colossus A Novel His wound was nearly well, and the freshness of health was again in his cheeks; but his spirit had lost a part of its sprightliness, and he seemed to have grown older. The Truce of God A Tale of the Eleventh Century There is often no want of sprightliness, wit, and humour. A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 1 "Or"—and she tried to catch the office note of sprightliness—"does he inhabit a roof garden?" Winnie Childs The Shop Girl A little farther we meet that ancient grey cat, who has no discoverable name, but is famous for the sprightliness and grace with which she bears her eighteen years. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series The lapse of time has made its artificial sprightliness dreary. Daniel Defoe Harry Duncan was there, too, hanging upon the smiles of merry, saucy, blue-eyed May Allison; while her brother Richard seemed equally enamored with the brunette beauty and sprightliness of Lottie King. Elsie's Womanhood But then this sprightliness, never borders upon folly, for all foolish jesting is to be avoided, and it is always decorous. A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 1 She spoke louder than she had ever thought of speaking in Uncle Titus' house, for the new scenes had aroused her natural sprightliness, and she was herself once more. Uncle Titus and His Visit to the Country Does the sprightliness of the second scene obscure the scheme of the play advantageously or disadvantageously? Shakespeare Study Programs; The Comedies To make an end of this charming scene of Old Virginia faithfulness, I put my best leg out and departed with gymnastic sprightliness. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 28, July, 1873 Katie was one of those people who illustrate the use of the velvet glove, for in spite of her sprightliness, she was considered the gentlest little creature in the Colonies. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 6, March, 1885 "You really are?" she doubted, with sprightliness, looking gleeful. My Friend Prospero A comedy novel, written with sprightliness and wit, I said, as I turned to the twentieth page, and it needs hardly any editing. Muslin A clear pale loveliness of light lay over New York, and there was a funny sprightliness in the air, a delicate dry crispness. Christopher and Columbus "I felt sure it was you the other day," Flossy said with smiling sprightliness, "but I had not heard of your marriage to Mr. Lyons." Unleavened Bread Alas, behind the merry laugh and sprightliness of the girls who adorn a feast lurks a skeleton. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People You can still recognise him for the same creature that was once so gay and jumpy-jumpy: father is no such far cry from pater:—but oh what a change in sprightliness of habits is here! The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 Those that are older are less drowsy, and the boys and girls are kept awake by the natural activity and sprightliness of their age. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13 It struck me more forcibly than any other change could have done, that he never once appeared to pluck up any spirit, or attempted to recall a spark of his ancient sprightliness. The Doctor's Dilemma "Perhaps he did need a wife," she answered with an attempt at the sprightliness which he had laid aside. Unleavened Bread And push they did, no doubt, kimonos rolled up thighwards, with good humour, sprightliness and cheerful grunts, as is the way with willing workers in Japan. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People The voice which was formerly so resonant has become muffled and sometimes almost indistinct, and the manner has lost all the sprightliness which used to relieve it in the olden days. Sketches in the House (1893) "Your Shadow is a well-informed young man," M. Peyron answered, with easy French sprightliness. The Great Taboo His genius awakens at once, and all his faculties attune to sprightliness and pleasure. A History of Pantomime His features were rather handsome, his eyes large and very lively; and the whole countenance expressed good humour, sprightliness, and acuteness. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14 With this studiousness was joined a gaiety and sprightliness that manifested itself in all sorts of fun and mischief. The World's Great Men of Music Story-Lives of Master Musicians It has life-like descriptions, sprightliness, and lightness of touch, and was admired by Pope and Gray. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature Antonyms: inactive, passive, latent, quiescent, sedentary. activity, n. operation, action; liveliness, briskness, agility, sprightliness, strenuousness. Putnam's Word Book She had been early remarked for her sense and sprightliness, and for her skill in school exercises. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume I The features of these people, though remarkably irregular and ugly, yet are full of great sprightliness, and express a quick comprehension. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14 There is a certain busy sprightliness in some young people which from I know not what views, parents are apt to encourage in hopes of its one day producing great effects. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences Expect not the sprightliness of youth from the aged; for the stream that ran by can never return. The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 2 His philosophy, which has nothing of the ascetic in it, harmonises very well with her vivacity, and her sprightliness never degenerates into levity. The Idler in France The children, especially two or three little senoritas, were very beautiful, and manifested a remarkable degree of sprightliness and intelligence. What I Saw in California Fluent, conversational, ever polished, he is full of happy turns and of Gallic sprightliness. Essays Æsthetical He praised, too, the ease, good-sense, and sprightliness of her letters, and said truly that her style, at its best, was not inferior to that of Madame de Sévigné. Famous Americans of Recent Times She clung to these fables as a Breton; as a Gascon she was inclined to laugh at them, and this was the secret of the sprightliness and gaiety of her life. Recollections of My Youth This was a blow for Mr. Bryany, who obviously felt it, and grew even more apologetic as he fumbled with assumed sprightliness at a chair. The Regent Where that strength of mind, that independence of soul, that alacrity and sprightliness of deportment, which formerly raised you superior to every adverse occurrence? The Coquette The History of Eliza Wharton The first is, joy in life, from which the pages of M. Sainte-Beuve derive, not a superficial sprightliness merely, but a mellow, radiant geniality. Essays Æsthetical He was pleased with her prettiness and sprightliness, and his gentle manner and disposition pleased her. The Morgesons You have often heard me blame M. Chastellux for putting too much sprightliness in the character he has drawn of this general. The True George Washington [10th Ed.] She was really beginning to sink under the labor of carrying all the sprightliness for both. The Grandissimes Here I saw the cardinal; there was an air of church gravity in his habit, but all the vigour of a general, and the sprightliness of a vast genius in his face. Memoirs of a Cavalier A Military Journal of the Wars in Germany, and the Wars in England. From the Year 1632 to the Year 1648. The light from the forked-tree cast through the window rays that resembled moonlight, as they mingled with the radiance within, while outside it twinkled with the sprightliness of old-fashioned humour. Mistress Penwick He detected in it, underneath the writer's usual sprightliness, a sort of tone of charitable commiseration. Liza "A nest of nobles" That had been her home for many years now, ever since her youth and sprightliness had vanished, and she had had nowhere to go for shelter. The Nest of the Sparrowhawk Not wanting in a certain fanciful sprightliness which is the peculiar grace of woman, it possesses also, in large measure, that concentrativeness which is deemed the peculiar strength of man. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 55, May, 1862 In consequence of a poetical genius, and an engaging sprightliness peculiar to her, she had many wooers, some of whom seriously addressed her, while others meant no more than the common gallantries of young people. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume V. Max, who was gloomy, took her sprightliness amiss, thinking, no doubt, that her life also ought to be darkened by the cloud that he thought was over-shadowing him. Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy To these compositions is required neither genius nor knowledge, neither industry nor sprightliness; but contempt of shame and indifference to truth are absolutely necessary. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 04 The Adventurer; The Idler They have more sprightliness and force in them than, from reading his other works, we would be disposed to imagine. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume IV I am now passed from the spring to the autumn of my days, but I am without those comforts that should succeed the sprightliness of bloom, and support me in this melancholy season. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces Once more the wretched woman tried her powers of fascination; but youth and sprightliness were gone. Woman: Man's Equal Everything is excused by the play of images and the sprightliness of expression. The Dramatic Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With a Life of the Author She came with an air that was at once serious and royal, bearing herself haughtily, yet with a certain grace and sprightliness that became her very well. Master Skylark Third, I have already referred to her sprightliness. The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss She assumed a sprightliness not quite natural, and evidently designed to obviate the awkwardness of their peculiar relation. Stories by American Authors, Volume 1 Youth is naturally delighted with sprightliness and ardour, and therefore I breathed out the sighs of my first affection at the feet of the gay, the sparkling, the vivacious Ferocula. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 03 The Rambler, Volume II The amount of oxygen given off by the plants, and hence their growth and the sprightliness of the fishes, are very much increased while the sun is shining on them. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 She wondered sleepily at his sprightliness, for as she remembered him at home he had been a confirmed lie-abed. Big Timber A Story of the Northwest So Alice was dull with the loss of an adventure; and when the laughter of other girls reached her, intermittently, she had not sprightliness enough left in her to be envious of their gaiety. Alice Adams Again the next day she would meet him, trying To give her tone some healthy sprightliness, But his uneager dignity soon chilled Her well-prepared address. Men, Women and Ghosts My aunt, I remember, used sometimes to come into the shop in a state of aggressive sprightliness, a sort of connubial ragging expedition, and get much fun over the abbreviated Latinity of those gilt inscriptions. Tono Bungay How this fall had come about was readily conjecturable: Fitzpiers, imagining there was only old Darling under him, had been taken unawares by the younger horse's sprightliness. The Woodlanders Susan lit one of them and once more with supreme physical content came a cheerfulness that put color and sprightliness into the flowers of hope. Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise Enthusiasm about art is become a function of the average female being, which she performs with precision and a sort of haunting sprightliness, like an ingenious and well- regulated machine. Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers He thought her smile affected, and the coy sprightliness of her manner irritated him. Of Human Bondage Here his most genuine wit, his sprightliness, his vivacity, the fancy that was in him, have free play. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 It had no sprightliness, no purpose; only a tendency. Tess of the d'Urbervilles "And their escorts, too—if one of the willing hands planted a knife in my back, there would be no sprightliness about me!" A Chair on the Boulevard India is, however, his native country; and there he enjoys himself with a sprightliness and gaiety unknown to him in Europe. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 264, July 14, 1827 In these wild scenes, men stand about in the scenery, or move deliberately and heavily, having sacrificed the sprightliness and vivacity of towns to the dumb sobriety of nature. Excursions The poem, whosesoever it was, has much virulence, and some sprightliness. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 Strange! that these sober fellows cannot have a decent sprightliness, a modest assurance with them! Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 2 She herself was so nervous that she kept looking helplessly at Chrystie, hoping that that irrepressible being would burst into her old-time sprightliness. Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California As for Tobe, he bore himself in the early days of his affliction in a jaunty debonair fashion, affecting a sprightliness which did not deceive his cronies at Bishop's. Southern Lights and Shadows The morning after they arrived in town, she came into Belinda's room, with an air of more than usual sprightliness and satisfaction. Tales and Novels — Volume 03 Every thing is excused by the play of images, and the sprightliness of expression. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 With that the young woman turned to go, but her father, with a sprightliness one would not have expected from his years, sprang to the door and looked at her with alarm. A Woman Intervenes Achieving graceful greetings he inwardly deplored it, noting as he spoke how shy she was and how she sought to hide it under a crude sprightliness. Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California In such society I am ashamed of being stupid; yet I cannot contribute to the amusement of the company, and I feel surprised at their animation and sprightliness. Tales and Novels — Volume 08 Here is a letter of great sprightliness, beauty and interest, prepared by that finished scholar and noted writer, the Rev. Walter Colton, Alcalde of Monterey. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources In all his works there is sprightliness and vigour, and every where may be found tokens of a mind, which study might have carried to excellence. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 He stepped from the carriage with the laboured sprightliness of a man past the forties, and a moment later Sidney Carew was at his side. The Slave of the Lamp Besides, she always had a delicacy of discrimination in her delivery, and a varied sprightliness in the minuti� of her acting. Paris as It Was and as It Is They resembled each other in natural quickness of intellect and of feeling; in wit, sprightliness, and enthusiasm, they were also to a certain degree alike. Tales and Novels — Volume 07 It alternates between a sort of laboured sprightliness and a careless conversational manner full of endless parentheses. Latin Literature His poetical imitation of Tully on Old Age has neither the clearness of prose, nor the sprightliness of poetry. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 Flora Campbell was neither rich nor beautiful, but she had a happy mixture in her manners of Scottish sprightliness and English reserve. Tales and Novels — Volume 01 The little old lady shook out her rusty black dress and assumed an absurd air of social sprightliness, making a mouth bunched up like an old-fashioned purse sharply drawn together by a string. The Woman with the Fan Pick-Me-Up devotes itself to the humour of the music-hall, and is probably not largely beholden to women for its sprightliness. Journalism for Women A Practical Guide Various topics were discussed with ease and sprightliness. Edgar Huntly or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker The story is well told, and the romance is full of interest and sprightliness; but its style is incorrect, florid, and bombastic. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities "Certainly, sir," said the obsequious tutor; "and you still have all the sprightliness of youth; and my ideas of education square completely with yours." Tales and Novels — Volume 01 If you have thought me happy heretofore, you will now be astonished at my sprightliness. Daybreak; a Romance of an Old World She was a French Canadian, and added to the graces of person and manner for which they are famed a cleverness and sprightliness peculiarly her own. The Englishwoman in America He appeared perfectly capable of enduring fatigue, and discovered the activity and sprightliness of vigorous manhood. Memoirs of General Lafayette : with an Account of His Visit to America and His Reception By the People of the United States; From His Arrival, August 15th, to the Celebration at Yorktown, October 19th, 1824. I never saw such cherubs, with all the sprightliness of the little pale—faced creoles of the West Indies, while the healthy bloom of Old England blossomed on their cheeks. Tom Cringle's Log All the wit and sprightliness of the fight was on the part of the lizard, who lashed its foe with its pliant tail, and endeavoured so to swerve as to bite. My Tropic Isle He was not long in coming back to his usual sprightliness and decision. Erema — My Father's Sin She had regained much of her old sprightliness, and was full of plans for the entertainments she intended to give as soon as she was perfectly well. A Daughter of Fife He admired her blooming beauty, her sprightliness and wit, and her various accomplishments. Cleopatra For which sprightliness he received immediately a fervent hug and a kiss from those so sweet and promiscuous lips. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1 So, in spite of Myrtilla's efforts to make friends, the conversation sustained a distinct loss in sprightliness by Angel's arrival. Young Lives Maria was very beautiful, as beautiful as any child of earth, most courteous and gentle, her seriousness compelled everyone to respect her, her sprightliness, to love her. The Tragedies of the Medici They do not," said Pekuah, "want that unaffecting and ignoble beauty, which may subsist without sprightliness or sublimity, without energy of thought, or dignity of virtue. Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes Her youth, beauty, and a certain sprightliness in her air, was too engaging to be in the house of such a woman as mrs. The Fortunate Foundlings Being the Genuine History of Colonel M——Rs, and His Sister, Madam Du P——Y, the Issue of the Hon. Ch——Es M——Rs, Son of the Late Duke of R—— L——D. Containing Many Wonderful Accidents That Befel Them in Their Travels, and Interspersed with the Characters and Adventures of Several Persons of Condition, In the Most Polite Courts of Europe. the Whole Calculated for the Entertainment and Improvement of the Youth of Both Sexes. But the sparrow does not, slyly and meanly mischievous, make a cult of sprightliness is not funny with authority, is not the pedant of flippancy! Chantecler Play in Four Acts In the Essay on Old Maids, published in 1785, there is an agreeable combination of learning, sprightliness, and arch humour. Lives of the English Poets From Johnson to Kirke White, Designed as a Continuation of Johnson's Lives The majority of his readers do not, however, notice this failing because he keeps them in such a delightful state of interest and suspense by the sprightliness with which he tells a story. Halleck's New English Literature Some of these have been imported among us; are now in use; and are admired for their sprightliness and ease, though the ungenerous and prejudiced importer has concealed their original. An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African Translated from a Latin Dissertation, Which Was Honoured with the First Prize in the University of Cambridge, for the Year 1785, with Additions He told with some sprightliness of having seen threshings in Mexico, how the grain was beaten out with flails in the patios, and afterwards thrown up in the wind to winnow out. Adventures in Contentment Jack's face was gloomy, and he lacked his customary sprightliness of walk. Air Service Boys over the Atlantic His manner was reserved before strangers, but easy even to sprightliness in the society of his friends. Lives of the English Poets From Johnson to Kirke White, Designed as a Continuation of Johnson's Lives They had twelve children, all good, though Theresa seems to have been the favorite, from her natural sprightliness and enthusiasm. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07 Great Women It is written with skill and sprightliness, and certainly shows a very exact and extensive acquaintance with the journalistic world of those times. An English Garner Critical Essays & Literary Fragments Notwithstanding, when he did arrive, Frank Churchill carried all before him by reason of his good looks, sprightliness, and amiability. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 01 — Fiction It began in a jest, as do all the choicest tragedies of the gods,—a few lines of idle badinage, meant to spice Solon's column of business locals with a readable sprightliness. The Boss of Little Arcady None of the other pieces, except the Ode to Mirth, which has some sprightliness of fancy, deserve to be particularly noticed. Lives of the English Poets From Johnson to Kirke White, Designed as a Continuation of Johnson's Lives Treating on death, he has expressed the known and true doctrine with sprightliness of fancy, and neatness of diction. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 06 Reviews, Political Tracts, and Lives of Eminent Persons Of these the description of a lady's footman's daily life, from within, has a good deal of sprightliness, and displays quite a little mastery of the mock-heroic couplet. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia Several of her letters written to him before their marriage are preserved, which, amidst the sprightliness natural to her age, show a more than usual thoughtfulness. A Discourse on the Life, Character and Writings of Gulian Crommelin Verplanck "It cannot be the—Inferno; that is clear, at least," she added, with the sprightliness which was one of her characteristics; "perhaps—Purgatory? since you infer I have something to endure." Old Lady Mary A Story of the Seen and the Unseen My name is Rachel—" But soon, her mood now rushing into sprightliness, she stamped, and with an active alacrity of eye, sang: "Will you come to the wedding? The Lord of the Sea Anne Hyde's attraction consisted, not in personal charms, but in a sprightliness of humour, and in no inconsiderable mental gifts; and she certainly played her cards well at this juncture. Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02 "Well, I suppose I must help you," said Miss Eudora with elephantine sprightliness. Little Citizens They consist mostly of pleasant, well-chosen words, sympathetic, hearty tones, sprightliness, and certain winsome modulations of voice. Hold Up Your Heads, Girls! : Helps for Girls, in School and Out A new sprightliness was observable in his gait, a briskness in his speech, which Aunt Caroline did not hesitate to characterize as "taking on airs." A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill The lovely Sophia shone forth that day with more gaiety and sprightliness than usual. History of Tom Jones, a Foundling Certainly to produce sprightliness is neither the aim nor the general effect of mathematics. Lectures and Essays It is especially the language of society, because society is, theoretically, the playful encounter of sprightliness and wit. The Potiphar Papers What most impresses you in reading selections from The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table, the humor, sprightliness, and variety of the thought, or the style? History of American Literature In the aggregate, the songsters stand highest in sprightliness, next in compass and execution, and lowest in the other two qualities. Locusts and Wild Honey Sophia, with the highest degree of innocence and modesty, had a remarkable sprightliness in her temper. History of Tom Jones, a Foundling "I should as soon marry a daughter of Hobbs," said R. Schmidt, getting up from his chair with restored sprightliness. The Prince of Graustark He advanced, not with his usual imposing tread but with a sprightliness that pleased me vastly. A Fool and His Money Their sprightliness diminishes, as their intellectual faculties appear to increase. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Our sparrows, too, all have sweet, plaintive ditties, with but little sprightliness or compass. Locusts and Wild Honey He was not ungenteel, nor entirely devoid of wit, and in his youth had abounded in sprightliness, which, though he had lately put on a more serious character, he could, when he pleased, resume. History of Tom Jones, a Foundling It might be, he thought, that her sprightliness of the morning was due to fever, rather than to health. A Man of Samples Something about the men he met "On the Road" Her beauty was so brilliant, her excessive sprightliness so contagious, that he felt his sluggish pulses stir and tingle with excitement the moment he came into her presence. What Can She Do? The Canadian troops advanced calmly and with a sprightliness that seemed strange for men used to the grim work of war. The Boy Allies with Haig in Flanders Or, the Fighting Canadians of Vimy Ridge Margaret, who had seen her in such anger only a short time before, was surprised at her sprightliness and graciousness. The Perils of Pauline First, she endeavoured to conceal a throbbing melancholy heart with the utmost sprightliness in her countenance, and the highest gaiety in her manner. History of Tom Jones, a Foundling A forgotten French clock ticked madly and tinkled its quarter-hours with surpassing sprightliness. The Hollow of Her Hand He made a determined effort and succeeded in recovering some of his old-time sprightliness. Quill's Window She had had no such dreams as Miss Tilly's, but she was quite as thrilled by the novelty of her surroundings, the informality of the feast, and the sprightliness of these undaunted spirits. Green Fancy For who in war or peril, in famine or in plague, would lay any value by tobacco, or by money or by the sprightliness of pride, or who would deign welcome licentiousness or sloth? The Visions of the Sleeping Bard With great sprightliness and humour, and with an astonishing light-hearted courage, she rallied the Cardinal upon the neglect in which her native island was allowed to languish by the powers at Rome. The Cardinal's Snuff-Box It is not so mild in flavor as the white varieties, but there is a richness and sprightliness in its acid that are grateful indeed on a sultry day. The Home Acre A man thus built would bear with ease and sprightliness the mass of intrigues which she dreamt of placing on his shoulders. The Fortune of the Rougons The girl taught him it without a trace of grammar, by charm, sprightliness, a little nonsense; a pair of confiding eyes and a youthful voice were sufficient. Absalom's Hair Full of gentle sprightliness and lingering sweetness is this study. Chopin : the Man and His Music I fully believed in my own liveliness and sprightliness, but it seemed an impossible task to persuade my elders that these qualities were there. From a College Window In Miss Moorhouse there was no defect of refinement, but her conversation struck a note of sprightliness at once more energetic and more subtle than is often found in English girls. Born in Exile With unwonted sprightliness he vaulted over the writhing cluster and summoned a municipal policeman. South Wind Moreover, to touch and kindle the mind through laughter, demands more than sprightliness, a most subtle delicacy. Complete Short Works of George Meredith One reason of his rapid maturing no doubt lay in the fact that he was already working too hard; his sprightliness was in a measure subdued by wear of tissue. A Life's Morning I believe that he is in reality a model host, full of resource and sprightliness, and that admission to his entertainments is eagerly coveted. From a College Window A glass of hot whisky acted promptly upon his nervous system, enabled him to forget vexations, and attuned him to kindred sprightliness. Born in Exile Which epistle Nancy cruelly read aloud to Mary, with a sprightliness and sarcastic humour not excelled by her criticisms of 'the Prophet' in days gone by. In the Year of Jubilee My uncle," resumed Patty, turning with her wonted sprightliness to another subject, "always goes out for an hour or two in the middle of the day to play billiards. Eve's Ransom You felt it in his laugh, which was seldom hearty; it made his sprightliness in social hours more self-conscious than it might have been. A Life's Morning Loulou recovered her sprightliness, and going back to his story asked him, "So you have been in a campaign?" The Malady of the Century Her elegance, her gentleness, her sprightliness, had struck him at sight, and her forlorn condition was very interesting. Mr. Hogarth's Will Mrs. Buckley was surprised at her sprightliness and good spirits, for she had expected to find her in tears. Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn He pleased the mother with his sprightliness and his simple talk, which at once went straight to the point. Mother All were connected either by blood or at least as friends or neighbours and fair and of good understanding were they all, as also of noble birth, gentle manners, and a modest sprightliness. The Decameron, Volume I Bous-Bous, who was now observing Nature at the priest's garden gate, emerged with some sprightliness and trotted towards him, evidently with the intention of making his acquaintance. The Garden of Allah The Reverend Mr. North, in this cool atmosphere, seemed to recover himself, and conversation progressed with some sprightliness. For the Term of His Natural Life Illness and the terror she had suffered had stolen from Blanche much of her sprightliness, but all her affectionate simplicity remained, and, though she appeared less blooming, she was not less engaging than before. The Mysteries of Udolpho Sometimes the countess laughed, but he could see that her sprightliness was gone. The Puppet Crown It needed all the sunshine in the face of Miss Lamont and the serenity of her cheerful nature to make the situation tolerable, and even her sprightliness was somewhat subdued. Their Pilgrimage I watched her longer, and he stole Her lily tincts and rose; All her young sprightliness of soul Next fell beneath his cold control, And disappeared like those. Time's Laughingstocks and Other Verses The dungeon-door swung to with a tremendous bang Sir Norman was barred in his prison to await his doom and the dwarf was skipping along the passage with sprightliness, laughing as he went. The Midnight Queen There was a grating sprightliness about her that drove him nearly mad. Where Angels Fear to Tread As for himself, he is studious, learned, and eloquent, and, with all the innocence of a child, unites the sprightliness of youth and the wisdom of age. The Letters of Pliny the Younger The conversation and sprightliness of the host fed the minds of his guests as generously as his bread strengthened their hearts, or his wine, in the Psalmist's words, made their faces to shine. The Golden Dog He wondered at the ability and the sprightliness of the little fellow. The Man Who Was Afraid It struck the consul that in Miss Elsie's sprightliness there was the usual ulterior and personal object, and he glanced around at his fellow-passengers. A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's and Other Stories Our entertainer soon returned, an elegant supper was brought in, two or three ladies, in an easy deshabille, were introduced, and the conversation began with some sprightliness. The Vicar of Wakefield Concho laughed, "Yes, very quick silver, so!" and he snapped his fingers to show its sprightliness. The Story of a Mine At the same time, a people may exhibit ease, gaiety, and sprightliness of character, and yet possess no deeper qualities calculated to inspire respect. Character The lad jumped about with much sprightliness, and tried to knock the dog away. John Ingerfield and Other Stories The ringmaster's whistle trilled for the next act, and the show went on with its characteristic dash and sprightliness. The Circus Boys on the Mississippi : or, Afloat with the Big Show on the Big River In glides Rose all sprightliness and good-humor, and puts out her hand to him; the which he kisses. White Lies Then recalling herself suddenly, her tone took on a sprightliness like that of youth. The Deliverance; a romance of the Virginia tobacco fields The goldfinch is remarkable for the beauty of its plumage, the sprightliness of its movements, and its gay, tinkling song, and may be supposed to represent the showy and unsubstantial character of frivolous pleasures. The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems In person he was rather above the middle height, and slight in build; his complexion was fair, and he is said to have always spoken, as well as acted, with uncommon sprightliness. Great Astronomers The 'notes' are the characteristic feature of the modern newspaper, and it is in them that the modern journalist displays his fervour, sprightliness, and erudition. Yet Again And here was "Helen" herself, with all the innocent abandon, the youth, the sprightliness, and the flawless stage art that his critical taste demanded. Strictly business: more stories of the four million And thus these pleasant, as well as proper, gifts of Nature maintain the strength and the sprightliness of our bodies. Utopia If they grew up, and retained their beauty and sprightliness, they would be excellent substitutes for sea-trout. Angling Sketches With a step of quite unusual sprightliness Mr Yule entered the house. New Grub Street Yes, sprightliness is compulsory there; so are weightiness, and fervour, and erudition. Yet Again A sprightliness feeble and squalid Wakes in the ward, and I sicken, Impotent, winter at heart. Poems Mrs. Porter in the vehemence of rage, and Mrs. Clive in the sprightliness of humour, I have never seen equalled. Boswell's Life of Johnson Abridged and edited, with an introduction by Charles Grosvenor Osgood In a sense she had the gentle grace of her mother and with that the verve and sprightliness of her father mingled perfectly. The Golf Course Mystery She was shorter by a half-head than her darker cousin, and made up in sprightliness what she lacked of Ruth's gentle dignity. Mistress Wilding Most of the morning papers still devote much space to the old-fashioned kind of 'leader,' in which the pretence is of weightiness, rather than of fervour, sprightliness, or erudition. Yet Again Then with a sudden sprightliness, "But I hear one of them has a manuscript of Petronius, on papyrus; I go to buy it; farewell for ever, for ever, for ever." The Cloister and the Hearth There was the grandfather and grandmother, whose silvery hair and bent form contrasted strongly with sprightliness of the young toddlers who were very much in evidence. The Chignecto Isthmus and its first settlers Moreover, to touch and kindle the mind through laughter, demands more than sprightliness, a most subtle delicacy. An Essay on comedy and the uses of the comic spirit But he was very tentative, fastidiously so, letting Ruth set the pace of sprightliness and fancy, keeping up with her but never daring to go beyond her. Martin Eden |
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